In bullfighting there's a figure called 'Indulto'. It could be translated as 'pardon'. When a bull has been very good in the court, it's life is pardoned and the animal goes back to its corral as a stud. I'd think that's quite a retirement.
So what if they do? Executing the sudo command is limited to the program you're sudo-ing, not your whole session. A program can't wait in the background and get root when someone types sudo.
Where I live, you gotta register your cellphone (or rather your SIM card) on purchase, using your national ID card. I am generally fine with the idea - under one provision: a decent constitution in combination with a functional constitutional court that regularly kicks the arse of some politico who wants to abuse the data for the sake of "anti-terrorism", "anti-childpornography" or whatever the buzzword of the day is. Thankfully, this seems to work around here, at least for now.
In my country there are similar restrictions, and it has done nothing to thwart crime. Bad guys usually find a new way to do their bad stuff, so it becomes another cat and mouse game.
I still think it's useless. There are a lot of cases of identity theft to buy new lines, it has been in the news more times than I can think of right now. Just get a hold of a "lost" ID card and forge another document to prove it (driver's license) and you've got your brand new prepaid line.
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In bullfighting there's a figure called 'Indulto'. It could be translated as 'pardon'. When a bull has been very good in the court, it's life is pardoned and the animal goes back to its corral as a stud. I'd think that's quite a retirement.
Here's an idea: World of Goo in the Gulf spill. Can you imagine how that could be fucked up?
The really sad part of it all is that all your measurements are based on the metric standards anyways. So why not save your sanity and convert fully?
Because it brings MORE money to the US. It's all about controlling standards. Ring any bells, Microsoft?
ehmm.... sudo su?
Why not just heating up the water until it's liquid and then collect the spheres produced?
Blame Mickey Mouse! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Term_Extension_Act
Where I live, you gotta register your cellphone (or rather your SIM card) on purchase, using your national ID card. I am generally fine with the idea - under one provision: a decent constitution in combination with a functional constitutional court that regularly kicks the arse of some politico who wants to abuse the data for the sake of "anti-terrorism", "anti-childpornography" or whatever the buzzword of the day is. Thankfully, this seems to work around here, at least for now.
In my country there are similar restrictions, and it has done nothing to thwart crime. Bad guys usually find a new way to do their bad stuff, so it becomes another cat and mouse game. I still think it's useless. There are a lot of cases of identity theft to buy new lines, it has been in the news more times than I can think of right now. Just get a hold of a "lost" ID card and forge another document to prove it (driver's license) and you've got your brand new prepaid line.
You will not buy that tee-shirt, it is scratched.