That's exactly right. The OP falls into the fallacy of treating two dissimilar things the same.
There's one big difference between our two countries. They have a government that is an unaccountable, fascist theocracy. Conversely, we have a government that is. . . Oh wait.
If you are at all interested in this topic, and have the time, I strongly urge you to read Thomas Powers' article "The Biggest Secret" http://www.nybooks.com/articles/18730 in the New York Review of Books.
Let's return for a moment to the original question: "But with the technology infrastructure in place, what happens if congress decides to relax court order requirements in the future 'in their fight against criminals, terrorists and spies?'"
The question is a bit misleading, in that it envisions Congress weakening "court order requirements." Any wiretap provisions or any particular wiretap, for that matter, will have to pass muster under the Fourth Amendment.
The fact of the matter is that it is Congress' right to make laws as long as they don't conflict with Constitutional limitations. The Fourth Amendment still protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures. It is by no means unconstitutional for Congress to mandate that telecommunications systems enable future wiretapping if it becomes necessary. There is no suggestion that the government is going to start monitoring all internet communications.
It's a bit premature to start crying foul here, especially as any given wire tap has to be constitutional to make it through a legal challenge. Now judges are human, but we can hardly change that.
I can never understand why there isn't more acknowledgment of our debt to Project Gutenberg on these issues.
Michael Hart was digitizing books before digitizing books was cool, as far back as 1971, and the Project's efforts have been hugely successful on very little money. Nevertheless, I rarely see any official or media acknowledgment of the Project's efforts. If anyone should be on that panel for their ability to give advice from practical experience and performance in this field, while on a shoestring budget, it would be Hart!
It kind of sounds like the researchers had to jump through hoops to get these 'cells' to grow or divide.
No doubt. They're also stretching the bounds of what we'd call "communication" to the breaking point...
Finally, they could communicate information by emitting electromagnetic energy, making the atoms within other spheres vibrate at a particular frequency. The spheres are not the only self-organising systems to meet all of these requirements. But they are the first gaseous "cells".
Thanks for pointing out emusic.com... Pretty neat service. (I'm probably not their ideal customer, despising subscription fees as I do, but, for $15 a month, it's probably a better deal than cable TV.)
I found that on emusic.com they have a lot of albums which I wouldn't have normally purchased, but since you can download all you can eat for the subscription fee, you'd probably go ahead. This way they get some income from albums that probably don't sell a heck of a lot of copies in the stores.
That's the kind of secondary benefit of the mp3 distribution method that the RIAA is just completely missing out on by being such pinheads as they are.
Simply enter your zip code, and type your message to your representative. You can also e-mail the president, although I'm not sure it will do as much good. Let's defeat this one!
I like to convert text to mp3s for long journeys so I can listen to Dickens on my Rio. Of course, that takes a lot of disk space. I'd much prefer a little handheld device that simply converts the.txt file which is much smaller, to speech.
I'd pay for it, and I bet a bunch of other people would too.
Human rights issues are important, but so are software licensing issues. They are just important in different ways. It's an error to say that because one thing is important the other isn't.
I disagree that the poster ought to be banned or silenced, but he should have at least had the backbone to post his views openly instead of hiding as an anonymous coward.
I must say that I think the "Coke Space" idea is a great one. Teenagers do indeed need a place to hang out, and restaraunts, etc., do not fit the bill because you get nudged out after a meal. Libraries require quietude. Parks, okay, but, not enough facilities.
If done right (say, w/ computers and books), the "Coke Space" idea could really fly.
Speak for yourself garcia. I was actually interested in that little tidbit, as I've seen variations on that one recently too, but I didn't know the correct usage.
You ought to be moderated down for unnecessary rudeness.
I remember that man... Blue Thunder, run by JAFO, was cool. You remember King Lerxt, and the KLCC? I ran a board alternately known as "An Island In The Net" and then "Mars, The Red Planet."
Shoot, those were the days. Any chance you remember a user named Lenin?
Hey, that's great news. Glad to hear that Sprint is taking the initiative in these great wireless towers. That way, when I'm talking on my super-futuristic e-phone, I can get screwed by the same long distance company that managed to regularly screw up even my simple LD bills!
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That's exactly right. The OP falls into the fallacy of treating two dissimilar things the same.
There's one big difference between our two countries. They have a government that is an unaccountable, fascist theocracy. Conversely, we have a government that is. . . Oh wait.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4542174. stm
If you are at all interested in this topic, and have the time, I strongly urge you to read Thomas Powers' article "The Biggest Secret" http://www.nybooks.com/articles/18730 in the New York Review of Books.
Let's return for a moment to the original question: "But with the technology infrastructure in place, what happens if congress decides to relax court order requirements in the future 'in their fight against criminals, terrorists and spies?'"
The question is a bit misleading, in that it envisions Congress weakening "court order requirements." Any wiretap provisions or any particular wiretap, for that matter, will have to pass muster under the Fourth Amendment.
The fact of the matter is that it is Congress' right to make laws as long as they don't conflict with Constitutional limitations. The Fourth Amendment still protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures. It is by no means unconstitutional for Congress to mandate that telecommunications systems enable future wiretapping if it becomes necessary. There is no suggestion that the government is going to start monitoring all internet communications.
It's a bit premature to start crying foul here, especially as any given wire tap has to be constitutional to make it through a legal challenge. Now judges are human, but we can hardly change that.
I can never understand why there isn't more acknowledgment of our debt to Project Gutenberg on these issues.
Michael Hart was digitizing books before digitizing books was cool, as far back as 1971, and the Project's efforts have been hugely successful on very little money. Nevertheless, I rarely see any official or media acknowledgment of the Project's efforts. If anyone should be on that panel for their ability to give advice from practical experience and performance in this field, while on a shoestring budget, it would be Hart!
5) the army and police won't let you join if you've had it, rather tellling I think
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But the air force will... Do you think it might be important to be able to see when you pilot airplanes?
http://www.lasikeyesurgery.com/news-lasik-air-for
Churchill apparently never actually made this statement, although he said he wished he had:
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See the Churchill Centre:
http://www.winstonchurchill.org/i4a/pages/index
The RIAA downloads the song and checks.
It kind of sounds like the researchers had to jump through hoops to get these 'cells' to grow or divide.
No doubt. They're also stretching the bounds of what we'd call "communication" to the breaking point...
Finally, they could communicate information by emitting electromagnetic energy, making the atoms within other spheres vibrate at a particular frequency. The spheres are not the only self-organising systems to meet all of these requirements. But they are the first gaseous "cells".
Thanks for pointing out emusic.com... Pretty neat service. (I'm probably not their ideal customer, despising subscription fees as I do, but, for $15 a month, it's probably a better deal than cable TV.)
I found that on emusic.com they have a lot of albums which I wouldn't have normally purchased, but since you can download all you can eat for the subscription fee, you'd probably go ahead. This way they get some income from albums that probably don't sell a heck of a lot of copies in the stores.
That's the kind of secondary benefit of the mp3 distribution method that the RIAA is just completely missing out on by being such pinheads as they are.
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Simply enter your zip code, and type your message to your representative. You can also e-mail the president, although I'm not sure it will do as much good. Let's defeat this one!
Try "Mary in Hall," by microsoft.
I like to convert text to mp3s for long journeys so I can listen to Dickens on my Rio. Of course, that takes a lot of disk space. I'd much prefer a little handheld device that simply converts the .txt file which is much smaller, to speech.
I'd pay for it, and I bet a bunch of other people would too.
Human rights issues are important, but so are software licensing issues. They are just important in different ways. It's an error to say that because one thing is important the other isn't.
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Very sad, I guess it shows that ambition and intelligence are no proof against the great cosmic darkness which tears at folks.
Now, that's a cheery thought!
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Pretty irresponsible to post something like that.
I disagree that the poster ought to be banned or silenced, but he should have at least had the backbone to post his views openly instead of hiding as an anonymous coward.
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I must say that I think the "Coke Space" idea is a great one. Teenagers do indeed need a place to hang out, and restaraunts, etc., do not fit the bill because you get nudged out after a meal. Libraries require quietude. Parks, okay, but, not enough facilities. If done right (say, w/ computers and books), the "Coke Space" idea could really fly.
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He mentioned this $13.88 ebook reader, but I don't think he really discussed it. Anyone know what he was talking about? Thanks
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But in timeline, they get to take back all of this cool tech stuff with them. (Little bombs, radio earpieces, etc...)
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I'm not an expert on this or much of anything, who is Drexler?
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Speak for yourself garcia. I was actually interested in that little tidbit, as I've seen variations on that one recently too, but I didn't know the correct usage.
You ought to be moderated down for unnecessary rudeness.
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Okay, totally un-pc, anyone remember Cripple Smash?
Anyone remember a weird text file claiming to show you how to jump your 2400 to a 9600? Anyone ever get it to work?
Anyone know what happened to Wayne Bell?
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Yo!
I remember that man... Blue Thunder, run by JAFO, was cool. You remember King Lerxt, and the KLCC? I ran a board alternately known as "An Island In The Net" and then "Mars, The Red Planet."
Shoot, those were the days. Any chance you remember a user named Lenin?
sorry to everyone who wasn't in 818...
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Hey, that's great news. Glad to hear that Sprint is taking the initiative in these great wireless towers. That way, when I'm talking on my super-futuristic e-phone, I can get screwed by the same long distance company that managed to regularly screw up even my simple LD bills!
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They started spinning so fast that they broke apart. The air is so thin that there's no damping whatsoever.
Ouch! That's just gotta hurt!
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