I see - I must have confused your post with another. I thought you were trying to avoid having your metrics taken by anyone, including the Government, as they could subsequently be (mis)used / lost / whatever and could not be changed / reset.

If you've given them willingly then yes, we're on a different thread altogether.

First off, I'm not complaining about anything. I'm saying things as I see them. What I see is that governments collect biometric information at their borders and that, separately, countries tend to share private information with other countries including the countries of the citizens involved. Combining the two it does not seem unlikely that a country that takes someone's biometric information might share it with that person's own country.

Whatever -

Could and do - but since trying Uber I've had more locals than imports as compared to taxis.

Then maybe you should take 30 seconds and RTFA.

"...over the past few weeks, Uber employees have been posing as pedestrians, creating Gett accounts for the sole purpose of scheduling and then canceling Gett rides. The result is clear: wasted time for Gett drivers, fewer available rides for Gett users, and general disarray for the whole service."

For example.

You'd feel more comfortable in a (licensed, etc) taxi with a driver that has obviously just fallen off the boat, doesn't speak the language doesn't know the roads (relying on GPS) and may or may not actually have earned their driver's license (easy to buy such in some countries, then exchanging them legally for a local license depeing on the agreements in place between states/countries)?

I've used Uber a few times and so far the experience has been just fine.

Okay but do you see my point? It's only a matter of time before some border agency somewhere collects your biometrics. Given that western spy agencies seem to be coordinating efforts (to get around constitutional protections for example), I think it's only a matter of time before the US has your data along with everyone else's.

Have you received my email?

For now.

Also, having a US passport won't stop other countries (ie the UK) from taking your biometrics when you cross their borders and then sharing it with the US government.

Excellent :-)

Mine just finished LoTRs in French. Trying to find stuff in English that he hasn't already read in French is a bit tricky because he's better in French and tends to get his hands on stuff before I can, um, manage the flow.

My suggestions:
Read with them.
Don't let them watch movies until he's read the books they're based on.
Find stories that they fall into and can't put the book down.

Yes, we agree that we feel the same way about the other.

Each brings their 'evidence' which the other does not appear to be listening to. I have listened to what you have to say and I believe that you find rationalizations and justifications for thinking what you want. Of course you think the same thing of me.

You might find it worth noting that Hamas would also slaughter me and my family. I have no reason at all to have bias against Israel or for Hamas. Yet still I believe that Israel is going about defense the wrong way.

As far as world leaders...No I do not think that Israel controls any other countries. But I do think that if Israel were not such a strategic necessity of western powers that Israel would not be getting away with what has been gotten away with. I don't hear any world leaders saying that Israel is doing the right thing, whereas I do hear otherwise. The last article I sent you was the US condemning the Israeli attack. Of course you dismissed this just like you dismiss anything else that you don't like but whatever.

I appreciate you taking the time to answer, though you are busy.

If you're in Paris and have time let me know and we can meet for coffee or a drink. I work across the street from the Israeli embassy.

You'll probably end up giving it to the US government if you go through customs. If not now then whenever Patriot Act III passes.

So half of the twins learned twice as much half the time than the other half of the other twins?

Sounds like one of Tolkien's best lines...

Frankly, discussion with you is pointless because you will obviously believe what you want to believe regardless of any other information presented. On top of that you have a habit of not actually paying attention to what I say.

Enjoy your rationalizations. If you are religious I hope they serve you well in whatever afterlife you may believe in.

Some of us do actually run hundreds or thousands of web servers so it is actually interesting to us.

Also, I think the idea is not only applicable to web servers. I'm not an expert in this field but I would think the power consumption difference is due to dynamic frequency scaling both by direct consumption and by subsequent heat generation.

Because the American phone manufacturers don't do the same thing?
http://online.wsj.com/news/art...

Don't trust any company with your personal information - or accept that it's going to be shared with whoever has the money to pay for it, or the power to grab it.