RobAley

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New broadband users shun manditory porn filters, (UK regulator) Ofcom finds(bbc.co.uk)
44 points by RobAley 12y ago|46 comments
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UK anti-piracy campaign set to begin(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by RobAley 12y ago|0 comments
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by RobAley 12y ago
It's definitely true (I used to be a UK cop). While there are situations where you can de-arrest someone after arresting them, it's rare, and you do not need to place someone under arrest to detain them. Many (minor) crimes are n
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by RobAley 12y ago
Er, depending on your country, they are different things. In the UK, you can be detained by police for a short period of time (e.g. during a stop-check or search on the street), but it isn't an arrest, you're "just" prev
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Bing Starts Censoring European Search Results, Following Goolge's Lead(news.sky.com)
3 points by RobAley 12y ago|0 comments
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by RobAley 12y ago
Here in the UK most large (and many small) organisations let you pay bills (one off or recurring) by credit card, debit card, direct debit, bank transfer (and occasionally cheque in the post). Some will charge a small fee for credit cards,
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GCHQ leak lists UK cyber-spies' hacking tools(bbc.co.uk)
3 points by RobAley 12y ago|0 comments
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Following takedown settlement No-ip detail Microsoft conduct(noip.com)
1 points by RobAley 12y ago|0 comments
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by RobAley 12y ago
It's slightly more nuanced than that. Quite a few OSS projects seem to have success with providing free community support forums, online documentation etc. which still require some support but usually an order of magnitude less, and th
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Emergency phone and internet data storage law to be brought in(m.bbc.co.uk)
112 points by RobAley 12y ago|75 comments
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by RobAley 12y ago
Indeed, but it sounds out of place regardless of the target. Now I understand what it is, "request" or similar seems a more appropriate word. "Prayer" evokes some kind super-legal meaning or precedence onto the request t
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Amazon makes offer to Hatchette authors – to cut out Hatchette(gigaom.com)
5 points by RobAley 12y ago|2 comments
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by RobAley 12y ago
I've never read one of these in full before, and I'm somewhat bemused by section 9.1., which is a prayer. Is that a normal, usual or required part of such a complaint? Seems quite out of place to me.
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by RobAley 12y ago
As you note, these requirements tend to be with specific versions of Word, and so libreoffice and co present no more of an impediment that using other/current versions of Word.
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by RobAley 12y ago
> If insurance works as you describe it it wouldn't make sense at all and everybody would individually be responsible for her entire medical cost. With partially ruinous consequences for the individual. I think that's his point
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by RobAley 12y ago
Again the article is out of date, it's now parsed from the URL if you don't specify a CN_match (which you can still do if you need to).
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by RobAley 12y ago
The article is somewhat out of date, the default is now to verify (though you can turn it off if you need to). A lot is changing with PHP, and people aren't keeping up.
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Theresa May pushes for greater surveillance powers(m.bbc.co.uk)
76 points by RobAley 12y ago|34 comments
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UK home sec. pushes for greater surveillance powers to access email/social media(bbc.co.uk)
11 points by RobAley 12y ago|0 comments
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by RobAley 12y ago
I think most people consider the phrase "cold-calling" to be calling on the telephone, so that might be confusing some people.
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by RobAley 12y ago
In your described situation, GCHQ would term it internal and wouldn't legally be able to intercept it. As I understand it one of the server or end points have to be outside UK under their current legal interpretation to be declared e
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by RobAley 12y ago
Maybe we are reading a different page, there are some papers showing what IS, not what COULD be : > it was shown that over 663 different species were negatively impacted by marine debris with approximately 11% of reported cases specif
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by RobAley 12y ago
Er, lots of people talk about the measurable harm. Start here and google a bit for even more : http://beatthemicrobead.org/en/science
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by RobAley 12y ago
I didn't downvote you, but I'm gonna guess it's due to the tone of your post : > Way to roll over > I didn't bother delving > you should [do this] etc.
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by RobAley 12y ago
> Why bother? one or more of : - because it's fun to create things - because you can still make money anyway - to contribute to society and culture - to stretch your mind - because it might not be that big a deal in the whole scheme
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by RobAley 12y ago
Think of them more as a sales team than a marketing one, they're trying to upsell you, and presumably it works in enough cases as they keep doing it.
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by RobAley 12y ago
Any reason why the title here is censored? It's spelled out in full on the linked page. Anyone who knows what the word means and is shocked by it will surely still be shocked even with the * in. I've never understood what partial
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YouView may have to change name after High Court ruling(bbc.co.uk)
1 points by RobAley 12y ago|0 comments
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by RobAley 12y ago
I live in Oxford and the rail costs are why I always get the bus. The "Oxford Tube" and X90 coaches run more frequently than trains, cost £18 return, have power and wifi, are comfortable, and deliver you to the centre of London in
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David Braben has been appointed OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list(m.bbc.co.uk)
77 points by RobAley 12y ago|47 comments

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