Do they freely hand data to any other governments? China, India, Egypt, Saudi Arabia perhaps?
Diverting attention from "we might be doing something many people might object to" towards "we're trying to do something that most reasonable people will say is good" is pretty basic PR damage control.
IF privacy was the goal, it would have been written more along the lines of "The government shall not gather private information, except as proscribed by law or duly authorized by warrant."
As is, the fourth amendment has very limited scope.
Were the Federalist Papers adopted as law? I was under the impression they were not official documents, and as such conveyed about as much authority as discussions like this.
The fourth amendment protects against warrantless search and seizure; but it does not provide a right to privacy. There is a difference.
I'd say the government using tax dollars to create a repository and every communication is unreasonable. Not even bringing into account the lack of a warrant. If it wasn't covered by the 4th no warrant would ever have been needed for any wiretap.
I agree that the government shouldn't be using tax dollars to monitor every communication, I agree that they shouldn't be doing this kind of monitoring without warrant, but I disagree that privacy is a constitutionally protected right.
Strictly speaking, it's not deficient. All the required functionality is present.
The UI is idiosyncratic at best. It's exactly as good as you'd expect from a 1998 vintage webapp. The original version of GMail was a significant step up.
Suppose you wanted to save an attachment from email... you can right click on it and pick save; you can drag & drop to a folder... but you can't copy/paste it to a folder.
There's no good way to paste in formatted text and lose the formatting. A lot of people keep Notepad open as an interstitial layer, lest their emails suddenly change fonts.
A reasonable, but recurring issue, is that you can't open an email saved from Outlook in Notes. (This doesn't sound like a thing, but if someone using Outlook saves an email and attaches it during an acquisition discussion... there's the sudden "I can't open that file you sent, what is it?")
Calendaring works, but the free/busy time publishing doesn't reliably work. (This leads to a culture of not bothering to check "when is a good time for the meeting?", and just booking it anyway... double and triple bookings aren't uncommon.)
Calendaring works, but certain types of calendar events don't allow you to invite others... meaning it shows up on your calendar, and nobody else's. (Obviously, you wouldn't want to invite someone else to a reminder notification, or an all-day event, or even advise them of an appointment - you'd only want to let other people know about meetings.)
Sametime (the IM/chat module) works. Sametime file transfers sometimes work.
Obviously, these are just my experiences with the version we're running.
NEC code is based upon operation at 30 C (86 F). 110 F means exceeding the rating for the wiring insulation
If you know that temperature is an issue, you use a wire/cable with high temperature insulation. 60C insulation isn't uncommon, 90C isn't unheard of, and if you really need high temperature, there's wire rated for over 500C (but probably not cable).
Look at a Plugmold or similar power strip, mount along the front of the couch. (Underneath, for aesthetic reasons.)
Something like this means you're not doing the wiring (if you were qualified, you'd just do it, rather than ask), all you need to do is the mechanical mounting (a few L brackets should do nicely).
Caveat: If you have small children about, this is putting outlets in their reach.
If you want something like this in a coffee table (or if your couch isn't against a wall), have an electrician install a floor outlet in an appropriate spot.
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The NSA isn't the only game in town.
Do they freely hand data to any other governments? China, India, Egypt, Saudi Arabia perhaps?
Diverting attention from "we might be doing something many people might object to" towards "we're trying to do something that most reasonable people will say is good" is pretty basic PR damage control.
Now I will only see what Google has decided it is in my interest to see.
They've been doing that for years.
Ding, have a cookie.
"Think of the children!" is the perfect answer to "Hey, why are you handing all the data to the government investigators?"
I would find the work boring.
Yeah, but my understanding is they get paid well and leave the office at a reasonable hour most days.
This gives the opportunity to explore personal interests the rest of the time ("have a life").
Sounds like the Emails were searched and seized to me...
Any expectation of privacy in a system that relies on an open store-and-forward system where the messages are passed in plaintext is unreasonable.
That's rather like suggesting that you expect information you send me on a postcard will stay confidential.
Seizure of an email would mean they are depriving you of it - that "they" took the only copy.
I've read it.
IF privacy was the goal, it would have been written more along the lines of "The government shall not gather private information, except as proscribed by law or duly authorized by warrant."
As is, the fourth amendment has very limited scope.
Were the Federalist Papers adopted as law? I was under the impression they were not official documents, and as such conveyed about as much authority as discussions like this.
Privacy is an inalienable right for US citizens
Citation needed.
I'm being pedantic, and I know it.
The fourth amendment protects against warrantless search and seizure; but it does not provide a right to privacy. There is a difference.
I'd say the government using tax dollars to create a repository and every communication is unreasonable. Not even bringing into account the lack of a warrant. If it wasn't covered by the 4th no warrant would ever have been needed for any wiretap.
I agree that the government shouldn't be using tax dollars to monitor every communication, I agree that they shouldn't be doing this kind of monitoring without warrant, but I disagree that privacy is a constitutionally protected right.
I must have missed it... where is the government spying on its citizens allowed in the constitution?
That's clearly the tenth amendment, although it's a state government power, not a federal government power.
This presupposes that privacy is a right, rather than a privilege.
That's silly. Privacy is a constitutional right -- so important that it's part of the original Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments)
I must have missed it.... where is privacy protected by the constitution?
(Hint: it's not in the fourth amendment.)
This should be stated the other way.
Sometimes, a new measurement technique may provide useful data... if it's measuring the right thing.
Apparently, someone decided that 64 TB ought to be enough for anybody.
Uhh, whoosh.
The old joke about turning 360 degrees and walking away doesn't work much better.
This is great, if you're a single male.
Women and babies get to be expensive, I hear.
Of course. It's bad enough going to work at 2nd Street, much less getting attention from the folks in the glass offices on the west end of 7th.
"They call it the Xbox One, since when you see it, you turn 1 radian and walk away."
How's the new red ring of death look on this one?
Strictly speaking, it's not deficient. All the required functionality is present.
The UI is idiosyncratic at best. It's exactly as good as you'd expect from a 1998 vintage webapp. The original version of GMail was a significant step up.
Suppose you wanted to save an attachment from email... you can right click on it and pick save; you can drag & drop to a folder... but you can't copy/paste it to a folder.
There's no good way to paste in formatted text and lose the formatting. A lot of people keep Notepad open as an interstitial layer, lest their emails suddenly change fonts.
A reasonable, but recurring issue, is that you can't open an email saved from Outlook in Notes. (This doesn't sound like a thing, but if someone using Outlook saves an email and attaches it during an acquisition discussion... there's the sudden "I can't open that file you sent, what is it?")
Calendaring works, but the free/busy time publishing doesn't reliably work. (This leads to a culture of not bothering to check "when is a good time for the meeting?", and just booking it anyway... double and triple bookings aren't uncommon.)
Calendaring works, but certain types of calendar events don't allow you to invite others... meaning it shows up on your calendar, and nobody else's. (Obviously, you wouldn't want to invite someone else to a reminder notification, or an all-day event, or even advise them of an appointment - you'd only want to let other people know about meetings.)
Sametime (the IM/chat module) works. Sametime file transfers sometimes work.
Obviously, these are just my experiences with the version we're running.
Well yes, but when aren't they?
Not sure... does your company keep track of IT exceptions using a Notes app?
Really? Is 90C insulation mandated for, say, extension cords and temporary power taps? (Or are they not covered by NEC?)
NEC code is based upon operation at 30 C (86 F). 110 F means exceeding the rating for the wiring insulation
If you know that temperature is an issue, you use a wire/cable with high temperature insulation. 60C insulation isn't uncommon, 90C isn't unheard of, and if you really need high temperature, there's wire rated for over 500C (but probably not cable).
and never ever have a receptacle in the floor, for exactly the reasons you mentioned.
i was at a client the other day and the floor receptacle had a little spring in one of the socket holes,
You're supposed to cover floor outlets when there isn't something plugged into them, for exactly that reason.
All the floor outlets I know of come with integrated covers of some type. Example
Look at a Plugmold or similar power strip, mount along the front of the couch. (Underneath, for aesthetic reasons.)
Something like this means you're not doing the wiring (if you were qualified, you'd just do it, rather than ask), all you need to do is the mechanical mounting (a few L brackets should do nicely).
Caveat: If you have small children about, this is putting outlets in their reach.
If you want something like this in a coffee table (or if your couch isn't against a wall), have an electrician install a floor outlet in an appropriate spot.