My family's first pong system was purchased when I was about 10. A year later we "upgraded" to the "new" pong platform with the ability to change paddle size.
When I was 12 on weekends I go with my dad to the bank he worked at where I played a space strategy game called Star Trek on the bank's mainframe. It was hideously difficult to play, but I whiled away the hours doing just that. Fond memories....
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An expectation of privacy is a very new concept in terms of human civilization. Should not all red-light runners be recorded and ticketed? Yes. Should not all shoplifters be recorded and prosecuted? Yes. Should we have a reasonable (even verifiable) expectation that our phone conversations are not eavesdropped upon? Absolutely yes. Shrinkage, vehicle accidents undeniably cost us all. Massive databases containing our conversations that are cross-referenced with our health and shopping preferences to be analyzed against us will cost us all more than we can even yet understand. All Democratic candidates but Bill Richardson are cur dogs and the Right has the whip. Bill is the candidate. Rationality should prevail, not rationalizations or lowered expectations. Here's an example I found by googling "bill richardson" "bill of rights", my apologies to Ken Camp http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/011374.php/
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My family's first pong system was purchased when I was about 10. A year later we "upgraded" to the "new" pong platform with the ability to change paddle size. When I was 12 on weekends I go with my dad to the bank he worked at where I played a space strategy game called Star Trek on the bank's mainframe. It was hideously difficult to play, but I whiled away the hours doing just that. Fond memories.... PC
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An expectation of privacy is a very new concept in terms of human civilization. Should not all red-light runners be recorded and ticketed? Yes. Should not all shoplifters be recorded and prosecuted? Yes. Should we have a reasonable (even verifiable) expectation that our phone conversations are not eavesdropped upon? Absolutely yes. Shrinkage, vehicle accidents undeniably cost us all. Massive databases containing our conversations that are cross-referenced with our health and shopping preferences to be analyzed against us will cost us all more than we can even yet understand. All Democratic candidates but Bill Richardson are cur dogs and the Right has the whip. Bill is the candidate. Rationality should prevail, not rationalizations or lowered expectations. Here's an example I found by googling "bill richardson" "bill of rights", my apologies to Ken Camp http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/011374.php/ S