It is pretty difficult to imagine what a thing you cannot comprehend is like, and Lem does an outstanding (though still imperfect) job.
If you haven't read this book give it a shot.
Anyhow, there's a technical solution to every technical problem. In this case, a viewer that changes one pixel subtly every time an image is viewed would make hashes like this useless.
While I agree with most of what you say up to that point, I am a bit puzzled by your last paragraph. What "problem" is being solved by your "solution" exactly?
As great as any new technology is, I hope this is antiquated by law changes before the technical application machines become practical.
You mean you think it should be legal for people to drive while stoned?
contraception doing in a Biology textbook? Shouldn't that be taught in Health class?
Ummm, isn't health a subunit of biology? I've never had a class called "health" in my entire education.
Some law-enforcement experts say the NYCLU is going beyond civics lessons and doling out criminal-defense advice.
So wait, we're assuming that they're all criminals to begin with?
The even more peculiar conclusion that can be drawn from this is that these "law-enforcement experts" think there's something wrong with offering criminal defense advice in the first place.
No, no, he was talking about Japan, right? Or, no, wait -- Switzerland?
Well, let's see what Google ("World's most peaceful countries") gives us.
Iceland tops that list, followed by Denmark, Austria, New Zealand, Switzerland, Finland, Canada, Japan, Belgium and Norway.
[Scanning list for diversity]
Bottom line: Evidence that more homogeneity means more strife =
lllll AJ
You live in a libertarian fantasy land where wages have much at all to do with competition.
I don't understand. I've read that for most large companies, at least, wages and associated benefits are their primary expense. Is that not true? I didn't read it in some libertarian fantasy newsletter -- it was on Forbes or the WSJ or something.
With businesses acting like this all over the place, communism ain't lookin' so bad these days.
Until you write a negative review of the government, that is.
In what jurisdiction is it common, or even allowed, that a child's teacher (and his or her opinions about how the child performs when he's living with mom vs. dad) becomes a party to a parental custody hearing? It sounds to me like this information is being used waaaaay "off-label."
In just about any jurisdiction, custody battles often get vicious, with both parties using whatever information they can to discredit the other. Many witnesses may be called, some of whom may have very limited knowledge of the parties concerned. It is not surprising that teachers, which have a great deal of knowledge of student behavior and emotional state will have relevant things to say in such hearings.
The only possible interpretation of any research whatever in the `social sciences' is: some do, some don't. -- Ernest Rutherford
