We hand-over our freedoms on a silver platter in the name of security, morality and sadly religion as well in our ever ongoing stride to make our world perfect. Apparently you think I am one of these people. I sincerely believe I'm not. Just because I believe that there are some (rare) circumstances where it's OK to curb free speech does not mean that I'd approve of every inhibition of free speech. And the fact that I believe that Europe is more free than Turkey does not mean that I am not at all critical of Europe.
[quote]Just because something is worse somewhere else doesn't make the less bad any good. [/quote] Be that as it may, GP compared Europe to a dictatorship because of hate speech laws. And although these hate speech laws might be an impediment to absolute free speech, calling Europe a dictatorship because of them simply makes no sense.
I don't know which constitution you are referring but assuming you are European there are two possibilities:
1. You live in Belarus.
2. You live in one of those countries where racist parties could be outlawed.
Although I don't believe that outlawing *any* opinion is a good idea, by no means is that worse than Turkey, where someone was convicted to a jail sentence when he referred to terrorist/freedom fighter(*) Ocalan as 'Mr. Ocalan'.
Don't be ridiculous. Hate speechs laws in (some) EU countries might be harsher than in the US, but these laws are not in the same league as what Turkey is pulling off here. And when critisizing free speech in Europe, you might want to keep in mind cases like The Fishman Affidavit, in which the Dutch supreme court ruled that the right of the public to know about the practises of Scientology superceded the intellectual property of Scientology of their teachings.
If you'd actually read the entire article, which admittedly is a lot to ask, you'd have known that the local TV station used the same setup as an uplink, saving a cool $20.000
Suggesting that this increase of power consumption is alarming is absurd. I don't think there is anyone here who claims that. However, this does mean that server power is a more suitable candidate to look to for potential energy savings now than it was 5 years ago.
Im not sure what was more ridiculous: The machine that generated tsunamis in Los Angeles all the way from polynesia, the tiny squids they used as a poison or the super hot physics major.
Now I don't know whether to read Prey or not. Gee. I liked prey. It sure was better than state of fear, although it wasn't nearly as good as Airframe or Disclosure.
That's because it's easier to identify with people than with the companies they (are perceived to) represent. People dislike America because of Bush, people like Virgin because of Richard Branson and when the public perception of Bill Gates changes, so will the public perception of Microsoft.
I totally agree. Doesn't the fact that's it's so darn hard to make a simple three column layout mean that CSS is broken? I do exactly the same thing like you: using tables and hoping blind people will understand (I use ALT tags on every image to compensate;).
I haven't read the book, but given the fact that creating a simple three column layout that works on every browser and looks good too is far from trivial, one can conclude two things:
In the Netherlands, about 60000 hospital admissions can be attributed to avoidable problems with medication (e.g. taking penicilin whilst being allergic to it). The information is there, it's just not accessible. Yes, this is a serieus problem and IT can make a difference. In different countries there are different approaches:
- In the UK, all medical information will be put into one huge central database ('the Spine'). All pharmacists, phycisians and GPs can choose between about 4 programs, all government mandated. The project is suffering from huge delays, widespread criticism and is already considered a failure.
- In Germany, all medical information will also be stored in a central database. Everyone will get a smartcard which will be needed to access this information. This will ensure patient control over their information.
- In the Netherlands, the main idea is that the care provider will retain control over the patient data. A central directory will know the whereabouts of this information and serve as an information broker between Healthcare Information Systems. Eventually, all software will have to support certain interaction with this central directory. The interactions will be based on HL7v3, an international standard.
Since I am involved in implementing the dutch system, that's the one I know most about. I believe it's a good idea and a good compromise between availability of data and privacy. That being said, the system (called AORTA) does have some issues which will need to be resolved before widespreak adoption can take place.
I've been telling all my friends buying new PCs to avoid Vista as well, until at least the first service pack is released. Microsoft must be devastated. Hold on, I'm selling all my shares!
In fact, during the general assembly elections of november 2006 a lot of counties decided to revert to old-skool paper and pencil voting because of the same issues. Wijvertrouwenstemcomputersniet.nl has done some excellent work!
Its too the point that Google is a cultural icon. So was Altavista, back in the day.
There is a lot of critisism on google about privacy concerns. It is conceivable that Google will not be able to preserve their 'do'nt be evil' image. However, if that would happen I don't think a government built search engine would be a suitable replacement.
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[quote]Just because something is worse somewhere else doesn't make the less bad any good. [/quote]
Be that as it may, GP compared Europe to a dictatorship because of hate speech laws. And although these hate speech laws might be an impediment to absolute free speech, calling Europe a dictatorship because of them simply makes no sense.
Agreed. As long as Turkey does not respect human rights, as far as I'm concerned they have no place in the European Union.
I don't know which constitution you are referring but assuming you are European there are two possibilities:
1. You live in Belarus.
2. You live in one of those countries where racist parties could be outlawed.
Although I don't believe that outlawing *any* opinion is a good idea, by no means is that worse than Turkey, where someone was convicted to a jail sentence when he referred to terrorist/freedom fighter(*) Ocalan as 'Mr. Ocalan'.
(*) Depends on whom you ask.
Don't be ridiculous. Hate speechs laws in (some) EU countries might be harsher than in the US, but these laws are not in the same league as what Turkey is pulling off here. And when critisizing free speech in Europe, you might want to keep in mind cases like The Fishman Affidavit, in which the Dutch supreme court ruled that the right of the public to know about the practises of Scientology superceded the intellectual property of Scientology of their teachings.
It depends. Just check the Evil bit.
You mean like this?
Good thinking, you should call NASA. They probably haven't thought about that yet.
If you'd actually read the entire article, which admittedly is a lot to ask, you'd have known that the local TV station used the same setup as an uplink, saving a cool $20.000
I'd hope not - one of the terrorist acts described in the book is a major outbreak of Ebola in the United States.
Kill ten, and it's terrorism - kill a million and it's genocide?
That's because it's easier to identify with people than with the companies they (are perceived to) represent. People dislike America because of Bush, people like Virgin because of Richard Branson and when the public perception of Bill Gates changes, so will the public perception of Microsoft.
I totally agree. Doesn't the fact that's it's so darn hard to make a simple three column layout mean that CSS is broken? I do exactly the same thing like you: using tables and hoping blind people will understand (I use ALT tags on every image to compensate ;).
In the Netherlands, about 60000 hospital admissions can be attributed to avoidable problems with medication (e.g. taking penicilin whilst being allergic to it). The information is there, it's just not accessible. Yes, this is a serieus problem and IT can make a difference. In different countries there are different approaches:
- In the UK, all medical information will be put into one huge central database ('the Spine'). All pharmacists, phycisians and GPs can choose between about 4 programs, all government mandated. The project is suffering from huge delays, widespread criticism and is already considered a failure.
- In Germany, all medical information will also be stored in a central database. Everyone will get a smartcard which will be needed to access this information. This will ensure patient control over their information.
- In the Netherlands, the main idea is that the care provider will retain control over the patient data. A central directory will know the whereabouts of this information and serve as an information broker between Healthcare Information Systems. Eventually, all software will have to support certain interaction with this central directory. The interactions will be based on HL7v3, an international standard.
Since I am involved in implementing the dutch system, that's the one I know most about. I believe it's a good idea and a good compromise between availability of data and privacy. That being said, the system (called AORTA) does have some issues which will need to be resolved before widespreak adoption can take place.
- Blue screen
- Ctrl-alt-delete
- That cute little paperclip
I'll guarantee: It will be a lot of fun. That is, of course, until they start covering Windows ME. That's when you die.If the service is in the Beta phase it's Label. If it's in Alpha, it would be tag.
And if it's in production... well... how would we know?
In fact, during the general assembly elections of november 2006 a lot of counties decided to revert to old-skool paper and pencil voting because of the same issues. Wijvertrouwenstemcomputersniet.nl has done some excellent work!
There is a lot of critisism on google about privacy concerns. It is conceivable that Google will not be able to preserve their 'do'nt be evil' image. However, if that would happen I don't think a government built search engine would be a suitable replacement.
I understand your sentiment. But the rigid approach does have some merit. Does SCO ring a bell?