The ECHR ruled over a decade ago that even prisoners have a right to vote. The UK replied 'we'll get right on it' and promptly did nothing at all. We've been in violation of their ruling for all that time, and there's nothing they can do. Our prime minister even openly brags that we are ignoring the ruling*. This will be no different. The ECHR doesn't actually have an effective enforcement mechanism, should a member state choose to ignore them.
"Ok... I got facebook, skype and AIM. You got any of those?" "Wow, you're old. Nope, don't use those. I got Whatsapp and telegraph. You good for any of those?" "Nope. Hang on... how about kik? Not used that in a while." "Kik, no. Really, you should just up... oh, hang on. I think I have ICQ from back in the day. Don't know if it still works, got that one?" "Not any more. Look, how about we just swap phone numbers?"
I don't trust the armed population either. Rebellions ending in a more stable, prosperous and free country have happened - but they are the exception, not the norm.
That depends how much traffic you are shifting and how many ports you need. Using a linux or BSD box as a firewall is common now at the low end of performance - a lot of firewall appliances actually are nothing more than modified rack servers running linux and a web interface for ease of management, like Smoothwall. But if you want to put a firewall between two networks with a 20Gb/s backbone while meeting a strict latency target? You need something specialised. There's still a space for dedicated firewall appliances at the top end. They do a lot more than just iptables-like rule sets too - lots more SPI, detection and automatic blocking of IPs trying to use known vulnerabilities, logging of specified events (ie, any external IP connecting to a server on port 22), detection of port scanners. Fortinet have firewalls with 100Gb/s ports, and the routing/filtering capacity to keep up too. Hardware firewalls are still going strong at the top end - if you've got the need, you've probably got the money.
So if a crude HEVC encoder is equivalent to a very refined h264 encoder, what might a refined HEVC encoder be able to achieve given enough development?
Subjective quality perception is a very weird metric. If you add high-frequency random noise, people perceive it as a more detailed image - an optical illusion causing them to interpret small-scale noise artifacts according to their expectation according to surroundings.
Gardasil is a special case: Some of those anti-vaxers actually have religious motivation. Several religious pressure groups in the US have condemned the vaccine as an endorsement of fornication. They are eager to find any sciency-sounding excuse to back up their religious objection.
Cuba used to be a threat, back when they had the military backing of the Soviet Union. A USSR outpost so close to the US was dangerous indeed, as it would allow for the launching of a surprise attack. These days, they are no military threat at all - but old disputes die hard, and their human rights record is still poor.
Plus they sit so close by, taunting the US with their far superior public health statistics on a fraction of the per-capita medical spending.
Smart guns do not usually unlock on fingerprints for this reason. Some do, but more often they arm on proximity to an RFID tag worn by the user on a ring or bracelet. The main target market is law enforcement - ensuring that if a police officer's gun is grabbed by a fight it cannot be used against him. Some models use alternative biometrics like grip identification, but I don't know how reliable those are.
Depends what the gun is for. Hunting or sport? Yes, it can be kept locked up. But what about guns for self-defence? When someone has just broken into your house, a gun is useless if you need to spend two minutes fiddling with a key or combination lock in the dark and trying to load it - the gun needs to be ready to grab in seconds, ideally stored loaded in a draw beside the bed. There's a fundamental contradiction between the need for restricted access for gun safety and the need the instant access for defence.
I tried the hosts file on a windows 10 system. It was partially effective. The firewall too is partially effective, as system services are exempt from firewall rules. If you use both together it seems to do a reasonable job.
I imagine this isn't to stop anti-spy measures, but a security precaution - a lot of malware attempts to disable update mechanisms. Basic self-defence.
I spent some time watching a fresh Windows 10 install with a packet sniffer and made these notes about what I saw. It's got some useful guidance for how to throw a spanner in the works of the spyware.
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The prisoner voting issue is one of the reasons he wants to do so.
4b: Also a parent/college/workplace paying the power bill.
The ECHR ruled over a decade ago that even prisoners have a right to vote. The UK replied 'we'll get right on it' and promptly did nothing at all. We've been in violation of their ruling for all that time, and there's nothing they can do. Our prime minister even openly brags that we are ignoring the ruling*. This will be no different. The ECHR doesn't actually have an effective enforcement mechanism, should a member state choose to ignore them.
*http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20053244
Except in regards to alcohol. Not that it's enforcible anyway.
Who knows how many pre-megastructure civilisations there are in the galaxy? There could be millions, each one thinking they are alone.
I think everyone is a target of the United State government now, given their proven history of spying on absolutely everyone they possibly can.
Worse.
"Ok... I got facebook, skype and AIM. You got any of those?"
"Wow, you're old. Nope, don't use those. I got Whatsapp and telegraph. You good for any of those?"
"Nope. Hang on... how about kik? Not used that in a while."
"Kik, no. Really, you should just up... oh, hang on. I think I have ICQ from back in the day. Don't know if it still works, got that one?"
"Not any more. Look, how about we just swap phone numbers?"
I'd assume a 'mini data center' is a server room.
A 'micro data center' is the cupboard where your router sits.
I don't trust the armed population either. Rebellions ending in a more stable, prosperous and free country have happened - but they are the exception, not the norm.
That depends how much traffic you are shifting and how many ports you need. Using a linux or BSD box as a firewall is common now at the low end of performance - a lot of firewall appliances actually are nothing more than modified rack servers running linux and a web interface for ease of management, like Smoothwall. But if you want to put a firewall between two networks with a 20Gb/s backbone while meeting a strict latency target? You need something specialised. There's still a space for dedicated firewall appliances at the top end. They do a lot more than just iptables-like rule sets too - lots more SPI, detection and automatic blocking of IPs trying to use known vulnerabilities, logging of specified events (ie, any external IP connecting to a server on port 22), detection of port scanners. Fortinet have firewalls with 100Gb/s ports, and the routing/filtering capacity to keep up too. Hardware firewalls are still going strong at the top end - if you've got the need, you've probably got the money.
Pirates will be eager to adopt though. Patents are no issue for them, but bitrate is.
So if a crude HEVC encoder is equivalent to a very refined h264 encoder, what might a refined HEVC encoder be able to achieve given enough development?
Subjective quality perception is a very weird metric. If you add high-frequency random noise, people perceive it as a more detailed image - an optical illusion causing them to interpret small-scale noise artifacts according to their expectation according to surroundings.
Many schools have a vaccine requirement for entry - they don't want the presence of the contagious ones, endangering the entire student body.
Gardasil is a special case: Some of those anti-vaxers actually have religious motivation. Several religious pressure groups in the US have condemned the vaccine as an endorsement of fornication. They are eager to find any sciency-sounding excuse to back up their religious objection.
Cuba used to be a threat, back when they had the military backing of the Soviet Union. A USSR outpost so close to the US was dangerous indeed, as it would allow for the launching of a surprise attack. These days, they are no military threat at all - but old disputes die hard, and their human rights record is still poor.
Plus they sit so close by, taunting the US with their far superior public health statistics on a fraction of the per-capita medical spending.
Smart guns do not usually unlock on fingerprints for this reason. Some do, but more often they arm on proximity to an RFID tag worn by the user on a ring or bracelet. The main target market is law enforcement - ensuring that if a police officer's gun is grabbed by a fight it cannot be used against him. Some models use alternative biometrics like grip identification, but I don't know how reliable those are.
Depends what the gun is for. Hunting or sport? Yes, it can be kept locked up. But what about guns for self-defence? When someone has just broken into your house, a gun is useless if you need to spend two minutes fiddling with a key or combination lock in the dark and trying to load it - the gun needs to be ready to grab in seconds, ideally stored loaded in a draw beside the bed. There's a fundamental contradiction between the need for restricted access for gun safety and the need the instant access for defence.
Not only would it be insanely bloody, but regardless of the outcome China would somehow win.
I tried the hosts file on a windows 10 system. It was partially effective. The firewall too is partially effective, as system services are exempt from firewall rules. If you use both together it seems to do a reasonable job.
I imagine this isn't to stop anti-spy measures, but a security precaution - a lot of malware attempts to disable update mechanisms. Basic self-defence.
I'm hoping that the the governments of a number of countries are all competing to maintain exit node dominance. The good sort of arms race.
Just like IPFS. Or Freenet.
This might be useful: https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/Q...
I spent some time watching a fresh Windows 10 install with a packet sniffer and made these notes about what I saw. It's got some useful guidance for how to throw a spanner in the works of the spyware.
Twenty seconds of googling found some cases:
https://www.techdirt.com/artic...
https://www.techdirt.com/artic...
Arduinos are also the controllers for many 3D printers.