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While I agree in sentiment, I'm not sure if that's necessarily why they're out. Either way, I'm sorry to see them go. I wish people would at least test and then buy, as so many claim, but it's simply not what happens. The sense of entitlement is stifling.
Following on the heels of this announcement, I'm dismayed with the press-conference style of scientific announcement. Advancements should hit the journals for peer-review first, even if they are a government funded project, and then move on to the press-conference. I hand myself a large plate of salt whenever "scientists" hold a press-conference.
One thing I wish the interviewer had covered was the privacy aspect of the IMSmarter. What prevents others from accessing your chats and collections of notes through the service? How is it protected from malicious intruders? Why should I trust David to hold onto my stuff?
All of which, of course, is not going to stop me from trying it out. If I have something important to say, I don't say it via instant message. It's just an aspect I'd like to see covered in the interview. It is covered in the sites privacy policy, but I'd like to hear a little more from the creator on that front.
I actually found the Cthulu Kart Racing one to be the funniest today, but yesterday the Age of Ornithology just had me in tears. I guess what I liked about it the most was that it wasn't really overdone.
This isn't the kind of threat meant to get to a court. I'm sure some over-eager clerk found the thing, got excited and saw an opportunity. I'll bet $5 with one of you that this doesn't even reach a settlement and Nintendo apologizes and/or drops the threats.
Honestly, companies have become so overprotective of their intellectual property. We can blame a whole host of things, downoading, overzealous lawsuits against consumers that solve nothing, disregard for the work of others, discrepancies betwixt creators and distributors.
It's becoming increasingly ridiculous. I have no doubt that this threat will be met head-on and demolished for the sham that it is. Having received such letters in the past, the bark is truly worse than the bite.
I wouldn't know personally, though the DOJ has published a study of the use of force by police and recommendations for regulations in police departments across America (there doesn't appear to be a specific codicil on administering more than fifty blows to an individual with batons).
I completely agree. That's another point to consider. What the recorders do with the video (what, when and how they record and to whom they give it) as well as what is done with the video once it becomes a matter of public record (newscasts, web logs and court proceedings).
I don't believe there should be when force is necessary. However, when it's unnecessary, as is often the case in protest crowd control, such cameras will give police hesitation, as have the ubiquitousness of video cameras in general. Just look at the lack of incidents of force used in New York during the RNC. The informed populace certainly got the police to change their behaviour, though it doesn't seem the change was quite what was desired or expected.
It certainly could prove useful, but as the Rodney King tape proved, the context often does not get put into play with videos. It's not entirely certain that even 50 people will get the context of a situation recorded.
I think the real bonus will be the hesitation of police to react with force in protest situations where everyone has a video outlet. A downside would be their hesitation to react with force when necessary.
I think the Gaia mission is pretty exciting, above and beyond the giant space mirror array. A precise mapping of the galaxy's stars, their distribution and relations would be invaluable. It also presents some great marketing possibilities while the search for exo-planets drags on.
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While I agree in sentiment, I'm not sure if that's necessarily why they're out. Either way, I'm sorry to see them go. I wish people would at least test and then buy, as so many claim, but it's simply not what happens. The sense of entitlement is stifling.
Following on the heels of this announcement, I'm dismayed with the press-conference style of scientific announcement. Advancements should hit the journals for peer-review first, even if they are a government funded project, and then move on to the press-conference. I hand myself a large plate of salt whenever "scientists" hold a press-conference.
One thing I wish the interviewer had covered was the privacy aspect of the IMSmarter. What prevents others from accessing your chats and collections of notes through the service? How is it protected from malicious intruders? Why should I trust David to hold onto my stuff? All of which, of course, is not going to stop me from trying it out. If I have something important to say, I don't say it via instant message. It's just an aspect I'd like to see covered in the interview. It is covered in the sites privacy policy, but I'd like to hear a little more from the creator on that front.
I actually found the Cthulu Kart Racing one to be the funniest today, but yesterday the Age of Ornithology just had me in tears. I guess what I liked about it the most was that it wasn't really overdone.
This isn't the kind of threat meant to get to a court. I'm sure some over-eager clerk found the thing, got excited and saw an opportunity. I'll bet $5 with one of you that this doesn't even reach a settlement and Nintendo apologizes and/or drops the threats.
Honestly, companies have become so overprotective of their intellectual property. We can blame a whole host of things, downoading, overzealous lawsuits against consumers that solve nothing, disregard for the work of others, discrepancies betwixt creators and distributors. It's becoming increasingly ridiculous. I have no doubt that this threat will be met head-on and demolished for the sham that it is. Having received such letters in the past, the bark is truly worse than the bite.
I wouldn't know personally, though the DOJ has published a study of the use of force by police and recommendations for regulations in police departments across America (there doesn't appear to be a specific codicil on administering more than fifty blows to an individual with batons).
I completely agree. That's another point to consider. What the recorders do with the video (what, when and how they record and to whom they give it) as well as what is done with the video once it becomes a matter of public record (newscasts, web logs and court proceedings).
I don't believe there should be when force is necessary. However, when it's unnecessary, as is often the case in protest crowd control, such cameras will give police hesitation, as have the ubiquitousness of video cameras in general. Just look at the lack of incidents of force used in New York during the RNC. The informed populace certainly got the police to change their behaviour, though it doesn't seem the change was quite what was desired or expected.
It certainly could prove useful, but as the Rodney King tape proved, the context often does not get put into play with videos. It's not entirely certain that even 50 people will get the context of a situation recorded. I think the real bonus will be the hesitation of police to react with force in protest situations where everyone has a video outlet. A downside would be their hesitation to react with force when necessary.
I think the Gaia mission is pretty exciting, above and beyond the giant space mirror array. A precise mapping of the galaxy's stars, their distribution and relations would be invaluable. It also presents some great marketing possibilities while the search for exo-planets drags on.
I guess they got the kittenish reporter out on a story. Give 'em time, they'll learn to give you the geeky stuff right up front.