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I went to the Mega-search-me site. There is a large red button top-right to mark a file as an infringement. I wonder what actually happens if you click it. Presumably it either alerts the indexer or alerts Mega (unlikely: alert the MAFIAA). I don't suppose anybody clicked on that for every...

So many comments to read! Steering away from the climate change debate for a moment and looking at Fox's reporting of the news I just want to ask "Cui bono"? Meaning, supposing Fox are mis-representing the facts as suggested, who personally stands to gain from it? Am I supposed to conclude...

Agree with you but one small point... I believe the Arctic, which is floating on the water like an ice cube, will not contribute a significant rise in sea level. When water freezes it expands and that is why ice floats, it is lighter than water. 1/12 of the volume above the water is supported...

Pepper Spray Cop wants a drone! Are we going to give him one?

From a moral standpoint, good citizens have a duty to decide to whom we should give our loyalty and support and under what conditions. Both our self respect and our dignity requires that our loyalty should not be unconditional or taken for granted. When a law is just, we have a 'duty' to give it...

Changing the topic slightly... to my way of thinking, this illustrates a significant problem with copyright/licence process: specifically there is no difference between "reading" something an "using" it. Many times I find I would like to look at a standard, skim a book, or article etc. to see...

As a general rule, automate simple, boring, repetitive tasks. My idea: reduce your energy bill. Look up the forecast day/night temperature (and sunrise/sunset?). Also compare inside/outside temperature. At wake up time raise or lower a blind or draw a set of curtains. The curtains are...

I agree with floyd42. You really need a human in the loop to OK the transition from free to paid (even if you collect the details up front and even pre-auth the payment to check all is ok). By having a manual 'opt out' system, in theory you will get a bit more money from people that make...

Or their IP address? Not that anyone would want to spoof it when sharing.

I know for a fact that information stored in 'silos' is indeed connected together so police looking for a vehicle in one area can know if it was detected in another. There is also a SOAP protocol used to join the systems together, so investigators can shout out to ask whether anybody has seen...

Maybe I'm a being a bit naïve here, but won't you already have a mac/PC with a DSL modem and a WiFi hub? Or a similar set-up (e.g. wireless connection to your modem or PC etc.)? I'm not sure how a tablet with a WiFi link only will make you dependent on somebody else unless you take it to a...

Well...kinda. I have actually gone and pre-ordered from Google Play. <moan>It came to Australian $318.99 all in after the the various mark ups, taxes and shipping. OUCH! They are being flown in from Singapore. As 1 Australian dollar buys 1.01 US dollars, that's an incredible mark-up. I...

Actions speak louder than words. If you support this declaration, shouldn't you give these people [the "broad coalition of public interest groups"] first choice when buying or using services (connection, software, search etc.), only moving to other providers if you can't get what you want from...

NO! I AM THE SATIRICAL CHARLES CARREON! ;-)

I am not a phone dealer, but I know one and this is what he told me (some time ago). I think the IMEI was originally conceived as an anti-theft measure. People think it's built into the hardware or something, well it's NOT. It is programmed electronically into the phone. The 'security' is...

The question is, if these guys are 10 years (or more) ahead of the game what are they up to now. Or to put the same question another way, what do you imagine Ars' headline cyber attack will be in 2022? -- Vote 01100110 for President.

The Chrome Version Adoption informatic is fascinating. It follows the 20:80 rule. 80% of users update and they are all on the latest version. 20% don't update at all, apparently. Each time a new version of Chrome is released it rapidly becomes the dominant version and there is a clear kink in...

Well you quote the signature but not the post. The key part of what I said was "you should lead by example and stop at two". It doesn't mean you have to get into a logical knot over whether or not you're being hypocritical with triplets. What it means is: after the second baby has exited the...

Outlawing SD-card adapters is highly counter productive to both the financial economy and the knowledge economy of any nation that institutes such a law -- how do you expect kids to learn how to program them?! Think about it. A proportion of SD-card adapter uses go on to get programming jobs...

"These customers should replace their HDMI cable with a component video cable (E.G. Red, Green, Blue) and a separate audio cable." I am NOT a DirecTV customer, but with my current setup, (TEAC set-top box and Panasonic TV) I actually had to go out and BUY a $100 HDMI cable because the set-top...