Uh, don't snipers usually use silencers?
Maybe with some modifications this contraption could have applications on the battlefield, but not with snipers.
Usability experts (I think it was Jakob Nielsen) predicted this development, when the division between 'the internet' and 'my computer' would disappear, so that all documents and applications are instantly accessible from anywhere.
What's somewhat unfortunate is that Google is the one to do it. I think most people had hoped that it would be something like a new internet protocol (and therefore FREE, DISTRIBUTED, and OPEN SOURCE like the foundation protocols.) Unfortunately it is a private business that has done it, which means things are slightly different: Google is the new Microsoft. They own the applications, they own the platform, now they own all our data, and we love them. Google, not Microsoft, is the big brother risk.
Google's motto used to be "don't be evil," which gained them lots of cred with the anti-microsoft (anti-monopoly?) crowd. From the reactions I've seen so far, I think people are realizing that slogan is actually a ruse... in the words of another poster, "google is completely evil."
I wouldn't believe it except for the fact that we live in the era of the patriot act. I'm sure Google and Dept. Homeland Security are pretty buddy buddy... I mean, consider the temptation!
Google Earth (where people live, where they go) Google Talk (what people say, who they call) Google Picassa (what people and their friends look like) Gmail (what people write) Froogle (what people buy) Google News (what people know) Google Sun (what people do for a living)
It's like the mother of all wiretaps, in a single one-stop shop.
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Uh, don't snipers usually use silencers? Maybe with some modifications this contraption could have applications on the battlefield, but not with snipers.
Usability experts (I think it was Jakob Nielsen) predicted this development, when the division between 'the internet' and 'my computer' would disappear, so that all documents and applications are instantly accessible from anywhere.
What's somewhat unfortunate is that Google is the one to do it. I think most people had hoped that it would be something like a new internet protocol (and therefore FREE, DISTRIBUTED, and OPEN SOURCE like the foundation protocols.) Unfortunately it is a private business that has done it, which means things are slightly different: Google is the new Microsoft. They own the applications, they own the platform, now they own all our data, and we love them. Google, not Microsoft, is the big brother risk.
Google's motto used to be "don't be evil," which gained them lots of cred with the anti-microsoft (anti-monopoly?) crowd. From the reactions I've seen so far, I think people are realizing that slogan is actually a ruse... in the words of another poster, "google is completely evil."
I wouldn't believe it except for the fact that we live in the era of the patriot act. I'm sure Google and Dept. Homeland Security are pretty buddy buddy... I mean, consider the temptation!
Google Earth (where people live, where they go)
Google Talk (what people say, who they call)
Google Picassa (what people and their friends look like)
Gmail (what people write)
Froogle (what people buy)
Google News (what people know)
Google Sun (what people do for a living)
It's like the mother of all wiretaps, in a single one-stop shop.