http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/08/52936.aspxWhen I'm wrong, holy moly I am wrooo-ong with two syllables. Let the record show that I said, "I can't see anyone really caring that much about the personal foibles of a candidate's Web master." Oh? How about readers of the New York Times and the Washingtonen-USCommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/08/52936.aspx#53002Fri, 09 Feb 2007 00:46:53 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:53002DeeA national database of illegal images. Who decides what is and is not an illegal image? Who monitors the national database? Are all ISP's to hire legions of monitors for such a system? Wouldn't ISP's have to charge more for their services to cover the cost of conducting such a program? ISP's becoming the police over everyone's surfing and turning in suspects? Are we all to be considered guilty until proven innocent based upon a report by an ISP to authorities? Does this legislation provide for any challenges against one's innocence and for reputation preservation? Are their provisions for receiving monetary compensation from an ISP when someone is falsely accused? I say "when" because I can guarantee 100% that will happen. What about viral infections to one's computer? You have no control over viral infections and are often unaware they have taken up residence. How does one prove one's innocence in this regard? I think this is a ploy to get U S citizens on board with being under surveillance 24/7. I mean who could be against anything designed to *hand over brow* "save the children"? Next, anyone having images of famous bridges or landmarks could become "terrorism suspects". Grandma goes down because of her vacation pictures. Hopefully the time has not yet come for a total police state in our country.http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/08/52936.aspx#53032Fri, 09 Feb 2007 01:42:02 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:53032Steve P, Fresno, CAWhoa...now we've come full circle. THe Internet Anagram Server was one of the first links anyone ever sent me in the mid 90s. Amazingly, 5 computers later, it is still in my Favorites.http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/08/52936.aspx#53054Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:27:29 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:53054AN, Los Angeles, CABruce Schneier's full essay is fascinating. The problem with assessing security against terrorism involves this conundrum: neither our amygdalas nor our neocortexes have any evolutionary method of evaluating someone who is not out to kill just us, but themselves as well. Preservation of the self has always been paramount in any (historical) attack and so has always been factored in to any response. Killing oneself intentionally during the attack is so foreign to human evolution that we find it difficult to calculate either the risk or a response, be it to suicide pilots in WWII or suicide bombers today.http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/08/52936.aspx#53102Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:51:27 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:53102Jason_TWill, could you clarify how the Pandagon link in any way suggests the two were fired? I read Edwards' statement as "They were wrong, they won't do it anymore, and I'm keeping them on."http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/08/52936.aspx#53109Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:56:15 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:53109Will Femia<P style='clear:both;'>Jason, thanks for pointing that out. I agree with you. I meant to put this Salon link in that spot (http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/02/07/edwards_bloggers/index.html) and in my notes I had the Pandagon link as well and somewhere along the way I lost track of what I was doing. I've got it fixed now.</P> <P style='clear:both;'>UPDATE:&nbsp; Here's the "rehired" story from Salon.<BR><A target="_blank" href="http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/08/bloggers_rehired/">http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/08/bloggers_rehired/</A></P>http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/08/52936.aspx#53129Fri, 09 Feb 2007 12:24:47 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:53129Rob, PhillyI actually really like robots. I think they will do a much better job of running the world than we puny humans will. And, no, I won't miss my "freedom" or "liberty" at all! I love robots! Especially the ones that will rule us all. Really! I do!!http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/08/52936.aspx#53314Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:54:10 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:53314towski, DallasRob, you're really NOT going to like the next generation robot overlords after they install the brownnose detection software...http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/08/52936.aspx#53365Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:42:21 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:53365Nick Greene, Charleston, SCThe sex in space article, isn't really new information. There's an excellent book by Laura S. Woodmansee, called "Sex in Space" (http://space.about.com/od/bookreviews/gr/sex_in_space.htm).http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/08/52936.aspx#54069Sun, 11 Feb 2007 04:39:09 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:54069Dob Bole, Viagra Falls, NYSex in space??? If copulating at or just beyond the speed of light, would a couple arrive (come/*um) before they start (engage)...prematurely speaking? We are quite verklept trying to maintain vasodilated turgidity and not succumbing to relative detumescence. Please answer soon and help pump us up. Our Van Allen belts are breaking under the strain.http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/02/08/52936.aspx#54328Mon, 12 Feb 2007 03:23:06 GMT8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:54328protected static, Seattle, WAThe 'cartoon minors' are illegal, as are writings about sex with children (there has been at least one sex offender convicted solely of possessing journals of his sexual fantasies - as far as anyone can tell, he has never acted on any of them, nor has he ever possessed child pr0n), as are depictions of minors committing sexual acts even if the actors are of age. I don't remember what law these were part of - COPA, perhaps? There's a fair amount of debate about how constitutional these provisions are, but I don't know if any of them have been challenged yet.