The EU is planning the exact same measures which will be implemented in 2006. Every country has a right to know who is traversing their borders. You already show a passport, however that is silly since they can be faked easily. People who hold US passports should be fingerprinted too, or have a retinal scan to prove that they are who they say they are. There are no "rights" being lost here. You have no "right" to anonyminity when you enter a country.
Er, because there are other clueful users that DO read Usenet? I don't understand your point. Are you saying that no clueful users read Usenet, or are you saying that you are the only one that has a clue? Mailing lists are so 80s.
I am not trying to be funny. Why shouldn't lower class Americans be tagged? They are the ones causing most of the crime in the U.S. I should have the right to know where they are at all times. I am sorry you don't agree.
Bill Gates has said this point over and over again. The court system is a stupid way to settle technology disputes since tech moves at a fast(er) pace. You are agreeing with him.
"As a pretty regular Linux user (Debian for several years) for 8 or so years, I wouldn't read Usenet ever... I don't see how that could help anything."
Well, lets forget that idea then. After all if YOU wouldn't read Usenet it wouldn't work. How egocentric are you exactly?
...my submission on how Bill Gates claims that Linux and *BSD's are not secure in his latest email to business partners: Quote:
"Since these [OSS] systems are typically created by part time non-professionals, they are subject to a wide variety of security "holes" which criminal hackers can exploit."
Homosexuality and crossdressing are signs of deviant behavior associated with a unstable mental state. No amount of PC crap and MTV "Real World" will change that fact.
It may not be preventable or curable, and like other mental illnesses and deviant behaviour it should be controlled and treated as such.
"Corporations are going to release this technology in the most proprietary, and obfuscated way possible, so the user of the technology is completely oblivious to how it works, and totally dependant upon the corporate manufacturer for its perpetual maintenance."
Get a clue. Ballard has been selling fuel cells for consumers for years. See here:
http://www.ballard.com/tD.asp?pgid=700
Maybe you should worry less about what we are doing and more about what your country is doing.
Those countries did not fly a vehicle, but a rocket. You are stupid, and mistaken.
Can we shut up about Microsoft already? Damn, every other story is some "anti-M$" drivel. Lets imagine life without these kinds of "discussions", just for one day.
a) It is Cleveland b) There is plenty of local competition (cell phones, VoIP, landlines). In my area of Washington D.C. I can choose from many cell phone carriers, VoIP carriers, and Verizon, IDT, StarPower, MCI, etc for land lines. How much "choice" do you possibly need? I don't need the local government starting some "low cost" subsidized services that unfairly undercuts those who are trying to provide me with good service. If another group wants to come in and provide service, thats fine. But I don't want my taxpayer dollars subsidizing it (which it will).
If you don't like SBC, then get a cell phone. Or use VoIP. Or use cans connected by strings. It will turn into the same situation that we have with public schools, where the govt provides a "low cost" service subsidized by taxpayer money. Those than cannot afford "premium" (private) schools are left with a substandard "service" (education).
How you and people like you possibly can't see this I cannot fathom.
The USPS is a perfect example of why the govt shouldn't compete in this area. No private enterprise can compete with the USPS since the USPS is completely entrenched and the operations and creation of it was heavily subsidized by the taxpayers of the nation.
The USPS should be forced to charge the true cost instead of the artificially "low" costs that the consumer sees when paying the postage. Due to the entrenchment of USPS in letter delivery, private companies can only try to compete in the package delivery business, which they blow away the USPS in terms of value to the consumer (FEDEX, UPS, et al).
The government may innovate, but at a much higher cost and slower speed than private industry would.
They aren't interested in Open Source. They are interested in free (as in beer) software. OO can only compete on price. If Office was $0 then you would see all interest in OO disappear.
Guess what? Who cares what some political parties 100+ year old views are? There is no reason for government entities to compete in the todays communications market. They have other things they should be working on.
Hey dummy, if you think you can do so much better than SBC then why don't you start a business to compete with them? You will make billions since you are obviously so much better at providing quality service.
Maybe you and that weasel Kucinich can start it together.
Uh, if a small private company can't make a profit in a certain area and compete with a bigger company, how can a government backed one do any better - unless you are suggesting is that the govt leverage our tax dollars to unfairly compete in the local markets, which is clearly wrong to any intelligent person. Obivously the government isn't going to run a more efficient service than a private enterprise.
No, you can't because Pepsi is trademarked by PepsiCo. "Parmesan" isn't trademarked. Moron. Man, you guys in EU are in for a big mess allowing such a large beaurocratic control.
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The EU is planning the exact same measures which will be implemented in 2006. Every country has a right to know who is traversing their borders. You already show a passport, however that is silly since they can be faked easily. People who hold US passports should be fingerprinted too, or have a retinal scan to prove that they are who they say they are. There are no "rights" being lost here. You have no "right" to anonyminity when you enter a country.
Uh, what civil liberties does this violate? These aren't citizens. Idiot.
Er, because there are other clueful users that DO read Usenet? I don't understand your point. Are you saying that no clueful users read Usenet, or are you saying that you are the only one that has a clue? Mailing lists are so 80s.
I am not trying to be funny. Why shouldn't lower class Americans be tagged? They are the ones causing most of the crime in the U.S. I should have the right to know where they are at all times. I am sorry you don't agree.
Bill Gates has said this point over and over again. The court system is a stupid way to settle technology disputes since tech moves at a fast(er) pace. You are agreeing with him.
"As a pretty regular Linux user (Debian for several years) for 8 or so years, I wouldn't read Usenet ever... I don't see how that could help anything."
Well, lets forget that idea then. After all if YOU wouldn't read Usenet it wouldn't work. How egocentric are you exactly?
Hopefully this will be extended to all lower class Americans. I know I would like to know where they are so I can avoid those areas...
...my submission on how Bill Gates claims that Linux and *BSD's are not secure in his latest email to business partners:
Quote:
"Since these [OSS] systems are typically created by part time non-professionals, they are subject to a wide variety of security "holes" which criminal hackers can exploit."
Sounds like a good idea to me. Private development is the only way to improve a blighted area.
Homosexuality and crossdressing are signs of deviant behavior associated with a unstable mental state. No amount of PC crap and MTV "Real World" will change that fact.
It may not be preventable or curable, and like other mental illnesses and deviant behaviour it should be controlled and treated as such.
The real scary thing is that you used "loose" incorrectly in a post where you used "loosely" correctly.
Because gay crossdressers are unstable people?
What are "we going through" right now? Things seem to be pretty good here.
"Corporations are going to release this technology in the most proprietary, and obfuscated way possible, so the user of the technology is completely oblivious to how it works, and totally dependant upon the corporate manufacturer for its perpetual maintenance." Get a clue. Ballard has been selling fuel cells for consumers for years. See here: http://www.ballard.com/tD.asp?pgid=700
Maybe you should worry less about what we are doing and more about what your country is doing. Those countries did not fly a vehicle, but a rocket. You are stupid, and mistaken.
You are stupid, and are forbidden to post any more on this site.
Can we shut up about Microsoft already? Damn, every other story is some "anti-M$" drivel. Lets imagine life without these kinds of "discussions", just for one day.
a) It is Cleveland
b) There is plenty of local competition (cell phones, VoIP, landlines). In my area of Washington D.C. I can choose from many cell phone carriers, VoIP carriers, and Verizon, IDT, StarPower, MCI, etc for land lines. How much "choice" do you possibly need? I don't need the local government starting some "low cost" subsidized services that unfairly undercuts those who are trying to provide me with good service. If another group wants to come in and provide service, thats fine. But I don't want my taxpayer dollars subsidizing it (which it will).
If you don't like SBC, then get a cell phone. Or use VoIP. Or use cans connected by strings.
It will turn into the same situation that we have with public schools, where the govt provides a "low cost" service subsidized by taxpayer money. Those than cannot afford "premium" (private) schools are left with a substandard "service" (education).
How you and people like you possibly can't see this I cannot fathom.
The USPS is a perfect example of why the govt shouldn't compete in this area. No private enterprise can compete with the USPS since the USPS is completely entrenched and the operations and creation of it was heavily subsidized by the taxpayers of the nation. The USPS should be forced to charge the true cost instead of the artificially "low" costs that the consumer sees when paying the postage. Due to the entrenchment of USPS in letter delivery, private companies can only try to compete in the package delivery business, which they blow away the USPS in terms of value to the consumer (FEDEX, UPS, et al). The government may innovate, but at a much higher cost and slower speed than private industry would.
They aren't interested in Open Source. They are interested in free (as in beer) software. OO can only compete on price. If Office was $0 then you would see all interest in OO disappear.
Guess what? Who cares what some political parties 100+ year old views are? There is no reason for government entities to compete in the todays communications market. They have other things they should be working on.
Hey dummy, if you think you can do so much better than SBC then why don't you start a business to compete with them? You will make billions since you are obviously so much better at providing quality service.
Maybe you and that weasel Kucinich can start it together.
Uh, if a small private company can't make a profit in a certain area and compete with a bigger company, how can a government backed one do any better - unless you are suggesting is that the govt leverage our tax dollars to unfairly compete in the local markets, which is clearly wrong to any intelligent person. Obivously the government isn't going to run a more efficient service than a private enterprise.
Maybe the Congress of the 90s is more concerned with the fact that it isn't local governments job to provide telco services (which it isn't).
No, you can't because Pepsi is trademarked by PepsiCo. "Parmesan" isn't trademarked. Moron. Man, you guys in EU are in for a big mess allowing such a large beaurocratic control.