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real id

Superhero Presents Strong Case for ID Cards as States Get Real ID Extension

Hello guys!
Batman Bin Suparman here. I wanted to talk to you about Real ID. Apparently, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security just extended deadlines on Real ID because many states are resisting it. I know that in the United States and the UK national identity cards are considered a risk to privacy, even while US government agencies continuously snoop into conversations and vampire CCTV cameras are everywhere in the UK. But really people, look at my Singaporean ID card and tell me if you think there's anyone capable of spying on Batman Bin Suparman! Yeah, I didn't think so either! I can kick anyone's ass! Hahahahaha—OK, sorry about that. But do you really think a national ID card is such a big risk to your privacy?

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12:00 PM on Sat Apr 5 2008
By Jesus Diaz
27,748 views, 132 comments

Latest by ldsdj: If you think RFID is a good idea, and incidentally, if you think it is a bad idea, please read everything on this website: [www.spychips.com] ...and then think again. Thank you. more »

photoshop

Adobe Relinquishes Ownership of Photos Uploaded to Photoshop Express

So, one of the big sniggles about Photoshop Express, Adobe's free online photo tweaker and sorta-kinda Flickr clone, is that using the service basically gave full control of your photos to Adobe. No more! They just emailed us that as of April 10, they're only claiming "those limited rights that allow us to operate the service" and they don't "claim ownership of your content and won't sell your images." Score one for internet rights and your mom's Photoshop dalliances. [PS Express Terms of Use]

5:45 PM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By matt buchanan
3,993 views, 21 comments

Latest by jerrysmigs: photoshop express isnt a very good program. I wouldnt waste my time with it. photoshop photos more »

legalese

Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader Locked Up: Why Your Books Are No Longer Yours

If you buy a regular old book, CD or DVD, you can turn around and loan it to a friend, or sell it again. The right to pass it along is called the "first sale" doctrine. Digital books, music and movies are a different story though. Four students at Columbia Law School's Science and Technology Law Review looked at the particular issue of reselling and copying e-books downloaded to Amazon's Kindle or the Sony Reader, and came up with answers to a fundamental question: Are you buying a crippled license to intellectual property when you download, or are you buying an honest-to-God book? More »

1:00 PM on Fri Mar 21 2008
By matt buchanan
30,471 views, 62 comments

Latest by zc2009: the kindle is way overhyped more »

robots

Robots Entitled to the Same Rights as Humans in the Future?

The wheels are in motion to give robots the same rights that people currently enjoy. Huh? A recent inquiry by the British government suggests that within the next 20 to 50 years robots will be intelligent enough to warrant many of the same rights and benefits that us mere mortals now have. Robots would be expected to be given some sort of robot health care, robot affordable housing and robot rehab clinics, something previously limited to Miss USA. The report says that robots will also soon be able to reproduce on their own. More »

10:51 AM on Thu Dec 21 2006
By Gizloco
492 views, 44 comments

Latest by erufiku: Two words: Robot Sex. more »