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EL PASO, June 8 (AP) – Gov. Rick Perry has announced
\n a $5 million plan to install hundreds of night-vision cameras along the
\n Mexican border and to put the live video on the Internet, so that anyone
\n with a computer who sights illegal immigrants trying to slip across can
\n report it on a toll-free hot line.<\/p>\n
from the NYTimes<\/a><\/p>\n Fantastic idea, and a great example of thinking outside We certainly hope that in addition to the way hip Also, although the 1-800 number for reporting finds And why stop with on-line searching. when the technology But maybe we could get them to wire the web watchers The very least they could do would be to wire some kickass Of course, this would make the volunteer services Once again the great state of Texas has placed itself EL PASO, June 8 (AP) – Gov. Rick Perry has announced a $5 million plan to install hundreds of night-vision cameras along the Mexican border and to put the live video on the Internet, so that anyone with a computer … Continue reading
\n the box to apply the nascent Net to the perplexing problems of our times.
\n We are sure this real-life first-person shooter would be at least as
\n popular as Everquest or World of Warcraft.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n night-vision technology these robotic cameras feature a remote user directional
\n control, and a good telephoto lens, so that when an internet user spots
\n one of them suckers he or she can center the villain in the crosshairs and zoom way in.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n would work, it would be much cooler if we had a hot line button on the
\n browser or a keyboard shortcut that would automatically and instantly
\n notify the border patrol with the location and direction of the camera.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n exists today to move on up to search and destroy, or at least identify
\n and immobilize. It’s probably too much to hope that the liberal
\n wimp lobby would allow us to mount twin .50 caliber machine guns on each
\n camera platform, synched with the camera direction and focal distance. <\/em><\/p>\n
\n to paint guns loaded with phosphorescent glow-in-the-dark indelible dye,
\n making it incredibly easy to round the criminals up. <\/em><\/p>\n
\n speakers to the camera platform wired to the microphones in our computers
\n so that when we spot them we can at least scare the shit out of them,
\n and
\n try
\n to convince
\n them
\n to
\n freeze and stay where they are until the forces of order can arrive.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n of right-thinking bi-lingual Americans like the Dowbrigade absolutely invaluable: "Oye, Pedro,
\n no te muevas. Te tenemos acorralado. Alejate del burro. Alejate del burrito,
\n tambien. No me busques, no puedes verme. Soy el espiritu santo de los
\n patriotas americanos, y si te mueves, te caera un rayo."<\/em><\/p>\n
\n on the cutting edge by promoting through technology citizen participation
\n in state security and protectionist policies. Who needs the Bald Eagle
\n Cam<\/a>, when we can bounty hunt wetbacks from the comfort of our bedrooms.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"