Diebold was known to load new software onto voting machines just before an election, without authorization. I don't recall anyone going to jail over it.
The computer should print the ballot on paper, you look it over, then it goes into the ballot box. That should be the only form of computer voting allowed. Anything else means you can't see how you voted, and can't see them count the votes- and that means you can't trust it. It doesn't make any difference what kind of government you have if you have no say in it, or can't trust that you do.
When most people see overhaul they think make better, but for government everything is about money. Streamlining the patent system means a big rubber stamp approving every single application without reading it then let the courts figure out the mess. More money for gov, more IP for big business to put on the balance sheet to pump up their (on paper) net corporate worth.
manufacturing gives engineers gives hard sciences gives soft sciences. When you outsource the manufacturing you lose all that follows. Also the purpose of the H1B program isn't to fill an urgent shortage of engineers it's to push down the cost of them. If they actually wanted more they would pay them more. The USA is investing heavily in fair weather industries (copyright, banking) to the detriment of fundamental industries (manufacturing, engineering). This means in a recession you lose a bigger part of your economy.
In the USA they put transponders in your tires, and sensors in the roads to track you. You must be new here if you've not heard about that (conspiracy theory).
When the USA goes bankrupt (bled to death by big business) they will cut out every single government expense that won't cause a civil war. Ending the war on drugs sounds like an easy cut. (and opens up another revenue stream to tax).
I suppose you believe the USA can't grow pineapples either, since they need hot weather. Or are you forgetting America has deserts, Hawaii, and green houses?
Northern weather requires people to work together instead of fighting like mad dogs for their little piece of the pie. Canadians tend to get along (and ignore silly laws like prohibition/war on drugs).
The US constitution explicitly lists the powers of the federal gov, and the rest (right to use drugs) remain with the people./state. I think you need a constitutional amendment to limit the power of the interstate commerce clause.
The USA is currently running Trillion dollar deficits. Not spending Billions on the war on drugs sounds like a good idea. Yes there will be people who abuse drugs, but they will do so regardless of the laws so you're not actually killing anyone. Once legal: you eliminate organized crime (less efficient so they lose to big business), you eliminate most drug deaths (they know what they are buying), you cut crime rates (most crime is caused by drug addicts trying to buy illegal drugs, they don't need crime to afford legal stuff like alcohol). I'm not seeing any downside to legalization.
1- The USA is a collection of states, each with its own laws and government. The federal gov only has a small number of exclusive powers that require a government so why would they need to be big? National defense, international trade, interstate commerce, regulating the banks- I'm not seeing a big government required. 2- don't police cars have cameras in them? Isn't filming in public places legal?
The point is to make this as expensive and inconvenient as possible so nobody else will ask for any politicians email. Just sending the email as a download file wouldn't allow them to charge a dollar a page or require you to visit Alaska.
No, it's not. De-compiling to source then re-compiling using a different compiler will result in different (machine) code, the copyright won't match. The only way to protect software is with short term patents, and that patent needs to include both source code and the algorithm- or sufficient info to allow it to be implemented. Some people suggest software isn't deserving of protection, but if you just spent 5 years full time building a mission critical embedded RTOS for a commodity router you'd want to be paid for it.
1. If it's sensitive then it shouldn't be on the internet in any manner including hosting. 2. Knowing your legal rights is relevant, and that requires knowing where your data is hosted. If beach pictures of your wife violate Iranian law then they shouldn't be hosted in Iran. 3. Known risks. If you work for a European aircraft builder and you're trying to beat out a major American aircraft builder for a large contract then you best not host your trade secrets in the USA.
By their very nature patents and copyrights reduce creativity for the purpose of allowing creators to milk their inventions/arts for all the market will bear instead of pumping out a steady stream of new stuff.
Our quality of life is higher at 7 billion then at 2. Our life span is longer, we have fewer major wars, we react faster to disasters- I'm not seeing a problem here. I expect you'll talk about famines killing millions, but we've had those through all of recorded history. We've got huge swaths of farmland deliberately not used to keep the price of food up so we're clearly not anywhere capacity there.
People keep suggesting interplanetary colonization as a solution to excessive population, yet this is clearly not a viable solution. We don't have sufficient fuel/oil to send even a large percent of the population to mars let alone build homes and farms there.
The core belief of a geek is seeking knowledge in all its forms. It doesn't matter if you do it in school or self taught, whether you build or study, the seeking is the thing itself.
Doing security patches on embedded systems takes a lot of time. The code could be running from ROM chips that must be physically replaced, and the code must be audited to ensure no bugs or new security issues- and you might not have a list of who has your device (they might not know either). When your code runs the flood gates on a major dam you must be very sure it works properly.
A fundamental principle of security: critical infrastructure (flood gates, nuclear power plants...) doesn't connect to the internet. Any design that violates this basic principle of security should be considered proof of criminal negligence. (I'm not a lawyer). You are not responsible for what happens when you release details of serious security vulnerabilities if you've told them about the problem and given a reasonable amount of time given to repair the fault.
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Diebold was known to load new software onto voting machines just before an election, without authorization. I don't recall anyone going to jail over it.
It's better to assume politicians are corrupt and watch them, than to assume them honest and not.
The computer should print the ballot on paper, you look it over, then it goes into the ballot box. That should be the only form of computer voting allowed. Anything else means you can't see how you voted, and can't see them count the votes- and that means you can't trust it. It doesn't make any difference what kind of government you have if you have no say in it, or can't trust that you do.
When most people see overhaul they think make better, but for government everything is about money. Streamlining the patent system means a big rubber stamp approving every single application without reading it then let the courts figure out the mess. More money for gov, more IP for big business to put on the balance sheet to pump up their (on paper) net corporate worth.
manufacturing gives engineers gives hard sciences gives soft sciences. When you outsource the manufacturing you lose all that follows. Also the purpose of the H1B program isn't to fill an urgent shortage of engineers it's to push down the cost of them. If they actually wanted more they would pay them more. The USA is investing heavily in fair weather industries (copyright, banking) to the detriment of fundamental industries (manufacturing, engineering). This means in a recession you lose a bigger part of your economy.
In the USA they put transponders in your tires, and sensors in the roads to track you. You must be new here if you've not heard about that (conspiracy theory).
There is a reason Texas is a state of the USA. And no, the US army wasn't all that hot.
When the USA goes bankrupt (bled to death by big business) they will cut out every single government expense that won't cause a civil war. Ending the war on drugs sounds like an easy cut. (and opens up another revenue stream to tax).
I'd rather deal with illegal immigration than drug wars. Buying cheap sweatshop shoes is much better than my kids getting hassled by drug pushers.
I suppose you believe the USA can't grow pineapples either, since they need hot weather. Or are you forgetting America has deserts, Hawaii, and green houses?
Northern weather requires people to work together instead of fighting like mad dogs for their little piece of the pie. Canadians tend to get along (and ignore silly laws like prohibition/war on drugs).
Everywhere ending drug prohibition has been tried, it worked as advertised. You might want to research the matter.
The US constitution explicitly lists the powers of the federal gov, and the rest (right to use drugs) remain with the people./state. I think you need a constitutional amendment to limit the power of the interstate commerce clause.
The USA is currently running Trillion dollar deficits. Not spending Billions on the war on drugs sounds like a good idea. Yes there will be people who abuse drugs, but they will do so regardless of the laws so you're not actually killing anyone. Once legal: you eliminate organized crime (less efficient so they lose to big business), you eliminate most drug deaths (they know what they are buying), you cut crime rates (most crime is caused by drug addicts trying to buy illegal drugs, they don't need crime to afford legal stuff like alcohol). I'm not seeing any downside to legalization.
1- The USA is a collection of states, each with its own laws and government. The federal gov only has a small number of exclusive powers that require a government so why would they need to be big? National defense, international trade, interstate commerce, regulating the banks- I'm not seeing a big government required. 2- don't police cars have cameras in them? Isn't filming in public places legal?
The point is to make this as expensive and inconvenient as possible so nobody else will ask for any politicians email. Just sending the email as a download file wouldn't allow them to charge a dollar a page or require you to visit Alaska.
No, it's not. De-compiling to source then re-compiling using a different compiler will result in different (machine) code, the copyright won't match. The only way to protect software is with short term patents, and that patent needs to include both source code and the algorithm- or sufficient info to allow it to be implemented. Some people suggest software isn't deserving of protection, but if you just spent 5 years full time building a mission critical embedded RTOS for a commodity router you'd want to be paid for it.
1. If it's sensitive then it shouldn't be on the internet in any manner including hosting. 2. Knowing your legal rights is relevant, and that requires knowing where your data is hosted. If beach pictures of your wife violate Iranian law then they shouldn't be hosted in Iran. 3. Known risks. If you work for a European aircraft builder and you're trying to beat out a major American aircraft builder for a large contract then you best not host your trade secrets in the USA.
Is that a SPOON!?!!!! He's eating a kitten?!! I'm offended!
By their very nature patents and copyrights reduce creativity for the purpose of allowing creators to milk their inventions/arts for all the market will bear instead of pumping out a steady stream of new stuff.
Our quality of life is higher at 7 billion then at 2. Our life span is longer, we have fewer major wars, we react faster to disasters- I'm not seeing a problem here. I expect you'll talk about famines killing millions, but we've had those through all of recorded history. We've got huge swaths of farmland deliberately not used to keep the price of food up so we're clearly not anywhere capacity there.
People keep suggesting interplanetary colonization as a solution to excessive population, yet this is clearly not a viable solution. We don't have sufficient fuel/oil to send even a large percent of the population to mars let alone build homes and farms there.
The core belief of a geek is seeking knowledge in all its forms. It doesn't matter if you do it in school or self taught, whether you build or study, the seeking is the thing itself.
Doing security patches on embedded systems takes a lot of time. The code could be running from ROM chips that must be physically replaced, and the code must be audited to ensure no bugs or new security issues- and you might not have a list of who has your device (they might not know either). When your code runs the flood gates on a major dam you must be very sure it works properly.
A fundamental principle of security: critical infrastructure (flood gates, nuclear power plants...) doesn't connect to the internet. Any design that violates this basic principle of security should be considered proof of criminal negligence. (I'm not a lawyer). You are not responsible for what happens when you release details of serious security vulnerabilities if you've told them about the problem and given a reasonable amount of time given to repair the fault.