The HTTP referrer field may create privacy concerns for some people, but there are definite concrete benefits in web development to having data from this field available on an aggregate level. Examples:
- See the paths people take when browsing a site, and arrange/optimise the design accordingly (generaly to make browsing a site easier)
- See what search engine queries generally land a user at a page, so in the long run the content can be tailored towards what people are actually searching for
I don't think a war against the HTTP referrer field is really warranted, given the privacy implications are only relevant to particularly committed privacy fanatics.
- The current best performing single card is the GeForce GTX 295
- The best performance setup was (before this card) a tossup between dual GeForce GTX 295s (quad SLI) and three GeForce GTX 280s (three-way SLI).
- The overclocking potential of the GeForce GTX 285 & reduced power consumption might make a three-way 285 setup preferrable to a dual 295 setup (for enthusiasts)
The security of BGP, the Border Gateway Protocol, is critical to the proper operation of large-scale internetworks, both public and private. While securing the information transmitted between two BGP speakers is a relatively easy technical matter, securing BGP, as a routing system, is more complex. This document describes a set of requirements for securing BGP and the routing information carried within BGP.
This is almost certainly a political move; with terrorism being a scarier topic than privacy
Nevertheless, the summary doesn't do justice to the article. The article suggests that experts agree the passports will be much harder to forge (impossible with current methods) - which is a big strength.
In fact, the main argument against using biotech passports (in the article) is that authorities will begin to rely on them 'too much', which doesn't ring true to me, since biotech is inherently MORE reliable than, say, an official trying to identify someone by a small passport photo.
I think the risk of misappropriation of bio-information is worth it, weighed up against the risk of terrorist or criminal activities which it seeks to mitigate.
In a long term mission like one to mars we will need to create artificial gravity anyways.
Parent is correct - in long missions artificial gravity is pretty much required, so the astronaut's muscles and bones aren't misadjusted on arrival.
With current technology, artificial gravity is going to be centripetal force. You don't need a huge doughnut spaceship; a capsule connected by a sufficiently long cable to some ballast or fuel counterweight will work, with the capsule spinning in a monstrous circle around the counterweight.
Research suggests that while 12 hour shifts can make people happy and psychologically healthy, they can introduce long term health effects due to fatigue (accrued sleep debt).
Also, people make more errors towards the end of long shifts (particularly dangerous in industrial work environments). An 8 or 9 hour shift as suggested can mitigate this risk.
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Please explain why you'd rather not reveal your referrer data. (New example from TFA aside.)
Maybe if you're embarassed because you still use Altavista search
The HTTP referrer field may create privacy concerns for some people, but there are definite concrete benefits in web development to having data from this field available on an aggregate level. Examples:
- See the paths people take when browsing a site, and arrange/optimise the design accordingly (generaly to make browsing a site easier)
- See what search engine queries generally land a user at a page, so in the long run the content can be tailored towards what people are actually searching for
I don't think a war against the HTTP referrer field is really warranted, given the privacy implications are only relevant to particularly committed privacy fanatics.
All I care about is best performance under 50W and under $100. Is there anything out there better than the 8600GT?
The Radeon HD 3870 is extremely similar in terms of price and performance. I guess it depends on what you can get the best deal on.
- The current best performing single card is the GeForce GTX 295
- The best performance setup was (before this card) a tossup between dual GeForce GTX 295s (quad SLI) and three GeForce GTX 280s (three-way SLI).
- The overclocking potential of the GeForce GTX 285 & reduced power consumption might make a three-way 285 setup preferrable to a dual 295 setup (for enthusiasts)
Where the hell is the IETF in all this, I want to know?
http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-rpsec-bgpsecrec-10.txt
Abstract:
The security of BGP, the Border Gateway Protocol, is critical to the proper operation of large-scale internetworks, both public and private. While securing the information transmitted between two BGP speakers is a relatively easy technical matter, securing BGP, as a routing system, is more complex. This document describes a set of requirements for securing BGP and the routing information carried within BGP.
This is almost certainly a political move; with terrorism being a scarier topic than privacy
Nevertheless, the summary doesn't do justice to the article. The article suggests that experts agree the passports will be much harder to forge (impossible with current methods) - which is a big strength.
In fact, the main argument against using biotech passports (in the article) is that authorities will begin to rely on them 'too much', which doesn't ring true to me, since biotech is inherently MORE reliable than, say, an official trying to identify someone by a small passport photo.
I think the risk of misappropriation of bio-information is worth it, weighed up against the risk of terrorist or criminal activities which it seeks to mitigate.
How about collaborative video editing?
Certainly technically much more difficult than the standard text-based wiki...
I forsee a collaborative interface where individuals can create, edit, rearrange, score, caption & voiceover individual scenes/graphics at will.
The various scenes would then be rendered live (or cached) in an appropriate compressed format for the end user.
I read recently that China is also committing to unmanned aircraft, with a 1 billion yuan investment (US$150 mil)
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6564823.html
In a long term mission like one to mars we will need to create artificial gravity anyways.
Parent is correct - in long missions artificial gravity is pretty much required, so the astronaut's muscles and bones aren't misadjusted on arrival.
With current technology, artificial gravity is going to be centripetal force. You don't need a huge doughnut spaceship; a capsule connected by a sufficiently long cable to some ballast or fuel counterweight will work, with the capsule spinning in a monstrous circle around the counterweight.
Research suggests that while 12 hour shifts can make people happy and psychologically healthy, they can introduce long term health effects due to fatigue (accrued sleep debt).
Also, people make more errors towards the end of long shifts (particularly dangerous in industrial work environments). An 8 or 9 hour shift as suggested can mitigate this risk.
http://pt.wkhealth.com/pt/re/oeme/abstract.00022707-199804000-00001.htm