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Monday, August 14, 2006
How Much Security is too much?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I just read a story in the Wall Street Journal that fascinates me.
In short, it’s about a device that was tested at the Knoxville airport this summer. The gadget isn’t a lie detector but uses some of the same technology.
It’s designed to catch terrorists, based on their responses to questions the machine asks them. The subject is connected to the machine - like a lie detector - while they answer computer-generated questions.
Interesting. We’re all for catching terrorists. But I wonder - if the machine was put into general use - if it would amount to a breach of a person’s rights? What if it catches other bad guys … drug smugglers, murderers, petty thieves? It’s hard to be against that. But would evidence obtained that way be legal? Would it violate a person’s rights? Is the government going too far?
I’m no lawyer so I don’t know. I do know there’s something a little disquietening about being forced to undergo this sort of testing. On the other hand, there’s something way beyond wrong about terrorists. You can read the story, also on Drudge at the moment, here and see what you think.
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Some digital photography tips
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Here’s a simple little timesaver from CNet - a way to rename a whole batch of photos all at once. Lets say you have an entire folder of photos from a trip to Italy. This trip will let you give all the photos a name that starts with Italy and then a unique number … like Italy1, Italy2 … all done at the click of a button. You can read about it here.
By the way, that same Windows trick will let you rotate an entire batch of photos. That really comes in handy for me since I tend to shoot a lot of vertical photos but, when they are transferred to the computer, they’ll all horizontals. So I select the photos - just as in the example above - and then press the right mouse button. That brings up a menu that lets me rotate the photos clockwise or counter clockwise.
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