One of the reasons for wanting the paths flipped around was that the web address would be displayed in proper hierarchical format, with the highest level on the left. Reading the address from left to right would allow you to descend down the tree in a more natural manner.
With the system in place now, the hierarchy starts with the tld, reading from right to left, and then you have to jump past the tld and start reading the hierarchy from left to right. For example:
... 256GB per page is 256 * 1024 * 1024 * 8 = 2147483648 bits per page. A standard 8.5x11 inch page is 93.5 inches^2, so that works out at 2147483648 / 93.5 = 22967740 bits per inch^2 (approx). If a dot can either be printed or not printed then, we're talking about a binary encoding system and taking the square root, then gives you a density of approximately 4792 DPI.
Assuming that this method of encoding was initially designed to work with a standard home printer and assuming a standard printing quality of 300 DPI, that leaves us short by a factor of about 16, (4792 / 300), or 2^4. By using the standard 4 standard CYMK printing colours to encode each bit, we have our factor of 16
My calculations do not take into account the need for any colour registration or error correction areas on the page. I would think however that by increasing the number of colours, it would still be technically feasible to have your 256GB and have plenty of room to include error correction etc.
The only thing that I can't figure out is the requirement for different shapes, maybe the error correction is built in to the shapes being used, but surely there would be more efficient ways of doing it?
Except that Swedish authorities are known to violate the law if they like it.
Fair point. If Relakks were forced to release their logs to a foreign authority, would there be sufficient detail to take a prosecution against a non-Swedish subscriber in a non-Swedish court? (Given that Relakks state that they will keep only the minimum required by Swedish law and that the burden of proof may well be higher in overseas courts).
RELAKKS is a company incorporated in Sweden. The service is basically a Swedish broadband subscription offered over the Internet. This means that the legal framework mainly consists of the The Electronic Communications Act 2003 389. What will this mean if:
Swedish authorities or,
Other organization or individuals demands access to information protected by RELAKKS?
RELAKKS Safe Surf enjoys the strongest legal protection possible under Swedish Law because of the service type (pre-paid flat-rate service). This means that RELAKKS do not have to keep an ordinary customer database (to be able handle transactions etc.). This is of importance if forced to hand over information.
If Swedish authorities can prove beyond reasonable doubt that they have a case for demanding subscription information from RELAKKS (they have to be of the opinion that if convicted the user will be imprisoned fined not enough). .
RELAKKS then have to hand over the subscription information entered by you (but thats all). RELAKKS do not store any subscribtion information about you except what you entered yourself when signing up for the RELAKKS Safe Surf service.
For Swedish authorities to force RELAKKS to hand over traffic data including your RELAKKS IP at a specific point in time, they will have to prove a case with the minimum sentence of two years imprisonment.
Regarding inquires from other parties than Swedish authorities RELAKKS will never turn over any kind of information.
So as long as the Swedish government can prove beforehand that you will be convicted, then they'll hand over the data, otherwise it's no-go. And as for non-Swedish authorities, Relakks say they won't give them anything.
According to this article, Bill Gates has just donated another $600 million, (on top of $300 million already donated), to help fight TB in Africa.
So who's doing more seems to be a bit acedemic at this point.
This is not meant to be a flamebait, but if this article had not been posted to the Apple section, would as many people be putting down Bill Gates for his previous "indescretions"?
One of the problems with E-Voting is that it no longer gives the voter the choice to spoil their ballot. While most people will not want to spoil their ballot, doing so can be a political stand in its own right. It allows the voter to say, "I bothered to show up and vote, but I didn't want to vote for any of the tosspots on the ballot".
Remember this is the country where a childrens TV character (Dustin the Turkey) managed to do better than a major candidate in a Presedential election!
I took Media & Communications Studies as part of a Liberal Arts degree about 10 years ago. I never finished though, dropped out to go back to work. The college that I went to was one of the first in.ie to offer a course like this. At first I thought it was going to be an easy course to take. Something to bring my GPA up. It turned out to be the best and hardest course I took.
It's a fascinating subject covering not just how something works, but why it works as well. It turned out that there was a lot more work involved and most of that work was research into the sociological effects of the various media (TV, film, radio, etc). Plus we got to play around in the colleges radio center and TV studio!
"Sure you can feel all high and mighty when hanging up on guy that dumped butter in his floppy drive to remove a disk, OR you could walk the guy through the process of cleaning the system up, installing a new floppy drive and getting his system fixed, OR assit him in finding a reputable local repair shop in the area to fix it for him."
And what if it is not your job to fix his floppy drive? What if you work for the company that provided the disk? Your responsibilty is the software provided not his hardware. If a customer breaks his computer and it's not provided by the company that pays your wages why should you fix it? What if the hardware is proprietery in some way and you make more of a mess trying to fix the problem? Are you going to be reponsible for any damages incurred? Is your company?
I don't know when or where you worked Tech Support, but it musn't have been any time recently, because any tech worth his salt will tell you that whatever the problem, if it doesn't involve something that your company provides you don't touch it, no matter what you might think you know.
It's not about being high and mighty, it's about being responsible in your job, and doing the job that you were hired for.
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One of the reasons for wanting the paths flipped around was that the web address would be displayed in proper hierarchical format, with the highest level on the left. Reading the address from left to right would allow you to descend down the tree in a more natural manner.
With the system in place now, the hierarchy starts with the tld, reading from right to left, and then you have to jump past the tld and start reading the hierarchy from left to right. For example:
http://www.example.com/folder/subfolfer/file.html .com -> example -> www -> folder -> subfolder -> file.html
The hierarchy is
Not the most elegant way, but still the way that we've become used to.
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It's not deja vu, it's just a glitch in the matrix!
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A bit like this maybe?
Will This do?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/01/apple_gooAssuming that this method of encoding was initially designed to work with a standard home printer and assuming a standard printing quality of 300 DPI, that leaves us short by a factor of about 16, (4792 / 300), or 2^4. By using the standard 4 standard CYMK printing colours to encode each bit, we have our factor of 16
My calculations do not take into account the need for any colour registration or error correction areas on the page. I would think however that by increasing the number of colours, it would still be technically feasible to have your 256GB and have plenty of room to include error correction etc.
The only thing that I can't figure out is the requirement for different shapes, maybe the error correction is built in to the shapes being used, but surely there would be more efficient ways of doing it?
Fair point. If Relakks were forced to release their logs to a foreign authority, would there be sufficient detail to take a prosecution against a non-Swedish subscriber in a non-Swedish court? (Given that Relakks state that they will keep only the minimum required by Swedish law and that the burden of proof may well be higher in overseas courts).
So as long as the Swedish government can prove beforehand that you will be convicted, then they'll hand over the data, otherwise it's no-go. And as for non-Swedish authorities, Relakks say they won't give them anything.
This is not meant to be a flamebait, but if this article had not been posted to the Apple section, would as many people be putting down Bill Gates for his previous "indescretions"?
Remember this is the country where a childrens TV character (Dustin the Turkey) managed to do better than a major candidate in a Presedential election!
I took Media & Communications Studies as part of a Liberal Arts degree about 10 years ago. I never finished though, dropped out to go back to work. The college that I went to was one of the first in .ie to offer a course like this. At first I thought it was going to be an easy course to take. Something to bring my GPA up. It turned out to be the best and hardest course I took.
It's a fascinating subject covering not just how something works, but why it works as well. It turned out that there was a lot more work involved and most of that work was research into the sociological effects of the various media (TV, film, radio, etc). Plus we got to play around in the colleges radio center and TV studio!
And what if it is not your job to fix his floppy drive? What if you work for the company that provided the disk? Your responsibilty is the software provided not his hardware. If a customer breaks his computer and it's not provided by the company that pays your wages why should you fix it? What if the hardware is proprietery in some way and you make more of a mess trying to fix the problem? Are you going to be reponsible for any damages incurred? Is your company?
I don't know when or where you worked Tech Support, but it musn't have been any time recently, because any tech worth his salt will tell you that whatever the problem, if it doesn't involve something that your company provides you don't touch it, no matter what you might think you know.
It's not about being high and mighty, it's about being responsible in your job, and doing the job that you were hired for.