its not about a conflict between first amendment and the 2nd, its about privacy for citizens. As a prviate citizen, what i own should not be public record. Criminal records are public, and should be, but a legal act should not be.
And i do agree, while they are within their legal rights, the paper was not being responsible, and are doing it just to push their agenda to try to instill fear into people exersizing their rights. Which is wrong to do.
I have yet to meet anyone who has gotten a tablet for any kinds of real reason other than a toy.
You need to get out more.
Also the arguement has never been ' you dont need a laptop '. Its not a replacement, its an addition.
Just beacause YOU dont see a point and its a toy to YOU, doesnt mean others cant want one and use it for other reasons. The same can be said about laptops, or a desktop too. Its all a toy to someone.
Tablets are not the same as a netbook, nor are they targeted at the same market.
With the netbook, i agree it was a rather odd device, stuck in a rather niche market. This is in drastic contrast to the tablet market, which is growing by leaps year after year.
semi-useful, to whom? That is a self-centered comment. "Useful" varies from person to person.
No thanks, i want to actual hold the stuff in my grubby little hands.
The closest id get to an e-gift is a visa type gift card ( wont get a store card, they are too restrictive ). But cash is still better, and there is no fee.
That used to be a good idea, but as more and more governments get access to supercomputers that they can dedicate to 'monitoring', it wont work for long. Its really not hard to pick out that needle in the haystack if you have the resources.
And remember in countries like china, they dont care what you are transmitting, the act of hiding is enough to get you jailed or executed.
No gun has ever killed anyone on its own. It cant jump up on its own and fire. People are the problem. What is the solution? I dont know, but blaming a tool for its owners actions is ludicrous.
Tell that to the Afghan rebels that sent the Russians home packing. Sure it took them a while, but if they were not armed, they would be dog food.
And you are sadly mistaken about our troops not firing on citizens. Many will do their jobs, as orders. They dont sit and make moral decisions. That is how order falls apart and even more people die. I bet they said that in Germany once too.. and see how that went.
This is true, however for the most part ISPs/phone companies dont operate in a fair market but instead are virtual monopolies in their areas. And its getting worse every year as the big ones gobble up the few remaining mom and pop shops.
We are here partly due to the mass exodus away from 'ivory tower' client/server systems that started back in the 80s due people like Woz, but now we are running as fast as we can back to it.. With people like Woz riding shotgun with us..
Not that its a bad thing, as there are advantages to taking the user out of the 'systems management' part of the equation and handing it back over to the professionals.
There is no facts here, he was mentally unstable, and there could just have likely been nothing on there but it was 'his' and didn't want anyone getting it.
I would really doubt he would be trying to 'save' someone else, as he clearly had little respect for others.
it could work just the opposite too. "I dont see enough people using it, so i wont bother"... so what could have been great never gets touched due to perception.
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Its only there, and being used, to demonize and scare people from exersizing their rights.
I agree its no ones business. Really there should be no list, or 'permits' anyway. That is all unconstitutional.
You are an idiot.
its not about a conflict between first amendment and the 2nd, its about privacy for citizens. As a prviate citizen, what i own should not be public record. Criminal records are public, and should be, but a legal act should not be.
And i do agree, while they are within their legal rights, the paper was not being responsible, and are doing it just to push their agenda to try to instill fear into people exersizing their rights. Which is wrong to do.
Right, and this is the market that actually makes things happen. They have the money and the volume. "Techies" dont.
The sooner people around here figure this out, the better.
Just beacuse it comes from china, doenst mean its crap. ( note most electronics come from there now.. )
Sure, you can get garbage, but you can get US garbage too. Do your homework, dont buy garbage.
I have yet to meet anyone who has gotten a tablet for any kinds of real reason other than a toy.
You need to get out more.
Also the arguement has never been ' you dont need a laptop '. Its not a replacement, its an addition.
Just beacause YOU dont see a point and its a toy to YOU, doesnt mean others cant want one and use it for other reasons. The same can be said about laptops, or a desktop too. Its all a toy to someone.
Tablets are not the same as a netbook, nor are they targeted at the same market.
With the netbook, i agree it was a rather odd device, stuck in a rather niche market. This is in drastic contrast to the tablet market, which is growing by leaps year after year.
semi-useful, to whom? That is a self-centered comment. "Useful" varies from person to person.
Right, and news like this just serves to distract people from what is really going on, as they sneak stuff in.
Its how the government works now, and people really need to wake up.
Not always.
There are many people that no longer want physical 'media' items such as books and CDs/DVDs but still like to get a 'book' as a gift.
But yes, for 'children' getting a small 'related' gift then shoving in a card isn't a bad idea. For adults, its a waste of money.
No thanks, i want to actual hold the stuff in my grubby little hands.
The closest id get to an e-gift is a visa type gift card ( wont get a store card, they are too restrictive ). But cash is still better, and there is no fee.
But their consumers have lost all ability to think for themselves, so they just cater to their market.
There were paranoid and delusional people in positions of authorit here like this before 9/11. This lunacy is 100% home grown, unfortunately.
Has completely lost its mind.
When is the next train out?
That used to be a good idea, but as more and more governments get access to supercomputers that they can dedicate to 'monitoring', it wont work for long. Its really not hard to pick out that needle in the haystack if you have the resources.
And remember in countries like china, they dont care what you are transmitting, the act of hiding is enough to get you jailed or executed.
More prone to failure, and more costly.
No gun has ever killed anyone on its own. It cant jump up on its own and fire. People are the problem. What is the solution? I dont know, but blaming a tool for its owners actions is ludicrous.
Except your privacy. Unless you feel that is of no value.
A citizenry armed with small arms is 'symbolic'?
Tell that to the Afghan rebels that sent the Russians home packing. Sure it took them a while, but if they were not armed, they would be dog food.
And you are sadly mistaken about our troops not firing on citizens. Many will do their jobs, as orders. They dont sit and make moral decisions. That is how order falls apart and even more people die. I bet they said that in Germany once too.. and see how that went.
Is wrong and stupid. It is also counter productive, in many ways.
And that folks is why ultimately we will lose. We cant afford to fight, so we lose by default.
It wont 'solve' the problem as you would still have 'unofficial collusion' going on. But it might help.
This is true, however for the most part ISPs/phone companies dont operate in a fair market but instead are virtual monopolies in their areas. And its getting worse every year as the big ones gobble up the few remaining mom and pop shops.
We are here partly due to the mass exodus away from 'ivory tower' client/server systems that started back in the 80s due people like Woz, but now we are running as fast as we can back to it.. With people like Woz riding shotgun with us..
Not that its a bad thing, as there are advantages to taking the user out of the 'systems management' part of the equation and handing it back over to the professionals.
Their market wants windows, so they cater to the market.
There is no facts here, he was mentally unstable, and there could just have likely been nothing on there but it was 'his' and didn't want anyone getting it.
I would really doubt he would be trying to 'save' someone else, as he clearly had little respect for others.
Would have been easier. Even if its not 100% perfect, the cost wouldn't be worth it to extract, as there really isn't any question of quilt here.
But then again, im thinking rationally, he wasn't.
it could work just the opposite too. "I dont see enough people using it, so i wont bother"... so what could have been great never gets touched due to perception.