I'd love to see more programming Yeah, me too! Nothing gets me going like spicy compiler action, it turns my floppy into a hard drive. Oh, wait... I think I took that out of context.
all at or above their maximum safe load-level What exactly is the safe load level for a PST file? If you're talking about stuff that's not reliably archived, the answer is "there isn't one." I recall reading a story a while back about a debacle wherein several thousand emails were "inadvertently" deleted... what the hell is so hard about implementing a sane backup policy? It's email, not terabytes of images or anything.
Given the fact that HD-DVD titles are dirt cheap now, what about the prospect of buying up a lot of titles you want now and converting them to Blu-ray later? This is sort of like people converting VHS titles to DVD a few years ago, but without the problems of degraded quality.
There is no other country in the world that requires passengers travelling on internal flights to be fingerprinted. BAA says the fingerprint data will be destroyed, but the records of who has travelled within the country will not be, and it will provide a rich source of data for the police and intelligence agencies. So these intelligence agencies are perfectly fine with the prospect of not receiving fingerprints when they have already been collected? Where's the evidence these fingerprints are going to be destroyed? Or does it go like this: We destroyed the file containing your fingerprints... but about any copies of the file we really can't speak.
I killed 15 people, 11 stray dogs, two parakeets and one goldfish after playing violent video games. And that was just last week. I blame it all on high resolution 3-d graphics putting thoughts in my head.
They want to get out from under the frightfully little real oversight they have now (with a regulating body that at least has a lot of experience in dealing with them) and they want to exert significant influence over the decision process of what body gets to "regulate" them next? That sure sounds like a great idea... for them.
The guy who wrote that article is an idiot. He talks about the "transparent society" without considering that other things in society are going to have to change alongside. You can debate Bruce's opinions on the topic of transparency in society all day long, but to make the assertion that he's an idiot is a rather childish and, in my opinion, ill-informed course of action. I don't agree with everything he says either, but I think the general consensus among those in a position to render an opinion on the matter is that Bruce Schneier is a pretty intelligent guy. What contributions to network security, cryptography, and privacy matters have you made lately?
Cheap? What's the cost of crime? Would you rather spend the money on:
(1) Community improvement programs designed to keep at-risk youths out of trouble and help further their education and work skills.
(2) Hiring and paying teachers.
(3) Improving the quality of learning aids in classrooms.
(4) Cleaning up the mess caused by violent crime perpetrated by youths.
Which of these options is the most expensive in terms of (a) real dollars (including the costs associated with apprehending and incarcerating offenders), and (b) cost to society with respect to fear and loss of loved ones? Your call.
Some cameras might be cheap, but not these. From the article:
The city is using $418,000 in federal Homeland Security funding to make the new connections.
How about taking some of the Homeland Security money and putting it into alternate crime prevention programs, instead of trying to deal with situations where kids have already been turned into criminals?
IANAL, but IMHO, and it may be soon to tell, given current circumstances, but notwithstanding alternate outcomes, that I have absolutely no idea how to respond to your question. But look at the silly monkey!
This is a good example of the fact that both major parties play these games with our civil liberties. As much time as people spend bashing the Republican party over privacy invasion and big business backroom deals, it's good to remember that the Democrats play the same games every day. Perception is a funny thing.
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Seen on BattleBots fan forums:
"My God, look how that bot's exoskeleton shines in the moonlight."
"Those mechanical legs go all the way up, baby."
"Seeing the lubricating oil spewing from that gouged bot makes me tingle in all the right places."
"Hot three on one bot action!"
"Man, those two bots just kept ramming the other one into submission! I had to change my underwear."
You've got it all wrong; you should be using built-in tools like these:
more weather - For when you need a new update.
less weather - Got too much weather? Reduce it!
vi weather - When you want to change the weather.
emacs weather - When you want to change the weather on 15 separate planets at once.
cat weather - It's raining... oh, never mind.
Dangit, this whole thread is invalidated because you had to go and invoke Godwin's Law. I hope you're proud of yourself...
There's a Wikipedia entry on government works and copyright that addresses the issue nicely.
For those who didn't RTFA, here's a link to the actual takedown notice, and here's Reed Smith's website (the law firm that sent the notice on behalf of the Air Force).
At least it's not Flash, right?
There's a reason satellites are chock full of Z80 processors: reliability in higher radiation environments.
Given the fact that HD-DVD titles are dirt cheap now, what about the prospect of buying up a lot of titles you want now and converting them to Blu-ray later? This is sort of like people converting VHS titles to DVD a few years ago, but without the problems of degraded quality.
They can have my fingerprints when they pry them from my cold, dead... oh, wait.
It terrifies you that people recognize a fact? Being scared of the implications of facts is one thing; being afraid of the truth is quite another.
I killed 15 people, 11 stray dogs, two parakeets and one goldfish after playing violent video games. And that was just last week. I blame it all on high resolution 3-d graphics putting thoughts in my head.
No, that's part of the reason America maintains a massive influence in the world. Carrier battle groups don't hurt either.
They want to get out from under the frightfully little real oversight they have now (with a regulating body that at least has a lot of experience in dealing with them) and they want to exert significant influence over the decision process of what body gets to "regulate" them next? That sure sounds like a great idea... for them.
Cheap? What's the cost of crime? Would you rather spend the money on:
(1) Community improvement programs designed to keep at-risk youths out of trouble and help further their education and work skills.
(2) Hiring and paying teachers.
(3) Improving the quality of learning aids in classrooms.
(4) Cleaning up the mess caused by violent crime perpetrated by youths.
Which of these options is the most expensive in terms of (a) real dollars (including the costs associated with apprehending and incarcerating offenders), and (b) cost to society with respect to fear and loss of loved ones? Your call.
The city is using $418,000 in federal Homeland Security funding to make the new connections.
How about taking some of the Homeland Security money and putting it into alternate crime prevention programs, instead of trying to deal with situations where kids have already been turned into criminals?
IANAL, but IMHO, and it may be soon to tell, given current circumstances, but notwithstanding alternate outcomes, that I have absolutely no idea how to respond to your question. But look at the silly monkey!
You could always TrueCrypt encrypt the contents of your drive to guard against seizure efforts without hampering your own use of the system.
This is a good example of the fact that both major parties play these games with our civil liberties. As much time as people spend bashing the Republican party over privacy invasion and big business backroom deals, it's good to remember that the Democrats play the same games every day. Perception is a funny thing.
Here's a photo of Rhea from nasa.gov. Gives some nice background information on the moon as well.