Yes, and while they are writing, they might enjoy listening to some music - good thing if they can change tunes by just clicking around.
And since they are writing letters, they might also want to print them...
And maybe they'd like to decorate them with an image they can create using a drawing program.
And maybe they'd like to read slashdot too, but that is far more unlikely.
France have had personal ID cards for years and really, I don't see where it is a privacy problem.
Moreover, it proved so much useful (sic!) that it is no longer mandatory and is now replaced by the use of passeports, which are not mandatory to have, unless you want to travel outside the country.
In North-America, people use your driving license as an ID card. So can somebody explain why having ID cards is a problem in the first place, whatever kind of ID it is?
That is not exactly true...
Unfortunately, space around Earth is already full of junk and big particles that can wreck havoc on about anything that orbits us.
Also, there are many micro-sized meteorits and other space dust that will happily punch holes in anything that flies around (which makes long space flights nearly impossible)
And radiations...
And comets...
And stars...
And stuff...
And a 100 new planets...
And us...
That should not prevent you from getting interested in science. No doubt that, as a developer, you probably have the necessary background to understand the importance of that kind of science.
So go away from your screen this week-end. Get in the countryside and watch the night sky. You'll find out that it's probably one of the few time you'll enjoy contemplating a black screen with only snow on it (or what would appear like it)...
Yes - Hubble with Cobe are the two satellites that profoundly changed our understanding of the universe.
http://www.wsws.org/news/1998/oct1998/sci-022.shtm l.
My idea is that Congress found that there was no terrorist to bomb there, so decided that the Hubble spy drone was no longer necessary.
Or was it real science we're doing with those toys?
Excuse my politically oriented remark, but now that Israelis have invented something that can peek through walls, I suggest Tsahal use it before destroying houses with bulldozers and bury alive everybody around
> It's like when you rent a house, the landlord may come by at any point and perform an inspection of the property.
I am not sure where you are from, but where I live, your landlord has absolutely NO RIGHT to come to your house - even for any kind of inspection. They are not even allowed to keep a copy of the keys. And if you find that he came to your home without your authorisation, it is considered breaking in and punished as a thief would be.
Thanks whoever, I am not living at the same place as you do.
There is still a huge difference between what you are ABLE to do and what your are ALLOWED to do.
My company's database probably contains your credit card information - I am ABLE to access them - do you think I should be ALLOWED to use it?
Let's face it - this court judgement is either a result of plain ignorance, or a lack of laws AND judgement.
Again a nice example of freedom - brought to you by Big Corporation America.
Thank whoever, I am not living there.
Let freedom reign GW - June 2004
I cannot boycot, there is no link to boycot...
Funny that there is absolutely no URL that leads to Linux Today or any of the sites that are cited in this article.
Difference is that if YOU shoot the guy who crosses your backdoor and it was opened, in most democracies, YOU go to jail.
Now, if you live in the so-called democracy called USA, that may be different.
Responsible, but is this guy really guilty of anything ?
I am not sure but they are many people who benefit from weakness of others (like president Bush) and don't get jailed or fined.
I don't know why the above has been modded as "flamebait".
I would mod it "insightful" since it's really what's going to happen. As soon as Linux gains more "marketshare" in the OS war, there WILL be worms and all sorts of viruses since the code is known to everyone.
The modder should be modded as "brainless Linux freak".
Slashdot Mirror
I am not 100% sure but I think Condolezza Rice did the security layer.
Yes, and while they are writing, they might enjoy listening to some music - good thing if they can change tunes by just clicking around.
And since they are writing letters, they might also want to print them...
And maybe they'd like to decorate them with an image they can create using a drawing program.
And maybe they'd like to read slashdot too, but that is far more unlikely.
Your scenario here resembles a lot the idiotic "Independence Day".
Maybe it will happen the day after tomorrow?
I'm outta here
Right on target ;-)
Thanks (and mod this guy insightful plleeeeaaase)
France have had personal ID cards for years and really, I don't see where it is a privacy problem.
Moreover, it proved so much useful (sic!) that it is no longer mandatory and is now replaced by the use of passeports, which are not mandatory to have, unless you want to travel outside the country.
In North-America, people use your driving license as an ID card. So can somebody explain why having ID cards is a problem in the first place, whatever kind of ID it is?
Doesn't that thing comes with an UNDO function?
That is not exactly true... Unfortunately, space around Earth is already full of junk and big particles that can wreck havoc on about anything that orbits us.
Also, there are many micro-sized meteorits and other space dust that will happily punch holes in anything that flies around (which makes long space flights nearly impossible)
And radiations...
And comets...
And stars...
And stuff...
And a 100 new planets...
And us...
I have to admin I'm a software developper
That should not prevent you from getting interested in science. No doubt that, as a developer, you probably have the necessary background to understand the importance of that kind of science.
So go away from your screen this week-end. Get in the countryside and watch the night sky. You'll find out that it's probably one of the few time you'll enjoy contemplating a black screen with only snow on it (or what would appear like it)...
Yes - Hubble with Cobe are the two satellites that profoundly changed our understanding of the universe. http://www.wsws.org/news/1998/oct1998/sci-022.shtm l.
My idea is that Congress found that there was no terrorist to bomb there, so decided that the Hubble spy drone was no longer necessary.
Or was it real science we're doing with those toys?
France. A country where freedom is not only an overabused word ;-)
Excuse my politically oriented remark, but now that Israelis have invented something that can peek through walls, I suggest Tsahal use it before destroying houses with bulldozers and bury alive everybody around
It's great but I always fail at finding the "PC related" content.
Unless it that case "PC" means something else...
> It's like when you rent a house, the landlord may come by at any point and perform an inspection of the property.
I am not sure where you are from, but where I live, your landlord has absolutely NO RIGHT to come to your house - even for any kind of inspection. They are not even allowed to keep a copy of the keys. And if you find that he came to your home without your authorisation, it is considered breaking in and punished as a thief would be.
Thanks whoever, I am not living at the same place as you do.
There is still a huge difference between what you are ABLE to do and what your are ALLOWED to do.
My company's database probably contains your credit card information - I am ABLE to access them - do you think I should be ALLOWED to use it?
Let's face it - this court judgement is either a result of plain ignorance, or a lack of laws AND judgement.
Again a nice example of freedom - brought to you by Big Corporation America. Thank whoever, I am not living there.
Let freedom reign GW - June 2004
I cannot boycot, there is no link to boycot...
Funny that there is absolutely no URL that leads to Linux Today or any of the sites that are cited in this article.
Great Shizzle ! And I thought I was the only one to think the download manager sucks...
If you mean *still* trying to use punch-cards in Windows...You are right, you cannot undo that.
Difference is that if YOU shoot the guy who crosses your backdoor and it was opened, in most democracies, YOU go to jail.
Now, if you live in the so-called democracy called USA, that may be different.
Responsible, but is this guy really guilty of anything ?
I am not sure but they are many people who benefit from weakness of others (like president Bush) and don't get jailed or fined.
but they all use torture....
What size is your disk to contain ALL windows XP/200 0 patches ?
Is that a DVD-RW?
And you should be trolled out.
1/3rd of your paycheck comes thanks to Microsoft.
I don't know why the above has been modded as "flamebait".
I would mod it "insightful" since it's really what's going to happen. As soon as Linux gains more "marketshare" in the OS war, there WILL be worms and all sorts of viruses since the code is known to everyone.
The modder should be modded as "brainless Linux freak".