I am ready to see the smart phone go the way of the do-do. I am waiting for cell-phone watches to move along a bit. Small, unobtrusive, out-of-sight. Big smart-phones are the equivalent of bling......they look cool, but don't really add anything to my life except another toy to have to replace when it is sat upon, dropped or stolen. They are kind of like the equivalent of sports cars. "Look at my phone. Imagine how big my genitalia must be..."
meh...
I do give them props for at least trying something differently. However, when there is govt. money tied to it, it is going to be changing real quick. And more than likely not for the better. With that govt. money comes a lot of govt. oversight. I don't believe the politicians and various other dumb-asses in our govt. can keep their hands/noses out of it and morphing it into just another mill. It is was all privately funded by corps, I think the odds would be a little more favorable, but not much. It's too bad we as a society always associate wealth as a sign of intelligence and wisdom.
Oh yes, of course!! I forgot that everyone should be able to know what is happening in every room of my house just to make sure I don't do anything that would offend anyone else at any given moment of my life. One of the consequences of a free society is that sometimes you will be offended. Period. If you don't like that idea, there is a plethora of communists and dictators that would absolutely LOVE to have you come live in their country. Then all of you can march along the same line and all hold the same opinion. I realize that this idea is attractive to some folks because it relieves them of alot of decision making and introspection. It is so much easier to just do what you are told.....
To let Ted Kaczynski (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynski) know that despite the fact that he is incarcerated, he is in fact a highly moral man.....
Maybe to begin with, but our system of justice has deviated from what it was intended to be and become a tool by which the middle and lower classes of the financial ladder become victims to vigilante style justice perpetrated by the govt. and those with money and the right connections are relatively free to do what they want to.
One of the consequences of an open society is crime. No matter what is done, there will always be criminals. There are even criminals in dictatorships. There is no way to stop criminal activity. Manage it a little, sure. But no way to stop it. If we as a species did ever happen to find a magic bullet, we would redefine what is criminal behaviour and start the process all over again.
Well, if the rationale for this is that the medium is being used for criminal activity, let us all listen in a police band radios, cell phones and read political emails and have access to all the 3 letter agency networks......
Anyone who thinks that the govt has the interests of each and every individual in mind is living in a small fragile bubble of reality. Corps and govt are both corrupt. Both are human created institutions and thereby corrupt by default. Don't like it, get off the planet.......
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Well, for getting sound to your ears, there is always bluetooth and speech-to-text could do for texting, or you could use a small bluetooth keypad....
I am ready to see the smart phone go the way of the do-do. I am waiting for cell-phone watches to move along a bit. Small, unobtrusive, out-of-sight. Big smart-phones are the equivalent of bling......they look cool, but don't really add anything to my life except another toy to have to replace when it is sat upon, dropped or stolen. They are kind of like the equivalent of sports cars. "Look at my phone. Imagine how big my genitalia must be..." meh...
I do give them props for at least trying something differently. However, when there is govt. money tied to it, it is going to be changing real quick. And more than likely not for the better. With that govt. money comes a lot of govt. oversight. I don't believe the politicians and various other dumb-asses in our govt. can keep their hands/noses out of it and morphing it into just another mill. It is was all privately funded by corps, I think the odds would be a little more favorable, but not much. It's too bad we as a society always associate wealth as a sign of intelligence and wisdom.
Oh yes, of course!! I forgot that everyone should be able to know what is happening in every room of my house just to make sure I don't do anything that would offend anyone else at any given moment of my life. One of the consequences of a free society is that sometimes you will be offended. Period. If you don't like that idea, there is a plethora of communists and dictators that would absolutely LOVE to have you come live in their country. Then all of you can march along the same line and all hold the same opinion. I realize that this idea is attractive to some folks because it relieves them of alot of decision making and introspection. It is so much easier to just do what you are told.....
I am wondering if this attack is masking some other activity.
something they should have been prepared for in the first place......
Let's see all of the IRS's emails..............or not.....
Hmmm. I suppose I should redact all of the relevant information if the IRS ever audits me, due to security concerns of course....
sitting on the commode. Used to be a great place to think, now I just play tetris the whole time.......
To let Ted Kaczynski (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kaczynski) know that despite the fact that he is incarcerated, he is in fact a highly moral man.....
Maybe to begin with, but our system of justice has deviated from what it was intended to be and become a tool by which the middle and lower classes of the financial ladder become victims to vigilante style justice perpetrated by the govt. and those with money and the right connections are relatively free to do what they want to.
One of the consequences of an open society is crime. No matter what is done, there will always be criminals. There are even criminals in dictatorships. There is no way to stop criminal activity. Manage it a little, sure. But no way to stop it. If we as a species did ever happen to find a magic bullet, we would redefine what is criminal behaviour and start the process all over again.
Well, if the rationale for this is that the medium is being used for criminal activity, let us all listen in a police band radios, cell phones and read political emails and have access to all the 3 letter agency networks......
Maybe they will offer Johnny as an add-on....
Anyone who thinks that the govt has the interests of each and every individual in mind is living in a small fragile bubble of reality. Corps and govt are both corrupt. Both are human created institutions and thereby corrupt by default. Don't like it, get off the planet.......
My distaste for things apple is in no way irrational. If you would like to address the irrational ones, talk to the apple consumers.
with the over-priced, over-hyped apple crap. Hey, if you want to flush your money, that IS your business....
All that will accomplish is to make companies less vocal about being hacked.
I vomited in my mouth on reading it.....:)