I have aDSL and run my own mail server. There are several sites (AOL to name one) that I cannot send mail to, because my IP is listed as "assignable to anyone" in one of these anti-spam lists. These people refuse to remove my IP from the list, and I'm forced to route my mail through another mail server just so I can reach some people. Is this what you mean by a database of known evil-doers?
I would suggest to the author that he perhaps needs to think a little more about what exactly cops mean to our society. These are men and women who every day literally risk their lives to protect the general public.
No one forced them to become cops, this is the job that they chose. Just because they might have to risk their lives (which a vast majority of cops never do), doesn't give them the right to violate the laws of the USA. You need to think a little bit more about what freedom means, and what you will have when you give it all up.
Why voting would make more difference than actually implementing the change? We are minority About 20% of the people vote (in the USA). This means a vast minority is electing the officials that make the laws. If the 'Cyberselfish' were to band together, they would have a very large voting block (relative to the number of people who vote).
As for why voting, are you willing to do the prison time for your actions? Are you willing to give up your money/home/computer to 'implement' your ideas? Until the laws are in your favor, those with the money and guns are going to get their way. For a prime example from history, take a look at Andrew Jackson and the Cherokee Indians (see http://www.ngeorgia.com/history/nghis ttt.html).
If they get better technology that allows them to "see" more of you - so be it. So long as they don't abuse it.
The Supreme Court already ruled on this issue when the cops started using infra-red imaging to see what people were doing inside their houses. They ruled that just because technology allows us to do things, doesn't mean that it is right, or legal. There is a presumption that a wall blocks viewing, and the police have to respect that presumption.
Andy Patrizio is an idiot (and so are his friends, according to him). In his article he states:
such as saving my favorites in a list of links similar to 6.4, and I'm not the only one. Friends who've installed Media Player 7 on their Windows 98 systems can't make heads or tails out of it either.
It's not supposed to look like 6.4, it has a new interface, and is designed to compete with WinAMP and such players. Personally, I like it as it groups music by Genre, Artist and Album and handles video clips. It took me all of 10 minutes to learn how to use it. He also says (and you quoted above):
Doing this is just annoying, considering that some of us know how to type and actually prefer using a DOS prompt for some actions.
Hasn't he figured out how to start a DOS shell yet?
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I have aDSL and run my own mail server. There are several sites (AOL to name one) that I cannot send mail to, because my IP is listed as "assignable to anyone" in one of these anti-spam lists. These people refuse to remove my IP from the list, and I'm forced to route my mail through another mail server just so I can reach some people. Is this what you mean by a database of known evil-doers?
No, the vast majority do risk their lives. Every single day.
Then explain that when surveyed, the majority of police said that they have never had to pull their gun?
I would suggest to the author that he perhaps needs to think a little more about what exactly cops mean to our society. These are men and women who every day literally risk their lives to protect the general public.
No one forced them to become cops, this is the job that they chose. Just because they might have to risk their lives (which a vast majority of cops never do), doesn't give them the right to violate the laws of the USA. You need to think a little bit more about what freedom means, and what you will have when you give it all up.
Why voting would make more difference than actually implementing the change? We are minority
About 20% of the people vote (in the USA). This means a vast minority is electing the officials that make the laws. If the 'Cyberselfish' were to band together, they would have a very large voting block (relative to the number of people who vote).
As for why voting, are you willing to do the prison time for your actions? Are you willing to give up your money/home/computer to 'implement' your ideas? Until the laws are in your favor, those with the money and guns are going to get their way. For a prime example from history, take a look at Andrew Jackson and the Cherokee Indians (see http://www.ngeorgia.com/history/nghis ttt.html).
Not gonna happen till the so called 'Cyberselfish' get out and vote (Gee, you mean I have to deal with the real world?).
If they get better technology that allows them to "see" more of you - so be it. So long as they don't abuse it.
The Supreme Court already ruled on this issue when the cops started using infra-red imaging to see what people were doing inside their houses. They ruled that just because technology allows us to do things, doesn't mean that it is right, or legal. There is a presumption that a wall blocks viewing, and the police have to respect that presumption.
Andy Patrizio is an idiot (and so are his friends, according to him). In his article he states:
such as saving my favorites in a list of links similar to 6.4, and I'm not the only one. Friends who've installed Media Player 7 on their Windows 98 systems can't make heads or tails out of it either.
It's not supposed to look like 6.4, it has a new interface, and is designed to compete with WinAMP and such players. Personally, I like it as it groups music by Genre, Artist and Album and handles video clips. It took me all of 10 minutes to learn how to use it. He also says (and you quoted above):
Doing this is just annoying, considering that some of us know how to type and actually prefer using a DOS prompt for some actions.
Hasn't he figured out how to start a DOS shell yet?
Allows both reading and writing.
They have been available at my local Best Buys for months now, at $400 a shot. Don't know who makes them, though.
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." from Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
And what would Mr. Asimov have it be, the first refuge? Violence should always be the last refuge.