Wait a sec...step back. Take a deep breath and think this through.

All those rules you described are there for what purpose exactly? Because as far as I can see, those rules have not made existing voting software (which presumably meets these guidelines) any more reliable or trustworthy. If the only reason these rules exist is to make the software secure and trustworthy, and if they create what appears to be a huge burden for developers of voting systems, then perhaps we need to throw out this particular set of guidelines *along with* the existing crappy voting software.

Am I the only one to whom this is obvious? These rules don't exist for their own sake - they exist to achieve a goal. If they're not achieving that goal, the rules need to be rewritten before you even touch a single line of this code.

How much data do you use? I've been wondering how far you can go before they start complaining.

is why the feed from these cameras aren't publicly available, and why the cameras aren't installed in the offices of our public officials, police forces, and anyone else doing the public's work. I'd argue there's an even greater need for us to keep an eye on them than there is for them to keep an eye on us.

Install the surveillance cameras for yourselves first, and then we'll gladly allow you to watch us in public. And please don't cite "privacy concerns". We threw those out the window a long time ago.

"Cogito ergo sum"

All of your points have been covered before. RTFM.

Except that the hardcore gaming market is tiny compared to the casual gaming market. So if you want to, you know, actually earn money instead of bragging rights, this isn't much of an issue.

In all fairness to his clients, he did send his quote in Park Avenue Script.

This is a Sox vs. Yankees thing, isn't it? Are you guys still upset over not making it to the ALCS? I mean, as a Bostonian, I'd defend my city against the uncultured clouts to the south, but we have more important things to do right now, what with trying to fix the trashing of the world economy you New Yorkers perpetuated on us.

Heh-heh. You said "Wang".

Not true. You're ignoring the potential change in behavior that comes from "proving" we have no free will. If that is shown to be the case then, no matter what you do, even kill your wife and kids, it has been preordained.

Personally, I don't believe this crap - science is edging pretty far into metaphysical claptrap these days, which feels like a pretty clear sign we're missing some fundamental knowledge and are instead creating a rehashed version of "Gods Bowling In The Sky" to explain things we don't fully understand. But if this is "proven" scientifically, you can bet your ass it will have a pretty deep impact on how people behave.

Well, there's no question that BoingBoing *wanted* to believe this - they're pretty strong anti-DRM crusaders and they're supposedly very anti-Apple because of this. But I'm pretty sure BoingBoing is, if not the most read, then certainly in the top 10 blogs read, so I honestly doubt they did this for more traffic.

But there is a strong whiff of hypocrisy around BoingBoing. For example - Cory Doctorow leaves the US because it invades personal freedoms and moves to...London? The most surveilled city in the world? And they make a big deal about not having ads on their site...except for the ads packed on the right column of the site for Cory's books and "friend organizations".

Yeah! And it's just a goddamned piece of code that runs a computer! Who cares if anyone else runs the same OS as you, regardless of whether it's Linux or FreeBSD or Windows?!

Of course, that means you've just argued this site out of existence, and subsequently, your post is irrelevant.

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Took about 5 minutes of looking around.

... if you're stupid enough and that willing to give up your civil liberties to a cardboard cutout that looks like an authority figure, you don't deserve any. If you want rights, you damn well better be ready to protect them. Otherwise, you're just a spineless whiner.

I wholeheartedly agree that the teacher had no right to take those notes - they belong to the students, pure and simple. It becomes the same situation as another student coming up to you and saying "Give me all your class notes for the year". If you're wimpy enough to just hand them over, then you just got exactly the freedom you deserve.