Holland would be wiped off the map. The highest point anywhere in Denmark is around 400 feet above sea level, so that country would be effectively washed away as well. Do you have any idea how much land would be covered by water (SALT water at that) if the oceans rose 200-300 feet?
There is no difference in the task - but it used to be you got put in the police archive for easy identification, NOT that you gave up all your personal files to the police.
No, that is called 'reasonable suspicion' or something to that effect. In other words, they have evidence that suggests more evidence - and in cases of SWATting, there is a time-sensitive aspect to consider as well.
In this case it seems they only have "Well, someone said there once was something on his computer so this one encrypted drive is definitely the smoking gun!"
So basically your definition of choice boils down to no choice at all.
Look, Linux is a great alternative for some tasks, but Windows is in many areas a de facto monopoly. There is no viable alternative for a LOT of people if they want to have a computer at all that can do what they want a computer to do.
If gas stations started plastering your wind shield with ads each time you went to get gas that is totally their 'right' to do so, and your 'right' to stop getting gas - and in the process ditching your car. How would that work out for you? Could you still get to your job, buy groceries and so on?
Except the 'best possible deal' goes out the window the moment unemployment reaches a relatively high level. By then the employer can go "Work for slavery wage or don't work at all, there are ten other guys right outside who are hungrier than you."
Vaping won't make the problem go away; at least in Denmark vaping is being outlawed in public places same as smoking because it is 'unknown' if the steam is harmful.
It is a little misleading to compare the population density of the entire US to other countries simply because the US is so incredibly big.
Compare your densely populated areas; I'm thinking New York, San Francisco, other big cities like that, and then ask yourself why it's not feasible to at least roll out fiber or 100% 4-bar cell coverage just in those areas.
And the way the major newspapers structure their websites makes it all but impossible to find any articles older than two days. Gimme a while, I'll find them. In the meantime explain how spitting is racism, though.
Apologies for the article being in Danish, it happens with things from Denmark. Google Translate should be able to give you the broad idea.
Basically, large group of refugees came marching up the highway back in September. Guy stands on an overpass and is caught on camera spitting down on them. He was convicted earlier this month under the socalled racism paragraph, fined 5000 DKR (approximately 800 USD).
This right here is the issue with censorship laws.
Back when most countries implemented their individual laws against censorship most large gathering spots were owned by the government - town halls, plazas and the like. It made sense to direct that law against the government.
But today we don't meet around the village well to discuss the state of the world. We meet on privately owned venues in the form of forums, Facebook, Twitter and so on - and yet these places are free to regulate what you are allowed to talk about as much as they want. An argument I often saw touted on WoW's forum was that Blizzard was under no requirement to 'pay for hard drive space' for posts speaking ill of Blizzard or their products. That censorship is FINE as long as it isn't the government doing it.
So unable to censor things the government did the second best thing: They outsourced the censorship to the companies and the people loved it.
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Beachfront property, right.
Holland would be wiped off the map. The highest point anywhere in Denmark is around 400 feet above sea level, so that country would be effectively washed away as well. Do you have any idea how much land would be covered by water (SALT water at that) if the oceans rose 200-300 feet?
There is no difference in the task - but it used to be you got put in the police archive for easy identification, NOT that you gave up all your personal files to the police.
There is a time and a place for profanity.
"All the time" and "everywhere" are not those.
For that sum you could build a small forest of Burj Khalifas -- the world's tallest building, in Dubai, which each cost $1.5 billion.
At 23 trees that IS a very small forest.
Treaties should only last a generation. Then when they're about to expire they can be revisited and renegotiated.
What do people really expect, visiting such seedy and nefarious parts of the internet like the official website of a toy producer.
No, that is called 'reasonable suspicion' or something to that effect. In other words, they have evidence that suggests more evidence - and in cases of SWATting, there is a time-sensitive aspect to consider as well.
In this case it seems they only have "Well, someone said there once was something on his computer so this one encrypted drive is definitely the smoking gun!"
So basically your definition of choice boils down to no choice at all.
Look, Linux is a great alternative for some tasks, but Windows is in many areas a de facto monopoly. There is no viable alternative for a LOT of people if they want to have a computer at all that can do what they want a computer to do.
If gas stations started plastering your wind shield with ads each time you went to get gas that is totally their 'right' to do so, and your 'right' to stop getting gas - and in the process ditching your car. How would that work out for you? Could you still get to your job, buy groceries and so on?
Except the 'best possible deal' goes out the window the moment unemployment reaches a relatively high level. By then the employer can go "Work for slavery wage or don't work at all, there are ten other guys right outside who are hungrier than you."
Officially I pay for a 2mbit ADSL connection and I get a 448/96 kbit connection. Consistently, sure, but that doesn't mean I'm happy.
And at what point does getting what you pay for somehow NOT equal consistency?
Arguable for links to Youtube.
Bad for anything about bayous.
I read it as an expression of boredom or indifference, a shrug of the shoulders same as using 'dunno' when you don't actually care either.
Vaping won't make the problem go away; at least in Denmark vaping is being outlawed in public places same as smoking because it is 'unknown' if the steam is harmful.
I wish I was kidding.
It is a little misleading to compare the population density of the entire US to other countries simply because the US is so incredibly big.
Compare your densely populated areas; I'm thinking New York, San Francisco, other big cities like that, and then ask yourself why it's not feasible to at least roll out fiber or 100% 4-bar cell coverage just in those areas.
Meanwhile, terrorists are smart enough not to label a money transfer as ISIS BOMB FUNDING.
Dude, that sounds like a code phrase in a 50s spy movie.
The complete list is actually really short.
It's Pocahontas but with BLUE people.
That is a move that his kids aged 2 and 4 will understand and accept as the reason why they can't watch Frozen for the 1001st time.
They will lobby for a law to make it illegal not to buy at least five of their movies per year.
The issue seems to be "Unpatched software vulnerable to exploits".
And the way the major newspapers structure their websites makes it all but impossible to find any articles older than two days. Gimme a while, I'll find them. In the meantime explain how spitting is racism, though.
Okay, I'm genuinely curious. Which races are there to choose from?
Caucasians as a unique race?
Africans as a unique race?
Asians as a unique race?
Arabs as a unique race?
Just a single race; the human race?
http://www.bt.dk/danmark/spytt...
Apologies for the article being in Danish, it happens with things from Denmark. Google Translate should be able to give you the broad idea.
Basically, large group of refugees came marching up the highway back in September. Guy stands on an overpass and is caught on camera spitting down on them. He was convicted earlier this month under the socalled racism paragraph, fined 5000 DKR (approximately 800 USD).
This right here is the issue with censorship laws.
Back when most countries implemented their individual laws against censorship most large gathering spots were owned by the government - town halls, plazas and the like. It made sense to direct that law against the government.
But today we don't meet around the village well to discuss the state of the world. We meet on privately owned venues in the form of forums, Facebook, Twitter and so on - and yet these places are free to regulate what you are allowed to talk about as much as they want. An argument I often saw touted on WoW's forum was that Blizzard was under no requirement to 'pay for hard drive space' for posts speaking ill of Blizzard or their products. That censorship is FINE as long as it isn't the government doing it.
So unable to censor things the government did the second best thing: They outsourced the censorship to the companies and the people loved it.