I would rather them use an emp device then drop concrete blocks from a bridge. One has a small chance of causing loss of life, the other, well if it hits the windshield then it's instant death.
The difference is one may cause property damage and the other is attempted murder.
Hey, dont be so cynical.
At least its a nice instant death out of the blue with no warning whatsoever, and not some slow agonising lingering death.
Not only that, but with digital TV, they know what you watch and when. With analog TV, they don't. Knowning who watches what and when is a very, VERY valuable business model - just ask Google...
Utter BS. You have absolutely no clue what you are talking about.
Analog, or digital, its still a radio signal, the only difference between the two systems is the modulation and encoding.
Is it worthwhile to use baseballs caps and dark glasses to foil face recognition technology?
In the end, no.
Everybody walks differently. You can be tracked and identified by just analysing the way you walk. You would have to go to extreme lengths to be anonymous in a heavily surveilled society.....is it worth the hassle?
You might as well just walk about in the open knowing full well you are monitored and recorded and analysed by whomever controls and has access to the CCTV network. To be honest, the thought of living through what the UK experiences is downright creepy and frightening. I'm very surprised that people have not done anything about them. In a Democracy, the people should have the collective power (voting) to reign in what's happening over there.
But they are not.
If the vast majority of the citizens of the western world really gave a damn about their privacy, they could enact change.
Hang on, I thought common sense was one of those often mentioned but actually mythical ideas.
If 'common sense' was common, the world and the people on it, would not be in the shit state it is now.
So linking to a website you dont like in a post automatically and magically invalidates the posters point, irrespective of factual basis? Fascinating!
Sir, you are on the way to being a millionaire as you claim your nobel prize for the discovery of Magic.
Can I get a cut, for being the one who pointed out your future income? 20% will be fine.
There is a quicker, easier and more power efficient way of checking the weather. Not only that, this one weird trick does not require you to pull your smartphone ( sorry, I meant iPhone, dont h8 me) out of your pocket!
Look out the window.
I wish we would hurry up and crack cheap hot-fusion powerplants.
Cheap, safe, abundant, and limitless electricity would be a key enabling technology to carry us forward and away from fossil fuels.
So many Big Problems could be solved with copious amounts of environment-friendly electricity. It would be the saviour of the human race ( the question is, do we deserve to be saved?)
What am I doing on "halloween"? Nothing.
Im not American and I dont live in America, so "Halloween" has absolutely no cultural significance to me in any way, shape or form.
TBH, I cant wait for it to be finished, as im sick of haloween themed crap on all the American based websites and TV shows.
How did you type your post? Did you have to dictate what you wanted to say to somebody who can type the words out?
Since nothing you ever learnt in "gradeschool" ( im presuming primary school here ) was ever useful in your (miserable by the sounds of it) life, how on Earth did you get along in life without ever having to read and write? ( you know, that thing you had to do in 'gradeschool' using a "pencil" and "paper" when learning how to write and read )
Seriously, your entire argument fell flat at that point, I didnt bother reading it any further after that debacle.
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I totally love it how you assume you have a fundamental right to drive your car on a public road.
Driving is a privilege, not a right.
If it was a right, you would have no need for driver licences.
If used on a motorcycle, it can mean the rider can lose control, causing a crash, fatality, and lawsuits.
What is the alternative for safely stopping a speeding motorcycle?
The alternative to safely stopping a motorcycle is unsafely stopping a motorcycle.
I would rather them use an emp device then drop concrete blocks from a bridge. One has a small chance of causing loss of life, the other, well if it hits the windshield then it's instant death.
The difference is one may cause property damage and the other is attempted murder.
Hey, dont be so cynical.
At least its a nice instant death out of the blue with no warning whatsoever, and not some slow agonising lingering death.
Ill take option 1 over option 2 any day.
Not only that, but with digital TV, they know what you watch and when. With analog TV, they don't. Knowning who watches what and when is a very, VERY valuable business model - just ask Google...
Utter BS. You have absolutely no clue what you are talking about.
Analog, or digital, its still a radio signal, the only difference between the two systems is the modulation and encoding.
It is *not* a two way radio link.
Is it worthwhile to use baseballs caps and dark glasses to foil face recognition technology?
In the end, no.
Everybody walks differently. You can be tracked and identified by just analysing the way you walk.
You would have to go to extreme lengths to be anonymous in a heavily surveilled society.....is it worth the hassle?
You might as well just walk about in the open knowing full well you are monitored and recorded and analysed by whomever controls and has access to the CCTV network.
To be honest, the thought of living through what the UK experiences is downright creepy and frightening. I'm very surprised that people have not done anything about them. In a Democracy, the people should have the collective power (voting) to reign in what's happening over there.
But they are not.
If the vast majority of the citizens of the western world really gave a damn about their privacy, they could enact change.
Hang on, I thought common sense was one of those often mentioned but actually mythical ideas. If 'common sense' was common, the world and the people on it, would not be in the shit state it is now.
So linking to a website you dont like in a post automatically and magically invalidates the posters point, irrespective of factual basis? Fascinating! Sir, you are on the way to being a millionaire as you claim your nobel prize for the discovery of Magic. Can I get a cut, for being the one who pointed out your future income? 20% will be fine.
There is a quicker, easier and more power efficient way of checking the weather. Not only that, this one weird trick does not require you to pull your smartphone ( sorry, I meant iPhone, dont h8 me) out of your pocket! Look out the window.
I wish we would hurry up and crack cheap hot-fusion powerplants. Cheap, safe, abundant, and limitless electricity would be a key enabling technology to carry us forward and away from fossil fuels. So many Big Problems could be solved with copious amounts of environment-friendly electricity. It would be the saviour of the human race ( the question is, do we deserve to be saved?)
OK for corporations to murder ( sorry, kill) people? By shooting them to death? You *must* be an American...
What am I doing on "halloween"? Nothing. Im not American and I dont live in America, so "Halloween" has absolutely no cultural significance to me in any way, shape or form. TBH, I cant wait for it to be finished, as im sick of haloween themed crap on all the American based websites and TV shows.
How did you type your post? Did you have to dictate what you wanted to say to somebody who can type the words out? Since nothing you ever learnt in "gradeschool" ( im presuming primary school here ) was ever useful in your (miserable by the sounds of it) life, how on Earth did you get along in life without ever having to read and write? ( you know, that thing you had to do in 'gradeschool' using a "pencil" and "paper" when learning how to write and read ) Seriously, your entire argument fell flat at that point, I didnt bother reading it any further after that debacle.
Why do you need to trust him? The source code and instructions are available for the world to see, no trust of the author is required.