So if divulging US supposed secrets is a crime, what is it when the US give away another so called friendly country's secrets? US can't have it both ways, US influence in the world is waining, as the whole Middle East democracy moves have shown, and people dumping the ever worthless US Dollar.
US to give British nuclear secrets to Russia
Information about every Trident missile the US supplies to Britain will be given to Russia as part of an arms control deal signed by President Barack Obama next week. Defence analysts claim the agreement risks undermining Britains policy of refusing to confirm the exact size of its nuclear arsenal.
The fact that the Americans used British nuclear secrets as a bargaining chip also sheds new light on the so-called special relationship, which is shown often to be a one-sided affair by US diplomatic communications obtained by the WikiLeaks website.
As I understand it, most countries classify child pr0n as illegal content. What other content that is "illegal" is the MPAA talking about, that makes them "hot" files? Do the MPAA members make illegal content now?
It's now becoming quite popular to want to scan / photograph people before going into night clubs, corresponding in less people going to said clubs and bars.
What the bar owners do with this data nobody knows, but I'm sure they would not miss a trick in selling it or giving it to criminals who want this data.
Well, at least Linux users don't have to worry about the problem, what with the latest beta of Skype being so ancient there is no probability of anything new coming out from Skype, let alone anything to slow down Firefox for Linux.
I admire you so much I switched from Windows to Linux, an operating system I can control, not one where you / Microsoft think everything I produce is yours, and I don't have to constantly justify to you my legit copy of Windows as legit.
Could you please refund me the cost of MS-DOS 5, MS-DOS 5.1, Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98SE, Windows XP.
Computerising cars to drive themselves will never happen for three reasons.
1) Such a system would cost a LOT of money per car.
2) It allows the government to much more accurately track where you are.
3) No computer is fast enough to be able to compute if a pedestrian is about to jay-walk because they are more interested in their iPod. No computer can see if a dog is on a leash and could run into the road. No computer can decide which pot-hole is "more preferable" to drive through, especially if there's a whole series of them.
Actually no I do not use a smart phone for banking etc.. I cannot control the OS installed on the phone, I therefore cannot add bits (apps) knowing for sure that they work as intended, so I do not use the smart phone for banking, or surfing to sites that need log-ins. Log-in type of browsing I use my Linux desktop / laptop for.
Those that do use a smart phone for everything, they should treat the phone just like cash, where if you loose it, you could be well forked, and out of pocket in more ways than one.
Well, if there is extra Javascript or even HTML added into pages on the fly, doesn't it clearly demonstrate that ALL web pages should be HTTPS, which would also have the benefit of screwing over companies that inject adverts into pages on the fly WITHOUT your or the originating website permission.
I have played with HTTPS when coding a web page, and the only problem I see is having mixed content from HTTP and HTTPS. You will code the entire page for HTTPS, but as soon as you add an element from a HTTP site like an image, it breaks the security icon in the browser, and the end user doesn't trust a mixed content page. Skype's "I'm online" icon and Javascript is a major culprit of this breakage problem.
And what use is this to those that do not use Microsoft Windows? And what use is it when a bug is found in DirectX, you can change software, but hardware?
Forget the security flaws, the ability to stream content to a HDTV is so variable, that you don't know if a set will actually cope with steaming until you buy it. So much for standards. Now THAT is a flaw! So that's why I've not bought a HDTV, and stick to a PC with a HD monitor - at least the computer can play anything I throw at it - and without wasting more electricity transcoding the content into something the TV might like.
[rant] Rumour has it that Skype might also get their fingers out their backside and make a more up to date version of Skype for Linux, one that is at least nicer looking with KDE4 for example, or one that actually obeys PulseAudio, one that does video calls properly with up to date video for Linux system, or one that stops deleting old conversations even though you've told it not to. But maybe we'll have to wait another two years for such an "update", while everyone else in the known universe gets their stuff constantly updated.
I wanted a personal colour laser printer for myself, nothing flash, but better than 600x600, but I decided against as I had read in a few places that the colour lasers imprint shomehow on the page to identify the printer. I think we're fairly safe with monochrome personal laser printers - so far. Don't suggest inkjets, they are horrendously bad value for money.
Now, apart from the phone ID, do people REALLY use their real age, gender, and postal code on their phone? It's your phone, not the advertisers. It also sounds like we need a web browsers "No script" type of app for Android to trawl the other apps for data leaks and deliberately ruin the data for advertisers. They are not paying your phone bill, so why give them useful information, give them garbage.
Hang on, all these countries that want control of the internet, they are some of the biggest despots out there and love censorship. Why don't they have their own version like China, and keep everyone else that loves freedom and democracy stick to the "Wild Wild West" internet.
The UN are a bunch of retards who's time to disbanding has come. They claim to represent international laws, but enforce them for some countries, and ignore others. Get rid of the UN.
If that is "Person of the year...." most likely to rip off your personal information and sell it, then the correct choice was made.
Last I heard on the TV news is that WikiLeaks' Julian Assange was running away with it in the poll, someone must have been doing some serious clicking to not make it turn into another PR disaster for governments.
Slashdot Mirror
Information about every Trident missile the US supplies to Britain will be given to Russia as part of an arms control deal signed by President Barack Obama next week. Defence analysts claim the agreement risks undermining Britains policy of refusing to confirm the exact size of its nuclear arsenal.
The fact that the Americans used British nuclear secrets as a bargaining chip also sheds new light on the so-called special relationship, which is shown often to be a one-sided affair by US diplomatic communications obtained by the WikiLeaks website.
To paraphrase, "If you think knowledge is expensive, try ignorance!"
I think the entire West, except Germany, is on the case already to ignorance and indifference... Idiocracy film
As I understand it, most countries classify child pr0n as illegal content. What other content that is "illegal" is the MPAA talking about, that makes them "hot" files? Do the MPAA members make illegal content now?
Not another imperial / metric mess up of units?
Back in the UK, this story caused a lot of concern when it hit the main news.... So much for freedom loving UK.
http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/4718624.Website_slams_bar_s_fingerprint_policy/?ref=mr
It's now becoming quite popular to want to scan / photograph people before going into night clubs, corresponding in less people going to said clubs and bars.
What the bar owners do with this data nobody knows, but I'm sure they would not miss a trick in selling it or giving it to criminals who want this data.
Well, at least Linux users don't have to worry about the problem, what with the latest beta of Skype being so ancient there is no probability of anything new coming out from Skype, let alone anything to slow down Firefox for Linux.
How many of those did you pay for?
All paid for.
Dear Bill,
I admire you so much I switched from Windows to Linux, an operating system I can control, not one where you / Microsoft think everything I produce is yours, and I don't have to constantly justify to you my legit copy of Windows as legit.
Could you please refund me the cost of MS-DOS 5, MS-DOS 5.1, Windows 3.0, Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98SE, Windows XP.
Yours
A more contended computer user.
Computerising cars to drive themselves will never happen for three reasons.
1) Such a system would cost a LOT of money per car.
2) It allows the government to much more accurately track where you are.
3) No computer is fast enough to be able to compute if a pedestrian is about to jay-walk because they are more interested in their iPod. No computer can see if a dog is on a leash and could run into the road. No computer can decide which pot-hole is "more preferable" to drive through, especially if there's a whole series of them.
Actually no I do not use a smart phone for banking etc.. I cannot control the OS installed on the phone, I therefore cannot add bits (apps) knowing for sure that they work as intended, so I do not use the smart phone for banking, or surfing to sites that need log-ins. Log-in type of browsing I use my Linux desktop / laptop for.
Those that do use a smart phone for everything, they should treat the phone just like cash, where if you loose it, you could be well forked, and out of pocket in more ways than one.
Well, if there is extra Javascript or even HTML added into pages on the fly, doesn't it clearly demonstrate that ALL web pages should be HTTPS, which would also have the benefit of screwing over companies that inject adverts into pages on the fly WITHOUT your or the originating website permission.
I have played with HTTPS when coding a web page, and the only problem I see is having mixed content from HTTP and HTTPS. You will code the entire page for HTTPS, but as soon as you add an element from a HTTP site like an image, it breaks the security icon in the browser, and the end user doesn't trust a mixed content page. Skype's "I'm online" icon and Javascript is a major culprit of this breakage problem.
Seriously, does no one do field testing anymore?
It WAS tested in a field, and as there was no connection, there was no excessive data usage, so no problem. :)
Volume discount? Is that before or after they butchered tracks with "volume normalisation" :o
And what use is this to those that do not use Microsoft Windows? And what use is it when a bug is found in DirectX, you can change software, but hardware?
Forget the security flaws, the ability to stream content to a HDTV is so variable, that you don't know if a set will actually cope with steaming until you buy it. So much for standards. Now THAT is a flaw! So that's why I've not bought a HDTV, and stick to a PC with a HD monitor - at least the computer can play anything I throw at it - and without wasting more electricity transcoding the content into something the TV might like.
Censoring the internet for porn? I guess Wang Chen won't be doing the "Wang Chung" tonight....
With no VoIP, will everyone have to play Chinese Whispers?
[rant] Rumour has it that Skype might also get their fingers out their backside and make a more up to date version of Skype for Linux, one that is at least nicer looking with KDE4 for example, or one that actually obeys PulseAudio, one that does video calls properly with up to date video for Linux system, or one that stops deleting old conversations even though you've told it not to. But maybe we'll have to wait another two years for such an "update", while everyone else in the known universe gets their stuff constantly updated.
Skype for Linux sucks!
Well, assuming you left the Kindle in it's cardboard box it came in, it would burn at 451 degreesF http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_451 :)
Are we to also assume that all self-help books that help rape victims * will be pulled because it has the word "rape" in the title?
* Just an example not an endorsement.
Let's face it, all geeks and nerds here. Your social life is instantly determined the second you say "I work with computers" (Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz).
Also true are the words of Young MC (from Bust A Move) "Got no money and you got no car, then you got no woman, and there you are".
I wanted a personal colour laser printer for myself, nothing flash, but better than 600x600, but I decided against as I had read in a few places that the colour lasers imprint shomehow on the page to identify the printer. I think we're fairly safe with monochrome personal laser printers - so far. Don't suggest inkjets, they are horrendously bad value for money.
Lucky there's no link on an official site, we could have /. the server.
Now, apart from the phone ID, do people REALLY use their real age, gender, and postal code on their phone? It's your phone, not the advertisers. It also sounds like we need a web browsers "No script" type of app for Android to trawl the other apps for data leaks and deliberately ruin the data for advertisers. They are not paying your phone bill, so why give them useful information, give them garbage.
Hang on, all these countries that want control of the internet, they are some of the biggest despots out there and love censorship. Why don't they have their own version like China, and keep everyone else that loves freedom and democracy stick to the "Wild Wild West" internet.
The UN are a bunch of retards who's time to disbanding has come. They claim to represent international laws, but enforce them for some countries, and ignore others. Get rid of the UN.
If that is "Person of the year...." most likely to rip off your personal information and sell it, then the correct choice was made. Last I heard on the TV news is that WikiLeaks' Julian Assange was running away with it in the poll, someone must have been doing some serious clicking to not make it turn into another PR disaster for governments.