No it's because Schneier has a conflict-of-interest since he's a hostile party in an ongoing lawsuit against the TSA. It makes sense that he would be excluded.
Why? Testifying before congress isn't like serving as a judge where conflict of interest is not permitted. Why shouldn't someone with a grievance be permitted to testify before Congress?
Did any of you people throwing around US Constitional rights and laws notice that he lives in the UK? The situation is still crap, but you're looking at the wrong set of laws.
Police power? All they need are Terms Of Service. Copyright infringement = TOS violation = internet connection terminated. You'll need a lawyer to convince them to reinstate, assuming such is even possible.
There's a segment of the/. population that advocates open routers/TOR gateways/etc. as a means of legal protection ("Oh, no Your Honor, it wasn't me that done it!"). That may or may not protect you from RIAA et all, but you'll be internet-free long before you see the inside of a courtroom; your ISP doesn't require a judge's approval to cut you off.
If this becomes a common means of detecting fissile material then any competent terrorist bomber would build in an anti-tamper trigger that blows the bomb when scanned...
My own view is more survival oriented: Cave man's friend walks under a tree and gets his face eaten by a jaguar. Cave man says, "why?". The realizes that he should look up to check for jaguars before walking under trees. Cave man lives longer and has a better chance of passing on his genes.
Most humans have a driving need to know 'why' - so much so that we make up "reasons" in the absence of conclusive evidence. We just aren't comfortable without answers and it's nothing more than a hardwired survival mechanism working overtime. Explains a lot about the world's religions, really.
Winning arguments could improve survival/chance to pass on genes, so I'd call TFA's argument a subset of mine.;)
I don't claim to know much about climate science, evolution, natural history or reproductive biology. So me claiming a "scientific" position on global warming, creationism, evolution or abortion is to some extent who I want to have faith in. Generally I choose respected scientists, but its still faith on my part because I haven't done the research myself.
No, you are just propagating Republican talking points. if you have nothing to offer to this discussion, please, by all means remain silent and let other debate with more ideas and facts on both sides.
The person you are ranting at was logically precise. People like you on both sides are part of the problem.
The problem has to do with faulty technology, legal hand-waving and possibly mouthwash. Study up on the tech specs of breathalyzers and their shortcomings if you're interested.
Chances are your ISP would just cut you off after receiving enough complaints/DMCA notices (for stuff you didn't do). Good luck trying to get them to relent. Their TOS probably have some kind of 'at will' clause that says "we can terminate your service at any time for any reason". Deniability *might* protect you in court, but it won't convince an ISP to provide you with service.
I find it baffling, myself. Anyone smart enough to create this backdoor (for whatever reason) should be smart enough to pick a better username/password.
No. I once got a DMCA violation warning email from my ISP for downloading the complete Harry Potter series... which I hadn't downloaded. After a little digging I realized that I had connected to a torrent containing 1000+ books for less than 5 min the month before, and Potter was in it.
The publisher hired someone to watchdog torrents and record IP addresses, then sent out warnings to the relevant ISP. No lawsuit was involved, but if there had been I'd be bankrupt from either an out-of-court settlement or from court costs (and probably still would have lost).
I heard an interview w/ a (nationally recognized) band recently in which they said record sales were no longer a good measure of success - because their business/exposure/following was growing, and physical record sales were the only thing that declined in the last 2 years. Attributed it to a change times/how people get music.
The RIAA doesn't like to admit that business is booming - they just focus on outdated statistics.
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No it's because Schneier has a conflict-of-interest since he's a hostile party in an ongoing lawsuit against the TSA. It makes sense that he would be excluded.
Why? Testifying before congress isn't like serving as a judge where conflict of interest is not permitted. Why shouldn't someone with a grievance be permitted to testify before Congress?
Did any of you people throwing around US Constitional rights and laws notice that he lives in the UK? The situation is still crap, but you're looking at the wrong set of laws.
This will be ground zero when aliens get pissed about being spied on with space telescopes.
Police power? All they need are Terms Of Service. Copyright infringement = TOS violation = internet connection terminated. You'll need a lawyer to convince them to reinstate, assuming such is even possible.
/. population that advocates open routers/TOR gateways/etc. as a means of legal protection ("Oh, no Your Honor, it wasn't me that done it!"). That may or may not protect you from RIAA et all, but you'll be internet-free long before you see the inside of a courtroom; your ISP doesn't require a judge's approval to cut you off.
There's a segment of the
Her statement is misleading - this is not a question of right vs. privilege, it is a question of due process vs. injustice.
Also - her last sentence seems to be a tacit admission that the state is, in a small way, stealing people's identities.
Oh, and now that I've RTFA, I see no mention is made of terrorism watch lists... bad summary is bad.
Interesting that peaceful activists would be added to the terrorism watch lists, no?
If this becomes a common means of detecting fissile material then any competent terrorist bomber would build in an anti-tamper trigger that blows the bomb when scanned...
My own view is more survival oriented: Cave man's friend walks under a tree and gets his face eaten by a jaguar. Cave man says, "why?". The realizes that he should look up to check for jaguars before walking under trees. Cave man lives longer and has a better chance of passing on his genes.
;)
Most humans have a driving need to know 'why' - so much so that we make up "reasons" in the absence of conclusive evidence. We just aren't comfortable without answers and it's nothing more than a hardwired survival mechanism working overtime. Explains a lot about the world's religions, really.
Winning arguments could improve survival/chance to pass on genes, so I'd call TFA's argument a subset of mine.
This has been out for a while now. http://www.dishnetwork.com/tveverywhere/default.aspx
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I don't claim to know much about climate science, evolution, natural history or reproductive biology. So me claiming a "scientific" position on global warming, creationism, evolution or abortion is to some extent who I want to have faith in. Generally I choose respected scientists, but its still faith on my part because I haven't done the research myself.
No, you are just propagating Republican talking points. if you have nothing to offer to this discussion, please, by all means remain silent and let other debate with more ideas and facts on both sides.
The person you are ranting at was logically precise. People like you on both sides are part of the problem.
linked with 330 crimes, 12 murders and 105 robberies or assaults
Gosh, that sounds like a lot!
Now how many legitimate transactions took place during the same year-long period?
I'm sure there are geneticists somewhere who can give dolphins opposable thumbs...
The problem has to do with faulty technology, legal hand-waving and possibly mouthwash. Study up on the tech specs of breathalyzers and their shortcomings if you're interested.
Chances are your ISP would just cut you off after receiving enough complaints/DMCA notices (for stuff you didn't do). Good luck trying to get them to relent. Their TOS probably have some kind of 'at will' clause that says "we can terminate your service at any time for any reason". Deniability *might* protect you in court, but it won't convince an ISP to provide you with service.
I find it baffling, myself. Anyone smart enough to create this backdoor (for whatever reason) should be smart enough to pick a better username/password.
Freedom isn't free.
If Americans want freedom, they will have to stand up and deal with the inconvenience of ruined trips.
Or buckle and give up their freedom.
No. I once got a DMCA violation warning email from my ISP for downloading the complete Harry Potter series... which I hadn't downloaded. After a little digging I realized that I had connected to a torrent containing 1000+ books for less than 5 min the month before, and Potter was in it.
The publisher hired someone to watchdog torrents and record IP addresses, then sent out warnings to the relevant ISP. No lawsuit was involved, but if there had been I'd be bankrupt from either an out-of-court settlement or from court costs (and probably still would have lost).
The article even says it is unconfirmed "if this turns up on Snopes don't blame me." Even with my sucky karma I expect better of /.
Or maybe we have military operations in more places than just Iraq, Afghanistan, and Home?
This is rapidly becoming a classic problem - we have not yet evolved a legal structure that handles borderless cyberspace well.
Then maybe it can be used as paper. There are all kinds of ecological reasons to pursue 'grown' textiles.
I heard an interview w/ a (nationally recognized) band recently in which they said record sales were no longer a good measure of success - because their business/exposure/following was growing, and physical record sales were the only thing that declined in the last 2 years. Attributed it to a change times/how people get music. The RIAA doesn't like to admit that business is booming - they just focus on outdated statistics.