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by mortov 12y ago
In contract terms, yes it is ambiguous - especially now legislation offers an alternative phrase. As a consumer, perhaps I think place order means let me try it for 30 days and decide if I want it or if I want to return it. Or some other v
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123-reg shrugs off customer complaints over stealth domain transfer charges(theregister.co.uk)
2 points by mortov 13y ago|0 comments
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by mortov 13y ago
The reality would be that if people knew of the extreme threat to life which existed, they would look to leaders such as the President and NASA to show they valued that life. While in a military command and control situation it 'makes
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by mortov 13y ago
The issue is not because of the language used. You can have bugs - potentially fatal as this case underlines - in any language. When I studied the Therac case, there was also a study in the "Killer Robot" - see here : http:&#x2F
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by mortov 13y ago
Wow ! Obviously sexual discrimination and workplace bullying are in favor at AOL. Seriously, this sounds like another 'top notch tough businessman' appointed at immense salary. My experience has been the first person normally cla
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by mortov 13y ago
Even though most proceeds of crime legislation uses balance of probablity as opposed to beyond reasonable doubt, the practice is generally for you to be able to show some explanation where it come from which is non-criminal in order to keep
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by mortov 13y ago
I think the issue here is this part : "One explanation for this could be money laundering" Selling some useless crap for stupid prices is one of the easiest laundering techniques beloved of many people trying to account for a sudd
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by mortov 13y ago
I never understood why people take it up either but I had a friend a long time ago that tried a couple of cigarettes on a night out (the usual, out for a drink, people were smoking so he tried it - it was a long time ago when smoking was &#
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by mortov 13y ago
You sound like a 1950's Doctor paid by the tobacco industry. Are you serious or did I miss a <satire> tag ?
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by mortov 13y ago
Where did they go ? Perhaps if retailers had been less keen to install The Mosquito ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mosquito ) to shoo them away, they may have had more customers. Sounds like retailers have discover
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by mortov 13y ago
I think we know what happened - the attacks on the WTC. However, the response has been staggeringly perverse; we have had hundreds of thousands of people die (you don't even hear about the daily bombings in food markets in Iraq or Afgh
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by mortov 13y ago
Let's be clear, the intention is for the UK Government to make money off your medical data. If Seagate wanted to make money off your RMA'd hard drive and they thought the data on it would do the trick, you can bet it would be for
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by mortov 13y ago
Did you look at the price list ? Standard extract – no personal confidential data £9,565 Alternatively for just under £1,000 more : Standard extract – containing personal confidential data £10,453 They're specifically enticing people t
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by mortov 13y ago
The irony. It's illegal in the US where EU countries cannot send data because of the weak data protection laws and the UK with 'strong' laws is the one selling off all your private medical records (including identification d
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by mortov 13y ago
Using Oxygen only slows the progression of altitude problems and if you have 100% O2, the partial pressure at around 0.3ATM is into the toxic zone - I suspect, just like in SCUBA diving, these 'oxygen' tanks are an oxygen enriched
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by mortov 13y ago
Corroboration is a safeguard against flawed accusations being given more credence than they deserve. There needs to be something to support an allegation other than simply 'me' accusing 'you' of a criminal act. While th
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by mortov 13y ago
He thankfully had independent evidence to corroborate his assertion that the charge was false. In Scotland, prosecutors only require to provide the evidence they intend to use against you; any other evidence, including exculpatory evidence
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by mortov 13y ago
PPW in the UK ? Really ? Post Dunblane, all handguns are illegal in mainland UK. The only exceptions are for law enforcement/armed forces. [We'll ignore diplomatic missions using immunity/convention exceptions.] Northern I
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by mortov 13y ago
Which is indeed the point of the article I think. Secret courts are an aberration to any civilised society. England is at the forefront of such things in many areas - not just the dreaded terrorism. The Family Courts routinely operate in s
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by mortov 13y ago
I'm amazed at how many people on HN are diabetic ! Could be an interesting study on cause/effect - is all this sitting at screens contributing to an epidemic or are there other factors ? Perhaps respondents are just self-selectin
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by mortov 13y ago
Being diabetic, I would be quite happy to receive an image saying, hey your blood sugar is low, why not get some sugary snacks right across the road at Acme Candy Store - get 10% off during the next 10 minutes.
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by mortov 13y ago
US uses mg/dl while most [but not all] other places use mmol/l. Conversion is mg/dl -> mmol/l divide by 18 approx. See http://www.soc-bdr.org/rds/authors/unit_tables_conversions_a... Note,
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by mortov 13y ago
I would assume much longer. I have a recollection [i.e. I cannot build a google query to find a reference right now] of some poor schmuck working with a tribute band who asked him to send a text message of the lyrics to "Machine Gun&q
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by mortov 13y ago
Standard Operating Procedure is to say it was handed to the Metropolitan specialist computer crimes unit who cracked it. Someone turns up in court saying they are a Met officer from the unit and they worked really really hard. It's n
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by mortov 13y ago
Given the password is relatively simple - remember this is supposed to be one of the premier encryption cracking organizations in the world, GCHQ, here - I think there is a distinct lack of skill (or absence) by GCHQ. He's perhaps bei
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by mortov 13y ago
His issue here is he clearly does not have big [enough] money lawyers representing him - it's not like he is on the college hacker team receiving a helping hand for his legal troubles from his alma mater. The US seems to have some of t
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by mortov 13y ago
In Alberta I had to get plates for a vehicle and had to keep them when I sold the vehicle (and the purchaser put their plates on to drive off). There are even regulations about how long you can have different province plates if you move le
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by mortov 13y ago
The difference between a NULL entry and a sentinel value. And poorly designed systems. Anyone with a correct understanding of the problem domain would know you have to cope with missing plates by indicating they are missing and not by usin
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by mortov 13y ago
"A fully referenced version of this article can be found at monbiot.com" suggests this is done already for those following the link. If you do, he lists these : References: 1. Anna Minton, ?2006. The privatisation of public space.
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English Libel Law Changes To Combat Libel Tourism(bbc.co.uk)
2 points by mortov 13y ago|0 comments

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