because, not only are copies of all your vital documents encoded on an easily lost card, each time you flash your id, it's going to be catalogued in a database maintained by the state. why would the government want that? oh, the same reason they tied all of our financial records to our SSN... so they could track us. originally, the Social Security Number initiative was meant to prevent identity theft. Now, it's the easiest way into our bank accounts. it seems that the federal goverment loses a laptop with citizens' SSNs every other day.
Yes, I do. Would I submit to a random search of my person by an officer of the law? No. It would be a violation of that very expectation of privacy afforded to my by the fourth amendment.
I'm all about Girlfriend 2.0, with multiple instance/environment support. If I weren't a geek, I could theoretically juggle multiple installs of Girlfriend at the same time, but my RAM seems to be severely limited.:(
You have a point, in that police officers have the right to patrol the streets, but putting a camera at every intersection is definitely a violation of our reasonable expectation to privacy. Video cameras aren't the threat, but the next step is. How long before, in the interest of public safety, the system of monitoring is revised to allow recording and maintenance of an easily searchable database? But it's okay, it's only the bill of rights. inbeforeigetmoddeddownandlabelledatroll.
Thank you.
Off-topic: Drove upon drove of liberals I knew had planned on moving to Canada, pending election results, but as election results were posted, they all suddenly changed their minds. Well, it's a free country and they're allowed to do that. It doesn't, however, speak strongly for their message, if they don't stick to their principles and threats when push comes to shove.
On-topic: I really feel that mistakes should be punished. If Dell mistakenly posts an item below cost, it is their cross to bear when sales of that item soar. Every store is run on this principle. Brick-and-mortar stores are held to their price tags by their guarantee of customer satisfaction and the BBB. This story of Dell taking these customers to court should dispel any notion that Dell offers superb customer satisfaction. In turn, as their image starts to falter, they'll start to lose sales. Eventually, Dell will reap what it sows. That's the way it should work, anyhow.
To quote Dean Acosta, deputy assistant administrator for public affairs at NASA, "There was no effort to silence Dr. Hansen. That's not the way we operate here at NASA. We promote openness and we speak with the facts." He went on to say that, according to NASA policy, "the restrictions on Dr. Hansen applied to all National Aeronautics and Space Administration personnel", also adding that "government scientists were free to discuss scientific findings, but that policy statements should be left to policy makers and appointed spokesmen." link. Maybe you shouldn't believe everything that you read in Rolling Stone Magazine.
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So by voting democrat, you'd be insinuating that you didn't want slaves freed, since, you know, a republican was responsible for that one...
because, not only are copies of all your vital documents encoded on an easily lost card, each time you flash your id, it's going to be catalogued in a database maintained by the state. why would the government want that? oh, the same reason they tied all of our financial records to our SSN... so they could track us. originally, the Social Security Number initiative was meant to prevent identity theft. Now, it's the easiest way into our bank accounts. it seems that the federal goverment loses a laptop with citizens' SSNs every other day.
You should get a better accountant. It sounds like the one you have now is raping you...
your sarcasm entertained me for minutes! PS: that WAS sarcasm, right? the whole skewed to the small side thing? pure genius! LOFL!
Yes, I do. Would I submit to a random search of my person by an officer of the law? No. It would be a violation of that very expectation of privacy afforded to my by the fourth amendment.
It'll probably alert FEMA so they can wait around for a week and eventually get to it. :/
are you talking about mi or the AC?
I'm all about Girlfriend 2.0, with multiple instance/environment support. If I weren't a geek, I could theoretically juggle multiple installs of Girlfriend at the same time, but my RAM seems to be severely limited. :(
You have a point, in that police officers have the right to patrol the streets, but putting a camera at every intersection is definitely a violation of our reasonable expectation to privacy. Video cameras aren't the threat, but the next step is. How long before, in the interest of public safety, the system of monitoring is revised to allow recording and maintenance of an easily searchable database? But it's okay, it's only the bill of rights. inbeforeigetmoddeddownandlabelledatroll.
Thank you. Off-topic: Drove upon drove of liberals I knew had planned on moving to Canada, pending election results, but as election results were posted, they all suddenly changed their minds. Well, it's a free country and they're allowed to do that. It doesn't, however, speak strongly for their message, if they don't stick to their principles and threats when push comes to shove. On-topic: I really feel that mistakes should be punished. If Dell mistakenly posts an item below cost, it is their cross to bear when sales of that item soar. Every store is run on this principle. Brick-and-mortar stores are held to their price tags by their guarantee of customer satisfaction and the BBB. This story of Dell taking these customers to court should dispel any notion that Dell offers superb customer satisfaction. In turn, as their image starts to falter, they'll start to lose sales. Eventually, Dell will reap what it sows. That's the way it should work, anyhow.
To quote Dean Acosta, deputy assistant administrator for public affairs at NASA, "There was no effort to silence Dr. Hansen. That's not the way we operate here at NASA. We promote openness and we speak with the facts." He went on to say that, according to NASA policy, "the restrictions on Dr. Hansen applied to all National Aeronautics and Space Administration personnel", also adding that "government scientists were free to discuss scientific findings, but that policy statements should be left to policy makers and appointed spokesmen." link. Maybe you shouldn't believe everything that you read in Rolling Stone Magazine.