However, the lack of an easy-to-use extension system (and the presence of ads -- ads? I had forgotten the web had ads!) keep bringing me back to Firefox.
That is AFAIC the biggest downside to Opera. OTOH, there are plenty of tools to remove ads without using an extension. http://www.admuncher.com/ is what I've been using for years, even with Firefox (performs better than AdBlock IMHO).
Except the consequence is that if "virtual property" is just like real property, it could be taxed. And you get the bizarre situation that you can be thrown in real jail for crimes against virtual objects and avatars.
NOD32 used to be good, until v3 came along. Seems they spend so much time coming up with a noob-proof interface and ironing out all the bugs in the v3 series, they forgot to maintain a proper virus-db. Submitted samples were normally included in days, now some just aren't included at all.
Science attempts to explain the physical phenomenon around us. Religion contemplates mans place in the universe, his role in it, and the "meaning" of our actions and lives.
That depends on the religion in question. Many religions are founded on the attribution of unexplained physical phenomenons to a supreme being, e.g. God. It is how they derive their authority and succumb people into belief. The way you view religion is too smart and sophisticated (no pun intended).
And how do you define "creating new technology or wealth"? Many things don't create new technology or wealth themselves, but they do drive others to do that. Without P2P, how fast do you think your internet would be? How much do you think you would be paying in the store for a CD or DVD. Or for an iTunes song? And without bankers, how can money change hands, cross borders, be invested in profitable projects, etc? And how would people get money for a house?
To add to your list; We don't have a clue whether or not (advanced) civilizations can stand the test of time, let alone intelligent life in general. We've come pretty close to nuclear Armageddon and we are still close to it, we may or may not have seriously wrecked our environment (guess we'll know that in 10 - 20 years), etc. AFAIK, there is no reason yet to assume that civilizations can ever advance to the point where they can travel across stars-systems.
Stealing phones isn't the smartest thing to do anymore. If it is reported stolen, it can be disabled on the basis of the IMEI-number, they can SMS-bomb you with "This phone has been reported stolen" (they do this in the Netherlands sometimes) and they could track you using triangulation. While triangulation isn't that accurate, it is sufficient to get a start and use local tracking equipment to pin-point you. They could also install/use local tracking in the field. I'm not a criminal, but if I were one, I wouldn't use a stolen cellphone, ever.
Still leaves plenty of options open, second hand market, purchase overseas, etc.
... they should have to abide by Western standards...
Western Standards are hypocritical, so what does abide mean? "Do as we say, but not as we do?", "Do as we do, but pretend to do as we say?" or "Do as you wish, but pretend to do as we say?". I'm confused, perhaps the Chinese are too.
I doubt they will try that, as it will never work. It is just too easy to circumvent (Protocol Encryption, SSL/TLS), just like DNS-blocks. The only thing they can do, it outlaw unauthorized encrypted connections, which has already been proposed by in the EU (but didn't get any support).
I don't particularly care if people do something I don't like. But CP is a difficult matter. Children shouldn't be in porn, not voluntary, not forced. Ever. Period. Where you draw the line as what children are, is something else. 21, 18, 16 are just numbers which were given meaning by people. Whether just watching it should or should not be legal, well, ask the victims. I think you'll get a firm no.
Sidenote: I'm not objective in this matter. I had a pedophile on my paper-route when I was a teen. While "nothing" ever happened, the fact that he regularly opened the door naked touching himself and making indecent proposals left me with a reasonable amount of resentment for Pedophiles.
PS: Why don't Pedophiles just turn to anime/manga? Plenty of genres which have pre-18 R-rated stuff, both explicit and very subtle. No harm to anyone and they have good stories as well.
Hash Values are useless anyway; change 1 pixel in an image and voila, new hash. They could use loose hashes as used for Spam-filtering, but the chances for collisions are higher.
The other issue is of course, it won't work on encrypted connections. It might not even work for obfuscated connections. AFAIK, Authorities are seriously shooting themselves in the foot using these techniques. They will only drive CP and others further underground, to a point that finding and prosecuting the bastards becomes too difficult and expensive.
[quote]Because everyone will have to buy new hardware that will properly handle ip6[/quote]
For the bulk of consumer hardware, ipv6 is a software thing. Updating software, installing a new driver and updating firmware is all it takes.
No, if you step on the clutch the engine can't be in full idle (0% fuel consumption) as it would simply stall the engine. If you are going steep downhill, pressing the clutch will increase full consumption as the engine need to be kept running using fuel. Leaving it in gear means the engine keeps running using no fuel (on modern cars).
I don't know stories involving airplanes, but in the Netherlands, mobiles need to be turned of in some drive-by-wire busses (the ones that stick to the ground). A few years back one drove into a railway station after the brakes failed due to EM interference from a cell phone.
While Airplanes ought be less susceptible to EM Interference, every single pound extra on an airplane costs money, so I can imagine that whatever measures they took, are just enough (and sometimes, not enough). OTOH, I would say that airplanes should be extremely hardened again EM interference for the simple reason that anyone with bad intentions could easily construct a small inconspicuous device that sends out a lot more EM interference than the average 1.5Watt phone.
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If I read this correctly, your data is anything but secure or private, as Dropbox can use any arbitrary reason to give your data to any party.
Not sure where you live, but keep an eye out for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimax Won't put broadband suppliers out of business, but will provide broadband to remote areas where no DSL, Cable or Fiber is available.
It was mentioned in the press after he went missing. I don't know where that information came from though. But if it is specifically mentioned in a press release, I guess there is some credible source of information.
Not sure if he was using such a seat, but shortly after he went missing, it was specifically mentioned in news-reports that he did not have a parachute with him. I don't remember Mechanical Turk mentioning to look for a parachute canopy either. I do know that some people prefer to fly without a parachute because they are less comfortable on long flights. I've flown about a 1000 times in a sailplane and only used a parachute 100 times and I can tell you that they aren't really comfortable to wear.
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However, the lack of an easy-to-use extension system (and the presence of ads -- ads? I had forgotten the web had ads!) keep bringing me back to Firefox.
That is AFAIC the biggest downside to Opera. OTOH, there are plenty of tools to remove ads without using an extension. http://www.admuncher.com/ is what I've been using for years, even with Firefox (performs better than AdBlock IMHO).
^^ DO NOT mod parent funny! (and that includes Neo-Luddites, trying to be funny) ^^
Arg, ... need to preview. nuclear fusion power-generation, that is.
Except for nuclear fusion, that always 30 years away.
Except the consequence is that if "virtual property" is just like real property, it could be taxed. And you get the bizarre situation that you can be thrown in real jail for crimes against virtual objects and avatars.
Many AV's seem to rely on Virustotal and what other AV's report. Whether the threat is real or not, you can even see FP's spread from there.
NOD32 used to be good, until v3 came along. Seems they spend so much time coming up with a noob-proof interface and ironing out all the bugs in the v3 series, they forgot to maintain a proper virus-db. Submitted samples were normally included in days, now some just aren't included at all.
This might have gone unnoticed to many, but nowadays most AV's block hacks, cracks and other Potentially "Unwanted" Software.
Science attempts to explain the physical phenomenon around us. Religion contemplates mans place in the universe, his role in it, and the "meaning" of our actions and lives.
That depends on the religion in question. Many religions are founded on the attribution of unexplained physical phenomenons to a supreme being, e.g. God. It is how they derive their authority and succumb people into belief. The way you view religion is too smart and sophisticated (no pun intended).
And how do you define "creating new technology or wealth"? Many things don't create new technology or wealth themselves, but they do drive others to do that. Without P2P, how fast do you think your internet would be? How much do you think you would be paying in the store for a CD or DVD. Or for an iTunes song? And without bankers, how can money change hands, cross borders, be invested in profitable projects, etc? And how would people get money for a house?
AFAIK, any country that uses nuclear weapons in combat should be turned in a parking lot. They have been used once and that was enough.
To add to your list; We don't have a clue whether or not (advanced) civilizations can stand the test of time, let alone intelligent life in general. We've come pretty close to nuclear Armageddon and we are still close to it, we may or may not have seriously wrecked our environment (guess we'll know that in 10 - 20 years), etc. AFAIK, there is no reason yet to assume that civilizations can ever advance to the point where they can travel across stars-systems.
Stealing phones isn't the smartest thing to do anymore. If it is reported stolen, it can be disabled on the basis of the IMEI-number, they can SMS-bomb you with "This phone has been reported stolen" (they do this in the Netherlands sometimes) and they could track you using triangulation. While triangulation isn't that accurate, it is sufficient to get a start and use local tracking equipment to pin-point you. They could also install/use local tracking in the field. I'm not a criminal, but if I were one, I wouldn't use a stolen cellphone, ever.
Still leaves plenty of options open, second hand market, purchase overseas, etc.
... they should have to abide by Western standards ...
Western Standards are hypocritical, so what does abide mean? "Do as we say, but not as we do?", "Do as we do, but pretend to do as we say?" or "Do as you wish, but pretend to do as we say?". I'm confused, perhaps the Chinese are too.
I doubt they will try that, as it will never work. It is just too easy to circumvent (Protocol Encryption, SSL/TLS), just like DNS-blocks. The only thing they can do, it outlaw unauthorized encrypted connections, which has already been proposed by in the EU (but didn't get any support).
I don't particularly care if people do something I don't like. But CP is a difficult matter. Children shouldn't be in porn, not voluntary, not forced. Ever. Period. Where you draw the line as what children are, is something else. 21, 18, 16 are just numbers which were given meaning by people. Whether just watching it should or should not be legal, well, ask the victims. I think you'll get a firm no.
Sidenote: I'm not objective in this matter. I had a pedophile on my paper-route when I was a teen. While "nothing" ever happened, the fact that he regularly opened the door naked touching himself and making indecent proposals left me with a reasonable amount of resentment for Pedophiles.
PS: Why don't Pedophiles just turn to anime/manga? Plenty of genres which have pre-18 R-rated stuff, both explicit and very subtle. No harm to anyone and they have good stories as well.
Hash Values are useless anyway; change 1 pixel in an image and voila, new hash. They could use loose hashes as used for Spam-filtering, but the chances for collisions are higher.
The other issue is of course, it won't work on encrypted connections. It might not even work for obfuscated connections. AFAIK, Authorities are seriously shooting themselves in the foot using these techniques. They will only drive CP and others further underground, to a point that finding and prosecuting the bastards becomes too difficult and expensive.
[quote]Because everyone will have to buy new hardware that will properly handle ip6[/quote] For the bulk of consumer hardware, ipv6 is a software thing. Updating software, installing a new driver and updating firmware is all it takes.
No, if you step on the clutch the engine can't be in full idle (0% fuel consumption) as it would simply stall the engine. If you are going steep downhill, pressing the clutch will increase full consumption as the engine need to be kept running using fuel. Leaving it in gear means the engine keeps running using no fuel (on modern cars).
I don't know stories involving airplanes, but in the Netherlands, mobiles need to be turned of in some drive-by-wire busses (the ones that stick to the ground). A few years back one drove into a railway station after the brakes failed due to EM interference from a cell phone.
While Airplanes ought be less susceptible to EM Interference, every single pound extra on an airplane costs money, so I can imagine that whatever measures they took, are just enough (and sometimes, not enough). OTOH, I would say that airplanes should be extremely hardened again EM interference for the simple reason that anyone with bad intentions could easily construct a small inconspicuous device that sends out a lot more EM interference than the average 1.5Watt phone.
Still doesn't say a whole lot about anything.
Isn't that what politics is all about?
Seems very interesting, but this disturbs me:
Dropbox cooperates with government and law enforcement officials and private parties to enforce and comply with the law. We will disclose any information about you to government or law enforcement officials or private parties as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate to respond to claims and legal process (including but not limited to subpoenas), to protect the property and rights of Dropbox or a third party, to protect the safety of the public or any person, or to prevent or stop any activity we may consider to be, or to pose a risk of being, illegal, unethical, inappropriate or legally actionable.
If I read this correctly, your data is anything but secure or private, as Dropbox can use any arbitrary reason to give your data to any party.
Not sure where you live, but keep an eye out for http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimax Won't put broadband suppliers out of business, but will provide broadband to remote areas where no DSL, Cable or Fiber is available.
It was mentioned in the press after he went missing. I don't know where that information came from though. But if it is specifically mentioned in a press release, I guess there is some credible source of information.
Not sure if he was using such a seat, but shortly after he went missing, it was specifically mentioned in news-reports that he did not have a parachute with him. I don't remember Mechanical Turk mentioning to look for a parachute canopy either. I do know that some people prefer to fly without a parachute because they are less comfortable on long flights. I've flown about a 1000 times in a sailplane and only used a parachute 100 times and I can tell you that they aren't really comfortable to wear.