That is the point. Public backlash against intrusion on privacy usually increases as you ramp up the intensity. Camera at the post office? Not such a big deal anymore. X-ray body scans at the airports that are saved for an indeterminate amount of time? People are complaining about that.
The fact that for a large part of people you could get most of these things off their laptop -- and there are stories about them starting to copy the information -- and the routine amount of government data leaks of late all combined is what makes this worrying.
Is searching the files on a laptop when entering the country any different from searching paper files in a briefcase at the border?
Well actually, yeah. Depending on how meticulous the person is, it can have any or all of these things:
-Proprietary or confidential information for any company you've ever worked for (regardless of whether or not it was a good idea to have saved that)
-Elaborate summary of your fantasies (porn folder)
-Logs of all personal correspondence or hobbies you've stored electronically (newsletters you've received or published, emails, instant messages, message board subscribed to, etc)
-Financial information (tax forms, bank account records)
-History of anything you've purchased online (from email, or logging into sites via the cookie on your machine)
-Political, cultural, or sexual leanings (via browser bookmarks)
That's alot of stuff to be available on demand, huh? What about making an image of the hard drive for later perusal? It's not like you have to worry about that kind of thing being lost/stolen/hacked form wherever warehouse it gets dumped at.
These searches have to be taking place inside the US border by definition. It's not like Canada would let a bunch of US agents operate a checkpoint in their territory.
They should just skip the middle step and allow domains to switch hands whenever a better offer is received. Let the free market decide Where I Want To Go Today.
"however eventually [Tolkien] stated in Letters #144: "I think that in fact the Entwives have disappeared for good, being destroyed with their gardens in the War of the Last Alliance..."
Sad endings are usually the case in his books.
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Well, they were Men... that's kind of their thing.
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The Girdle of Melian, though powerful, was never intended to stand against a great force assailing it. Lost Tales mentions as such that the orcs would eventually grow powerful enough to take Doriath, now that they had conquered everything else North of it.
As for Huor slipping past, she also specifically noted that the Girdle could not block those with a destiny greater than her own (like Beren). And obviously Hurin bringing the Nauglamir was an important enough event to grant him passage.
There's a ton of new stuff in HoME that's separate from Silmarilion (and Unfinished Tales) that could be threaded into the story without contradicting what we already know. Just off the top of my head from the beginning of Lost Tales:
-the magical alloy "tilkal" invented by Aule, used in the chain to bind Melkor
-expansion of the last fruit/leaf of the two trees and how they were crafted into the Sun and Moon
-I'm sure there was something about foretelling the moon/sun chase being responsible for letting Melkor back into the world through the Gates of Morning
"Editors" will say not everything that the author comes up with should be put in the end product, but Chris Tolkien seemed determined to give us everything. So why not spend the time to weave it all into the story, work in what you can, and where versions conflict, just pick the best aspects?
This is how the LoTR read to me. Every single character encountered had to have their name expressed in at least four languages and a genealogical history of their families previous seven generations explored.
Which you'll find is even more important in Sil, since the story takes place over 500 years and mostly through the line of a few people. Knowing that Beren is from Beor's house of men tells you alot about him without needing go into each character's history as they're introduced.
I guess you need to let it settle in for a bit, to get a grip on the massive amount of story, before you can read it through. Pretend you already know the story and just reading a summary. After all, that's really what it is.
The real solution is to give sexual predators the punishment they truly deserve in the first place, which is life in prison without possibility of parole.
When they're already going to get the max for rape, why wouldn't they proceed to do anything above that to elude capture? Killing the victim, any police investigating the matter, etc. More charges would only be like... a bonus.
Is that even possible? Maybe I'm not thinking outside the box enough, but wouldn't a flawless rollback capability require mirroring the contents of the entire hard drive? Even compressed, most people simply do not have that much amount of free space, much less room for multiples (daily, weekly, month rollbacks)
The power to do so is exactly what they have, as opposed to an enumerated right, because 1) the jury cannot be punished for their decision and 2) it means the defendant can't be tried again
they're "just computers", not really essential for life
Would we even be able to run our reservoirs, sewage treatment plants, power plants, etc without them? We'd be significantly fucked if they all shut down.
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That is the point. Public backlash against intrusion on privacy usually increases as you ramp up the intensity. Camera at the post office? Not such a big deal anymore. X-ray body scans at the airports that are saved for an indeterminate amount of time? People are complaining about that.
The fact that for a large part of people you could get most of these things off their laptop -- and there are stories about them starting to copy the information -- and the routine amount of government data leaks of late all combined is what makes this worrying.
But they are in the country. The US can only do searches in their own territory; other countries don't let them do it outside before they've entered.
By the time you're talking to customs you are already on US soil. So, how does this get a magical pass on the 4th amendment, again?
Is searching the files on a laptop when entering the country any different from searching paper files in a briefcase at the border?
Well actually, yeah. Depending on how meticulous the person is, it can have any or all of these things:
-Proprietary or confidential information for any company you've ever worked for (regardless of whether or not it was a good idea to have saved that)
-Elaborate summary of your fantasies (porn folder)
-Logs of all personal correspondence or hobbies you've stored electronically (newsletters you've received or published, emails, instant messages, message board subscribed to, etc)
-Financial information (tax forms, bank account records)
-History of anything you've purchased online (from email, or logging into sites via the cookie on your machine)
-Political, cultural, or sexual leanings (via browser bookmarks)
That's alot of stuff to be available on demand, huh? What about making an image of the hard drive for later perusal? It's not like you have to worry about that kind of thing being lost/stolen/hacked form wherever warehouse it gets dumped at.
Um, wait. What?
These searches have to be taking place inside the US border by definition. It's not like Canada would let a bunch of US agents operate a checkpoint in their territory.
They should just skip the middle step and allow domains to switch hands whenever a better offer is received. Let the free market decide Where I Want To Go Today.
That's why I always save a levelup, just in case you need to put points in the Kill Adversary skill on short notice.
Behold, the installation disc, in its many forms. Conveniently stores data for you until such time as it is needed again.
"however eventually [Tolkien] stated in Letters #144: "I think that in fact the Entwives have disappeared for good, being destroyed with their gardens in the War of the Last Alliance..."
Sad endings are usually the case in his books.
Well, they were Men... that's kind of their thing.
The Girdle of Melian, though powerful, was never intended to stand against a great force assailing it. Lost Tales mentions as such that the orcs would eventually grow powerful enough to take Doriath, now that they had conquered everything else North of it.
As for Huor slipping past, she also specifically noted that the Girdle could not block those with a destiny greater than her own (like Beren). And obviously Hurin bringing the Nauglamir was an important enough event to grant him passage.
That's why it's a huge pile of fail.
There's a ton of new stuff in HoME that's separate from Silmarilion (and Unfinished Tales) that could be threaded into the story without contradicting what we already know. Just off the top of my head from the beginning of Lost Tales:
-the magical alloy "tilkal" invented by Aule, used in the chain to bind Melkor
-expansion of the last fruit/leaf of the two trees and how they were crafted into the Sun and Moon
-I'm sure there was something about foretelling the moon/sun chase being responsible for letting Melkor back into the world through the Gates of Morning
"Editors" will say not everything that the author comes up with should be put in the end product, but Chris Tolkien seemed determined to give us everything. So why not spend the time to weave it all into the story, work in what you can, and where versions conflict, just pick the best aspects?
This is how the LoTR read to me. Every single character encountered had to have their name expressed in at least four languages and a genealogical history of their families previous seven generations explored.
Which you'll find is even more important in Sil, since the story takes place over 500 years and mostly through the line of a few people. Knowing that Beren is from Beor's house of men tells you alot about him without needing go into each character's history as they're introduced.
Try it again in a few years. Worked for me.
I guess you need to let it settle in for a bit, to get a grip on the massive amount of story, before you can read it through. Pretend you already know the story and just reading a summary. After all, that's really what it is.
Why is this aspect of the law seem to be "guilty until proven innocent"
Because what are you going to do about it?
Oh yeah, this'll be a blast...
Investment Banker: Sorry, I can't provide the data for our auditing requirements.
Party Van: Why don't you have a seat over there...
The real solution is to give sexual predators the punishment they truly deserve in the first place, which is life in prison without possibility of parole.
When they're already going to get the max for rape, why wouldn't they proceed to do anything above that to elude capture? Killing the victim, any police investigating the matter, etc. More charges would only be like... a bonus.
Just make sure the company name is still on the label. "Spam" might go as a trademarkable name, but I'm pretty sure "Hormel" is safe.
Sir, you are a genius
Is that even possible? Maybe I'm not thinking outside the box enough, but wouldn't a flawless rollback capability require mirroring the contents of the entire hard drive? Even compressed, most people simply do not have that much amount of free space, much less room for multiples (daily, weekly, month rollbacks)
The power to do so is exactly what they have, as opposed to an enumerated right, because 1) the jury cannot be punished for their decision and 2) it means the defendant can't be tried again
I have a good supply of fissionable blasting materials.
The TSA in LaGuardia confiscated one of my tech's drives it could be resold for a tidy profit
FTFY
Seriously, why hasn't anybody sued yet or even tried to complain en masse?
Just wait until they try to tax our breakfast beverage
But a few bad guys are quickly fixed by mandatory GPS.
Just like these new sneakers will suddenly let me do a slam dunk!
they're "just computers", not really essential for life Would we even be able to run our reservoirs, sewage treatment plants, power plants, etc without them? We'd be significantly fucked if they all shut down.