Think about it - if you had Google talk on your phone, not only could you IM people, but you could use Google's voice chat feature to actually speak to them!
Well, whatever it is, I'm sure it will cost 10c/message or 500 messages for $40/mo or something absurd like that. Either way, they will find some way to make your bill go up 15% if you even think about using the service.
I saw a representative from this company on Fox News yesterday (he was the IT manager) and he explicitly stated that participation was voluntary. Two employees had the implant, one of those was the CEO. The fellow being interviewed carried his RFID on his keychain.
It will end up as an intrusion to the privacy of ordinary people unaware of this and/or private communications among companies.
You mean the ordinary people who voluntarily sign away their privacy by publishing every excruciating detail of their boring lives on their blogs? Let's think about this for more than ten seconds. If information is available on the public internet, it is, by definition, not private.
I've noticed that the professors who come from industry are pretty conservative. Professors who have been in the ivory tower of academia their whole lives, however, are very liberal.
The only way I ace political science classes is by parroting the pinko commie crap that the professor advocates right back to him in my assignments. Works every time.
A Government is ELECTED to UPHOLD the Law of the Land. That is ALL.
A government just governs according to the law.
It is the Laws that MUST be obeyed, not the Government.
American government has three parts: executive, legislative, judicial. The legislative branch makes the laws, the executive branch sees to it that the laws are faithfully executed, and the judicial branch judges the law.
Congress makes law.
Congress is part of the government.
Ergo, the government makes the law.
Now go back to school, and this time pay attention to social studies and civics properly instead of worrying about touchdowns and prom dates.
I am 37 years old and I live in my parents' basement. I work part-time as a salesman at Circuit City. I *wish* my high school career was touchdowns and prom dates.
The Fundamental Relationship between Business and Government:
If a business operates in the jurisdiction of a government, that business is obligated to follow the laws of such a government. If the business refuses to follow the laws, the government has the right to shut the business down.
Let's not forget about Wikipedia articles that contain patently false information. That could be a compounding problem - plagiarising false information from Wikipedia.
There is probably quite a bit of plagiarism that goes undetected in the media, especially relating to blogs. It seems that the mass media catches onto stories that first break in the blogosphere, and I wouldn't be surprised if some print articles are lifted from well thought out blog posts.
Of course, this is no reason to entirely discredit the mass media, I would like to hope that 99.99% of them practice responsible journalism, but I am sure there is that.01% that makes the whole group look bad.
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Think about it - if you had Google talk on your phone, not only could you IM people, but you could use Google's voice chat feature to actually speak to them!
Well, whatever it is, I'm sure it will cost 10c/message or 500 messages for $40/mo or something absurd like that. Either way, they will find some way to make your bill go up 15% if you even think about using the service.
Shenanigans.
I saw a representative from this company on Fox News yesterday (he was the IT manager) and he explicitly stated that participation was voluntary. Two employees had the implant, one of those was the CEO. The fellow being interviewed carried his RFID on his keychain.
Because nobody who reads Slashdot ever got beaten up in high school...
Thank you for being a voice of reason. Slashdot needs more commenters like you.
Cheers,
Ted
It will end up as an intrusion to the privacy of ordinary people unaware of this and/or private communications among companies.
You mean the ordinary people who voluntarily sign away their privacy by publishing every excruciating detail of their boring lives on their blogs? Let's think about this for more than ten seconds. If information is available on the public internet, it is, by definition, not private.
Maybe you should run for Congress.
Mr. Simpson, this computer can process NINE tax returns per DAY. Did you really think you could fool it?
You must be new here. Anything the government does on the internet (especially Republicans) is fundamentally wrong.
Yes, a conservative on slashdot CAN have an Excellent karma!
;-)
Excellent-karma conservatives, unite!
I just wonder why couldn't those billions of dollars invested in this war be used for Hydrogen fuel research or some other alternatives to oil.
Because in the free market economy, that is the job of private business, not government.
Hacked by Chinese!
Three letters that can convince a PHB to spend hundred of thousands of your salary/bonus dollars.
worst episode ever.
I am NOT drinking any FUCKING MERLOT.
I will pray for your soul when God judges you.
Aah yes, the typical liberal attitude that all conservatives get their facts from the bible. It's this kind of ignorance that kills your credibility.
Of course you have the right to critique your professors. They also have a right to fail you.
Conservative students are discriminated against in academia. Yes it is true.
I've noticed that the professors who come from industry are pretty conservative. Professors who have been in the ivory tower of academia their whole lives, however, are very liberal.
Precisely. Unless, of course, you want an F.
The only way I ace political science classes is by parroting the pinko commie crap that the professor advocates right back to him in my assignments. Works every time.
A Government is ELECTED to UPHOLD the Law of the Land. That is ALL. A government just governs according to the law. It is the Laws that MUST be obeyed, not the Government.
American government has three parts: executive, legislative, judicial. The legislative branch makes the laws, the executive branch sees to it that the laws are faithfully executed, and the judicial branch judges the law.
Congress makes law.
Congress is part of the government.
Ergo, the government makes the law.
Now go back to school, and this time pay attention to social studies and civics properly instead of worrying about touchdowns and prom dates.
I am 37 years old and I live in my parents' basement. I work part-time as a salesman at Circuit City. I *wish* my high school career was touchdowns and prom dates.
The Fundamental Relationship between Business and Government:
If a business operates in the jurisdiction of a government, that business is obligated to follow the laws of such a government. If the business refuses to follow the laws, the government has the right to shut the business down.
I hope this helps your understanding.
Is it really that hard......to use babelfish to translate the wikipedia article from English to Chinese, back again, and fix the grammer?
Apparently not as hard as it is to spell 'grammar' correctly.
Let's not forget about Wikipedia articles that contain patently false information. That could be a compounding problem - plagiarising false information from Wikipedia.
There is probably quite a bit of plagiarism that goes undetected in the media, especially relating to blogs. It seems that the mass media catches onto stories that first break in the blogosphere, and I wouldn't be surprised if some print articles are lifted from well thought out blog posts.
.01% that makes the whole group look bad.
Of course, this is no reason to entirely discredit the mass media, I would like to hope that 99.99% of them practice responsible journalism, but I am sure there is that