Does anyone have an IEC login to share so I can actually look at the standard?

At least the Springfield Nuclear Plant is in good hands.

So transistor is a finite state machine is a computer. Well I've got a jar of pennies where each one is a finite state machine and therefore each one is a computer. Or else maybe they should start teaching more engineering and less computer science.

Just before 911 the FBI was spending more time and money on finding online copyright violators than finding terrorists. They were even labelling violators as copyright terrorists. It's only a matter of time before the FBI becomes MPAA and RIAA lackeys again.

This cannot be 'current' news.
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My opinion is that if these documents are true then Heartland Institute should be dragged across burning hot coals and their stomachs roasted and eaten.

Back when Bush was still in charge I came up with...

George's Electronic Security Transportation and Papers Organization

Agreed. Just buy a SIM card from one of the small shops located almost anywhere. Don't buy it from the malls directly across from the border crossings however. You will get ripped off if you do so. Phones are pretty cheap also if bought from the shops selling SIM cards.

Are we really getting our tax dollars worth with this new upgrade? There seems to be nothing related to hamsters there.

A good Slashdot article would be the history of the title of this article and who got paid to create and spread it.

is already started. Look at Facebooks IPV6 address closely...

snark@toluene:~$ host www.facebook.com
www.facebook.com has address 69.171.224.39
www.facebook.com has IPv6 address 2620:0:1c00:0:face:b00c::

Actually, you can take your pick if you just want to believe in something without caring if it is verifiable. Choose one that makes you feel good.

Marooned should've been listed as one of the most realistic movies since it almost happened just a few years after the movie was made (Apollo 13).

Saying "the pictures will never be saved" is known as a "Pie Crust Promise" - easily made, easily broken. Here is some interesting reading on similar promises from the government, especially on how the SSN will never be used for identification. http://www.scragged.com/articles/the-plague-of-presidential-pie-crust-promises . The moral is never EVER trust the government .