Posts by Florida1920

Re: They should throw the book at him

Controlled airspace is there for a reason; the chances of a collision may be small but the consequences would be terrible.

Last I heard, his contraption was still aloft. Somewhere.

@Mark 85

This sort of like the guilt and now outrage in the USA about the Confederate Battle Flag* being flown..

There's a big difference. The Confederate battle flag had all but vanished from sight until the Civil Rights movements of the 1960s, trying to desegregate schools in the South. That's when the battle flags re-emerged, coincident with brutal violence against civil-rights activists, especially blacks. Surely it was the intent of those who raised the battle flag over government buildings across the South to symbolically declare their belief in White Supremacy. The Civil War was fought over slavery. Anyone who tries to mush-mouth it into a fight for "states rights" is a GD liar or a fool. And the Confederate flag was the symbol of those who fought to continue enslaving black people. Your German collector isn't flying a Nazi flag, is he?

Regardless of what many white Southerners say -- and some of the less-enlightened ones may believe it -- the Confederate battle flag has become inextricably tied to racism, White Supremacy and violence against blacks. That's the "legacy" and "heritage" of the Confederacy. It's become a symbol far more powerful than a Panther tank, and it's past time for it to go back in the cellar.

Re: $100,000 per month? Really?

how come no one has managed to track this guy down yet?

My guess is, he's paying off some fellow Russians for "protection."

Re: 1,922 seconds?

The rocket is slow, but space is patient.

Re: Amazing!

""There were dinosaurs that survived the flood, of course, but there may still be some around. We don't know that for sure.""

Re: Ceres bright spots iluminate without sun light

If I hadn't looked at your username first, while reading your comment I would have thought it was written by A Man From Mars.

Re: I like Costa

If it had been a dalmation or wolfhound that would have been fine...

Corgi?

Re: Sort of like when they say they want "less government in our lives"

Oh, look, it's Iain Thomson again.

He forgot to mention this "sneaky bid" (how is it sneaky if everyone knows about it?) has bipartisan support and that Obama has already said he enthusiastically supports Section 215.

"On January 17, 2014, President Obama gave a speech at the Department of Justice on his Administration’s review of certain intelligence activities. During this speech, he ordered a transition that would end the Section 215 bulk telephony metadata program as it previously existed and establish a new mechanism to preserve the capabilities we need without the government holding this bulk metadata. The President made clear that he was ordering this transition to give the public greater confidence that their privacy is appropriately protected, while maintaining the tools our intelligence and law enforcement agencies need to keep us safe. This fact sheet describes the steps the Administration has taken to implement this transition, details the President’s proposal for a new program to replace the Section 215 program, and outlines the steps the Administration will be taking in the near future to realize the President’s vision."

FACT SHEET: The Administration’s Proposal for Ending the Section 215 Bulk Telephony Metadata Program

"Earlier this year in a speech at the Department of Justice, I announced a transition that would end the Section 215 bulk telephony metadata program as it previously existed and that we would establish a mechanism to preserve the capabilities we need without the government holding this bulk metadata. I did so to give the public greater confidence that their privacy is appropriately protected, while maintaining the tools our intelligence and law enforcement agencies need to keep us safe.

"In that January 17 speech, I ordered that a transition away from the prior program would proceed in two steps. In addition to directing immediate changes to the program, I also directed the Intelligence Community and the Attorney General to use this transition period to develop options for a new approach to match the capabilities and fill gaps that the Section 215 program was designed to address without the government holding this metadata. I instructed them to report back to me with options for alternative approaches before the program comes up for reauthorization on March 28th. As part of this process, we consulted with the Congress, the private sector, and privacy and civil liberties groups, and developed a number of alternative approaches.

"Having carefully considered the available options, I have decided that the best path forward is that the government should not collect or hold this data in bulk."

Statement by the President on the Section 215 Bulk Metadata Program

Re: on a moving comet.

Well there seems to be a shortage of stationary comets to practice on...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2wA73QVWWI

Re: Strange

I always change them to install when shutting down

Man, did that blow up on me when the power failed and the time to install updates > time I allotted for UPS system shutdown after power failure.

Re: Service went down, then it was brought back up again.

"There's a story there somewhere."

The company's made no statement The Reg can find on its various blogs and social outlets, but has apparently told customers the problem has been resolved.

The Greatest Story Never Told!

Re: Aviation

If you don't check the logs you may not know you've been penetrated for a long time. See Sony for example. Waiting to look at the logs until after you discover you've been hit is irresponsible.

Re: Why is compelling servitude "freedom"?

"why in 2015 is persecution of someone for exercising their faith a good thing?"

Persecution would be when they are punished or otherwise harmed for practicing their religion. As in praying, going to church or wearing a cross. Since when is discrimination "excercising faith"? If the FSM doesn't know you're faithful already, discriminating against LGBTs isn't going to help. Try praying harder. Let us know how that works out after you're dead. Oh, wait...

Re: Feeling il.head

You are number 6. No, not really, but I'd make the effort for the stuff I care about. The new TLDs aren't even out yet and already governments are getting all possessive. Let Italy register it.pizza, it.mafia or whatever else it feels it has to protect. Or just stick a flag in. Ciao, baby.

Re: _THAT_ was the plan?

WTF did they think they were going to accomplish if they got past the gate, and in what sort of delusion does that sound like a good plan to do it?

They don't know. They were very drunk at the time.

Re: Don't wreck the budget there, Canada

"Pouvez-vous dire cela en français, eh, good buddy?"

Oui! Bonsoir, mon ami.