I should like to consider the folk song, and expound briefly on a theory I have held for some time, to the effect that the reason most folk songs are so atrocious is that they were written by the people. If professional songwriters had written them instead, things might have turned out considerably differently.
The track ("Clementine") is well worth listening to, as is most of the album, and I believe the label is not part of the RIAA.
were on a train travelling from Glasgow to Edinburgh when they saw a sheep. The psychologist said, "Look: Scottish sheep are black!" The economist replied, "Well, we can at least say that some Scottish sheep are black." At this the mathematician spoke up: "There exists at least one sheep in Scotland at least one side of which is black."
He was also probably the most useless Member of Parliament ever, speaking in the House on only one occasion, and then to ask that a window be closed because there was a cold draught.
Some detector vans actually contain detectors. Others are bluffs. Same as speed cameras. (And as regards the database - they'll call on houses which don't have TVs too: I've answered the door to them before).
But surely changing your passwords every week is good? (Well, against external attackers - not so good against internal attackers if you have to write your password on a PostIt and stick it to your monitor).
Sounds like you're better at soldering than Michael - I'm not sure whether the into-the-outdoors-with-gun-and-solder department is about soldering things to your gun or using gunpowder to melt the solder, but both sound a bit pointless.
Alas, a big anachronism - and I'm not sure the Monty Python team knew it. The word "Jehovah" was invented by people who didn't twig that the Jewish scrolls gave the consonants for Yahweh, which was the original text, with the vowels for Adonai (Lord), as a reminder to say that instead. Yahweh was the name considered too holy to say.
Ah - cultural differences. Over here in Britain your National Insurance number is only used by the Inland Revenue - although when I last moved house I was warned to get mail redirected to prevent identity fraudsters sending back the junk credit card application forms I get, for which name and address seems to suffice.
So I'm sure you won't mind posting your credit card number, bank account numbers, and any associated PINs / passwords. Oh, and your full name and address, while you're at it.
Might it be so the Boundaries Commission has information on the distribution of voters when determining constituencies? It's so long since the last census that I can't recall whether or not voting entitlement was covered.
Actually, thinking about it, maybe it's more likely to be so that people aren't deprived of their vote because the head of the household threw out the form.
I'm sure the information is in Hansard, and certainly the debates about the Representation of the People Act amendments of 2000 are available online, but I can't be bothered to track through the "about 13,000" results Google gets.
The first part makes sense. The second doesn't - if they'd come up with something novel, the thing to do is to patent it as a precaution against someone else doing the same and then to licence the patent for free. There might be issues of lack of consideration, but I expect those could be worked around by a mutual-benefit clause in the licence.
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Disclaimer, because I know I'll need it: I'm not saying that i) I violate copyright; ii) I support copyright violation.
Since you believe in pedantry, I'm sure you won't mind me pointing out that it's "modus operandi".
Why do they need to sniff the password if they can sniff the cookie? Surely the cookie wasn't sent over SSL and the password in plaintext.
He was also probably the most useless Member of Parliament ever, speaking in the House on only one occasion, and then to ask that a window be closed because there was a cold draught.
You beat me to mention Gauss, but he, like Newton, also did some work in optics.
Some detector vans actually contain detectors. Others are bluffs. Same as speed cameras. (And as regards the database - they'll call on houses which don't have TVs too: I've answered the door to them before).
Assuming the Netherlands to comply with European data protection legislation, handing out information on your customers like that is already illegal.
I share my name with some people who are far more famous than me. My username, however, was unique last time I Googled it.
The mods understood. Well, two of them. I've no idea why I was modded insightful.
But surely changing your passwords every week is good? (Well, against external attackers - not so good against internal attackers if you have to write your password on a PostIt and stick it to your monitor).
I can't believe this hasn't made it to +5 Insightful yet.
Sounds like you're better at soldering than Michael - I'm not sure whether the into-the-outdoors-with-gun-and-solder department is about soldering things to your gun or using gunpowder to melt the solder, but both sound a bit pointless.
Profit for the cable company.
That's the standard security usage of the word.
Alas, a big anachronism - and I'm not sure the Monty Python team knew it. The word "Jehovah" was invented by people who didn't twig that the Jewish scrolls gave the consonants for Yahweh, which was the original text, with the vowels for Adonai (Lord), as a reminder to say that instead. Yahweh was the name considered too holy to say.
Ah - cultural differences. Over here in Britain your National Insurance number is only used by the Inland Revenue - although when I last moved house I was warned to get mail redirected to prevent identity fraudsters sending back the junk credit card application forms I get, for which name and address seems to suffice.
Actually, thinking about it, maybe it's more likely to be so that people aren't deprived of their vote because the head of the household threw out the form.
I'm sure the information is in Hansard, and certainly the debates about the Representation of the People Act amendments of 2000 are available online, but I can't be bothered to track through the "about 13,000" results Google gets.
Your gear must be really expensive, because by not filling in the voting registration form correctly you risk a thousand pound fine.
The first part makes sense. The second doesn't - if they'd come up with something novel, the thing to do is to patent it as a precaution against someone else doing the same and then to licence the patent for free. There might be issues of lack of consideration, but I expect those could be worked around by a mutual-benefit clause in the licence.
You do seem to be assuming either that the car's being driven non-stop or that it can't store any energy.
On the other hand, it is constrained by its Charter, which talks about getting approval for some things from the appropriate Secretary of State.
Non-commercial copyright infringement is a civil offence, not a criminal one.