'... the scheme, which so far has no civilian oversight, unclear backing legislation and an appeals process which does not exactly inspire confidence. Why is it those who want to implement this kind of filtering never quite address these sort of concerns up-front?'
Because the intent is to expand their censoring to other things they don't want anyone to access; this is much more difficult with clearly defined legislation - with clear limits - and a well defined appeals process.
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'There is nothing better that anybody else either proposes or would do ....'
That's really sad :(
And people think Trekkers need to get alife!
Or: In related news, America's new CIO has been determined to be an idiot.
Yes, from your arm/wrist movements (really low frequency, non-periodic vibrations).
Auto-wind wrist watches were available even earlier.
Pizza's fine; it's his brother Jabba about whom I worry!
Is he a celebrity?
Never heard the quote "any publicity is good publicity" before?
Yeah, tell that to Bonnie and Clyde.
Mandriva GNU/Linux is out and you're yapping about some localised Hurricane Irene damage?!?!?!?
That's because creationism is both stupid and devoid of evidence.
Didn't feel a thing and don't give a shit.
Wireless + cloud = a much greater need for security engineering.
I guess one could say that he got collared!:)
Would these count as counterfeit bitcoins? ;^)
I wonder whats [sic] changed?
Whinging and whining and Political Correctnes (TM).
'So if you're anything like me, ...'
Thank Vishnu I'm not.
Prisoner No. 6: "I am not a number!"
is good for them!
If you do some other math, that's about two miles wide by 12,500 miles long; enough to reach around the world! :)
Why was such seriously flawed equipment in use for nearly two years without being detected?
Because it hadn't been struck by lightning until now.
Why was it installed in as many as 76 rail stations across the country?
Because hardware designs are re-used.
Are there other problems with the railway apart from equipment flaws?
Probably.
So how does it get to 10%?
'Marijuana is decriminalized up there, right?'
No :(
Using accelerometers to provide orientation (as well as positioning) of objects has been in use in aerospace for many years now.
Great! So where can I buy some marijuana or coke?
'... the scheme, which so far has no civilian oversight, unclear backing legislation and an appeals process which does not exactly inspire confidence. Why is it those who want to implement this kind of filtering never quite address these sort of concerns up-front?'
Because the intent is to expand their censoring to other things they don't want anyone to access; this is much more difficult with clearly defined legislation - with clear limits - and a well defined appeals process.