It's a pity that I won't be able to hold you up to your claims. And that solely because we will be (hopefully) both dead by the time the shit hits the fan, not because the future will match your predictions.
I'm bit out of the loop, so could you, please, help me out: I understand that if I express my views on Slashdot and Slashdot does not like them, they can remove my posts. Their server, their rules. That's fine. Now I have my own domain and my own hosting. Can the NIC (which is a private entity) delist my domain because they don't like the content? Can the web hosting company (another private company) cancel my hosting, because they don't like my content? Can their upstream provider (yet another private company) ask my web hosting to remove my content under the threat of canceling the connectivity? How deep does this go? Is the only protected form of the speech the soap box in the park?
Well, I assume that if you want to drive a car you should understand what aquaplaning is, why you should not let the engine overheat, why you need to change oil, what happens if brake pads wear out,...
The reason Germany has such strict anti-speech laws is actually a tool of oppression from the allies.
The reason Germany (and most of EU) has such strict anti hate-speach laws is that people are idiots and can be swayed to do terrible and idiotic things. We have seen it first hand.
Btw, don't think that can't happen in US. The difference between US and EU in this, is only in where they draw the line.
Boss: you will vote for X or you are fired.
Me: It is illegal to force me!
Boss: I know. And on top of it, you will take a ballot selfie.
Me: But that's illegal too!
Boss: Do I look like I give a shit?
Really, my worst annoyance there was developers using IM to communicate, when we were in eight cubicles all together, just a few steps from each other.
IM has advantage of keeping a written record. I don't have to go back to my colleague to ask the same thing again. I look it up in the IM logs. If IM is bothering you, turn off notifications. Or go offline.
The fifth says you don't have to testify against yourself. It doesn't say you can't be fingerprinted
Let's say I agree to be fingerprinted. That means I'll let them put the ink on my fingers and I'll press my fingers against the paper sheet. Good. Now they are free to try using that paper (or a digital scan of that, or whatever) to unlock my phone.
Re: 2 : Not only events, but other things too: e.g. "green" does not really serve any purpose that would answer the question "why". You can ask why Mt. Everest is there, but you can answer about what processes brought it to existence, not what purpose it has.
I can think of at least one question for Clinton - how did the database of donors for The Clinton Foundation get stolen? Where and how was it being stored? Those are a couple unanswered questions right off the top of my head, maybe you can think of some more.
Mine is: Stolen? Why it isn't public in first place?
(Perhaps because I live in a different part of the world.)
When people author web pages, they're usually pretty certain how they're going to end up looking when the browser renders them.
They may be certain - if they have no clue how the thing works. Accessing the same URL may deliver A today, but B tomorrow. It may show C to me and it may show D to you. If you use an URL pointing to a host that you do not control, then you have no control on what that host delivers. By definition. Do we want to outlaw external links? I don't think so.
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It's a pity that I won't be able to hold you up to your claims. And that solely because we will be (hopefully) both dead by the time the shit hits the fan, not because the future will match your predictions.
I'm bit out of the loop, so could you, please, help me out: I understand that if I express my views on Slashdot and Slashdot does not like them, they can remove my posts. Their server, their rules. That's fine. Now I have my own domain and my own hosting. Can the NIC (which is a private entity) delist my domain because they don't like the content? Can the web hosting company (another private company) cancel my hosting, because they don't like my content? Can their upstream provider (yet another private company) ask my web hosting to remove my content under the threat of canceling the connectivity? How deep does this go? Is the only protected form of the speech the soap box in the park?
I wonder why does Navy need 550k computers that need to do 3D modeling. That is more than one per man in service.
Well, I assume that if you want to drive a car you should understand what aquaplaning is, why you should not let the engine overheat, why you need to change oil, what happens if brake pads wear out, ...
Majority of Americans voted for Trump OR Hilary.
As far as I know, there are four hard problems in programming:
1. caching
2. naming (i.e. how do I name that variable/method/class)
3. off-by-one errors
The reason Germany (and most of EU) has such strict anti hate-speach laws is that people are idiots and can be swayed to do terrible and idiotic things. We have seen it first hand.
Btw, don't think that can't happen in US. The difference between US and EU in this, is only in where they draw the line.
Dammit.The indicator needle on my sarcasmometer broke off. Thankyouverymuch :-(
Really?
Boss: you will vote for X or you are fired.
Me: It is illegal to force me!
Boss: I know. And on top of it, you will take a ballot selfie.
Me: But that's illegal too!
Boss: Do I look like I give a shit?
IM has advantage of keeping a written record. I don't have to go back to my colleague to ask the same thing again. I look it up in the IM logs. If IM is bothering you, turn off notifications. Or go offline.
Okay. Now, clue me in on how do you define 1Volt?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Let's say I agree to be fingerprinted. That means I'll let them put the ink on my fingers and I'll press my fingers against the paper sheet. Good. Now they are free to try using that paper (or a digital scan of that, or whatever) to unlock my phone.
Let's not forget that that Cyberattacks Can Count As Act of War
In other words: "What are they going to do? Attack?"
Is that what you are saying? Great way to make friends. Or you think, that you don't need any?
In politics, you have to put in all the effort _before_ you get the job.
As someone not living in US - excuse me, but ... this is the best your nation has to offer? Pathetic.
Re: 2 : Not only events, but other things too: e.g. "green" does not really serve any purpose that would answer the question "why". You can ask why Mt. Everest is there, but you can answer about what processes brought it to existence, not what purpose it has.
Mine is: Stolen? Why it isn't public in first place?
(Perhaps because I live in a different part of the world.)
True. But ... anybody else beside distro builders?
If that is the concern, they should get a beacon or strobes.
Free speech? What free speech?
You do realize that Schengen Area, Eurozone and European Union are three different things?
They may be certain - if they have no clue how the thing works. Accessing the same URL may deliver A today, but B tomorrow. It may show C to me and it may show D to you. If you use an URL pointing to a host that you do not control, then you have no control on what that host delivers. By definition. Do we want to outlaw external links? I don't think so.