Schneier vs. Brin

[Ronn! Blankenship]

At 12:34 PM Sunday 3/9/2008, Julia Thompson wrote:


>On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
>
> > At 09:53 AM Sunday 3/9/2008, Julia Thompson wrote:
> >
> >
> >> On Sun, 9 Mar 2008, lud at tpg.com.au wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> jon louis mann said the following on 3/8/2008 5:33 PM:
> >>> I found myself disturbed that I'm attracted to the idea of carrying an
> >>> MP3 recording device at all times, just in case I get stopped by law
> >>> enforcement and want my own recording of the event.
> >>>
> >>> Ray writes:
> >>> I felt the same myself the other day when we were stopped by the Border
> >>> Patrol near White Sands NM. We were rudely treated and harassed by an
> >>> officious officer because we did not have our passports with us. It had
> >>> never been mentioned to us that this was "a US Govt requirement". I
> >>> "insulted" him by proffering my new South Dakota driving license! "A
> >>> note has been made on your record that you have been informed that next
> >>> time you are liable to be arrested". Left a real sour taste in the
> >>> mouth. This is the first person we have come across in our first four
> >>> weeks traveling through the US who has been unfriendly. In general,
> >>> people have been fantastically helpful and friendly.
> >>>
> >>> A question just comes to mind.Do US citizens need to carry ID?
> >>
> >> In Texas, if you're an adult, you cannot be outside your residence without
> >> an ID.
> >
> >
> > Not even standing in your back yard?  So you have to carry your
> > wallet when you're mowing the lawn in mid-summer wearing nothing but
> > shorts (men) so as not to get heatstroke, or lounging by your
> > swimming pool in a bikini (I'm not even going to mention the
> > possibility that you have a hot tub), or dumping some extra-stinky
> > garbage (e.g. used cat litter or a full diaper) into your garbage can
> > late at night?
>
>On your property, I should have said.
>
>         Julia


So if your next door neighbors tell you to come over and lounge by 
their pool, you'd better find some place for a wallet in your thong?


-- Ronn!  :)