Especially when it's all in Europe where you can throw a stone across three countries? [...]
you will sleep happily in the political knowledge that the meltdown didn't happen in your country.
We may be safe from the political fallout; unfortunately not the other kind.;)
I was about to ask where the money for this would come from, but seeing as it's Ron Paul, I'd imagine he's aiming at cutting the safety regulations behind nuclear power and letting the free market have a field day at creating shoddier, but significantly cheaper, nuclear plants.
Nothing can go wrong, guys! The invisible hand of the market will force all those energy companies whose plants meltdown will die out and only those who have put in significantly into safety will be able to last long enough to be rich!
We'll still have tons of nuclear disasters on our hand until that self regulation, but the market can do no wrong, right?
And also, a little bit of radiation never did anybody any harm. If anything, it speeds along evolution and gives us superpowers!:-P
Exactly; if we didn't have the threat of terrorism, how could we continue to justify giving such enormous power to homeland security and the TSA? It'd be a political disaster.
And there's no problem with stinginess, since one of the nice things about free software is that you save overpriced license fees. The problem lies in reversing "Using Linux will save you a lot of money" to "Only use Linux if you can't afford anything else".;)
It is galling that despite free software having become the industry standard on the web, being demonstrably more reliable and secure than Microsoft products and more flexible and configurable than Apple products, people consider it chiefly as the low-cost option. They shouldn't use Linux because it's free, they should be using it because it's better.
This is a problem because any information infrastructure, even a Linux-based one, will suck if you don't have the funding to afford enough hardware and support. As long as only schools with gutted IT budgets use Linux, Linux will retain an awful reputation among schools. The circular effect is that schools will avoid using it as long as they can afford outrageous license prices, and even schools with Linux will abandon it immediately if they ever gain enough funding to move back (combined with Microsoft giving them a sweeter deal on license packages). This will in turn reinforce the image of free software as a cheap alternative that should only be used if you can't afford commercial software.
International drug trade is pretty high-tech these days. If Anonymous was able to strike Freedom Hosting for child porn, they'll at least inconvenience places like Silk Road.
The drug lords are sitting unashamed and well-armed in Mexico, but the infrastructure that finances them is all over the world, on the internet, and likely tied to people who can be shamed and arrested.
That can easily be avoided by not buying a Windows machine or not using a vendor-supplied system at all. I have an HP notebook whose SUSE Enterprise installation I replaced with Ubuntu (no bloatware, but I'm more comfortable with Ubuntu), and it's easily the best computer I've owned (even accounting for the evolution of technology).
when I see one of those radar equipped speed limit signs that tells you how fast you're going, I always end up seeing how fast I can get before I pass it
Where I live, they take automatic pictures and then mail you a ticket. Bad idea.:P
And on that note, seeing their latest venture reported on the website may make their day, but getting caught will absolutely ruin it. The UK are making great progress on identifying and tracking attacks. If the capture rate and the punishment are sufficient, they will eventually act as enough of a disincentive to bring the attacks back down to an acceptably low level.
Unless you're in dense fog, the beam itself is invisible. You'd only see anything once the beam actually hits the aircraft (and then it's too far away to see the reflection with the naked eye).
However, it only takes a fraction of a second to dazzle and disorient the pilots, so even a momentary random intersection caused by a sweeping laser beam is dangerous.
Yes, it's really annoying how Linux won't let me uninstall Firefox.
This isn't even about unfair business practices (I'm not using Windows nor giving technical support to anyone using it, so what Windows does is irrelevant to me), but simply an incompetent design. If your house didn't let you rip off the wallpapers because they are a load-bearing part of the construction, you'd fire the architect.
The Chinese government did NOT arrest anybody, nor is there a limit on free speech in China! This is a lie and a completely unfounded rumor, and you are in violation of China's non-existent free speech laws. Please stand by for questioning; you will be collected.
The earth is about one trillion cubic kilometers big, and most of that is molten. Volcanoes have spewed up rivers of liquid rock for billions of years. You tell me whether it's negligible.;)
Godzilla? Anonymous could surely broadcast something more fitting to their symbolism.
Good evening, London. Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of every day routine — the security of the familiar, the tranquility of repetition. I enjoy them as much as any bloke...
Even assuming the 1990s were the middle ages, this is hard to believe. Firstly, nearly all navigational systems I've encountered here in Germany in the past ten years have female voices (if they have any), and the public transport system's automated announcements have been made by a female voice since forever.
My Linux machine is well-protected and I don't need your meddling nor do I need Microsoft's.
That is indeed one of the reasons why this will not work: there are people using all kinds of different OSes, including all the mobile ones, desktop OSes and whatnot. If the UK government were to only allow devices with the trusted computing built-in both the hardware and software they'd be instantaneously removing access for everyone who is used to using mobile devices to access those services.
Another case of government not understanding technology, yet still pushing everyone to adopt it.
In politics "this will not work" is not the same thing as "this will not happen". More often, it is the opposite.
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Especially when it's all in Europe where you can throw a stone across three countries?
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you will sleep happily in the political knowledge that the meltdown didn't happen in your country.
We may be safe from the political fallout; unfortunately not the other kind. ;)
I was about to ask where the money for this would come from, but seeing as it's Ron Paul, I'd imagine he's aiming at cutting the safety regulations behind nuclear power and letting the free market have a field day at creating shoddier, but significantly cheaper, nuclear plants.
Nothing can go wrong, guys! The invisible hand of the market will force all those energy companies whose plants meltdown will die out and only those who have put in significantly into safety will be able to last long enough to be rich!
We'll still have tons of nuclear disasters on our hand until that self regulation, but the market can do no wrong, right?
And also, a little bit of radiation never did anybody any harm. If anything, it speeds along evolution and gives us superpowers! :-P
Exactly; if we didn't have the threat of terrorism, how could we continue to justify giving such enormous power to homeland security and the TSA? It'd be a political disaster.
I suppose those animals would be fucked. Oh hey!
That kind of panic really depends on people not having internet and cellphones...
And there's no problem with stinginess, since one of the nice things about free software is that you save overpriced license fees. The problem lies in reversing "Using Linux will save you a lot of money" to "Only use Linux if you can't afford anything else". ;)
Revolutions: That is not how they work.
It is galling that despite free software having become the industry standard on the web, being demonstrably more reliable and secure than Microsoft products and more flexible and configurable than Apple products, people consider it chiefly as the low-cost option. They shouldn't use Linux because it's free, they should be using it because it's better.
This is a problem because any information infrastructure, even a Linux-based one, will suck if you don't have the funding to afford enough hardware and support. As long as only schools with gutted IT budgets use Linux, Linux will retain an awful reputation among schools. The circular effect is that schools will avoid using it as long as they can afford outrageous license prices, and even schools with Linux will abandon it immediately if they ever gain enough funding to move back (combined with Microsoft giving them a sweeter deal on license packages). This will in turn reinforce the image of free software as a cheap alternative that should only be used if you can't afford commercial software.
International drug trade is pretty high-tech these days. If Anonymous was able to strike Freedom Hosting for child porn, they'll at least inconvenience places like Silk Road.
The drug lords are sitting unashamed and well-armed in Mexico, but the infrastructure that finances them is all over the world, on the internet, and likely tied to people who can be shamed and arrested.
25%, I believe.
Shooting at police or their property puts you in deep shit with and without gun rights.
That can easily be avoided by not buying a Windows machine or not using a vendor-supplied system at all. I have an HP notebook whose SUSE Enterprise installation I replaced with Ubuntu (no bloatware, but I'm more comfortable with Ubuntu), and it's easily the best computer I've owned (even accounting for the evolution of technology).
This is a neat schedule. Are we starting a tradition of Loony Friday?
Where I live, they take automatic pictures and then mail you a ticket. Bad idea. :P
And on that note, seeing their latest venture reported on the website may make their day, but getting caught will absolutely ruin it. The UK are making great progress on identifying and tracking attacks. If the capture rate and the punishment are sufficient, they will eventually act as enough of a disincentive to bring the attacks back down to an acceptably low level.
Unless you're in dense fog, the beam itself is invisible. You'd only see anything once the beam actually hits the aircraft (and then it's too far away to see the reflection with the naked eye).
However, it only takes a fraction of a second to dazzle and disorient the pilots, so even a momentary random intersection caused by a sweeping laser beam is dangerous.
And it would have fit, too. Righthaven has been disrupted to bloody bits.
Describes it and the ones it serves perfectly. Stroke of genius in that name.
Yes, it's really annoying how Linux won't let me uninstall Firefox.
This isn't even about unfair business practices (I'm not using Windows nor giving technical support to anyone using it, so what Windows does is irrelevant to me), but simply an incompetent design. If your house didn't let you rip off the wallpapers because they are a load-bearing part of the construction, you'd fire the architect.
The Chinese government did NOT arrest anybody, nor is there a limit on free speech in China! This is a lie and a completely unfounded rumor, and you are in violation of China's non-existent free speech laws. Please stand by for questioning; you will be collected.
The earth is about one trillion cubic kilometers big, and most of that is molten. Volcanoes have spewed up rivers of liquid rock for billions of years. You tell me whether it's negligible. ;)
Godzilla? Anonymous could surely broadcast something more fitting to their symbolism.
and so forth.
Maybe a supervillain is attempting to corner the world's honey supply.
Followed by version 95, 98 and ME?
Even assuming the 1990s were the middle ages, this is hard to believe. Firstly, nearly all navigational systems I've encountered here in Germany in the past ten years have female voices (if they have any), and the public transport system's automated announcements have been made by a female voice since forever.
My Linux machine is well-protected and I don't need your meddling nor do I need Microsoft's.
That is indeed one of the reasons why this will not work: there are people using all kinds of different OSes, including all the mobile ones, desktop OSes and whatnot. If the UK government were to only allow devices with the trusted computing built-in both the hardware and software they'd be instantaneously removing access for everyone who is used to using mobile devices to access those services.
Another case of government not understanding technology, yet still pushing everyone to adopt it.
In politics "this will not work" is not the same thing as "this will not happen". More often, it is the opposite.