Point 1: Dead cops
Right. Nevermind the research somebody would have to go through to find out who these people are, assuming that the undercover folks weren't hidden by some means. This isn't going to change the security of this.
Point 2: Stolen identities
Um. This is happening now. A national ID will not make this any easier (or harder).
Point 3: Government Spying
True, it makes it easier for the government to track people. So what? They're already tracking anybody they need to; this just makes it a little easier on them.
Point 4: Papers, please.
Too bad Mr. Unreal failed to mention that the democratic countries of Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland and Spain all have national ID card systems in place. Again, so what if Big Brother has an easier job of tracking us?
Point 5: Unsafe Roads.
So, illegal immigrants, who are breaking the law by being here, will try to get a driver's license and risk exposure right now? That doesn't make sense. They will still get the same driver's training (or lack of it) that they got before. If they got forged driver's licenses before, guess what? They'll find forged national ID's now. This point is probably the silliest one of the lot.
So, basically, other than some privacy concerns, the National ID Card idea is probably a good one. The privacy concerns are real except that anybody with a reasonable amount of paranoia and understanding of today's world doesn't expect a whole lot of privacy anyway.
Xupiter is a personal demon for me, but Gator is up there as well. Not to mention the uncountable number of little toolbars that install themselves without warning into IE. There was one some time back, I think it was called Bargains or Bargain.com or something like that which was terribly annoying. It was one of those that hijacks your browser and pops up ads whether the page you're on has ads or not.
Personally, I consider spy/adware more annoying than most viruses...
All they need to do is cool it down by a factor of 50 and make it transparent, then regular windows are a thing of the past. The fact that one side is supposed to be a vacuum and the high heat is basically what makes it work is beside the point.
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Point 1: Dead cops Right. Nevermind the research somebody would have to go through to find out who these people are, assuming that the undercover folks weren't hidden by some means. This isn't going to change the security of this. Point 2: Stolen identities Um. This is happening now. A national ID will not make this any easier (or harder). Point 3: Government Spying True, it makes it easier for the government to track people. So what? They're already tracking anybody they need to; this just makes it a little easier on them. Point 4: Papers, please. Too bad Mr. Unreal failed to mention that the democratic countries of Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland and Spain all have national ID card systems in place. Again, so what if Big Brother has an easier job of tracking us? Point 5: Unsafe Roads. So, illegal immigrants, who are breaking the law by being here, will try to get a driver's license and risk exposure right now? That doesn't make sense. They will still get the same driver's training (or lack of it) that they got before. If they got forged driver's licenses before, guess what? They'll find forged national ID's now. This point is probably the silliest one of the lot. So, basically, other than some privacy concerns, the National ID Card idea is probably a good one. The privacy concerns are real except that anybody with a reasonable amount of paranoia and understanding of today's world doesn't expect a whole lot of privacy anyway.
Xupiter is a personal demon for me, but Gator is up there as well. Not to mention the uncountable number of little toolbars that install themselves without warning into IE. There was one some time back, I think it was called Bargains or Bargain.com or something like that which was terribly annoying. It was one of those that hijacks your browser and pops up ads whether the page you're on has ads or not.
Personally, I consider spy/adware more annoying than most viruses...
All they need to do is cool it down by a factor of 50 and make it transparent, then regular windows are a thing of the past. The fact that one side is supposed to be a vacuum and the high heat is basically what makes it work is beside the point. Meow.
Check out the actual patent application. As near as I can tell, it's a mesh of photo sensors and LCDs so that it works from every direction.