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Recording the Police 515

Posted by CmdrTaco from the better-still-be-legal dept.
Bruce Schneier says "I've written a lot on the 'War on Photography,' where normal people are harassed as potential terrorists for taking pictures of things in public. This article is different; it's about recording the police: Allison's predicament is an extreme example of a growing and disturbing trend. As citizens increase their scrutiny of law enforcement officials through technologies such as cell phones..."
The Internet

What Do You Do With a Personal Domain? 286

Posted by timothy from the you-hope-someone-rich-and-famous-buys-it-out dept.
bmerr71 writes "I bought my own domain name to use as a self-promotion tool. I use a subdomain, 'profile.mydomain.com', which I selectively put on my email signatures to link to my linkedin profile. I also loaded up Google Apps to use for email. But when you go directly to my domain name, there is nothing there. I didn't want GoDaddy getting ad revenue off my name (and it doesn't look very professional), so I killed the ad page, but it seems like I should be able to put something up on my main page. But, I am not interesting in blogging, I do not want too much personal information up there, and I do not want to spend a lot of money (none, if possible). Are there any free apps that I can load up on my domain to fill the blank space? What do non-bloggers do with their personal domains?"
Security

Four Threats For '09 You Haven't Heard of 126

Posted by ScuttleMonkey from the fear-mongering dept.
ancientribe writes "Security experts are cautiously on the lookout for some lesser-known but potentially lethal threats that could be more difficult to prepare for and defend against in 2009. These aren't your typical enterprise hack attacks. They're mainly large-scale Internet threats — attacks that knock out sections of the Internet infrastructure, radical extremist hackers, Web attacks that adversely affect online ad revenue, and even the unthinkable: human casualties as a result of a cyberattack." Also known as the new group of things the fear mongers will use to make you do their bidding.
Robotics

Ethical Killing Machines 785

Posted by kdawson from the i-for-one-welcome dept.
ubermiester writes "The New York Times reports on research to develop autonomous battlefield robots that would 'behave more ethically in the battlefield than humans.' The researchers claim that these real-life terminators 'can be designed without an instinct for self-preservation and, as a result, no tendency to lash out in fear. They can be built without anger or recklessness ... and they can be made invulnerable to ... "scenario fulfillment," which causes people to absorb new information more easily if it agrees with their pre-existing ideas.' Based on a recent report stating that 'fewer than half of soldiers and marines serving in Iraq said that noncombatants should be treated with dignity and respect, and 17 percent said all civilians should be treated as insurgents,' this might not be all that dumb an idea."

Comment Patent the Patent application process (Score 2, Funny) 244

by originalcyn1k (#25709297) Attached to: Halliburton Applies For Patent-Trolling Patent
Hopefully my new patent to patent the patent application process will be approved first, so I can sue Halliburton for applying for a patent with my patented process of submitting a patent application to the Patent Office. Otherwise, I can sign a deal with Halliburton to work both ends of the issue - I will sue any new patents when they are submitted, and Halliburton can clean out any patents already granted! IT CANNOT FAIL.

Comment Re:Vote by Mail (Score 1) 709

by originalcyn1k (#25651785) Attached to: In the U.S. election just ended, I voted ...
I have to say, this seems like a great idea. Why is voting structured like taking a test? I was looking at my ballot, and I can say for certain that for 90% of the local races (judges, school board, and the like) I had no idea who the contenders were, what their positions might be, or which one I should vote for. In previous elections I picked randomly - this time I decided to just not vote on those for which I had no information. I would love it if I had my ballot for a few days, with a booklet with positions and whatnot in it - it would make me a much more informed voter.

As for the concern about this being unverified or somehow ripe for fraud, allow me to present my polling experience. I stood in line for about 30 minutes (picked mid-afternoon - the lines in the morning were 1.5 hours and over) before being directed to a table, where they asked for my last name. Once provided, they asked my address. Since this matched the register, I signed a line that said "yep, its the truth", got a ballot, and voted. This would be no more or less secure than if I received my ballot in the mail and sent it back to the state. If anything, the mail would provide an extra level of security, as the mail carriers could be asked to not deliver the official ballot if the name is not on the mailbox, for example. I could have chosen anybody's name as long as I knew their address, or I could have registered myself 5 times with different names at the same address and nobody would be the wiser. But a mailman delivering 10 ballots to a single family home might stop and decide that perhaps some fraud is happening here and notify the appropriate authorities. And of course either of these methods is better than an old computer with shoddy software randomly choosing your votes for you.

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