How the hell does my post get modded -1 troll? I mean really? Is anything I stated incorrect? Even if it may be incorrect how is it considered trollish?
Does Congress really live in a fantasy land where illegal immigrants are hired to positions where they supply SSNs, drivers licenses, etc? In my experience the vast majority of businesses employing illegal labor do so by paying them in cash. "Come work with us for a day putting up drywall, there's a few sawbucks in it for you." No amount of biometrics will stop this.
Illegal immigrants use stolen socials to get said jobs...yes it happens, and yes it is significant. Those socials are also used by criminals who are trying to avoid detection, used by people trying to steal benefits, used by people trying to get loans and defaulting on them, etc. It's a huge issue. SS theft is extremely bad - it hurts the person who had their information stolen (getting your SS changed is next to impossible). It hurts the businesses who got screwed out of loan money (which in turn raises the prices for the general public).
Uhmm... Using a stolen SSN to get a job... Wouldn't that mean the social security benefits aquired over the years in that job would be credited to the original owner of that number?
The problem is that illegal immigrants are using this - and they are not supposed to be here. Criminals use this to avoid being tracked...I am sure we would like to continue to track pedo's...or escaped criminals. What if the person who is using this for work decides to then take grandma's SS benefits? Or take a loan out on her name and default on the loan now ruining grandmas credit? What if you are working, and someone else is working on your social....now your income tax bracket went up. If the person didn't pay any taxes on the money they made...guess who has to pay it...yup you do.
I'll prefer to keep my social private and I'll earn my own retirement benefits.
hey why not add thier bank account data, IRS payment status, medical history, criminal record, fbi and other three letter agency file indices... I'm sure you could think of even more things that would make your life and the governements easier. Don't worry, next week the Senate takes up the 'lets wipe everyone's ass for them' bill.
The gov't tracks you prett well actually. You think the gov't doesn't know your employment status, criminal record, fbi record, IRS payment status, bank account data, credit card bill, mortgage bill, car payment, phone bill, electricity usage, etc? You really honestly believe they don't already have this information on you tracking down to when you got your last parking ticket, or used EZ-pass the last time or went to an ATM machine in 2001? If you really think that then you are 110% naive.
All this bill is saying 1) Put some kind of biometric (whichi includes a picture) on your social security ID, 2) require employers to check this. Good, I have always wanted a picture on my social...that way I can worry less about it getting stolen. If they happen to put my drivers license information (probably a checkbox saying "he can drive a car"), put my passport information (probably a checkbox saying "he can leave the country") then I am all for it.
The information itself is not stored on the card (maybe my name/birthday), but an ID number on the card is linked to a database which *ALREADY* has the information.
So Lawrence, please stop with the scare tactics. The gov't knows this information about us...and as far as where you are concerned...don't worry as long as you pay your taxes the gov't couldn't care less about you.
Of course it's more than that. When you get a job you're already required to provide identification both of your eligibility to work and your identity (A photo ID in combination with SSN/birth certificate or a passport).
This may have some kind of verification to make sure the ID was properly checked. Many places only check your social security card...that has no form of actual identification. Are you sure it's the law you have to show a photo id currently? Birth certificate is absolutely not required. Each city, & state and employer is different. Two jobs ago I had to provide a photo copy of my naturalization certificate (though the second HR person said I had to bring it in to show it to her, because a photo copy from her predecessor wasn't proof enough...which shows inconsistencies). This was in addition to my license and social security card. My last job? Social security card and license. I am pretty sure the license was more for the employer then for the gov't (i would have to do some driving so needed a license). My current job - they just needed to check to see who i am and run a background check (not gov't required, just a company process).
THe point is - there are tons of inconsistencies, and through all of my employers (large and small, in NJ, PA, DE, and various cities/counties in those areas) they have all been different. I used to work in retail banking while in college and they had to get me bonded (all bank employees must do this)....i only had to provide social and drivers license.
Why they don't require some kind of photo on a soc card is beyond me...it would help reduce ID theft...and your social card is one of the most difficult ID types for you to get changed, and it is so integral in your life (credit, social security benefits, and more)
The biggest objections to the biometric cards may come from privacy advocates, who fear they would become de facto national ID cards that enable the government to track citizens.
Tracking citizens of what, their work? We already do that. Before you can get a job (legally anyhow) you need to provide your social security number. The problem with this - your card has no biometrics (pictures, fingerprints, etc) - so you can steal someones social security card and then use that to gain work...which is not what we want. It's actually a huge issue and there have been many cases where illegal immigrants use stolen social security numbers from dead people (or living people who had their id's compromised). This will help curtail that identity theft.
This is nothing more then putting a "picture" on your social security card.
I find this hard to believe. Obama already gets enough grief about
Obama's not in the senate. He hasn't been in the senate since he became president. This proposal is in the senate. Stop obama bashing.
Just because Schumer is meeting with Obama does not mean Obama is responsible for this idea. According ot the article, a source in the white house said they have no official stance.
Personally, this is the first time I have seen the democrats sell something properly. They are targetting this towards everyone, but their language is focusing on immigrants. Republicans are against national IDs, but they are more likely to be for it when we start throwing out the words "immigrants"
Make it so this card also has my drivers license, and passport (I assume it already has my social security since it's for work) and I am all for it. I am tired of having to to worry which ID i need to have on me. Drivers license (all the time), then passport when I fly (god help me if I forget this one), and now this?
Gov't - stop making life cumbersome. With technology we can get everything we want, on a drivers license sized ID card. It shouldn't be that hard.
Oh - and don't forget the most important thing...the persons picture.
If you have unusual wishes (noise is too often ignored IMO), then it's wise to do some research into that specific area.
Remove all of the fans and you should be good to go on the noise. It's free and will get 100% noise reduction. People who spend tons of money on "quiet" fans are just silly.
Yea that horror nightmare that I had was really great entertainment. Peeing my bed just made it all the more fun.
Besides, i can see my fiancee sticking this on my head to see what I am dreaming about...and then getting yelled at because she's not the women in my dreams.
How does one set this up on say a Linksys router? Then restrict it so anyone who doesn't have their mac address recorded with me would get the routing. For example I would want my friends to connect (they give me their MAC), but someone at the coffee shop can bite it.
Is it possible to setup a router (e.g. linksys, netgear) to do annoying pop-ups on people's computers who are not on a MAC list? So if someone connects to my network they get a pop-up every X time....I would so spam them, every 3 seconds, with pop-ups to various animal porn sites
There is no such thing as bullet proof design. There is always a way to crack a safe - and linux is no different. It may be hard, it may be obscure, or it may just not have been looked for.
GIven that, I agree with your sentinment, spending money on defense will help...though I already thought the DOD spends money on cyber security.
It's a way for them to make money off of ad dollars and you. Plus they get to advertise up and coming movies to draw attention to it.
I've seen stuff like this done before, and it is more subjective then a vindictive english teacher on a red marker spree.
If they don't ask for the end-users credit card (e.g. buy more cash) then this site should be a fine amusement, but if they say "fund your account of virtual money with real money" then that is a problem...again, unlike the real stock market, the stuff here is almost entirely subjective...at least in the real market its objective and subjective with insane regulations to help prevent scams.
1) Make sure yuo don't smoke/drink. And by drinking I mean not even the occasional sip of wine during a random holiday once/year. If you say "yea i have a sip of wine during christmas" you will be flagged as a drinker and your rates go up. It's total BS but it happens...so just say no. If you used to smoke 15 years ago...yea don't mention that. In reality it won't affect your health, but the insurance companies will screw you on the rates.
2) Make sure nobody in your family has anything that is hereditary. And by making sure I mean don't go asking. Ignorance is bliss...and saves you money.
3) If you've had surgery within the past two years your rates will be high. If the surgery is something that leaves your life totally unchanged (e.g. you may have been stabbed, and the surgery was purely cosmetic) then after two years you can re-apply for health insurance at a lower rate.
Realize that healthcare is going to be expensive, but not outrageous. I looked at some healthplans for myself, personally, and the rates were the same as going with a group plan from work....the personal health insurance is much better.
Depending on where you work (more so in small companies) the plan the company offers is actually a rip off. One company I worked for had the mother of the owner as the Agent. She made sure the plan offered was a poor plan with a high premium. The reason she did this is because health insurance agents make a good monthly commission. A 100 person company can easily give a health insurance agent around $2000-$3000 a month payout. So other then getting denied health insurance you should be able to get a better deal going at it on your own. I know this because I used to sell health insurance and saw the commissions paid out.
I had surgery under two years ago. As soon as my two year mark is up I plan on going personal. Same rate ($160/month), better insurance.
You know. I am tired of my stories getting rejected. I submit this story on Friday, it gets rejected, only to have Timothy post the same exact story on saturday. WTF. Not the first time this happened.
....its called money. And you don't get any for brushing your teeth or high fiving a friend.
Not necessarily true. At low levels (say when your age 4) your mentor (aka parents) might give you your allowance (aka reward) for brushing your teeth.
We reward people for the darndest things:) Also rewards aren't just monetary, they are experience, renown, titles, honors, etc. I would say the high five would be a renown reward.
More importantly, when will I have an exclamation point over my head and be able to give people a reward "You earned a ration" for bringing me a gold statue worth a hell of a lot more then that ration:)
Oh, so you buy the older games - we were on two different wavelengths. I am talking about brand new games...the only way to get brand new games cheaper is to go to places like gamestop (which is only resold at about $5 less then brand new), ebay or craigslist or other various options.
Uhm, already you can't buy tickets on northwest. Two weeks ago I called Delta and their flights sucked (i have frequent flyer miles) and asked about any sister companies. They told me to go to northwests website. I went to northwests domain and it routed me to...yup you guessed it Delta. I was back in the same boat:)
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How the hell does my post get modded -1 troll? I mean really? Is anything I stated incorrect? Even if it may be incorrect how is it considered trollish?
Fucking stupid ass mods. Troll this!
Does Congress really live in a fantasy land where illegal immigrants are hired to positions where they supply SSNs, drivers licenses, etc? In my experience the vast majority of businesses employing illegal labor do so by paying them in cash. "Come work with us for a day putting up drywall, there's a few sawbucks in it for you." No amount of biometrics will stop this.
Illegal immigrants use stolen socials to get said jobs...yes it happens, and yes it is significant. Those socials are also used by criminals who are trying to avoid detection, used by people trying to steal benefits, used by people trying to get loans and defaulting on them, etc. It's a huge issue. SS theft is extremely bad - it hurts the person who had their information stolen (getting your SS changed is next to impossible). It hurts the businesses who got screwed out of loan money (which in turn raises the prices for the general public).
Uhmm... Using a stolen SSN to get a job... Wouldn't that mean the social security benefits aquired over the years in that job would be credited to the original owner of that number?
The problem is that illegal immigrants are using this - and they are not supposed to be here. Criminals use this to avoid being tracked...I am sure we would like to continue to track pedo's...or escaped criminals. What if the person who is using this for work decides to then take grandma's SS benefits? Or take a loan out on her name and default on the loan now ruining grandmas credit? What if you are working, and someone else is working on your social....now your income tax bracket went up. If the person didn't pay any taxes on the money they made...guess who has to pay it...yup you do.
I'll prefer to keep my social private and I'll earn my own retirement benefits.
hey why not add thier bank account data, IRS payment status, medical history, criminal record, fbi and other three letter agency file indices... I'm sure you could think of even more things that would make your life and the governements easier. Don't worry, next week the Senate takes up the 'lets wipe everyone's ass for them' bill.
The gov't tracks you prett well actually. You think the gov't doesn't know your employment status, criminal record, fbi record, IRS payment status, bank account data, credit card bill, mortgage bill, car payment, phone bill, electricity usage, etc? You really honestly believe they don't already have this information on you tracking down to when you got your last parking ticket, or used EZ-pass the last time or went to an ATM machine in 2001? If you really think that then you are 110% naive.
All this bill is saying 1) Put some kind of biometric (whichi includes a picture) on your social security ID, 2) require employers to check this. Good, I have always wanted a picture on my social...that way I can worry less about it getting stolen. If they happen to put my drivers license information (probably a checkbox saying "he can drive a car"), put my passport information (probably a checkbox saying "he can leave the country") then I am all for it.
The information itself is not stored on the card (maybe my name/birthday), but an ID number on the card is linked to a database which *ALREADY* has the information.
So Lawrence, please stop with the scare tactics. The gov't knows this information about us...and as far as where you are concerned...don't worry as long as you pay your taxes the gov't couldn't care less about you.
Of course it's more than that. When you get a job you're already required to provide identification both of your eligibility to work and your identity (A photo ID in combination with SSN/birth certificate or a passport).
This may have some kind of verification to make sure the ID was properly checked. Many places only check your social security card...that has no form of actual identification. Are you sure it's the law you have to show a photo id currently? Birth certificate is absolutely not required. Each city, & state and employer is different. Two jobs ago I had to provide a photo copy of my naturalization certificate (though the second HR person said I had to bring it in to show it to her, because a photo copy from her predecessor wasn't proof enough...which shows inconsistencies). This was in addition to my license and social security card. My last job? Social security card and license. I am pretty sure the license was more for the employer then for the gov't (i would have to do some driving so needed a license). My current job - they just needed to check to see who i am and run a background check (not gov't required, just a company process).
THe point is - there are tons of inconsistencies, and through all of my employers (large and small, in NJ, PA, DE, and various cities/counties in those areas) they have all been different. I used to work in retail banking while in college and they had to get me bonded (all bank employees must do this)....i only had to provide social and drivers license.
Why they don't require some kind of photo on a soc card is beyond me...it would help reduce ID theft...and your social card is one of the most difficult ID types for you to get changed, and it is so integral in your life (credit, social security benefits, and more)
The biggest objections to the biometric cards may come from privacy advocates, who fear they would become de facto national ID cards that enable the government to track citizens.
Tracking citizens of what, their work? We already do that. Before you can get a job (legally anyhow) you need to provide your social security number. The problem with this - your card has no biometrics (pictures, fingerprints, etc) - so you can steal someones social security card and then use that to gain work...which is not what we want. It's actually a huge issue and there have been many cases where illegal immigrants use stolen social security numbers from dead people (or living people who had their id's compromised). This will help curtail that identity theft.
This is nothing more then putting a "picture" on your social security card.
I find this hard to believe. Obama already gets enough grief about
Obama's not in the senate. He hasn't been in the senate since he became president. This proposal is in the senate. Stop obama bashing.
Just because Schumer is meeting with Obama does not mean Obama is responsible for this idea. According ot the article, a source in the white house said they have no official stance.
Personally, this is the first time I have seen the democrats sell something properly. They are targetting this towards everyone, but their language is focusing on immigrants. Republicans are against national IDs, but they are more likely to be for it when we start throwing out the words "immigrants"
Make it so this card also has my drivers license, and passport (I assume it already has my social security since it's for work) and I am all for it. I am tired of having to to worry which ID i need to have on me. Drivers license (all the time), then passport when I fly (god help me if I forget this one), and now this?
Gov't - stop making life cumbersome. With technology we can get everything we want, on a drivers license sized ID card. It shouldn't be that hard.
Oh - and don't forget the most important thing...the persons picture.
If you have unusual wishes (noise is too often ignored IMO), then it's wise to do some research into that specific area.
Remove all of the fans and you should be good to go on the noise. It's free and will get 100% noise reduction. People who spend tons of money on "quiet" fans are just silly.
Pricewatch wanted to test their servers against brute force attacks. The site's still up, so if it can survive /. it can survive anything.
She's real! I have a picture of her: Picture
The problem is that men won't be able to use falling asleep after sex as an excuse for not talking to their girlfriends.
usually really great entertainment in sleep
Yea that horror nightmare that I had was really great entertainment. Peeing my bed just made it all the more fun.
Besides, i can see my fiancee sticking this on my head to see what I am dreaming about...and then getting yelled at because she's not the women in my dreams.
Please elaborate on examples of a real router and the steps (or link to such steps). Assuming the cost is not insane I would go for it.
How does one set this up on say a Linksys router? Then restrict it so anyone who doesn't have their mac address recorded with me would get the routing. For example I would want my friends to connect (they give me their MAC), but someone at the coffee shop can bite it.
I would so name my network "FreeNetwork"
Network Name "PedoLocalChapter15"
Is it possible to setup a router (e.g. linksys, netgear) to do annoying pop-ups on people's computers who are not on a MAC list? So if someone connects to my network they get a pop-up every X time....I would so spam them, every 3 seconds, with pop-ups to various animal porn sites
There is no such thing as bullet proof design. There is always a way to crack a safe - and linux is no different. It may be hard, it may be obscure, or it may just not have been looked for.
GIven that, I agree with your sentinment, spending money on defense will help...though I already thought the DOD spends money on cyber security.
It's a way for them to make money off of ad dollars and you. Plus they get to advertise up and coming movies to draw attention to it.
I've seen stuff like this done before, and it is more subjective then a vindictive english teacher on a red marker spree.
If they don't ask for the end-users credit card (e.g. buy more cash) then this site should be a fine amusement, but if they say "fund your account of virtual money with real money" then that is a problem...again, unlike the real stock market, the stuff here is almost entirely subjective...at least in the real market its objective and subjective with insane regulations to help prevent scams.
1) Make sure yuo don't smoke/drink. And by drinking I mean not even the occasional sip of wine during a random holiday once/year. If you say "yea i have a sip of wine during christmas" you will be flagged as a drinker and your rates go up. It's total BS but it happens...so just say no. If you used to smoke 15 years ago...yea don't mention that. In reality it won't affect your health, but the insurance companies will screw you on the rates.
2) Make sure nobody in your family has anything that is hereditary. And by making sure I mean don't go asking. Ignorance is bliss...and saves you money.
3) If you've had surgery within the past two years your rates will be high. If the surgery is something that leaves your life totally unchanged (e.g. you may have been stabbed, and the surgery was purely cosmetic) then after two years you can re-apply for health insurance at a lower rate.
Realize that healthcare is going to be expensive, but not outrageous. I looked at some healthplans for myself, personally, and the rates were the same as going with a group plan from work....the personal health insurance is much better.
Depending on where you work (more so in small companies) the plan the company offers is actually a rip off. One company I worked for had the mother of the owner as the Agent. She made sure the plan offered was a poor plan with a high premium. The reason she did this is because health insurance agents make a good monthly commission. A 100 person company can easily give a health insurance agent around $2000-$3000 a month payout. So other then getting denied health insurance you should be able to get a better deal going at it on your own. I know this because I used to sell health insurance and saw the commissions paid out.
I had surgery under two years ago. As soon as my two year mark is up I plan on going personal. Same rate ($160/month), better insurance.
You know. I am tired of my stories getting rejected. I submit this story on Friday, it gets rejected, only to have Timothy post the same exact story on saturday. WTF. Not the first time this happened.
....its called money. And you don't get any for brushing your teeth or high fiving a friend.
Not necessarily true. At low levels (say when your age 4) your mentor (aka parents) might give you your allowance (aka reward) for brushing your teeth.
:) Also rewards aren't just monetary, they are experience, renown, titles, honors, etc. I would say the high five would be a renown reward.
We reward people for the darndest things
More importantly, when will I have an exclamation point over my head and be able to give people a reward "You earned a ration" for bringing me a gold statue worth a hell of a lot more then that ration :)
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Oh, so you buy the older games - we were on two different wavelengths. I am talking about brand new games...the only way to get brand new games cheaper is to go to places like gamestop (which is only resold at about $5 less then brand new), ebay or craigslist or other various options.
Uhm, already you can't buy tickets on northwest. Two weeks ago I called Delta and their flights sucked (i have frequent flyer miles) and asked about any sister companies. They told me to go to northwests website. I went to northwests domain and it routed me to...yup you guessed it Delta. I was back in the same boat :)