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  1. Re:18-35 #11 DRAFT on Help Select Questions for Bush and Kerry · · Score: 1

    Pres Bush says no to a draft.
    Kerry has proposed increasing the size of the military by 40,000.

  2. Re:That's fine. on Spysats Keeping Watch on the U.S. · · Score: 2, Insightful
    And still you trust the bank more that you would the general public.

    Hell, yes, there should be oversight on this. But that does not mean that any and all information gathered should be releasable under the FOIA.
    Would you trust the general public with the design and operating parameters of the defensive measures on Air Force One? "We paid for it...release it under the FOIA!"

    Remember what general public means. Not just you (presumably trustable) and me (presumably trustable), but all those others who are not trustable, and who would use that information maliciously.

  3. Re:And the alternative on Flash Mobs a Threat to Security? · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Given the choice between two terrible alternatives to end that war, which would you choose?

    And you must choose one of them. No waffling.

  4. Re:That's fine. on Spysats Keeping Watch on the U.S. · · Score: 1

    You trust the bank not to use your credit card maliciously. Would you be so trusting of the general public with that same info?

  5. Re:That's fine. on Spysats Keeping Watch on the U.S. · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Just because they are not using it maliciously doesn't mean that some of the data is not sensitive.

    The problem is (as with most classified data) the collectors are the ones doing the classifying. "It's classified because I say it is."

  6. And the alternative on Flash Mobs a Threat to Security? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    would have been a full scale invasion on the Japanese mainland. On the order of 1,000,000 Allied dead, and maybe 10 times that Japanese dead.

  7. Re:Flying cars would change the world on NYT On Flying Cars · · Score: 1
    Good points, but there are still a few problems

    Congestion. We still would need a take off/land area (airport). Even a car size aircraft needs to land as current aircraft do. VTOL is hugely expensive in terms of fuel. Plus, you need the space. Vert landing in the parking lot at work just isn't happening. You'd need to be able to control to sub 6" precision, in a 20mph variable crosswind, to vert land next to other vehicles. So we're left with a hub/airport. And the resultant congestion to and from the office or home to this hub.

    Retail busines They already compete far away from home. Just the other day, I ordered parts for my son's science fair project from a store 2,000 miles away. Came in the mail a few days later. Last year, I ordered an autographed, first edition book from a bookseller on a different continent. Having the ability to drive/fly 300 miles away to shop doesn't thrill me. I can shop anywhere on the planet, from my living room. Today.

    Real eastate prices Move the knowledge, not the worker. Telecommute. How many people here administer servers across the country? Doctors outsource x-ray analysis to docs overseas. Just last week, I installed a new application for another division 800 miles away. No need to fly or drive there to do it. Commuting from home to work is not the only consideration when buying an abode. Local amenties and people count as well. People are social animals. Eventually, you'd end up with localised pockets of humanity, just as we have now.

    Flying cars would be but an expensive interim step between commuting, and telecommuting.

  8. My last message on Not Life After Death -- Email After Death · · Score: 1

    "I'm dead, biotch! (beep beep)"

  9. thank you on Not Life After Death -- Email After Death · · Score: 2, Interesting
    I couldn't be bothered to go look for the dupe.

    Personally, I'd rather leave an instruction with a lawyer to send that 'last email' (if I were so inclined). This .dom is likely to pass well before I do.

  10. Re:Once again, the Germans beat us. on BMW Shows Off World's Fastest Hydrogen Car · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Right

    Ford
    General Motors
    Shelby Cobra
    [google, of course, is your friend]

    And if you think there is a 'real' difference between, say, Ford and Toyota, or Chrysler and Mercedes, or GM and SAAB....You're sadly mistaken. They share designs all over. The car companies are the epitome of 'multinational'. And it's wise to let the smaller companies pioneer a new concept. They can do it faster. And if it pans out....embrace and extend.

  11. Re:should the gov decide who has the right to marr on Submit and Moderate Questions for Bush and Kerry · · Score: 1

    [playing DA again]
    Or, one penis

  12. Re:should the gov decide who has the right to marr on Submit and Moderate Questions for Bush and Kerry · · Score: 2, Insightful
    We're not talking about polygamy here,

    Just playing DA here:
    If the definition of marriage is to move away from the union of a man and a woman, and instead be two consenting people, then why not three?

    What is the real difference?

  13. COPPA anyone? on Verisign Develops Token for Age Verification · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Children's Online Privacy protection Act of 1998

    It's not the school administrators information to give away. This information must go through the parent.

  14. Re:Alex, I'll take Level 6 for $200 on "Levels" of Computers the Future? · · Score: 1
    Most people just don't need the extra power.

    They said that when 386's first came out.
    "Those are for servers. No one needs that much power at home."

  15. Re:Taxes on Ask Green Party Presidential Candidate David Cobb · · Score: 1
    So, if I get a raise from, say, $50k to $75k, I don't actually get that extra $25,000. My employer just sends it directly to the IRS to account for my higher tax rate.

    He just *says* I get paid more.

  16. "Have they considered..." on Computer Viruses Cripple Colorado DMV · · Score: 4, Insightful
    ...but have they considered Linux?

    I'm sure someone in their organization has. Has the submitter considered the year or two (and LOTS of $$$) it would take to implement such a change?

    "The Colorado DMV will be down until early 2006. We thank you for your patience."

  17. Re:"Booked it,packed it,f**ked off!" on Ceefax Turns 30 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Only a Brit could go to Benidorm and like it...:)

  18. Re:Almost... on Public Exploit For Windows JPEG Bug · · Score: 4, Informative
    Many companies use outlook as a mail client. Someone could simply include a jpeg image to the mail and since images are loaded by default,

    OL2003 has image loading off by default. "RightClick to display this image."
    Of course, most people are on earlier versions, but at least MS is putting in an effort to stem the tide.

  19. Re:Extreme comparisons on Would You Hire A Hacker? · · Score: 1
    Writing something like this proves they're not only talented, but quite bored. Give them something positive to work on, and a paycheck to boot, and im sure good results will come of it.

    Are you willing to bet the company on that? Or your customers personal information?

  20. Same here on Emusic Relaunches - Cheap, DRM-Free Downloads · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Jumped ship at the same time. 40 tracks/month isn't enough to experiment with, especially considering their 'unusual' catalog.

    I did, however, get a whole bunch of George Carlin, T. Monk, and other collections before I jumped. That same stuff would take a year or two at 40 tracks/month.

  21. hogwash on What Should 10-Year-Olds Know About IT? · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is an after school science club. These kids have chosen to be there and to spend extra time learning about science. IT falls squarely under that umbrella.
    Kids in a voluntary, after school science club are probably already reading above grade level, and performing math at junior high levels.
    I was in such a club at that age, and it was a lot of fun.

  22. You have 40 days on More Diebold E-Voting Vulnerabilities · · Score: 1
    Now to convince the U.S. state governments, or the Feds (who should probably fund and sign off on it).

    Design, build, test a prototype system. Not just the code...the entire system.
    Get government acceptance
    Rebuild after the gov't doesn't like a few features
    Get gov't acceptance again
    Build several thousand copies of the user terminals
    Install them
    Train the poll workers
    Use your system to conduct an election with between 100 and 200 million users. Must run flawlessly. The very first time.

    You have 40 calendar days
    Go

  23. Access on More Diebold E-Voting Vulnerabilities · · Score: 3, Insightful
    While MSAccess is assuredley not the tool to use on a system like this, probably no tool would be good in the hands of these clueless cube monkeys (I hesitate to use the word programmer).

    They appear quite capable of screwing up a wet dream.

  24. No flying cars! on Vehicles of Tomorrow? · · Score: 1, Funny

    For the love of God/Budda/Ra, no flying cars. Fools can't handle 2D, much less 3D.

  25. Re:Retrieval on Lost Nuclear Bomb Found Off Georgia Coast? · · Score: 1
    To make sure it actually is "totally harmless".
    To design and build the appropriate sling
    To train the divers in inspecting an obsolete weapon
    To design and build the holding 'casket', for transport after its out of the water.

    You don't just hire Bubba and his boat-mounted winch to latch on and drag it out. Taht is a lot of money, but this isn't something to cut corners on.