The laws are a travesty. The system is fubar not just beyond all recognition, but beyond all belief. However, you've got a better chance of justifying the average DMCA takedown notice then you do of having something bad happen to your laptop because of your border crossing. I do it several times a year and have never had anyone even take notice of my laptop. In fact, in all my years of international travel, I've had one complete *ass* of a border agent (at London's Luton airport) and for the most part all the others have been cordial at worst, and down right heartwarming at best. The bureaucrats need to be executed for treason and absolute scumbaggery immediately, the border agents are just people like you and me doing their (admittedly lousy) jobs.
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So... You work at Microsoft?;)
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Oh I see! Chuckle...
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Really? Is that actually true?
I thought it was still relatively obscure. I'm not sure I've ever even met more then a handful of people who have done any real work with it. Am I just totally out of the loop? Has C# truly surpassed C, C++ and Java?
Set up a simple OpenGL/OSG/Direct3D/etc. framework for him and show him a few quick ways to modify it. If he's at all interested in programming, he'll figure the rest out on his own. The key thing is that he needs something that shows him the "fruits of his labors" quickly and easily.
I started with Logo myself, but I think that current 3d APIs have become sufficiently sophisticated that the basics can be done with relatively little knowledge of programming or 3D graphics in general.
Now you're right on the mark! I couldn't agree more! The essence of the problem isn't the ID, it's the forced use of the ID. This is, of course, almost inevitable. If you have a piece of information that the government can abuse, they almost certainly will. But that's a flaw in the government, not a flaw in the thing itself. And what is a flaw in the government? It's a flaw in the governed.
As a Libertarian, I totally understand your knee-jerk reaction to the parent, but as I see it you have misinterpreted what he is saying. Oh, and the needless attack on his friend by calling him a "loan shark" really does a disservice to your point.
The parent is not saying it's a good idea to be *required* by any state agency to prove who you are at any specific point in time. The parent is merely pointing out the convenience of being *able* to prove who you are at a time and place of your choosing. Big difference. In fact, the parent specifically (although admittedly t is a little vague) states:
"I'm not necessarily in favor of mandatory identification by government on a whim, but there needs to be a way to prove identity."
Keep fighting the good fight! Just make sure you're fighting the enemy;)
I could understand why they would do this if they planned on stationing them in international waters, but since these will still be under US jurisdiction... What's the point?
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The laws are a travesty. The system is fubar not just beyond all recognition, but beyond all belief. However, you've got a better chance of justifying the average DMCA takedown notice then you do of having something bad happen to your laptop because of your border crossing. I do it several times a year and have never had anyone even take notice of my laptop. In fact, in all my years of international travel, I've had one complete *ass* of a border agent (at London's Luton airport) and for the most part all the others have been cordial at worst, and down right heartwarming at best. The bureaucrats need to be executed for treason and absolute scumbaggery immediately, the border agents are just people like you and me doing their (admittedly lousy) jobs.
So... You work at Microsoft? ;)
Oh I see! Chuckle...
Really? Is that actually true? I thought it was still relatively obscure. I'm not sure I've ever even met more then a handful of people who have done any real work with it. Am I just totally out of the loop? Has C# truly surpassed C, C++ and Java?
Set up a simple OpenGL/OSG/Direct3D/etc. framework for him and show him a few quick ways to modify it. If he's at all interested in programming, he'll figure the rest out on his own. The key thing is that he needs something that shows him the "fruits of his labors" quickly and easily. I started with Logo myself, but I think that current 3d APIs have become sufficiently sophisticated that the basics can be done with relatively little knowledge of programming or 3D graphics in general.
It's an alpha release of an old level editor for Pre-Quake 3 versions of Quake. How is this news?
Now you're right on the mark! I couldn't agree more! The essence of the problem isn't the ID, it's the forced use of the ID. This is, of course, almost inevitable. If you have a piece of information that the government can abuse, they almost certainly will. But that's a flaw in the government, not a flaw in the thing itself. And what is a flaw in the government? It's a flaw in the governed.
As a Libertarian, I totally understand your knee-jerk reaction to the parent, but as I see it you have misinterpreted what he is saying. Oh, and the needless attack on his friend by calling him a "loan shark" really does a disservice to your point. The parent is not saying it's a good idea to be *required* by any state agency to prove who you are at any specific point in time. The parent is merely pointing out the convenience of being *able* to prove who you are at a time and place of your choosing. Big difference. In fact, the parent specifically (although admittedly t is a little vague) states: "I'm not necessarily in favor of mandatory identification by government on a whim, but there needs to be a way to prove identity." Keep fighting the good fight! Just make sure you're fighting the enemy ;)
I could understand why they would do this if they planned on stationing them in international waters, but since these will still be under US jurisdiction... What's the point?