The database is the problem, but for more complicated reasons.
Our current government is relatively liberal, and when I say relative, I mean relative to the fascist European governments of 20th century history.
In current society it is easy to see the benefits of being able to identify suspects immediately.
At *some point* in the future it is easy to imagine that our country will be governed by fascists. We have to be sure that when this happens, tools such as a National biometric/genetic database is NOT available for their use to persecute the populace.
ALSO.
No database is secure from theft. Ask anyone working in IT security. Put all this info in one place and it *will* be stolen and abused.
I've read through the essay you linked, and I'm not sure it supports your posting at all, at least it seems you support the idea that it was the redcoats in the wrong.
Surely this account confirms how these issues are always complex and not black and white at all. Was White in the wrong? Were the crowd right to be angry? Was the officer right to rescue his man? Were the soldiers right to defend themselves?
The answer appears to me to be yes to all of these, so who can apportion sole blame at the end of the day when people lie dying?
I'm suprised no-one has mentioned this, but the moajority of the comments here seem to be based on the false presumption that technology can solve social/cultural problems.
Sure it's cool to debate what we can do with our new toys, but keep in mind it's purpose.
http://www.thefirsttofly.hpg.ig.com.br/pioneer2. ht m
Although not conclusive, I would definitely be suspicious of the Wright brothers claims, even backed up by your grand-pappy I feel the European press are more solid to back a first-flight claim...
No evidence, but when I saw this picture on TV this morning I was conviced I'd seen this kind of thing before, and I have.
As the Nerimoff suggests this is just a reflection of light from the Sun as it disappears over the horizon. It seems quite striking when you see it because of the contrast with darker clouds around. I guess the angle the light is striking at and the type of cloud or contrail would combine to give the effect.
"Until Microsoft can get with the program and start developing an OS whose name ends in "X," the crucial systems of the world will continue to run other operating systems"
Maybe that's where they went wrong, they should have stuck to the 9x range instead of the wussy 2000 range.
How about remarketing as 200x?
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I checked out the Buran 002 in Sydney a couple of years back, seems a better design than the Shuttle. Sat in the cockpit, had my photo taken - I was in a spaceship yeah!! Boyhood dreams come back to life!!
Then the guide told me it never actually made it into orbit.
Burst my bubble why don't you?
It did however do several sub-orbital test flights.
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Surely this is only useful if you're too drunk to remember to put on your driving gloves before you touch the wheel!
And his other movies were useless, I mean Robocop II? The Return of a Man Named Horse?
I think this example detracts from the postulation on the Director.
Absofuckinglutely.
What kind of moron posts an article bitching passwords and doesn't even understand what 2-factor authentication is?
Mod parent up please, what kind of fool complains to Microsoft for NOT correcting the spelling?!
The database is the problem, but for more complicated reasons.
Our current government is relatively liberal, and when I say relative, I mean relative to the fascist European governments of 20th century history.
In current society it is easy to see the benefits of being able to identify suspects immediately.
At *some point* in the future it is easy to imagine that our country will be governed by fascists. We have to be sure that when this happens, tools such as a National biometric/genetic database is NOT available for their use to persecute the populace.
ALSO.
No database is secure from theft. Ask anyone working in IT security.
Put all this info in one place and it *will* be stolen and abused.
I have written to my MP to no avail.
I've read through the essay you linked, and I'm not sure it supports your posting at all, at least it seems you support the idea that it was the redcoats in the wrong.
Surely this account confirms how these issues are always complex and not black and white at all. Was White in the wrong? Were the crowd right to be angry? Was the officer right to rescue his man? Were the soldiers right to defend themselves?
The answer appears to me to be yes to all of these, so who can apportion sole blame at the end of the day when people lie dying?
I'm suprised no-one has mentioned this, but the moajority of the comments here seem to be based on the false presumption that technology can solve social/cultural problems.
Sure it's cool to debate what we can do with our new toys, but keep in mind it's purpose.
A few points (I'm a treo 600 user)
-No camera. Business device people.
This is not a benefit, merely a lack of functionality.
-The new keyboard is not that bad after you use it for a week.
The keyboard is fine on the Treo
-Charges over USB cable, no extra power adapters needed (major plus)
I use the L'il Sync USB chrge/sync cable (~£5)
As mentioned in another thread the priority is: Treo gives applications, and email
BB gives email, plus applications.
Could you go on to explain how soemthing could be infinitely long in just one direction?
/i direction /i
I'm fine with one dimension of infinity, just not one
http://chrisbrady.itgo.com/pearse/smithsonian.htm
It's okay - Water is like Acid to Them!
Brazil holds it's own inventor as the first for flight, and he actually committed suicide in 1932 because of the use of aeroplanes in war:
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http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Diction
I think the point was that the Wright brothers may not have actually flown in 1903, their evidence being shown in 1908...
Not saying it's true, just that that is the point being made.
Here's a pretty good arguement for Dumont:
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http://www.thefirsttofly.hpg.ig.com.br/pioneer2
Although not conclusive, I would definitely be suspicious of the Wright brothers claims, even backed up by your grand-pappy I feel the European press are more solid to back a first-flight claim...
It's a winner!
/RANT For the last time cloning will not replicate people! No duplication of people is possible.
/RANT
No more than identical twins are the same person!
Doh!
No evidence, but when I saw this picture on TV this morning I was conviced I'd seen this kind of thing before, and I have.
As the Nerimoff suggests this is just a reflection of light from the Sun as it disappears over the horizon. It seems quite striking when you see it because of the contrast with darker clouds around. I guess the angle the light is striking at and the type of cloud or contrail would combine to give the effect.
I read it on Slashdot!
What did you do that can't be done with GPO?
I find it's controls are not exactly granular in their depth.
Woah, what about 9x? :D
"Until Microsoft can get with the program and start developing an OS whose name ends in "X," the crucial systems of the world will continue to run other operating systems"
Maybe that's where they went wrong, they should have stuck to the 9x range instead of the wussy 2000 range.
How about remarketing as 200x?
I checked out the Buran 002 in Sydney a couple of years back, seems a better design than the Shuttle. Sat in the cockpit, had my photo taken - I was in a spaceship yeah!! Boyhood dreams come back to life!!
Then the guide told me it never actually made it into orbit.
Burst my bubble why don't you?
It did however do several sub-orbital test flights.
Looks cool from a distance too.
...This is Slashdot, nobody RTFAs so no advertising. ;)
Just a point on XP, use shutdown /a to prevent the reboot. ...45 ...
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What would Slartibartfast say?
Could take a little while to get there...
Distance from Sun: 2630 Light Years
You seem to be under the the impression that legitimate users actually change their passwords - what planet are you living on?!