Wikileaks was nerd news? It was mainstream news all over the world for MONTHS before this attack happened. I think you put way too much importance on this attack. I mean these kids wouldn't even known to attack these places if it hadn't already been mainstream news.
And successful protests? Honestly there are very, very few in the last couple of decades on a scale you are talking about. Employees rights at the turn of the century along with women's rights and civil rights come to my mind. Nowadays most protests are very shortsighted and misdirected.
First I don't buy for even a second that the protests are what brought this to the regulators attention. Second, we are talking about Iceland - not exactly a country that is going to bankrupt mastercard or visa by banning them.
And what changed as a result of this protest? Have other people stopped using Mastercard or PayPal now that their attention has been drawn to it or are people thinking - those pain the behind kids prevented me from doing what I needed to do for a day or two.
There are good ways to voice your concern and bad way. Kids with megaphones outside Barclays - ok. Kids throwing firebombs into Barclays - bad. Obviously this is somewhere in between the two. It's more like kids creating a blockade in front of the bank where a little old lady is trying to cash her check. They'd get arrested, too.
Doing business with what type of companies? Companies answer to shareholders and have to do what they feel is best for the company. You don't know what kind of pressure they received from the government and what impact NOT blocking wikileak payments would have had on them. People can be activists - publicly traded for-profit companies cannot.
I'm pretty sure that they are working on those other crimes, too (well not the spam - that's not a crime in all jurisdictions) but the people perpetrating are a bit more savvy than the teenagers in this case.
And DDoS attacks in support of WikiLeaks makes about as much sense as setting fire to puppies to protest budget cuts to the ASCPA.
Well the question is how much of the brain is really part of "self". Obviously a congresswoman has a bullet pass through her brain and she is still herself but at what point does that change.
I agree that no outside installer should be able to install an addon without explicit permission the next time the user enters the browser. Would avoid people who don't know better than to look at all those checkbox options when they install something (like anything from Yahoo or even Java).
I'd imagine it is much like a trumpet and it's mouthpiece. If you put a trumpet mouthpiece on a trombone it's probably more likely going to sound like a weird trombone than a weird trumpet.
Neither of those are pseudo-science. Both have been and continue to be studied by some of the greatest scientific minds of our time. Science has not made a definitely statement on either except that both right now seem highly unlikely using the scientific theories we have now.
The problem is that they haven't figure out how to keep the body from rejecting these parts without suppressing the immune system which obviously isn't a good thing in the long run. I'd think that is the bigger obstacle right now - more than the technology.
Star Wars probably crosses a lot of genres which is probably why it is so popular and has had such an enduring appeal. The fact that my 9 year old nephew is obsessed with it almost 30 years after I was obsessed with it says a lot.
Because to many people, including myself, any overwhelming chemical scents aren't nice either. I often choose non-scented antiperspirants and detergents for that reason. I also don't like candles, air fresheners, etc. but I love the smell of food cooking or real flowers.
I've wondered this for years but after going to Karaoke many times I've finally realized that many of those people probably really believe they can sing.
Oh there is no doubt. Watching stupid people, especially those who think they are smart, is a great distraction at times. It's the same reason that a lot of people only watch American Idol in the first few audition weeks - they are watching more for the bad people than the good people.
I think you are confusing Science Fiction with Fantasy. Two similar but ultimately different genres. Fringe is Fantasy - pure and simple. There is nothing "science" about it.
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Wikileaks was nerd news? It was mainstream news all over the world for MONTHS before this attack happened. I think you put way too much importance on this attack. I mean these kids wouldn't even known to attack these places if it hadn't already been mainstream news.
And successful protests? Honestly there are very, very few in the last couple of decades on a scale you are talking about. Employees rights at the turn of the century along with women's rights and civil rights come to my mind. Nowadays most protests are very shortsighted and misdirected.
Yes it is and those people would most likely be arrested.
First I don't buy for even a second that the protests are what brought this to the regulators attention. Second, we are talking about Iceland - not exactly a country that is going to bankrupt mastercard or visa by banning them.
People can protest all they want. Did I ever say they couldn't? There is a step between protest and attack, though.
Don't almost all DDoS attacks use hacked computers as part of their attack?
And what changed as a result of this protest? Have other people stopped using Mastercard or PayPal now that their attention has been drawn to it or are people thinking - those pain the behind kids prevented me from doing what I needed to do for a day or two.
There are good ways to voice your concern and bad way. Kids with megaphones outside Barclays - ok. Kids throwing firebombs into Barclays - bad. Obviously this is somewhere in between the two. It's more like kids creating a blockade in front of the bank where a little old lady is trying to cash her check. They'd get arrested, too.
Best for the company within the law obviously. What PayPal did was not outside the law and didn't kill anybody.
Doing business with what type of companies? Companies answer to shareholders and have to do what they feel is best for the company. You don't know what kind of pressure they received from the government and what impact NOT blocking wikileak payments would have had on them. People can be activists - publicly traded for-profit companies cannot.
Tell the small mom and pop site that uses PayPal to do its business that losing a day or two of income is just a "prank" and not a serious crime.
Age doesn't determine the drawing line between crime and prank.
And there is more than one type of cop in the world. Some go after murderers, some go after embezzlers and some go after cybercriminals.
I'm pretty sure that they are working on those other crimes, too (well not the spam - that's not a crime in all jurisdictions) but the people perpetrating are a bit more savvy than the teenagers in this case.
And DDoS attacks in support of WikiLeaks makes about as much sense as setting fire to puppies to protest budget cuts to the ASCPA.
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Well the question is how much of the brain is really part of "self". Obviously a congresswoman has a bullet pass through her brain and she is still herself but at what point does that change.
I agree that no outside installer should be able to install an addon without explicit permission the next time the user enters the browser. Would avoid people who don't know better than to look at all those checkbox options when they install something (like anything from Yahoo or even Java).
I'd imagine it is much like a trumpet and it's mouthpiece. If you put a trumpet mouthpiece on a trombone it's probably more likely going to sound like a weird trombone than a weird trumpet.
Neither of those are pseudo-science. Both have been and continue to be studied by some of the greatest scientific minds of our time. Science has not made a definitely statement on either except that both right now seem highly unlikely using the scientific theories we have now.
The problem is that they haven't figure out how to keep the body from rejecting these parts without suppressing the immune system which obviously isn't a good thing in the long run. I'd think that is the bigger obstacle right now - more than the technology.
We are basically brains attached to a bunch of replaceable parts.
Star Wars probably crosses a lot of genres which is probably why it is so popular and has had such an enduring appeal. The fact that my 9 year old nephew is obsessed with it almost 30 years after I was obsessed with it says a lot.
Because to many people, including myself, any overwhelming chemical scents aren't nice either. I often choose non-scented antiperspirants and detergents for that reason. I also don't like candles, air fresheners, etc. but I love the smell of food cooking or real flowers.
I've wondered this for years but after going to Karaoke many times I've finally realized that many of those people probably really believe they can sing.
I was my clothes because I want to smell nice. Not because I am afraid of getting sick from them.
Who even owned scanners at the time, though? I think the only printer I even owned back then was a daisy wheel.
Oh there is no doubt. Watching stupid people, especially those who think they are smart, is a great distraction at times. It's the same reason that a lot of people only watch American Idol in the first few audition weeks - they are watching more for the bad people than the good people.
I think you are confusing Science Fiction with Fantasy. Two similar but ultimately different genres. Fringe is Fantasy - pure and simple. There is nothing "science" about it.