they have left out the second Commandment and split the tenth into two
That is just not true.
The catechism includes all of the commandments listed in the bible, in Exodus chapter 20. The catechism clearly states that we are to worship no other god, just like the bible states. Have you actually read the bible and the catechism to compare them, or are you just parroting something that someone else told you with no justification and no evidence to back up the claim? If you want to attack the catholic church, at least do some research and come up with real problems.
Do you think the US or the UK government is waiting on ID cards to link informations about individuals ???
Yes, actually.
Currently government departments are prevented by law from linking databses and sharing data. The Identity Card bill not only establishes an Identity Register, it also changes the law so that it can be shared with every branch of government.
The proposal is to monitor the location of the car at all times to charge variable prices depending on the road used and the level of congestion. The Galileo system will have some feedback, it can recieve and locate distress signals for Search And Rescue. Of course it would probably be swamped if every road vehicle transmitted to the satelites at once. Whether the plan is to use a "black box recorder" or some new system making use of Galileo, the government do want a record of where you have been.
The scary thing about this is not the card itself, it is the database that will be set up.
The bill calls for an Identity Register that will contain not only all of the information that is provided at signup, along with biometric identifiers such as fingerprints and iris scans, but also a record of every access of that information. Think about this - the database will know that your identity was checked by the doctor, the hospital, leaving the country, maybe even your bank or your employer. A corrupt official with access to this information could build up one hell of a profile about you. Got nothing to hide? Are you sure? This database could unocover whatever it is that you don't think you have to hide.
Before this bill there were specific laws that prevented government departments from sharing information in their databases because of potential abuse of it by government or otherwise. The Identity Cards bill demolishes those laws and establishes a database containing all of the information that was previously scattered around and impossible to link, and it shares that database with every government department there is.
A few months ago I pledged that I would not sign up for an ID card and that I would give money to fight it in court. Given that Passports renewed after 2008 will be accompanied by an ID card, the question I now have to answer is whether I should renew my passport 5 years early to avoid registration, or if I should become one of the first cases to fight in court as far as I can.
The article claims that the launch was only shown live in schools and everyone else watched taped replays, but that isn't true.
I very clearly remember sitting down to watch it live on British TV, and I am sure my mum wouldn't have sat me in front of a news report about its explosion. As a 7 year old I was traumatised for weeks afterwards.
It is brand new and has wi-fi, bluetooth, an 800 x 480 screen and runs linux. The Opera web browser seems to run a lot better on this platform than on other handhelds or mobile phones and hasn't choked yet on any web pages that I have looked at. I should also point out that it is not a phone.
The only drawback is the two week waiting list at the moment, but what do I care - I already have mine.:-)
Bluetooth succeeded? I don't own a single BT device. I don't really know anyone who does.
Let me see...
Bluetooth Smartphone, Bluetooth Headset, Bluetooth Palm T5, Bluetooth in my Mac, Bluetooth in my laptop. All used every day for phone calls, synchronisation and internet access on the move.
A dent? Bitch please, they aren't filled with TNT! (You ass)
If you think that capacitors can't explode and leave a dent then you have obviously never stuck one in a 240V mains socket and turned it on. (This works best with lab bench sockets, where you can flip the switch from *behind* it.)
I settled on a theory of guided evolution a while ago.
An analogy: Computer programmers have been experimenting with genetic algorithms for a long time.
They start the computer off with some seed algorithms, and watch them mutate, combine and select the best result.
Never the less, we don't go around saying that the program wrote itself and disproves the existence of the programmer.
No. We can clearly see that the program came about because the programmer gave it the best starting point and set the criteria for selecting the best result.
The main selling point of the Blackberry is push email. That is, it delivers email to your handheld without the handheld having to request it.
This brings two advantages; the email arrives instantly (or near enough) and there is less data traffic because it is not constantly sending requests to check the mail box.
Know of any way to water cool the power supply?;-)
Water cooled power supplies do exist, I have seen them reviewed in computer magazines before. They seem quite hard to track down though and some intensive googling may be in order. I would imagine they will be sold as part of a water cooling kit somewhere.
Alternatively there is the Zalman TNN 500A fanless case - the whole case is a heatsink and there are no fans anywhere, even in the power supply. It is very expensive though.
You are thinking of Changing World Technologies. They built their first plant next to a chicken farm so that they can run it on dead chicken leftovers.
Bob mentioned bittorrent when he talked about NerdTV in July. He explained that people downloading NerdTV via bittorrent would only seed the last one or two episodes, and that he would instead build a distributed network similar to Akamai.
From the article: "so the real heavy lifting for NerdTV will be done through a network of distributed servers I've created as a kind of "poor man's Akamai." My distribution cost using this system, by the way, works out to be approximately ONE PERCENT of Akamai's retail price, which shows how much profit there is in that business, or should be."
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they have left out the second Commandment and split the tenth into two
That is just not true.
The catechism includes all of the commandments listed in the bible, in Exodus chapter 20. The catechism clearly states that we are to worship no other god, just like the bible states. Have you actually read the bible and the catechism to compare them, or are you just parroting something that someone else told you with no justification and no evidence to back up the claim? If you want to attack the catholic church, at least do some research and come up with real problems.
You can't if they have switched to a different network.
You are recalling the story of someone taking TWO of these cards, soldering the heck out of them, and getting a faster total connection.
No, there was a story about a homemade wifi - mobile phone router.
Yes, actually.
Currently government departments are prevented by law from linking databses and sharing data. The Identity Card bill not only establishes an Identity Register, it also changes the law so that it can be shared with every branch of government.
Perhaps you should read this story on the Register.
The proposal is to monitor the location of the car at all times to charge variable prices depending on the road used and the level of congestion. The Galileo system will have some feedback, it can recieve and locate distress signals for Search And Rescue. Of course it would probably be swamped if every road vehicle transmitted to the satelites at once. Whether the plan is to use a "black box recorder" or some new system making use of Galileo, the government do want a record of where you have been.
The scary thing about this is not the card itself, it is the database that will be set up.
The bill calls for an Identity Register that will contain not only all of the information that is provided at signup, along with biometric identifiers such as fingerprints and iris scans, but also a record of every access of that information. Think about this - the database will know that your identity was checked by the doctor, the hospital, leaving the country, maybe even your bank or your employer. A corrupt official with access to this information could build up one hell of a profile about you. Got nothing to hide? Are you sure? This database could unocover whatever it is that you don't think you have to hide.
Before this bill there were specific laws that prevented government departments from sharing information in their databases because of potential abuse of it by government or otherwise. The Identity Cards bill demolishes those laws and establishes a database containing all of the information that was previously scattered around and impossible to link, and it shares that database with every government department there is.
A few months ago I pledged that I would not sign up for an ID card and that I would give money to fight it in court. Given that Passports renewed after 2008 will be accompanied by an ID card, the question I now have to answer is whether I should renew my passport 5 years early to avoid registration, or if I should become one of the first cases to fight in court as far as I can.
The article claims that the launch was only shown live in schools and everyone else watched taped replays, but that isn't true.
I very clearly remember sitting down to watch it live on British TV, and I am sure my mum wouldn't have sat me in front of a news report about its explosion. As a 7 year old I was traumatised for weeks afterwards.
If you want Wi-fi and a high resolution screen then I highly recommend the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet.
It is brand new and has wi-fi, bluetooth, an 800 x 480 screen and runs linux. The Opera web browser seems to run a lot better on this platform than on other handhelds or mobile phones and hasn't choked yet on any web pages that I have looked at. I should also point out that it is not a phone.
The only drawback is the two week waiting list at the moment, but what do I care - I already have mine. :-)
Not if the box says "Sun" on the front with a little "Powered by UltraSparc II" label on it.
If it says "Powerd by UltraSparc" then it isn't powered by the Power PC processor that the other guy was talking about. Try reading what you reply to.
No it doesn't. But it does run Windows Media Player 9 for Mac.
Let me see...
Bluetooth Smartphone, Bluetooth Headset, Bluetooth Palm T5, Bluetooth in my Mac, Bluetooth in my laptop. All used every day for phone calls, synchronisation and internet access on the move.
I think bluetooth has definately succeeded here.
Well in February I will be a law Student (IAALS?) So maybe in a few years I can say IAAL.
In fact, to make it higher density we could use coloured dots to represent the bytes in the image.
I propose 35mm film.
No, really. It has a really high information density.
We could take the image and write it to film in digital form using optical drive technology...
even the date stamps on the posts don't have a year.
They do if you change your preferences.
If you think that capacitors can't explode and leave a dent then you have obviously never stuck one in a 240V mains socket and turned it on. (This works best with lab bench sockets, where you can flip the switch from *behind* it.)
I settled on a theory of guided evolution a while ago.
An analogy:
Computer programmers have been experimenting with genetic algorithms for a long time.
They start the computer off with some seed algorithms, and watch them mutate, combine and select the best result.
Never the less, we don't go around saying that the program wrote itself and disproves the existence of the programmer.
No. We can clearly see that the program came about because the programmer gave it the best starting point and set the criteria for selecting the best result.
Excuse me, but I have a video phone.
In fact, this is my third one.
I'm sure the UK can't be so far ahead in mobile phones that it is the only country to have them?
What the hell does Blackberry do?
The main selling point of the Blackberry is push email. That is, it delivers email to your handheld without the handheld having to request it.
This brings two advantages; the email arrives instantly (or near enough) and there is less data traffic because it is not constantly sending requests to check the mail box.
Found one:
Silentmaxx Watercooled 450W PSU
Water cooled power supplies do exist, I have seen them reviewed in computer magazines before. They seem quite hard to track down though and some intensive googling may be in order. I would imagine they will be sold as part of a water cooling kit somewhere.
Alternatively there is the Zalman TNN 500A fanless case - the whole case is a heatsink and there are no fans anywhere, even in the power supply. It is very expensive though.
You are thinking of Changing World Technologies. They built their first plant next to a chicken farm so that they can run it on dead chicken leftovers.
I prefer to leave breeders to future generations who no longer have a choice.
What makes you think that our generation has a choice?
Everyone converting to breeder reactors is a far more attractive scenario than the USA invading the rest of the world for oil.
Well I didn't say I agreed with his decision. Given the current download speed I think we will see a torrent for next weeks episode.
Bob mentioned bittorrent when he talked about NerdTV in July. He explained that people downloading NerdTV via bittorrent would only seed the last one or two episodes, and that he would instead build a distributed network similar to Akamai.
From the article: "so the real heavy lifting for NerdTV will be done through a network of distributed servers I've created as a kind of "poor man's Akamai." My distribution cost using this system, by the way, works out to be approximately ONE PERCENT of Akamai's retail price, which shows how much profit there is in that business, or should be."