A lot of people that I have talked to about this, simply dismiss it as science fiction, even thought in one for or another it could be feasible(with a few breakthroughs in technology).
Maybe this will let more people know about the ideas, especially scientists.
Speaking from experience, I found that printing at home is not worth the time and money.
Here is why:
1. Paper, Printer, Ink Costs
2. Hassle of finding the right brand/model/style/type(glossy, photo etc)
3.Printer Troubles
4.Cropping photos
5.Time
I use Wal-Mart for my digital prints, and they usually do a really good job, while Costco has been a nightmare for me(horrible quality, bad paper etc). You should find a good place to print in your area, and stick with it.
I think some posters are overestimating the numbers. Here is what the post says:
...require EU service operators to retain data about telephone calls and e-mails as part of an overall fight against crime and terrorism. The retained data would not only consist of logs, but of entire conversations and contents of the e-mails and SMS messages.
So the are talking about SMS messages, emails and phone data. calculating the entire badwidth usage is extreme, since they will not store everything. This makes it more feasible, and thus- a bigger reason to worry...
The EU is getting to be a huge economic power, and one of the appeals is having a common single market. The EU has the largest economy in the world right now, so not joining may hurt a country.
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Maybe this will let more people know about the ideas, especially scientists.
I use Wall-Mart because they are inexpensive and most important-they make quality prints. And you sir, are a coward.
*sigh* *Starts reading Russian for Dummies*
Here is why:
1. Paper, Printer, Ink Costs
2. Hassle of finding the right brand/model/style/type(glossy, photo etc)
3.Printer Troubles
4.Cropping photos
5.Time
I use Wal-Mart for my digital prints, and they usually do a really good job, while Costco has been a nightmare for me(horrible quality, bad paper etc). You should find a good place to print in your area, and stick with it.
my $.02
So the are talking about SMS messages, emails and phone data. calculating the entire badwidth usage is extreme, since they will not store everything. This makes it more feasible, and thus- a bigger reason to worry...
This is totaly unrelated to what I just said, but check out this old story(sorry if already covered):
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,97538,00.html
The EU is getting to be a huge economic power, and one of the appeals is having a common single market. The EU has the largest economy in the world right now, so not joining may hurt a country.
I've been reading SD for a while, and I just feel strongly about this topic, so I decided to sign up.
I hope that countries look at these trends before clamoring to join the EU for purely economic reasons.