However all that pales into the background compared to the big issue, survival.
Right. The funny thing is that you didn't mention the environment once, there. All those enemies and weapons will pale into insignificance when we all suffocate to death if someone doesn't have the balls to stand up to the Brazilian government, and campaign for them to end destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
No, it's not quite that big. It's a relatively large area of Sudan, yes, but not a quarter of Africa. However, much of the rest of Africa is having all sorts of other problems. Look up Zimbabwe sometime...
It's not hyperbole, because I wasn't exaggerating. I was giving examples to back up my point that everyone has something to hide, which you apparently agree with because you've implied you don't want to strip.
While you may not go out in public and volunteer information vocally you are leaking it otherwise.
Leaking, eg. not giving it away on purpose. And yeah, I am, but generally I can reasonably *know* what I'm leaking, and try to minimize it if I don't want to leak it. And, I'm not leaking *everything* (ie. hiding NOTHING) by a long shot.
I can *SEE* you leave your house, I can see which car you get in, I can follow you on public roads, etc...
YOU can't do that very easily, because you don't know where I live, and even if you did, aren't physically here. CCTV and other intrusive technologies allow this to happen much more easily; although certain things could be done in the past, it's often the scale that and/or efficiency with which new technologies allow them to be done with that is disturbing.
When he suggests that GTA is a 'murder simulator', I dont think hes saying that the ratings system doesn't work, I think hes saying that nobody would suffer from alcohol abuse if the world stopped creating alcohol. Hes a modern day prohibitionist
No, prohibitionists were way more rational. Theoretically, if you could stop any alcohol production, people COULDN'T drink the stuff. There really would be no alcohol abuse. Yeah, I know, theoretically. However, there isn't an equivalent with murder. Look, computer games were created AFTER world wars I and II, for god's sake. In the very same century, over 100 million people were killed during war!!! Then there's the THOUSANDS of years of violence in the human race that has happened ever since humans have EXISTED.
Violence would exist, pretty much the same as it does now, with or without violent media. To suggest otherwise literally means that you are insane, and incapable of realizing facts and logic. I don't know what's wrong with Jack Thompson or people who listen to him.
This is a ridiculous myth, and should be modded down. EVERYONE (who isn't mentally insane) expects a significant deal of privacy in public; I certainly do.
If you believe what you said, you should have no problem stripping naked, telling people what school your kids go to, where they are now, where you work, how much you earn, what you're listening to on your iPod, what medical problems you have, etc. If you can honestly say you have no problem with that, don't expect me to live in your world. It sucks.
"A homeless person showed Rick van Amserfoort his collection of 30 fines. The harvest of one month on the streets: crossing against a red light, smoking a joint in public
I guess that information and technology was so slow at the time, that privacy was not given much thought.
It was; it's just that they didn't have audio/video recorders in those days...
Amendment IV The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
but there are a lot of places unsuitable for food plants that may be suitable for fuel plants.
Like the Amazon rainforest? Seriously, I don't see how people can ignore the elephant in the room that says that encouraging this kind of mass production of plants for fuel encourages deforestation. Big big mistake there.
Well, I just disagree that more diversity of parties would cause too much compromise; it would cause the right amount. If the government couldn't push through what it wanted, that's probably because what it wanted was very contraversial and probably crap. Take ID cards and road charging. I'd be very happy for the popular opinion to take precedence over the Labour cabinet's wishes there.
No way, because you're ignoring the fact that it would allow for a ton of other parties to get into parliament. With any luck, people would realise that their vote actually counted, and start voting for who they want to be in. ie. Not a bunch of 'middle-grounders', like Labour and Conservative.
I used to work for PITO (now called NPIA - the National Police Improvement Agency). They were looking into facial recognition tech. last year, and are increasing their research in this area. They act as a middleman between the govt. and the police in the UK. If they're researching facial recognition, it means the police are very likely to accept it or have already requested it. If we get to the stage where high quality cameras are combined with effective facial recognition and a major citizen database, computers COULD do that kind of automatic filing. Great, huh? I feel so safe.
People behave differently when they believe they believe they are being watched. They act in accordance with how they believe their behavior will be perceived. This perception therefore acts as a powerful form of control, one which is internalized by those under surveillance.
Unfortunately, I think you'd have lost the average Sun reader after 'People'.
They go to fund things like roads, airport, seaports, housing development, electricity, water, and gas supplies, and an enormous number of other things, the lack of which would mean Bad News for the economy.
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However all that pales into the background compared to the big issue, survival.
Right. The funny thing is that you didn't mention the environment once, there. All those enemies and weapons will pale into insignificance when we all suffocate to death if someone doesn't have the balls to stand up to the Brazilian government, and campaign for them to end destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
You're saying people would LIKE to have a beer with Bush?
Normally I'd agree with you, but Stephen Harper is probably the worst PM Canada has ever had. :-(
Vote Lib Dem!
once you step outside and endanger someone elses life,liberty, and pursuit of happiness, they loose that responsibility.
What would be the point of imposing the responsibility on all others?
If there was anything he couldn't spell, that would be it.
Aww, I wanted to buy an ungenuine version of Windows. :-(
Just because someone says the word interesting, doesn't make them interesting.
Interesting...
Would we have approved of / tolerated Christianity doing that stuff if we'd been living then?
No, it's not quite that big. It's a relatively large area of Sudan, yes, but not a quarter of Africa. However, much of the rest of Africa is having all sorts of other problems. Look up Zimbabwe sometime...
I said you should not be going around saying you have nothing to hide in public, because it's TOTALLY wrong.
Hello captain hyperbole!
It's not hyperbole, because I wasn't exaggerating. I was giving examples to back up my point that everyone has something to hide, which you apparently agree with because you've implied you don't want to strip.
While you may not go out in public and volunteer information vocally you are leaking it otherwise.
Leaking, eg. not giving it away on purpose. And yeah, I am, but generally I can reasonably *know* what I'm leaking, and try to minimize it if I don't want to leak it. And, I'm not leaking *everything* (ie. hiding NOTHING) by a long shot.
I can *SEE* you leave your house, I can see which car you get in, I can follow you on public roads, etc...
YOU can't do that very easily, because you don't know where I live, and even if you did, aren't physically here. CCTV and other intrusive technologies allow this to happen much more easily; although certain things could be done in the past, it's often the scale that and/or efficiency with which new technologies allow them to be done with that is disturbing.
When he suggests that GTA is a 'murder simulator', I dont think hes saying that the ratings system doesn't work, I think hes saying that nobody would suffer from alcohol abuse if the world stopped creating alcohol. Hes a modern day prohibitionist
No, prohibitionists were way more rational. Theoretically, if you could stop any alcohol production, people COULDN'T drink the stuff. There really would be no alcohol abuse. Yeah, I know, theoretically. However, there isn't an equivalent with murder. Look, computer games were created AFTER world wars I and II, for god's sake. In the very same century, over 100 million people were killed during war!!! Then there's the THOUSANDS of years of violence in the human race that has happened ever since humans have EXISTED.
Violence would exist, pretty much the same as it does now, with or without violent media. To suggest otherwise literally means that you are insane, and incapable of realizing facts and logic. I don't know what's wrong with Jack Thompson or people who listen to him.
This is a ridiculous myth, and should be modded down. EVERYONE (who isn't mentally insane) expects a significant deal of privacy in public; I certainly do.
If you believe what you said, you should have no problem stripping naked, telling people what school your kids go to, where they are now, where you work, how much you earn, what you're listening to on your iPod, what medical problems you have, etc. If you can honestly say you have no problem with that, don't expect me to live in your world. It sucks.
"A homeless person showed Rick van Amserfoort his collection of 30 fines. The harvest of one month on the streets: crossing against a red light, smoking a joint in public
.nl?
That's illegal in
I guess that information and technology was so slow at the time, that privacy was not given much thought.
It was; it's just that they didn't have audio/video recorders in those days...
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
But the internet is built by people voicing opinionated views, we're not all going to be thrown into the Gulag!!!
Give the state the powers of prison guards, and the entire country becomes the Gulag.
but there are a lot of places unsuitable for food plants that may be suitable for fuel plants.
Like the Amazon rainforest? Seriously, I don't see how people can ignore the elephant in the room that says that encouraging this kind of mass production of plants for fuel encourages deforestation. Big big mistake there.
Well, I just disagree that more diversity of parties would cause too much compromise; it would cause the right amount. If the government couldn't push through what it wanted, that's probably because what it wanted was very contraversial and probably crap. Take ID cards and road charging. I'd be very happy for the popular opinion to take precedence over the Labour cabinet's wishes there.
No way, because you're ignoring the fact that it would allow for a ton of other parties to get into parliament. With any luck, people would realise that their vote actually counted, and start voting for who they want to be in. ie. Not a bunch of 'middle-grounders', like Labour and Conservative.
I used to work for PITO (now called NPIA - the National Police Improvement Agency). They were looking into facial recognition tech. last year, and are increasing their research in this area. They act as a middleman between the govt. and the police in the UK. If they're researching facial recognition, it means the police are very likely to accept it or have already requested it. If we get to the stage where high quality cameras are combined with effective facial recognition and a major citizen database, computers COULD do that kind of automatic filing. Great, huh? I feel so safe.
People behave differently when they believe they believe they are being watched. They act in accordance with how they believe their behavior will be perceived. This perception therefore acts as a powerful form of control, one which is internalized by those under surveillance.
Unfortunately, I think you'd have lost the average Sun reader after 'People'.
Taxes are good for the economy.
They go to fund things like roads, airport, seaports, housing development, electricity, water, and gas supplies, and an enormous number of other things, the lack of which would mean Bad News for the economy.
This is such a beautiful use of the English language that I can't help but admire it.
:-)
The guy's Liverpudlian. Your opinion would be changed if you'd actually heard him say it.
make money for us as "consumers" or die in a gutter.
So YOU were the one charged with coming up with the new RIAA motto?