Allergies have a direct relationship with the level of pollutants in the area the person grew up in. As, not coincidentally, do cancer rates.
Note that all the research, work, effort, and awareness programs directed at both cancer and allergies focus on drugs to control the conditions rather than prevention of the condition. The reason for this becomes apparent when you note that the majority of the funding for the cancer and allergy research comes from polluters.
Things are a little more complex in that whilst some pollutants can cause allergies it's also possible for ultra-"clean" environments to result in people being prone to allergies. (As well as breeding "superbugs".) The human immune system needs a level of environmental training in order to function correctly. Disabling part of a cat's immune system because humans have developed environments which encourage faulty human immune systems does not strike me as a good approach. There's also the problem that this company hasn't been in business long enough to know that their actions are harmless to cats.
A complication would be that blank RFID tags cannot be obtained with the same serial number (current RFID tags mostly have unique serial numbers that are pre-programmed by the chip manufacturer).
This is unlikely to be a big problem for organised criminals or national governments (and especially not for national governments run by organised criminals).
It could be planted days, weeks or months in advance, and it'd sit there until its batteries ran down waiting for the right moment to go off.
No reason why a bomb has to have a self contained power source. As opposed to being hooked up to the electrical system of a vehicle or mains electricity. The real risk of leaving a bomb unattended is that it might be discovered before it goes off, especially if it is putting out RF...
As I said last time this was mentioned, this will let terrorists to create a bomb triggered by the presence (within the RFID's readable range) of someone of a specific nationality.
Assuming terrorists would stop at bombs. The same methods can be used for guided missiles. As well as being targetable to a specific individual. (Or at least his/her identity documents.)
The issue is that IF the gov claims these tags to be secure (which they will), and your tag gets copied by someone (which, if ever feasible by criminals, can be done wirelessly, so you can't protect yourself unless you start wrapping foil around your wallet. But that would beat the purpose of the RF in RFID)
There has never been a document which cannot be forged. Even if such a mythical document could be created there is still the problem of criminal gangs getting a foothold in the issuing of "real" documents, through either getting a job with the issuing agency or bribing/blackmailing existing employees.
And even worse : who will be blamed if your tag is stolen ? You ? The gov ? Certainly not the crooks as they usually get away with everything.
When it comes to identity theft the "crooks" include foreign governments. Even when they get caught, as recently happened in New Zealand, all they got was a few months in jail...
They're ALL biased. That's the problem with the news media these days, they want to do the thinking for us.
The bigger problem is that many of them appear to be biased in much the same way.
Fox claims to be "Fair and Balanced" yet must be using strange new definitions for those words, because I don'd find an organization that (a) cuts off opposing viewpoints repeatedly "fair", and (b) has 4/5 of its guests from the right and 1/5 from the left "balanced".
Is that "left and right" or "Democrat and Republican" in practice. If the latter then the even more unbalanced part is along the lines of ignoring most of the US Presidential candidates.
Sorry, this is the U.S. Here we are dumbasses and think it's OK to drink and drive. Thus being tired isn't as huge of a cause as being dead drunk. (No pun intended) We first need to solve the basic problems.
One simple step would be to not allow a drivers/ing licence to be used as an identity documenet for purchasing of alcohol.
Sadly, MAD magazine had this idea 50~ years ago. Attach a breath detector to the ignition system. I think they are just starting to do this for some people with too many DUI's.
How many is "too many"? Wouldn't a lifetime driving ban be a more sensible idea for persistent offenders.
Basically people feel safer so they drive faster/aren't as careful.
What's needed is a car which feels more unsafe to the driver than it actually is.
The interesting thing is that the effect is strongest for safety changes that make the chance of an accident lower (e.g. ABS breaking) and weakest for things that just reduce the cost of an accident (e.g. Airbags).
The problem with ABS is that it can become used as a performance, rather than safety, enhancement.
So, we're all up in arms because some guy stole GPL code (note the use of the word "taken" and "stole" used throughout the article and discussion).
Probably because the person involved is a commercial pirate. In other words they are selling someone elses copyrighted work without permission. And yet, this attitude magically disappears in an MP3 or movie piracy article? Suddenly, THAT kind of piracy isn't "theft?"
Typically these copies are not being sold.
Honestly, what's the difference? In both cases, someone else's copyrighted materials are taken and used for their own purposes.
the difference between pure copyright infringement and copyright infringement plus making money from the infringement.
My understanding is that there are no mechanical gyroscopes in a Segway.
Laser gyroscopes are used on aircraft for INS (probably with mechanical backups). So there's no reason for a recently developed machine not to use solid state systems.
I first read your link as Segway for the Highway Now THAT would be something to see. A Segway traveling at 60-70 mph would be quite interesting to see.
Sounds more like something for the "extreme sports" type of people. No doubt quite a few of this group end up being disabled at a fairly young age.
Are you suggesting that the government stop trying to aprehend and prosecute hard drug users/dealers?
Because the problems prohibition creates are often worst than any problems that the drugs create. The US gave up on alcohol prohibition for this reason.
If it ended think of all those poor DEA agents having to get proper jobs.
The War on Terror. Yep that's working: so far two countried fucked up and Iran's next.
Unless Iran actually has WMDs, in which case Syria is most likely next in line.
So how can we deal with counterfeiting? I know: we'll declare war on it, that always works.
Except that kind of copyright infringement which a fuss is being made about isn't counterfeting in the first place.
The US Government: the world's leading terror organisation for the last 50 years.
Whilst the US Government may have made the "top 10" since 1954 it may not have been number one for each of those 50 years. The US Government faces stiff competition from Israel, Britain, Russia and France.
Most likely when the rest of the planet says "enough is enough"...
on abstract concepts like "terrorism," "drugs" and "intellectual property theft"? (Recent) history has shown that things like this just do not work.
Actually it appears to work quite well. Assuming the aim is to keep various people busy and well funded. N.B. the funding goes to "both ends". So odds on the US Government is now funding "intellectual property theft". The whole idea of these "wars" is top ensure that they cannot be "won".
Long afterwards, a judge found the entire raid on the IMC headquarters had been a complete fabrication. The police had planted Molotov cocktails, a sledgehammer, knives etc. in the building.
The police probably felt they needed a distraction after the murder of a protestor.
As for agent provocateurs, there is no doubt these were operating in Italy--though they were probably oldtime fascist sympathizers, not undercover cops (though in Italy, the line is blurred).
Nothing to stop them having been "encouraged" by Italian authorities. When it comes to state sponsorship of terrorism, especially domestic, the concept of "plausable deniability" is important.
Later in the evening, the radio was warning people not to even bother trying to drive anyplace that went near Washington University, since most of the roads in that area would be blocked off for the duration of the debate.
Undoubtedly causing lots of inconvenience so that two people could do something they could easily have done elsewhere.
(Show me any private party or business affair you know of where this level of government intervention is present?)
Not that Kerry's proposed foreign policy isn't only a hair different anyway, but that's another story. Why foreigners like him is something I cannot explain.
In this case Bush is arguably the lesser of two evils. Since if he cannot be re-elected in 2008.
One explanation is that not everyone here live in the US. Outside the US Bush is not popular, left or right.
The US isn't that popular with most of the world, especially if you consider the views of regular people rather than governments. (Given the way the US Government continues to behave towards the Middle East this is unlikely to change soon Also anti-Bush does not necessarily mean pro-Kerry.
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Allergies have a direct relationship with the level of pollutants in the area the person grew up in. As, not coincidentally, do cancer rates.
Note that all the research, work, effort, and awareness programs directed at both cancer and allergies focus on drugs to control the conditions rather than prevention of the condition. The reason for this becomes apparent when you note that the majority of the funding for the cancer and allergy research comes from polluters.
Things are a little more complex in that whilst some pollutants can cause allergies it's also possible for ultra-"clean" environments to result in people being prone to allergies. (As well as breeding "superbugs".)
The human immune system needs a level of environmental training in order to function correctly. Disabling part of a cat's immune system because humans have developed environments which encourage faulty human immune systems does not strike me as a good approach. There's also the problem that this company hasn't been in business long enough to know that their actions are harmless to cats.
A complication would be that blank RFID tags cannot be obtained with the same serial number (current RFID tags mostly have unique serial numbers that are pre-programmed by the chip manufacturer).
This is unlikely to be a big problem for organised criminals or national governments (and especially not for national governments run by organised criminals).
It could be planted days, weeks or months in advance, and it'd sit there until its batteries ran down waiting for the right moment to go off.
No reason why a bomb has to have a self contained power source. As opposed to being hooked up to the electrical system of a vehicle or mains electricity. The real risk of leaving a bomb unattended is that it might be discovered before it goes off, especially if it is putting out RF...
As I said last time this was mentioned, this will let terrorists to create a bomb triggered by the presence (within the RFID's readable range) of someone of a specific nationality.
Assuming terrorists would stop at bombs. The same methods can be used for guided missiles. As well as being targetable to a specific individual. (Or at least his/her identity documents.)
The issue is that IF the gov claims these tags to be secure (which they will), and your tag gets copied by someone (which, if ever feasible by criminals, can be done wirelessly, so you can't protect yourself unless you start wrapping foil around your wallet. But that would beat the purpose of the RF in RFID)
There has never been a document which cannot be forged. Even if such a mythical document could be created there is still the problem of criminal gangs getting a foothold in the issuing of "real" documents, through either getting a job with the issuing agency or bribing/blackmailing existing employees.
And even worse : who will be blamed if your tag is stolen ? You ? The gov ? Certainly not the crooks as they usually get away with everything.
When it comes to identity theft the "crooks" include foreign governments. Even when they get caught, as recently happened in New Zealand, all they got was a few months in jail...
They're ALL biased. That's the problem with the news media these days, they want to do the thinking for us.
The bigger problem is that many of them appear to be biased in much the same way.
Fox claims to be "Fair and Balanced" yet must be using strange new definitions for those words, because I don'd find an organization that (a) cuts off opposing viewpoints repeatedly "fair", and (b) has 4/5 of its guests from the right and 1/5 from the left "balanced".
Is that "left and right" or "Democrat and Republican" in practice. If the latter then the even more unbalanced part is along the lines of ignoring most of the US Presidential candidates.
Sorry, this is the U.S. Here we are dumbasses and think it's OK to drink and drive. Thus being tired isn't as huge of a cause as being dead drunk. (No pun intended) We first need to solve the basic problems.
One simple step would be to not allow a drivers/ing licence to be used as an identity documenet for purchasing of alcohol.
Sadly, MAD magazine had this idea 50~ years ago. Attach a breath detector to the ignition system. I think they are just starting to do this for some people with too many DUI's.
How many is "too many"? Wouldn't a lifetime driving ban be a more sensible idea for persistent offenders.
Basically people feel safer so they drive faster/aren't as careful.
What's needed is a car which feels more unsafe to the driver than it actually is.
The interesting thing is that the effect is strongest for safety changes that make the chance of an accident lower (e.g. ABS breaking) and weakest for things that just reduce the cost of an accident (e.g. Airbags).
The problem with ABS is that it can become used as a performance, rather than safety, enhancement.
So, we're all up in arms because some guy stole GPL code (note the use of the word "taken" and "stole" used throughout the article and discussion).
Probably because the person involved is a commercial pirate. In other words they are selling someone elses copyrighted work without permission.
And yet, this attitude magically disappears in an MP3 or movie piracy article? Suddenly, THAT kind of piracy isn't "theft?"
Typically these copies are not being sold.
Honestly, what's the difference? In both cases, someone else's copyrighted materials are taken and used for their own purposes.
the difference between pure copyright infringement and copyright infringement plus making money from the infringement.
No, it got stuck on Fox News' channel.
isn't that the "Fox Fiction Channel"
Maybe these TV's are fitted with some form of AI...
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WMDs! This government doesn't give fuck-one about those.
Actually it does. Even GW Bush is unlikely to try and invade a country capable of retaliation.
My understanding is that there are no mechanical gyroscopes in a Segway.
Laser gyroscopes are used on aircraft for INS (probably with mechanical backups). So there's no reason for a recently developed machine not to use solid state systems.
I first read your link as Segway for the Highway Now THAT would be something to see. A Segway traveling at 60-70 mph would be quite interesting to see.
Sounds more like something for the "extreme sports" type of people. No doubt quite a few of this group end up being disabled at a fairly young age.
of course if the segway becomes a device for the disabled, there can be no law to stop their usage on sidewalks, or even inside malls,
Wonder how it compares with motorised wheelchairs and cars. Which, if nothing else, tend to take up more space.
Are you suggesting that the government stop trying to aprehend and prosecute hard drug users/dealers?
Because the problems prohibition creates are often worst than any problems that the drugs create. The US gave up on alcohol prohibition for this reason.
The War on Drugs. Yep that worked.
If it ended think of all those poor DEA agents having to get proper jobs.
The War on Terror. Yep that's working: so far two countried fucked up and Iran's next.
Unless Iran actually has WMDs, in which case Syria is most likely next in line.
So how can we deal with counterfeiting? I know: we'll declare war on it, that always works.
Except that kind of copyright infringement which a fuss is being made about isn't counterfeting in the first place.
The US Government: the world's leading terror organisation for the last 50 years.
Whilst the US Government may have made the "top 10" since 1954 it may not have been number one for each of those 50 years. The US Government faces stiff competition from Israel, Britain, Russia and France.
RIAA estimates that $2.6 billion worth of revenues are lost and the like through file-sharing - so what are they going to do about it?
Most likely spend several times that amount of money a year in "enforcement" and making sure that the "enforcers" have a job for life.
When will the US stop trying to "declare war"
Most likely when the rest of the planet says "enough is enough"...
on abstract concepts like "terrorism," "drugs" and "intellectual property theft"? (Recent) history has shown that things like this just do not work.
Actually it appears to work quite well. Assuming the aim is to keep various people busy and well funded. N.B. the funding goes to "both ends". So odds on the US Government is now funding "intellectual property theft". The whole idea of these "wars" is top ensure that they cannot be "won".
Indymedia certainly has it's share of junk, but I notice you're still reading slashdot. ;)
The "mainstream media" also has its share of "junk". At times including fiction passed off as reporting.
Long afterwards, a judge found the entire raid on the IMC headquarters had been a complete fabrication. The police had planted Molotov cocktails, a sledgehammer, knives etc. in the building.
The police probably felt they needed a distraction after the murder of a protestor.
As for agent provocateurs, there is no doubt these were operating in Italy--though they were probably oldtime fascist sympathizers, not undercover cops (though in Italy, the line is blurred).
Nothing to stop them having been "encouraged" by Italian authorities. When it comes to state sponsorship of terrorism, especially domestic, the concept of "plausable deniability" is important.
If I were an undercover agent and if photographs of me were on the web showing me in places where I ought not to be, it's quite understandable.
The same would apply if you were fimed by a television news crew or a security camera.
Later in the evening, the radio was warning people not to even bother trying to drive anyplace that went near Washington University, since most of the roads in that area would be blocked off for the duration of the debate.
Undoubtedly causing lots of inconvenience so that two people could do something they could easily have done elsewhere.
(Show me any private party or business affair you know of where this level of government intervention is present?)
Especially one for such few people...
Did they manage to get on the ballots in all fifty states? I don't believe they did?
Would Bush and Kerry have managed this had the same nomination rules been applied to them?
Not that Kerry's proposed foreign policy isn't only a hair different anyway, but that's another story. Why foreigners like him is something I cannot explain.
In this case Bush is arguably the lesser of two evils. Since if he cannot be re-elected in 2008.
One explanation is that not everyone here live in the US. Outside the US Bush is not popular, left or right.
The US isn't that popular with most of the world, especially if you consider the views of regular people rather than governments. (Given the way the US Government continues to behave towards the Middle East this is unlikely to change soon
Also anti-Bush does not necessarily mean pro-Kerry.