Instead of for transport, big baloons and dirigibles will be used for surveillance! Imagine a huge blimp using clouds as camouflage! It is watching us all more closely than any satellite, and we don't know they are there. They will be like floating death stars!
Even if they didn't major in journalism, reporters usually avoided math and science, and understand nothing about either. Even sports writers make screw ups like referring to a.395 batting average as a "percentage".
Cute little joke, but eugenics is a debunked pseudo-science. It did not produce supermen or a master race in 19th century America, or The Third Reich. Two idiots can produce a genius child. Two geniuses can produce an idiot child. Two parents born blind can produce sighted children. An athlete and a model, seemingly superior breeding stock, frequently have children with horrible birth defects.
Yes, that is a very important question. AVG Free works really well. Also, it is still obscure enough to be ignored by hackers who expect to encounter Norton or McAfee, and know how to disable them. It would be very bad if Intel killed AVG free edition.
How will they pull this off? They won't. The Zhti Ti Kofft would never tolerate it! Besides, I don't think they really intend to. It is just another plot to scam investors like buying landon the moon. Former California Governor Jerry Brown was nicknamed "moonbeam" for falling for that scam. They are looking for suckers, and there is one born every minute.
Chips and pins are not the solution. What we need to do is tattoo national ID numbers on everyone's foreheads and right forearms. Where did this idea come from? George Bush.
Considering the kind of loons Bush will nominate, the Senate will be reluctant to confirm them. Will he ramrod through two recess appointments even though they would only be temporary? Maybe. If the court does convene with only seven justices, that is better than eight. A decision will be reached. There will be no ties leaving important legal questions in limbo. John Paul Stevens is 85. I wonder if he will make it until the end of Bush's reign.
There is still something to be said for the big screen, and amazing picture and sould quality if it is a good movie. We can already get the sound and a big screen size at home, but picture quality won't be there until blue laser formats replace current DVD. Fortunately for theater owners, the impending format war between blu-ray and HD DVD will hold that off for a while.
Common sense? That's a misnomer. Sense is not a common thing at all, at least in these times. Now that a business can't even say trademarked words if they aren't official sponsors, how long will it be until we are all so censored? "Intellectual Property", whether trademark or copyright, has become even more valuable than things that actually exist and can be held in your hand. This is stupid!
The saddest part of this is that the modern Olympics were supposed to be a showcase for amateur athletics, and a global moment of peace and understanding, not something for greedy businessmen to get rich off of.
I made a similar post on another thread, but it is even more appropriate here.
This could be used as a tool for big brother, not just 911 calls. You are as naive as a child if you don't see the dark possibilities in this. The FCC commissioners probably only see a new toy to play with in this tracking technology, and have no concept of the monster they are creating. Those who will exploit it are counting on the FCC to not "get it".
Sometimes free is bad. The WiFi is free, but the advertisers bombarding you with sales pitches know exactly where you are. If the network's security is cracked, a lot more people than just salesmen know exactly where you are! It would be even better for Big Brother than webcams!
Mitch Bainwol sounds like a broken record from the '80s.
Home taping is killing the recording industry...skip
Home taping is killing the recording industry...skip
Home taping is killing the recording industry...skip
Since they are still around, it wasn't true then. It isn't true now either. They claim that sales are down, but are making a killing with their obscene markups in spite of the poor quality of today's popular music. Price gouging, DRM, lousy music, and treating customers like criminals are several reasons why I don't buy CDs.
Before anyone whines and moans about hurting the artists by not buying, I will point out that RIAA stands for Recording Industry Association of America. Niether "A" stands for artists. Never has. Never will.
All these "what's it like" questions remind me of a story: A Buddhist monk was drawing water from a well, and a young boy asked him, "Is the water cold?" The monk thought about this for a minute, and then poured the bucket of water over the little boy. This is the only way he could truly know whether the water was cold. Go ask your wife/girlfriend or any other woman that question, and see what she does to you.
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So, the Beast of Belgium will actually be in the Netherlands? I wonder if they got any of their ideas for this program from Total Information Awareness?
Instead of for transport, big baloons and dirigibles will be used for surveillance! Imagine a huge blimp using clouds as camouflage! It is watching us all more closely than any satellite, and we don't know they are there. They will be like floating death stars!
Those little yellow red commie bastards want to contol all the green cheese. President Bush won't stand for it!
Even if they didn't major in journalism, reporters usually avoided math and science, and understand nothing about either. Even sports writers make screw ups like referring to a .395 batting average as a "percentage".
Cute little joke, but eugenics is a debunked pseudo-science. It did not produce supermen or a master race in 19th century America, or The Third Reich. Two idiots can produce a genius child. Two geniuses can produce an idiot child. Two parents born blind can produce sighted children. An athlete and a model, seemingly superior breeding stock, frequently have children with horrible birth defects.
Yes, that is a very important question. AVG Free works really well. Also, it is still obscure enough to be ignored by hackers who expect to encounter Norton or McAfee, and know how to disable them. It would be very bad if Intel killed AVG free edition.
How will they pull this off? They won't. The Zhti Ti Kofft would never tolerate it! Besides, I don't think they really intend to. It is just another plot to scam investors like buying land on the moon. Former California Governor Jerry Brown was nicknamed "moonbeam" for falling for that scam. They are looking for suckers, and there is one born every minute.
Chips and pins are not the solution. What we need to do is tattoo national ID numbers on everyone's foreheads and right forearms. Where did this idea come from? George Bush.
Considering the kind of loons Bush will nominate, the Senate will be reluctant to confirm them. Will he ramrod through two recess appointments even though they would only be temporary? Maybe. If the court does convene with only seven justices, that is better than eight. A decision will be reached. There will be no ties leaving important legal questions in limbo. John Paul Stevens is 85. I wonder if he will make it until the end of Bush's reign.
Who are you calling a ho? Fat man!
Ich verstehen sie nicht.
Polyethelene might protect astronauts from solar and cosmic radiation, but it won't stop a Destructo-Ray or the infamous Zhti Ti Kofft!
So, they are going to publicly sacrifice some scapegoats to try to maintain the illusion that it was a virus? Typical microshaft!
There is still something to be said for the big screen, and amazing picture and sould quality if it is a good movie. We can already get the sound and a big screen size at home, but picture quality won't be there until blue laser formats replace current DVD. Fortunately for theater owners, the impending format war between blu-ray and HD DVD will hold that off for a while.
All the dorks at GenCon better be careful. There is a volcano cult looking for virgins to sacrifice!
An open source, patent-free way to lock up ideas as property? That makes as much sense as PETA choosing an offical meat.
Creating life from scratch? Who do they think they are? Darth Plagueis perhaps?
The saddest part of this is that the modern Olympics were supposed to be a showcase for amateur athletics, and a global moment of peace and understanding, not something for greedy businessmen to get rich off of.
This could be used as a tool for big brother, not just 911 calls. You are as naive as a child if you don't see the dark possibilities in this. The FCC commissioners probably only see a new toy to play with in this tracking technology, and have no concept of the monster they are creating. Those who will exploit it are counting on the FCC to not "get it".
Sometimes free is bad. The WiFi is free, but the advertisers bombarding you with sales pitches know exactly where you are. If the network's security is cracked, a lot more people than just salesmen know exactly where you are! It would be even better for Big Brother than webcams!
Home taping is killing the recording industry...skip
Home taping is killing the recording industry...skip
Home taping is killing the recording industry...skip
Since they are still around, it wasn't true then. It isn't true now either. They claim that sales are down, but are making a killing with their obscene markups in spite of the poor quality of today's popular music. Price gouging, DRM, lousy music, and treating customers like criminals are several reasons why I don't buy CDs.
Before anyone whines and moans about hurting the artists by not buying, I will point out that RIAA stands for Recording Industry Association of America. Niether "A" stands for artists. Never has. Never will.
Turning a typewriter into a computer keyboard might even give you an "any" key if you can get an old Typewriters International of Toledo model.
We are the knights who say nee!
This is an ex parrot!
Spam spam spam spam!
All these "what's it like" questions remind me of a story: A Buddhist monk was drawing water from a well, and a young boy asked him, "Is the water cold?" The monk thought about this for a minute, and then poured the bucket of water over the little boy. This is the only way he could truly know whether the water was cold. Go ask your wife/girlfriend or any other woman that question, and see what she does to you.
Weapons in space will draw the attention of extraterrestrials, and they won't be popping by to chat. Look at what they did to CONTOUR.