Sure hope no one finds out that war is an ugly business that squanders trillions of taxpayer dollars and wastes countless human lives in order to reap huge rewards for a few special interests. That would be a shame (to the few special interests).
Ubiquitous surveillance, body scanners, HD spy satellites... this is where we are today. In a few years, tiny remote controlled insects could broadcast video and sound from virtually any private place, catching our most intimate moments. Eventually, if and when we learn to read thoughts, no one will have any secrets left.
Not so much about Second Life, but about the way in which what is happening there parallels what we have in the real world. Powerful interests consistently manipulate our world's system to benefit the interests of a tiny few at the expense of the great majority.
Hopefully massive protests will stop this from happening, in both SL and in the real world.
Some king just died and his cousin needed my help and promised to repay me half a million dollars for my bank account information, which I sent of course, because I'm not an idiot.
But just how the hell am I supposed to contact him now?
Originally, Google planned to select 100 finalists to choose from... the people who actually submitted their ideas. Now, with just 16 broad categories, its like the project has lost some of its impact. While Google always said they would ultimately choose the organization best fit to handle the ideas that won, I was looking forward to seeing all of the neat ideas that others put forth, as well as the potential of small-scale/individual projects being launched to a whole new level.
Of course, my opinion is probably biased due to not seeing my idea - The Global Voting System - as one of the finalists.
In the end, it is still nice to see powerful corporations pursuing philanthropic endeavors.
Ending prohibition of drugs would eliminate the underground market, would stop the funding of terrorist groups, would do MORE for treating drug addicts, and would save the billions currently spent annually on prohibition and incarceration of drug offenders. We need to treat drug use and drug abuse as a health issue, not a criminal issue. We need free choice for consenting adults, not a nanny-state solution imposed by the government.
With the story yesterday about the car-centric mobile network, and now this today... it's great to see.
As most of you know, the Internet is at risk of being restricted. Imagine a free, global Internet mesh, where the likes of RIAA and Big Brother couldn't reach. It would be a great boon to freedom of the Internet and to humankind.
Of course, naysayers would probably say they will always find a way to strip our freedoms... but we can all dream, can't we?
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This idea is as stupid as... uhm... err... hmm.
"I say this under my own free will and have not been influenced in any way by a cybernetic organism holding my family hostage. Thank you."
can't we just stick devices in our heads to read our thoughts directly?
Sure hope no one finds out that war is an ugly business that squanders trillions of taxpayer dollars and wastes countless human lives in order to reap huge rewards for a few special interests. That would be a shame (to the few special interests).
it sure beats using our own legs and arms like a sucker
Ubiquitous surveillance, body scanners, HD spy satellites ... this is where we are today. In a few years, tiny remote controlled insects could broadcast video and sound from virtually any private place, catching our most intimate moments. Eventually, if and when we learn to read thoughts, no one will have any secrets left.
You're right. What don't these RIAA jerks get? It's almost like they are operating with their own agenda or something.
Not so much about Second Life, but about the way in which what is happening there parallels what we have in the real world. Powerful interests consistently manipulate our world's system to benefit the interests of a tiny few at the expense of the great majority. Hopefully massive protests will stop this from happening, in both SL and in the real world.
a handful of selfish greedy people are no match for millions of selfish, greedy people
I used an automated bad joke generator
but windows 7 is at least twice as good as windows 3.1
Some king just died and his cousin needed my help and promised to repay me half a million dollars for my bank account information, which I sent of course, because I'm not an idiot. But just how the hell am I supposed to contact him now?
But what would you do to relax after a long day's work?
If I saw both my neighbors being invaded, I would rush to get the nukes as fast as I could, too.
Originally, Google planned to select 100 finalists to choose from... the people who actually submitted their ideas. Now, with just 16 broad categories, its like the project has lost some of its impact. While Google always said they would ultimately choose the organization best fit to handle the ideas that won, I was looking forward to seeing all of the neat ideas that others put forth, as well as the potential of small-scale/individual projects being launched to a whole new level.
Of course, my opinion is probably biased due to not seeing my idea - The Global Voting System - as one of the finalists.
In the end, it is still nice to see powerful corporations pursuing philanthropic endeavors.
populate the planet, etc etc.
Ending prohibition of drugs would eliminate the underground market, would stop the funding of terrorist groups, would do MORE for treating drug addicts, and would save the billions currently spent annually on prohibition and incarceration of drug offenders. We need to treat drug use and drug abuse as a health issue, not a criminal issue. We need free choice for consenting adults, not a nanny-state solution imposed by the government.
'fear campaigns can change hearts and minds... If you do them right you can make a material impact on people's behaviour.'
and it only takes 11 years of operating the more efficient bulb to compensate for the energy consumed during the laser burst
it keeps creeping in, step by step, for as long as enough of us remain silent.
With the story yesterday about the car-centric mobile network, and now this today... it's great to see.
As most of you know, the Internet is at risk of being restricted. Imagine a free, global Internet mesh, where the likes of RIAA and Big Brother couldn't reach. It would be a great boon to freedom of the Internet and to humankind.
Of course, naysayers would probably say they will always find a way to strip our freedoms... but we can all dream, can't we?
no longer will we be slaves to the ISPs!
Of course, the jail they are creating is open-air, and will be as large as the UK itself.
China seems to have much more ambition, or is that much less red tape, then NASA does in the USA to get space projects happening
or more money
give or take 3 minutes