I *really do* want the government (all of it including state and local subdivisions) to enforce immigration laws and to know if somebody's visa is expired.
When visa's are issued they have start and end dates.
Granted, some are issued as D/S (Duration of Status) which requires other documantation remain valid (such as an I-20 or the likes) These also have start and end dates.
The government already has the information to determine if the visa's were expired.
Another ID card isn't going to help, and will be more likely to have an opposite effect since there is then "that much MORE" stuff to check.
Your asking the wrong question. The Gov't KNEW these were expired visas. The question you should be asking is "Why didn't the Gov't follow up on the information they already had?" If they can't follow up on the information they already have, how will they follow up on even more information?
Us Canadians got so sick and tired of Celine Dion, we sent her to Vegas so we wouldn't need to hear about her any more...
The problem is, now when I head to Vegas for some rest and relaxation, and once anyone finds out I'm Canadian, I'm always handed tickets to go see Celine
taking responsibility for their own, and childrens actions?
Shielding children from the real world of the internet isn't the job of the gov't or ISP. It's the job of the parents.
Take some god damn responsibility for protecting your children.
Besides, how can a ISP be held responsible for filtering content? How fragging big is content on the net? What ISP has the time/money/effort to filter everything? And to be mandated by LAW!?!?!?!?!?
Parents - If you don't like what your kids are seeing on the internet, then *YOU* do somthing about it.
IT'S NOT the GOVT's JOB
OR YOUR ISP's job.
***IT'S YOUR JOB.***
TAKE SOME FRICKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR SELF AND YOUR CHILDREN!
Having grown up with the original, and seeing the new, it has only changed with the times. An all male hot-dogging pilots just doesn't fly (pardon the pun) in todays world of equal rights and excessive political correctness. So having a female Starbuck really isn't that surprising in this day and age.
The concepts of the Cylons now having evolved beyond the silver armored, red side2side eye, robots is a needed differenation between the old and new. Now that they can look and act human (similar to what we saw in Terminator), opens up the "trust no one". Again similar to the times now, as the so called "war on terror", one doesn't really know who the enemy is.
It's refreshing to see something new in the SciFi arena. BSG hasn't hooked me to the extent that B5 did (with out a doubt my favorate TV sci-fi series.) I'm still enjoying it, and try not to miss an episode.
I'm sorry that the technology necessary to enjoy PC games isn't quite there yet for the disabled, and I cannot personally say I know of any games particularly suited or designed for a headmouse. I'm pretty good at video games, but I damn sure need every finger and movement I can get... Some games require so many potential movements on so many different axis or inputs... My keyboard is barely enough! I hate it, but I would recommend looking into some legacy games (if you haven't played it, even though the graphics aren't new hotness, it doesn't necessarily suck just b/c it's old) like King's Quest/Space Quest or perhaps the original Final Fantasy (I played it again for the 4th or 5th time last year), or perhaps a turn-based strategy game of some kind where reaction time isn't so important? Vis-a-vis Master of Orion, Civilization, etc? I admit to not knowing much about headmice beyond the basics (i.e., i don't know how configurable they are or what range of input the average user has available), but I'm sure there must be something.
Finally, a post worth modding up. Tis ashame I don't have any mod points.
For example, if I cut out all the parts of the Star Wars movies with Ewoks or Jar-Jar, and sold them, do you honestly think that I'm not going to get hammered for it?
NT4.0 had nothing to do with it. It's all the SPAM that has been growing so much. They probably realized that the spamfilters were toasting any "criminal" message before they could "carnivore" them.
The whole project seemed like a lot of wasted money from the begining...
in other words must be loaded before using. as in longer load time.
Once a single instance is loaded, try opening another instance? Quicker isn't it? Hmmm, I wonder why that is? IT'S ALL READY LOADED (like IE is when you first get into windows)
1. The terrorists hate us because we have freedom
2. Let's get rid of our freedoms
3. The terrorists will leave us alone.
You forgot a couple steps!
0. Use governments 9/11 fear mongering tactics to our advantage.
1. The terrorists hate us because we have freedom
2. Let's get rid of our freedoms by installing privacy reducing devices somewhere everyone goes
3. The terrorists will leave us alone.
4......
5. PROFIT
The bill would also permit people to use technology to skip objectionable content -- like a gory or sexually explicit scene -- in films, a right that consumers already have. However, under the proposed law, skipping any commercials or promotional announcements would be prohibited.
But I find the gore and the sexually explicit to be fine. It's the commercials that I find to be objectional!
Xysten
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Tag lines? We don't need no stinky taglines!!!
well, my U.S. passport has a line of characters on the bottom of the first page (y'know, the one with the picture of me on it). the characters include my name, birthdate, and passport number. everytime i've returned to the u.s. from travelling, my passport is opened to that page and run through a scanner slot. i assume they are reading these values (as far as i can tell, there is no magnetic strip on there). other countries usually just make me write down my name, address, birthdate, and passport number when i pass through customs. so, governments can already track me as i go about my personal business. as for matching the facial scan, good thing, it means that i won't have to worry about my passport being stolen and used.
Just a dumb question? Isn't that what the picture that you noted above is for?
And before you say that "well the picture can be changed"... If the bad-guys have the resources to do that, do you honestly think that a embeded chip is going to help? It's just like keeping your doors locked on your car. It will keep the honest people out, and the casual thief, but hell, with a rock, smash the window and I could make off with your Britney Spears cd collection.
I find your faith in the powers that be... disturbing.
"Getting into these chips is going to take more than your average bear. There will be MIT students who do it, but it probably won't be widespread," said Jim Handy, an analyst at Semico Research. "You will have to know how the chip is encrypted and how it is programmed."
And didn't they say somthing like this about virus, worms and trojans? Look at all the fragging scriptkiddies out there now?
Let me take care of my *own* security, and quit trying to cram other bullshit security ideas down my throat.
--- sig lines? We don't need no stinky sig lines.
On the topic of units of measurement, please feel free to explain why this "pint" unit is still spelled like mint, hint, dint, lint, tint, vint, glint and any other word ending in 'int'. Yes indeed, the Americans have certainly got this spelling thing all worked out once and for all. Pity the rest of us haven't picked up the fantastic system work they've done.
You mean to tell me after all these years, I've been driving a "PINT-o", and not a "PIN-toe"
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I've always been bugged by this as well.
"There. Plug in. He should be able to interpret the entire imperial network!"
Don't forget, R2D2 also had the complete technical plans for the Death Star. Those likely helped out.
Granted, some are issued as D/S (Duration of Status) which requires other documantation remain valid (such as an I-20 or the likes) These also have start and end dates.
The government already has the information to determine if the visa's were expired.
Another ID card isn't going to help, and will be more likely to have an opposite effect since there is then "that much MORE" stuff to check.
Your asking the wrong question. The Gov't KNEW these were expired visas. The question you should be asking is "Why didn't the Gov't follow up on the information they already had?" If they can't follow up on the information they already have, how will they follow up on even more information?
Xystren
Us Canadians got so sick and tired of Celine Dion, we sent her to Vegas so we wouldn't need to hear about her any more... The problem is, now when I head to Vegas for some rest and relaxation, and once anyone finds out I'm Canadian, I'm always handed tickets to go see Celine
taking responsibility for their own, and childrens actions?
Shielding children from the real world of the internet isn't the job of the gov't or ISP. It's the job of the parents.
Take some god damn responsibility for protecting your children.
Besides, how can a ISP be held responsible for filtering content? How fragging big is content on the net? What ISP has the time/money/effort to filter everything? And to be mandated by LAW!?!?!?!?!?
Parents - If you don't like what your kids are seeing on the internet, then *YOU* do somthing about it.
IT'S NOT the GOVT's JOB
OR YOUR ISP's job.
***IT'S YOUR JOB.***
TAKE SOME FRICKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR SELF AND YOUR CHILDREN!
I suppose that is true, unless the Cylons are going to start getting fasion conscious and start wearing Versace or Gucci at 20 or 30 grand a pop.
Point Taken - I completely forgot about that.
Cheers,
Xyst
Having grown up with the original, and seeing the new, it has only changed with the times. An all male hot-dogging pilots just doesn't fly (pardon the pun) in todays world of equal rights and excessive political correctness. So having a female Starbuck really isn't that surprising in this day and age.
The concepts of the Cylons now having evolved beyond the silver armored, red side2side eye, robots is a needed differenation between the old and new. Now that they can look and act human (similar to what we saw in Terminator), opens up the "trust no one". Again similar to the times now, as the so called "war on terror", one doesn't really know who the enemy is.
It's refreshing to see something new in the SciFi arena. BSG hasn't hooked me to the extent that B5 did (with out a doubt my favorate TV sci-fi series.) I'm still enjoying it, and try not to miss an episode.
I personally welcome a second sesason.
Cheers,
Xyst
I'm sorry that the technology necessary to enjoy PC games isn't quite there yet for the disabled, and I cannot personally say I know of any games particularly suited or designed for a headmouse. I'm pretty good at video games, but I damn sure need every finger and movement I can get... Some games require so many potential movements on so many different axis or inputs... My keyboard is barely enough! I hate it, but I would recommend looking into some legacy games (if you haven't played it, even though the graphics aren't new hotness, it doesn't necessarily suck just b/c it's old) like King's Quest/Space Quest or perhaps the original Final Fantasy (I played it again for the 4th or 5th time last year), or perhaps a turn-based strategy game of some kind where reaction time isn't so important? Vis-a-vis Master of Orion, Civilization, etc? I admit to not knowing much about headmice beyond the basics (i.e., i don't know how configurable they are or what range of input the average user has available), but I'm sure there must be something.
Finally, a post worth modding up. Tis ashame I don't have any mod points.
I think your thinking of "The Manhatten Project" [IMDB.COM] which is about the grade 11 student that builds an atomic bomb.
Not a great movie, but that was an interesting "MacGyver" scene.
Cheers,
Xyst
For example, if I cut out all the parts of the Star Wars movies with Ewoks or Jar-Jar, and sold them, do you honestly think that I'm not going to get hammered for it?
True, but the FANS would just love you!
Cheers
Xyst
Try using netmeeting when your NAT'ed at one end? Then try Skype....
I won't go into other reasons about why not to use netmeeting.
Cheers,
Xyst
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Badges? We don't need no stinky badges....
No! No! No!
NT4.0 had nothing to do with it. It's all the SPAM that has been growing so much. They probably realized that the spamfilters were toasting any "criminal" message before they could "carnivore" them.
The whole project seemed like a lot of wasted money from the begining...
IE = integrated into the OS....
in other words 95% of IE is already loaded...
Firefox != integrated into the OS...
in other words must be loaded before using. as in longer load time.
Once a single instance is loaded, try opening another instance? Quicker isn't it? Hmmm, I wonder why that is? IT'S ALL READY LOADED (like IE is when you first get into windows)
-Xystren
Ohh, and BTW I'm testing on a p-ii 233
Simple logic
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1. The terrorists hate us because we have freedom
2. Let's get rid of our freedoms
3. The terrorists will leave us alone.
You forgot a couple steps!
0. Use governments 9/11 fear mongering tactics to our advantage.
1. The terrorists hate us because we have freedom
2. Let's get rid of our freedoms by installing privacy reducing devices somewhere everyone goes
3. The terrorists will leave us alone.
4.
5. PROFIT
I shake my head. WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF IT!!!
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Taglines? We don't need no stinky taglines!
Make sure it's shiny side out....Your brain will melt if it's shiny side in.
The bill would also permit people to use technology to skip objectionable content -- like a gory or sexually explicit scene -- in films, a right that consumers already have. However, under the proposed law, skipping any commercials or promotional announcements would be prohibited.
But I find the gore and the sexually explicit to be fine. It's the commercials that I find to be objectional!
Xysten---
Tag lines? We don't need no stinky taglines!!!
First they take away my nailclippers.... but they ain't taking my ROGUE Rubics Cube....
Jessie Ventura said that "You can't legislate stupidity"
It's ashame, we are getting legislated by stupidity.
And before you say that "well the picture can be changed"... If the bad-guys have the resources to do that, do you honestly think that a embeded chip is going to help? It's just like keeping your doors locked on your car. It will keep the honest people out, and the casual thief, but hell, with a rock, smash the window and I could make off with your Britney Spears cd collection.
I find your faith in the powers that be... disturbing.
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sig line? We don't need no stinky sig lines
Let me take care of my *own* security, and quit trying to cram other bullshit security ideas down my throat.
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sig lines? We don't need no stinky sig lines.
Police and FBI I can deal with...
JUST DON'T TELL MY MOM! lol
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sig lines? We don't need no stinky sig lines!
Well, I read it on slashdot, it must be true...
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sig lines? We don't need no stinky sig lines.
I can't wait to see this...
"Linspire - Where do you want to go today?"
Try it, you may be able to get another 20million outta them.....
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sig line? We *don't* need no stinky sig line.
[rolling_eyes:true]
After all, NASA completed the moon landing with less computing power than a vic-20 and sliderules.
Shouldn't they be restricting those also?
[rolling_eyes:false]
You mean to tell me after all these years, I've been driving a "PINT-o", and not a "PIN-toe"
No wonder they explode when they get hit!
Xystren