I live in Denmark and no company requires name or address when you buy a prepaid SIM card for your mobile phone. However most companies do require personal information if you want to make international calls. (This is because international calls often aren't settled until many days later, so the phone company cannot check your balance continuously.)
I think the Swisscom was unique because you could make international calls and still remain anonymous.
My impression is that Americans aren't used to buying mobile phones themselves, even though it's easy with GSM. This impression comes from the fact that all the US bloggers whom I read always refer to "[AT&T/Nextel/other telco] doesn't offer [latest model] yet".
OSX does allow you to run dual-head, but the feature is turned off on the eMac. Requires a one-liner in Open Firmware to turn on again, but it's still beyond the capabilities of your typical eMac user.
Whether the kernel is statically linked is important. A statically linked kernel means that it is not possible to recreate the Linksys kernel with changes -- for example, if a developer wants to change parts of the kernel or add drivers, while keeping the Linksys patches in place.
In Denmark we've had a civil registration system for hundreds of years, and in the 1960's it became centralized. A wide range of information about births, deaths, marriages, divorces, jobs, education, and other information that the government collects is referenced by the CPR number, which is a national ID number for all Danish residents.
These databases are controlled by a fairly strong Data Protection Act which prohibits cross-referencing different databases using the CPR number, except in special circumstances, and any such special permit is always made public.
There is, however, one exception: the Statistical Bureau. They have access to most public databases and are allowed to cross-reference them in order to compile statistics. We don't have a census in Denmark because all the information is already available.
This is a very powerful tool for researchers. They can ask a question like "How many males who graduated from this particular primary school subsequently went on to be convicted of a serious crime?", and have it answered by the Statistical Bureau within a couple of weeks. They simply have to type in an SQL query. It's also much easier to find relationships between schools, workplaces and illnesses like cancer. They can also ask questions such as "How many people whose parents were divorced will go on to have a divorce?" with a simple SQL query, instead of the extensive surveys that are required in other countries.
I meant, you can use an IFRAME tag. That's presumably allowed in any HTML-enabled forum that allows INPUT. (Why are the less-than and greater-than symbols censored in Plain Old Text?)
Here in Denmark, we've had full number portability between cell carriers for around a year now. It works fine.
Recently we got full number portability for landline numbers between carriers, as well as geographic portability. This means that when you move within Denmark, you can always take your number with you. Needless to say, it's a pretty cool feature.
This stuff runs on Java and includes a JRE. Even assuming that computers are widespread within human rights organizations in third world countries, would a large proportion of them be powerful enough to run Java desktop applications?
Kind of. It's just a notification that's sent, not the whole message. This means that the recipient will not necessarily have to store all the messages that are received until he reads them.
What do you think of the IM2000 system proposed by DJ Bernstein, the author of qmail? It is meant as a complete replacement for SMTP where the mail is left on the sender's server. The sender then sends a message notifying the recipient that a message is ready for pickup.
DJB claims that with this system bounce messages will be eliminated (if I read correctly).
I think the point is that they're not send from inside Hotmail, but that the From: addresses are genuine Hotmail mailboxes that are used by people who want their penis enlarged. Spammers probably have their own dedicated servers for actually emitting the mail.
No, that's the case. Some characters do have their forms changed in simplified characters, but mostly it's the *shapes* (the technical term is a radical, noun sense 4) that have been simplified. An example is the character for 'fish': The four dots have been changed to a horizontal line in the simplified character. Another typical simplification is the removal of a radical.
For some reason this change is more easier going from simplified to traditional - maybe it's intuitive to deal with something being added than something being removed. Maybe a linguist can tell us why.
This is also not entirely true. Most people who have learned Simplified Chinese characters can usually read Traditional characters without difficulty. It is more difficult, but not impossible, the other way around.
I know this because both I and my mom originally learned Simplified Chinese and have no problems reading material from Hong Kong or Taiwan. My grandparents, on the other hand, took years to adjust.
It's not possible to easily transform DC (increase or decrease voltage). You either need an electric motor and an AC generator, or you need to do weird stuff with approximated sine curves.
AC step-up or step-down is so easy because of the principle of electromagnetic induction.
Basically, each digit is multiplied with the corresponding weight. So the first digit is multipled by 4, the next by 3, and so on.
You then add up all these products. This sum is divided by 11. The control digit is given by subtracting the remainder from 11.
Suppose your CPR number is 123456-789, and we need the control digit. First we multiply:
1*4 + 2*3 + 3*2 + 4*7 + 5*6 + 6*5 + 7*4 + 8*3 + 9*2 = 174 174 / 11 = 15 remainder 9 11 - 9 = 2, so the full CPR number is: 123456-7892.
If the remainder turns out to be 1, then the control digit would have been 10; in this case, the CPR number is discarded. (In the ISBN system you use the letter X to represent a control digit of 10.)
The CPR doesn't just contain your current address, it contains all your previous addresses, the CPR numbers of your parents, your place of birth and some other information.
There's also a registry of organisations that have subscribed to your personal information. This is how Danish banks will always be notified when you change your address.
Only the last digit is a checksum, using the modulo 11 rule; the weights are 4 3 2 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
Actually, it is Y2K compliant. Digits 7 and 8 indicate a batch number, which changes every 3 decades or so. With a special table available from the CPR website you can decode the exact year.
Actually, as mentioned in the article, you don't have to be a law enforcement organisation to carry out a search order in Britain. These special search orders are known as Anton Piller orders.
Also, you can be in a ruling body without being elected in Britain. In fact, in Britain, you can serve at the highest level of the judicial, executive and legislative branch at the same time, all without being elected. Lord Irvine of Lairg, the Lord Chancellor, does so.
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I live in Denmark and no company requires name or address when you buy a prepaid SIM card for your mobile phone. However most companies do require personal information if you want to make international calls. (This is because international calls often aren't settled until many days later, so the phone company cannot check your balance continuously.)
I think the Swisscom was unique because you could make international calls and still remain anonymous.
I'm not so sure this is a great idea.
My impression is that Americans aren't used to buying mobile phones themselves, even though it's easy with GSM. This impression comes from the fact that all the US bloggers whom I read always refer to "[AT&T/Nextel/other telco] doesn't offer [latest model] yet".
So you would say that the Cisco 677 also runs IOS? ;-)
OSX does allow you to run dual-head, but the feature is turned off on the eMac. Requires a one-liner in Open Firmware to turn on again, but it's still beyond the capabilities of your typical eMac user.
Whether the kernel is statically linked is important. A statically linked kernel means that it is not possible to recreate the Linksys kernel with changes -- for example, if a developer wants to change parts of the kernel or add drivers, while keeping the Linksys patches in place.
In Denmark we've had a civil registration system for hundreds of years, and in the 1960's it became centralized. A wide range of information about births, deaths, marriages, divorces, jobs, education, and other information that the government collects is referenced by the CPR number, which is a national ID number for all Danish residents.
These databases are controlled by a fairly strong Data Protection Act which prohibits cross-referencing different databases using the CPR number, except in special circumstances, and any such special permit is always made public.
There is, however, one exception: the Statistical Bureau. They have access to most public databases and are allowed to cross-reference them in order to compile statistics. We don't have a census in Denmark because all the information is already available.
This is a very powerful tool for researchers. They can ask a question like "How many males who graduated from this particular primary school subsequently went on to be convicted of a serious crime?", and have it answered by the Statistical Bureau within a couple of weeks. They simply have to type in an SQL query. It's also much easier to find relationships between schools, workplaces and illnesses like cancer. They can also ask questions such as "How many people whose parents were divorced will go on to have a divorce?" with a simple SQL query, instead of the extensive surveys that are required in other countries.
The RISKS, on the other hand, are obvious.
So you would multiply by 2 if the lawyers are really good, to get "lawyer equivalents".
I meant, you can use an IFRAME tag. That's presumably allowed in any HTML-enabled forum that allows INPUT. (Why are the less-than and greater-than symbols censored in Plain Old Text?)
You can use an . (Presumably that's allowed in any HTML-enabled forum that allows .)
I doubt that a typical letter weighs 1 kg. The $20k price is probably launch, return and processing of a typical letter (30-40 g).
Recently we got full number portability for landline numbers between carriers, as well as geographic portability. This means that when you move within Denmark, you can always take your number with you. Needless to say, it's a pretty cool feature.
In this case, it isn't. But it probably should have been.
This stuff runs on Java and includes a JRE. Even assuming that computers are widespread within human rights organizations in third world countries, would a large proportion of them be powerful enough to run Java desktop applications?
Kind of. It's just a notification that's sent, not the whole message. This means that the recipient will not necessarily have to store all the messages that are received until he reads them.
DJB claims that with this system bounce messages will be eliminated (if I read correctly).
I think the point is that they're not send from inside Hotmail, but that the From: addresses are genuine Hotmail mailboxes that are used by people who want their penis enlarged. Spammers probably have their own dedicated servers for actually emitting the mail.
Take a look at his picture.
No, that's the case. Some characters do have their forms changed in simplified characters, but mostly it's the *shapes* (the technical term is a radical, noun sense 4) that have been simplified. An example is the character for 'fish': The four dots have been changed to a horizontal line in the simplified character. Another typical simplification is the removal of a radical.
For some reason this change is more easier going from simplified to traditional - maybe it's intuitive to deal with something being added than something being removed. Maybe a linguist can tell us why.
This is also not entirely true. Most people who have learned Simplified Chinese characters can usually read Traditional characters without difficulty. It is more difficult, but not impossible, the other way around.
I know this because both I and my mom originally learned Simplified Chinese and have no problems reading material from Hong Kong or Taiwan. My grandparents, on the other hand, took years to adjust.
It's not possible to easily transform DC (increase or decrease voltage). You either need an electric motor and an AC generator, or you need to do weird stuff with approximated sine curves.
AC step-up or step-down is so easy because of the principle of electromagnetic induction.
Not quite. It's described here.
Basically, each digit is multiplied with the corresponding weight. So the first digit is multipled by 4, the next by 3, and so on.
You then add up all these products. This sum is divided by 11. The control digit is given by subtracting the remainder from 11.
Suppose your CPR number is 123456-789, and we need the control digit. First we multiply:
1*4 + 2*3 + 3*2 + 4*7 + 5*6 + 6*5 + 7*4 + 8*3 + 9*2
= 174
174 / 11 = 15 remainder 9
11 - 9 = 2, so the full CPR number is:
123456-7892.
If the remainder turns out to be 1, then the control digit would have been 10; in this case, the CPR number is discarded. (In the ISBN system you use the letter X to represent a control digit of 10.)
The CPR doesn't just contain your current address, it contains all your previous addresses, the CPR numbers of your parents, your place of birth and some other information.
There's also a registry of organisations that have subscribed to your personal information. This is how Danish banks will always be notified when you change your address.
Only the last digit is a checksum, using the modulo 11 rule; the weights are 4 3 2 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.
Actually, it is Y2K compliant. Digits 7 and 8 indicate a batch number, which changes every 3 decades or so. With a special table available from the CPR website you can decode the exact year.
Actually, as mentioned in the article, you don't have to be a law enforcement organisation to carry out a search order in Britain. These special search orders are known as Anton Piller orders.
Also, you can be in a ruling body without being elected in Britain. In fact, in Britain, you can serve at the highest level of the judicial, executive and legislative branch at the same time, all without being elected. Lord Irvine of Lairg, the Lord Chancellor, does so.