It's really not a stretch for what they currently have permission to do when you think about it. If your private communications are stored at a remote location with a private entity, then there's a precedence for allowing the government to access that information. In the same way the government is forbidden from maintaining their own databases of this data, but they're permitted to license it from a private entity.
Absolutely a terrible idea IMO, but it shows you how far the government can and will go when you cede seemingly innocuous rights.
When I was in ROTC our squad officer said basically everyone up the chain of command was written up (permanent records) because one security guard with a shotgun was out of position in a nuke facility.
Slippery slope. You don't want to set the bar for acts of war too low; especially if we engage in the same acts. That being said, maybe it's time for a grassroots counterattack?
I can see a government viewing this as a way to probe mail security. Imagine if I'd sent the same video box to my Senator; maybe even with a GPS unit inside and broadcast ability. That would allow me to figure out how Congressional mail is sorted and secured. They wouldn't be happy about that.
Maybe it's our culture, but sales people seem to be so much more rude. I was in a local IT chain store standing around waiting for service. I there were a few sales guys on the floor slightly busy, but I never even got an acknowledgement. One guy *finally* came over to help, then his manager followed him and sent him off on some other task, then told me she'd have someone else over to help. I probably stood there for 10 minutes before I just left and went to Sears to buy a tablet.
I've used Paint Shop Pro any time I needed to do anything that Paint couldn't handle. I'm just curious what advanced users are getting out of Photoshop that seems to make it the go-to editor for power users.
You don't want to find out about an SSD read/write bug when you're 1 billion miles from earth. Let the technology shake out the bugs, then buy a reliable, cheaper product.
That's all our military does in peace time. They even develop contingency plans *for* their contingency plans. Hell, even the CDC has a contingency plan for zombies!
Captain Libertario! I was waiting for you to show your face around here. But, you won't foil my dastardly plans to provide for the community well-being THIS time. Hahahahahaha!
You'll be more than a sperm donor if you ever get divorced. That's when the courts really start to show appreciation for your role as financier for your ex and her kids.
I'm calling *BULLSHIT* on you. I was born in South Carolina and maybe 90% of my family still lives there. For you to say you've *never* seen racism makes you a statistical anomaly far on the tail end of the curve (unless you just stepped off a bus from the North to blog). Even if you're White, you're going to hear comments from people in "safe" company. Racism just doesn't *exist* in the South, it's institutional. It's baked into the culture like apple pie and Memorial Day sales. Even the way people get hired and promoted in small towns like my home town has a racially-motivated undercurrent that favors some.
And, for you to go further to say the US doesn't have much of a problem with racism has to mean you're trying to make a point for an agenda. Just because you've never seen a banana thrown on a NBA court means nothing. Google for some articles about the crap Black pro athletes in the US hear on a regular basis during games. Just because their aren't collective chants doesn't mean there aren't just as many a-holes in the crowds. I've lived in Europe for 7 years. Their flavor of racism is different; it's almost nationalism-based but I agree that they have their problems as well.
I wonder what you mean by "brown skin." Are you Italian? Indian?
I do agree that this story is more about anti-terrorism and overreaction. That you *do* have right.
Tablets obviate laptops for all but those who genuinely need a mobile work environment; e.g. students, work-at-home folk, etc. Plus, tablets do "mobile" better than a laptop. Try traveling on vacation with a laptop as compared to a tablet or looking up that actor from that thing while sitting on your couch, or reading a recipe you found online with a laptop. I've got a laptop as well as a tablet, but I will RARELY if ever move mine now that I have the tablet.
I gave up on reality TV when I realized it wasn't reality. And, I mean NONE of it. Even "that show we think is different" is staged. Normal life has too many mundane moments which is too much of an impetus for a producer to inject drama.
But, I don't think the TV audience cares! There's that Amish Mafia show that is OBVIOUSLY faked, but people watch anyway.
What if that emotion is apathy towards an inferior species? There's just so much we don't know and any number of reasons no one has knocked on the door. It could the Federation's "no contact" rule, waiting for us to grow up like in the movie _Contact_, fear of our pathogens like _War of the Worlds_, etc.
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It's really not a stretch for what they currently have permission to do when you think about it. If your private communications are stored at a remote location with a private entity, then there's a precedence for allowing the government to access that information. In the same way the government is forbidden from maintaining their own databases of this data, but they're permitted to license it from a private entity.
Absolutely a terrible idea IMO, but it shows you how far the government can and will go when you cede seemingly innocuous rights.
When I was in ROTC our squad officer said basically everyone up the chain of command was written up (permanent records) because one security guard with a shotgun was out of position in a nuke facility.
Slippery slope. You don't want to set the bar for acts of war too low; especially if we engage in the same acts. That being said, maybe it's time for a grassroots counterattack?
I can see a government viewing this as a way to probe mail security. Imagine if I'd sent the same video box to my Senator; maybe even with a GPS unit inside and broadcast ability. That would allow me to figure out how Congressional mail is sorted and secured. They wouldn't be happy about that.
Yeah, but I don't want to have to wear flannel and beaver pelts.
Maybe it's our culture, but sales people seem to be so much more rude. I was in a local IT chain store standing around waiting for service. I there were a few sales guys on the floor slightly busy, but I never even got an acknowledgement. One guy *finally* came over to help, then his manager followed him and sent him off on some other task, then told me she'd have someone else over to help. I probably stood there for 10 minutes before I just left and went to Sears to buy a tablet.
I've used Paint Shop Pro any time I needed to do anything that Paint couldn't handle. I'm just curious what advanced users are getting out of Photoshop that seems to make it the go-to editor for power users.
6' and 150lbs? Wow, sports will really suck in that Brave New World!
You don't want to find out about an SSD read/write bug when you're 1 billion miles from earth. Let the technology shake out the bugs, then buy a reliable, cheaper product.
That's all our military does in peace time. They even develop contingency plans *for* their contingency plans. Hell, even the CDC has a contingency plan for zombies!
Captain Libertario! I was waiting for you to show your face around here. But, you won't foil my dastardly plans to provide for the community well-being THIS time. Hahahahahaha!
Coincidentally, Mr. Mom has been playing on cable lately. Very interesting how much gender roles have changed in 30 years.
Which would be neither, unless one of the lesbians is an elephant.
You'll be more than a sperm donor if you ever get divorced. That's when the courts really start to show appreciation for your role as financier for your ex and her kids.
And, you get dutch-doored in divorce court because the mother has spent the most time bonding with the children and is treated as the primary.
I'm calling *BULLSHIT* on you. I was born in South Carolina and maybe 90% of my family still lives there. For you to say you've *never* seen racism makes you a statistical anomaly far on the tail end of the curve (unless you just stepped off a bus from the North to blog). Even if you're White, you're going to hear comments from people in "safe" company. Racism just doesn't *exist* in the South, it's institutional. It's baked into the culture like apple pie and Memorial Day sales. Even the way people get hired and promoted in small towns like my home town has a racially-motivated undercurrent that favors some.
And, for you to go further to say the US doesn't have much of a problem with racism has to mean you're trying to make a point for an agenda. Just because you've never seen a banana thrown on a NBA court means nothing. Google for some articles about the crap Black pro athletes in the US hear on a regular basis during games. Just because their aren't collective chants doesn't mean there aren't just as many a-holes in the crowds. I've lived in Europe for 7 years. Their flavor of racism is different; it's almost nationalism-based but I agree that they have their problems as well.
I wonder what you mean by "brown skin." Are you Italian? Indian?
I do agree that this story is more about anti-terrorism and overreaction. That you *do* have right.
...than Twilight. And that copper atom blows Kristen Stewart away as an actress.
I've read theories that debris hitting the station would blow things apart, not punch through.
Tablets obviate laptops for all but those who genuinely need a mobile work environment; e.g. students, work-at-home folk, etc. Plus, tablets do "mobile" better than a laptop. Try traveling on vacation with a laptop as compared to a tablet or looking up that actor from that thing while sitting on your couch, or reading a recipe you found online with a laptop. I've got a laptop as well as a tablet, but I will RARELY if ever move mine now that I have the tablet.
Are drama club scrubs trying to infiltrate this website and get a seat at the table?
I gave up on reality TV when I realized it wasn't reality. And, I mean NONE of it. Even "that show we think is different" is staged. Normal life has too many mundane moments which is too much of an impetus for a producer to inject drama.
But, I don't think the TV audience cares! There's that Amish Mafia show that is OBVIOUSLY faked, but people watch anyway.
And, why it won't work. Selling space gold at a higher rate is simply predicting the scandalous headline "Space Corp Fraud!"
Summary says "complex 3-way legal battle" so expect the summary to gloss over the details.
I've tried this theory out. The highest I can get is about 3 feet above my launch point :(
What if that emotion is apathy towards an inferior species? There's just so much we don't know and any number of reasons no one has knocked on the door. It could the Federation's "no contact" rule, waiting for us to grow up like in the movie _Contact_, fear of our pathogens like _War of the Worlds_, etc.