Whatever you'd like to believe the Patriot Act, which affected many old laws, made everything that the NSA legal. Whether it is constitutional or not is irrelevant because it was never ruled on by the SCOTUS. To think that every packet that you've sent for the past 12 years hasn't been filtered in some way by some federal legal authority is naive.
I can distinguish between Hollywood and the things that are happening around that. Art reflects reality.
I suggest you read the Patriot Act and what is and what is not still in effect. You'd be surprised how far reaching it is. The Constitution cannot protect you from a law that alters it and hasn't been challenged. There are things SCOTUS is afraid to touch and the PA was one of them.
A lifetime achievement award for exposing the existence of spies. Didn't anyone see the Bourne movies? Black Briar anyone? This guy didn't expose anything.
What's lost here is the poetry. You don't read Shakespeare simply for the story, you read it for the eloquence of the writer. Cyrano de Bergerac would be whittled down to Roxanne. This is a bad idea. Why are we always trying to dumb down everything? Let him make the product and let it fail, but don't give him a patent.
The answer is simply no. Since the implement of the new scanners and security measures, the skies aren't any safer. They are about the same except that you have potentially more humiliated and angry flying citizens. For international flights and for foreign nationals, I can totally see higher level security measures. For American citizens flying within our borders, I view it as an invasion of privacy, infringement of my rights as a citizen and totally unnecessary.
Burden of proof in upon the state. The 5th Amendment protects you from having to testify against yourself which would include giving any information like a password or any thoughts in your head. This should be clear cut and the Circuit Ct judge should really rethink his position (as a US judge). The Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land. The 5th protects us from ourselves, as do our lawyers. Shame on this judge for posing this dilemma.
This assumes that said ET's operate only in the 3D realm. What about wormholes, space folding and other theoretical methods that our limited understanding of physics doesn't allow us to see? Quit being such a downer. If Tesla was still alive I'm sure we'd have commerce with these ET's. Cheers...
About 5 years ago I remember a similar claim by either 3M or NEC about creating actual transparent aluminium. Was I dreaming that I read this on Slashdot years ago?
It minimizes the necessity for skill. "I beat that game" becomes a lie. You simply entered in a phrase or bunch of numbers which made you invincible or pass the level. How much fun is that?
Separate endings for those that cheat and those that don't? So if a cheat is entered, a standard ending sequence is shown, but if you make it to the end without cheating a super fantastic ending sequence is granted.
I don't want to come across as an old codger, but cheat codes and the like have ruined gaming. Easter eggs and hidden levels are fun and add some dimension to the games. Cheat codes, continues and even the prospect of getting unlimited extra lives have taken game skill levels to a new low. If you have to cheat you obviously aren't good enough to win. Most of us who played years ago, beat the super hard levels, by A) having great skill at the game or B) got really lucky. Either one is fine with me, but entering in a cheat proves that you don't have either. I say remove the cheats, keep the Easter eggs and hidden stuff, increase the gameplay and quit making games disposable. It's cheaper to rent the game for 2 weeks from the video store, solve it and give it back than buying it. You're going to find the sales figures plummet for marginal games. There needs to be a change in the industry.
Story llines are cool and I enjoy some of them, however; game play is what it's all about. How about no cheat codes? How about no continues? Just raw 99% skill and a bit of luck during hard levels. Kids today can't play with as much skill as they used to. Perhaps that's why the military is going with full AI robots and drones.
All about gameplay baby and NOT pretty graphics. While they're nice to have, I'd rather have fun and be somewhat active than sit and look at pretty pictures. Viva le Wii!!!
Peace
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Couldn't you just use the heat from direct sunlight?
Whatever you'd like to believe the Patriot Act, which affected many old laws, made everything that the NSA legal. Whether it is constitutional or not is irrelevant because it was never ruled on by the SCOTUS. To think that every packet that you've sent for the past 12 years hasn't been filtered in some way by some federal legal authority is naive. I can distinguish between Hollywood and the things that are happening around that. Art reflects reality. I suggest you read the Patriot Act and what is and what is not still in effect. You'd be surprised how far reaching it is. The Constitution cannot protect you from a law that alters it and hasn't been challenged. There are things SCOTUS is afraid to touch and the PA was one of them.
A lifetime achievement award for exposing the existence of spies. Didn't anyone see the Bourne movies? Black Briar anyone? This guy didn't expose anything.
Boring...
What's lost here is the poetry. You don't read Shakespeare simply for the story, you read it for the eloquence of the writer. Cyrano de Bergerac would be whittled down to Roxanne. This is a bad idea. Why are we always trying to dumb down everything? Let him make the product and let it fail, but don't give him a patent.
Seriously what do they have to hide? If you're worried about them tampering with ballots keep one of your highly armed cops with them at all times.
Or buy now for an instant $25 savings!
Yeah but beer is $42CA!!! Yikes!
So can a man patent his sperm and sue any woman that gets pregnant from it because it was the terms of use were not agreed upon?
There's no settlement nor judgement big enough to counter the evil that is Monsanto.
The answer is simply no. Since the implement of the new scanners and security measures, the skies aren't any safer. They are about the same except that you have potentially more humiliated and angry flying citizens. For international flights and for foreign nationals, I can totally see higher level security measures. For American citizens flying within our borders, I view it as an invasion of privacy, infringement of my rights as a citizen and totally unnecessary.
Burden of proof in upon the state. The 5th Amendment protects you from having to testify against yourself which would include giving any information like a password or any thoughts in your head. This should be clear cut and the Circuit Ct judge should really rethink his position (as a US judge). The Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land. The 5th protects us from ourselves, as do our lawyers. Shame on this judge for posing this dilemma.
I'm waiting for that youtube video! lol
I haven't been let down by anything that I've bought from Apple. Don't be a hater.
Right... damn Kashmir the only good thing that area of the world has brought to life is a killer Led Zeppelin tune.
the porous borders of Pakistan, who'll let anyone through with or without a passport.
This assumes that said ET's operate only in the 3D realm. What about wormholes, space folding and other theoretical methods that our limited understanding of physics doesn't allow us to see? Quit being such a downer. If Tesla was still alive I'm sure we'd have commerce with these ET's. Cheers...
About 5 years ago I remember a similar claim by either 3M or NEC about creating actual transparent aluminium. Was I dreaming that I read this on Slashdot years ago?
I'm not talking about impossible games, gameplay is paramount, but if I enter a cheat code that makes me invincible, what's the point?
It minimizes the necessity for skill. "I beat that game" becomes a lie. You simply entered in a phrase or bunch of numbers which made you invincible or pass the level. How much fun is that?
Separate endings for those that cheat and those that don't? So if a cheat is entered, a standard ending sequence is shown, but if you make it to the end without cheating a super fantastic ending sequence is granted.
I don't want to come across as an old codger, but cheat codes and the like have ruined gaming. Easter eggs and hidden levels are fun and add some dimension to the games. Cheat codes, continues and even the prospect of getting unlimited extra lives have taken game skill levels to a new low. If you have to cheat you obviously aren't good enough to win. Most of us who played years ago, beat the super hard levels, by A) having great skill at the game or B) got really lucky. Either one is fine with me, but entering in a cheat proves that you don't have either. I say remove the cheats, keep the Easter eggs and hidden stuff, increase the gameplay and quit making games disposable. It's cheaper to rent the game for 2 weeks from the video store, solve it and give it back than buying it. You're going to find the sales figures plummet for marginal games. There needs to be a change in the industry.
Peace
what ever happened to OMG Ponies!!!
All about gameplay baby and NOT pretty graphics. While they're nice to have, I'd rather have fun and be somewhat active than sit and look at pretty pictures. Viva le Wii!!! Peace