You would just be turned down for the job. They wouldn't (and wouldn't be permitted) to tell you it was because you were on the homeland security hit list. The reason you were put on the list would be unknown to all be a few individuals in the department of homeland security.
It was the late 1940's/early 1950's. A lot of very talented folks ended up in janitorial jobs for years as a result. You didn't have to be a flaming "I love Joe Stalin" Commie either - briefly joining an organization while in college during the 1930's could come back to haunt you 15 apolitical years later.
See Article in Salon
You should never assume that you have privacy on equipment you do not own.
And since most people own damn little, they effectively have no privacy. Should your landlord have the same right to monitor their tenants? Suppose someone is sneaking in an overnight visitor in violation of the lease? Should the landlord be able to monitor your communications to find this out? They own the building, you don't.
Privacy rights that extend only as far as you own the computer equipment are effectively useless, as they would cease to exist once your networked data travels outside your property boundary. After all, the phone/cable company owns the wires, and you are using their equipment.
How embarrassing would it be if someone pinged RFIDs for medications or adult toys?
Adult toys are illegal in some places in the US! See This Findlaw article . Facing arrest in the state of Texas is a bit worse than embarassing. Same with prescription medicines, some of which are controlled substances. Do you want to be harassed because you put a few aspirin in an old vicodin bottle? Or because you crossed a state line and what was legal in your home is now illegal?
Where a snapshot of life in the Roman Empire was captured in a momemt of disaster for posterity.
With Pompeii, we wonder how foolish they were to see the obvious signs of the volcano ready to go, yet did not try to escape. With Chernobyl, we see...the same thing!
For decades the US had dictated changes to crytographic machines made by Software AG in Switzerland, so as to enable the US to decipher other countries' secret correspondence.
That subtle changes to living creatures and how they live may cause effects that are not apparent for decades, but when they do become apparent are quite lethal and incurable.
It took a number of years before feeding cattle parts to cattle resulted in Mad Cow Disease, then some years thereafter before it was known that Mad Cow Disease could jump species and affect humans. By this point, many thousands of cattle were affected and a hundred or so humans were dying a ghastly death.
Same with AIDS, a virus that jumped from primates to humans decades ago, caused a little noticed disease, then under the right conditions mushroomed into the human population
It was not reasonable to expect AIDS would result from human-monkey interactions in equatorial Africa in the 1960s, much less that the disease would become a global pandemic. It was also not reasonable to expect that feeding inadequately treated cattle parts to cattle in the UK in the 1980's would result in a few years in the decimation of the UK cattle industry.
The original post was suggesting we take heed of these examples and be careful about making genetically modified organisms widely available.
OT, but Dean received an "A" rating from the NRA while governor.
Those concerned with SECOND amendment rights should pay heed. I's also nice to see a candidate of either party buck the general party line on an issue.
In addition to proving certain types of discrimination, a collective bargaining agreement may also restrict the ability of employers to dismiss staff at will.
Of course, this would require IT workers to join a union, which runs against their fiercely individualistic temperment, and their belief that they are so technically elite they can't be touched. (sarcasm)
When was the last time you REALLY got help from the goverment?
My degree is from a state university. I think that's a very good thing.
An educated population is very good for the economy. Very very few people could afford any post-secondary education if all colleges and universities were privately funded.
I'm sure I could have afforded private university tuition, if I had worked very hard at a formula for converting lead into gold. Absent this, no education.
That and teletypes print in one continuous feed, rather than one page at a time. Better for forensics, you could prove the sequence of events and more cleverly dodge questions about page numbers, missing pages, forged and inserted pages, etc. from the defense attorney.
Ink issues with other printers is an important issue too. A hacker trying to fill up your logs will likely cause any inkjet to run out of ink. Teletypes would be more durable here.
you have people who don't want a soot belching powerplant in their backyard, or off their favorite camping spot
Ironically, the newer plants produce almost no visible exhaust comapred with the older ones that would then be retired. New power plants = less pollution.
Some environmental organizations have figured this out. In CA, a big deal was made over how the Central Valley Sierra Club was in favor of new power plants - this was exactly their reasoning.
Ubiquitous networking. Anything could (and would) connect with anything
The online world would be a giant library/shopping mall. Take CompuServe in 1993 and take it up a few notches.
Not met:
Full integration with telephony. Your computer was to be your own private switchboard and answering machine combined. Telco's blew it when they did not exploit ISDN to its full capabilities (meaning an intelligent use of signalling information, leaving it as a "fast" pipe that was soon left in the dust by Cable/DSL).
Truly intuitive user interface. No real changes here since the Mac in the 1980's
Online delivery of music and feature films. Technically possible, but *AA has blocked almost all real efforts due to copyright concerns. Napster, Kazaa don't really count as they are unreliable and low quality.
Online micro-payments. Again blocked by the powers that be.
Slashdot Mirror
Means we all listen to the Go-Gos all the time?
You would just be turned down for the job. They wouldn't (and wouldn't be permitted) to tell you it was because you were on the homeland security hit list. The reason you were put on the list would be unknown to all be a few individuals in the department of homeland security.
In other words, truly an American icon.
It was the late 1940's/early 1950's. A lot of very talented folks ended up in janitorial jobs for years as a result. You didn't have to be a flaming "I love Joe Stalin" Commie either - briefly joining an organization while in college during the 1930's could come back to haunt you 15 apolitical years later. See Article in Salon
And since most people own damn little, they effectively have no privacy. Should your landlord have the same right to monitor their tenants? Suppose someone is sneaking in an overnight visitor in violation of the lease? Should the landlord be able to monitor your communications to find this out? They own the building, you don't.
Privacy rights that extend only as far as you own the computer equipment are effectively useless, as they would cease to exist once your networked data travels outside your property boundary. After all, the phone/cable company owns the wires, and you are using their equipment.
Adult toys are illegal in some places in the US! See This Findlaw article . Facing arrest in the state of Texas is a bit worse than embarassing. Same with prescription medicines, some of which are controlled substances. Do you want to be harassed because you put a few aspirin in an old vicodin bottle? Or because you crossed a state line and what was legal in your home is now illegal?
Where a snapshot of life in the Roman Empire was captured in a momemt of disaster for posterity. With Pompeii, we wonder how foolish they were to see the obvious signs of the volcano ready to go, yet did not try to escape. With Chernobyl, we see...the same thing!
The whole sordid story care of Cryptome
It took a number of years before feeding cattle parts to cattle resulted in Mad Cow Disease, then some years thereafter before it was known that Mad Cow Disease could jump species and affect humans. By this point, many thousands of cattle were affected and a hundred or so humans were dying a ghastly death.
Same with AIDS, a virus that jumped from primates to humans decades ago, caused a little noticed disease, then under the right conditions mushroomed into the human population
It was not reasonable to expect AIDS would result from human-monkey interactions in equatorial Africa in the 1960s, much less that the disease would become a global pandemic. It was also not reasonable to expect that feeding inadequately treated cattle parts to cattle in the UK in the 1980's would result in a few years in the decimation of the UK cattle industry.
The original post was suggesting we take heed of these examples and be careful about making genetically modified organisms widely available.
Couldn't be any more hazardous than fugu, and more fun than vodka and red bull
A DMCA suit then appears inevitable.
And you will get to know all the other dog owners in your neighborhood very well. Dog owners do form a social group in most urban neighborhoods.
I made my choice. He made his. We are both free. Unfortunately, only one of us still has a job.
Then bring the dog with you to school. When you are supposed to have your badge scanned, tell them to put the badge reader .... (oh never mind!)
Seems there was this clause in my contract concerning ownership of my soul...
Those concerned with SECOND amendment rights should pay heed. I's also nice to see a candidate of either party buck the general party line on an issue.
See http://gunownersfordean.blogspot.com/
Of course, this would require IT workers to join a union, which runs against their fiercely individualistic temperment, and their belief that they are so technically elite they can't be touched. (sarcasm)
See prior discussion in Slashdot .
My degree is from a state university. I think that's a very good thing.
An educated population is very good for the economy. Very very few people could afford any post-secondary education if all colleges and universities were privately funded.
I'm sure I could have afforded private university tuition, if I had worked very hard at a formula for converting lead into gold. Absent this, no education.
Would it be illegal for the software to "phone home" in these cases?
Could the software vendor be subject toprosecution for unauthorized access to federally protected systems?
Ink issues with other printers is an important issue too. A hacker trying to fill up your logs will likely cause any inkjet to run out of ink. Teletypes would be more durable here.
Archaic technology has already been discussed in a recent Slashdot thread
What is your favorite source of natural gas?
Looking forward for voting for the "cowboy neal" option.
Ironically, the newer plants produce almost no visible exhaust comapred with the older ones that would then be retired. New power plants = less pollution.
Some environmental organizations have figured this out. In CA, a big deal was made over how the Central Valley Sierra Club was in favor of new power plants - this was exactly their reasoning.
- Large flat panel screens (no CRTs)
- Ubiquitous networking. Anything could (and would) connect with anything
- The online world would be a giant library/shopping mall. Take CompuServe in 1993 and take it up a few notches.
Not met:Now which round thingy do I need to screw on now? Crescent wrench? What's that?