If twitter releases any info it should perhaps be addresses first (if they have such data).
The Giggs story was broken by a Scottish newspaper not covered by the English courts' superinjunction.
Therefore, any twitter users not under English jurisdiction are surely also free to release any info they want (I'm not a tweeter or lawyer so don't know if that is accurate, but it's logical).
Before releasing names, perhaps they should look into where the tweeters were to see if they were even covered by the super-injunction.
Maybe it's not so much wrong with the wording of the bill that's causing the fuss, but where the bill is being passed.
Isn't Tennessee in the Bible Belt of America so there is a fair (to strong) chance that the teachers will have religious views that this bill will allow them to express.
I hope you're right and it will be used fairly and openly.... but I doubt it.
...but in the UK there was the guy arrested for threatening to burn down an airport on Twitter.... ok, he obviously was just expressing his frustration and it's a bit more possible that this FaceBook loser (sorry - 'user') was serious, but it shows how these idle comments on social media get taken seriously by the authorities.
Funny how everyone picks up on the 'aint no such thing as a soul' and no one comments on how this is quite an interesting way of showing how nobody ever reads the terms (me included), and encouraging people to do so.... of course, on the other hand you could call it cheap cynical publicity... as if reading the terms and conditions ever made a difference.
Are you suggesting the NZ government should provide GPS navigators to all drivers, or that they should employ people to stand around street corners ready to provide directions in case drivers without GPS get lost?
A more efficient solution would be to mark on the cover of the magazine that this publication contains modified images. After all, it's only the packet of cigarettes that has the cancer warnings, not each individual cigarette.
Besides, will this stop anorexia among readers, or increase anorexia among models, as without photo manipulation, they will actually have to be a size zero.
On a related note, I think I read about the recent London fashion week where a designer used a size 12 model on the catwalk and one of the stylists there walked off in disgust.
AFAIK - before the national census in several countries (UK and possibly Australia), people (usually students) are encouraged to give 'Jedi' as their religion. If enough people follow a certain religion, then the government has to recognise it as an official religion and provide funding. I always thought of it as a large-scale prank, getting government funding for Jedis.
I don't know if it ever actually happened or received the required amount of followers, but it looks like this guy decided to start up a church for real.
Yeah, ok, no biggie, but remember that this was only an early attempt at cloning, taking just 12 minutes.
If that can be done now, isn't it only a matter of time before the biometric data on a cloned card can be amended?
If it stops at cloning these cards then you might be right, but isn't it more likely that this is just the first step?
So losing sensitive data "last year" is only being reported now as a problem!?
I hope that between losing the material and reporting it (several months later), some action has already been taken to minimise the potential for blackmail....or were they waiting a certain length of time to see if it turned up somewhere or was posted back to them before panicking.
(I would say that I hope action has already been taken to prevent this from happening again, but I'm not that naive)
This is just the first version, wait until the Advanced Professional Really Interesting Like Facial Observation Opera Language..... coming to a browser near you probably in exactly a year's time.
Maybe it's a comment on that fact that many people believe that Microsoft already lost its credibility a long long time ago, and therefore has none left to destroy now.
I agree about availability. As a Brit working in Poland, I sometimes find it hard to get an English language version of games off the shelf. The Pole are very proud that the games are in Polish language versions and that's great for them, just not for me. I either have to order from abroad, which isn't always possible, wait until I travel home or friends come out, or look for alternatives... i.e. pirate versions that I can understand.
I suppose I could purchase the Polish boxed version just to show support etc. But what's the point of having a game I can't properly understand or enjoy fully?
But this move has nothing to do with the success rate or even catching people. The airlines/airports just want to be seen to be doing something in case it gets good press and to look like they care, and the government approves it as it will get the people more scared about terrorist threats and so more draconian measures can be brought in without anyone raising too many objections.... this is just one more step along a road I don't want to go down.
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If twitter releases any info it should perhaps be addresses first (if they have such data). The Giggs story was broken by a Scottish newspaper not covered by the English courts' superinjunction. Therefore, any twitter users not under English jurisdiction are surely also free to release any info they want (I'm not a tweeter or lawyer so don't know if that is accurate, but it's logical). Before releasing names, perhaps they should look into where the tweeters were to see if they were even covered by the super-injunction.
Maybe it's not so much wrong with the wording of the bill that's causing the fuss, but where the bill is being passed. Isn't Tennessee in the Bible Belt of America so there is a fair (to strong) chance that the teachers will have religious views that this bill will allow them to express. I hope you're right and it will be used fairly and openly .... but I doubt it.
...but in the UK there was the guy arrested for threatening to burn down an airport on Twitter.... ok, he obviously was just expressing his frustration and it's a bit more possible that this FaceBook loser (sorry - 'user') was serious, but it shows how these idle comments on social media get taken seriously by the authorities.
Ha, and I was planning to make one of these myself just the other day - small world!
Funny how everyone picks up on the 'aint no such thing as a soul' and no one comments on how this is quite an interesting way of showing how nobody ever reads the terms (me included), and encouraging people to do so. ... of course, on the other hand you could call it cheap cynical publicity... as if reading the terms and conditions ever made a difference.
... an ant farm? I was thinking of getting one for my kids this year.
Are you suggesting the NZ government should provide GPS navigators to all drivers, or that they should employ people to stand around street corners ready to provide directions in case drivers without GPS get lost?
A more efficient solution would be to mark on the cover of the magazine that this publication contains modified images. After all, it's only the packet of cigarettes that has the cancer warnings, not each individual cigarette.
Besides, will this stop anorexia among readers, or increase anorexia among models, as without photo manipulation, they will actually have to be a size zero.
On a related note, I think I read about the recent London fashion week where a designer used a size 12 model on the catwalk and one of the stylists there walked off in disgust.
AFAIK - before the national census in several countries (UK and possibly Australia), people (usually students) are encouraged to give 'Jedi' as their religion. If enough people follow a certain religion, then the government has to recognise it as an official religion and provide funding. I always thought of it as a large-scale prank, getting government funding for Jedis. I don't know if it ever actually happened or received the required amount of followers, but it looks like this guy decided to start up a church for real.
I think I'll just wait until 4D Tv comes around. Just a matter of time....
Yeah, ok, no biggie, but remember that this was only an early attempt at cloning, taking just 12 minutes. If that can be done now, isn't it only a matter of time before the biometric data on a cloned card can be amended? If it stops at cloning these cards then you might be right, but isn't it more likely that this is just the first step?
So losing sensitive data "last year" is only being reported now as a problem!?
I hope that between losing the material and reporting it (several months later), some action has already been taken to minimise the potential for blackmail. ...or were they waiting a certain length of time to see if it turned up somewhere or was posted back to them before panicking.
(I would say that I hope action has already been taken to prevent this from happening again, but I'm not that naive)
This is just the first version, wait until the Advanced Professional Really Interesting Like Facial Observation Opera Language..... coming to a browser near you probably in exactly a year's time.
Maybe it's a comment on that fact that many people believe that Microsoft already lost its credibility a long long time ago, and therefore has none left to destroy now.
I agree about availability. As a Brit working in Poland, I sometimes find it hard to get an English language version of games off the shelf. The Pole are very proud that the games are in Polish language versions and that's great for them, just not for me. I either have to order from abroad, which isn't always possible, wait until I travel home or friends come out, or look for alternatives... i.e. pirate versions that I can understand. I suppose I could purchase the Polish boxed version just to show support etc. But what's the point of having a game I can't properly understand or enjoy fully?
But this move has nothing to do with the success rate or even catching people. The airlines/airports just want to be seen to be doing something in case it gets good press and to look like they care, and the government approves it as it will get the people more scared about terrorist threats and so more draconian measures can be brought in without anyone raising too many objections.... this is just one more step along a road I don't want to go down.