I don't know -- there isn't much difference between the "this coffee may be hot" and "don't stand in front of a bus". Both consequences should be pretty obvious -- hot coffee == potential burns if you aren't careful, bus == potential for getting squished.
I would also wager that the woman who got the coffee that was too hot would have bitched and moaned and complained if the coffee she got was cold.
Okay -- now we need to label video games -- "Warning: Playing this game could lead to compulsive behavior by the player; including, but not limited to: suicide."
Add that to the labels on McDonald's coffee (may be hot), electrical equipment (do not use in the shower), cigarettes (cancer), vending machines (tipping/shaking will not give free product/may result in death), soap (not to be taken internally), etc, etc, etc.
I fully expect to see this warning label attached to the front of buses in the near future: "Warning: Standing in front of this bus while it is in motion may result in severe injury or death. By standing in front of this bus, you agree to hold harmless the bus driver, operating company, manufacturer, city, state, and passengers."
I remember a few years back when me and a few friends were continuously scared of getting a knock on the door from the authorities, we had ideas to develop a device to entirely wipe the hard drive.
We also worried about, if the police did turn up, how would we know whether it was a friendly visit or not, then wipe or HDs for no reason.
If you are that paranoid, then you would never assume that the police were showing up for a "friendly visit"...:)
I think what you're getting at is that this will inspire a discrimination of people who currently have some diseases like what you list above. I can see where you're coming from on that, but I don't believe the 2 go hand in hand.
That is what I was leaning toward, but in the world we live in now, the two things do go hand-in-hand. The other issue is, how far from screening for diseases to screening for differences?
Holy hell! I just noticed that Mozilla is tracking every page that I visit! Ahhhh!!! StarOffice is keeping track of the files I have edited! Good Lord, bash is tracking every command line!!! Oh, what evil may be wrought with this information?!?!
Why send a robot to do a man's job? If the robot fails, you're out some serious coin buying a replacement. If the man fails, all your out is a big hammer.
No, not really. When you are filing your taxes, the only parties that can be affected are you and the IRS. If there is some sort of fraud, then the only ones that may be harmed are you and the IRS. If there is voter fraud, on the other hand, then the entire population can be affected.
How did you pay for your tivo box? If you paid anything but cash, then you should be more worried about what the evil salesperson at the home electronics store could do with your credit card or checking account infomration than *gasp* what tivo could do with you TV viewing habits.
I'd buy your BS if you actually followed, read, and understood the links. The three links reference donations of $7.2 Billion. Check you facts before spouting off.
Cuz remember programmers: in the real world you are fired if you consult with a co-worker
Geez, Taco, wtf? The classes in question aren't the real world -- they are there so you learn how to program, not how to collaborate. Perhaps instead of allowing posters to add their own comments to submissions, they should be forced to attach their witty or insightful comments they same as the rest of us.
Your quip turns the whole focus back onto the school -- they are the ones doing something wrong by looking for cheaters, instead of the cheaters themselves. Whats next, complaining about the fact that the assignments are graded at all?
Cuz remember surgeons: in the real world you will have someone assisting you.
Cuz remember pilots: in the real world you will have a co-pilot.
Sorry, but your logic is seriously flawed. How many people sold their souls a couple years ago to go work on the next big.com thingy? How many of them are now out of work and can't find a job?
But seriously though, one of the benefits of using paper currency is its anonymity. I buy my copy of 2600 every quarter with plain cash, just because I"m ultra paranoid. Hard currency is used in ways that will boggle the mind, so its somewhat hard to believe the problems that would arrise from money tracking here in the US.
Hahahahaha.
I can see now. All of the euro governments are going to get together and force every little mere and pere shop to install RFID readers before they are allowed to accept the new Euros. Right.
Even if they did that, there still would be the problem of tying each bill with the person who spent it. Will you be required to "sign" each bill as you use it? I doubt it. What about the old bills in circualtion? The article states that this is at least 3 years away. You could hoard all of the remaining "anonymous" bills and use them.
Sorry, maybe I missed it, but when does it become theft? If I share it with my friend? With co-worker? My entire company? Everyone I know? Posting an ISO on the web?
Coming over to your house and smashing your skull in with a blunt object is neither "murder" or "assult", it is simply ignoring one of the rules written on some piece of paper, written by some government official.
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Did Taco or antiopus follow and read the link? This is a wireless tablet, not a monitor, running WinCE.
People are dying to play Everquest. What are you waiting for?
This sounds like something that Microsoft would do (or already does).
I would also wager that the woman who got the coffee that was too hot would have bitched and moaned and complained if the coffee she got was cold.
Add that to the labels on McDonald's coffee (may be hot), electrical equipment (do not use in the shower), cigarettes (cancer), vending machines (tipping/shaking will not give free product/may result in death), soap (not to be taken internally), etc, etc, etc.
I fully expect to see this warning label attached to the front of buses in the near future: "Warning: Standing in front of this bus while it is in motion may result in severe injury or death. By standing in front of this bus, you agree to hold harmless the bus driver, operating company, manufacturer, city, state, and passengers."
"Read my lips. No new taxes (today)."
Nobody will want to use it now because web surfing has lost it's luster...
Perhaps they did the experiment with the nerdiest batch of astronauts. I can hear the new phrase now... "Ha ha! You throw like an astronaut!"
We also worried about, if the police did turn up, how would we know whether it was a friendly visit or not, then wipe or HDs for no reason.
If you are that paranoid, then you would never assume that the police were showing up for a "friendly visit"... :)
The new technology will cause practically all Microsoft products to be rewritten to take advantage of it.
I would assume that all existing applications will work with the new filesystem, but (duh) would have to be modified to use the new features.
That is what I was leaning toward, but in the world we live in now, the two things do go hand-in-hand. The other issue is, how far from screening for diseases to screening for differences?
Even that noble goal is a slippery slope to tread. What diseases do we screen for? Cancer? Diabetes? Sickle Cell? ADD? Psoriosis? Dandruff? Halitosis?
Guns don't kill people...
Bullets don't kill people...
Gunpower doesn't kill people...
A combination of Chemistry and Physics kills people!
The moral of the story is that there will always be a lawyer to argue that you are not at fault for something.
What do you mean my reactions have to balance? This is the New chemistry. I'm not bound by the principles of your out-dated models.
Once again, /. over-reacts.
Why send a robot to do a man's job? If the robot fails, you're out some serious coin buying a replacement. If the man fails, all your out is a big hammer.
Does internet voting isolate us from our neighbors any more than absentee voting?
No, not really. When you are filing your taxes, the only parties that can be affected are you and the IRS. If there is some sort of fraud, then the only ones that may be harmed are you and the IRS. If there is voter fraud, on the other hand, then the entire population can be affected.
How did you pay for your tivo box? If you paid anything but cash, then you should be more worried about what the evil salesperson at the home electronics store could do with your credit card or checking account infomration than *gasp* what tivo could do with you TV viewing habits.
I'd buy your BS if you actually followed, read, and understood the links. The three links reference donations of $7.2 Billion. Check you facts before spouting off.
Yeah, cause good ol' Bill isn't philanthropic enough...
Geez, Taco, wtf? The classes in question aren't the real world -- they are there so you learn how to program, not how to collaborate. Perhaps instead of allowing posters to add their own comments to submissions, they should be forced to attach their witty or insightful comments they same as the rest of us.
Your quip turns the whole focus back onto the school -- they are the ones doing something wrong by looking for cheaters, instead of the cheaters themselves. Whats next, complaining about the fact that the assignments are graded at all?
Cuz remember surgeons: in the real world you will have someone assisting you.
Cuz remember pilots: in the real world you will have a co-pilot.
Sorry, but your logic is seriously flawed. How many people sold their souls a couple years ago to go work on the next big .com thingy? How many of them are now out of work and can't find a job?
Hahahahaha.
I can see now. All of the euro governments are going to get together and force every little mere and pere shop to install RFID readers before they are allowed to accept the new Euros. Right.
Even if they did that, there still would be the problem of tying each bill with the person who spent it. Will you be required to "sign" each bill as you use it? I doubt it. What about the old bills in circualtion? The article states that this is at least 3 years away. You could hoard all of the remaining "anonymous" bills and use them.
Sorry, maybe I missed it, but when does it become theft? If I share it with my friend? With co-worker? My entire company? Everyone I know? Posting an ISO on the web?
Coming over to your house and smashing your skull in with a blunt object is neither "murder" or "assult", it is simply ignoring one of the rules written on some piece of paper, written by some government official.