Re: Fuck people who want introductions
That works. Just like everyone going to Facebook... quality shows.
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'Just a kid' Zuck's word is his bond ... but NOT in his backyard, lawsuit claims
Sunday 15th March 2015 17:28 GMT
Re: Markie Sugar town Cannot be Trusted
We're already doomed. The handwriting (or computer printout) is on the wall. We're continuing the trend of dumbing down kids here in the States. With this trend, we'll have millions of Farcebookers buying everything in sight and no one who understands about being the product. Much less doing the work required in order to flourish. The rest of the world just has to be patient and we'll be out of the picture as a world power.
Citations (there's tons more but these were first...)
http://www.ibtimes.com/millennials-job-skills-americans-score-low-literacy-basic-math-problem-solving-1845984
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/americas-millennials-well-educated-but-unskilled/
Musk: 'Tesla's electric Model S cars will be less crap soon. I PROMISE'
Sunday 15th March 2015 17:37 GMT
Most folks in the US have seemed to become dependent on the little light that comes on for "low fuel".. I guess they can't read or trust the gas gauge. I'm wondering if Tesla has come up with a software fix to do a "low electricity" light? Or maybe just a small trailer full of D-cells for the reserve?
LOHAN chap compiles 'tenner a week' cookbook
Yahoo! spaffs! out! plugin! to! bring! crypto! to! everyone's! email!
Boffins brew up FIRST CUPPA in SPAAACE using wireless energy (well, sort of)
'There is NO SUCH THING as a safe site anymore' – security bod
Timeout, Time Lords: ICANN says there is only one kind of doctor
SpaceX to deliver Bigelow blow-up job to ISS astronauts
Saturday 14th March 2015 18:15 GMT
I guess that some of us would look at this and get nervous. The new era of fabrics is upon us but the idea of being in space and floating into a balloon is still scary.... I'd be wondering when it will go "pop".
Still, this is some amazing equipment and considering the environment it shows how far we've come in materials and design.
Pi(e) Day of the Century is upon us! Time to celebrate 3/14/15 in style, surely?
Wham! NASA claims 'picture-perfect' blast-off for tricky MAGNETIC EXPLOSIONS mission
Saturday 14th March 2015 21:53 GMT
I thought what you did until I did some reading... apparently, this is to study this on a small scale (our sun and earth). Here's a reasonably good starting point as other articles are way over my head and I'm not feeling up to climbing that high today.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetospheric_Multiscale_Mission
Facebook shops for ads tech – snaps up product search engine TheFind
Yay! Wearables! It's the future! Uh-oh! I'm going to be sick
Fizzy bubbles at the ready: Dot-com celebrates 30th birthday
Well.That.Sucks: New rude dot-word sparks outrage
Hurry shipmates - the black hats have hacked our fire control system
Bulgaria nixes 'metadata' law, Paraguay delays
Friday 13th March 2015 04:08 GMT
Even if you had those things in your constitution, they would be over-ridden by those who think that that old paper doesn't apply to the current times. I'm not sure who's following who's lead here. Is the US is following the Aussie lead following the Brits and maybe France or vice versa and mix things up a bit?
LOHAN unleashes 'waiting for the FAA' collector mug
This ISN'T Net Neutrality. This is Net Google. This is Net Netflix – the FCC's new masters
Friday 13th March 2015 04:45 GMT
I started to write a tirade about lobbying, follow the money, etc. but.. there does seem to be some logic to these rules. Bear with me....
If I start a business to provide content on the web, be it social network, movies, TV programming, search, etc., I'm a customer of the ISP's. And by being a customer, I damn well had better know what the playing field is as this is a cost. And yes, as a startup, I would want neutrality. As an established company trying to stave off competition, that's a different story. But still, I'm a customer of the ISP and I would not want favoritism.
Also, it's really outside of the FCC's venue to regulate the content providers except in ways similar to TV and radio. Their charter is for the communication media... in this case, the ISP's and to keep the field level and fair for the customers.
Google does get to lob some curve balls and create some problems as they are both a content provider and an ISP. Where this will get into a gray area is if they were to be compared to a TV network showing porn with as fines and further regulation will result. And... Google's influence on this is questionable and possibly illegal if they got a copy of the rules to "look over" before the vote.
Lastly, I'm no fan of the way politics are being played in DC. If were up to me, they'd all be fired, their parties banned and all lobbyists and the current crop of politicians banished to maybe the North Pole and we'd start our government over.
So while things might be within the charter of the FCC, now that the proposed rulings are out there, the politics will start. As usual, the consumer/customer will probably get screwed.
Chief Scientist slams handcuffing research funds to uni reforms
Augmented reality: Who needs immersive worlds when you've got it all?
Patch Flash now: Google Project Zero, Intel and pals school Adobe on security 101
We've read all 400 pages of the FCC's baffling net neutrality rules – here's what YOU need to know
Thursday 12th March 2015 23:38 GMT
Re: Missed
Here's the link: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/29/fcc_sextuples_broadband_speed/
They changed the definition and thus, how the ISP's can label it for advertising, etc. From what I've seen locally, all the local ISP did was exactly that with no plans to upgrade to the "broadband" limit. What used to be called broadband here in my area has been changed to "high-speed internet".... It doesn't appear to be forcing any ISP to do any upgrades to service although that was the intent.
Revenge porn forbidden: Twitter bans hobby of bitter ex-boyfriends
Work harder to stop online child abuse, MEPs tell EU states
Bulk interception is NOT mass surveillance, says parliamentary committee
Thursday 12th March 2015 21:50 GMT
Re: Revolutionary Thoughts from Sensible Questions
It may be folly but it keeps the Security and Secret Intelligence Services gainfully employed and also keeps their bosses in power. However, in the timescale of civilizations, it's a drop in the bucket and they too shall pass into the pages of history. What will come after is a different question that many will not be prepared for the answer. I believe "this won't end well" is a good answer.
Google MURDERS Google Code, orders everyone out to GitHub and co
Panda antivirus labels itself as malware, then borks EVERYTHING
Clinton defence of personal email server fails to placate critics
Thursday 12th March 2015 04:09 GMT
Re: Strange assumption
Go back... and re-check history. Just about every President had things to hide or things that today would get them on the front page of a scandal rag. 3 of 4 examples you gave had mistresses plus other scandals that came out after the fact.
A bigger question in all this... are any of us perfect? We always, always, always do the right thing? If you, me, or anyone else on this forum ran for a high office, could we stand the scrutiny of the press and the opposing party? Politics is dirty and corrupting. I'm not defending her, but just pointing out that so far, no one at the top of the various piles in the country have been what some would call a saint.
Thursday 12th March 2015 04:03 GMT
Brevity in this case is a good thing. Otherwise your list could go all the way back to the beginning. As for morals, etc. I'm waiting for the Repubs to bring up Billy's affair... err... non-affair... (whatever) and her continuing to stay with him. That could be a strength or a weakness, depending on point of view.
Yeah.. she's a threat to the Repubs... a serious one at this point.
Thursday 12th March 2015 01:45 GMT
Hindsight is 20/20
I'm thinking that she is like most politicos and thinks no one would dare hack her account. If so, she's a schmuck. And that "convenience" reason is pure BS. Any one lower on the food chain would probably be fired and/or face some charges.
To give her the benefit of the doubt.... did anyone give her a "serious" security briefing about email, etc.? The answer seems not to be apparent except that it was in the context of a "discussion". I mean, she was the Secretary of State for crying out loud. Not the head of the Secretarial Pool. In industry, we make all the higher ups use secure emails (the company's, not personal) for business purposes. So how did she fall through the cracks? Or do Cabinet members get to make the rules for secure computing?
I think the biggest shock to me is that until now, she got away with doing it.
Does my star look big in this? Milky Way 50 per cent fatter than expected
ACLU files new lawsuits in hunt for police 'Stingray' mobe-trackers
Thursday 12th March 2015 02:38 GMT
Re: Interesting concept...
Referencing my previous post....
As I understood from previous articles, not all LEA's could get one. Thus my supposition about "what if"... is there innocence and how would they prove they didn't have access. I'll have to assume that the ACLU in the two suits before the court now have knowledge that these units were/are used. It's not like the LEA's and specifically the LEO's have never lied to a court before.
Mattel urged to scrap Wi-Fi mic Barbie after Register investigation
Australians! Let us all rise up against data retention
Thursday 12th March 2015 01:26 GMT
Re: @dan
I believe that they are counted. They may not be published as usually there's a smattering of "Mickey Mouse", "Bozo the Clown" types. But the vote would have to be counted since there is a space for it on the ballot. However, in the US, presidents are not elected by direct majority. See Wikipedia for Electorial College. A BS way of doing it, IMO. At any other level, if a write-in gets the majority, they're elected.
Wednesday 11th March 2015 23:16 GMT
Re: @dan
I can't speak to Australia's laws on this but in the States, many times, the write-in is used in lieu of "none of the above". Unfortunately, no one takes those votes seriously. If 60 million people voted and 50 million wrote in their own names the guy with the most votes (maybe for this example) 6 million, would win. Is it a win? Nope.. the plurality didn't vote for him even though he got the most votes.
There's been a lot of talk over the years about "none of the above" but it never gets very far as those in power want to stay in power. A "none of the above" majority would put their jobs and power in peril.
Wednesday 11th March 2015 23:08 GMT
Two-way Street. NOT!!!!
Even though the title says Austrailians... this applies the world over.
If we can't trust the State, why should the State trust us? In the US, at least, the founding documents cover that pretty well. The State should be watched and not trusted. But the State should trust the people who give the power to be the State for in the people lie all the power.
Current politics and government have perverted that to our probable doom as a free society. With the State doing the watching and mistrusting everyone, they, through their laws and actions, have taken the power from the people.
However, there are people who will willingly give up not only their freedoms but also give power to the government for the illusion of security and safety.
Do I have an answer.... no. Just very sad that the world has come down to this.
PayPal pays $60m for Israeli predictive security start-up
FTC to DirecTV: No more lies! Tell viewers what you really charge
Wednesday 11th March 2015 21:28 GMT 
Really????
"We go above and beyond to ensure that every new customer receives all the information they need, multiple times, to make informed and intelligent decisions. For us to do anything less just doesn’t make sense."
They can say this with a straight face? Never once did any paperwork, or emails, or phone calls, etc. ever mention that the price went up "early" or that premium services were "opt-out". If you called to question, you got high pressure sales dweebs pitching more upgrades after being told "you misunderstood obviously". And Dish doesn't seem to be any better except their customer service listens to issues without selling upgrades.
Had them, got shafted, now with someone else.
White House taxes Silicon Valley to skill-up American workers
Going on holiday? Mexico wants your personal data
Google's chief finance officer quits to go backpacking
Wednesday 11th March 2015 18:16 GMT
Reminds me of the old joke....
As long as he doesn't skydive and backpack at the same time, all will be well.
"Oh... time to set up camp". Opens pack, chute falls out.
"I wonder who has my backpack"... <loud scream from high up>
Ok.. seriously.. will he actually retire and stay retired or get bored and find some other position?
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