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While Fuller admits this may seem extreme, he also believes that such an approach would “send much clearer signals to society about the status of the ‘mentally ill’, a category whose current vagueness will otherwise continue to contaminate public life and interpersonal relations.”
wow... sounds like this guy wants to start internment camps. scary stuff.
The [dividing] line between us and those other nations is surely being narrowed. After the Chinese shot down a satellite in 2007, I knew it was just a matter of time.
a) who cares?
b) we already cooperate with those we used to call enemies (like russia) and we made an international space station.
c) considering the average quality of life in china, i think we are several decades ahead.
d) china steals all their technology, we invent it.
Instead of spending tax dollars on hiring people and companies to do the same
there is (currently) no reason to go back to the moon. besides, rovers can do a better job of science experiments and are waaaay cheaper to send. we may use it as an outpost for deep space stuff when we get to that point but it's a waste of money right now.
Because in space, no weapons are allowed
that happened shortly after we scared the hell out of ourselves by detonating a 1.4 megaton nuke in space which created a hugeass radiation belt which damages satellites.
the space race was really about making ICBMs. sputnik intentionally looks like the nose cone of a missile.
why do you think the whole thing was supported by the DoD?
* Freedom to change shitty design decisions by the author(s). *cough*GIMP*cough*
Put everything in the cloud! WebOS is the future! HTML5 apps should replace native apps!
Everyone who ever agreed with any of this crap has only themselves to blame. Also, no bitching when they change the layout/functionality/something else you can't control because IT'S NOT YOUR SYSTEM.
I called my brother on this multiple times and now he finally see the "cloud apps" for what they are, a farce!
there are two lines of thought.
sensible and socially responsible:
why disable an existing and working system that has advantages over the new system? at the very least, make outgoing calls free for emergency purposes.
shortsighted asshole capitalist:
it costs money to maintain, so just unplug it as soon as contractually possible. when they somehow manage to call your support staff, tell them that they will need to upgrade to your cable internet + VOIP service and transfer them to sales. if they are rural and thus too far out to actually make a profit from installing new cabling, tell them they cant get it and politely hang up. be sure to use your hired company that keeps track of online forums and rating sites to blast anyone that is upset.
which do you think your telecom is going to fall under?
scientific progress never fails to amaize me.
take that karma!
nobody is forcing them to do anything. it seems the more rational response is the fix the problem instead of treating the symptom. if someone wants to hack your server, do you think something like removing wifi access will stop them?
When Terrorism is 'Any action that is intended to influence the government', what is extremism?
you misquoted.
(b) the use or threat is designed to influence the government [or an international governmental organisation][2] or to intimidate the public or a section of the public, and
just stating the fact, not it's implications.
The only problem I have with BitCoin at the moment is that it isn't something you want to hold on to. Buy it, do your transaction immediately before the value changes. Somebody pays you in BitCoin, immediately cash out before the value goes down.
if/when bitcoins are officially recognized as a currency and become widespread, it will stabilize. when you can pay employees in bitcoins thats when you have a completely legit currency.
I give it less than that, personally. Probably by next year, in fact.
i think you overestimate the government's sloth-like pace to do things.
umm... what part of anonymous currency didnt you understand? you can only be tracked by something that leaves a paper trail.
note: if the nsa can rapidly decrypt internet traffic then they may be able to track bitcoin exchanges at specific sites... or maybe they or the fbi will hack the servers. land of the free.
"has realised he threw out a hard drive containing 7500 bitcoins, worth £4 million at today's prices. it is now under four feet of garbage in a landfill site the size of a football pitch."
dude, i want to know where this landfill is! for £4 million, you can automate the searching process or pay idiots to do the work for you! sensitive metal detectors can sure cut down the searching process. plus, think of all the other hard drives you will find and could sell on ebay as "used".
"Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago." -- Bernard Berenson