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I was going to say that this would be the "people blindly follow satnav without engaging their brains" aspect of technology. However, upon reading the article, I see this:

the driver deviated from the suggested route and, as a result, entered the prohibited area.

So fuck that, this article is about when the people DON'T use satnav technology. Yet they are blaming it on an error in Waze paragraphs earlier. Maybe they think it's an error that Waze came close enough that a small deviation lead to disaster? Well, they also say that the soldier who went astray had turned off the "avoid dangerous or prohibited areas" setting, which is also a user error.

Something doesn't quite add up about the Waze aspect of the story.

I know that is not common knowldge but Waze "avoid dangerous roads" in the area can't be trusted for a while, what it did in some case was to declared Jerusalem neiberhood as if they had been in Area A or B (a political move http://www.ynet.co.il/articles...) , when you choose that option you may be routed via places where you would be probably shot at (like it was with the Abu Toor case just few weeks ago http://10tv.nana10.co.il/Artic... ). the app marks entire regions as "dangerous areas" making trouble imposible (when only small parts are actually dangerous).

Leave it to CSO to write another BS news story Ranomsware is not a cyber-attack... it's just some guy in a basement making money... Source: http://www.ynet.co.il/home/0,7...

He can look at shaky videos some people shot on their phone of rocket flares in the distance and make all the assumptions he wants but if you look at the actual impacts, This is what an unintercepted impact looks like and This is what a piece of an intercepted rocket that landed a few hundred meters from my house looks like and the vast majority of impacts are of the latter variety.
Not that a hunk of metal falling on falling from the sky is nothing to sneeze at, but the shrapnel doesn't seem to have quite the penetrating power and if you're indoors you should be relatively safe.

He can look at shaky videos some people shot on their phone of rocket flares in the distance and make all the assumptions he wants but if you look at the actual impacts, This is what an unintercepted impact looks like and This is what a piece of an intercepted rocket that landed a few hundred meters from my house looks like and the vast majority of impacts are of the latter variety.
Not that a hunk of metal falling on falling from the sky is nothing to sneeze at, but the shrapnel doesn't seem to have quite the penetrating power and if you're indoors you should be relatively safe.

In Israel [...] everybody has firearms at home [...]

Actually, Israel regulates firearms very strictly. Most civilians do NOT have firearms and there are stringent requirements for attaining a license, including major bureaucratic hurdles, interviews, training requirements, and age restrictions. For example, people under the age of 27(!) have to get special dispensation to carry a firearm. Also, military training (which is relatively ubiquitous) is not enough to get a license, and even a civilian who actively serves in the military Reserves cannot get a license to carry firearms as a civilian without going through the same process everybody else has to. Here's an article from July 2013 on one of Israel's more popular news sites with numbers. The article is in Hebrew, but Google Translate or the like might be able to help. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4412031,00.html

Desperate times call for desperate measures. And Iran is indeed in a tough neighborhood where every single day, hour, second... Every single moment is a desperate time. Ever since her inception the US and Israel tried to annihilate her. That is why there is a policy of development when it comes to the nuclear weapons. And assassinations of the nuclear scientists by Iran's enemies shows that they are doing something right. And bombings of their reactors and finally yes -- the virus.

FTFY. Remember, the major reason for Iran's military buildup is exterior threats (and the fact that it's working only reinforces that).

And for any of you who would point a finger at the "neighborhood bully" -- remember, that you do not live in that neighborhood.

Yeah, but if I did live in, say, the Gaza strip, and the neighbour used Collective Punishment (a war crime) on my society for democratically choosing, in an election described as "free, transparent and without violence", someone they didn't like, then I'd probably work damn hard to fight for my freedom and escape from beneath their boot heel too.

That's proving a bit difficult, because there's just so much violence. It wasn't this attack I was thinking of. (It also definitely wasn't this one, or this, though both did involve the IDF standing by and doing nothing. This act of sabotage under the supervision of IDF troops is interesting but irrelevant.)

Note that Palestinians don't get off so lightly if they attack settlers; sometimes the whole messy business of trial and evidence is skipped and they're just shot in their beds.

Anyway, I'm sure I'll find the right link eventually, but it's a lot like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Security Council? No. Because the Zionist Enabler USA has blocked this motion, every time it is raised.

UNHRC? UNRWA? UNGA? Yes. I suppose you call the moral authority of Desmond Tutu into question? In favor of a government established though murder, forced expulsion and the torture-killings of British soldiers?

Israel's blockade of Gaza illegal: UN rights chief
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/world/13+israel+blockade+of+gaza+illegal+un+rights+chief-za-05

UN envoy Tutu calls Gaza blockade illegal
http://www.ynet.co.il/english/articles/0,7340,L-3549068,00.html

Head of UNRWA says Israeli blockade imposes illegal economy on Gaza
http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/detail/92037.html

UN leaders blast Gaza blockade in wake of flotilla raid
http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/45d771c7290844e9/id/641854/cs/1/

http://www.ynet.co.il/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-3820397,00.html

Of course, why would anyone think he's against Jews ?

Can you also tell me where the minorities are within these "very tolerant" muslim countries ?

For tolerant nations, there sure a a lot of Christians and Jews disappearing in Iran, in addition to non-majority muslims, tons of Hindus disappearing in Pakistan, blacks disappearing in Sudan ? The berbers are all but vanished in Morocco, disappearing in Algeria ? Why are Copts getting persecuted in Egypt ? Why are so many Thais missing in northern malaysia ?

Not that this list of contemporary persecutions is VERY far from complete.

I thought these were tolerant nations and peoples ? Maybe it's just me, but I thought that persecution, and especially the obvious extermination programs these muslims are running, would exclude them from the label "tolerant" ...

Of course, don't let the obviousness on the truth stand between you and your political ideology.

Exactly. Iran is a prime example of a country which is constantly threatened by regional powers (and the US) and has built up it's defence in response.

Before you mod me down, note that I'm not saying I sympathise with Iran, just that it's a matter of public record that a major reason Israel/US hasn't invaded Iran in the last few years is due to their retaliatory capacity. This, of course is only encouraging proliferation.

Hopefully Obama can make a break from the previous administration in this regard, but I doubt it.

Good thing it's not their money then. $2.4bn a year must go a long way.

Actually, I get quite a bit of my news from outside the US. Al Jazeera does a good deal of reporting in the area and they have a pretty neutral tone. The BBC is reporting pretty much the same as I have claimed and most of the other foreign press that have English sites that I have seen do the same.

Anyways, if you think Palestine is getting their message out, I would argue that they have been for a while. It's probably why your sitting there trashing Israel's version right now. Well, not really trashing but raising the point of suspicion. If you follow the plot so far, Israel backed out of Gaza completely pursuant to a cease fire agreement brokered by the Egyptian government. It ended in December around the 19th or so. In october, Hamas start launching mortars and rockets into Israel at a slow pace and Israel attempted to get the elected Palistinian authority to make it stop pursuant to the agreement. This appeared as if it worked then stopped working then worked then stopped again. For a Christmas present, Hamas launched some 30 rockets into Israel which Israel finally responded to taking out a mortar team, killing one and injuring two others. Hamas stepped up it's attacks and Israel went full blown into what we are seeing now. Hamas has closed a checkpoint along the Egyptian border which was has loads of medical aid. Egypt has offered to take critical patients and offered to set up refugee camps for the innocents at the border. Hamas has stopped the aid from getting in and stopped the injured from getting out. They have even stopped the innocent civilians from moving to the borders by firing on their own civilians who were fleeing to it. A representative from Hamas attempted to portray it as an unjustified response because there is an election coming in Israel in February 2009. Hamas Claimed it was being attacked so the politicians could manipulate the elections. A reporter asked about this bit of news floating around and the interview ended. I can't find the actually link to the report I originally read.

It should be noted that local Israeli media is strongly recommending to stay away from this website and not to download the software it is offering, citing reasons of the illegality of the action and the obvious possibility of your PC being hijacked for other purposes.

Sorry, I couldn't find a link in English.

http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3650277,00.html

You do realise that the Germans used the same argument - that collective punishment of the locals meant that they were less likely to help or join the resistance, and hence collective punishment helped to protect German lives?

First of all, that isn't true. Germans never made such an argument. Secondly, the germans were trying to commit genocide, using the Jews as scapegoats, not protect themselves. Third, Israel isnt sanctioning the palestinians in an effort to shut down resistance, but rather to protect both Israeli and palestinian lives.

And you do realise that sanctions on food, fuel, medical supplies and electricity lead to indiscriminate deaths? Hospitals need electricity and medicine, without it innocent people will die. And people need food too, without it, innocent people will die: "So too have the Israelis reduced the calorie intake of the Palestinians in Gaza. According to a UN report, it is presently at 61 percent of the average daily requirements." source, "Palestinians in Gaza were being "starved to death" and received fewer calories a day than people in the poorest parts of Africa." source

While I realize that any area that has a lack of food, fuel, medical supplies or electricity can lead to death, that is due to the govermental system of the plo. Hamas does not properly distribute food, fuel, medical supplies, or electricity. If there were no economic sanctions by Israel, palestinians would still have these issues.

If a child is poking you with a stick, and you ask him to stop, and he doesnt listen, you take away the stick. You don't let him keep poking you, even if some idiot standby person says you are stifling his creativity. You certainly dont replace the stick with a baseball bat.

Do you know why people in the poorest parts of africa dont have economic sanctions from Israel? I have a couple of guesses, but I'll give you a chance to figure it out for yourself.

You do realise that the Germans used the same argument - that collective punishment of the locals meant that they were less likely to help or join the resistance, and hence collective punishment helped to protect German lives?

And you do realise that sanctions on food, fuel, medical supplies and electricity lead to indiscriminate deaths? Hospitals need electricity and medicine, without it innocent people will die. And people need food too, without it, innocent people will die: "So too have the Israelis reduced the calorie intake of the Palestinians in Gaza. According to a UN report, it is presently at 61 percent of the average daily requirements." source, "Palestinians in Gaza were being "starved to death" and received fewer calories a day than people in the poorest parts of Africa." source

Original story in http://www.ice.co.il/article.asp?pgId=112580&catId=2 (hebrew)
It hit ynet in http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3469301,00.html (hebrew)

- They used "Babylon" and not "Babelfish".
- A "Knesset" (parliament) member was invited to Holland by the Netherland's foreign minister together with some journalists. They were asked to submit their questions in advance. The questions were never really "asked", as the meeting will take place at November 23-28.
- "bed" was a typo of the reporting website. The Hebrew story had "bad".
- For Hebrew speakers: The question was " - -?"

Last sunday a big Israeli newspaper - "Yedihot" (AKA ynet on web) published a 3 page article (!!!) about Firefox. I was amazed (in a good kind of way) to see a HUGE FireFox logo in the newspaper I read every day.
Online version available here (Hebrew content).

The elreg and reuters article are a bit low a technical details, somehow the israely ambasy of wasington has more covarage in english probably a translation of something. The university of haifa (where the research heaponed) links to this israely newspaper (in hebrew, registration req`ed).

This story isn`t only interesting becouse GSM is (and will be for many years to come) the most used standard. The most interesting aspect is that these vulnarabilities are not like the intentionaly broken crypto algorithems but are a stupid mistake in the implementation of systems for dealing with interference. according to one of the researchers: "At first, I didn't believe it. We checked it, and it was true."

Now for the tinfoil hat angle, is this yet another briliantly engineered "mistake" to make sure the crypto used keeps the customers feeling of privacy while maintaining the posibility of those with computing power to listen in or a honest screwup?

The full details will be in the patent these articles mention, the researchers apperantly wouldn`t mind marketing this trick to law enforcement groups.