In general, I'm a fan of touchscreen ballots because they make it easier for the voters to check and correct their vots -- far easier than those darned punch cards.
Not today, I was voting with a provisional paper ballot, but the guy next to me had lots of trouble with his touch screen. It kept on recording the wrong vote when he touched the screen. One of the poll workers had to help him out for every entry he made.
The worst part is that they gave me "I TOUCHED THE FUTURE 'touch screen voting'" sticker. I didn't touch their fucking screen and I would have preferred a "I voted today" instead. And I'm sure the guy next to me would also have preferred the "I Voted" sticker.
Same thing happened to me today, although because of the new Federal law they allowed me to cast a provisional ballot that will be verified and counted later.
I am in the County of Alameda in California. I reregistered to vote SIX MONTHS AGO through the DMV as an absentee voter. I even called the County to make sure I was on the roster 30 DAYS AGO, and I was.
Today, I still have not received anything from them. No absentee ballot. No sample ballots. Nothing. I had to go to the polling place, and they didn't even have me listed there. By the way, even absentee voters are supposed to be listed at the polling place. And I know I was at the right polling place, because my address was listed along with its previous occupant.
According to the local news outlets, my County is having lots of problems, but the scope of the problem is more widespread than the County would have us believe.
They say they couldn't register all the late registrations, but I registered six months ago for CHRIST'S SAKE. How much of a lead time do they really need? Six months, or five months before the deadline should be plenty. They're all just a bunch of incompetents.
And while Tobacco's nastier, at least THEY don't market to children anymore.
It depends in which country. In the 80s, the US imposed trade sanctions on countries that were trying to ban their kids from smoking. And more recently, in 2001, the Bush administration imposed trade sanctions against South Korea for placing tariff on cigarette products.
Cancer regression is nothing new. Everyone of us has had some cancerous growth at some time in our lives. People simply heal at different rates and under different circumstances.
For me, I like the plugin that allows me to highlight text, righ click it, and search it on Google (or whatever else other search engine I preset). It's a real time-saver.
Put differently... if you're the kind of person who points their camera at the cops as soon as they pull somebody over (or whatever other event), then I'm 100% for it that somebody put a camera on you whenever you're doing something that just might be interesting and send that out.
It's already happening. Cops are already using video cameras to record the faces of every single individual that attend peaceful protests. It's very disconcerting and they get right in your face with the camera, but I'm not going to deny them that right.
The only thing that I am opposed to is when they go into someone's home and broadcast the footage on National TV. That I think, is crossing the line.
"That is hardly news. Mobile phone interfaces have been offering this kind of interfaces for years. True, they are useful, but nothing new here"
Wrong. The Mobile phone interface is nothing like Dasher. It's not as fluid and as usable as Dasher. Dasher is really something that you should download and actually try before you comment on it.
Firefox is what we should be focusing our attention on.
I disagree. We should focus on whatever tool is right for the job. That may end up being Firefox, or that may not. Focussing on the tool first is ass-backward.
"(The other reason was U.S. government support for those who are against needed political change in Saudi Arabia.)"
Correction: The change in Saudi Arabia is not needed, it is inevitable.
The rightful heir to the House of Saud hates the United States and he hates the rest of the Saudi family. Once he takes over, and unless he can be killed, all hell is going to break loose. Some say, he's the real reason we invaded Iraq.
I think you're thinking of the "Guns don't kill people. People kill people." slogan and trying to generalize it to fit other things.
It doesn't work.
If you don't like my generalization, then please tell me exactly how the "technology" failed to meet its objectives. As far as I know, we have guns, tanks, body armor, satellites, but we don't have one so-called "technology" that is able to win the peace against guerilla warfare within a heavily populated civilian area.
"...it indexes all my email. By that I mean ALL my email, including spam."
Have you tried asking Google not to index it? Again, this is assuming you're filtering your spam to go into a specific folder. If you're not filtering your spam in the first place, then I don't think Google can help you.
The Don't Search These Items preference lets you stop Google Desktop Search from ever storing or finding certain files and web pages. Just type each URL and file pathname you don't want Google Desktop Search to store and search on a separate line in this preference's text box. You don't have to specify an "http:" or "https:" before URLs, but it's also OK to do so.
I don't know about you, but I set my filtered spam to be deleted when it's more than a week old. If you're really worried about what your boss thinks of you, may be should do the same.
"Blaming the knife company when the kid cut itself playing with the knife"
This is a stupid quote. Google doesn't even create the knife. The knife is already there in the cache, and if your library doesn't take care to delete it -- it is already accessible. You can already access that information by browsing through the directory structure, using an old cookie, going to your history tab, using the autocomplete feature, and probably a couple of other ways as well.
Google has done nothing to compromise your security or your privacy. Nothing. Even the guy who tries to defend Google doesn't seem to understand this point.
If your library allows you to install executables on your own or allows you to change some of the privacy internet browser settings, then this risk is already there.
The point is that all the libraries I've been into don't allow you to do any of those things, otherwise they would already be infested with spyware and trojans, and I doubt that those same libraries would be stupid enough to install this google desktop search without knowing what it does. And it's the same with Kinkos, Kinkos actually allows you to install some stuff on there, but they reimage the drive every time a new user goes on there (but unlike what the story seems to suggest, Kinko has been doing this for years -- long before Google even became an household name).
This is a non-issue. This is just a newspaper troll who's taken the issue of the day and combined it with the hottest brand of the day, nothing more.
Because the other OS competitors are not obsessed at making your computer remote-controlware-enabled, at least not yet anyway.
It's one thing to install free software that contains spyware and it's another thing to have something install itself automatically when you click "no" in a little popup box just to make it go away.
This is the perfect device for someone who's afraid to ask the restaurant manager to turn off the TV or change the channel. Come on, you can admit, this is the real reason some of you think this device is cool.
As to the airport excuse, it's pretty lame. I've been to most airports in the World and there was always a place I could sit where I didn't have to listen to their television. The only exception was a couple of subway lines in Tokyo, but that's not an airport, and those LCD screens didn't even have infrared receivers -- so they don't count. Anyway, if you do decide to keep this device on your person after you pass security, good luck explaining its function to the security checkpoint screener. I'm sure he'll understand, those people are very understanding...
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Not today, I was voting with a provisional paper ballot, but the guy next to me had lots of trouble with his touch screen. It kept on recording the wrong vote when he touched the screen. One of the poll workers had to help him out for every entry he made.
The worst part is that they gave me "I TOUCHED THE FUTURE 'touch screen voting'" sticker. I didn't touch their fucking screen and I would have preferred a "I voted today" instead. And I'm sure the guy next to me would also have preferred the "I Voted" sticker.
I am in the County of Alameda in California. I reregistered to vote SIX MONTHS AGO through the DMV as an absentee voter. I even called the County to make sure I was on the roster 30 DAYS AGO, and I was.
Today, I still have not received anything from them. No absentee ballot. No sample ballots. Nothing. I had to go to the polling place, and they didn't even have me listed there. By the way, even absentee voters are supposed to be listed at the polling place. And I know I was at the right polling place, because my address was listed along with its previous occupant.
According to the local news outlets, my County is having lots of problems, but the scope of the problem is more widespread than the County would have us believe.
They say they couldn't register all the late registrations, but I registered six months ago for CHRIST'S SAKE. How much of a lead time do they really need? Six months, or five months before the deadline should be plenty. They're all just a bunch of incompetents.
It depends in which country. In the 80s, the US imposed trade sanctions on countries that were trying to ban their kids from smoking. And more recently, in 2001, the Bush administration imposed trade sanctions against South Korea for placing tariff on cigarette products.
Cancer regression is nothing new. Everyone of us has had some cancerous growth at some time in our lives. People simply heal at different rates and under different circumstances.
No, but you sure can blame Bush for the failed coup in Venezuela on April 11th, 2002. The motive seems to have been the same as the one in Iran.
For me, I like the plugin that allows me to highlight text, righ click it, and search it on Google (or whatever else other search engine I preset). It's a real time-saver.
Can one load any application like that?
Cats, the article said cats, not rats that look like cats.
It's already happening. Cops are already using video cameras to record the faces of every single individual that attend peaceful protests. It's very disconcerting and they get right in your face with the camera, but I'm not going to deny them that right.
The only thing that I am opposed to is when they go into someone's home and broadcast the footage on National TV. That I think, is crossing the line.
Obviously, you're a karma whore who's trying to work both sides of the issue.
Wrong. The Mobile phone interface is nothing like Dasher. It's not as fluid and as usable as Dasher. Dasher is really something that you should download and actually try before you comment on it.
And if you're not up to downloading it, at the very least you should look at its demos (available in either animated gifs or mpeg/avi/asf movies).
What interference? They have very limited range.
So it was your idea! Everytime I go to the restroom, I have to worry about how much time I'm taking.
I disagree. We should focus on whatever tool is right for the job. That may end up being Firefox, or that may not. Focussing on the tool first is ass-backward.
Correction: The change in Saudi Arabia is not needed, it is inevitable.
The rightful heir to the House of Saud hates the United States and he hates the rest of the Saudi family. Once he takes over, and unless he can be killed, all hell is going to break loose. Some say, he's the real reason we invaded Iraq.
If you don't like my generalization, then please tell me exactly how the "technology" failed to meet its objectives. As far as I know, we have guns, tanks, body armor, satellites, but we don't have one so-called "technology" that is able to win the peace against guerilla warfare within a heavily populated civilian area.
I bet this is advantageous to the large corporate advertisers on Forbes magazine.
You had dresses? In my days it was still legal to bike around campus naked!
In this case, it's the leadership that failed.
Have you tried asking Google not to index it? Again, this is assuming you're filtering your spam to go into a specific folder. If you're not filtering your spam in the first place, then I don't think Google can help you.
http://desktop.google.com/features.html#remove
Don't Search These Items
The Don't Search These Items preference lets you stop Google Desktop Search from ever storing or finding certain files and web pages. Just type each URL and file pathname you don't want Google Desktop Search to store and search on a separate line in this preference's text box. You don't have to specify an "http:" or "https:" before URLs, but it's also OK to do so.
I don't know about you, but I set my filtered spam to be deleted when it's more than a week old. If you're really worried about what your boss thinks of you, may be should do the same.
This is a stupid quote. Google doesn't even create the knife. The knife is already there in the cache, and if your library doesn't take care to delete it -- it is already accessible. You can already access that information by browsing through the directory structure, using an old cookie, going to your history tab, using the autocomplete feature, and probably a couple of other ways as well.
Google has done nothing to compromise your security or your privacy. Nothing. Even the guy who tries to defend Google doesn't seem to understand this point.
The point is that all the libraries I've been into don't allow you to do any of those things, otherwise they would already be infested with spyware and trojans, and I doubt that those same libraries would be stupid enough to install this google desktop search without knowing what it does. And it's the same with Kinkos, Kinkos actually allows you to install some stuff on there, but they reimage the drive every time a new user goes on there (but unlike what the story seems to suggest, Kinko has been doing this for years -- long before Google even became an household name).
This is a non-issue. This is just a newspaper troll who's taken the issue of the day and combined it with the hottest brand of the day, nothing more.
It's one thing to install free software that contains spyware and it's another thing to have something install itself automatically when you click "no" in a little popup box just to make it go away.
As to the airport excuse, it's pretty lame. I've been to most airports in the World and there was always a place I could sit where I didn't have to listen to their television. The only exception was a couple of subway lines in Tokyo, but that's not an airport, and those LCD screens didn't even have infrared receivers -- so they don't count. Anyway, if you do decide to keep this device on your person after you pass security, good luck explaining its function to the security checkpoint screener. I'm sure he'll understand, those people are very understanding...