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Comment Re:Don't blame the software, blame the government (Score 1) 105

This has been proposed a lot recently. It was the real hope for a grand bargin between Republicans and Democrats. However, the sticking point was whether the change would be revenue neutral. Republicans demanded it be dropped by at least as much as was saved, Democrats wanted to drop the tax rate by less than what would be saved in exemptions and credits.

Comment Re:enhance your shopping experience? (Score 1) 198

There are a few clever ways you could get around tagging produce items individually. One would be to put an id tag on bags, and track the contents of the bags in the store computer system. You could integrate that with the weighing process, perhaps, to streamline it.

You're right that there's a few tricky spots, and it's not perfectly clear how it would best be handled. Nevertheless, I think if you can get tags cheap enough, it would be a great application.

Comment Re:enhance your shopping experience? (Score 1) 198

I find them much more convenient, as I have no need or desire to have a cashier do for me what I can probably do better myself.

One thing I like about them is that they're one step closer to the eventual future. At a certain point, there's going to be no more cashiers, as you'll just be able to walk out of the store without having to individually scan items, as they'll be tagged for remote sensing. Just swipe your credit card on the way out the door, authorise payment, and leave.

Comment Re:The major problem I have with Vista (Score 1) 414

is that it does not run Windows legacy software like Windows XP and earlier versions did.

My brother is a Gamer, and he bought a Windows Vista Home Premium Laptop, it would not run his old games like Warlords IV and we tried a VirtualBox machine with Windows XP Pro in it but it had limited 3D support and Warlords IV would not run under it. His only option is to run Warlords IV on his old Windows XP Pro desktop, but then he cannot take the game with him on his laptop.

Have you tried installing in compatibility mode? A post on their forums suggests that it would work. Or, at least up to version 1.05.

Comment Re:"Non-lethal" (Score 0, Offtopic) 630

There should be a requirement for ANY use of "non-lethal" weapons to be investigated as if it were the same as a lethal weapon.

Unless the cop would have used lethal force IN THE SAME SITUATION if "non-lethal" weapons were not available then the use of the "non-lethal" weapon should be enough to get said cop suspended.

That doesn't seem right to me. Use of a lethal weapon is definitely more serious, and should be treated as such. It's one thing to expect the use of non-lethal weapons to be treated seriously and investigated, but they shouldn't be treated equally when they are not.

As an analogy, it's important to investigate and punish petty thieves, but requiring an ongoing string of petty thefts to receive equal attention as an ongoing string of serial murders would be silly.

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