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Re: EU Funding 'Orwellian' Artificial Intelligence Plan (INDECT)

You forgot cold war, airlifts, US soldiers die, KGB, etc.

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Guns! Bombs! AHHHHH! Violence! Blood! Gore! Terrorists!

That should get them started.

BRB, someone's knocking on the door....

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Well, I'm glad the only differences expressed with my post was whether the U.S. is a democracy or fits some other category.

I'll stand corrected - the US History Encyclopedia: Republic article in the link below does a nice job of discussing the type of government the U.S. has been;

»www.answers.com/topic/republic

Unfortunately, the balance of power between branches seems to have tilted in favor of the executive branch in the past several years. The power grabs of the old bosses are now in the hands of new bosses. A fourth "branch" - private sector lobbyists - seem to have acquired more functional power, reach and surveillance capabilities than the three official branches.

edit - SUMware , I'm also particular about who I have a beer with. They have to buy - and no fizzy yellow water, either.
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The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding. -- Justice Louis D. Brandeis

said by EGeezer:

Well, I'm glad the only differences expressed with my post was whether the U.S. is a democracy or fits some other category.

From this view of the subject it may be concluded that a pure democracy, by which I mean a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person, can admit of no cure for the mischiefs of faction. A common passion or interest will, in almost every case, be felt by a majority of the whole; a communication and concert result from the form of government itself; and there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice the weaker party or an obnoxious individual. Hence it is that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths. Theoretic politicians, who have patronized this species of government, have erroneously supposed that by reducing mankind to a perfect equality in their political rights, they would, at the same time, be perfectly equalized and assimilated in their possessions, their opinions, and their passions.

A republic, by which I mean a government in which the scheme of representation takes place, opens a different prospect, and promises the cure for which we are seeking.

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How ironic. They are going to watch what we do, where we go, what we read? i thought Google/Amazon et al already did that.

So if we didn't see you kicking and screaming about google maps invading privacy, google maintaining databases of search results, Amazon deleting content on your Kindle, Amazon keeping tabs on your Kindle (but not disabling it from adding new purchased content if stolen) etc., what's a little government use of these technologies between friends?

It's a package deal. If you didn't scream before, it's probably a little too late to start now...

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I'll submit this list for a Christmas present. I've had Duvel and Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale, both tasty. I'll have to mortgage the house for the Westvleteren 12. My taste buds are probably too plebian for a $35 1/3l beer.

Is that Ayinger's Celebrator Doppelbock you're listing?

I've also had Goose Island Nut Brown.

We need a booze, wine and beer forum.
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The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding. -- Justice Louis D. Brandeis

Thanks! I'm on Beeradvocate as egeezer and (I think) ratebeer. My wife just renewed my All About Beer subscription - I got a little cookbook and a DVD on brewing..

Here's my favorite brewpub when I go back to Muskingum county to visit relatives -
»www.weaselboybrewing.com/wb/default.aspx

EDIT2 Wow, did I take your original topic for a ride..- sorry!)

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The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding. -- Justice Louis D. Brandeis

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its very interesting that everything and everybody is being watched......... but i would like to know the Monitoring Intelligent equipments they would be using?