Mod parent up -- BTW, the same think is being done in the desert West (Phoenix, etc). Easterners are moving with the expectation that they can have green lawns and cool houses, and straining the region's energy and (especially) water resources.
I don't mind the security at NAIA - there really are troubled people who like to blow up airports and stuff there, but the security and the ominous color alert messages over the loud speaker at SFO are just annoying and a joke.
That's one of the annoyances with the States -- you feel like an unruly little child all the time on public transport. At airports, on trains, whatever, you get those recorded voices that sound like your 3rd grade schoolteacher admonishing you not to do this or to do that. In Poland and Eastern Europe, they still have airline security, but without the admonishing disembodied voices. And they don't check papers when you buy an intercity train ticket like Amtrak in the US (they're generally pretty reluctant to ask for ID for fear of evoking the old dictatorships -- I think it's just considered impolite unless it's really necessary).
if you want a secure environment, the first thing you do is remove desktops and put in terminals. terminals only failure is in the arena of graphs rendering
You could use computers running JUST a web browser as terminals, or use X terminals. A "terminal" doesn't have to mean a text-only device out of the 70s/80s.
Only took me 20 minutes to get through the security checkpoint line.
Then again, I got bumped from my flight to Frankfurt last month, only to be put back on at the last minute. The TSA people walked the group that was reinstated through the checkpoints with practically no security since the plane was leaving in 5 min. Some of those people were "volunteers" who )_asked_ to be on a later flight since there was a eu.400 payment for being bumped.
Some people (like me) just tend to sweat more than others. BTW, fear in the security line doesn't have to be caused by being afraid of being caught -- it might be just the fear of flying.
There are already plenty of very effective ways to cause cancer that are a lot easier, cheaper and more easily deliverable.
... but not 100% reliable or even close to it. Some people just _don't react_ to carcinogens. Or the other hand, introducing tumour tissue that's tailored to their immunities...
(unlikely though due to the fact that they'd have to be tailored specifically for each victim, otherwise the immune system would destroy them).
Might work as a covert assassination weapon if they can get hold of the mark's DNA and create cell lines.
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The New York State legislature recently shot this down. It's in the news because Bloomberg managed to wring some money from the Feds on the condition that the legislature approves it next year by the end of March.
And, to the Feds' credit, they only gave Bloomy $10 million as opposed to some $190 million for his scheme. The rest of the money is earmarked for ACTUAL transport improvements like new buses, subway cars and repairs, etc.
Also, to compare & contrast: unless you are a daily commuter, it costs $4 to take the subway somewhere ($2 each way). The congestion pricing is currently $8 for the day. That's a lot more (duh) but it's not so bad that I wouldn't ever drive through Manhattan -- I'd just make a point not to do it regularly. For anyone who has ever sat in the Lincoln Tunnel, that is perhaps not such a bad thing.
The charge is $8 minus the day's tolls BTW. So Lincoln Tunnel drivers will pay only $2 extra. Only people crossing the "free" bridges will get socked with the full $8. Which begs the question, why not do away with the "normal" tolls entirely. Just charge $4 for driving within Manhattan and $8 for transitting Manhattan, discounted 50% for in-city drivers. Trucks, BTW, should be charged LESS not more, since they need to deliver things -- it's not a luxury like driving to the city in a car.
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I grew up in NYC. Used to be so much more interesting. Now it's just money. The seedy parts of the city had character.
Mod parent up. And give Rudi "Disneyland" Guiliani a hard kick in the butt when you see him for making NYC what it is. I still love the town, and there are still interesting parts but some neighborhoods have lost their charm.
Ah, just wait till the economy isn't so great again...
My guess is 2D will be embedded into 3D simply because it is a subset of the other and not vice versa.
But maybe the 3D interface for browsing documents won't look anything like "real life" or be a stylized version thereof. (Just like a desktop on a computer now doesn't look much like a desk!)
If someone comes into a country and is falsely accused of having the intent of murdering large numbers of its citizens, they should really expect to have due process.
If you read me original post, I was talking about German spies in Britain during WW II. Those spies that were shot were executed after being convicted at a regular jury trial (held in secret, but still better than a military kangaroo court like the USA is trying to hold at Guantanamo).
And a lot of spies were given the option to turn their allegiance against the Germans and avoid trial entirely. Google "double cross system" for more info on that.
It's legal? Well goody then. It's a good thing our great society has invented this thing called law so we can do away with annoying things like "morality", "ethics" and "values".
If someone comes into a country with the intent of murdering large numbers of its citizens, they should really expect to be well treated. Yeah.
Somebody even said to me that more people were killed putting their socks on in the United Kingdom than by terrorists last-year. It's probably true.
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It feels like that we've forgotten what it is really like to be a nation threatend with annihilation. In the 1940s our country nearly didn't make it and we have the United States to thank for that as much as our own heroic airmen. That was a time where the agressors really could have destroyed our way of life. Yet we did not yield in the face our adversity. We held our resolve!
Not to mention knowing what to do with foreign agents when caught. Don't stick them in prison -- either shoot them or "turn" them whenever possible and use them to feed the enemy with disinformation.
It's mainly the tight integration of the browser with the OS that is/was an issue. Don't use IE and don't run executables from unknown sources and 95% of the security issues go away. SP2 is actually a pretty decent OS.
Plenty of Nukes have been set off high in our atmosphere.
The radiation from the nuke isn't the problem with that. The main effects are (a) EMP and interfering with electrical equipment, and (b) fucking up the magnetosphere, and possibly reducing the Earth's shielding from cosmic radiation. Neither of which are good, but better to risk those effects than the certainty of a large asteroid hit.
Point being, if you are going to carry a gun, get lots of training (should be mandatory). It should be more/better training that police officers get.
Agreed with you, disagree about the police part. It should be THE SAME as cops get; but cops should have better training for them mandated. Raise the standards of both cops and the public.
Frankly, I don't see it as a bad idea. The cameras will deter many crimes from taking place in those areas, though it certainly isn't going to stop another airplane falling from the sky nor the jacked up terrorist hell-bent on blowing up himself and everyone else he can get in range.
Will they also deter public expression (street theatre, etc) and protests in public spaces like parks? One of the great things about NYC is that cool stuff goes on in public -- it would be a shame to see that curtailed. And, quite frankly, Rudi and Bloomy were the two worst things that happened to NYC in a long time.
Fortunately, the other great thing about NY is that all laws aren't too vigorously enforced.
Shame you can't get a concealed carry pistol permit over there like in some parts of the USA. I'm sure after you kneecapped one of the kids, the rest would decide it was a bad idea to mess with you and run away. And the one with a missing kneecap would have a lasting reminder of why being a chav can be painful and unpleasant.
The idea that the militant terrorist action seen since then is simply the product of patriots defending their homeland is a bunch of Leftist nonsense.
It's not a *simple* situation, and militant Islam does play a part. But think how you would react if your country was invaded, even with the best of intentions. Patriotism is not to be underestimated!
(4) operate independently of ratings pre-assigned by the creator of such video or audio programming;
So the bill requires a working AI? Jesus, even Google SafeSearch doesn't catch all the actual porn, and Google is pretty good. Are Congressthings really that clueless?
Broadcasters and creators do. The v-chip just responds to rating data encoded in the signal and can block or allow showing depending on the parents' choices.
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That's one of the annoyances with the States -- you feel like an unruly little child all the time on public transport. At airports, on trains, whatever, you get those recorded voices that sound like your 3rd grade schoolteacher admonishing you not to do this or to do that. In Poland and Eastern Europe, they still have airline security, but without the admonishing disembodied voices. And they don't check papers when you buy an intercity train ticket like Amtrak in the US (they're generally pretty reluctant to ask for ID for fear of evoking the old dictatorships -- I think it's just considered impolite unless it's really necessary).
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You could use computers running JUST a web browser as terminals, or use X terminals. A "terminal" doesn't have to mean a text-only device out of the 70s/80s.
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"Arabs" != Muslims.
There exist non-Muslim Arabs, and there exist non-Arab Muslim groups (Iranians for a start).
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Then again, I got bumped from my flight to Frankfurt last month, only to be put back on at the last minute. The TSA people walked the group that was reinstated through the checkpoints with practically no security since the plane was leaving in 5 min. Some of those people were "volunteers" who )_asked_ to be on a later flight since there was a eu.400 payment for being bumped.
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Might work as a covert assassination weapon if they can get hold of the mark's DNA and create cell lines.
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And, to the Feds' credit, they only gave Bloomy $10 million as opposed to some $190 million for his scheme. The rest of the money is earmarked for ACTUAL transport improvements like new buses, subway cars and repairs, etc.
Also, to compare & contrast: unless you are a daily commuter, it costs $4 to take the subway somewhere ($2 each way). The congestion pricing is currently $8 for the day. That's a lot more (duh) but it's not so bad that I wouldn't ever drive through Manhattan -- I'd just make a point not to do it regularly. For anyone who has ever sat in the Lincoln Tunnel, that is perhaps not such a bad thing.
The charge is $8 minus the day's tolls BTW. So Lincoln Tunnel drivers will pay only $2 extra. Only people crossing the "free" bridges will get socked with the full $8. Which begs the question, why not do away with the "normal" tolls entirely. Just charge $4 for driving within Manhattan and $8 for transitting Manhattan, discounted 50% for in-city drivers. Trucks, BTW, should be charged LESS not more, since they need to deliver things -- it's not a luxury like driving to the city in a car.
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Mod parent up. And give Rudi "Disneyland" Guiliani a hard kick in the butt when you see him for making NYC what it is. I still love the town, and there are still interesting parts but some neighborhoods have lost their charm.
Ah, just wait till the economy isn't so great again...
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But maybe the 3D interface for browsing documents won't look anything like "real life" or be a stylized version thereof. (Just like a desktop on a computer now doesn't look much like a desk!)
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If you read me original post, I was talking about German spies in Britain during WW II. Those spies that were shot were executed after being convicted at a regular jury trial (held in secret, but still better than a military kangaroo court like the USA is trying to hold at Guantanamo).
And a lot of spies were given the option to turn their allegiance against the Germans and avoid trial entirely. Google "double cross system" for more info on that.
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If someone comes into a country with the intent of murdering large numbers of its citizens, they should really expect to be well treated. Yeah.
Spies and saboteurs aren't covered by Geneva. It's perfectly legal to punish them (up to death) if caught on your country's territory.
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It feels like that we've forgotten what it is really like to be a nation threatend with annihilation. In the 1940s our country nearly didn't make it and we have the United States to thank for that as much as our own heroic airmen. That was a time where the agressors really could have destroyed our way of life. Yet we did not yield in the face our adversity. We held our resolve!
Not to mention knowing what to do with foreign agents when caught. Don't stick them in prison -- either shoot them or "turn" them whenever possible and use them to feed the enemy with disinformation.
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The radiation from the nuke isn't the problem with that. The main effects are (a) EMP and interfering with electrical equipment, and (b) fucking up the magnetosphere, and possibly reducing the Earth's shielding from cosmic radiation. Neither of which are good, but better to risk those effects than the certainty of a large asteroid hit.
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Perhaps it's also the right day -- after all, nuclear bombs in this case are being used to save rather than slaughter.
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Agreed with you, disagree about the police part. It should be THE SAME as cops get; but cops should have better training for them mandated. Raise the standards of both cops and the public.
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Will they also deter public expression (street theatre, etc) and protests in public spaces like parks? One of the great things about NYC is that cool stuff goes on in public -- it would be a shame to see that curtailed. And, quite frankly, Rudi and Bloomy were the two worst things that happened to NYC in a long time.
Fortunately, the other great thing about NY is that all laws aren't too vigorously enforced.
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It's not a *simple* situation, and militant Islam does play a part. But think how you would react if your country was invaded, even with the best of intentions. Patriotism is not to be underestimated!
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But approximately 0% of Iraqi voters voted for an American invasion.
Saddam was evil, but he was THEIR bastard.
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So the bill requires a working AI? Jesus, even Google SafeSearch doesn't catch all the actual porn, and Google is pretty good. Are Congressthings really that clueless?
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