I tried out a handheld for work at remote sites going over checklists in Excel spreadsheets. I thought it would be better than having to print out the sheets and taking paper with me. I stopped doing that because I was always scrolling, scrolling, scrolling. It was much faster to use a piece of paper and then data entry.
If I could use a tablet PC then scrolling wouldn't be as much of an issue. Handhelds just feel like I'm looking at 3x5 card. Too small.
Who modded my parent a Troll? First it was "Insightful". Now it's a Troll? Why, because I didn't comment on his "Adolph Hitler" alias?
Some modders I just don't understand....
People who are suspicious of the government's actions are branded "PARANOID!" yet when the government get's suspicious of it's citizens, it's labeled as "VIGILENT".
This is called "Doublethink" in the book 1984. So my friends, the comparison of 1984 to this whole conceptual framework regarding public surveillance is more than justified.
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Is anyone seeing the double standard here?
People who are suspicious of the government's actions are branded "PARANOID!" yet when the government get's suspicious of it's citizens, it's labeled as "VIGILENT".
Ok, fine. Public privacy is not a right. Point well taken.
What about the effectivness of public surveillance? What is it supposed to do? Prevent terrorists attacks? You know they had video surveillance cameras at the security check points on the morning of Sept.11, don't you? There were plenty of cameras in and around the WTC on the morning of Sept.11, but that obviously didn't deter the terrorists.
So can you explain to us un-enlighted/.'ers how these systems are supposed to prevent terrorists from acheiving their objectives?
Once you realize you can't answer that postively, then you realize they aren't going to be using these systems for the purposes they are presenting to us.
What better way to put this surveillance system into a conundrum than have the new style be full beards and rags on our heads with OB1-Kenobi style gowns....of course, you wouldn't be seeing it on the cover of GQ.
I concur. How many pictures have we all seen on the evening news of bank robbers in the process of robbing banks on CCTV and they were not able to catch the guy?
Cameras are not going to help anyone catch a terrorist or prevent a terrorist attack from occuring. Anyone here who thinks that cameras should help either catch terrorists or deter them is ignoring one simple fact: The 9/11 hijackers as well as everyone who got on the flights that morning went through airport security that was UNDER VIDEO SURVEILLANCE. Try to sell the effectivness of this system to the families of 9/11 victims.
The only thing cameras are going to provide is observation/identity of participants in political protest demonstrations. Once some asshole in that crowd tosses a brick through a Starbuck's front window, then ALL participants of that demonstration that can be ID'd will be tracked down and arrested as terrorists.
END RESULT: Squash political dissenters. The only thing you can hope for is that the party you support is in the Whitehouse.
The original second, and post tertiary dipshit should me modded mucho angry.
step 1: don't think of anything original that can ADD to the discussion constructively
step 2: appear to be free thinking by claiming another poster is a patriotic zombie by stating that the quote "Land of the free, home of the brave" is bullshit.
step 3: (brain fart)
step 4: brain explodes with recursively mimicking referential flamebaitial commentary
step 5: start laughing at it all because none of us really knows where the slippery slope goes...
When they start putting cameras in my house or start using satelites to spy on what I'm doing inside my private area thats when its a violation of my right to privacy.
Hey Einstein, by the time the Government starts doing that, it'll be far too late for you to complain. You will already be OwNeD.That's why we must stop this shit NOW, while we still have legal ways and means to speak out against it and limit it.
If we all wait to fight this violation until the time you suggest, our options become limited. The citizens would have to resort to armed uprising, or submit to this privacy invasion. I'd rather not live in that world.
"What this demonstrates is that '1984' is now technologically possible,"....
"This is really a situation where we are really being asked to blindly trust the government. There is no oversight of this. There are no safeguards."
My fellow citizens of Oceania, we are at war with Terrorism. We have always been at war with Terrorism. This new surveillance equipment is DoublePlusGood! Big Brother must protect us from Terrorism. To think anything else is a thoughtcrime.
And in other news....GAP, Kenneth Cole and Abercrombie & Fitch are introducing a wide assortment of fashionable full headed hoods in the greater Boston area.
"Remaining Anonymous is going to be all the rage this fall," says Pina Ferlisi, the GAP's chief designer for adult clothing and accessories. "Our initial line are going to have both single fall tones and a few classic plaid patterns. We're staying away from corduroy - it's just to heavy on the head."
"Needless to say, this will be part of our 'Unlisted' line, " states Paul Blum, President and Director of Kenneth Cole. "Our black leather hoods are going to offer our anonymous users all the warmth they'll need, and all the privacy our US Constitution is supposed to provide."
Look for the new hood lines being rolled out in stores this September.
Yes but an increase in energy is required for your Atlantic travel because that is a function of distance over TIME. Remember, your travel is using conventional methods in our common 3-Ds of space and 1-D of time. However, using a time machine would be different. If it took you LITTLE time to get their and you covered LITTLE distance (worm holes, what have you...) then the ENERGY it would require would not be any greater than crossing the room through the same Time Travel Machine.
Besides, there are all kinds of proper beer on both sides of the Atlantic.
That's right, the last thing we see of the object, because of the time dialation is the event horizon. We can't see past that horizon because that is the end of time, and hence, space in that local area. So, to your point, we don't really get to "see" what the blackhole looks like for three reasons: 1) at singularity it would be so small it would be invisible anyway(even though this isn't important because of point #2). 2) our frame of reference doesn't allow for that actuallity to occur (takes to long). 3) The event horizon doesn't allow us to see behind it's curtain of gravity, frozen time, and torn space.
However, the peculiar part is we do get to see a glimpse of what is going on beyond this horizon due to the topic covered in the parent article.
Actually, this is little known: Years ago Hawking was a closet computer scientist. He developed what at the time was rumored to be a form of AI. His goal was to teach the AI theoretical physics in order to assist him in his declining physical abilities to research. As he lost his faculties the AI computer was equipped with a voice synthesizer. He's actually been brain dead for about 14 years - all his "latest work" is being done by this AI.
Well, at least, that's what this Postal Service employee told me down at the local pub. Cliff is usually right on about these things....
I've considered that line of logic that if time travel is possible it is *always* possible. It follows that since time and space are interwoven then time travel would require the ability to also travel *everywhere*. In other words, to have the ability to travel anywhere in time is the ability to travel everywhere in space.
Now, using that as a premise, shouldn't the earth resemble the seedy spaceport bar in Mos Eisley, Tattoine?
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I tried out a handheld for work at remote sites going over checklists in Excel spreadsheets. I thought it would be better than having to print out the sheets and taking paper with me. I stopped doing that because I was always scrolling, scrolling, scrolling. It was much faster to use a piece of paper and then data entry.
If I could use a tablet PC then scrolling wouldn't be as much of an issue. Handhelds just feel like I'm looking at 3x5 card. Too small.
Where did you come up with $400 more?
Who modded my parent a Troll? First it was "Insightful". Now it's a Troll? Why, because I didn't comment on his "Adolph Hitler" alias?
Some modders I just don't understand....
I've been hearing about this for like 4 days now... Is Slashdot turning into a News Black Hole?
On a serious note, wasn't there an occurance early in the mission where one of the rovers had a glitch and then sent back the wrong date?
Does anyone remember the wrong date thing OR am I loosing my mind!? (I searched all over but couldn't find any articles on it, arggh.)
Okay then Captain Kirk, exactly how many planetary systems have we explored to confirm this theory?
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....( *??!* )...
- People who are suspicious of the government's actions are branded "PARANOID!" yet when the government get's suspicious of it's citizens, it's labeled as "VIGILENT".
This is called "Doublethink" in the book 1984. So my friends, the comparison of 1984 to this whole conceptual framework regarding public surveillance is more than justified.Is anyone seeing the double standard here?
People who are suspicious of the government's actions are branded "PARANOID!" yet when the government get's suspicious of it's citizens, it's labeled as "VIGILENT".
WTF?
Ok, fine. Public privacy is not a right. Point well taken.
/.'ers how these systems are supposed to prevent terrorists from acheiving their objectives?
What about the effectivness of public surveillance? What is it supposed to do? Prevent terrorists attacks? You know they had video surveillance cameras at the security check points on the morning of Sept.11, don't you? There were plenty of cameras in and around the WTC on the morning of Sept.11, but that obviously didn't deter the terrorists.
So can you explain to us un-enlighted
Once you realize you can't answer that postively, then you realize they aren't going to be using these systems for the purposes they are presenting to us.
SIG: Any posts with references to 1984 will be ignored.
Does your Sig mean you are going to ingnore your own post? Or do you want us to ignore your post? Me confused.
What better way to put this surveillance system into a conundrum than have the new style be full beards and rags on our heads with OB1-Kenobi style gowns....of course, you wouldn't be seeing it on the cover of GQ.
Hoods all the Rage!
You are on the right track!
I concur. How many pictures have we all seen on the evening news of bank robbers in the process of robbing banks on CCTV and they were not able to catch the guy?
Cameras are not going to help anyone catch a terrorist or prevent a terrorist attack from occuring. Anyone here who thinks that cameras should help either catch terrorists or deter them is ignoring one simple fact: The 9/11 hijackers as well as everyone who got on the flights that morning went through airport security that was UNDER VIDEO SURVEILLANCE. Try to sell the effectivness of this system to the families of 9/11 victims.
The only thing cameras are going to provide is observation/identity of participants in political protest demonstrations. Once some asshole in that crowd tosses a brick through a Starbuck's front window, then ALL participants of that demonstration that can be ID'd will be tracked down and arrested as terrorists.
END RESULT: Squash political dissenters. The only thing you can hope for is that the party you support is in the Whitehouse.
The original second, and post tertiary dipshit should me modded mucho angry.
step 1: don't think of anything original that can ADD to the discussion constructively
step 2: appear to be free thinking by claiming another poster is a patriotic zombie by stating that the quote "Land of the free, home of the brave" is bullshit.
step 3: (brain fart)
step 4: brain explodes with recursively mimicking referential flamebaitial commentary
step 5: start laughing at it all because none of us really knows where the slippery slope goes...
Let's not insist on reciprocal surveillance. Let's implement it. (Shhhhhhhhhh....USG....we are watching you....)
- When they start putting cameras in my house or start using satelites to spy on what I'm doing inside my private area thats when its a violation of my right to privacy.
Hey Einstein, by the time the Government starts doing that, it'll be far too late for you to complain. You will already be OwNeD.That's why we must stop this shit NOW, while we still have legal ways and means to speak out against it and limit it.If we all wait to fight this violation until the time you suggest, our options become limited. The citizens would have to resort to armed uprising, or submit to this privacy invasion. I'd rather not live in that world.
I won't even comment on your alias.
"This is really a situation where we are really being asked to blindly trust the government. There is no oversight of this. There are no safeguards."
My fellow citizens of Oceania, we are at war with Terrorism. We have always been at war with Terrorism. This new surveillance equipment is DoublePlusGood! Big Brother must protect us from Terrorism. To think anything else is a thoughtcrime.
War is Peace
And in other news....GAP, Kenneth Cole and Abercrombie & Fitch are introducing a wide assortment of fashionable full headed hoods in the greater Boston area.
"Remaining Anonymous is going to be all the rage this fall," says Pina Ferlisi, the GAP's chief designer for adult clothing and accessories. "Our initial line are going to have both single fall tones and a few classic plaid patterns. We're staying away from corduroy - it's just to heavy on the head."
"Needless to say, this will be part of our 'Unlisted' line, " states Paul Blum, President and Director of Kenneth Cole. "Our black leather hoods are going to offer our anonymous users all the warmth they'll need, and all the privacy our US Constitution is supposed to provide."
Look for the new hood lines being rolled out in stores this September.
Yes but an increase in energy is required for your Atlantic travel because that is a function of distance over TIME. Remember, your travel is using conventional methods in our common 3-Ds of space and 1-D of time.
However, using a time machine would be different. If it took you LITTLE time to get their and you covered LITTLE distance (worm holes, what have you...) then the ENERGY it would require would not be any greater than crossing the room through the same Time Travel Machine.
Besides, there are all kinds of proper beer on both sides of the Atlantic.
They modded your comment as flamebait, but not his? Doesn't anyone have a sense of humor!!? It's all good fun. Cheers!
I think he meant he is in England now and that to get a proper beer he must cross the Atlantic.
Doesn't that mean that their are 7, 36GIG HDs and 23, 18GIG HDs inside this array???
I'm not much of an online auction guy, but what am I missing?
Could it be that ENRON is at it again!? Always tryin' to screw the little guy!
That's right, the last thing we see of the object, because of the time dialation is the event horizon. We can't see past that horizon because that is the end of time, and hence, space in that local area. So, to your point, we don't really get to "see" what the blackhole looks like for three reasons:
1) at singularity it would be so small it would be invisible anyway(even though this isn't important because of point #2).
2) our frame of reference doesn't allow for that actuallity to occur (takes to long).
3) The event horizon doesn't allow us to see behind it's curtain of gravity, frozen time, and torn space.
However, the peculiar part is we do get to see a glimpse of what is going on beyond this horizon due to the topic covered in the parent article.
Actually, this is little known: Years ago Hawking was a closet computer scientist. He developed what at the time was rumored to be a form of AI. His goal was to teach the AI theoretical physics in order to assist him in his declining physical abilities to research. As he lost his faculties the AI computer was equipped with a voice synthesizer. He's actually been brain dead for about 14 years - all his "latest work" is being done by this AI.
Well, at least, that's what this Postal Service employee told me down at the local pub. Cliff is usually right on about these things....
I've considered that line of logic that if time travel is possible it is *always* possible. It follows that since time and space are interwoven then time travel would require the ability to also travel *everywhere*. In other words, to have the ability to travel anywhere in time is the ability to travel everywhere in space.
Now, using that as a premise, shouldn't the earth resemble the seedy spaceport bar in Mos Eisley, Tattoine?