If the coils resist microwaves, there will still be some way of destroying them. Sustained heat, just below paper's flash point, electromagnetic pulses, or if push comes to shove, a pin hammered through the center. They simply won't be able to make these indestructible and cost reasonable.
Big government will have to push the use of scanners (for "counterfit detection", of course) at as many commercial outlets as possible, or rely on the apathy of the masses....
I'll have to confess that I'm not fond of either side when the discussion becomes focused on maintaining a balance as opposed to fostering a goal.
Case in point: software tools. Replies already run the gamut from banning Outlook to not touching NMAP. Instead of having the government trying to decide what software is good and what software is bad (my spine shivers at the thought...) how can we foster an environment where net usage continues to grow and resilency is encouraged? Would highlighting of the most guilty parties to frequent CERT advisories provide "encouragement" and loop back to financial incentives to provide better software?
Another case: anonymity vs. accountability. Instead of striking a balance and risking losses on either side, why not focus on development of the net? This leads us away from outlawing NYM servers, but also would be in line with egress controls.
You can sit on a non-moving bike trying to maintain balance, but it's a lot easier to maintain the balance when the bike is moving. Get moving to the right goals and balance comes on its own.
While we talk about light being bent by large gravitational bodies, I believe that the implications of Einstein's theory are that time and space are changed by gravity.
As far as the light is concerned, it _is_ travelling in a straight line. From outside of the gravitational well the light looks bent (and time slows down), but within the well everything looks straight and time remains constant. Thus the relativity.
I'm not a physicist, and I'm not even sure how to spell it.... Is there one in the house to confirm/correct my understanding?
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If the coils resist microwaves, there will still be some way of destroying them. Sustained heat, just below paper's flash point, electromagnetic pulses, or if push comes to shove, a pin hammered through the center. They simply won't be able to make these indestructible and cost reasonable.
Big government will have to push the use of scanners (for "counterfit detection", of course) at as many commercial outlets as possible, or rely on the apathy of the masses....
I'll have to confess that I'm not fond of either side when the discussion becomes focused on maintaining a balance as opposed to fostering a goal.
Case in point: software tools. Replies already run the gamut from banning Outlook to not touching NMAP. Instead of having the government trying to decide what software is good and what software is bad (my spine shivers at the thought...) how can we foster an environment where net usage continues to grow and resilency is encouraged? Would highlighting of the most guilty parties to frequent CERT advisories provide "encouragement" and loop back to financial incentives to provide better software?
Another case: anonymity vs. accountability. Instead of striking a balance and risking losses on either side, why not focus on development of the net? This leads us away from outlawing NYM servers, but also would be in line with egress controls.
You can sit on a non-moving bike trying to maintain balance, but it's a lot easier to maintain the balance when the bike is moving. Get moving to the right goals and balance comes on its own.
While we talk about light being bent by large gravitational bodies, I believe that the implications of Einstein's theory are that time and space are changed by gravity.
As far as the light is concerned, it _is_ travelling in a straight line. From outside of the gravitational well the light looks bent (and time slows down), but within the well everything looks straight and time remains constant. Thus the relativity.
I'm not a physicist, and I'm not even sure how to spell it.... Is there one in the house to confirm/correct my understanding?