Because the overwhelming goal for the private company isn't security, it's the profit margin. Replicating what the Israelis do costs real money; as in involves hiring intelligent people and training the said people how to spot real threats. That kind of thing cuts into profit margin and executive bonuses, and just absolutely won't do.
they know exactly how obsolete their business model is. however that isn't going to prevent them from milking it for everything it is worth. until they themselves concluded nothing more could be gain from it, they will persist. the politicians in their pockets will assist, irrespective of what the populace might think, or how loud the complains might be.
I would think RIAA would demand 3D scanner be illegal to own or operate as it is a device designed to circumvent "copy protection" known as "obsolescence."
Shortly after the release of War Games in 1983, there were a rash of hacking incidents "inspired" by the movie. Events of late seem to be a repeat of that, aggravated by the (still) piss poor security policies. How some things changed but other persists over the decades.
I was told this is a true story (though I probably remember some of it wrong) -
IBM's Nazgul came calling at SUN one day and demands licensing fee for several patents. After some internal reviews of the patents in question, SUN concluded that there are no merit to IBM's claims. IBM's Nazgul were completely unfazed; "Do you seriously believe that of the hundred thousands of patents in our portfolio, you are NOT in violation of ANY?" Needless to say, SUN ink the licensing agreement.
Considering the amount of patents M$ is sitting on, most probably paid just to avoid any expensive and prolonged litigation. Merit has absolutely nothing to do with it.
"This is what the engineers tell us here, and I believe them first."
... what self respecting (and indeed, competent) engineer would work at Best Buy? In fact, I don't think Best Buy pays enough for ANY engineer to be employed there.
it's not Obama that has been shot dead; it's all the rubber checks he wrote before being elected on government reforms etc that has been shot dead, fairly early on in his presidency too. he has proven himself to be just like the retard he replaced in most respects. reform my ass.
Can we please just line up owner(s)/officer(s) of Stevens Media and and those of Rightshaven up against a wall and shoot them all in the head, then call it done? These people are nothing more than parasites/thugs, and should be treated as such.
What was done to that woman was atrocious. However condamning the rank and file TSA employees does nothing; they're just trying to make ends meet like everybody else, and in general they too loath what they have to do as a part of their job. People at the top that are responsible for all these nonsense are utterly indifferent to what happens, and until they're held accountable, nothing changes.
The risk of "getting shot" as a police officer is not nearly as great as some people seem to think. Most officer fatalities come from car accidents.
A coworker's brother in law was Minnesota Highway Patrol. According to him, "there're very few people out there gunning for a cop, but there're a lot of BAD DRIVERS out there." I would take that as a confirmation...
Just because your number is in DNC registry don't mean squat, I am still regularly receiving unsolicited marketing calls (robocalls and human calls) on both land line and cell line (both of which are on DNC registry.) Yes, I get the urge to introduce the caller to my nail ridden 2x4 clue stick every time I get those calls too.
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Because the overwhelming goal for the private company isn't security, it's the profit margin.
Replicating what the Israelis do costs real money; as in involves hiring intelligent people and training the said people how to spot real threats. That kind of thing cuts into profit margin and executive bonuses, and just absolutely won't do.
Maybe the photographer baited the monkeys with bananas, and as such it could be construed as work for hire...
Oh wait...
List of TSA Salary I doublt Mr Serrano, or for that matter, any of the pseudo-cop screeners are being paid at band F or above.
Please cite the source of your information.
Who watches the watcher? No, do not look in the direction of Washington DC. Nobody there cares.
so they close down one tabloid and move all the employees to another?
they know exactly how obsolete their business model is. however that isn't going to prevent them from milking it for everything it is worth. until they themselves concluded nothing more could be gain from it, they will persist. the politicians in their pockets will assist, irrespective of what the populace might think, or how loud the complains might be.
Why does that remind me of The Arsenal of Freedom
I would think RIAA would demand 3D scanner be illegal to own or operate as it is a device designed to circumvent "copy protection" known as "obsolescence."
how about a box of obscenely shaped chocolates?
then people won't be afraid to invent again.
Shortly after the release of War Games in 1983, there were a rash of hacking incidents "inspired" by the movie. Events of late seem to be a repeat of that, aggravated by the (still) piss poor security policies. How some things changed but other persists over the decades.
I was told this is a true story (though I probably remember some of it wrong) -
IBM's Nazgul came calling at SUN one day and demands licensing fee for several patents. After some internal reviews of the patents in question, SUN concluded that there are no merit to IBM's claims. IBM's Nazgul were completely unfazed; "Do you seriously believe that of the hundred thousands of patents in our portfolio, you are NOT in violation of ANY?" Needless to say, SUN ink the licensing agreement.
Considering the amount of patents M$ is sitting on, most probably paid just to avoid any expensive and prolonged litigation. Merit has absolutely nothing to do with it.
... what self respecting (and indeed, competent) engineer would work at Best Buy? In fact, I don't think Best Buy pays enough for ANY engineer to be employed there.
BB employees are trained to become used car salesmen after they graduate from BB.
that monoprice charges sales tax (for us that's guilty of living in California) on shipping fee too.
it's not Obama that has been shot dead; it's all the rubber checks he wrote before being elected on government reforms etc that has been shot dead, fairly early on in his presidency too. he has proven himself to be just like the retard he replaced in most respects. reform my ass.
Can we please just line up owner(s)/officer(s) of Stevens Media and and those of Rightshaven up against a wall and shoot them all in the head, then call it done? These people are nothing more than parasites/thugs, and should be treated as such.
that the service isn't called Google-Spot.
had copyright been kept at 20 yrs, they would've all been in public domain by now.
What was done to that woman was atrocious. However condamning the rank and file TSA employees does nothing; they're just trying to make ends meet like everybody else, and in general they too loath what they have to do as a part of their job. People at the top that are responsible for all these nonsense are utterly indifferent to what happens, and until they're held accountable, nothing changes.
AARP won't take this well, and I think we all know how much Washington fears AARP...
A coworker's brother in law was Minnesota Highway Patrol. According to him, "there're very few people out there gunning for a cop, but there're a lot of BAD DRIVERS out there." I would take that as a confirmation...
Just because your number is in DNC registry don't mean squat, I am still regularly receiving unsolicited marketing calls (robocalls and human calls) on both land line and cell line (both of which are on DNC registry.) Yes, I get the urge to introduce the caller to my nail ridden 2x4 clue stick every time I get those calls too.