Can't you read?
"These clean-slate designs explore novel network architectures and networking concepts and also consider the larger societal, economic and legal issues that arise from the interplay between the Internet and society.
So yeah.. that's spying and censorship and making sure you pay extra for it too.
To design a "new Internet" also presents another unfortunate opportunity for commercial entities to influence its making.
Imagine if advertisements were an integral part of the Internet infrastructure. Consider the implications if the RIAA and MPAA, media content providers, and ISPs had their way with the development of a new web framework. An of course, the serious issues resulting if the government got itself involved.
“When you entered the door of my office, you entered my electronically synthesized Universe,” he explained. “If you had left by the door you would have been back in the real one. The artificial one works from here.”
Well, often legitimate downloads are sometimes laced with "optional" ad-ware that naive users end up installing, often through some sort of "express installation". Antivirus software may have heuristics and digital signature databases of viruses, but they can't safeguard against human choice and imprudence.
Well, people can't tell if it was painful, because no one bothers to try it out themselves before administering it. It could have been excruciating for the prisoner, but the executioners can't know for sure that easily.
Or make yourself a new identity. Hide your IP. Disable anything with "script" in it. Purchase with Bitcoin and use Lynx.
To be quite honest, I don't see much of a problem with some targeted advertising, but this is just plain intrusive, like if the entire industry is caught up in the NSA craze. The current laws don't do much about all this either.
First of all, what do Republicans have to do with C, the language UNIX was originally written in, and next, the problem was that the NSA would have thrown up some half-baked excuse in doublespeak about how they wouldn't be able to gather "intelligence" properly. That being said, the NSA has made several good contributions to computer security, but it still probably isn't that much of a good idea to trust the agency doing crypto-breaking with overseeing security standards.
It should be visible death, not peaceful rest. A hanging, a beheading, shooting, a beating to death. A thing that shows us what we do so that we may face it and understand it is terrible but it is just. The more zeal a people have for a punishment, the more visible and terrible it should be so that the people are shocked and sickened back into the understanding of what it is they do.
And, how, my zealous sir, how is that morality?
Or why don't we use that ancient Chinese execution technique, lingchi? Slow slicing and torture of the condemned. I'm sure that will make everyone feel better about their society.
Because we don't. More public killings would just soften up the onlookers to the concept of murder. Just like in the Middle Ages, executions would become entertainment, and if you think violent video games turn teens into murderers, think about how it will be like when they see it in real life, publicized by a crowd of overzealous, vengeance-obsessed justice fanatics.
And despite all the long prison terms, death penalties, and all the alleged "deterrents", our crime rates our still worse than many of our European counterparts that don't employ these methods. Prison isn't much of a deterrent anymore; since the crime record essentially removes any chance of prisoners getting a decent job that they can feel good about, most likely a return to crime would result.
I highly doubt that most of the victims would enjoy the justice system exacting society's vengeance, either.
No one is going to take their warnings anymore.
Simply removing the support for XP without any exception, may force companies to actually begin paying attention to their security issues. However, Microsoft seems to fear for its own profit too much to force customers to go "cold turkey"
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What about people who actually need the pills, and pick these up?
To design a "new Internet" also presents another unfortunate opportunity for commercial entities to influence its making.
Imagine if advertisements were an integral part of the Internet infrastructure. Consider the implications if the RIAA and MPAA, media content providers, and ISPs had their way with the development of a new web framework. An of course, the serious issues resulting if the government got itself involved.
So that's how the consultants told them to spend the money...
Hey you there! Comrade! Stop right there and raise your arms, facing the door.
Well, the NSA can claim their security is "for the people", but not necessarily "by the people"
Wait, but one problem. This train is going to...Alaska?
And the whole "War on Terror", noticeably. The people are in a constant state of "fear", which the government uses to control the populace.
“When you entered the door of my office, you entered my electronically synthesized Universe,” he explained. “If you had left by the door you would have been back in the real one. The artificial one works from here.”
Well, often legitimate downloads are sometimes laced with "optional" ad-ware that naive users end up installing, often through some sort of "express installation". Antivirus software may have heuristics and digital signature databases of viruses, but they can't safeguard against human choice and imprudence.
John McAfee actually said something like that himself...
No, I'm pretty sure that was the Windows XP theme
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Well, people can't tell if it was painful, because no one bothers to try it out themselves before administering it. It could have been excruciating for the prisoner, but the executioners can't know for sure that easily.
Except for the fact that one of the voted "Worst Companies" is managing it
Or make yourself a new identity. Hide your IP. Disable anything with "script" in it. Purchase with Bitcoin and use Lynx.
To be quite honest, I don't see much of a problem with some targeted advertising, but this is just plain intrusive, like if the entire industry is caught up in the NSA craze. The current laws don't do much about all this either.
First of all, what do Republicans have to do with C, the language UNIX was originally written in, and next, the problem was that the NSA would have thrown up some half-baked excuse in doublespeak about how they wouldn't be able to gather "intelligence" properly. That being said, the NSA has made several good contributions to computer security, but it still probably isn't that much of a good idea to trust the agency doing crypto-breaking with overseeing security standards.
Keep in mind that this is an Open Source project, and the developers don't have access to all of the resources that corporations tout around.
Well, yes, but that depends on your interpretation of what it means to "Like" something online.
Fund the open source project, I hope you mean.
But you can't see much that is going on with the true URL obfuscated.
iOS 7's Safari currently hides the true URL, and you would not believe how annoying it is for me to use it.
Hey, that means perhaps we can close down all of the accounts of politicians who don't follow up on campaign promises!
And, how, my zealous sir, how is that morality?
Or why don't we use that ancient Chinese execution technique, lingchi? Slow slicing and torture of the condemned. I'm sure that will make everyone feel better about their society.
Because we don't. More public killings would just soften up the onlookers to the concept of murder. Just like in the Middle Ages, executions would become entertainment, and if you think violent video games turn teens into murderers, think about how it will be like when they see it in real life, publicized by a crowd of overzealous, vengeance-obsessed justice fanatics.
Except the loss of a person that could have potentially been rehabilitated into a productive member of society.
And despite all the long prison terms, death penalties, and all the alleged "deterrents", our crime rates our still worse than many of our European counterparts that don't employ these methods. Prison isn't much of a deterrent anymore; since the crime record essentially removes any chance of prisoners getting a decent job that they can feel good about, most likely a return to crime would result.
I highly doubt that most of the victims would enjoy the justice system exacting society's vengeance, either.
No one is going to take their warnings anymore.
Simply removing the support for XP without any exception, may force companies to actually begin paying attention to their security issues. However, Microsoft seems to fear for its own profit too much to force customers to go "cold turkey"
Who even uses IE on Windows XP anyways?