Check out this guy who can summon UFOs on demand. Has a link to a news broadcast where they filmed him doing it. Shocked the hell out of the camera crew.
One of the points the proponents of these scanning machines said in the article that these machines don't violate privacy because they're just reading out the same information that is on the front of the drivers license. Of course, technically this is true, and it is just the same as if someone was photocopying every license that is shown at the door, but it's also alot different.
Think about this... if you were walking in the park with someone, and you were talking about your girlfriend and some new car that she just bought, and someone walks by and happens to overhear you talking about this, it's not an invasion of privacy. You're in the park, it's a public place. Now think of the same situation, but someone is following you around with a microphone recording everything you say. Technically it's still not an invasion of privacy because you're in a public place, and because you're saying it in public, it's public information, but it's still a Completely Different thing.
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What exactly did Time Warner do that was "EVIL" ?
Check out this guy who can summon UFOs on demand. Has a link to a news broadcast where they filmed him doing it. Shocked the hell out of the camera crew.
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http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE
Pretty cool.
-Matt
Check this out!!! The washington post reported that the shuttle landed safely!
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A99
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Actually, I wouldn't mind getting a slashdot newsletter. Bring it on!!!
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One of the points the proponents of these scanning machines said in the article that these machines don't violate privacy because they're just reading out the same information that is on the front of the drivers license. Of course, technically this is true, and it is just the same as if someone was photocopying every license that is shown at the door, but it's also alot different.
Think about this... if you were walking in the park with someone, and you were talking about your girlfriend and some new car that she just bought, and someone walks by and happens to overhear you talking about this, it's not an invasion of privacy. You're in the park, it's a public place. Now think of the same situation, but someone is following you around with a microphone recording everything you say. Technically it's still not an invasion of privacy because you're in a public place, and because you're saying it in public, it's public information, but it's still a Completely Different thing.
-Matt
Free Your Mind
Great, but can I grow that third arm I've always wanted? NO! Damn hippy scientists.
-Matt
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Here's more coverage...
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-Matt
Digitalmeca.com
Is it just me, or is every one wondering exactly where are we supposed to stick these batteries to power our palm pilots?
HTML is forced opensource as far as I'm concerned. Whether or not you want to show your source, you kinda have to, so I think this counts.