I will I will, sooner or later ;)

Why would someone which we were unique?! That would be a horrible waste of space then, this universe & all. This need of some people to have a maker... I've never understood it and I'll never will, it defies logic. Let's not discuss this further, I don't want to start a holy, err, flame war here ;)

Argh! "Since we can see stars..."

This happens way to much lately....

Why do I get the feeling you're one of them Christians? Why must we always assume that if there is intelligent life out there that it would inevitably come visit us? The sheer size of the universe boggles our minds, who knows, maybe FTL travel really is impossible.

You could have a point, if all planets formed at the same time. Since we can stars that are older then ours it's likely there there are also planets older then ours and hence possible lifeforms.

I remember those VCR's, I used to program those for my parents when I was 7

It's not about kids, it's about control (and media rights)

Not when you also consider cartoons to be kiddie porn

What part of "the only thing he can legally do is ask you to leave the premises" isn't clear?

I'm not saying I agree with the mall owner, but that according to the law, he can and has the right to ask you to leave. That's the only right he has. I'm clarifying this solely to inform people of their rights, if you are ever caught in this situation, they do not have the right to confiscate your camera nor can they demand you delete your pictures.

Hey, I didn't take any stance here, I just clarified what your rights are.

Well the thing is, on private grounds I make the rules and I can ask you to vacate those grounds if I feel that need. On public property however, the rules are different.

Actually, reality is a little bit more complex, the owner of the mall is within his rights to forbid the use of camera's within it's confines. However, that has to be clearly marked and the only thing he can legally do is ask you to leave the premises if you do take pictures. He does not have the right to delete your pictures nor to confiscate your device.

That's what they said about flying cars and look.... oh, wait

Yup, add to that that Belgium is pretty much 2 countries rolled into one chained together even more where one is economically sound and another is a train wreck, but due to the chained nature the train wreck is inhibiting the sound part of the country to stay sound (the minority in this country has veto rights on all levels, not just federal).... It's an ugly mess :(