Then go with a zero-knowledge provider like SpiderOak. All of the data is encrypted on their servers. Your password is encrypted before it even leaves your computer. (If you lose your password, your recovery option is "I'm fucked".)
Moreover, even if the feds came knocking on their door, all they could say is that you have x gigs of data on this particular server. The company can't even view your files, no matter how much they (or law enforcement, or a court) might want to.
I'm curious as to what we would need to achieve in technology or infrastructure to get the ping time to the other side of the world from 300-400 to something more like 50-100. I hope I (as an American) can play against my Aussie friends in my lifetime and not let them have the excuse of lagging when I shove a rocket up their ass.
There's an easy way to solve this. Stand next to the person and listen in on their conversation.
"Oh man, your daughter has herpes? Oh, that sucks dude. I know what that's like, hey hey! Oh, what? You're trying to have a private conversation? Sorry, I figured you were talking to me since you're being so fucking loud."
Those "third-world people" are grateful for the income, and I'm grateful for the prices this practice makes possible. It's a win-win.
I believe similar arguments were used by slave holders who were certain that their African slaves were surely glad to be out of the "savage lands" and living on good ol' America soil.
Alright, I read up on it further. See how it says "International Compliance" under that section? Note, for instance, Holocaust Denial (which is illegal in Germany and Israel). These are essential things that Facebook (and other services) need to watch out for in order to stay compliant in those particular states. The whole Turkey/Ataturk thing (Ataturk was the founder of the modern Turkish nation) is because of Turkey's cultural and political oppression of the Kurds.
Just - What? And this counts as an "escalated" offense? Hell, the entire "IP Blocks" section pretty much reads like the antithesis of Facebook's sole positive contribution to society - Its ability to help organize people against their governments.
My guess is they're caving to the countries who are trying to keep the Kurdish people from getting their own land. Check out this picture from Wikipedia. If the Kurds could cherry pick land, the highlighted area is probably what Kurdistan would look like. My guess is Turkey has some kind of requirement that maps of Kurdistan are to be banned because they want to stop any Kurdish independence movement dead cold.
You can read more about it here, but the whole Kurdistan/Turkey thing is basically the whole Tibet/China thing. "Stop oppressing our culture" / "No you're a part of our country whether you like it or not" etc.
It's a community effort - practically an "open source" approach to modding - and it makes it very difficult to abuse or game the system. Much more difficult than your average blog, news site, etc. I'm sure.
You start letting the rules slip like that, and before we all know it kids will be consuming Dihydrogen Monoxide. Loads of people have ended up dying due to lack of oxygen and an excessive quantity of DM was a direct cause.
I would suggest you watch The Yes Men Fix the World. They have a special Internet edition that's very easy (and legal!) to find as a torrent. It largely talks about this particular subject and why it's not exactly good for our country as of late. Be warned, much like Food Inc. it can end up a little depressing at times... although the newspaper at the end was a wonderful moment not just in the movie but in human culture.
I'm all for the globalization thing, but I think a country needs to take care of itself before it can take care of others. Part of that responsibility should extend to companies as well. Why should we even allow them to send out jobs to other countries when our unemployment is so high?
It's (practically) slavery all over again. Is it really much better to run someone for $1/hr. / 12 hours a day compared to having them as actual slaves? Sure it's a few steps up the ladder, but only enough to keep Amnesty International off your back for the moment. A lot of our country's businesses have a whole bunch of third world people making less in a day that an American would make in a hour.
What reason (aside from socialization and exercise) would I ever want to leave my home if I had the option not to?
You know, right at the end? Why would I need to get paid to surf the net all day if I hit the fucking lotto or something?
(Disclaimer: I know the lottery is a tax for people who are bad at math and I understand the extreme unliklihood of ever winning - just using a common example.)
I'm the farthest thing from a luddite. I love technology. Aren't we eventually going to hit a point where machines will take over almost anything we can do?
Aside from the dearth of free-to-play and cheap games that I could spend a lifetime playing, I have the Internet at my fingertips. I can literally learn to do nearly anything and read up on any subject I would want to. I practically have Memory Alpha at my fingertips. What reason (aside from socialization and exercise) would I ever want to leave my home if I had the option not to?
Yes, unfortunately as time goes on we're going to have more and more people permanently out of work. It's a hurdle that we're going to have to get over as humans, and it will be a very, very high hurdle.
Under CmdrTaco's watch, a grand total of 1 Slashdot post was ever deleted AFAIK (and they made a big shitstorm over it). Despite the often hilarious lack of quality in editing and occasional sensationalism, I think Slashdot has been pretty good on the whole journalistic integrity thing (at least compared to its peers).
...that a famous buggy whip factory has hired one of the first combustion engine mechanics to help them figure out how to put six cylinders inside a horse without killing it.
CmdrTaco's familiarity with the exhaust system of a horse makes him an expert in this field. After all, look at all those years he's dealt with us.
This may be the rare multi-mod post. I can justify pretty much everything except for... no, actually, I could see anyone picking a mod selection at random and being able to justify it.
I worked for a company where we had to dispatch drivers and stay in constant contact with them. Since we served the entire Northeast, the most practical way to do this cheaply was a cell phone for each employee. We'd usually pay some (or all) of their bill. If the phone they owned was terrible we'd buy them a new one.
From a business standpoint, we need to be able to reach them at all times. Sometimes they're on the road for four hours - they're not gonna like it if they get to Pennsylvania and we've been trying to call them since New Jersey so they can reroute to Connecticut for an emergency call.
The one thing that would make this whole law very, very fair is to make it legal to pull over onto the shoulder at any time for any reason. A lot of places have "Emergency Stops Only" signs, so under these laws our guys only have a choice between which ticket they would get.
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There's, of course, also people who actually like the freedom and don't want to be a part of the system.
Honestly, you can have the Department of Free Blowjobs and Hundred Dollar Bills and you still wouldn't have everybody using it.
Then go with a zero-knowledge provider like SpiderOak. All of the data is encrypted on their servers. Your password is encrypted before it even leaves your computer. (If you lose your password, your recovery option is "I'm fucked".)
Moreover, even if the feds came knocking on their door, all they could say is that you have x gigs of data on this particular server. The company can't even view your files, no matter how much they (or law enforcement, or a court) might want to.
The Oatmeal describes this phenomenon perfectly.
I'm curious as to what we would need to achieve in technology or infrastructure to get the ping time to the other side of the world from 300-400 to something more like 50-100. I hope I (as an American) can play against my Aussie friends in my lifetime and not let them have the excuse of lagging when I shove a rocket up their ass.
There's an easy way to solve this. Stand next to the person and listen in on their conversation.
"Oh man, your daughter has herpes? Oh, that sucks dude. I know what that's like, hey hey! Oh, what? You're trying to have a private conversation? Sorry, I figured you were talking to me since you're being so fucking loud."
Those "third-world people" are grateful for the income, and I'm grateful for the prices this practice makes possible. It's a win-win.
I believe similar arguments were used by slave holders who were certain that their African slaves were surely glad to be out of the "savage lands" and living on good ol' America soil.
I believe the next paragraph starts with something like "All I wanted was a Pepsi, mom."
Actually, no they're not. As our asses get fatter, the shopping carts get wider to fit all the food that we're eating that is making our asses fatter.
To be fair, it wasn't remotely the first time we've given weapons to terrorists (or as we call them when they're on our side, "freedom fighters").
See: Afghanistan, large portions of South America, and portions of the Caribbean.
Alright, I read up on it further. See how it says "International Compliance" under that section? Note, for instance, Holocaust Denial (which is illegal in Germany and Israel). These are essential things that Facebook (and other services) need to watch out for in order to stay compliant in those particular states. The whole Turkey/Ataturk thing (Ataturk was the founder of the modern Turkish nation) is because of Turkey's cultural and political oppression of the Kurds.
"Maps of Kurdistan (Turkey)"
Just - What? And this counts as an "escalated" offense? Hell, the entire "IP Blocks" section pretty much reads like the antithesis of Facebook's sole positive contribution to society - Its ability to help organize people against their governments.
My guess is they're caving to the countries who are trying to keep the Kurdish people from getting their own land. Check out this picture from Wikipedia. If the Kurds could cherry pick land, the highlighted area is probably what Kurdistan would look like. My guess is Turkey has some kind of requirement that maps of Kurdistan are to be banned because they want to stop any Kurdish independence movement dead cold.
You can read more about it here, but the whole Kurdistan/Turkey thing is basically the whole Tibet/China thing. "Stop oppressing our culture" / "No you're a part of our country whether you like it or not" etc.
It's a community effort - practically an "open source" approach to modding - and it makes it very difficult to abuse or game the system. Much more difficult than your average blog, news site, etc. I'm sure.
You start letting the rules slip like that, and before we all know it kids will be consuming Dihydrogen Monoxide. Loads of people have ended up dying due to lack of oxygen and an excessive quantity of DM was a direct cause.
I would suggest you watch The Yes Men Fix the World. They have a special Internet edition that's very easy (and legal!) to find as a torrent. It largely talks about this particular subject and why it's not exactly good for our country as of late. Be warned, much like Food Inc. it can end up a little depressing at times... although the newspaper at the end was a wonderful moment not just in the movie but in human culture.
I'm all for the globalization thing, but I think a country needs to take care of itself before it can take care of others. Part of that responsibility should extend to companies as well. Why should we even allow them to send out jobs to other countries when our unemployment is so high?
It's (practically) slavery all over again. Is it really much better to run someone for $1/hr. / 12 hours a day compared to having them as actual slaves? Sure it's a few steps up the ladder, but only enough to keep Amnesty International off your back for the moment. A lot of our country's businesses have a whole bunch of third world people making less in a day that an American would make in a hour.
You .. are a moron.
You... fail at reading comprehension.
Did you read my post at all?
What reason (aside from socialization and exercise) would I ever want to leave my home if I had the option not to?
You know, right at the end? Why would I need to get paid to surf the net all day if I hit the fucking lotto or something?
(Disclaimer: I know the lottery is a tax for people who are bad at math and I understand the extreme unliklihood of ever winning - just using a common example.)
I'm the farthest thing from a luddite. I love technology. Aren't we eventually going to hit a point where machines will take over almost anything we can do?
Aside from the dearth of free-to-play and cheap games that I could spend a lifetime playing, I have the Internet at my fingertips. I can literally learn to do nearly anything and read up on any subject I would want to. I practically have Memory Alpha at my fingertips. What reason (aside from socialization and exercise) would I ever want to leave my home if I had the option not to?
Yes, unfortunately as time goes on we're going to have more and more people permanently out of work. It's a hurdle that we're going to have to get over as humans, and it will be a very, very high hurdle.
Under CmdrTaco's watch, a grand total of 1 Slashdot post was ever deleted AFAIK (and they made a big shitstorm over it). Despite the often hilarious lack of quality in editing and occasional sensationalism, I think Slashdot has been pretty good on the whole journalistic integrity thing (at least compared to its peers).
...that a famous buggy whip factory has hired one of the first combustion engine mechanics to help them figure out how to put six cylinders inside a horse without killing it.
CmdrTaco's familiarity with the exhaust system of a horse makes him an expert in this field. After all, look at all those years he's dealt with us.
Oof. Now I know what it feels like to be an archaeologist, and I was alive in 2000.
"5 GB still is more than my whole mp3 collection" (http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=22940&cid=2467187)
This may be the rare multi-mod post. I can justify pretty much everything except for... no, actually, I could see anyone picking a mod selection at random and being able to justify it.
the musical stylings of William Shatner, Celine Dion, Jusin Bieber, Nickelback,
Ah, so that's what the DHS meant when they were warning us about terrorist crossing over the Canadian border.
I worked for a company where we had to dispatch drivers and stay in constant contact with them. Since we served the entire Northeast, the most practical way to do this cheaply was a cell phone for each employee. We'd usually pay some (or all) of their bill. If the phone they owned was terrible we'd buy them a new one.
From a business standpoint, we need to be able to reach them at all times. Sometimes they're on the road for four hours - they're not gonna like it if they get to Pennsylvania and we've been trying to call them since New Jersey so they can reroute to Connecticut for an emergency call.
The one thing that would make this whole law very, very fair is to make it legal to pull over onto the shoulder at any time for any reason. A lot of places have "Emergency Stops Only" signs, so under these laws our guys only have a choice between which ticket they would get.