I read that incorrectly. I was really hoping that this was going to be a fusion screwdriver. I could hop in my handy box shaped spaceship and have some awesome adventurers. But alas no, back to the office with me.
I was thinking Jupiter might be the largest known satellite, but I suspect most of the stars in the Milky Way orbiting the central black hole (or whatever it is) are probably larger.
You obviously didn't fly after 9/11. In fact, the full body scanning program began under the Bush Administration. I love you lying Republic fucktards and how easily you conveniently forget the truth (AKA lie).
In order to be a juror at a building, I was required to remove my belt and shoes.
The Republic was somehow able to survive through 2 World Wars, a Civil War, and multiple British invasions (see what I did there?) without disrobing jurors. There is no greater threat now than has existed in the past. There is only a populace that is more cowed and less willing to challenge an ever increasing authority.
The right of the people (meaning the students) to be secure in their person, their house (student housing), papers (network activity), and effects, against unreasonable search and seizure (gathering all information all the time is unreasonable search and forwarding this information to the police is seizure), shall not be violated (has been violated), and no Warrants shall issue (no warrants have been issued), 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.
The student is paying for the service. They are not using a network, rather they are paying for a service on the network. With that payment comes the expectation of basic levels of service, including and perhaps especially privacy. Further, this consists of a government body giving total and complete lists of information to another government body. It's clearly a 4th Amendment issue.
One would hope so. Recall that ATT did this during the Bush Administration with its warrantless wiretaps. The only difference is that ATT allowed access to everything, rather than a specific subset of everything.
This is a clear breach of 4th Amendment rights. I wonder when the police will be sued.
I would suggest the ACLU take this case, but with their late track record of kowtowing to the government (full body scanners anyone?), I wouldn't look for help from them.
Obama is visiting India, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia. China has fought wars with three out of four of these nations in the past 60 years. Furthermore, they are particular touchy about US diplomatic visits (ala Japan or Dalai Lama).
It's a fascist country (no longer communist) ruled by a military dictator. If the DoD says it wasn't them (and it wasn't - big assumption), and it's not a jet contrail at a strange angle, and it's not a local dude with a sweet model rocket, and there's no reason to suspect Russia, it is through process of elimination China.
I think the greatest advantage of planetary computing is in its ability to find questions for provided answers. For example, if you were to have a question regarding Life, The Universe, and Everything, then planetary computing might be useful.
The airlines were, immediately after 9/11, deemed a vital public service. Do you recall the billions of dollars that were dumped into the airline industry? Further, it is not the private area that is molesting people. It is the Federal TSA employees who are there to protect a vital public service. The airlines cannot have it both ways.
I vote Democrat consistently and regularly. When Bush and Co. was creating DoHS and otherwise stripping the Bill of Rights of its protection of civil liberties, I was busy campaigning for Democratic congressmen (who was just, quite disappointingly, tossed out office). I am also a member of the ACLU (and NRA). You are correct though, the many conservatives yelling from the mountain tops about Federal invasion of privacy are the among greatest hypocrites this continent has ever seen.
The 4th Amendment would seem to answer your question. A person has a right to no unreasonable searches. Removal of clothing (electronically) is unreasonable. The invasive pat-down is worse. Both are unconstitutional.
Further, there is no evidence that these intrusive (and they are intrusive) searches makes the fliers any safer. This makes an unconstitutional act further unconstitutional, as it is even more unreasonable. The Federal invasion of privacy is unconstitutional and unconscionable.
Most importantly, America is not and was never meant to be a safe country. It was meant to be a free country. Don't forget, had there been a Texan with a pistol on each of those airplanes on 9/11, there would have been no terrorist attack. We gave up the 2nd Amendment and the terrorists killed 3000 of us. How many will die from giving up the 4th?
In 2010, a cracked CEO was sent to prison by a patent court for a crime he didn't commit. This man promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, he survives as a soldier of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find him, maybe you can hire... The HP-Team.
First, why would you design a robot that looks human? It's unnecessary. The robot should only be able to do what it needs to do. The human form is superfluous.
Second, supposing there was a need to design a robot that resembled a human form, why would you design a robot that looks like something a Timelord with a sonic screwdriver would destroy in a 45 minutes episode?
My Wizard once installed a Cone of Cold permanently up a Sorcerer's butt.
Please note, that is probably the most intelligent comment that will be made in this thread. Cones of silence in pizza restaurants isn't news for nerds nor stuff that matters. WTF?
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At least when it flips out and tries to kill everyone on the space station, we'll know why.
Wow. 25000 for a weapon prone to jamming that utilizes a substandard round. Why am I not surprised.
I wonder what an M14 cost.
Heh. In other words, duh?
I read that incorrectly. I was really hoping that this was going to be a fusion screwdriver. I could hop in my handy box shaped spaceship and have some awesome adventurers. But alas no, back to the office with me.
I was thinking Jupiter might be the largest known satellite, but I suspect most of the stars in the Milky Way orbiting the central black hole (or whatever it is) are probably larger.
This really shouldn't be a joke. Does anyone remember the London Smog of 1956 where 4000 people died? Air quality as bad as Beijing (and Beijing is awful - so bad it is hard to see more than a tenth of a mile) is killing people.
Drudge, actually. Fox picked it up from there.
Doesn't mean it's not true.
MOD PARENT UP.
You obviously didn't fly after 9/11. In fact, the full body scanning program began under the Bush Administration. I love you lying Republic fucktards and how easily you conveniently forget the truth (AKA lie).
In order to be a juror at a building, I was required to remove my belt and shoes.
The Republic was somehow able to survive through 2 World Wars, a Civil War, and multiple British invasions (see what I did there?) without disrobing jurors. There is no greater threat now than has existed in the past. There is only a populace that is more cowed and less willing to challenge an ever increasing authority.
I've included it for you.
The right of the people (meaning the students) to be secure in their person, their house (student housing), papers (network activity), and effects, against unreasonable search and seizure (gathering all information all the time is unreasonable search and forwarding this information to the police is seizure), shall not be violated (has been violated), and no Warrants shall issue (no warrants have been issued), 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.
The student is paying for the service. They are not using a network, rather they are paying for a service on the network. With that payment comes the expectation of basic levels of service, including and perhaps especially privacy. Further, this consists of a government body giving total and complete lists of information to another government body. It's clearly a 4th Amendment issue.
Kind of like a network? The packets are physical after all. We may not think of electrons as having physical shape, but they do.
One would hope so. Recall that ATT did this during the Bush Administration with its warrantless wiretaps. The only difference is that ATT allowed access to everything, rather than a specific subset of everything.
This is a clear breach of 4th Amendment rights. I wonder when the police will be sued.
I would suggest the ACLU take this case, but with their late track record of kowtowing to the government (full body scanners anyone?), I wouldn't look for help from them.
Obama is visiting India, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia. China has fought wars with three out of four of these nations in the past 60 years. Furthermore, they are particular touchy about US diplomatic visits (ala Japan or Dalai Lama).
It's a fascist country (no longer communist) ruled by a military dictator. If the DoD says it wasn't them (and it wasn't - big assumption), and it's not a jet contrail at a strange angle, and it's not a local dude with a sweet model rocket, and there's no reason to suspect Russia, it is through process of elimination China.
You are expecting a fascist (they aren't communist any more) dictatorship to act rationally?
I think the greatest advantage of planetary computing is in its ability to find questions for provided answers. For example, if you were to have a question regarding Life, The Universe, and Everything, then planetary computing might be useful.
The airlines were, immediately after 9/11, deemed a vital public service. Do you recall the billions of dollars that were dumped into the airline industry? Further, it is not the private area that is molesting people. It is the Federal TSA employees who are there to protect a vital public service. The airlines cannot have it both ways.
Mod parent up.
Here is an EPA article confirming this.
Heh. He don't know me too well, do he?
I vote Democrat consistently and regularly. When Bush and Co. was creating DoHS and otherwise stripping the Bill of Rights of its protection of civil liberties, I was busy campaigning for Democratic congressmen (who was just, quite disappointingly, tossed out office). I am also a member of the ACLU (and NRA). You are correct though, the many conservatives yelling from the mountain tops about Federal invasion of privacy are the among greatest hypocrites this continent has ever seen.
The 4th Amendment would seem to answer your question. A person has a right to no unreasonable searches. Removal of clothing (electronically) is unreasonable. The invasive pat-down is worse. Both are unconstitutional.
Further, there is no evidence that these intrusive (and they are intrusive) searches makes the fliers any safer. This makes an unconstitutional act further unconstitutional, as it is even more unreasonable. The Federal invasion of privacy is unconstitutional and unconscionable.
Most importantly, America is not and was never meant to be a safe country. It was meant to be a free country. Don't forget, had there been a Texan with a pistol on each of those airplanes on 9/11, there would have been no terrorist attack. We gave up the 2nd Amendment and the terrorists killed 3000 of us. How many will die from giving up the 4th?
In 2010, a cracked CEO was sent to prison by a patent court for a crime he didn't commit. This man promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, he survives as a soldier of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find him, maybe you can hire... The HP-Team.
First, why would you design a robot that looks human? It's unnecessary. The robot should only be able to do what it needs to do. The human form is superfluous.
Second, supposing there was a need to design a robot that resembled a human form, why would you design a robot that looks like something a Timelord with a sonic screwdriver would destroy in a 45 minutes episode?
My Wizard once installed a Cone of Cold permanently up a Sorcerer's butt.
Please note, that is probably the most intelligent comment that will be made in this thread. Cones of silence in pizza restaurants isn't news for nerds nor stuff that matters. WTF?