Statistical analysis shows that the amount of terrorist incidents is actually quite small, but the governments around the world like to exaggerate how many there actually are, to deprive decent hard working people of their freedom and democracy, and pee a lot of money up a wall in the process.
Don't use the size of a country's land mass as an excuse. It it were that bad, there would be no roads / freeways across the USA, and there would be no railroads either..... but the USA has both. Sounds more like an excuse by the phone companies to not invest in the networks and keep those profits for the bosses.
The politicians and military will tell you military developments will filter down to the consumers in some way eventually. So they will continue to justify the amount of spending going on, while the US economy continues to sink into oblivion. Has it not dawned on people in the US government why China has had enough of buying US debt?
My grandmother, while she still was alive, could do these kinds of tricks in her head in a few seconds. She could multiply 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 digit numbers, divide and even take roots. All in her head.
I would hazard a guess that she had a mental image of Napier's Rods which would allow quick math calculations of larger numbers. According to a history of science show I saw once, this method was popular in the past for Astronomers calculating big numbers.
As you are aware in these uncertain times, there are people who do not always think the way we do, so for your "safety", we have decided to draft this law, and we will start to use it by banning all websites that are not supporting either Democrats of Republicans. Democracy is dangerous, so we care taking that danger out for you.
We noticed that you came up with some agreement called ACTA where you think you will get money to bail out your rapidly sinking economy using spurious "Intellectual Property" claims, and as a means of holding back innovation. We own you lock stock and barrel, so play our tune now.
The US President can sign ACTA if he likes, but it doesn't mean the other 200+ countries have to slit their throats and sign ACTA - just to help out the USA's sinking economy.
Geeks love Android.... "could mean more open devices for us".....
Depends what you mean by open.
I have my first smart phone which is Android, because I wanted to support a Linux type OS. But when I look at it, I cannot permanently remove the following: Stocks, Facebook / Twitter / Peep, Footprints, Friend Stream - WITHOUT rooting my phone, and possibly turning it into an expensive brick. The phone is not tied to any network and bought SIM free, so it's not the networks that put that unmovable stuff on the phone, it was the designers of Android. That's not very open. At least on my desktop I can remove bits of Linux I don't like should I want to.
So as the UK and USA economies are sinking to oblivion, they think that using BS "intellectual property" will save their rapidly sinking economies. I weep for what the UK has become, a third rate poodle picking the worst of the worlds laws to implement.
More interesting would be the argument that would suggest that when you first start using an office application, if it's OpenOffice it takes a lot of time to get used to, but if it's Microsoft Office, it must therefore take no time at all to use the features it has. Microsoft can't have it both ways in the argument, a new user will take time to learn how to use software WHATEVER it is.
Cue the stupid people in the UK who will say the tired out line "If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear."
Strangely the phrase does not apply when people like politicians, footballers and the film / record industry have something to hide, who run to the courts for crooked "Super Injunctions" to protect their criminal behaviour / scandals from being made public.
We will be a mystery to archaeologists of the future.
Thank goodness. Imagine they manage to find some quaint old archive format like CD's and the one they find is something like Lady Ga-Ga. Based on not finding anything else of the time, they would conclude that in early 21st Century, people were tone deaf.
Slashdot Mirror
Statistical analysis shows that the amount of terrorist incidents is actually quite small, but the governments around the world like to exaggerate how many there actually are, to deprive decent hard working people of their freedom and democracy, and pee a lot of money up a wall in the process.
Don't use the size of a country's land mass as an excuse. It it were that bad, there would be no roads / freeways across the USA, and there would be no railroads either..... but the USA has both. Sounds more like an excuse by the phone companies to not invest in the networks and keep those profits for the bosses.
The politicians and military will tell you military developments will filter down to the consumers in some way eventually. So they will continue to justify the amount of spending going on, while the US economy continues to sink into oblivion. Has it not dawned on people in the US government why China has had enough of buying US debt?
Like most people, I do not support criminals, but today it's blocking "criminal" websites, tomorrow it's opponents of the government.
We have various openDNS for IP numbers, but we don't seem to have an open Domain NAME system.
My grandmother, while she still was alive, could do these kinds of tricks in her head in a few seconds. She could multiply 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 digit numbers, divide and even take roots. All in her head.
I would hazard a guess that she had a mental image of Napier's Rods which would allow quick math calculations of larger numbers. According to a history of science show I saw once, this method was popular in the past for Astronomers calculating big numbers.
Dear citizens of The United States,
As you are aware in these uncertain times, there are people who do not always think the way we do, so for your "safety", we have decided to draft this law, and we will start to use it by banning all websites that are not supporting either Democrats of Republicans. Democracy is dangerous, so we care taking that danger out for you.
Yours Sincerely,
The best Senators money CAN buy.
Dear USA,
We noticed that you came up with some agreement called ACTA where you think you will get money to bail out your rapidly sinking economy using spurious "Intellectual Property" claims, and as a means of holding back innovation. We own you lock stock and barrel, so play our tune now.
Your Sincerely,
China
The problem with this kind of ID is it's ear today, and gone tomorrow.
Instead of a telescope, maybe the scientists could do with a microscope to see where all these costs have gone.
I should not worry about the cost, Obama's message seems to be "Can we print the US Dollar, Yes we can".
It all looks like a slower motion version of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The US President can sign ACTA if he likes, but it doesn't mean the other 200+ countries have to slit their throats and sign ACTA - just to help out the USA's sinking economy.
Recording in the browser, this is an excellent idea.... just something else to crash PulseAudio.
A new TLD, sure, you could call it .CON !!!
Geeks love Android.... "could mean more open devices for us".....
Depends what you mean by open.
I have my first smart phone which is Android, because I wanted to support a Linux type OS. But when I look at it, I cannot permanently remove the following: Stocks, Facebook / Twitter / Peep, Footprints, Friend Stream - WITHOUT rooting my phone, and possibly turning it into an expensive brick. The phone is not tied to any network and bought SIM free, so it's not the networks that put that unmovable stuff on the phone, it was the designers of Android. That's not very open. At least on my desktop I can remove bits of Linux I don't like should I want to.
So as the UK and USA economies are sinking to oblivion, they think that using BS "intellectual property" will save their rapidly sinking economies. I weep for what the UK has become, a third rate poodle picking the worst of the worlds laws to implement.
Marketing triumphs high production values, experience, and talent.
With ever increasing densities on the platters, doesn't that just mean if there's a malfunction like a HDD head crash, you lose more data?
More interesting would be the argument that would suggest that when you first start using an office application, if it's OpenOffice it takes a lot of time to get used to, but if it's Microsoft Office, it must therefore take no time at all to use the features it has. Microsoft can't have it both ways in the argument, a new user will take time to learn how to use software WHATEVER it is.
So one step away from TV networks manipulating live video for their own / political masters requirements.
You didn't see it, it never happened. The camera never lies - right!?
You should see how many postings on Slashdot get ignored.
There is not enough hours in the day to read everything you might like.
Cue the stupid people in the UK who will say the tired out line "If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear." Strangely the phrase does not apply when people like politicians, footballers and the film / record industry have something to hide, who run to the courts for crooked "Super Injunctions" to protect their criminal behaviour / scandals from being made public.
What is the legality of the ISP intercepting a web page a user requested, then injecting their own code into it, then serving it you the end user?
We will be a mystery to archaeologists of the future.
Thank goodness. Imagine they manage to find some quaint old archive format like CD's and the one they find is something like Lady Ga-Ga. Based on not finding anything else of the time, they would conclude that in early 21st Century, people were tone deaf.
And how much data-mining will they do to the call information? Let's face it, Facebook has an awful reputation for privacy.
A smarter Brain? But still not smart enough to take over the world...... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinky_and_the_Brain