Here in Australia, at least, it is quite common for banks to use Java [...]
Dude, get yourself a swiss bank account. Out of the 4 banks I tried, none used any Java/Flash/ActiveX/whatever but just simple [X]HTML + JavaScript over HTTPS.
Ok, as an Aussie, I've got some defending to do here. I've used 4 Australian internet banking services - all of them just HTML and javascript over HTTPS.
I'm curious - which Aussie Banks are still using Java?
Why can't we just theorize that time is not finite - there's no beginning and no end.........Seriously, someone explain to me why time MUST have a beginning? Can't we just accept some things as being infinite? Many scientists have theorized exactly that, the best example of which is the Steady State theory. The current general consensus seems to be that the Big Bang theory is the best fit to the observable universe.
The reason science exists is that some people cannot just "accept" things. They must ask why. They must have proof to back up their assumptions. From what I understand about the Big Bang, these scientists have reason to believe that time DOES have a beginning.
If there are scientists with evidence that time is not finite, then it would be helpful if someone provided a link. IANAS (I am not a scientist), but I have read a good book which covers the development of scientific theories of time. Worth a read.
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Ok, as an Aussie, I've got some defending to do here. I've used 4 Australian internet banking services - all of them just HTML and javascript over HTTPS.
I'm curious - which Aussie Banks are still using Java?
Guess this makes sense - he talks to the dead, might as well get their vote too.
...oh, Edward*s*, right.