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  • On the post: Guy Who Undressed For TSA Search (With 4th Amendment Written On Chest) Sues Over Airport Detention

    Kacela ( profile ), 15 Mar, 2011 @ 05:36pm

    The answer is yes.

    Even though the TSA likes to address their workers as "officers," they are not sworn law enforcement officers, and therefor do not have the same protections afforded to LEOs.

    Basically - if a TSA "officer" touches your junk after you tell them not to, you can have him arrested for assault.

  • On the post: Famed Korean Director Shoots Movie With Just iPhones

    Kacela ( profile ), 12 Jan, 2011 @ 05:53am

    It's the software.

    Hardware technology is only limited by software - novel uses for devices such as these will constantly be developed and discovered. Take the LA band THE 88 - they recorded the entire song "Love Is The Thing" on an iPhone, a feat made possible only by an App. The end result was incredible (albeit with a little help from gifted audio engineer Chris Roberts for the final mix) http://www.the88.net/love.htm .

    One poster here says that 'a multi thousand dollar 'iPhone steadycam' rig" will be needed if movies such as these are to be taken seriously - I call BS - I'm 100% sure that there will eventually be "an App for that."

  • On the post: UN Investigating Whether Or Not US Is Torturing Bradley Manning

    Kacela ( profile ), 23 Dec, 2010 @ 03:49pm

    I am ...

    ashamed to be an American.

    Too bad the State Dept. is embarrassed - we (at least those of us who would give our lives in defending the Constitution) have a fundamental right to see the corruption in our own government.

    One of the tenets of MY Constitution is that ANYONE enjoys the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. Even if Manning released the cables (which still isn't clear that he did), until all arguments are heard and evidence presented, he is still a human being.

    Don't believe the major media - if you don't think they bury truths and distort facts, you my friends, are na?ve.

  • On the post: Ron Paul's Sensible Thoughts On Wikileaks

    Kacela ( profile ), 10 Dec, 2010 @ 05:44pm

    Bravo

    Bravo, Dr. Paul! You seem to be the only voice of reason up there in the House.

  • On the post: Forget Information Overload: What If The Real Problem Is Information Underload

    Kacela ( profile ), 13 Nov, 2010 @ 04:49am

    Agree.

    The argument could be made that we are becoming stupid because we don't need to know much of anything anymore, as we can just instantly retrieve information from the Net.

    We are becoming jacks-of-all-knowledge, but masters of none.

  • On the post: Pilot Not Allowed Through Security After He Refuses 'Naked' Backscatter Scan

    Kacela ( profile ), 20 Oct, 2010 @ 11:03am

    I refuse to comply.

    I will not comply to this invasion of privacy. It's the duty of each and every American to stand up against things like this.

    Only then will we have any real 'change'.

  • On the post: Why Does Everyone Underestimate Netflix?

    Kacela ( profile ), 14 Sep, 2010 @ 03:25am

    The Simple Answer

    The simple answer is "because they haven't tried it." Netflix is incredibly addictive - it's video heroin.

    A more complex answer would be along the lines of perceived value, and high-quality, self-adjusting streaming compatibility with just about every major platform.

    I also agree with those who tout Netflix's customer service - it's how things SHOULD be done - they are incredibly responsive.

  • On the post: Canon Becomes The Online Equivalent Of Madonna Or Prince, Becoming The First Single Word Domain Holder

    Kacela ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2010 @ 07:27am

    Re: Becoming irrelevant

    I forgot to add optional DNS-hosted redirection such as OpenDns offers; I have my OpenDNS account set so that simply entering the letter 'v' in any browsers address bar, on any machine inside my router, brings me to http://www.google.com/voice.

  • On the post: Canon Becomes The Online Equivalent Of Madonna Or Prince, Becoming The First Single Word Domain Holder

    Kacela ( profile ), 19 Mar, 2010 @ 07:21am

    Becoming irrelevant

    As search engines become more and more efficient, along with ease of keyword search (i.e. Google Chromes "superbar",) and bit.ly - type URL shorteners, domain names will soon be irrelevant and nothing more than a vanity plate for marketing material.

  • On the post: Society Doesn't Know How To Deal With Abundance

    Kacela ( profile ), 11 Mar, 2010 @ 10:41am

    We must learn how to deal with our greatest abundance:

    The government. It's size and scope must be greatly reduced into scarcity if our Republic is to have any chance of a future.

  • On the post: Justice Department May Unwind Diebold E-voting Sale To ES&S

    Kacela ( profile ), 22 Dec, 2009 @ 07:10am

    A possible solution

    A possible solution to vote fraud that already occurs with e-voting machines would be the generation of a receipt for the voter. I get a receipt at McDonalds - why can't I have one verifying my vote?

  • On the post: Googling Juror Leads To Verdict Being Overturned

    Kacela ( profile ), 22 Sep, 2009 @ 05:56am

    Re: Taint The Jury Pool

    Jury nullification isn't a joke - it remains one of the last true powers We The People have.

  • On the post: Google Kills Lively Quickly

    Kacela ( profile ), 20 Nov, 2008 @ 09:06am

    Re: Lively was badly executed, not a bad idea

    Hopefully, Google will revisit Lively when computer hardware that can actually handle running it is the norm, and not only for those with uber-machines, as is the case now...

  • On the post: Band Actually Promotes The Fact That Its Album Was Leaked (Against Its Wishes)

    Kacela ( profile ), 20 Sep, 2008 @ 07:19am

    I've actually taken the effort to check them out now

    Because of this, dare I say, mature, reaction to the inevitable, I've actually gone through the effort of checking some older stuff by them out. First impression was sort of a Radiohead meets The Doors... Probably something that I'll prefer listening to while driving.

  • On the post: Sequoia E-Voting Equipment Allowed Thousands Of Fake Write-In Votes

    Kacela ( profile ), 12 Sep, 2008 @ 05:22pm

    Add this to the list

    Add this to the list of made-up excuses to cover stuff up, right up there along with "thermal expansion"...