Check out the "Ladder Theory" at http://www.intellectualwhores.com/masterladder.htm l. Height is only one aspect of preferential treatment, whether by a potential employer, or a potential spouse.
Not especially scientific, but intriguing nonetheless.
The RIAA/MPAA know how to manage our lawmakers - through their lobbying and campaign contributions. EFF's attempt to mobilize the voters is really the only chance we have against that kind of influence.
This sort of outcome is inevitable as drivers move "up the stack" into the application layer. To get better and better optimizations, the drivers need to know more and more about the application that is requesting the services - thus, we end up violating the strict separation between application and driver.
Put together a small body-mount RFID transponder and walk through a crowd. Go after the person who has the most RFID responses. Much better yield for one's mugging efforts.
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Check out the "Ladder Theory" at http://www.intellectualwhores.com/masterladder.htm l. Height is only one aspect of preferential treatment, whether by a potential employer, or a potential spouse.
Not especially scientific, but intriguing nonetheless.
The RIAA/MPAA know how to manage our lawmakers - through their lobbying and campaign contributions. EFF's attempt to mobilize the voters is really the only chance we have against that kind of influence.
This sort of outcome is inevitable as drivers move "up the stack" into the application layer. To get better and better optimizations, the drivers need to know more and more about the application that is requesting the services - thus, we end up violating the strict separation between application and driver.
Put together a small body-mount RFID transponder and walk through a crowd. Go after the person who has the most RFID responses. Much better yield for one's mugging efforts.