The one big difference is that they have reasonable evidence to believe it's one of those 25 people. Arguably, all of those people are suspects.
In this case, they're using Google to find suspects. "We have no suspects, so let's demand that Google tell us all of the people who were in the area around that time and we'll make them suspects."
It's one thing to investigate suspects. It's another thing to investigate whether someone is a suspect.
Perople [sic] need to realize carrying tracking devices around with you incurs a small chance of having your life ruined and it might not be something you want to do.
What's funny is that criminals will start to realize this as well and will turn off their cellphones. So all you'll have is innocent people who happened to be in the area.
I am very leery of eating popcorn nowadays because it seems to irritate my guts quite a bit.
Check your gall bladder.
I had a similar problem several years ago. I'd go the movies and get the ginormous tub of popcorn. I'd wake up in the morning with a pain. But it would be gone by lunchtime.
Then it was a sharper pain in the morning. But it would be okay by lunchtime and be gone by dinner. But it took longer and longer to recover and the pain was worse and worse.
Finally, when it was really bad, I went to the hospital. I was thinking it might be my appendix or something. Turned out my gall bladder was gangrenous and that corn, being difficult to digest, would exacerbate the problem.
I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on television, but it's worth getting it checked.
For example, I tend to use RSS with comics. It's nice because I get notified when there's a new comic. Of course, what I want is to actually see the new comic. But, like you said, where's the money in that?
So, yeah, it's not the best. But it certainly beats going to the website to see if there's a new comic.
65 years ago I had to shovel a path through waist high snow [...]
I'd also point out that 65 years ago, your waist was much closer to the ground than it is today--unless you happen to be in your early 80s.
I have to admit, I remember huge snowdrifts when I was a kid. But I was also about 4-5 feet tall, so lots of things appeared huge.
That said, I never remember having a "green Christmas" in all the years I was a kid. But in the last 10 years or so, I've seen them (hell, a few years back, it was 70 and sunny on Christmas).
As with all climate change discussions, I wonder why we're so interested in maintaining the status quo. Let's try something different.;)
I assume you're being facetious, but it's an interesting point.
The elusive "Northwest Passage" is becoming a reality. This would allow ships to travel from the Northeastern US and Europe to, say, Japan (or vice-versa) far more efficiently than going through the Panama canal, around South America, or around Africa. Of course, this might also mean that winters in the midwestern part of the US become much colder, which means it costs more to heat people's houses, government buildings, etc.
The "issue" with climate change, in many cases, is we just don't know. For example, forget housing--there's lots of infrastructure built close to the ocean. Oil comes from a pipeline to the port where it is stored in giant containers until it can be loaded onto a ship. Suppose that area starts flooding with salt water, which is not really good for metal storage containers. Now we're leaking oil into the ocean.
There are lots of places that depend on the snow in the mountains to hold water throughout spring and into summer for farming. If it gets warmer in the mountains, so that snow is now rain, where do you get your water in the spring and summer? What was once snow is now rain and flowed away months ago. Suddenly, that place you built a farm is now a dried out dustbowl. Sucks being you. Not to mention all the infrastructure that was built to move produce from your farm (and others) is now sitting idle. Meanwhile, 500 miles north, things are much better. But there aren't any roads up there. Who pays for those roads?
But information security programs need to be thoughtfully designed so they don't undermine the lawful tools we need to keep the American people safe.
So here's what the industry should do...
Yes, you can use strong encryption on your phones. You then provide a super-convenient way for your customers to unlock their phones via biometrics. Then you convince the courts that, while they can't compel you to give up your password, there's nothing wrong with forcing people to unlock their phone with their fingerprints, face, etc.
There. Problem solved. You still have strong encryption but the government can compel you to use your fingerprint to unlock your phone.
A high school kid with an assault weapon hidden under his bed will not defeat the US military. But he can indefinitely harass and annoy them causing casualties that will eventually force them to give up.
Which, of course, will cause the price of gasoline to crash because of the resulting glut.
I've got to admit, I'm not so sure about this.
One issue is that gasoline is manufactured from oil. If there's "too much" gasoline, I just make less of it. Which means I buy less oil. Which moves the "glut" to the oil producing and exporting countries (OPEC). They will produce less oil in order to keep the prices where they want them to be.
[...] but what about towing a two-axle mobile stable with two horses in it, steep uphill?
I don't own any horses.
You're right--electric cars in general may suck towing heavy trailers up steep hills. So if that's something you're doing a lot of, I would not recommend buying a Tesla.
Now the other 99% of us who don't tow heavy trailers up steep hills, we'll be quite happy. And you'll be quite happy with your ICE car that does that towing with no problem.
I think the precident for this is the Apple vs Microsoft suit in the 80's when Windows came out, Apple claimed "look and feel" was too similar.
They lost.
True, but the reason they lost was that Apple had basically licensed their "look and feel" to Microsoft. Apple didn't think they had done that, but the court thought otherwise.
The court didn't say that Apple couldn't protect their "look and feel" with patents and the like--only that, in this case, they had given Microsoft the license to copy them.
That said, you're right. The best way to solve this problem is to come up with something better. Of course, you will always lose sales to cheaper competitors who copy you (I remember "As-Easy-As"). You need to have a better business strategy than "You can't do that!"
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Here in the states, they're "Macho Minivans."
They like to say 'Well, I need a truck because sometimes I have to haul things!'
Offtopic, but I liked it.
Saw a bumper sticker awhile ago: "Yes, this is my truck. No, I will not help you move."
The one big difference is that they have reasonable evidence to believe it's one of those 25 people. Arguably, all of those people are suspects.
In this case, they're using Google to find suspects. "We have no suspects, so let's demand that Google tell us all of the people who were in the area around that time and we'll make them suspects."
It's one thing to investigate suspects. It's another thing to investigate whether someone is a suspect.
Perople [sic] need to realize carrying tracking devices around with you incurs a small chance of having your life ruined and it might not be something you want to do.
What's funny is that criminals will start to realize this as well and will turn off their cellphones. So all you'll have is innocent people who happened to be in the area.
Not to mention DHMO. That shit is in our drinking water, too.
I am very leery of eating popcorn nowadays because it seems to irritate my guts quite a bit.
Check your gall bladder.
I had a similar problem several years ago. I'd go the movies and get the ginormous tub of popcorn. I'd wake up in the morning with a pain. But it would be gone by lunchtime.
Then it was a sharper pain in the morning. But it would be okay by lunchtime and be gone by dinner. But it took longer and longer to recover and the pain was worse and worse.
Finally, when it was really bad, I went to the hospital. I was thinking it might be my appendix or something. Turned out my gall bladder was gangrenous and that corn, being difficult to digest, would exacerbate the problem.
I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on television, but it's worth getting it checked.
...or Libraries of Congress?
It's a good point.
For example, I tend to use RSS with comics. It's nice because I get notified when there's a new comic. Of course, what I want is to actually see the new comic. But, like you said, where's the money in that?
So, yeah, it's not the best. But it certainly beats going to the website to see if there's a new comic.
I'm fine with it, as long as they don't allow women.
65 years ago I had to shovel a path through waist high snow [...]
I'd also point out that 65 years ago, your waist was much closer to the ground than it is today--unless you happen to be in your early 80s.
I have to admit, I remember huge snowdrifts when I was a kid. But I was also about 4-5 feet tall, so lots of things appeared huge.
That said, I never remember having a "green Christmas" in all the years I was a kid. But in the last 10 years or so, I've seen them (hell, a few years back, it was 70 and sunny on Christmas).
It's not Alexa, but I still chuckle about the Autonomous Smart Desk 3. It's got AI! It's learns about you!
You really don't want to commit a group of people to a year long voyage to Mars and back in an untested spacecraft.
Depends on who the people are.
Actually, you're missing two spaces...
As with all climate change discussions, I wonder why we're so interested in maintaining the status quo. Let's try something different. ;)
I assume you're being facetious, but it's an interesting point.
The elusive "Northwest Passage" is becoming a reality. This would allow ships to travel from the Northeastern US and Europe to, say, Japan (or vice-versa) far more efficiently than going through the Panama canal, around South America, or around Africa. Of course, this might also mean that winters in the midwestern part of the US become much colder, which means it costs more to heat people's houses, government buildings, etc.
The "issue" with climate change, in many cases, is we just don't know. For example, forget housing--there's lots of infrastructure built close to the ocean. Oil comes from a pipeline to the port where it is stored in giant containers until it can be loaded onto a ship. Suppose that area starts flooding with salt water, which is not really good for metal storage containers. Now we're leaking oil into the ocean.
There are lots of places that depend on the snow in the mountains to hold water throughout spring and into summer for farming. If it gets warmer in the mountains, so that snow is now rain, where do you get your water in the spring and summer? What was once snow is now rain and flowed away months ago. Suddenly, that place you built a farm is now a dried out dustbowl. Sucks being you. Not to mention all the infrastructure that was built to move produce from your farm (and others) is now sitting idle. Meanwhile, 500 miles north, things are much better. But there aren't any roads up there. Who pays for those roads?
But information security programs need to be thoughtfully designed so they don't undermine the lawful tools we need to keep the American people safe.
So here's what the industry should do...
Yes, you can use strong encryption on your phones. You then provide a super-convenient way for your customers to unlock their phones via biometrics. Then you convince the courts that, while they can't compel you to give up your password, there's nothing wrong with forcing people to unlock their phone with their fingerprints, face, etc.
There. Problem solved. You still have strong encryption but the government can compel you to use your fingerprint to unlock your phone.
A high school kid with an assault weapon hidden under his bed will not defeat the US military. But he can indefinitely harass and annoy them causing casualties that will eventually force them to give up.
Yeah. I saw that movie, too.
Wolverines!
This means users will be able to scan things through the app to receive information, like a dog's breed or a flower type
Or a sheep.
Remote real estate agent?
Quadcopter - remote agent
Maybe just set up a screens around the house...
Bringing her in could have Side Effects.
Which, of course, will cause the price of gasoline to crash because of the resulting glut.
I've got to admit, I'm not so sure about this.
One issue is that gasoline is manufactured from oil. If there's "too much" gasoline, I just make less of it. Which means I buy less oil. Which moves the "glut" to the oil producing and exporting countries (OPEC). They will produce less oil in order to keep the prices where they want them to be.
There are DVD players still going strong after 20 years of use. VCRs still kicking after 30. AM/FM Radios still going after 50+ years.
And TVs that are still going strong after 40 years! Of course they won't actually pick up a signal because they changed the way TV channels work...
[...] but what about towing a two-axle mobile stable with two horses in it, steep uphill?
I don't own any horses.
You're right--electric cars in general may suck towing heavy trailers up steep hills. So if that's something you're doing a lot of, I would not recommend buying a Tesla.
Now the other 99% of us who don't tow heavy trailers up steep hills, we'll be quite happy. And you'll be quite happy with your ICE car that does that towing with no problem.
Yeah! By God, when I was their age, I had to walk to school! In the snow! Up hill! Both Ways!
Sweating builds character.
Now get the hell off my lawn!
I think the precident for this is the Apple vs Microsoft suit in the 80's when Windows came out, Apple claimed "look and feel" was too similar.
They lost.
True, but the reason they lost was that Apple had basically licensed their "look and feel" to Microsoft. Apple didn't think they had done that, but the court thought otherwise.
The court didn't say that Apple couldn't protect their "look and feel" with patents and the like--only that, in this case, they had given Microsoft the license to copy them.
That said, you're right. The best way to solve this problem is to come up with something better. Of course, you will always lose sales to cheaper competitors who copy you (I remember "As-Easy-As"). You need to have a better business strategy than "You can't do that!"
Iraqi oil was already flowing on the world market [...]
Yes, but they were selling it for euros--not dollars--and that is unacceptable!