Europol talks about terrorists - I'm not sure they count as average, since they have a vested interest in secure/secret communication.
Simply, that random parent doesn't know, care about or understand encryption, does not mean random terror-group doesn't (and didn't already a decade+ ago).
China does have reasons for improving matters: Pollution is literally killing its citizenry.
They are being far too slow about it, and making bad rules about it (air filters in manufacturing being madatory, but not actually required to be used?), but progress is being made. Their current government is taking (small) steps in the right direction.
External pressure (including naming-and-shaming) is definitely needed in order to get the Chinese to improve on this, both on a inter-governmental level, and on a consumer level.
Issue then becomes that, as China introduces Environmental and Labor laws, companies will shift production to other countries, where they can still pollute and abuse; China is a symptom, not the problem.
Imagine for a minute what it would take to make a world wide commitment to shut down 100% of all fossil fuel power within 30 years. A few small measures aren't going to do it, it will have to become priority one, and not just in the US or Europe, but worldwide.
European climate package of 2008 dictate that by 2020, 30% of all energy use must come from renewable sources. Denmark's current climate policy target 100% renewable energi by 2050 (35 years from now). Both goals are considered fully possible. It isn't exactly a 100% global commitment, nor exactly 30 years, but it is doable, and there are people (and governments) with the will to do this - simply leaning back and saying, "it's hopeless" will get us nowhere.
Before you say, "ah, but DK is a small country", consider that several individual states in the US are smaller/denser, and could pursue the same goal since, you know, "America #1!!!".
9 US states are smaller by area (43k sqkm, Maryland = 32k sqm) 30 US states are smaller by population (5m6, Minnesota = 5m4) 42 US states have lower population density (333/sqmi, Pennsylvania = 286/sqmi)
Finally, if you need a different reason than "perhaps climate change is caused by humans", then I think we have several of these. Example: http://www.bbc.com/news/scienc...
My prophecy: Self driving cars will be better than humans in 99,99% of the situations within 3 years. Sadly it will take another 5 to wide scale adoption and yet another 10 years for human driven cars to be banned to racetracks.
Irrelevant - the moment a self-driving car has an accident that causes loss of life, there'll be a public outcry against them, and a demand that they be banned for being too unsafe, statistics-be-damned.
Any in-game (visual) acceleration, that is not experienced physically, can cause nausea and disorientation. This is why e.g. EVE:Valkyrie is looking to have players constantly fly forward, with limited speed-controls (e.g. no coming to a full stop, or making extremely sharp turns).
Clearly they didn't post enough Apple news, Apple reviews, Apple opinions or other Apple-related articles, since no-one here seems to have heard of them...
Facebook can be accessed from [random country]. Anything you post on Facebook is available (viewable) in said [random country]. Thus, you've broken the law in [random country].
No amount of arguing, wishing, debating, dreaming or really anything else non-cash-related will change this.
Purely curious: How often do "neutron stars or black holes merge." ?
Basically, if I understood correctly, these devices test for a specific output of a fairly specific type of event; a type of event that is outside of our ability to cause, or to accurately predict(?).
So, to verify that they work, and that the theory is sound, we turn them on and wait some time until they all "go ping" ?
Again, merely being curious, since I'm thinking I'm missing something....
So thats one "pissed off potential customer", with ca 2 billion remaining potential customers who will never hear about, let alone care about this incident, and thus remain non-pissed-off.
I was a bit unclear, sorry - just checked prices earlier today, could get tickets at 43 Euros each way. Admittedly, there is a limited number of tickets at that price, and they are sold out fairly quickly; if you're ordering tickets for the next couple of weeks, you'll be lucky if you get anywhere near that price.
That said, I fully expect that the mentioned "estimated ticket-price" on the Helsinki-Tallinn line would be for a limited number of tickets, with much more costly options available - this is par-for-the-course on all transport services.
If you can get from downtown Brussels to London (not Luton, Stanstead or similar) either for 30 Euros, or in 30 minutes (your post is a bit ambiguous), then I'd very much like a link. Traveling in from the outlier airports is not exactly free, or instantaneous, from my experience.
Add to that, the train-ride on Eurostar is more comfortable (can work on laptop, has power-outlet etc), has better service, and less security-theater and hurry-up-and-wait, I'll take the train ca every time.
Note: I just dbl-checked - seems the cheapest train is now 43 Euros one-way, making it 86 Euros return.
Brussels-London, via France, is a 2 hour train-ride, and costs 80 EUR. What in this specific setup of trains going between Helsinki and Tallinn makes you think it would 2.5x more expensive than that?
As a guy from Denmark, let me make one small observation: If your taxes are "much more complicated" than what we have back home, you're thoroughly screwed.
Current Firefox is very resource-friendly and minimalistic - most days, it even takes less than 2 minutes to close the application, on my Core i7-based laptop.
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Europol talks about terrorists - I'm not sure they count as average, since they have a vested interest in secure/secret communication.
Simply, that random parent doesn't know, care about or understand encryption, does not mean random terror-group doesn't (and didn't already a decade+ ago).
Or, that is what they want you to think!
China does have reasons for improving matters: Pollution is literally killing its citizenry.
They are being far too slow about it, and making bad rules about it (air filters in manufacturing being madatory, but not actually required to be used?), but progress is being made.
Their current government is taking (small) steps in the right direction.
External pressure (including naming-and-shaming) is definitely needed in order to get the Chinese to improve on this, both on a inter-governmental level, and on a consumer level.
Issue then becomes that, as China introduces Environmental and Labor laws, companies will shift production to other countries, where they can still pollute and abuse; China is a symptom, not the problem.
A quick googling tells that pretending to be from Jehova's Witnesses might actually get you shot ...
Imagine for a minute what it would take to make a world wide commitment to shut down 100% of all fossil fuel power within 30 years. A few small measures aren't going to do it, it will have to become priority one, and not just in the US or Europe, but worldwide.
European climate package of 2008 dictate that by 2020, 30% of all energy use must come from renewable sources.
Denmark's current climate policy target 100% renewable energi by 2050 (35 years from now).
Both goals are considered fully possible.
It isn't exactly a 100% global commitment, nor exactly 30 years, but it is doable, and there are people (and governments) with the will to do this - simply leaning back and saying, "it's hopeless" will get us nowhere.
Before you say, "ah, but DK is a small country", consider that several individual states in the US are smaller/denser, and could pursue the same goal since, you know, "America #1!!!".
9 US states are smaller by area (43k sqkm, Maryland = 32k sqm)
30 US states are smaller by population (5m6, Minnesota = 5m4)
42 US states have lower population density (333/sqmi, Pennsylvania = 286/sqmi)
Finally, if you need a different reason than "perhaps climate change is caused by humans", then I think we have several of these. Example:
http://www.bbc.com/news/scienc...
My prophecy:
Self driving cars will be better than humans in 99,99% of the situations within 3 years. Sadly it will take another 5 to wide scale adoption and yet another 10 years for human driven cars to be banned to racetracks.
Irrelevant - the moment a self-driving car has an accident that causes loss of life, there'll be a public outcry against them, and a demand that they be banned for being too unsafe, statistics-be-damned.
My bet's on "Microsoft Internet"
Any in-game (visual) acceleration, that is not experienced physically, can cause nausea and disorientation.
This is why e.g. EVE:Valkyrie is looking to have players constantly fly forward, with limited speed-controls (e.g. no coming to a full stop, or making extremely sharp turns).
Clearly they didn't post enough Apple news, Apple reviews, Apple opinions or other Apple-related articles, since no-one here seems to have heard of them...
I understand your view, here's theirs:
Facebook can be accessed from [random country]. Anything you post on Facebook is available (viewable) in said [random country]. Thus, you've broken the law in [random country].
No amount of arguing, wishing, debating, dreaming or really anything else non-cash-related will change this.
Purely curious: How often do "neutron stars or black holes merge." ?
Basically, if I understood correctly, these devices test for a specific output of a fairly specific type of event; a type of event that is outside of our ability to cause, or to accurately predict(?).
So, to verify that they work, and that the theory is sound, we turn them on and wait some time until they all "go ping" ?
Again, merely being curious, since I'm thinking I'm missing something ....
I can brag "my mobile phone arrived with vim preinstalled".
You just made me consider throwing my Jolla out.
You're American, right?
Am asking, since before going to the US, I've never seen a sauna at less than 90C, yet in the US, I never saw one above 60C.
Since it isn't uncommon to have saunas in the house/apartment in Finland, I fail to see what going to "the fucking spa" has to do with it.
Yours truly
*very* pissed off potential customer.
So thats one "pissed off potential customer", with ca 2 billion remaining potential customers who will never hear about, let alone care about this incident, and thus remain non-pissed-off.
Airship!
I was a bit unclear, sorry - just checked prices earlier today, could get tickets at 43 Euros each way.
Admittedly, there is a limited number of tickets at that price, and they are sold out fairly quickly; if you're ordering tickets for the next couple of weeks, you'll be lucky if you get anywhere near that price.
That said, I fully expect that the mentioned "estimated ticket-price" on the Helsinki-Tallinn line would be for a limited number of tickets, with much more costly options available - this is par-for-the-course on all transport services.
If you can get from downtown Brussels to London (not Luton, Stanstead or similar) either for 30 Euros, or in 30 minutes (your post is a bit ambiguous), then I'd very much like a link.
Traveling in from the outlier airports is not exactly free, or instantaneous, from my experience.
Add to that, the train-ride on Eurostar is more comfortable (can work on laptop, has power-outlet etc), has better service, and less security-theater and hurry-up-and-wait, I'll take the train ca every time.
Note: I just dbl-checked - seems the cheapest train is now 43 Euros one-way, making it 86 Euros return.
Brussels-London, via France, is a 2 hour train-ride, and costs 80 EUR.
What in this specific setup of trains going between Helsinki and Tallinn makes you think it would 2.5x more expensive than that?
KSP lets me aerobrake insane contraptions on a hot trajectory without any problem.
There's a mod available to fix that...
(Deadly Reentry)
Military options?
Eff that, I want to see how the US police forces can mess things up with some robotic canines during a SWAT raid.
Why have you heard something?
Why? Probably because he has ears.
As a guy from Denmark, let me make one small observation:
If your taxes are "much more complicated" than what we have back home, you're thoroughly screwed.
Current Firefox is very resource-friendly and minimalistic - most days, it even takes less than 2 minutes to close the application, on my Core i7-based laptop.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/...