Never mind that all this was only possible in the first place thanks to public research and public implementation...
And thanks to the German V2 program that was lifted lock stock and barrel in Operation Paperclip. (or at least the parts that weren't taken by the Soviets)
Not so long ago corporate shill Sarkozy was voted out and leftist Hollande was voted in. In some countries a change of government does mean a change of policy.
Google data analysis isn't all that clever. I ordered a pair of sunglasses last week and the rest of the day I received ads for even more sunglasses. A smart algorithm would have tried to sell me suncream or a cool hat that would look good with the glasses. But no. Google decides that I need ten pairs of cheap sunglasses to go with the expensive pair I already bought.
This is worse. At least the latter were proven to be sex offenders in court (flawed as the process may be) according to the summary, no actual proof is needed to end up on the map.
You can end all poverty illiteracy and war on entire planet and still some joker complains because doesn't cure cancer. I wonder what these people will find complain about in threads about radiation therapy.
Slashdot is being manipulated to both sway public opinion against Edward Snowden and to minimize the damage to the security apparatus.
I've been here for over a decade and have found precious little overlap between Slashdot and public opinion. Spying on civilians and companies has been common knowledge around here since the early days of ECHELON and it didn't make one bit of difference in the real world. I dont see why anyone would start to listen to us now.
This whole business has already turned into the Edward Snowden Show for the general public. Reality TV is something that smoothly fits into people's lives. Data security isn't. The general attitude of the tech community of condemning ordinary folks as N00Bs lusers and sheeple instead of trying to connect with them on their level and explaining the situation in a way that is relevant to them has probably done more damage that any NSA propaganda offensive could achieve.
Either it's a big conspiracy or someone modded five people up and then decided to post in the thread thereby undoing their mods. The NSA is too busy tapping your phone to bother with slashdot posts.
A cheap camera like the one in a kinect can only see near infrared, so unless your blood is the temperature of molten lead it won't react to the IR from your body. Body heat sensitive cameras (i.e. far infrared) are still twice as expensive as any console on the market and have low resolution so they are less than useless for a kinect.
That's a nice plane you have there Boris. Would be a shame if something were to happen to it. You know, some planes take off and simply disappear off the face of the Earth. Now you see them now you don't. It happens a lot when the pilot isn't a team player. Are you a team player Boris? Ever hear of the Bermuda triangle? I heard it lies somewhere halfway between Moscow and Caracas...
Some parts like gears are best printed in advance, the less critical parts can be held together with tape and glue for the duration of the replacement print.
I don't really want to live in a world where I have to actively hide shit from people or they'll try to take advantage of me
Neither do I, but such is the world we live in. All you can do is accept that the world is a mostly shitty place, deeply appreciate the moments of stunning beauty it offers as well and try to improve your little corner of it.
Don't worry. It's merely a cynical PR stunt from a company that produces mostly shit. Having said that, after the owners membership of the Nazi party and the use of slave labor, forcing refugees to live in IKEA designed housing seems like a new low to me.
For the same reason the RPN calculators aren't widespread. Once your muscle memory knows one system it's extremely frustrating to have to switch to a different system.
He's right you know. Here in Europe we're so backward that we still marvel at the germ theory of disease. Only last week I had to miss work due to the Black Death. Luckily for me it was only a mild case and I'm up and running again. well hopping really, what with the gangrenous leg and all.
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That's exactly what the people of Detroit said about Japanese car manufacturers way back in the 1970s.
Never mind that all this was only possible in the first place thanks to public research and public implementation...
And thanks to the German V2 program that was lifted lock stock and barrel in Operation Paperclip. (or at least the parts that weren't taken by the Soviets)
Not so long ago corporate shill Sarkozy was voted out and leftist Hollande was voted in.
In some countries a change of government does mean a change of policy.
Google data analysis isn't all that clever. I ordered a pair of sunglasses last week and the rest of the day I received ads for even more sunglasses. A smart algorithm would have tried to sell me suncream or a cool hat that would look good with the glasses. But no. Google decides that I need ten pairs of cheap sunglasses to go with the expensive pair I already bought.
That's right. Governments, nations, whole continents even are monolithic entities where everybody looks the same and has the same agenda.
This is worse. At least the latter were proven to be sex offenders in court (flawed as the process may be) according to the summary, no actual proof is needed to end up on the map.
Zuck may own billions, but that doesn't really say anything about his worth as a person.
That's not cost effective. We need to reach our efficiency goals.
I guess that governments value their privacy as well.
You can end all poverty illiteracy and war on entire planet and still some joker complains because doesn't cure cancer. I wonder what these people will find complain about in threads about radiation therapy.
Slashdot is being manipulated to both sway public opinion against Edward Snowden and to minimize the damage to the security apparatus.
I've been here for over a decade and have found precious little overlap between Slashdot and public opinion. Spying on civilians and companies has been common knowledge around here since the early days of ECHELON and it didn't make one bit of difference in the real world. I dont see why anyone would start to listen to us now.
This whole business has already turned into the Edward Snowden Show for the general public. Reality TV is something that smoothly fits into people's lives. Data security isn't. The general attitude of the tech community of condemning ordinary folks as N00Bs lusers and sheeple instead of trying to connect with them on their level and explaining the situation in a way that is relevant to them has probably done more damage that any NSA propaganda offensive could achieve.
Either it's a big conspiracy or someone modded five people up and then decided to post in the thread thereby undoing their mods.
The NSA is too busy tapping your phone to bother with slashdot posts.
I agree. Bitcoin is a lot like this foreign currency.
Damn Wesley, I didn't realize you posted on Slashdot. Congratulations on getting released from prison. When will you do another Blade movie?
A cheap camera like the one in a kinect can only see near infrared, so unless your blood is the temperature of molten lead it won't react to the IR from your body. Body heat sensitive cameras (i.e. far infrared) are still twice as expensive as any console on the market and have low resolution so they are less than useless for a kinect.
That's a nice plane you have there Boris. Would be a shame if something were to happen to it. You know, some planes take off and simply disappear off the face of the Earth. Now you see them now you don't. It happens a lot when the pilot isn't a team player. Are you a team player Boris? Ever hear of the Bermuda triangle? I heard it lies somewhere halfway between Moscow and Caracas...
Some parts like gears are best printed in advance, the less critical parts can be held together with tape and glue for the duration of the replacement print.
I don't really want to live in a world where I have to actively hide shit from people or they'll try to take advantage of me
Neither do I, but such is the world we live in. All you can do is accept that the world is a mostly shitty place, deeply appreciate the moments of stunning beauty it offers as well and try to improve your little corner of it.
Don't worry. It's merely a cynical PR stunt from a company that produces mostly shit.
Having said that, after the owners membership of the Nazi party and the use of slave labor, forcing refugees to live in IKEA designed housing seems like a new low to me.
Hey look IKEA porn!
For the same reason the RPN calculators aren't widespread. Once your muscle memory knows one system it's extremely frustrating to have to switch to a different system.
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He's right you know. Here in Europe we're so backward that we still marvel at the germ theory of disease. Only last week I had to miss work due to the Black Death. Luckily for me it was only a mild case and I'm up and running again. well hopping really, what with the gangrenous leg and all.
I'd give my left arm to find out. If it isn't I'll eat my head, I mean hat.
Interesting. So what are your views on invading Poland?
Damn right! But they are OUR spies!