A friend of mine lived in Ghana for a while and got fed up with being constantly haranged by market traders so he told one of them that there was something he could do with - a monkey head. Sure enough, the trader offered him one for about $90. My friend baulked at the amount, saying he could buy a live monkey for far less and remove the head himself. He was of course then offered a whole monkey at a bargain price.
[cmontgomeryburns]Schindler and I are like peas in a pod: we're both factory owners, we both made shells for the Nazis, but mine worked, dammit![/cmontgomeryburns]
Or how about the aaaaiiiii!Zune, then reposition it as the dopest, phatestest pimped out music playa for listening to hip hop. Ballmer heard that's what all the cool kids are using their iPods for.
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Don't be ridiculous, Steve would never wear a vest! Suicide turtle neck maybe, but only if he was super pissed off with someone he bumped into in the lift.
The proposals have sparked a fierce backlash inside Whitehall. Senior officials in the Home Office have privately warned that the database scheme is impractical, disproportionate and potentially unlawful. The revolt last week forced Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, to delay announcing plans for the database until next year.
Bear in mind that the Government has already had to delay and dilute the ID card scheme and it's relevant that Jacqui Smith (hiss!) is delaying this too. It's also comforting that civil service mandarins are up in arms about it.
It's a Good Thing that stuff like this comes up on Slashdot as the more people who can kick up a fuss about stuff like this the better, however I'd remind American readers that regardless of Brown's mini-bounce back in the polls, IMHO it's likely that New Labour will be out of power before they can implement this.
I'm no fan of Cameron or the Tories, but chances are they're going to be as populist as possible to get back into government, and creating a massive surveillance database is not a populist move. With any luck the Union will be toast in a few years anyway and the newly independent ex-UK states can start behaving like grown-up modern democracies.
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A friend of mine lived in Ghana for a while and got fed up with being constantly haranged by market traders so he told one of them that there was something he could do with - a monkey head. Sure enough, the trader offered him one for about $90. My friend baulked at the amount, saying he could buy a live monkey for far less and remove the head himself. He was of course then offered a whole monkey at a bargain price.
"Oh man, I can't believe I sucked your jagon."
32k of evil ought to be good enough for anybody.
"Buy 'em out boys!"
I can just imagine the PC World sales guys now...
"Don't buy that Mac, this Asus has an extra quarter of a G!"
Ah, but they can't use Calculator on their new iPhone until it's activated!
But being totally totally serial for a second, $36 activation fee? $599 for an 8GB PAYG iPhone? 2 year contracts as standard? Yeech!
I know sensor ship is a big issue
Ah, the Sensor Ship, that must be Jack and Jacqui's new top secret surveillance vessel!
You don't have the cognitive skills required!
Let me correct that for you:
You don't have the cognitive skills required to use the preview button!
You read TFA? Then you really must be new here!
[cmontgomeryburns]Schindler and I are like peas in a pod: we're both factory owners, we both made shells for the Nazis, but mine worked, dammit![/cmontgomeryburns]
Hmm, Grouse. There are worse blends around, but I think it needs enough water to make it a Vaguely Familiar Grouse.
So then they can co-opt the might of the US government to help them enforce their marketing strategies and price structures around the world.
Ah yes, that will be the new US Army Microsoft Edition you're talking about.
Ah MAD - Mutually Assured Deposition.
Or how about the aaaaiiiii!Zune, then reposition it as the dopest, phatestest pimped out music playa for listening to hip hop. Ballmer heard that's what all the cool kids are using their iPods for.
7) Profit!
Don't you know the Pentagon has a GUI system down in Cuba? Great Underwater Interrogation!
My grandfather died in a concentration camp. He fell off a watchtower.
Then he's not a communist after all!
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It's time they consult Dr. Cornwallis. Only he can guide them.
Then all you get is, "It looks like you're decoding the human genome. Would you like some help?"
Yes, because everybody knows Clinton was in power in 1968.
Don't be so quick to dismiss this, after all Obama was involved with a terrorist group back in the '60s.
That means she has twice as much foreign policy experience! And you fools didn't elect her...
"My children need wine!"
Don't be ridiculous, Steve would never wear a vest! Suicide turtle neck maybe, but only if he was super pissed off with someone he bumped into in the lift.
From TFA:
The proposals have sparked a fierce backlash inside Whitehall. Senior officials in the Home Office have privately warned that the database scheme is impractical, disproportionate and potentially unlawful. The revolt last week forced Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, to delay announcing plans for the database until next year.
Bear in mind that the Government has already had to delay and dilute the ID card scheme and it's relevant that Jacqui Smith (hiss!) is delaying this too. It's also comforting that civil service mandarins are up in arms about it.
It's a Good Thing that stuff like this comes up on Slashdot as the more people who can kick up a fuss about stuff like this the better, however I'd remind American readers that regardless of Brown's mini-bounce back in the polls, IMHO it's likely that New Labour will be out of power before they can implement this.
I'm no fan of Cameron or the Tories, but chances are they're going to be as populist as possible to get back into government, and creating a massive surveillance database is not a populist move. With any luck the Union will be toast in a few years anyway and the newly independent ex-UK states can start behaving like grown-up modern democracies.