I am a Ham operator. The government may not force me to transmit on their behalf or shut me down if I don't comply. The only rule I can find regarding this is that I may not cause harmful interference. But this is for all forms of Ham radio communication and not just in emergencies. However, many Hams do participate in emergency communications through two organizations, ARES and RACES.
http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=service_home&id=amateur
"...emissions from burning coal, oil, and natural gas fell...because of...an increase in carbon-dioxide uptake by the oceans and by plants on land."
How does an increase in the uptake have any effect on what is actually emitted? Does it have an effect on the concentration? Yes, I can see that. But I can't understand how it changes what is being generated.
Meanwhile, Slashdot is bringing apostrophe abuse to America.
Are you commenting on the lack of an apostrophe in ATMs? If so, then there is room for interpretation here. Depending on which writing style guide you read it is either appropriate on inappropriate to use an apostrophe to make an acronym plural. Basically, it is up to the writer. However, once the writer selects a style they should stick to it throughout the writing. This writer did exactly that and I can find no mistakes with apostrophes in the writing.
I'm guessing you were marked as flamebait because of your tone. But your points are valid.
I personally do not like or use Mircosoft products at home. But this ruling is clearly unjust for it to only apply to Microsoft. For something to be deemed fair, it needs to be applied industry wide. Note that I said "fair" and did not say "fair and reasonable," because I believe that applying this ruling industry wide would not be a reasonable decision.
I think a lot of folks here on Slashdot are a little paranoid about privacy... Or, at least try to sound like they're paranoid about privacy.
The fact of the matter is that there's precious little privacy in the world. When I'm working out in my front yard, I've got no privacy. When I'm shopping or driving or walking down the street, I've got no privacy. At work I've got no privacy.
Why would anyone expect that posting something on the Internet, quite possibly the most public space in the world, would be private?
Your analogy is seriously flawed. When you are out working in your front yard, shopping, driving, or walking down the street, you do have privacy. Unless of course you walk around handing out cards to every single person you pass that includes your full name, city, country, gender, picture, a list of all clubs/networks, a list of all your friends and their associated full names, cities, countries, genders, pictures, clubs/networks, etc.... I personally don't have such a card much less pass it out to every person I ever see.
*sigh*
Who is to say that some of these were not background investigations into government employees or applicants? People with a security clearance basically sign away their privacy rights and the background investigations start. They would likely issue gag orders because they don't want the names of those employees and/or future employees to get out.
Who says all 200,000 were "bad guys?" Some of them may likely be "good guys."
They are considering this for file sharing and not for child molesters? And the priorities of government are where? With the citizens or with big businesses?
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I am a Ham operator. The government may not force me to transmit on their behalf or shut me down if I don't comply. The only rule I can find regarding this is that I may not cause harmful interference. But this is for all forms of Ham radio communication and not just in emergencies. However, many Hams do participate in emergency communications through two organizations, ARES and RACES. http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=service_home&id=amateur
"...emissions from burning coal, oil, and natural gas fell...because of...an increase in carbon-dioxide uptake by the oceans and by plants on land." How does an increase in the uptake have any effect on what is actually emitted? Does it have an effect on the concentration? Yes, I can see that. But I can't understand how it changes what is being generated.
Thank you for the clarification.
Meanwhile, Slashdot is bringing apostrophe abuse to America.
Are you commenting on the lack of an apostrophe in ATMs? If so, then there is room for interpretation here. Depending on which writing style guide you read it is either appropriate on inappropriate to use an apostrophe to make an acronym plural. Basically, it is up to the writer. However, once the writer selects a style they should stick to it throughout the writing. This writer did exactly that and I can find no mistakes with apostrophes in the writing.
... N3QEH
I'm guessing you were marked as flamebait because of your tone. But your points are valid. I personally do not like or use Mircosoft products at home. But this ruling is clearly unjust for it to only apply to Microsoft. For something to be deemed fair, it needs to be applied industry wide. Note that I said "fair" and did not say "fair and reasonable," because I believe that applying this ruling industry wide would not be a reasonable decision.
I think a lot of folks here on Slashdot are a little paranoid about privacy... Or, at least try to sound like they're paranoid about privacy.
The fact of the matter is that there's precious little privacy in the world. When I'm working out in my front yard, I've got no privacy. When I'm shopping or driving or walking down the street, I've got no privacy. At work I've got no privacy.
Why would anyone expect that posting something on the Internet, quite possibly the most public space in the world, would be private?
Your analogy is seriously flawed. When you are out working in your front yard, shopping, driving, or walking down the street, you do have privacy. Unless of course you walk around handing out cards to every single person you pass that includes your full name, city, country, gender, picture, a list of all clubs/networks, a list of all your friends and their associated full names, cities, countries, genders, pictures, clubs/networks, etc.... I personally don't have such a card much less pass it out to every person I ever see.
Honolulu
As an audiophile myself, I too wondered about this.
Mobile Me. http://www.me.com/
The earth is already taking care of Carbon Dioxide levels on its own: http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/09/050251&from=rss What we need to worry about is Carbon Monoxide. Why does everyone always get this so wrong???
*sigh* Who is to say that some of these were not background investigations into government employees or applicants? People with a security clearance basically sign away their privacy rights and the background investigations start. They would likely issue gag orders because they don't want the names of those employees and/or future employees to get out. Who says all 200,000 were "bad guys?" Some of them may likely be "good guys."
Huh? What article did you read?
Just put in a slip of paper with the url to the flickr album.
They are considering this for file sharing and not for child molesters? And the priorities of government are where? With the citizens or with big businesses?