Posts by Jamie Jones

Re: @Jamie Jones

Fair enough. At least you're up front in your opinion.

I don't agree that the EU is applying regulations to slow development. The same regulations apply to non-US companies too, and Facebook and Google would continue to be successful even if there was "global GDPR" - just as EU companies weren't dominant pre GDPR.

The main thing is that the EU is considering the citizen; the US the corporations. I suppose some may think that means the EU is unfair on corporations, but many of us would simply say the US is too lax on them.

To your example, if the EU was just trying to penalise America, then these AI "restrictions" would be a bit of an own goal, no?

Maybe, just maybe, they have been worried -- rightly or wrongly -- by the horror stories (again, relating to personal liberty and privacy)

And do you not care for the search history caching because of the following 3: a) You're not in the US, b) You're able to use a VPN if need be c) You don't regularly search for feet fetishes in your local area? (*) Would you feel the same way if 2 out of 3 of those weren't true?

(*) If you do actually search for foot-fetishes in your local area, apologies, it was just an example, I'm not judging you! :-)

Re: @Jamie Jones

Hmmm. What? EU rules don't restrict you using your data for what you want, they restrict what others can do with your data without your permission.

I really hope you're not saying that "our data is better in the US because there, everyone else is free to do what the hell they like with it."

There's that story only this week on US ISPs claiming that restricting their ability to sell your web searches is against their freedom of speech... You agree?

Re: @Jamie Jones

I don't understand your question!

If you're in the UK, you won't have to worry about GDPR for much longer!

Google is already moving UK data to the USA thanks to Brexit.

The recent Cloud Act in the US, however, is expected to make it easier for British authorities to obtain data from US companies. Britain and the US are also on track to negotiate a broader trade agreement.

Beyond that, the US has among the weakest privacy protections of any major economy, with no broad law despite years of advocacy by consumer protection groups.

Google has amassed one of the largest stores of information about people and uses the data to tailor services and sell advertising.

Google could also have had British accounts answer to a British subsidiary, but has opted not to do so.

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Re: I understand

It is also beneficial for automated renewals if it breaks sooner rather than later, because if your renewal script is broken then finding out sooner is far better than finding out after 12 months when everyone involved has either moved on or forgotten about the project.

Off topic, but when I started my last job, every few months or so, some weird cron script would run unexpectedly, and usually mess something up (or not be noticed), and no-one would have any idea what it was about.

It turned out, the staff had always been taught "If putting in a one off cron job, don't just set the hour and minute start time, because it will run again the next day if you don't have a chance to cancel it in time. Also, set the day of month and month of year fields so that you have plenty of time to revert the change".

Of course, the thing you describe inevitably happened regularly.

I soon got that changed.

Re: I understand

I too can see the good behind this, but I'm concerned that this is basically being forced on everyone due to Apples whim.

Same with google. Whatever either decides to do, others are forced to follow. Couldn't they at least pretend to get it to go through a standardisation process like Google does?

As for lets-encrypt - I set it up for someone almost a year ago, and haven't had to get involved since. The renewals are automated.

No problem!

There is more information on the format and syntax here: https://github.com/bokand/ScrollToTextFragment

No. Anchor text is never part of the URL that travels over the network.

The supposed security issues are timing attacks: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YHcl1-vE_ZnZ0kL2almeikAj2gkwCq8_5xwIae7PVik/edit#heading=h.uoiwg23pt0tx

Re: Errrr.....

It is just in the browser. The supposed security issue are related to timing attacks coupled with JS, but I personally think if that's a thing, this new linking ability is the wrong place to fix it.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YHcl1-vE_ZnZ0kL2almeikAj2gkwCq8_5xwIae7PVik/edit#heading=h.uoiwg23pt0tx

Re: It's there to allow Google to send more specific search results.

How?

1) Google etc. will already know what you've searched for.

2) The anchor text is dealt with internally on the browser, and is not part of the request that goes over the network.

Re: The bloody obvious

> I am not alone in planning to leave ISOC if this transaction goes through.

Why does the success of the transaction matter? Their intent has been shown. If it doesn't go through, it's simply going to be due to the baclkash, or regulation.

Re: foot, shot.

PROJECT FEAR!!

</sarc>

Re: The way forward

You couldn't escape it on slashdot about 20 years ago. Everytime someone commented on some great new software (that was on Windows only) there would be a huge bunch of replies bitching that "the software should be portable". "You should be able to run it on your OS of choice", and "you shouldn't use windows just because some stupid company refuses to support all platforms".

I remember with flash. Linux folks used to keep moaning that flash should be portable, it should be open-source, etc.etc. then when Macromedia released a --binary-- version of flash for Linux, they went quiet.

On more than one occasion, I posted about the viability of flash on FreeBSD (this was before the emulation worked) only to get replies like "If you want to run flash, there's nothing stopping you installing Linux".

The same attitude was used on other people, and regarding other software. - I even recall someone commenting on some forum how to port some linux program to windows, and he got shouted down for "encouraging MS crap", and there is no need to port it, he just needs to use Linux.

It was more noticable if you weren't a windows or linux user, but it was commonplace.

Re: My pet theory for this shites existance is that...

...the lead developer is seeking to make his mark on history and he doesn't give a dam' who else gets sacrificed along the way.

Is he related to Farage or Johnson?

Re: The way forward

When MS was more dominant, Linux users regularly moaned that software should be portable.

However, from very early on, it was obvious that "portable" meant "runs on Linux" - Stuff written on Linux generally doesn't give a crap about portability.

Re: And when that golden goose stops laying ...

You forgot Wales!

- The Welsh voted to remain, English residents swung it https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wealthy-english-blow-ins-swung-welsh-brexit-vote-r3qkpmnn3.

- Also, the Welsh Assembly rejected the withdrawal bill - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-51181641.

Re: And when that golden goose stops laying ...

Awww, the youth of today!

(I'm sure I'm not the only one here who used to have a .gb email address! [ it mapped to the x400 system we had where I worked some time last centuary ] )

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.gb

Re: Immigration

"This is an interesting problem I have pointed out plenty times. I have friends from the EU and they are happy they can come over and get office jobs etc. The same rights do not extend to my friends from the rest of the world. Most of my friends have come here on student visa then managed to stay but one of my friends particularly would be here tomorrow if she had the rights of my EU friends."

That sucks for her, I agree, and I don't disagree with any of your comment, but the EU said nothing about our non-EU immigration policy. The solution (that is still needed) is to reform the non-EU immigration rules. There's nothing in the governments bold new plan that couldn't have been done without restricting our freedom of movement.

"That is very true. Our gov (see Blair particularly) sold us down the river and left to him we would have the Euro too! The people get a say and we vote leave even with the opt outs we had. The buck now stops with our gov (they cant blame the EU) and the incentive to sell us down the river has been removed."

Well, while Blair wanted to join the Euro, it depended on the "five economic tests" being passed, and as only one ever was, he didn't persue it, so it's unfair to say we'd have the Euro if Blair had his way.

Still, I agree with the rest of your comment.. But I bet you the government (whatever government of the day) will still try to blame the EU! :-)

Many of us are watching closely to make sure the government don't sell us down the river to America!

Re: Immigration

Mixed messages? Control of our own borders to allow the people we want here vs every man and his dog from the promised land?

Don't come out with Daily Mail bollocks like that. You know exactly that the majority of immigants have been non-EU, and thus nothing to do with Brexit, and you know that we could have evicted EU cirizens that weren't pulling their weight, but our governments chose not to.

You know the truth. You know we know the truth. You know that you're not talking to a brain-dead bunch of racists in some scummy pub somewhere. You're therefore trolling. Stop it. You're better than that. (I even upvoted you earlier! :) )

Re: I can't wait

If that's not sarcasm, that's nice of you to say so, but i'm struggling to see it.

However well things go, we'll still be held back by a self-induced disablity.

Even the Brexitters mantra now is "we can make it not as bad as it could be". The land of eternal riches is now too far fetched even for them.