Mostly about my amusement
It’s getting really complicated now. The Guren Ni-Shiki has gotten upgraded and Karen Kouzaki was released to save the day.
The show is beginning to get into Gundam Seed mode with lots of people dying and mecha becoming leaps and bounds better than any of the other super next generation mecha.
It’s fun but getting really hard to follow.
Today was an odd day. Not bad exactly, but definitely odd.
I went to work for a scheduled systems upgrade. Lily and the kids went to Central Park and after work we met in Chinatown. When we returned to Long Island we found my front passenger window was broken and my GPS unit stolen.
Now I didn’t exactly leave the unit out, it was in the center console. But the window mount was sealed to the window so I left it there. The round rubber from the suction cup is still there, just not the rest of it.
According to the police there has been a rash of break-ins with people looking for GPS units. They smash the window and look into the console for the unit. If you don’t have a GPS then you’re just pissed. If you do have one put away then you’re also out a GPS unit.
I’m not really angry about it since these things happen. I’ll take the car to the dealer and hope that my insurance covers most of it. Other than this, today was pretty good.
Things sure are weird in this country. People will just accept the oddest things.
I wonder how long it will be before DHS can copy all photos and papers you take on a trip? They can seize and copy your entire laptop every time you cross the border. Next time you come back into the U.S. you lose all privacy regarding any electronic device you have. A misinformed TSA monkeys will decide if you are a criminal or not. Or they can take their time, since they can copy all your data to examine at a later date.
Remember kids: in the United States if you are not guilty and have nothing to hide, then you have nothing to be afraid of. No need to count on suspicion of actually breaking the law or protection of your rights against unreasonable search and seizures.
The 4th amendment does not apply because the government says it doesn’t. the important thing is not that we are developing a police state run by brown shirts, the important thing is Security Theater.
This is insane. This sort of thing is supposed to happen in other countries; we’re supposed to have a history of protecting our citizens rights. It makes me wonder if the conspiracy nuts are actually on to something. Papers please.
