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My fear is based on my trust ( or lack of it ).

I have had my share of web mischief.

It should not be possible to do this. But, in order to be interoperable with others, I have to use software whose ulterior motivations are unknown to me.

I was taught in computer science the risks of mixing code and data, yet we send "applets", claimed safe.

How do I know when one carries a keylogger or password stealer trojan?

I'd rather not have code in my data at all. This whole thing started when we assigned certain ANSI sequences to do execute, then the birth of the "ANSI bomb". So early 80's. We still have not learned our lesson.

Yes, I fear cyberterrorism in the same way I would fear climbing a tall ladder around those who would gleefully topple the thing just to watch me fall.

Would you feel safe climbing a tall ladder after you have had one inexplicably fail?

With all the antivirus companies out there trying to keep mischief out of overcomplex software, I would gladly settle for a secure subset of a much simpler software for stuff involving online business. Say, pure vanilla HTML which honors a simple subset of text, images, and sound. Any business needing an extension would have to provide it - and be responsible for its behaviour.

Everybody knows the power to tax is the power to destroy.

If you kill off a business, or even as much as discourage anyone from starting a business in the first place, money never changes hands, and NO tax is collected. Worse yet, unemployed people bug their government for handouts.

Where does a business put their money?

They hire people. They construct buildings. They pay shareholders. They buy meals in restaurants. Their employees buy homes.

None of this would have happened without the benefits of business.

Destroying a business with tax, litigation, legislation, red tape, whatever, makes about as much sense as uprooting a crop before it ever bears fruit.

We can't eat money.

Cherish those who have figured out how to organize us into some sort of productive activity.

All I ask is that competition be fair - "gaming" the system by erecting "barriers to entry" just reeks of turf-gang type behaviour and should not be tolerated.

I can see sliding tax scales on wealth accumulation,.. but taxing businesses for making a buck just seems crazy.

That buck is the life-blood of that business, and it needs that buck to perpetuate itself and grow.

Would we be better off without business? Everything I have was made by a business.

Maybe put one of these in while you are at it.

http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm/520078286-MQ-3-Alcohol-Ethanol-Sensor-Module-Breathalyser-Gas-Checker-Breath-Detector-090346-wholesalers.html

If you are thinking of driving home, it would be a helluva lot cheaper if this device told you about it before the Highway Patrol does.

Taco Cowboy... you didn't waste any time getting to the very core of why anybody would mess with STEM.

My love of Science stems from my curiosity of what happens all around me

Your devotion to science is driven by the same faction that drives mine.

We had a discussion on Slashdot a few days ago of correct test answers being marked as wrong. It was full of very interesting comments.

If there is anything discouraging STEM, its not Neal. He's not even on the radar screen.

Slashdot brought the dragon right out for everyone to see.

How can we get our kids interested in science, which revolves around a lot of diligent work searching for truth, only to find the rewards start out with being called the teacher's pet, progressing through "being a Boy Scout", "not a 'team player'", then forcible unemployment because one feels obligated to "do that which is right"?

The comments here on Slashdot reinforced my observation that "being liked" is far more financially productive than "being right". No wonder the kids see through it.

I got canned for standing up for what I thought was right.

Many others had the same experience.

Like religion, rejection based on your beliefs comes with the territory. A manager may want something based on how well a salesman did his job, whereas an engineer may reject it based on his experience of seeing stuff like that fail in the field. Political power ultimately rules.

From what I can tell, this country no longer needs STEM workers, as other countries can do this much cheaper than we can. I am amazed at all the high-tech parts I can get from aliexpress.com .

And I am also alarmed that a lot of datasheets I am interested in are in Chinese. I have disassembled several Chinese Lithium Ion battery chargers and noted how cleverly they were made - with Chinese house-numbered parts, no less.

We cultivate a need for financial professionals, lawyers, insurance, and real-estate investment. Look at our tax laws - they really cream anybody earning a buck.

I don't blame businesses for not trying to innovate in the USA.

I am afraid to try as well. No sooner than I produce and try to sell anything, I will get sued - if for nothing more than paralyzing me until I financially die. This is on top of all the paperwork IRS requires of anyone that actually tries to DO anything in this country. Our Congress passes so much frivolous special-interest law that no-one can do anything without exposing themselves to lawsuits. Only the financially strongest can survive at that game.

We may still love science, But we find something else to do for a paycheck.

No, Neal, you are not killing STEM.

Our system is.

I have just finished reading all the replies. Thanks for all the replies.

This subject is likely the greatest enigma many of us face... that is why are we here? Do we serve a purpose in some greater scheme of things? Or are we nothing more than flotsam made up of random assemblages of matter?

Ancient religious artifacts reveal this has vexed mankind for as far back as we have recorded history.

"Tyranny of Choice" further frustrates the investigator, as there are many religious beliefs. Which one, if any, have it right?

All religions I have experienced to date will tell me that they are right and the others are wrong, yet my observations of their behavior tell me they are no different from anyone else. The "salesmanship" and "leadership" techniques used are readily identifiable by anyone who is aware of how this kind of psychology is used to influence the human psyche.

As for God=Creator, I never did define God. If I could, then I would lead the greatest religion the world has ever known, and be right. Provably right. Not hopefully right.

As far as Science vs. Religion, all I know is that every lie I have ever known came from Man. Men have that way of "leadership" which involves bending the truth to their liking. I find it hard to trust anything coming through men that I cannot verify. Unlike my scientific equipment, men will often give me biased, false, or unsubstantiated reports designed to sway my response to what they want me to do. Their whole existence seems to revolve around being liked, not being right.

Nothing really wrong with that, its the human condition, but when one is searching for absolute truths, one needs facts, not superstition.

I appreciate all of the differing viewpoints posted on this forum. You guys are why I keep coming to this site.

Well, here's the puzzle I face...

Its my senses...and what mathematical and physics I take to be true.

I observe the complexity of biochemistry. The physics of life astounds me..

A reading of "Darwin's Black Box" by Michael Behe cemented my beliefs. Francis Collins' "The Language of God: a Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief" gave me what I consider undeniable evidence for belief in a creation - and a creator ( God ).

The "Big Bang Theory" reeks of "let there be light" to me. My knowledge of thermodynamics - especially the concept of entropy - tells me the Universe, left to its own, should run down.

In short, everything I see seems to demand a creator.

Whatever this is... its big... and nothing like me - I have way too many constraints and way too little intelligence - I can barely scrape up enough stuff to even have a belief, much less explain just how this stuff around me came to be.

Now, here's the rub... I have taken much flak for this.

The most compelling evidence I have, by far, that God is nothing more than a figment of the imagination.. superstition.. a "palm reader" for the gullible. A moneymaking plan.... comes from people who profess to know God!

As a scientist type, insanely curious, it drives me up the wall to see the wonders I do, then communicate to what I consider superstitious palm reader types whose prime function seems to be erecting toll booths on the "highway to heaven" to collect tithes. They get to rocking back and forth in the pulpit, one hand wagging in the air like some Hitler scene, and the other gripping the microphone so he can just about swallow the thing - and that forced pious look on their faces,. and I am supposed to take them seriously?

This is worshipping God? It looks more like a bunko scheme to me. They get a bunch of people worked up in a fervent frenzy reminiscent of a pyramid meeting, then pass the plate. If they could not hide behind "freedom of religion", I am sure they would all be facing bunko charges of defrauding the public like a bunch of gypsy fortunetellers.

Their favorite chant seems to center on whether I place my belief in science or God. I tell them there is no difference. God is Truth, and the whole purpose of science is to reveal/discover that which is true.

My tagline for years has displayed my belief. Its THEM I have little confidence in.

Maybe I worship the God of truth through study of his work ( scientifically ) and they worship Him by throwing parties in his name at someone else's expense,

I am one confused puppy.

Amazon

Alibaba

As you can see, these things are a real goldmine on the retailer's slotwall peg.

I have had pressure-sensitive floor pads for years. You place them under the carpet. Inside them are strips of spring steel which contact each other under pressure.

They are very 60's , commonly used by shopkeepers to alert them when a customer entered. I got a few to alert me when someone was messing around my house. This was many years ago. The devices have long been replaced with other technologies.

So, would this be prior art?

( And I want to replace the whole shebang again... this time with HB100 modules. ).