Imagine if this caught on! If every company was doing this you would have roughly 180 ads in your normal 3 minute ad break. The sesures would suck a bit though.
Seriously what is so good about myspace? When did it become so popular... What does it offer over Livejournal?
Also does anyone see a problem with "whatever the kids like" being an automatic scapegoat for pollies looking for a bit of attention.
I suppose it isn't all bad, it might replace the "video games are evvilllll" argument. Like when video games replaced d&d, or when d&d replaced rock music or when rock music replaced jazz music...
The Iranian government doesn't represent the WHOLE population of Iran. Just like the Americas Presedent doesn't represent the opinion of 100% of America.
The card that Australia is introducing is not an ID card. It is simple a card that the Medical Care system and Welfare system, Medicare and Centerlink for us Australians, have chosen as a more secure replacement for their current cards.
Yes it is, if it wasn't they would legislate that it could not be used for identification with the exception of the government departments that use it. They already did that with the medicare card, and a few years later they changed it so you could use a medicare card for identification purposes. This is an ID card by stealth.
I would say that i feel much safer with an all encompassing ID card, then 1000 easily stolen and illegally used cards.
Yes, I too feel much more comfortable keeping all my details, eggs, if you will in one spot (basket).
One smart card could:
Provide proof of person - bithday, residence, name, etc
Car Licence
Flight Licence
Numorous other licences: construction, doctors, etc etc
Passport
Credit/Bank Card
And according to The Australian Doctors Association, be used by emergancy workers to identify health issues and conditions on demand.
According to Police it could indeed make their lives alot easier in catching your everday regular criminals.
and many more.
Wow it would do all that? Perhaps we should include your religion on your card incase you were about to die so people could provide a priest, rabbi, cleric, shaman etc for you.
Perhaps we should include your criminal record, and an accurate record of all your relitives so people know who to contact in case your hurt.
Maybe we could be required to scan them when we enter certain buildings so in the case of a legionares outbreak we could figure out where people were reciently.
I don't see any potential for abuse.
Becase if you have nothing to hide, then yu have nothing to worry about, and if you do have something to hide, then you should turn yourself in.
I think that basically sums up the problem with your argument.
We already have that, its called a drivers license or an 18 plus card if you can't drive, this isn't America, we only have 6 states and 2 major territories. It's not that hard to remember what they all look like. Especially when they basically all use the same security methods.
Yes you can get a fake one, but you could get that for any ID card the government brought out.
As an Australian Citizen I think this is a terrible idea and it will not stop any fraud, terrorism or whatever stupid reason the government dreams up to tell the public.
Firstly they will be able to be forged, just because it will be a smart card doesn't mean that you will not be able to make another one. All that you would need to duplicate the smart card is to read all the current data off the card then to program an emulator on your own card to spit out those values whenever they are requested, this is the way that a GSM card can be copied. Couple that with the current equipment that forgers use and you have a duplicate card.
However the point is kind of moot, we already have a medicare card that we need to carry around at all times should we want medical care. I for one will be writing a letter to my local MP, I suggest all Australians do the same.
Even then the "liberal" party have a majority in government... there really isn't that much we can do.
Basically the scalpel consists of a handle, an on/off switch aka. an Activation Matrix, a blade arc tip and a stabilizing ring. By directing energy through crystals stored in the handle of the scalpel an arc wave energy field is formed as the blade. This extremely powerful "light" scalpel cauterizes wounds as it cuts. However it must be noted that to use this tool a surgeon must be well endowed in the "force"
I know you didn't ask for my advice but I'll give it anyway. Don't bother going full time, you can't put a price on free time. Especially if you have kids.
You've never heard of Livejournal? Ever? What rock have you been living under, I think it was around before myspace!
There are hundereds of thousands of emo kids posting about how their life sucks more then anyone elses does and you some how avoid even hearing about it? I salute you!
Also it is illegal to talk on your phone whilst driving in Australia, unless you have a hands free kit. Its a sensible law, its just one less destraction and from what I personally can tell it seems to work, for the most part. Generally if you see someone parked on the side of a busy road they have just received a call. I rarely see someone driving while talking on their phone.
Right this moment I can go to my local tip and pick up 3 fairly good quality 17 inch CRT monitors for free. All the local businesses have upgraded to LCD's so CRTs are easy to find. Now with a VGA connector I can connect up these free monitors, otherwise I'd have to spend money on LCD's which I simply can't afford.
I thought the point of the wall was to stop raiding parties escaping? Ie some mongols invade, loot and pillage for a bit and then run back to mongolia. But with the wall in the way the chinese millitary could stop them on their way out.
I've read the article and nowhere does it mention how they implemented the necessary "Freakin Shark" component. Either they are holding it back for the sake of national security or they are preparing themselves for a million dollar blunder.
Well you have to consider this was still 1982, Microsoft was hardly a household name. I think it is likely that they would have gone to party X and made them a offer in cash to "take it off their hands".
This story reminds me of a saying, something about arguing on the internet being like running in the special olympics... I can't quite remember how it ends though.
Actually I think the horse problem you are talking about is because you got on the wrong horse. You have to get on the white horse behind the black one. Otherwise you are just nicking Martin's horse.
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That would be a bit obvious, after all the dog was on fire.
Imagine if this caught on! If every company was doing this you would have roughly 180 ads in your normal 3 minute ad break. The sesures would suck a bit though.
Nothing, you're still ugly. :P
Seriously what is so good about myspace? When did it become so popular... What does it offer over Livejournal?
Also does anyone see a problem with "whatever the kids like" being an automatic scapegoat for pollies looking for a bit of attention.
I suppose it isn't all bad, it might replace the "video games are evvilllll" argument. Like when video games replaced d&d, or when d&d replaced rock music or when rock music replaced jazz music...
The Iranian government doesn't represent the WHOLE population of Iran. Just like the Americas Presedent doesn't represent the opinion of 100% of America.
I don't know, L Ron Hubbards Novels still seem to sell, and those are definitly not worth the price.
Yes your right, however its not exactly difficult to do it: http://geocities.com/spike_424/ It works I've done it many times just for kicks.
We already have that, its called a drivers license or an 18 plus card if you can't drive, this isn't America, we only have 6 states and 2 major territories. It's not that hard to remember what they all look like. Especially when they basically all use the same security methods. Yes you can get a fake one, but you could get that for any ID card the government brought out.
As an Australian Citizen I think this is a terrible idea and it will not stop any fraud, terrorism or whatever stupid reason the government dreams up to tell the public.
Firstly they will be able to be forged, just because it will be a smart card doesn't mean that you will not be able to make another one. All that you would need to duplicate the smart card is to read all the current data off the card then to program an emulator on your own card to spit out those values whenever they are requested, this is the way that a GSM card can be copied. Couple that with the current equipment that forgers use and you have a duplicate card.
However the point is kind of moot, we already have a medicare card that we need to carry around at all times should we want medical care.
I for one will be writing a letter to my local MP, I suggest all Australians do the same.
Even then the "liberal" party have a majority in government... there really isn't that much we can do.
Basically the scalpel consists of a handle, an on/off switch aka. an Activation Matrix, a blade arc tip and a stabilizing ring. By directing energy through crystals stored in the handle of the scalpel an arc wave energy field is formed as the blade. This extremely powerful "light" scalpel cauterizes wounds as it cuts. However it must be noted that to use this tool a surgeon must be well endowed in the "force"
I thought the site with active x spyware was a trick question. They clearly use Firefox and therefore don't suffer from such nonsense.
I know you didn't ask for my advice but I'll give it anyway. Don't bother going full time, you can't put a price on free time. Especially if you have kids.
You've never heard of Livejournal? Ever? What rock have you been living under, I think it was around before myspace!
There are hundereds of thousands of emo kids posting about how their life sucks more then anyone elses does and you some how avoid even hearing about it? I salute you!
Perhaps I'm simplifying the matter but couldn't you just call it Ubuntu 6.06?
Also it is illegal to talk on your phone whilst driving in Australia, unless you have a hands free kit. Its a sensible law, its just one less destraction and from what I personally can tell it seems to work, for the most part. Generally if you see someone parked on the side of a busy road they have just received a call. I rarely see someone driving while talking on their phone.
They don't even need to be 3d. Grim Fandango was amazing.
Right this moment I can go to my local tip and pick up 3 fairly good quality 17 inch CRT monitors for free. All the local businesses have upgraded to LCD's so CRTs are easy to find. Now with a VGA connector I can connect up these free monitors, otherwise I'd have to spend money on LCD's which I simply can't afford.
I thought the point of the wall was to stop raiding parties escaping? Ie some mongols invade, loot and pillage for a bit and then run back to mongolia. But with the wall in the way the chinese millitary could stop them on their way out.
Is this right?
I've read the article and nowhere does it mention how they implemented the necessary "Freakin Shark" component. Either they are holding it back for the sake of national security or they are preparing themselves for a million dollar blunder.
I truely suspect they will, after all you aren't allowed to use cruse control when your doing your test. Why should this be any different?
Well you have to consider this was still 1982, Microsoft was hardly a household name. I think it is likely that they would have gone to party X and made them a offer in cash to "take it off their hands".
This story reminds me of a saying, something about arguing on the internet being like running in the special olympics... I can't quite remember how it ends though.
Actually I think the horse problem you are talking about is because you got on the wrong horse. You have to get on the white horse behind the black one. Otherwise you are just nicking Martin's horse.