Favorite electronics movies

You'd think on a technical newsgroup people would be more cognizant of the technology...

The calls are "listened to" by computers looking for "key words".

Calls with certain key words are tagged for human examination.

Do you have a problem with that?

If you do, may your town be the next terrorist target ;-)

...Jim Thompson

Keith wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@att.bizzzz:

Cable channels always rerun movies,because they have so much time to fill.

Why do you find it so hard to believe that network execs would not select their movies to match current events? Especially considering the Mainstream Media bias towards liberalism.

Keith wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@att.bizzzz:

Yes,so many TV viewers would use TM500 test equipment and 4053 graphics storage terminals.

Just like in the past,TEK placed their 500 series tube-type scopes in sci- fi and action-thriller movies to enhance product sales.

"Paul Hovnanian P.E." wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@Hovnanian.com:

Because it unConstitutionally transfers Executive powers to conduct war to the Congress or the Courts.That is the SAME as Clinton asserted during his terms.It's been like that for hundreds of years.

Now,the Clinton administration did EXACTLY that. They also used the IRS as their personal weapon.

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That is a bit of a grey area, but I accept the need/utility of such a function.

I have aproblem with the admitted extra-legal way the human examination is being conducted. If the automated system triggers on keywords, that is sufficient cause to apply for a warrant from the FISA court.

Apparently not. San Diego was left off the list of cities that the governemnt considers at enough risk to get additional infrastructure funding for defense against attacks. In spite of the geographic location (southwest corner), the Navy and Marine bases, the busiest border crossing in the world, the uncontrolled smuggling and undocumented immigration, etc...

Subversive? Probably, in the eyes of big brother. ;-) To us freedom- lovers, it was like a breath of fresh air.

Ah! I looked it up, and it _WAS_ Jason Robards that got iced first thing. ;-)

Cheers! Rich

Where can I find this (alleged) declaration of war?

Thanks, Rich

So now, you're advocating aiding and abetting the enemy?

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How did it pick up their heartbeats but not their voices? ;-)

But their "tapes" were kinda prophetic - see "usb stick". :-)

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My favorite line was when Kirk and the whale lady were having coffee, and she says, "So, you're going to tell me you're from outer space?" Kirk: "No, I'm from Ohio. I just work in outer space."

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Oh, so it couldn't have been subversive - it was clearly fantasy! ;-P

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In one of his broadcasts, 1996

When I was in High School, I joined the Young Republicans and we went and campaigned for Goldwater. "Au H2O '64" was the catch-phrase. I remember, after he got trounced, seeing an ep of "That Was The Week That Was" where someone remarked, "Well, Goldwater didn't get elected because he said he wanted to bomb North Vietnam". And then somehow manages to notice that that's exactly what Johnson was doing.

And, yes, back in those days the Republicans were for upholding and supporting the Constitution. They advocated limited government, too, AFAIK.

Wonder what made them flip-flop to the party of "Fuck the Constitution!"

Sigh. Rich

The question that needs to be asked is, "Who owns your body?"

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Those weren't floppy disks - they were plastic props. :-)

They did kinda foreshadow the gigabyte USB sticks (or whatever they're called these days)...

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Yeah, but Daryl Hannah was hot!

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And please don't forget "Max Headroom". Amanda Pays was hot! And Matt Frewer is nuts. ;-) But I thought it was cool to see them using what looked like 1930's vintage teletypes and stuff. :-)

Cheers! Rich

Maybe. Or perhaps it was noticed by someone in the telecom industry. After all, wiretaps are no longer conducted with alligator clips in a phone closet anymore. RF interception doesn't work well for fiber optic systems either. The NSA needs a hook into the telecom's switching equipment. That leaves behind lots of evidence in log files, network traffic reports, etc.

The courts have ruled that a state of war isn't justification for violating provisions of the constitution or the law. And, we're not even officially at war right now.

It took a bit of googling, but this might be interesting:

"1926 AD First patent for a semiconductor transistor"

So, yes, if anybody'd thought of it, it was pretty much off-the-shelf by then. :-)

Cheers! Rich