We've already seen that companies 'doing business' with the NSA have been prohibited from talking about it. In other words, they may have been threatened by the government (even with jail time) if they reveal their connections to the NSA.
It just goes to show - if you want secure code, you should write it carefully in the first place. Because trying to fix it later is an order of magnitude more expensive, and probably won't work anyway.
Do Not Track has to be turned off (by default) because advertising companies (specifically, Google) have threatened to ignore it if it was turned on by default. That is the main reason everyone turned it off by default.
I'm ok with major sections of the internet going away if it means we also lose advertising.
The sites I care about, I'm willing to donate to in order to help them stay up. That includes Slashdot.
I know this will get me modded down on/. But that is why I've come to seriously doubt the idea of anthropocentric global warming over the last several years, and why I have come to believe that the issue is more about religious zealotry and social agendas than actual science.
The key is to recognize what is supported by evidence, and what is still hypothesis.
Strongly supported: adding CO2 to the atmosphere will generally cause warming.
Hypothesis: adding CO2 will cause so much warming that there will be a disaster.
Hypothesis: our computer models can accurately predict the climate of the future.
A lot of people have trouble with the idea that parts of AGW theory can be well established, but other parts are highly conjectural. It's ok to accept some parts while doubting other parts.
I read somewhere that Winston Churchill considered WW2 to be merely an extension of the first world war. Much like the hundred years war (or the thirty year war) wasn't a single campaign, I guess.
And no, the Spanish train bombings also failed to be productive for the terrorists. Note the lack of any actual change in the Middle East.
Yeah, this proves you're just out to argue. You're knowledge-less.
If a thousand generals from war came to you and said, "Terrorism is an effective tactic," you would still argue.
If God himself came and told you, "terrorism is an effective tactic," you would still disagree.
If a terrorism changed your own personal behavior, you would still find a way to argue with it.
Unless you have something interesting to add, I'm out, Mr Arguer.
Why does anyone require 'due diligence' and fact-checking against insane violent assholes like these Sunni extremist fuckstains that laughingly call themselves the 'Islamic State' (as if they have the skillset or civilized restraint to actually run a country peacefully)?
Mainly so you don't accidentally kill the neighbor of the insane extremist, when the neighbor is actually a rather nice guy.
If they hadn't continued the terrorism, they wouldn't have been given the chance to demonstrate wisdom by giving it up at the proper moment.
Another person in this thread pointed to the Spain train bombings as another example of effective terrorism. Which of course isn't to say that terrorism is always effective: I would guess that the bombings here in France will prove to have been a mistake.
Without my papers I am a non entity and have no right to walk the streets
That's not true......more than once I've been pulled over while on foot at night. I had no need to bring my wallet, so I didn't have my driver's license. It wasn't a problem at all. In one case, the policeman looked up my license on the computer, in the other case, he just let me go.
How can you trust these online services? One of the biggest IT related companies was behind this service, yet they pull the plug.
You can't. Microsoft has already done this sort of thing before with "Plays For Sure." Storing your data on other people's servers ("The Cloud") is a way to lose it when you don't have some kind of backup.
Buying music on iTunes (or other places without DRM) is fine, though.....if iTunes goes away, you can still play it.
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We've already seen that companies 'doing business' with the NSA have been prohibited from talking about it. In other words, they may have been threatened by the government (even with jail time) if they reveal their connections to the NSA.
So, G+ is slowly becoming what Orkut was..
How was Orkut? (I remember it was popular among some segments)
As used in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency.
It just goes to show - if you want secure code, you should write it carefully in the first place. Because trying to fix it later is an order of magnitude more expensive, and probably won't work anyway.
Stop pretending that Do Not Track has ever been anything except a misdirection to keep someone else from imposing regulations on them.
Misdirection from who? It wasn't proposed by advertisers.
Do Not Track has to be turned off (by default) because advertising companies (specifically, Google) have threatened to ignore it if it was turned on by default. That is the main reason everyone turned it off by default.
I'm ok with major sections of the internet going away if it means we also lose advertising.
The sites I care about, I'm willing to donate to in order to help them stay up. That includes Slashdot.
I have had similar thoughts on the topic.
I know this will get me modded down on /. But that is why I've come to seriously doubt the idea of anthropocentric global warming over the last several years, and why I have come to believe that the issue is more about religious zealotry and social agendas than actual science.
The key is to recognize what is supported by evidence, and what is still hypothesis.
Strongly supported: adding CO2 to the atmosphere will generally cause warming.
Hypothesis: adding CO2 will cause so much warming that there will be a disaster.
Hypothesis: our computer models can accurately predict the climate of the future.
A lot of people have trouble with the idea that parts of AGW theory can be well established, but other parts are highly conjectural. It's ok to accept some parts while doubting other parts.
Mythical Man Month talked about this. It points out that with a small team, any development methodology can work.
Scrum is fine, but let's not pretend it's some kind of miracle.
"Rise of the Crybullies"
That article is really interesting. Unfortunately it is difficult to understand.
How do they explain problems like the natural decline all athletes face around age 40?
The question is whether the mice actually lived longer. The article doesn't answer that question.
Policeman shines his lights on you and tells you to stop and come over.
I read somewhere that Winston Churchill considered WW2 to be merely an extension of the first world war. Much like the hundred years war (or the thirty year war) wasn't a single campaign, I guess.
And no, the Spanish train bombings also failed to be productive for the terrorists. Note the lack of any actual change in the Middle East.
Yeah, this proves you're just out to argue. You're knowledge-less.
If a thousand generals from war came to you and said, "Terrorism is an effective tactic," you would still argue.
If God himself came and told you, "terrorism is an effective tactic," you would still disagree.
If a terrorism changed your own personal behavior, you would still find a way to argue with it.
Unless you have something interesting to add, I'm out, Mr Arguer.
Has that ever happened?
Why does anyone require 'due diligence' and fact-checking against insane violent assholes like these Sunni extremist fuckstains that laughingly call themselves the 'Islamic State' (as if they have the skillset or civilized restraint to actually run a country peacefully)?
Mainly so you don't accidentally kill the neighbor of the insane extremist, when the neighbor is actually a rather nice guy.
That's probably the most informative post in this thread.
Yes, that's roughly how it went. It was kind of spooky getting pulled over, with bright lights shining on me, I couldn't see who it was, etc
Because I get pulled over while walking on the street at night? I'm sure that happens all the time to white people.
If they hadn't continued the terrorism, they wouldn't have been given the chance to demonstrate wisdom by giving it up at the proper moment.
Another person in this thread pointed to the Spain train bombings as another example of effective terrorism. Which of course isn't to say that terrorism is always effective: I would guess that the bombings here in France will prove to have been a mistake.
Nice post.....I think your first paragraph matches federal law, too (at least as far as I understand it).
Without my papers I am a non entity and have no right to walk the streets
That's not true......more than once I've been pulled over while on foot at night. I had no need to bring my wallet, so I didn't have my driver's license. It wasn't a problem at all. In one case, the policeman looked up my license on the computer, in the other case, he just let me go.
How can you trust these online services? One of the biggest IT related companies was behind this service, yet they pull the plug.
You can't. Microsoft has already done this sort of thing before with "Plays For Sure." Storing your data on other people's servers ("The Cloud") is a way to lose it when you don't have some kind of backup.
Buying music on iTunes (or other places without DRM) is fine, though.....if iTunes goes away, you can still play it.