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by dm2 13y ago
1. The government doesn't care where you are at any time. Individuals might, but that's why there would be a warrant required to access the system that monitors GPS trackers on guns. There is GPS in your phone and in your car, wha
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by dm2 13y ago
Moral of the story? Police and federal agents must be more transparent and accountable for their actions and expenditures. The whole concept of "spend money so that our budget doesn't shrink next year" has go to be fixed also
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by dm2 13y ago
There is nothing wrong with a large government as long as you can ensure that it is transparent and truly working for it's citizens. As soon as governments start abusing their power to help big business and for public officials persona
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by dm2 13y ago
One of the more interesting ones was the renewing a drivers license at a kiosk. Right now you either renew it online from home or wait in a ridiculously long line to talk to a human. This shows that some tasks are not practical to completel
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by dm2 13y ago
UPS just handed my package off to USPS who put a note in my box saying that I could come to a Post Office, wait in a long line, then pick-up my package myself. WTF is this?
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by dm2 13y ago
Then why not better train, screen, and pay the parole officers? These people seem to be a key part of the system which would be overseeing people who have a high chance to commit a crime. The parole officers should definitely try to fairly
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by dm2 13y ago
The worst is the UPS to USPS handoff where the USPS driver just leaves a note in your mailbox saying that your package will be at the Post Office waiting for you. Why did I wait 3 days to go pick up a package from a place with a horribly lo
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by dm2 13y ago
I just assume that all apps, webstites, and companies harvest all the data they can get their hands on by default, especially LinkedIn. Most clients that I deal with ask for as much data as possible from apps and sites. I refuse to even use
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by dm2 13y ago
You don't have to run Windows, there's always Linux. Why are you weary of Windows? I have used Windows 7 and 8 and use virtual machines with Debian for development. You could probably even install an OSX virtual machine if you wan
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by dm2 13y ago
Personally, I really enjoy just building my own computer. It's very easy, much cheaper, and extremely fun. For $3,000 (Mac Pro base price) you can build a beast of a computer. $2,500 with a Nvidia Titan GPU http://www.tested
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by dm2 13y ago
The major disadvantage seems to be bandwidth and cost though, only 1333MHz. http://www.transcend-info.com/Press/index.asp?LangNo=0&Func1... http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/Transcend-memor
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by dm2 13y ago
If it's technically possible at all then it's 100% true. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/06/10/inside_the_... "According to former NSA officials interviewed for this article, TA
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by dm2 13y ago
A missile will probably not be launched, but a nuclear device smuggled in a cargo container or airplane (in a US harbor or airport) is a very real scenario. There would be no way to tell where the bomb came from or even what aircraft was ca
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by dm2 13y ago
Well, at least the US government also believes this and has most of it's bases covered to prevent this kind of event from occurring. (NSA) The US govt. does have a cyber intelligence agency which is capable of infiltrating hostile nati
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by dm2 13y ago
When fusion power comes online (20 years hopefully?) could we simply boil all of this sewage? Is the idea of near unlimited electricity a pipe-dream or do we have a chance of it becoming a reality in the near future? Isn't there a poss
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by dm2 13y ago
Isn't this why you would hope that congress would be a diverse group of rational and ethical people? All I'm proposing is a discussion on closing loopholes and how to prevent people from actively trying to take advantage of the Un
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by dm2 13y ago
I assure you that it was NOT accidental. This is nothing more than yet another case of legal treason by congress. In my opinion, ALL loopholes for the super-wealthy and companies (Double Irish) should be closed. Reducing taxes should not be
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by dm2 13y ago
There are definitely still great talks being produced. There are a lot of not so great ones, but maybe the solution to that would be better website that sorts and allows for ratings of TED videos. Kind of like a porn website but with only T
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by dm2 13y ago
Wow, I hadn't heard of that story, truly scary stuff. This video was linked to in that article, http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2007/10/video-robo-weap/ hopefully every soldier, programmer, and eng
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by dm2 13y ago
What part of an AC130 is automated?
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by dm2 13y ago
http://www.youtube.com/user/BostonDynamics Here is a link to Boston Dynamics' YouTube channel in case any of you want to see some of the amazing robots they've built over the years. Boston Dynamics' robo
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by dm2 13y ago
He definitely considers himself a co-founder at least. Part of the confusion might be that Tesla also produced a Founder Series of 20 - 30 cars for both the Roadster and Model S. Musk also has a large Founder badge on the back of his Model
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by dm2 13y ago
It is a little weird to have devils and such strongly worded messages in mission badges, but it's come to be expected. There is a huge psychological factor in the DoD about making people believe you have the biggest stick and can see e
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by dm2 13y ago
Like a virtual community center? It would need games and activities as well as profiles. How would it differ from facebook? Not that I approve of what facebook has become but I can imagine spending a lot of time developing this awesome site
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by dm2 13y ago
Mini reactors are becoming a big industry. For cities or countries (or large ships) that can't afford a full-scale nuclear reactor there are smaller and cheaper ones that can replace fossil-fuel power plants. I'm sure most people
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by dm2 13y ago
Probably because it's easier, safer, and cheaper to just purchase one or visit your local university if you have enough interest. You're very unlikely to invent a new nuclear reactor improvement in your basement (50 years ago it w
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by dm2 13y ago
What about a law that requires companies to train employees with a usable skill for X months before they can be replaced with a robot? Hopefully all of these innovations will not only replace humans with robots but will also create new indu
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by dm2 13y ago
I don't think that would be considered an alternative. I agree that the losing side should be made to pay litigation costs in many cases, and in many they do. To help mitigate the huge risk bringing a lawsuit in that situation, if the
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by dm2 13y ago
I think that patent trolling is bad. My point was that it's good for people to have the right to sue companies or other people. What is the alternative? It seems like we would be giving up a huge freedom and protection of personal prop
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by dm2 13y ago
The right to sue isn't bad. It's still up to the court/judge/jury whether or not the other person has a valid argument.

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