BBC News | SCI/TECH | Watching your every move

2002-02-07 Thread Jim Choate

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1789000/1789157.stm
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Re: CDR: BBC News | SCI/TECH | Watching your every move

2002-02-07 Thread measl


Over here in the midwest USA these cameras have been springing up on the
highways (mounted on the overhanging sodium lamps) like crazy.  What's really
amazing is that there is so little public *notice* of them (I realize the
public may not bitch about it, but I _am_ surprised that the public
*literally* doesn't *see* them).  

I've wondered greatly at how useful these cameras can be on major arteries
where average speeds are in the 50-75mph range, but I guess the answer lies
in their proliferation.

On Thu, 7 Feb 2002, Jim Choate wrote:

 Subject: CDR: BBC News | SCI/TECH | Watching your every move
 
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1789000/1789157.stm
 

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If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they
should give serious consideration towards setting a better example:
Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of
unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in
the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and 
elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire
populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate...
This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States
as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

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associates, or others.  Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of
those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the
first place...






Re: BBC News | SCI/TECH | Watching your every move

2002-02-07 Thread Jim Choate


On Thu, 7 Feb 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
 Over here in the midwest USA these cameras have been springing up on the
 highways (mounted on the overhanging sodium lamps) like crazy.  What's really
 amazing is that there is so little public *notice* of them (I realize the
 public may not bitch about it, but I _am_ surprised that the public
 *literally* doesn't *see* them).  
 
 I've wondered greatly at how useful these cameras can be on major arteries
 where average speeds are in the 50-75mph range, but I guess the answer lies
 in their proliferation.

They've put over a thousand up along I-35, 183, and Mo-Pac here in Austin
in the last year alone. The traffic flow hasn't changed one whit...

The cameras (at least the overt ones) are mounted on stand alone poles
about 60ft tall with this really cool looking 'sheep catcher' lightning
rod on top. No question what they are.

It's also worth noting that most of the collection/distribution sites are
placed under over-passes.


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