Dpgsbody55 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, DonH said: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Good luck!! I remember doing a training course about thirty years ago and some of the other participants worked for the local lottery organisation. They told me that so many people put 1 2 3 4 5 6 on their tickets that if those numbers ever did come up, they'd be very disappointed in their payout!! Cheers, Michael Edited September 28, 2020 by Dpgsbody55 DonH and J.C. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 On 9/26/2020 at 5:45 AM, LSP_Matt said: Video on SmartHome products. A great website, especially on rockets, engineering and submarines. Cheers Matty The smart home stuff reminds me of the movie Demon Seed. Alain Gadbois and LSP_Matt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcap1960 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Here's to Captain Ludd and all of his compatriots. Luddites of the world unite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 On 9/23/2020 at 9:47 PM, LSP_K2 said: Even though my PC monitor doesn't have a camera, I still think I'm being watched. I put tape over the camera on my tablet. Nobody wants to look at my ugly mug anyway but it makes me feel better. Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 On 9/24/2020 at 5:19 PM, alaninaustria said: ... I don’t like how society has allowed strangers to think they can point their iphone cameras at others to film or snap pics without ever thinking first to ask... bunch of hedonistic narcissists... Legally, the photographer has to get permission to use someone's image. Not that it seems to matter these days..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 2 hours ago, D.B. Andrus said: Legally, the photographer has to get permission to use someone's image. Not that it seems to matter these days..... Only if they photograph and intend to show the face, is my understanding. Other than that, there is no right of privacy issue when one is in public view, which by definition, is not private. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nichenson Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 55 minutes ago, LSP_K2 said: Only if they photograph and intend to show the face, is my understanding. Other than that, there is no right of privacy issue when one is in public view, which by definition, is not private. That only applies if it is being used strictly for commercial purposes and even then it is a narrow focus such as your image is what they are making money off of. SCOTUS has ruled time and time again that one can take all of the photos and videos one wants while in public, anywhere the public frequents at large, and in places where security outweigh a right to privacy such as in a prison or jail. The only hinderance is recording audio in some states. If someone wants to they can take a pic of you in your house while they are standing in the road and there isn't a thing anyone can do about it except tell you that you should have put up curtains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 25 minutes ago, nichenson said: That only applies if it is being used strictly for commercial purposes and even then it is a narrow focus such as your image is what they are making money off of. SCOTUS has ruled time and time again that one can take all of the photos and videos one wants while in public, anywhere the public frequents at large, and in places where security outweigh a right to privacy such as in a prison or jail. The only hinderance is recording audio in some states. If someone wants to they can take a pic of you in your house while they are standing in the road and there isn't a thing anyone can do about it except tell you that you should have put up curtains. Yes, which is pretty much what I said as a response to the legality Damian mentioned; photos that are used with the intent of profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 If you are reading this it means you have a device with a screen. The Matrix has you... Radu LSP_Ron and Jack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 3 hours ago, Radub said: If you are reading this it means you have a device with a screen. The Matrix has you... Radu I have a pinhole camera obscura with what is effectively a very large screen at the back of it...does that still count? Derek Jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 30 minutes ago, Derek B said: I have a pinhole camera obscura with what is effectively a very large screen at the back of it...does that still count? Derek Sounds like you are in a steampunk alternative reality. I am not familiar with analog internet delivered via speaking tubes / voice pipes. Radu thierry laurent, Derek B and Jack 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 I know I'm not living in the Matrix..... my life is WAY too boring to be a simulation. Chris. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 42 minutes ago, Confusionreigns178 said: I know I'm not living in the Matrix..... my life is WAY too boring to be a simulation. That's just your particular reality that best "suites" your brain to thrive and survive in the Matrix to produce more abundant energy. Its all about tailoring ones perfect reality in order to maximize potential energy harnessing. My version is pretty boring too, but apparently its what I need to survive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 11 hours ago, Confusionreigns178 said: I know I'm not living in the Matrix..... my life is WAY too boring to be a simulation. Chris. if your life is boring, you are definitely in the Matrix. As the movie (documentary?) explained there were many other versions of the Matrix, all perfect, which failed. Then they made a Matrix filled with all kinds “opposite of perfect”, which seems to work. According to the movie, harvests have better yields when stress is applied. Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Talking about the Matrix, has anyone else ever wondered why the machines are so INCREDIBLY dumb? Why keep millions of people alive and regularly fed, when you can build an atomic power-station to provide much more power in much shorter time period. Why keep all the humans alive, if they are your enemy? The only reason that this system was established is because the film's storyline needed it to exist. Also, the humans-controlled-by-computers-and-stored-in-coma-like-state is a direct rip off a Harry Harrison short-story called "Wake Up To Thunder". Still, Hollywood has never been shy about "borrowing" other peoples' ideas, has it? Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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