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the policy proposal makes frequent mention of the motivation being the need to expedite the process and criminal activity being committed in this time window.
it would therefore seem self evident that any suspension should only last for a time appropriate for the police to obtain an injunction.
more broadly to whole proposal is deeply worrying. who is going to be the arbiter of what is and what isn't appropriate. when the EDL plan a rally that turns into a protest who is going to decide if that is criminal or free speech. If paypal refuses to block payments to some organisation that is distasteful to the police who decides if it's ok to block that? Traditionally the courts make these decisions that's what they are there for.
Of course they'd never block anyone or anything that might fight back.
How long does it take to get an injunction anyway? The need to be swift is often used as an excuse for ignoring basic rights.
Am i right in thinking that the picture of a mud slide you are using as a thumb for this piece in the banner is not one of the nasa images at all but just a stock image of a mud slide?
because if that is the case i'm not certain it is acceptable journalism. it's like a daily sport nip slip.
blacklist publications who have the eagerly anticipated title bad write-ups. should be
blacklist publications who gave the eagerly anticipated title bad write-ups. surely
as for the game. feh, it's ok. i guess that's not a perfect review. but it wouldn't gave got me banned.
"Ignorant Mac users are only downloading and installing this App because they believe that Mac viruses exist - a myth perpetuated on this forum and others. Anyone who knows there are no OSX viruses is not going to be fooled into installing this trojan App...."
in case you think that is a joke, I did, it is not. you may have missed it but he is drawing a distinction between a trojan app and a virus.
....it's exactly the same amount of ridiculous.
although in researching pads from star trek i've discovered that they are called Padds, and they run an OS called LCARS.
here's a pic http://nigelcoldwell.co.uk/test/padd.jpg if the real world were like perry mason then a samsung lawyer would show that and it would end the case.
'Ignorant Mac users are only downloading and installing this App because they believe that Mac viruses exist - a myth perpetuated on this forum and others. Anyone who knows there are no OSX viruses is not going to be fooled into installing this trojan App.'
one of the funniest things i've ever read.
i have firebug and download helper. firefox takes 3 seconds to start. by the figures it would take about 1.5 seconds without these addons.
Who cares? what would i do with those extra 1.5 seconds ? If they'd fix the memory leak then i'd only have to bother once a day.
It's interesting that you interpret the fact that the government doesn't want the information in public hands as being a sign that it is used for something spooky.
could it not just be that they don't want something with defence implications, as you say it might be useful for subs, falling into the hands of other countries that have subs?
I happen to know the LG plays XviD and .H264 out of an MKV, from disk and USB. what about NTFS support? I can't help that these things might be useful for your readers to know and weigh into any decision they might make.
this really is the lightest of reviews, it's more akin to a glossy sunday supplement or a lads mag than an organisation that specialises in the technical, and is read by the technically inclined
that's not really true. it means that the item is unfit. and you are entitled to a refund. it doesn't force apple to honour the warranty.
additionally. a point that everyone seems to have missed is that the warranty claim would be against apple. the refund is against the retailer.
what this ruling does is move the responsibility on to the carriers. their right of redress against apple will depend on their contracts.
"If you want to download, stream and watch video clips, save that stuff for your home broadband."
I love that. telling your customers how they should live their lives.
as far as i can tell a company with good customers service should provide their customers with the product that meets their needs. not tell their customers how to modify their needs around their product.
that having been said the FUP sounds pretty reasonable. But i really don't like it when the operators just change their T&C's in the middle of your contract. why they can't make it for new customers only.
IIRC the licence was revoked because a director of the company gave the police a new type of tazer fired from a shotgun during the roul moat affair.
i believe he was genuinely trying to help the police, and he later committed suicide citing the shame he had brought.
if the police were that concerned they shouldn't have accepted them. and i think he could reasonably have assumed that their acceptance was an acknowledgement he was doing the right thing.
in re-awarding the contract to effectively the same company i assumed the authorities were just going through the motions.
but no they weren't. we'll import them now an lose british jobs.
I do often wonder if it's really anon that took the site down or if it's all the news articles about the attack prompting people to go and check if it's still up.
i've been to the site a dozen times today and i've never been there before. i can't be the only one.
either way funny.
they aren't hackers. they just download a tool like Low orbit ion canon. and point it at the website.
but there are in the order of 1000 people taking part in the attack. i find it hard to believe that that many people are going to pokey.
personally i think it serves mastercard right. freedom has a price. who are they to tell me to whom i can donate my money????????
I appreciate you all feel the need to be witty and snappy in your article titles. a little alliteration goes a long way.
but the title needs to at least allude to the content of the story, or how else are you supposed to know if you want to read it? this title may as well not be there.
out smarted yourselves.
All the information i have read on this indicates that the reasons for dumping WikiLeaks are purely contractual. but their own press statement makes is clear that it is a moral judgement
It seems under swiss law they have an obligation to continue the contract that they agreed. regardless of any problems with the details supplied prior to that contract being agreed. they are using what could be termed a loop hole to say that the wikileaks runs 'contrary to public and moral opinion.' Which is an odd judgement for a swiss bank to make. clearly they have been leant on.
Charge a man with a crime and cut off his money and therefore his ability to defend himself. you couldn't make it up.
read the second paragraph:
PostFinance has ended its business relationship with Wikileaks founder Julian Paul Assange. The Australian citizen provided false information regarding his place of residence during the account opening process. Assange entered Geneva as his domicile. Upon inspection, this information was found to be incorrect. Assange cannot provide proof of residence in Switzerland and thus does not meet the criteria for a customer relationship with PostFinance. For this reason, PostFinance is entitled to close his account. If there is any indication that the information provided by an account holder may not comply with the detailed valid provisions, PostFinance investigates the circumstances in detail and draws the appropriate conclusions.
Obligation to contract does not apply
On 22 July 2010, the Swiss Federal Court ruled that PostFinance was obliged to offer all interested parties an account for payment transactions and to continue any existing accounts as part of its basic service mandate (obligation to contract). Termination of an account relationship (or refusal to enter into such a relationship) is, therefore, only possible for compelling reasons. The Swiss Federal Court did not define what constitutes a compelling reason. The Council of States responded to the judgment and incorporated a provision to this effect into the Postal Act on 30 November 2010. This gives PostFinance the option of terminating business relationships which run contrary to public and moral opinion. Approval from the National Council is yet to be granted. Finally, approval is required from the two chambers of parliament on the postal legislation under debate. PostFinance is in favour of transparent regulations which support the interests of Switzerland as a respectable financial centre and the endeavours of the Swiss financial sector.
maybe he owned some homeplugs and was sick of getting sneered at by the HAMafia. I've been tempted myself.
(i realise that the previous sentence could be read as me implying that HAM radio enthusiasts were hermaphrodites, this was not my intention, i was trying to imply that they are an organised militia like the Mafia.)
there's a smokey up your backdoor.
10-4 good buddy etc. etc.
it's just complete user error. the information commissioner should bust their balls. this is not a hack they just posted all this info to their website.
I'm actually hosted with the same company, also on a shared server, though i guess it's the same for all cpanel.... the only reason for the full backup to be in public_html is if you're too lazy or stupid to move the backup folder from the home directory by FTP and just stick it in there to download via http.
i have done this myself in the past.