I have a Kenwood head unit with the iPod interface and it works very well. I've seen what others have said regarding new cars with iPod interfaces built in and they don't sound very good. You'd think one of these companies would have partnered with Phat Noise to help them build their solution (like Kenwood did). You can search by genre, artist,album, and playlist and your iPod is nicely tucked away in the glove compartment.
Though no one asked, I have to say that I can attest to how useful Expose' is. Not having the dough to buy a monitor right after buying my PowerMac, I used an old 17" CRT monitor and whenever I had multiple panels (I can't even call them windows) open, it was very useful in dealing with the lack of screen real estate.
And therein lies the problem. News and information has no business becoming part of the "products" we purchase. Media companies used to regard the news as a loss leader, a public service. Now it's no different to media leadership than a sitcom or a "reality" show. That's disgusting and its taking the United States down the toilet.
An effectively informed public is the cornerstone of an effective democracy. A public who is being served the information that generates the most ratings is being lulled to sleep.
Good night, and there's no stoppin' the fed bugs bite.
As it has been stated, this isn't about privacy at all, but about character. Police officers are people too, and in any group of people, there will be those with little character. Unfortunately, a cop with 5h1t for character has the ability to hurt people in a especially profound way. Though the person who killed himself can't be done any harm at this point his family and friends can. If an officer posted this and they find out who he/she is, that person doesn't need privacy training, he needs to be fired. Yeah, it happened in a public place and yadda yadda yadda, but for an officer to release this kind of footage is simply distasteful and seems to be unbecoming for a public servent.
If you've seen a person lose their life before your eyes, you know that there is nothing entertaining about it. You'd think someone in that line of work would respect that.
Ok, I have been reading Slashdot for like a year and a half, maybe two years now. I'm a computer technology enthusiast I'd say, I'm not nearly as knowledgeable as most of the people who post here so I pretty much just read and learn. I just registered and am posting for the first time now to tell you that your "Rhyme of the ATM User" is one of the funniest and most creative things I've read here. It's just classic.
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I have a Kenwood head unit with the iPod interface and it works very well. I've seen what others have said regarding new cars with iPod interfaces built in and they don't sound very good. You'd think one of these companies would have partnered with Phat Noise to help them build their solution (like Kenwood did). You can search by genre, artist,album, and playlist and your iPod is nicely tucked away in the glove compartment.
"Just ask some Mac users about Exposé ..."
Though no one asked, I have to say that I can attest to how useful Expose' is. Not having the dough to buy a monitor right after buying my PowerMac, I used an old 17" CRT monitor and whenever I had multiple panels (I can't even call them windows) open, it was very useful in dealing with the lack of screen real estate.
"It's all about the ratings and dollars."
And therein lies the problem. News and information has no business becoming part of the "products" we purchase. Media companies used to regard the news as a loss leader, a public service. Now it's no different to media leadership than a sitcom or a "reality" show. That's disgusting and its taking the United States down the toilet.
An effectively informed public is the cornerstone of an effective democracy. A public who is being served the information that generates the most ratings is being lulled to sleep.
Good night, and there's no stoppin' the fed bugs bite.
As it has been stated, this isn't about privacy at all, but about character. Police officers are people too, and in any group of people, there will be those with little character. Unfortunately, a cop with 5h1t for character has the ability to hurt people in a especially profound way. Though the person who killed himself can't be done any harm at this point his family and friends can. If an officer posted this and they find out who he/she is, that person doesn't need privacy training, he needs to be fired. Yeah, it happened in a public place and yadda yadda yadda, but for an officer to release this kind of footage is simply distasteful and seems to be unbecoming for a public servent. If you've seen a person lose their life before your eyes, you know that there is nothing entertaining about it. You'd think someone in that line of work would respect that.
Ok, I have been reading Slashdot for like a year and a half, maybe two years now. I'm a computer technology enthusiast I'd say, I'm not nearly as knowledgeable as most of the people who post here so I pretty much just read and learn. I just registered and am posting for the first time now to tell you that your "Rhyme of the ATM User" is one of the funniest and most creative things I've read here. It's just classic.