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  1. Re:Nothing to do with American Tech Industry on Uber In Retreat Across Europe · · Score: 1

    We spend a few days around NYE in Rome, what an amazing place.

    On the way in we booked via the internet a taxi from the airport to the hotel. The driver was waiting for us with a sign with our name.
    Distance about 45km/mins, price €50.-, and as typical a nice Merc.

    At the hotel we received city maps and they also sold tickets for public transport.
    €1.50 for a ticket and for 100 mins. from validating it at the station, this will get you anywhere into the city by train, subway, tram or bus.
    The return ticket is another €1.50.

    We did notice taxi stands at the various squares and important intersects in the city but never had a reason to take them.

    On the way home we again pre ordered a taxi but realistically we could have done the same by public transport for a fraction of the price and similar timing.
    It was only because of the luggage we took a taxi.

  2. Re:Apparently only for ethnic Germans on Uber In Retreat Across Europe · · Score: 1

    You take comparable issues, people not following rules and the reaction by the authorities is also similar, they will try to prevent a recurrence.

    So what did you want to say?

  3. Re:Obvious troll, but whatever. on Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10 Reach End-of-Life Next Week (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 1

    No one in his right mind would claim security has to be cheap or easy.

  4. Re:Former Linux/Firefox user now using W10/Edge. on Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10 Reach End-of-Life Next Week (thenextweb.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I don't understand where you see the advantage of Edge over Firefox, the latter offers all plus so many handy plug ins.
    One reason Edge is not ready for deployment is because it doesn't run on Linux on Mac.

  5. Re:How do I read an "Enhanced" PDF? on Chemical Evolution of Self-Replicating Molecules Observed In a Lab (nature.com) · · Score: 1

    OK, it works in Firefox 43.0 on Kubuntu 15.10

  6. Re:Counterintuitively? on Chemical Evolution of Self-Replicating Molecules Observed In a Lab (nature.com) · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I can think of evolution without programmed self-destruction.
    For example, you can have death of the original caused by the evolved next generation.

  7. Re:How do I read an "Enhanced" PDF? on Chemical Evolution of Self-Replicating Molecules Observed In a Lab (nature.com) · · Score: 1

    It works in Firefox.

  8. Re:mmm on Google Fixes Rooting Vulnerabilities In Android (csoonline.com) · · Score: 4, Informative

    The article is about Nexus devices, they are supported for many years.

  9. Re: translaters broken? on Dutch Government Backs Strong Encryption, Condemns Backdoors · · Score: 1

    That's what Cameron is trying to do in the UK and with the absence of UK privacy law he makes a chance to get it.
    This is one reason he wants to limit the influence of EU law ('Brussels') on his islands, EU law is much more privacy minded than his ilk likes.

    Most western-style democracies make it impossible to retroactively change law, a change it would only be applicable to new cases (of encryption).

    Democracy is only as strong as the legal concepts and traditions it is based upon (Trias Politica) which leaves me quite happy to live in The Netherlands.

  10. Re:translaters broken? on Dutch Government Backs Strong Encryption, Condemns Backdoors · · Score: 1

    Currently is correct in about every sense, even those 4000 y/o piramids in Egypt are just current until ISIS declares them symbols of idolatry.
    Besides, once your stuff is properly encrypted no change in (the wording of) law is going to magically unencrypt it.

  11. Re:Too little too late on Dutch Government Backs Strong Encryption, Condemns Backdoors · · Score: 1

    Yes it is a strange format they used, certainly not the .odl they are supposed to use.
    I opened it in TextMaker from freeoffice(.com)

    B.t.w, I do not see any conflict between legalising police hacking and encouraging strong encryption.

  12. Re:Well then on Dutch Government Backs Strong Encryption, Condemns Backdoors · · Score: 2

    In Austria they are so worried about every one's privacy that the use of a dash cam can cost you a fine of around €8,500.

    Although the Austrians lifted the ban on Google Street view Google has lost the appetite to enable it. (As in Germany)

  13. Re:What authority? on Dutch Government Backs Strong Encryption, Condemns Backdoors · · Score: 1

    Dutch legislation is ruling inside The Netherlands, a small country but an important international junction with a respectable tradition re. international law.

    The Netherlands hosts one of the largest internet exchanges and as such it's laws have an international aspect.

    Now the next thing I would like our government to do is to start an investigation into the spyware introduced (and back ported from) Windows 10.

  14. They (Cameron and cohorts) are since years building it all by themselves, no need to help them :)

  15. Countries are assessed by their stability on Ask Slashdot: We've Had Online Voting; Why Not Continuous Voting? (iamnotanumber.org) · · Score: 1

    Countries are assessed by their stability, such stability is part of the Representative Democracy most of 'the West' employs.

    A system as suggested in the article would throw away said stability in exchange for a continuously changing political landscape.
    I for one would have serious qualms about investing under/in such a system, you really don't know what's going to happen an hour later or even less in a year's time.

    As others have already said the next stupid remark on Twitter or the scandal press (VOX News) can cause an immediate change in policy that when looked at a year later was a knee-jerk and very damaging.

  16. Re:Ads are not acceptable. on AdBlock Plus Updates Acceptable Ads Policy · · Score: 1

    I don't know what you're complaining about.

    I've disabled the adblocker here and yes that top banner shows up but it doesn't resize/ reposition the page in any bothersome way.
    Besides, what menu on the right, that little invitation to turn off advertising and your karma score??

  17. Re:Private sector will always do it better. on Marco Rubio and Other Senators Move To Block Municipal Broadband (theintercept.com) · · Score: 1

    You, the OP and a whole bunch of USians mix up Social and Socialist, the former is working together for a common interest, the latter is a political view.

  18. Re:Municipal WiFi was such a success on Marco Rubio and Other Senators Move To Block Municipal Broadband (theintercept.com) · · Score: 1

    Oh so you do believe municipal ISP's are better.

  19. Re:Private sector will always do it better. on Marco Rubio and Other Senators Move To Block Municipal Broadband (theintercept.com) · · Score: 1

    Damn man, who says these municipal telco's will get a monopoly?
    And don't you have laws guaranteeing net neutrality?

  20. Re:So, in other words on Ask Slashdot: Security Monitoring Company That Accepts VPN Video Feeds? · · Score: 1

    Damn, it would be a lot cheaper and more secure to move out of that 'hood!

  21. Re:Reasons for chosing Las Vegas... on Faraday Future Selects Las Vegas As Home For $1B Electric Car Factory (autoblog.com) · · Score: 1

    Indeed, they see it as a gamble.
    Exactly my first thought.

  22. Re:You beat me to it on First Ever EU Rules On Cybersecurity · · Score: 1

    Spot on.

  23. Re:So a national emergency gets declared and... on French Legislation Would Block Tor and Restrict Free Wi-Fi (vice.com) · · Score: 0

    Your -1 Troll must be daesh sympathisers with mod points...

  24. Do no evil they said. on Google Proposes 'Needle-less' System For Drawing Blood (thestack.com) · · Score: 1

    So this is their way of fulfilling that promise of No Evil?

    Back on topic, yes this might be a nice solution to these single drop only analyses.
    Why it should be Google?
    I hope there will be safeguards against them including our body's make-up in their already scary data base.

  25. A dire indictment on Swedish Court Says ISPs Can't Be Forced To Block Pirate Bay · · Score: 2

    It's a dire indictment for a media outlet when their own editors no longer read it...