Err... Can anyone say "Trident"? The UK cannot launch Trident missiles without the express say-so of the USA, not through any agreements but because they control and run the Trident computer systems.
It's like the old saying:
"Whats the USA's biggest aircraft carrier?"
"Britain"
Whistleblowers are already dealt with in the UK under the "Official Secrets Act". Anything the Government wants to cover up that would be in the public's interest to know is deemed an "official secret".
Examples include decision-making behind the Iraq war, tanks at Heathrow, etc.
And this is one of the best reasons for open source in government. Outside the US, why would a government run code that cannot be audited? Why risk your national security with software that might contain an NSA backdoor? Paranoid? Absolutely.
Lets not forget the Kiosk feature, giving you command line switches to lock down the browser for an internet cafe or kiosk. Firefox is extremely difficult to lock down in this way, and requests for similar features have been turned down by the developers.
Whoa, this guy writes like a child. That's one terrible article that's made up of a whole lot of myths. It's pretty funny claiming that the EU fine is unfair and uncompetitive!
I'm not sure Microsoft's shareholders would share your sentiment. I'd like to see the market reaction to that announcement: "Our customer base is now halved."
I think you miss his point. You run IPv6 on your internal network. Great. But every time you talk to someone outside that network, you'll be using IPv4.
Who is going to be the first one to switch to the IPv6 internet? No-one. Everyone needs to change at once. And I think that's why many say it's just not going to happen.
Why don't you start using an external IPv6 address and get back to me.
Meanwhile in the UK, the Trading Standards Institute is extending physical "no cold calling zones".
Let's face it, if I want to buy something, I'll do it online or go out and get it. I'm not waiting for someone to come to me with a stack of encyclopedias.. or call me with an amazing offer whilst I'm halfway through my dinner..
When you look at the legal line on a CD, it says copyright 1976 Atlantic Records or copyright 1996 RCA Records. When you look at a book, though, it'll say something like copyright 1999 Susan Faludi, or David Foster Wallace. Authors own their books and license them to publishers. When the contract runs out, writers gets their books back. But record companies own our copyrights forever.
The vast majority of the world's airports are not compatable with the A380 either at the gates, or with the required strength of runways.
I call FUD. Upgrade projects are already underway in most main airports in Europe and Asia. Heathrow's runways and taxiways have already been upgraded. Wouldn't be surprised if they were underway in the US too.
take one of those "CD wipes" - disposeable anti-static cloths soaked in alcohol used to clean LCD displays and CDs. Let it dry out - and tape it over the grill in front of the fan with duct tape. Change it every 3 months.
The wipes cost less than 10 cents each. Maybe I should submit an article to Slashdot!
I'd accept DRM when it wouldn't restrict my fair use. That will never happen, so long as manufacturers and content providers are using DRM to lock people into their proprietary platforms and distribution networks (whilst claiming to use it to combat piracy).
Kraft was owned by notorious tobacco company Philip Morris, until it was transferred to a "shell" parent company called Altria, no doubt to escape all the bad press associated with the Philip Morris brand..
Sure everyone buys a few spare drives.. but make sure you buy more than one RAID card. If the RAID card goes, unless you replace it with an identical make and model, you can kiss your data goodbye.
That's what I like about software RAID on Linux - you can mount the array on another linux box if you need to.
Have yet to see a good comparison between low-end hardware RAID and Linux software RAID..
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Err... Can anyone say "Trident"? The UK cannot launch Trident missiles without the express say-so of the USA, not through any agreements but because they control and run the Trident computer systems.
It's like the old saying:
"Whats the USA's biggest aircraft carrier?" "Britain"
Whistleblowers are already dealt with in the UK under the "Official Secrets Act". Anything the Government wants to cover up that would be in the public's interest to know is deemed an "official secret". Examples include decision-making behind the Iraq war, tanks at Heathrow, etc.
And this is one of the best reasons for open source in government. Outside the US, why would a government run code that cannot be audited? Why risk your national security with software that might contain an NSA backdoor? Paranoid? Absolutely.
4) Torture some more people in Guantanamo Bay
The USA has no moral high ground when it comes to human rights violations.
Lets not forget the Kiosk feature , giving you command line switches to lock down the browser for an internet cafe or kiosk. Firefox is extremely difficult to lock down in this way, and requests for similar features have been turned down by the developers.
Indeed. The Register published an interview with the VMWare CEO that is worth a read. It's been expected for a while and she was clearly open to the idea.
Whoa, this guy writes like a child. That's one terrible article that's made up of a whole lot of myths. It's pretty funny claiming that the EU fine is unfair and uncompetitive!
I'm not sure Microsoft's shareholders would share your sentiment. I'd like to see the market reaction to that announcement: "Our customer base is now halved."
I think you miss his point. You run IPv6 on your internal network. Great. But every time you talk to someone outside that network, you'll be using IPv4. Who is going to be the first one to switch to the IPv6 internet? No-one. Everyone needs to change at once. And I think that's why many say it's just not going to happen. Why don't you start using an external IPv6 address and get back to me.
The IPv6 mess (according to D J Bernstein).
Meanwhile in the UK, the Trading Standards Institute is extending physical "no cold calling zones" .
Let's face it, if I want to buy something, I'll do it online or go out and get it. I'm not waiting for someone to come to me with a stack of encyclopedias.. or call me with an amazing offer whilst I'm halfway through my dinner..
Because you can trust Cisco with your security.
Vint Cerf may be the father of the Internet..
... but we're the mothers that have to make it work!
Did 24 hour supermarkets make people suddenly want to shop 24 hours a day? No.
Likewise, 24 hour bars and pubs will not encourage people to drink 24 hours a day.
I can't wait till he finds out that UK Online port filter their broadband traffic ...
Steve Albini's The Problem with Music is another great one.
This is what I do..
take one of those "CD wipes" - disposeable anti-static cloths soaked in alcohol used to clean LCD displays and CDs. Let it dry out - and tape it over the grill in front of the fan with duct tape. Change it every 3 months.
The wipes cost less than 10 cents each. Maybe I should submit an article to Slashdot!
Or, if you're the UK Government, tell staff to delete email more than three months old .
I'd accept DRM when it wouldn't restrict my fair use. That will never happen, so long as manufacturers and content providers are using DRM to lock people into their proprietary platforms and distribution networks (whilst claiming to use it to combat piracy).
The Gentoo discussion thread, with hard and soft resource limit recommendations, is here.
The same Microsoft that destroys evidence relating to patent cases .
Kraft was owned by notorious tobacco company Philip Morris , until it was transferred to a "shell" parent company called Altria, no doubt to escape all the bad press associated with the Philip Morris brand..
Sure everyone buys a few spare drives.. but make sure you buy more than one RAID card. If the RAID card goes, unless you replace it with an identical make and model, you can kiss your data goodbye.
That's what I like about software RAID on Linux - you can mount the array on another linux box if you need to.
Have yet to see a good comparison between low-end hardware RAID and Linux software RAID..
Ah, Solaris 10, the rootkit writers friend.