I am concerned about a government that wants to reduce my rights and priviledges for a false sense of security and so they can be seen as "doing something".
Right, the "doing something" principle. "We've got to do something, and this is something, so we're going to do it." Such attitude is pervasive in society, and especially the government, as anyone who's worked for the government can likely attest.
But why without recrimination? Now you are adding words to right that the constitution guarantees you! You have no right to say anything you want about someone else without consequence? That's why you CAN'T yell "fire" in a crowded movie theater!
Common misconception. That the right to "speech without repercussions" is not listed in the Constitution is not the reason you don't have such rights, but rather because your rights end where your actions start to infringe on the rights of other people. The "your right to swing your arm ends where my nose begins," principle. The people in the theater have the right to peacable assembly, and the reasonable expectation that their lives won't be placed at risk unduly, such as occurs in a stampede. Yelling "fire" infringes on both of those rights and more still, I'm sure.
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This says you are free to speak. Strictly speaking it does not say you do not have to face consequences of what you say. (Shouting fire in a crowded theather example) It certainly does not say you have the right do speak anonymous.
Considering many of the framers used noms du plume for, arguably, much more important matters than discussions on slashdot, I think it's safe to assume they were in favor of anonymous speech. The fact that many authors continue to use pseudonyms for actual books to this day suggests that we have the right to anonymous speech.
In fact, you're viewing the Bill of Rights from the opposite perspective of that intended: it is a nonexhaustive, nonexclusive list of rights. Just because the rights to chew gum, or reproduce, or play videogames are not listed in the Constitution does not mean you don't have those rights.
For every -1 Flamebait that appears on Slashdot we should all file a federal lawsuit that must be investigated and tried. Sometimes you just have to prove that something is too stupid to be in the rule book.
And sometimes it's illegal to file false charges. Oh wait, that's all the time. I'm not really willing to take the risk, but if you are, by all means...
De-ionized water is a great non-conducting liquid, and in theory it would be a perfect bath for electronics. Unfortunately it's also a great solvent, and once particles start becoming dissolved, it becomes more and more conductive. It doesn't take a whole lot of conductivity to start arcing across solder pads with distances measured in fractions of a millimeter.
Definately not the dumbest idea I've ever heard -- making a hat out of a plastic bag, for example, would be worse.
Sure, but you can be sure we won't see the import of cheap sugar anytime soon because...? Right, the corn industry again. Companies would start using it in food instead of corn syrup, and there's no way the corn industry is going to allow that to happen.
You're looking at it all wrong. All it would take would be the destruction of one or two early flights to send people running. How much did tourism drop after 9/11, despite years of a relatively high safety record for planes? The impact for the burgeoning space-tourism industry would suffer a cataclysmic PR disaster, even (possibly especially) if nobody ever found out it was intentional.
Not to say that I think the terrorism threat is worth getting our panties in a bunch about, but it doesn't take disaster on the scale of 1000s of people to make an impact, and it does make sense to put some safeguards in place.
Loss of cabin pressure?!? So.. close your eyes tight, put your fingers in your ears, clinch your nether regions as tightly as possible, and hope you get rescued within 30 seconds?
I think black holes are found by the light around them bending at excessive angles. I don't think the matter outside the event horizon is sufficient to account for such deviation, so I think the gravity really would be escaping the event horizon. Just my interpretation..
Who doesn't know that story? Let's hear something more recent.. Nobody wants to, or should be, overly judged on their actions from 25 years ago. Most people have done things they're not proud of within the past week, let alone the past two and a half decades. I'm not advocating a group hug or anything, but let's be realistic. Besides, there are much better examples of his autodiestic tendencies.
"Oh, I see from his call records that he's been calling 555-555-1212! I can reverse lookup the phone number for his dry cleaners, then hang out waiting for him to stop by. Or better yet, I can hijack this number he frequently calls, pretend to be the person on the other line, and set up a meeting in a park somewhere!
Man, this would be much more convenient if I could just follow him home from work. If only there were some place where FBI people congregated.. some sort of building, like an office. No matter, I've got his phone records!"
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I am concerned about a government that wants to reduce my rights and priviledges for a false sense of security and so they can be seen as "doing something".
Right, the "doing something" principle. "We've got to do something, and this is something, so we're going to do it." Such attitude is pervasive in society, and especially the government, as anyone who's worked for the government can likely attest.
But why without recrimination? Now you are adding words to right that the constitution guarantees you! You have no right to say anything you want about someone else without consequence? That's why you CAN'T yell "fire" in a crowded movie theater!
Common misconception. That the right to "speech without repercussions" is not listed in the Constitution is not the reason you don't have such rights, but rather because your rights end where your actions start to infringe on the rights of other people. The "your right to swing your arm ends where my nose begins," principle. The people in the theater have the right to peacable assembly, and the reasonable expectation that their lives won't be placed at risk unduly, such as occurs in a stampede. Yelling "fire" infringes on both of those rights and more still, I'm sure.
It's not "free", it's free*.
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This says you are free to speak. Strictly speaking it does not say you do not have to face consequences of what you say. (Shouting fire in a crowded theather example) It certainly does not say you have the right do speak anonymous.
Considering many of the framers used noms du plume for, arguably, much more important matters than discussions on slashdot, I think it's safe to assume they were in favor of anonymous speech. The fact that many authors continue to use pseudonyms for actual books to this day suggests that we have the right to anonymous speech.
In fact, you're viewing the Bill of Rights from the opposite perspective of that intended: it is a nonexhaustive, nonexclusive list of rights. Just because the rights to chew gum, or reproduce, or play videogames are not listed in the Constitution does not mean you don't have those rights.
For every -1 Flamebait that appears on Slashdot we should all file a federal lawsuit that must be investigated and tried. Sometimes you just have to prove that something is too stupid to be in the rule book.
And sometimes it's illegal to file false charges. Oh wait, that's all the time. I'm not really willing to take the risk, but if you are, by all means...
Not to be confused with +1, Jailbait.
De-ionized water is a great non-conducting liquid, and in theory it would be a perfect bath for electronics. Unfortunately it's also a great solvent, and once particles start becoming dissolved, it becomes more and more conductive. It doesn't take a whole lot of conductivity to start arcing across solder pads with distances measured in fractions of a millimeter.
Definately not the dumbest idea I've ever heard -- making a hat out of a plastic bag, for example, would be worse.
Sure, but you can be sure we won't see the import of cheap sugar anytime soon because...? Right, the corn industry again. Companies would start using it in food instead of corn syrup, and there's no way the corn industry is going to allow that to happen.
Shouldn't that be: The geek shall inherit the earth?
You're looking at it all wrong. All it would take would be the destruction of one or two early flights to send people running. How much did tourism drop after 9/11, despite years of a relatively high safety record for planes? The impact for the burgeoning space-tourism industry would suffer a cataclysmic PR disaster, even (possibly especially) if nobody ever found out it was intentional.
Not to say that I think the terrorism threat is worth getting our panties in a bunch about, but it doesn't take disaster on the scale of 1000s of people to make an impact, and it does make sense to put some safeguards in place.
Right.. as the old saying goes, just because you're crazy doesn't mean you're stupid.
Loss of cabin pressure?!? So.. close your eyes tight, put your fingers in your ears, clinch your nether regions as tightly as possible, and hope you get rescued within 30 seconds?
I think black holes are found by the light around them bending at excessive angles. I don't think the matter outside the event horizon is sufficient to account for such deviation, so I think the gravity really would be escaping the event horizon. Just my interpretation..
Who doesn't know that story? Let's hear something more recent.. Nobody wants to, or should be, overly judged on their actions from 25 years ago. Most people have done things they're not proud of within the past week, let alone the past two and a half decades. I'm not advocating a group hug or anything, but let's be realistic. Besides, there are much better examples of his autodiestic tendencies.
I was under the impression that brightness sensitivity was more acute in peripheral vision than head-on, due to the layout of rods/cones?
That, and pride. Most Linux users would troubleshoot spaghetti code before reinstalling. It's just a different mindset.
That's mandatory digital broadcasting.. HDTV isn't stupilated, AFAIK, but I could be wrong.
Now we just have to keep an eye on it for the next 10 million years or so to see what happens. Stay tuned!
Speaking of keeping an eye on it, has anyone managed to find any actual pictures?
Not if the mods want to boost the poster's karma, unfortunately.
Probably money, but they might accept property in lieu of cash.. you never know.
You mean we only have TWO?!? Damn you black market.. DAMN YOU!
Right.. I bet it would go something like this:
"Oh, I see from his call records that he's been calling 555-555-1212! I can reverse lookup the phone number for his dry cleaners, then hang out waiting for him to stop by. Or better yet, I can hijack this number he frequently calls, pretend to be the person on the other line, and set up a meeting in a park somewhere!
Man, this would be much more convenient if I could just follow him home from work. If only there were some place where FBI people congregated.. some sort of building, like an office. No matter, I've got his phone records!"
No kidding.. I know where I'm submitting my next resume!
"Uh, I was just making sure there was no personally identifying information about any of our customers at hotgirls.com."
Sure, if you're buying.
I think congressmen who vote against privacy laws would be more appropriate, or those who voted in favor of the patRIOT Act perhaps.