If they continue down this path they will mostly just turn war into a big video game. All the real people will be locked up in a bunker somewhere controlling their avatars and such.
So, then the question becomes this: Why not just settle disputes by actually playing video games. You lose at starcraft, you lose your country. Seems like the natural progression...
Yesterday there was an article about the budget expanding it's investment into science. Today, we report that NASA funding is being cut. So the conclusion is the US hates science?
I don't get it... Hate on them all you want for cutting NASA funding. But it's not a blanket "We hate science" thing...
But Interpol later denied that its notice system had been involved in the arrest of Kashgari. A statement issued by the agency said: "The assertion that Saudi Arabia used Interpol's system in this case is wholly misleading and erroneous." Interpol, the statement said, "has not been involved in the case involving a Saudi blogger arrested in Malaysia and deported to Saudi Arabia. No Interpol channels, its National Central Bureaus in Kuala Lumpur and Riyadh nor its General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, France were involved at any time in this case."
Interesting. I just assumed that it would be an ongoing thing that they would continue to track. Slightly more palatable that they just build a baseline and that's the end of it.
Thanks for the info.
It's worth pointing out that Progressive Insurance in the US monitor much the same data without the use of GPS. So they monitor time of day, speed and hard braking but don't use GPS so are not invading your privacy to nearly the same extent while still being in possession of useful data.
It's worth noting that Progressive does this only if you sign up for this particular deal. If you agree, they give you a small device that plugs into the cars computer and records data that way. It is in no way mandatory. But they obviously boast you'll get lower rates if you agree to this.
In my opinion, it's still too much on the slippery slope side of monitoring day to day activities. I won't be a part of it, personally.
Thanks. I just hurt myself trying to pronounce that acronym. You wouldn't make it very far in the bill naming arena...
Actually, I would assume they did do a trademark search. They found that this company owned the trademark and bought it from them. However, this company claims that they didn't sell the trademarks for China and Taiwan. Just everywhere else.
Fine print...
You've just described the future of the intrenet. About 80% of what you describe is either in place today or will be after a few more laws are passed...
I find your ideas intriguing and wish to subscribe to your news lstter.
Here's the problem with this. You can make your public transport system as green, affordable and practical as you want. However, outside of major urban areas, it's still far more convenient for me to go get in my car and go where I want, when I want. Not to mention the psychological effect of being in control of where I'm going.
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