John, NEW is such a goddamned brilliant acronym. Now I'll get in trouble if I start making *major cojones capacitors*. Mineral oil will become a controlled substance if possessed in quantities greater than 1/2 pt or used in any manner other than that described on the label. Vacuum pumps will be contraband. Like ROM burners. Danzig...

Above all, we should stop thinking and organizing in terms of anachronistic distinctions between "here" and "abroad," between "military" and "civilian," among "crime," "war" and "natural occurrence." Nonexplosive weapons erode all such boundaries.

This does not require the militarization of America. The protections guaranteed in the Constitution against arrest and investigation can remain strong.

Tune in next week when: ((( A == B ) && ( A != B )) == TRUE ) or how to babble BULLSHIT from a position of power. Either dangerous or stupid. Who pays his weekly check? I can't help but think that these guys are just looking for a new "main gig in life" that lets them shorten the commute between home and the war zone. Why don't they go start a war somewhere else? Here are some amusing sites - http://www.ntcip.org/ http://www.tcip.org/ Yet another infrastructure system getting ready for the hackers. Won't even be able to trust traffic lights soon. Yet another excuse for insurance rate changes. I guess I'd prefer automation with fewer features but better reliability and security to soldiers in the streets. No luck there though, too practical, it would be too inexpensive and what would we do with all those soldiers? Mike The Danzig's Dictionary good == bad there == here imaginary == real speech == threat thought == terrorism civilian == suspect suspect == convict yours == ours ours == mine mine == mineallmine Not up to Bierce specs, sadly