Although his stated intention is to monitor the internet for exchange of child pornography, the same said software could also be used to monitor for illegal exchange of copyrighted material.
Isn't he the very same Senator Biden censured back in 1988 for plagiarizing a paper during his law school years?
OK, how many of you old timers flashed back to the John Belushi samurai, the frozen image of him bringing his blade down toward a sphere of uranium to the words:
"Tune in next week for - Samurai Hazmat Technician!!"
Yea, but can I get really strong coffee for late night orbiting, and maybe a couple of those "plasma flaps" for my orbiter - you know, the ones with the naked lady sillouettes?
A) With everyone wearing the same thing, security checks are more uniform. Throw in a pair of cushy slippers and you can lose the shoe search. B) You don't have to see the 400 lb behemoth next to you naked! (eek!) C) The airline gets free advertising space. D) Security can inspect your clothes in extreme detail before they are stowed in the cargo hold. E) Casual travelers, vacationers, business persons - nobody can tell the difference! We are all the same in the eyes of the airline industry, comrade!
I remember my first (and only) experience with one. While I was making a call from the car, I keyed the mike and the windshield wipers cycled (it was a bright, cloudless day in Aug.)! Thinking this odd, I keyed the mike again with the same result. I was laughing at the time, now it makes me shiver thinking of the RF signal it must have radiated.
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Kudos to you sir, for clarifying the situation with published, verifiable information rather than slopping about random conjecture as if it were fact. In this forum, good information is greatly appreciated - at least by some of us.
With that in mind, do you think they just illegalized home security systems? Hmmm, I think I see a problem...
[The scene opens with Mr. Smith lounging on the sofa, reading a book. There is a loud knock at the door.]
[MR. SMITH, moving toward the door] "Hello?"
[VOICE] "This is the IP Police. You are currently in flagrant violation of several Federal IP laws. I have an e-Warrent for your arrest."
[MR. SMITH, opening door] "What?! I'm just winding down with a good book, I'm not breaking any laws!"
[VOICE, now a stern looking man in a black suit, flanked by two SWAT men, weapons drawn] "On the contrary, Mr. Smith. It is blatently obvious, with our state-of-the-art pattern recognition software and peta-flop server farms, that you are reading a currently copyrighted best seller in view of your home security camera."
[SMITH] "Security camera?"
[VOICE] "Yes, the camera that we, *Ahem*, uh, your security provider installed along with the perimeter sensors you ordered."
[SMITH] "I wasn't aware of a camera..."
[VOICE] "Of course not, if you knew then it would not be very secure now, would it? Anyway, ignorance of the law is no excuse. In addition to the aforementioned novel, you have also been broadcasting the images of several copyrighted works hanging on your living room walls - a particularly heinous violation! You are to come with us to the 'processing' center."
[SMITH] "But I haven't..."
[Both SWAT officers chamber their weapons. Two small, red laser spots move over Mr. Smith's chest.]
[VOICE, restraining Mr. Smith in 4-point shackles] "You may have the right to speak with an attorney - once you have been 'processed' for your infringement of intellectual property and the particularly callous dissemination of said material."
[Both SWAT officers shoulder their weapons, move to flank the now prostrate Mr. Smith, and pick him up by the shackles]
[SMITH] "OUCH! But, but, I haven't done anything WRONG!!"
[VOICE, now following the unfortunate Mr. Smith as he is carried out the door] "Yea, tell it to the Tribunal."
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... we could be the alien equivalent of fingernails across a blackboard. That really knocks down our chances of survival.
Although his stated intention is to monitor the internet for exchange of child pornography, the same said software could also be used to monitor for illegal exchange of copyrighted material.
Isn't he the very same Senator Biden censured back in 1988 for plagiarizing a paper during his law school years?
OK, how many of you old timers flashed back to the John Belushi samurai, the frozen image of him bringing his blade down toward a sphere of uranium to the words:
"Tune in next week for - Samurai Hazmat Technician!!"
It's late and I need a drink.
Yea, but can I get really strong coffee for late night orbiting, and maybe a couple of those "plasma flaps" for my orbiter - you know, the ones with the naked lady sillouettes?
Zapping very small insects very quickly.
...do not stare into the laser beam with the remaining eye ... oh ... nevermind.
They've *definitely* been delivering hyperbole amongst billions of carbon-based lifeforms for over a decade!
"... the next is ... aluminum foil. Pressurizing the air lock ..."
... while you're driving?
How about standard, airline issued coveralls?
A) With everyone wearing the same thing, security checks are more uniform. Throw in a pair of cushy slippers and you can lose the shoe search.
B) You don't have to see the 400 lb behemoth next to you naked! (eek!)
C) The airline gets free advertising space.
D) Security can inspect your clothes in extreme detail before they are stowed in the cargo hold.
E) Casual travelers, vacationers, business persons - nobody can tell the difference! We are all the same in the eyes of the airline industry, comrade!
No need to cut a check, cash is acceptable.
... just lookin' to be the first Terran to ride a gravity wave.
... in "Blue Screen of Death!"
... how many of us old farts actually 'bought' a copy of MS DOS?
"Cogito Eggo Sum, I think therefore I am a waffle" -- Anonymous
"Do you have it in white?"
Bingo!
I remember my first (and only) experience with one. While I was making a call from the car, I keyed the mike and the windshield wipers cycled (it was a bright, cloudless day in Aug.)! Thinking this odd, I keyed the mike again with the same result. I was laughing at the time, now it makes me shiver thinking of the RF signal it must have radiated.
... when they get small enough, we can call them 'implants.'
Yea, ain't it GREAT!!!
... smells like victory."
(apologies to Robert Duvall & Francis Ford Coppela)
I'm sorry, but when I saw 'Lunar' and 'motel' in the same sentence, my poor, media saturated brain immediately leapt to those Motel 6 radio adverts -
"We'll leave the light on (and the air lock open) for you."
... or not ...
Kudos to you sir, for clarifying the situation with published, verifiable information rather than slopping about random conjecture as if it were fact. In this forum, good information is greatly appreciated - at least by some of us.
With that in mind, do you think they just illegalized home security systems? Hmmm, I think I see a problem...
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..."
[The scene opens with Mr. Smith lounging on the sofa, reading a book. There is a loud knock at the door.]
[MR. SMITH, moving toward the door] "Hello?"
[VOICE] "This is the IP Police. You are currently in flagrant violation of several Federal IP laws. I have an e-Warrent for your arrest."
[MR. SMITH, opening door] "What?! I'm just winding down with a good book, I'm not breaking any laws!"
[VOICE, now a stern looking man in a black suit, flanked by two SWAT men, weapons drawn] "On the contrary, Mr. Smith. It is blatently obvious, with our state-of-the-art pattern recognition software and peta-flop server farms, that you are reading a currently copyrighted best seller in view of your home security camera."
[SMITH] "Security camera?"
[VOICE] "Yes, the camera that we, *Ahem*, uh, your security provider installed along with the perimeter sensors you ordered."
[SMITH] "I wasn't aware of a camera
[VOICE] "Of course not, if you knew then it would not be very secure now, would it? Anyway, ignorance of the law is no excuse. In addition to the aforementioned novel, you have also been broadcasting the images of several copyrighted works hanging on your living room walls - a particularly heinous violation! You are to come with us to the 'processing' center."
[SMITH] "But I haven't
[Both SWAT officers chamber their weapons. Two small, red laser spots move over Mr. Smith's chest.]
[VOICE, restraining Mr. Smith in 4-point shackles] "You may have the right to speak with an attorney - once you have been 'processed' for your infringement of intellectual property and the particularly callous dissemination of said material."
[Both SWAT officers shoulder their weapons, move to flank the now prostrate Mr. Smith, and pick him up by the shackles]
[SMITH] "OUCH! But, but, I haven't done anything WRONG!!"
[VOICE, now following the unfortunate Mr. Smith as he is carried out the door] "Yea, tell it to the Tribunal."
and my personal favorite: Bazoo, WV.
Nope. The PORT should be on the ground. Now the PIER should be in space - makes it easier to fish from ...
"Look daddy, I caught an Asteroid! Can I keep it?"
"No son, it's too small and dry. We'll just let it go so it can grow up to be a Big Earth-Killer someday."