to just block the whole Net? That way, you can't visit any website, thus avoid all websites hosting malware. Either that or have a patched, updated browser, and use smart surfing habits.
malicious ware? How can something be non-malicious malicious ware? Doesn't that contradict itself? And how does releasing something that does something to someone's computer without their computer considered a good thing?
Look at the difference between Internet gambling and having to gamble in person.
With the Internet, it is so easy to lose money. You hop on, gamble, and there goes your money. At least with a casino, you have to make the effort of going there in person.
But, personally, I don't think credit cards should be used to facilitate any form of gambling, Internet or otherwise. If you don't have the money, perhaps you shouldn't be gambling.
Plus, letting online gambling be legal would pose the question of how the government regulates something that could end up costing you your house. Can anyone imagine losing their house because the government didn't properly regulate a given industry? Have we ever had something like that happen? Hmmm...
Not that I am saying they do, but I can't help but wonder. What about those membership cards you get at grocery stores, saying you saved X amount of dollars in a given purchase? Couldn't they just raise the price, then create a sale, saying that you saved? Comparison shopping is always best.
I second this product. At the very least, if something does go wrong, for whatever reason, it should keep the disk in a clean state. Just make sure to have a second partition on the disk so they can save stuff.
That is why we have to love how Google does their ads. Graphical ads just don't feel safe. But, maybe I'm paranoid. Maybe it's the flash ads that are the real offenders.
So, either banner blocking software, or perhaps freeze software, so if someone is infected, a reboot brings it back to status quo.
You got Hulu which is supported by ads. For every single person who views a show, they view ads.
Businesses pay for these ads to be shown. Maybe it's like 10 cents for a 30 second commercial, times the number of times its viewed, or something like that.
Since the advertisements are geared towards American audiences, when someone from a non-American audience views it, it devalues what the ads are worth. A business can argue since their target is Americans, and if let's say 50% of viewers are non-Americans, then they should only have to pay like 5 cents per 30 second commercial per viewer, and not the full price.
As the number of people viewing Hulu increases, and assume that the percentage of Americans viewing in total viewership decreases, then the profit Hulu makes falls.
Assuming that the number of American viewers is static, Hulu has to pay for more people to view their site, while having a fixed influx of revenue.
Of course, this can be solved simply if content providers allowed other countries to view the site, and also had advertisers geared towards that audience.
Well, don't do online banking. Or, use a totally separate computer to do online banking. Only use the web browser to access one's bank account. Or look for those "freeze" type software, which makes the harddrive essentially read only. Also, it doesn't hurt to check which processes you are running, and whether any of those are unusual.
I didn't think about the identify theft issue. I was thinking that if someone stole someone else's ID card, they could commit identify theft using their ID number, in terms of using someone else's name in the private registration part.
But yeah, good point. What if the private registration company commits identify theft against the individual? I don't know.
Assume it is a given spammers use fake names and addresses. Then, what if we require private registration services to verify names and addresses?
An address can be verified by sending a postcard through the mail. As for verifying one's name, perhaps the driver's license ID number or something? (Or state ID number, if one lacks a license.)
Since a state ID number can be verified online in some states, it would tie someone to the domain, even if it's identify theft. (Let's hope that's not the case.)
If you get a lot of in-game currency doing things for people in the game, and exchange it for a whole lot of game time, given that game time has real value, couldn't the IRS see that as potential income?
But organ donation should remain voluntary at all costs. Meaning, someone executed should have the right to keep all of his or her organs. But, my original thought is that someone might be pressured to redeem him or herself by permitting such a donation.
I would assume the alternative to capital punishment is a life sentence, and that a judge would have to make a decision as to whether sentence someone to life in prison or to death.
Do they have juries in China? If so, do the juries have any say in whether someone gets life in prison or the death sentence?
It needs to be completely voluntary. But, even if it is voluntary, prisoners can be pressured into donating an organ in order to "redeem" themselves.
Unlike being an organ donor who dies of an accident, capital punishment is inflicting death onto someone.
If judges have something to gain, one way or another, then perhaps capital punishment should be taken out of their hands, and be put into another group's hands. I don't know how the justice system works in China, so I can't say much.
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to just block the whole Net? That way, you can't visit any website, thus avoid all websites hosting malware. Either that or have a patched, updated browser, and use smart surfing habits.
malicious ware? How can something be non-malicious malicious ware? Doesn't that contradict itself? And how does releasing something that does something to someone's computer without their computer considered a good thing?
Look at the difference between Internet gambling and having to gamble in person.
With the Internet, it is so easy to lose money. You hop on, gamble, and there goes your money. At least with a casino, you have to make the effort of going there in person.
But, personally, I don't think credit cards should be used to facilitate any form of gambling, Internet or otherwise. If you don't have the money, perhaps you shouldn't be gambling.
Plus, letting online gambling be legal would pose the question of how the government regulates something that could end up costing you your house. Can anyone imagine losing their house because the government didn't properly regulate a given industry? Have we ever had something like that happen? Hmmm...
Except for the stores that require little to no information to get the card.
Not that I am saying they do, but I can't help but wonder. What about those membership cards you get at grocery stores, saying you saved X amount of dollars in a given purchase? Couldn't they just raise the price, then create a sale, saying that you saved? Comparison shopping is always best.
Campaign finance reform would be a must. But, there are some issues.
What about unknown candidates, and their lack of name recognition compared to an incumbent?
What about term limits? Two year term means they're always in campaign mode, sort of.
I second this product. At the very least, if something does go wrong, for whatever reason, it should keep the disk in a clean state. Just make sure to have a second partition on the disk so they can save stuff.
I am reminded of those "I'm a Mac, and I'm a PC" commercials. So, Mac's "little brother" I guess is susceptible to the same plagues PCs are.
That is why we have to love how Google does their ads. Graphical ads just don't feel safe. But, maybe I'm paranoid. Maybe it's the flash ads that are the real offenders.
So, either banner blocking software, or perhaps freeze software, so if someone is infected, a reboot brings it back to status quo.
I think the question is, whether those businesses were in violation when their buildings were originally constructed.
You got Hulu which is supported by ads. For every single person who views a show, they view ads.
Businesses pay for these ads to be shown. Maybe it's like 10 cents for a 30 second commercial, times the number of times its viewed, or something like that.
Since the advertisements are geared towards American audiences, when someone from a non-American audience views it, it devalues what the ads are worth. A business can argue since their target is Americans, and if let's say 50% of viewers are non-Americans, then they should only have to pay like 5 cents per 30 second commercial per viewer, and not the full price.
As the number of people viewing Hulu increases, and assume that the percentage of Americans viewing in total viewership decreases, then the profit Hulu makes falls.
Assuming that the number of American viewers is static, Hulu has to pay for more people to view their site, while having a fixed influx of revenue.
Of course, this can be solved simply if content providers allowed other countries to view the site, and also had advertisers geared towards that audience.
Well, don't do online banking.
Or, use a totally separate computer to do online banking. Only use the web browser to access one's bank account.
Or look for those "freeze" type software, which makes the harddrive essentially read only.
Also, it doesn't hurt to check which processes you are running, and whether any of those are unusual.
the thing that should stand out the most is the part mentioning how someone uses cow milk to heat his house.
I didn't think about the identify theft issue. I was thinking that if someone stole someone else's ID card, they could commit identify theft using their ID number, in terms of using someone else's name in the private registration part.
But yeah, good point. What if the private registration company commits identify theft against the individual? I don't know.
The parent really needs to be moderated up to something higher than a three. It's not just informative, it's insightful.
Assume it is a given spammers use fake names and addresses. Then, what if we require private registration services to verify names and addresses?
An address can be verified by sending a postcard through the mail. As for verifying one's name, perhaps the driver's license ID number or something? (Or state ID number, if one lacks a license.)
Since a state ID number can be verified online in some states, it would tie someone to the domain, even if it's identify theft. (Let's hope that's not the case.)
Do we sign our name in cursive or print when signing contracts and whatnot?
Plus, there are advantages. Google search: cursive writing advantages
If you get a lot of in-game currency doing things for people in the game, and exchange it for a whole lot of game time, given that game time has real value, couldn't the IRS see that as potential income?
Simplicity is the key... just like my post.
I can't help but wonder, what about having bnk or bnak or bakn in domain names? What about misspellings?
This is stupid. This is why we need to create a dot-bank tld.
I think it is a fine of $16k if caught. That's a lot of money, don't you think?
What I am concerned about is browsewraps, and whether those count as written permission.
But organ donation should remain voluntary at all costs. Meaning, someone executed should have the right to keep all of his or her organs. But, my original thought is that someone might be pressured to redeem him or herself by permitting such a donation.
I would assume the alternative to capital punishment is a life sentence, and that a judge would have to make a decision as to whether sentence someone to life in prison or to death.
Do they have juries in China? If so, do the juries have any say in whether someone gets life in prison or the death sentence?
It needs to be completely voluntary. But, even if it is voluntary, prisoners can be pressured into donating an organ in order to "redeem" themselves.
Unlike being an organ donor who dies of an accident, capital punishment is inflicting death onto someone.
If judges have something to gain, one way or another, then perhaps capital punishment should be taken out of their hands, and be put into another group's hands. I don't know how the justice system works in China, so I can't say much.