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First Ethernet Switch In Space
Rebecca will you marry me? writes "The ESA's Columbus laboratory module was added to the International Space Station in February, but Hewlett-Packard has only now chosen to reveal that the LAN onboard Columbus uses a ProCurve 2524 switch." HP admits it was the "most unusual and demanding" project ProCurve has done yet.
No this is all wrong in so many ways..
Hivemind harvest in progress..
Off topic, but I'm confused as hell by your sig:
Child pornography: Thought crime. Terrorism: Your government wants you to be afraid.
Child pornography is a thought crime? Are you serious?
Taking someone who is not mentally or physically ready for sexual intercourse and forcing it upon them without consent is a thought crime? Spend a night in jail with "bubba" and tell me it's a thought crime.
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No, rape is no thought crime. Practicing pedophelia is no thought crime. In my opinion, both of those actions should be severely punished. Taking, having, sending, or selling pictures of those real crimes, however, is a thought crime.
thought crime: a crime defined as having or transmitting information.
If video games influenced behavior the Pac Man generation would be eating pills and running away from their problems.
No, rape is no thought crime. Practicing pedophelia is no thought crime. In my opinion, both of those actions should be severely punished. Taking, having, sending, or selling pictures of those real crimes, however, is a thought crime.
...and yet you chose "child pornography" instead of something less detestable, like "downloading movies", or "stealing wifi". I get the point you are trying to make--thought crimes, but you picked a horrible way of presenting it.
thought crime: a crime defined as having or transmitting information.
It's similar to the legal situation where cops can arrest you for possessing drugs, but not for actually being high.
Of course possessing kiddie porn is another matter entirely. Someone might be able to make the argument that it's a thought crime, but everyone else will want to see that someone hanged regardless.
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