yet those venues aren't broadcast live around the world like the superbowl. Terrorists would love to have that kind of an audience. Of course I don't believe in the FUD that our government and many others try to cram down our throats at every opportunity, but it would make a very valuable target to terrorists.

OK, I read it that way too, that he knew Mafia and the like, but then I read it with punctuation. I admit I am giving him the benefit of the doubt on this, considering the rest of the email, but this is how I read it:

To me that sentence is claiming he knows people in the gaming industry (although also a lie) and not really the Mafia. As far as Mafia in Boston, they were there when I left in 1987 and I'm pretty sure they still are, just not as big as they once were.

I agree, the first time I used Fed Ex's menu for a sample return I got frustrated and 'growled' in frustration and it automatically connected me to someone who could understand why I didn't have an account number and what I needed. Of course the next few times I called I waited (just in case they added that option) and when I didn't get that option, I did the same thing, and luckily it worked.

OMG I wish I had mod points...literally 2 days after they expire and you do this! That was so perfect, anonymous or not!

I was only going 65, yes in a 55 zone, on a straight 3 lane highway at 6am, so no real danger there, but I understood his stance, but don't agree .As far as tasing me, well, it was prior to the patriot act, so Americans still had some rights.

I told that to a cop once after he gave me a ticket and said "Speed kills, remember that!" I asked politely enough "really? then why don't I see NASCAR drivers just keel over dead when they hit 100mph? Or should you say bad drivers speeding are what kills?" He just ignored me and said " Have a nice day!" I thought I made my point though.

The book Here goes into great detail about the implications of using robots on the battlefield. The points I can remember off the top of my head are some echoed here, like will it become easier for American society to wage war etc... One point that surprised me was that the insurgents thought us weaker for using robots, we couldn't even defend our own ideals and beliefs with a human presence on the battlefield. There are interviews with many military brass, CEO's of robotic companies creating the robots, the pilots in Nevada engaging enemies in Iraq, etc...

According to this article:
"Actually I think the secret service domains are the least alarming part. It's sexy, and will probably lead to a lot of questions and interest from government agencies. Of course, nobody wants to get caught with their pants down, but there's really no classified information on these domains. Those are on separate, secured internal networks. So the practical security impact of the Iranian government getting a certificate for the CIA is nill. It's really just very embarrassing, that's all," said Soghoian in an interview with Webwereld.

I wish you the best, for you and your family. Slashdot introduced me to Ubuntu/Linux, EFF,CDT, so many cool breakthroughs in medicine or technology all because they were posted here.

When I worked for UPS (In USA) back in 2001 we worked up to 13 hours, 12 with lunch was all the law would allow, and we weren't allowed to return to the building until we attempted delivery on all packages. There were many days I clocked out at 8pm, it's expected at Christmas time, but if your loader screws up then it could be anytime throughout the year. I'm not gonna say all drivers are perfect but I would try to get rid of every package, just so I didn't have to see it the next day.