Anyone who's read Idoru by William gibsom will recall the underground virtual private internet that a group of hackers created in an effort to evade the over-regulation of the rest of the internet.
Wouldn't this be a good idea? An internet in the internet so to speak. Protected from clueless people and governments. One could put encrypted files at ones ISP and label it with something harmless. Everyone who is a member of this undergroutnd internet could DL it and decrypt...
If you would care to move to Sweden youll find a glorious opportunity to try every taxation method imaginable. Income tax: 27-35 % depending on where you live Sales tax: 25 % Capital Gains tax: 30 %
On top of this there are an seemingly infinite amount of special cases, each with its own tax. Gasoline, Cigarettes, alcohol... etc.
Last thing I heard a member of our parliament (riksdagen) proposed a special tax on fatty foods as he felt this would help him and others lose weight...
When I look at a tree I go: "wow, a tree, it's green, perhaps it's summer". I don't go: "Oh a leaf, another leaf, another leaf, a third leaf,...,YAL, trunk, branches, perhaps this together makes a tree". Unless it's one of my first tree experiences:)
One could improve the human vision greatly by placing the neurons bearing the signals from the sensors to the brain behind the retina rather than obscuring the light. While we're at it, why don't we turn the sensors about so that the sensetive part is facing outwards?
As I understand it they used the detection of a brainwave in one of either half of the brain as an indicator of imageprocessing done in this half. The details of the setup is a little unclear but for this to work in the way they wish (detect a block to the left -> brainwave goes 'ping' in right side of the brain) the subject needs to keep his/hers eyes directed straight ahead in the center of the image.
In a human eye all data collected on the left side of each eye is sent to the left part of the brain and vice versa. Thus, due to the mirroring of the image done in the lens, the right half of the brain process the left half of what is placed before you.
Now... IF the subject has to keep his eyes straight ahead isn't it likely that it takes some concentration and effort to discern details (nicked block or not) in an area removed from the focalpoint? Would this not provoke serial behaviour even if the decoding itself was done in paralell?
It would be nice if everyone routinely used encryption. Todayy a lot of sensitive stuff is sent as openly as postcards just because most users don't know how to open an envelope.
I do it myself... because only really hardcore privacy advocates use encryption it isnt practical to encrypt anything ather than the most extremely top secret stuff (thus branding it: "THIS IS A SECRET MAIL"... not so clever)
What do we need to make e-mail encryption a hit?
A stable and reliable key distribution network (perhaps like the DNS system is for ip-addresses)
Easily installed client software
Perhaps a web-based de-encrypter with https thingys?
A way for a user to read his home-mail at work and vice versa, without compromising his/hers private keys
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Wouldn't this be a good idea? An internet in the internet so to speak. Protected from clueless people and governments. One could put encrypted files at ones ISP and label it with something harmless. Everyone who is a member of this undergroutnd internet could DL it and decrypt...
Just a wild idea...
Income tax: 27-35 % depending on where you live
Sales tax: 25 %
Capital Gains tax: 30 %
On top of this there are an seemingly infinite amount of special cases, each with its own tax. Gasoline, Cigarettes, alcohol... etc.
Last thing I heard a member of our parliament (riksdagen) proposed a special tax on fatty foods as he felt this would help him and others lose weight...
It's a funny world :)
Oops... I stand corrected :)
Blood vessels are placed on the inner surface of the retina, thus further blocking the light and degrading performance.
I don't go: "Oh a leaf, another leaf, another leaf, a third leaf,...,YAL, trunk, branches, perhaps this together makes a tree". Unless it's one of my first tree experiences
I can't wait for a 1.1.x human body ;)
In a human eye all data collected on the left side of each eye is sent to the left part of the brain and vice versa. Thus, due to the mirroring of the image done in the lens, the right half of the brain process the left half of what is placed before you.
Now... IF the subject has to keep his eyes straight ahead isn't it likely that it takes some concentration and effort to discern details (nicked block or not) in an area removed from the focalpoint?
Would this not provoke serial behaviour even if the decoding itself was done in paralell?
I do it myself... because only really hardcore privacy advocates use encryption it isnt practical to encrypt anything ather than the most extremely top secret stuff (thus branding it: "THIS IS A SECRET MAIL"... not so clever)
What do we need to make e-mail encryption a hit?
Oh well...