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  1. Re:what, no picture? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic · on Setting Up A Site Server with Jaguar

    This will help, but its no picture

  2. Its slashdotted by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Taking MicroBSD for a Test Run

    Luckily this article is also on edinburgh news.com,

  3. Oh well by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic · on Farscape Frelling Cancelled

    Nothing to see in this article, you lot might as well preview the story I submitted before its slashdotted

  4. Made the news here last week by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on How Dangerous is Online Chat for Kids?
    Police swoop on man 'dating' girl, 12

    He was arrested although no laws seem to have been broken.

  5. Re:How it might look in NY by shelflife · · Score: 1 · on Ubiquitous Surveillance
    Notice what the article says:
    Have you caught any terrorists? I asked. ''No, not using this technology, no,'' he replied.

    So, why are we talking about these things?
    There is plenty of dispute about the effectiveness of these cameras, for example:
    CCTV fails to cut crime rate
    INCREASES in fighting and abusive behaviour in an East Lothian town have cast doubt on the effectiveness of closed circuit television.

    .... done little to reduce incidents of drug dealing and abuse in the area.

    People who are opposed to such cameras should be aware of the Surveillance Camera project which seeks to make people aware of these cameras. I wish the NYT article had referenced some of these other bits of information.
    Does anyone remember what the "thought monitors" were called in "Agent of Chaos" by Norman Spinrad. They watched for any sign of deviant behavior, and destroyed the miscreant. In reality, they just vaporized random people -- it worked just as well.