I'm not so sure it does. The difference is that my email goes over the internet whether I use outlook or gmail, but my journal never does...And I'm not so sure I feel comfortable having my journal online, but I do feel okay with having it on my box.
You are correct in saying e-mail is different, e-mail isn't secure, no matter what service you're using, unless you have it encrypted. You know that, I know that, and probably 90% of Slashdot knows that. But for Joe User, he/she doesn't know how insecure e-mail is. They don't realize an e-mail from me, may not be from me. If they did, phishing scams wouldn't work like they do. My point is, people may be naive enough to subscribe to a roaming desktop, without concern for security.
I just wish they'd offer a left handed version. Every time I start a new game, I have to go in and figure out how to map the keys that will work best for me. I've thought about getting a Belkin Nostromo and just using the keypad part of it, or the Saitek keyboard with an external keypad. But I've seen games that use more keys than either of these have. I know I'm not the only person to play games left handed. C'mon people, how about making a modular keyboard so you can move sections around to suit you?
I would say more than half of existing players would quit working. I record stuff on my set-top DVD-R recorder. Some brands of discs don't work in older players. I have 3 DVD players not including the recorder and computers. I've found only one player that can reliably (I use that term loosely) play the DVD-Rs. Aren't -R's the ones that are supposed to be the most compatible?
I've even seen pressed discs have issues with older players. When the Star Wars trilogy came out on DVD, we saw artifacting and even locking up the player on more than one occassion. A few years ago, a guy at WorstBuy told a co-worker (who had a player that did Dolby decode) that the older players couldn't handle all of the newer features and encoding, so he bought a new player. Now a few years later, he's having problems with some artifacting. He's thinking about going out and buying another new player. I realize the players have greatly come down in price, but having to buy a player every few years seems a bit ludacris.
You're right, terrorism has gone on all over the world for a very long time. It's just that the US hasn't experienced it as much. It doesn't mean we shouldn't fight it, or do things to help keep it from happening again.
He's probably just another right-wing nitwit who insists on using the same old stereotypes over and over. Just like all the rest of the whiny, crybaby Republicans, instead of considering that maybe academic types turn liberal because of the use of critical thought, they just assume they're all brainwashed by Bolshevic professors.
Huh, a nitwit using the same old stereotypes. The Pot: Hey Kettle, you're black!
Geez, not EVERYTHING has to revolve around political affiliation. The election is over, get on with it. Stop rehashing the same old shit. It just sounds like a bunch of sour grapes.
That's the reason I'm upset whenever I see the US government taking away the rights of US citizens under the guise of national security, or doing things that make anti-US terrorism worse when they should be fighting terrorism.
I guess I don't see GPS as a "right", no more than I see a hassle free airport experience as a "right". They're both something we've come to expect, but they're privileges, not rights. Unfortunately, in times of war, we have to give up some privileges, and sorry to say, even some rights. I don't like it, but I accept it for the sake of remedying a temporary situation. The US has not seen a foreign attack on our soil since WWII. Privileges and rights were given up then, for the sake of the country. A lot has changed since then, including our attitude towards the government. In some areas, I'd even say that attitude is justified.
The more we see our government as a huge omnipotent entity, the fewer our freedoms will be.
Granted, there are some issues with our current government and the way they do business, but in my opinion, the most important responsibility of the government is the security of its people. I think we are far safer than we were 3-4 years ago. Some decisions made by the goverment has upset a lot of people. Based on what I know, I would guess there were a lot of people upset with certain decisions made by the government during WWII, but they weren't heard from because of two reasons:
1. The lack of nationwide communication.
2. Fear of voicing their opinions due to overwhelming patriotism.
The wide expansion of the press and the internet has allowed a lot more people's voices to be heard. What was once several people having the same thoughts, is now a group of people striving to be heard connected by technology. When a group feels there is an injustice being performed, they get an even louder voice (because that's what sells newspapers and airtime). Suddenly, those who were previously afraid to voice their opinions, aren't as afraid anymore. So the group gets larger and larger, and starts swaying opinions of those just striving to be heard. Is this OK? Yes, it is a constitutional right. But, we should recognize this and realize that there isn't necessarily a higher percentage of people upset with the government, just a more vocal percentage. I'm not trying to diminish your beliefs, you have the right to have those beliefs just like I have the right to my beliefs. As long as those beliefs do not put the safety and security of a larger group in danger, we should (and do) continue to have that right.
As far as the election, I voted for the person who I believed would do the best job handling my top concern of security. I'm guessing others voted for their top concerns as well. I don't agree with everything my candidate does, but I wasn't as concerned with those issues as I was with security. The election was nasty, because of how divided the country was. I just hope we can put the nastiness of the election behind us, and get on with keeping the country safe as citizens of this great country.
Are you saying that roads were, historically, only built for the military?
Well, yes and no, but I wasn't referring to roads in general. I was referring specifically to the Interstate System. You know, I-70, I-80, I-35. The original name was the "National System of Interstate and Defense Highways."
Referring to roads in general, the Romans built the best and longest lasting roadway system. Roman roads were originally built wide enough for a garrison to march down them. Sounds like military use to me. http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/history/romanrd.htm.
I hate to say this, but in the case of a national emergency, the interstate system would also be "shut down" so that only military and other official personnel could use it. Yes, even the toll roads if necessary. You know, the ones you pay money for, every time you drive on them. After all, that is what the interstate system was originally designed to do. It was the internet for tanks and personnel.
Quite frankly, I would prefer that than the "shock and awe" of watching planes hitting the twin towers. A lot of people seem to have forgotten what that was like. The panic of not knowing what was next. When other "normal" activity such as mail bombs and sniper attacks occurred, people wondered if it was another terrorist attack. All because we were caught off guard. When we start making plans to be better prepared for the next attack, people have a problem with that. No matter what plans are announced, someone would have a problem with it. You can please some of the people all of the time, but not all of the people all of the time.
Umm, without watching the movie again, I'm pretty sure that the name Palpatine is mentioned when the emporor disbands the local governors in "A New Hope".
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I'm not so sure it does. The difference is that my email goes over the internet whether I use outlook or gmail, but my journal never does...And I'm not so sure I feel comfortable having my journal online, but I do feel okay with having it on my box.
You are correct in saying e-mail is different, e-mail isn't secure, no matter what service you're using, unless you have it encrypted. You know that, I know that, and probably 90% of Slashdot knows that. But for Joe User, he/she doesn't know how insecure e-mail is. They don't realize an e-mail from me, may not be from me. If they did, phishing scams wouldn't work like they do. My point is, people may be naive enough to subscribe to a roaming desktop, without concern for security.I just wish they'd offer a left handed version. Every time I start a new game, I have to go in and figure out how to map the keys that will work best for me. I've thought about getting a Belkin Nostromo and just using the keypad part of it, or the Saitek keyboard with an external keypad. But I've seen games that use more keys than either of these have. I know I'm not the only person to play games left handed. C'mon people, how about making a modular keyboard so you can move sections around to suit you?
What if Belkin actually put a mouse on the Nostromo? That way you could game with one hand, and eat cheesy snacks with the other.
I would say more than half of existing players would quit working. I record stuff on my set-top DVD-R recorder. Some brands of discs don't work in older players. I have 3 DVD players not including the recorder and computers. I've found only one player that can reliably (I use that term loosely) play the DVD-Rs. Aren't -R's the ones that are supposed to be the most compatible?
I've even seen pressed discs have issues with older players. When the Star Wars trilogy came out on DVD, we saw artifacting and even locking up the player on more than one occassion. A few years ago, a guy at WorstBuy told a co-worker (who had a player that did Dolby decode) that the older players couldn't handle all of the newer features and encoding, so he bought a new player. Now a few years later, he's having problems with some artifacting. He's thinking about going out and buying another new player. I realize the players have greatly come down in price, but having to buy a player every few years seems a bit ludacris.
You're right, terrorism has gone on all over the world for a very long time. It's just that the US hasn't experienced it as much. It doesn't mean we shouldn't fight it, or do things to help keep it from happening again.
He's probably just another right-wing nitwit who insists on using the same old stereotypes over and over. Just like all the rest of the whiny, crybaby Republicans, instead of considering that maybe academic types turn liberal because of the use of critical thought, they just assume they're all brainwashed by Bolshevic professors.
Huh, a nitwit using the same old stereotypes.
The Pot: Hey Kettle, you're black!
Geez, not EVERYTHING has to revolve around political affiliation. The election is over, get on with it. Stop rehashing the same old shit. It just sounds like a bunch of sour grapes.
Granted, there are some issues with our current government and the way they do business, but in my opinion, the most important responsibility of the government is the security of its people. I think we are far safer than we were 3-4 years ago. Some decisions made by the goverment has upset a lot of people. Based on what I know, I would guess there were a lot of people upset with certain decisions made by the government during WWII, but they weren't heard from because of two reasons:
1. The lack of nationwide communication.
2. Fear of voicing their opinions due to overwhelming patriotism.
The wide expansion of the press and the internet has allowed a lot more people's voices to be heard. What was once several people having the same thoughts, is now a group of people striving to be heard connected by technology. When a group feels there is an injustice being performed, they get an even louder voice (because that's what sells newspapers and airtime). Suddenly, those who were previously afraid to voice their opinions, aren't as afraid anymore. So the group gets larger and larger, and starts swaying opinions of those just striving to be heard. Is this OK? Yes, it is a constitutional right. But, we should recognize this and realize that there isn't necessarily a higher percentage of people upset with the government, just a more vocal percentage. I'm not trying to diminish your beliefs, you have the right to have those beliefs just like I have the right to my beliefs. As long as those beliefs do not put the safety and security of a larger group in danger, we should (and do) continue to have that right.
As far as the election, I voted for the person who I believed would do the best job handling my top concern of security. I'm guessing others voted for their top concerns as well. I don't agree with everything my candidate does, but I wasn't as concerned with those issues as I was with security. The election was nasty, because of how divided the country was. I just hope we can put the nastiness of the election behind us, and get on with keeping the country safe as citizens of this great country.
Are you saying that roads were, historically, only built for the military?
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Well, yes and no, but I wasn't referring to roads in general. I was referring specifically to the Interstate System. You know, I-70, I-80, I-35. The original name was the "National System of Interstate and Defense Highways."
http://www.eisenhower.utexas.edu/highway.htm
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/programadmin/interstate.h
http://www.eisenhower.archives.gov/dl/InterstateH
Referring to roads in general, the Romans built the best and longest lasting roadway system. Roman roads were originally built wide enough for a garrison to march down them. Sounds like military use to me. http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/history/romanrd.ht
I hate to say this, but in the case of a national emergency, the interstate system would also be "shut down" so that only military and other official personnel could use it. Yes, even the toll roads if necessary. You know, the ones you pay money for, every time you drive on them. After all, that is what the interstate system was originally designed to do. It was the internet for tanks and personnel.
Quite frankly, I would prefer that than the "shock and awe" of watching planes hitting the twin towers. A lot of people seem to have forgotten what that was like. The panic of not knowing what was next. When other "normal" activity such as mail bombs and sniper attacks occurred, people wondered if it was another terrorist attack. All because we were caught off guard. When we start making plans to be better prepared for the next attack, people have a problem with that. No matter what plans are announced, someone would have a problem with it. You can please some of the people all of the time, but not all of the people all of the time.
Umm, without watching the movie again, I'm pretty sure that the name Palpatine is mentioned when the emporor disbands the local governors in "A New Hope".