* Posts by Mike 85

4 publicly visible posts • joined 10 Jun 2009

Apple fans targeted by smut-punting malware

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good target

although there are less of them, they are better targets

1. they will be less cautious (although, seeing some computers i suspect there are plenty of windows users who will click "allow" to absolutely anything as well)

2. you've got the system to yourself, no competition with other crapware on the system, meaning those credit card details are exclusive to you, and that bandwidth is all yours

Berners-Lee hired as gov internet adviser

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title?

...but will they do what they usually do, and ignore the experts when they say something that doesn't support what they want to do?

Pressure group demands UK apes China net filter plan

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yes...

i think it's obvious, ask them if censorship is such a good idea and they fully believe that any websites that a few people don't like should be taken offline, will they be happy to censor their own websites? there are plenty of people who dislike them...

Texas cop tasers gobby granny

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lethal force?

considering a taser is a substitute for a gun that's less likely to kill and is to be used in the same circumstances as any other lethal force...

is that officer up on charges of attempted murder (it was obviously premeditated, he said so himself prior to doing it)? has he been asked to justify his decision that is was appropriate to use lethal force against someone who is not any form of physical threat to him and is not directly endangering his life?