]"IP addresses... as if that is so clearly identifiable. "
Um, geeky nitpicking aside, that's because they mostly *are* clearly identifiable. The only real exception would be where a large number of machines is hidden behind a NAT router. In that case it would be hard to pick out an individual machine from the external Internet but that situation is hardly ever the case for home users.
The other oft-quoted excuse is if somebody else is using your WiFi to download music. In this case you get two opportunities to secure your access point before they cut you off.
]"my IP address changes all the time, as in every day or even more frequently"
So? I bet your ISP has a log of when a particular IP address was assigned to you. The RIAA will send them IP address + time of day, and, Bingo!
Um, they didn't just dig him up so they could put him back again. He was in an unmarked grave which was dug up by archaeologists. After investigation, they figured out who it was.
What do *you* suggest they should do with the bones? Hmmm?
Throw them in the trash... or rebury them with dignity and a proper headstone?
They're the ones responsible for everybody broadcasting the evil information by default. Even if we sue Google the real criminals can still just drive down the street and collect it.
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Because it's funny to watch this guy sink himself....
You're saying there's a Yahoo user out there who hasn't had their home page hijacked...?
The news never says "US citizens" unless it's a kidnapping or a plane crash in foreign lands.
Nope, the news says "US consumers".... US consumers this, US consumers that...it's all you are to the politicians.
I'm not so sure about that step...not next time around.
A: Because they can.
You expected a built-in feature of the Windows OS to run on Linux?
Spammers don't seem to have too much trouble faking all that email info...
Ummm...did you mean: "I foresee hundreds of well-seeded .avi files with filenames identical to well-known Linux ISOs."?
]"IP addresses... as if that is so clearly identifiable. "
Um, geeky nitpicking aside, that's because they mostly *are* clearly identifiable. The only real exception would be where a large number of machines is hidden behind a NAT router. In that case it would be hard to pick out an individual machine from the external Internet but that situation is hardly ever the case for home users.
The other oft-quoted excuse is if somebody else is using your WiFi to download music. In this case you get two opportunities to secure your access point before they cut you off.
]"my IP address changes all the time, as in every day or even more frequently"
So? I bet your ISP has a log of when a particular IP address was assigned to you. The RIAA will send them IP address + time of day, and, Bingo!
Um, they didn't just dig him up so they could put him back again. He was in an unmarked grave which was dug up by archaeologists. After investigation, they figured out who it was.
What do *you* suggest they should do with the bones? Hmmm?
Throw them in the trash ... or rebury them with dignity and a proper headstone?
Yes...but you can't use it to transmit any information.
The answer is to make all cops wear video cameras and record what they do.
Transparency/accountability is the best weapon against state oppression.
...and long range!
Just like in many places it's illegal to have reinforced doors on you house, etc., in case the police want to get in.
Maybe they're hoping the terrorists will be stupid enough to use it to plan the attack.
What you really need to do is focus on how cool looking the machines for the "power users" are.
"Power users" being the bosses.
For extra Brownie points get them a cool desktop *and* an iPad ("for meetings...")
They're the ones responsible for everybody broadcasting the evil information by default. Even if we sue Google the real criminals can still just drive down the street and collect it.
Make sure you get USB 2.0, too, because USB 1.1 takes ages to copy the porn to a thumbdrive.
Anybody with a disk imager and a copy of Virtual PC...?
Should be able to get them back up and running in a few minutes.
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a) No matter what you choose, the data will be obsolete/wrong by the time the purchase orders go through
b) Pretty much everybody uses the same chipsets/CPUs/RAM anyway so it's a waste of time.
c) Any PC on the market is easily 'fast enough' for general purpose computing.
What you should really be looking for is good warranty, repair-time turnaround and overall vendor reputation.
So that Google maps could figure out where you were by looking for nearby WiFi MAC addresses.
Hope nobody ever moves house and takes their router with them, that could cause a few glitches...
Yep. If the summary is accurate then almost every site in the web would be illegal.
Just because some geriatric judge liked the cut of a particular lawyer's suit.
The point of this is for politicians to claim to be doing something.
The only argument is whether that 'something' is 'making an idiot of themselves', because hardly any voters will vote for them afterward.
Have they worked out a good, legal definition of what constitutes 'porn'? If they haven't then you;d better not take *any* gadget into Australia.