OK, I read it that way too, that he knew Mafia and the like, but then I read it with punctuation. I admit I am giving him the benefit of the doubt on this, considering the rest of the email, but this is how I read it:

To me that sentence is claiming he knows people in the gaming industry (although also a lie) and not really the Mafia. As far as Mafia in Boston, they were there when I left in 1987 and I'm pretty sure they still are, just not as big as they once were.

I agree, the first time I used Fed Ex's menu for a sample return I got frustrated and 'growled' in frustration and it automatically connected me to someone who could understand why I didn't have an account number and what I needed. Of course the next few times I called I waited (just in case they added that option) and when I didn't get that option, I did the same thing, and luckily it worked.

OMG I wish I had mod points...literally 2 days after they expire and you do this! That was so perfect, anonymous or not!

I was only going 65, yes in a 55 zone, on a straight 3 lane highway at 6am, so no real danger there, but I understood his stance, but don't agree .As far as tasing me, well, it was prior to the patriot act, so Americans still had some rights.

I told that to a cop once after he gave me a ticket and said "Speed kills, remember that!" I asked politely enough "really? then why don't I see NASCAR drivers just keel over dead when they hit 100mph? Or should you say bad drivers speeding are what kills?" He just ignored me and said " Have a nice day!" I thought I made my point though.

The book Here goes into great detail about the implications of using robots on the battlefield. The points I can remember off the top of my head are some echoed here, like will it become easier for American society to wage war etc... One point that surprised me was that the insurgents thought us weaker for using robots, we couldn't even defend our own ideals and beliefs with a human presence on the battlefield. There are interviews with many military brass, CEO's of robotic companies creating the robots, the pilots in Nevada engaging enemies in Iraq, etc...

According to this article:
"Actually I think the secret service domains are the least alarming part. It's sexy, and will probably lead to a lot of questions and interest from government agencies. Of course, nobody wants to get caught with their pants down, but there's really no classified information on these domains. Those are on separate, secured internal networks. So the practical security impact of the Iranian government getting a certificate for the CIA is nill. It's really just very embarrassing, that's all," said Soghoian in an interview with Webwereld.

I wish you the best, for you and your family. Slashdot introduced me to Ubuntu/Linux, EFF,CDT, so many cool breakthroughs in medicine or technology all because they were posted here.

When I worked for UPS (In USA) back in 2001 we worked up to 13 hours, 12 with lunch was all the law would allow, and we weren't allowed to return to the building until we attempted delivery on all packages. There were many days I clocked out at 8pm, it's expected at Christmas time, but if your loader screws up then it could be anytime throughout the year. I'm not gonna say all drivers are perfect but I would try to get rid of every package, just so I didn't have to see it the next day.

I wonder if it has anything to do with the worker that fell the other day?

I have a full bladder right now and I'm sitting here reading slashdot so I call BS on this article's conclusions!

Didn't Comcast do this last year when the story broke that they were putting cameras into the cable set top boxes? I guess if you add in a videogame interface it becomes more palatable to the masses?
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Wow, I meet that many everyday where I work. One woman wanted the doctor to prescribe diapers so she didn't have to get up from the couch, the doctor's mouth literally dropped open!

Do you have proof that the technology was available and that he or his administration said "No thanks, too invasive"

I think it would be a lot easier to teach a 'warrior' tech stuff than it would be to teach a non-warrior that 'warrior attitude', obviously this won't apply to every single person, but has just been my experience.
I wasn't a great student in high school, but the Marines gave me the confidence and 'attitude' to never give up no matter what the challenge was, a tough course of study or jumping from an airplane. I was given an opportunity to attend the Navy Medic course and was one of the only Marines to be designated a team medic, a task normally left to Navy Corpsmen. Had I not had that 'Never give up attitude' I wouldn't ever have succeeded in that course. It took discipline and dedication for me, to some it came easy, but not for me, but I just kept studying until I understood it.
My point is I think having a 'warrior attitude' is a benefit to any organization, government or otherwise. It doesn't have to mean you 'kill everything in sight' as much as it means you are able to work in a team, keep working until the problem is solved and enjoy the challenge more than the pay.
It has just been MY experience with technical oriented people that it's more about themselves and their pay rate, solving the problem was just something to put on their resume.