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Toby @Mary: That was more apropos the story from earlier about the fishing boat....I mostly fish at the local supermarket these days. I tried it in Cuba a while back but had not anticipated how difficult...
richheap It's okay, he said he's disabled the gun turret.
Resurgent phoenix My Dad says drones are better than Sprint Locator!
Lesthertod I've voted for the anonymized version of gathering. I feel that's a longshot though. Even though many of the data is not name sensitive per se (we are all numbers, from IPs to Contract/Client Number,...
mejiac @stotheco, I can also relate. I moved to the US seeking a better quality of life for my family, otherwise I would have been in a dead end. Buenos Aires like may developing countries suffer from...
BrittanyMichelle6 Obama really gets around. :P
mejiac @Hazzle, Agreed, the thread is there and will always be. Like any system, there will always be those that will try to exploit it for whatever reason. I guess the best approach is to try to think...
mejiac To complement your article, I think an additional step is to plan implementations of electrical grids to allow more electrical/hybrid vehicles to drive our streets, reaching a wider scope. I'm aware...
mejiac Excellent article John. If we take all of these examples, they provide a comprehensive case study on how IT can be leverage to take cities a step forward and pave the way to a new way of running...
mejiac Really good article Barbara, I think you hit the nail on the head by stating that "The key thing is to hire a team of professionals with experience in greening historic buildings." This makes perfect...
mejiac Excellente article Mary! As someone that has had experience with debt counseling, this is a very positive story on teaching people ways to get out of debt, save and move forward with their goals. I...
DSM419 My guilty pleasure Spotify playlist is for my eyes only dammit! No one needs to know that because I literally have the ability to search any and every song from my childhood, that I actually do....
richheap What's not to like? Only nine previous owners, presidential stylings, 0-60 in a week, and storage space on the roof.
richheap Indeed DSM419, although I don't suppose anyone is looking at data about me all the time. However, should they want to, there's an awful lot they could find out: I'm spending a lot of time researching...
DSM419 I'm so frustrated that every time a disaster occurs every celebrity is telling their fans to text the Red Cross. Have we not learned by now that the Red Cross isn't doing all it should. If you really...
DSM419 I agree with you Rich. It's wishful thinking that our data would be anonymous. In this high tech world there's always someone watching us. I feel creeped out just thinking about it!
DSM419 A usually beaten down simple Jack skips away knowing he finally did a good thing! If only he had some idea of what his mother was talking about.
DSM419 A usually beaten down simple Jack skips away knowing he finally did a good thing! If only he had some idea of what his mother was talking about.
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Toby @Mary: That was more apropos the story from earlier about the fishing boat....I mostly fish at the local supermarket these days. I tried it in Cuba a while back but had not anticipated how difficult...
richheap It's okay, he said he's disabled the gun turret.
Resurgent phoenix My Dad says drones are better than Sprint Locator!
Lesthertod I've voted for the anonymized version of gathering. I feel that's a longshot though. Even though many of the data is not name sensitive per se (we are all numbers, from IPs to Contract/Client Number,...
mejiac @stotheco, I can also relate. I moved to the US seeking a better quality of life for my family, otherwise I would have been in a dead end. Buenos Aires like may developing countries suffer from...
BrittanyMichelle6 Obama really gets around. :P
mejiac @Hazzle, Agreed, the thread is there and will always be. Like any system, there will always be those that will try to exploit it for whatever reason. I guess the best approach is to try to think...
mejiac To complement your article, I think an additional step is to plan implementations of electrical grids to allow more electrical/hybrid vehicles to drive our streets, reaching a wider scope. I'm aware...
mejiac Excellent article John. If we take all of these examples, they provide a comprehensive case study on how IT can be leverage to take cities a step forward and pave the way to a new way of running...
mejiac Really good article Barbara, I think you hit the nail on the head by stating that "The key thing is to hire a team of professionals with experience in greening historic buildings." This makes perfect...
mejiac Excellente article Mary! As someone that has had experience with debt counseling, this is a very positive story on teaching people ways to get out of debt, save and move forward with their goals. I...
DSM419 My guilty pleasure Spotify playlist is for my eyes only dammit! No one needs to know that because I literally have the ability to search any and every song from my childhood, that I actually do....
richheap What's not to like? Only nine previous owners, presidential stylings, 0-60 in a week, and storage space on the roof.
richheap Indeed DSM419, although I don't suppose anyone is looking at data about me all the time. However, should they want to, there's an awful lot they could find out: I'm spending a lot of time researching...
DSM419 I'm so frustrated that every time a disaster occurs every celebrity is telling their fans to text the Red Cross. Have we not learned by now that the Red Cross isn't doing all it should. If you really...
DSM419 I agree with you Rich. It's wishful thinking that our data would be anonymous. In this high tech world there's always someone watching us. I feel creeped out just thinking about it!
DSM419 A usually beaten down simple Jack skips away knowing he finally did a good thing! If only he had some idea of what his mother was talking about.
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