Yea and then there is the hidden tax that is spectrum auctions.. The government selling the right to use radio waves is like selling the right to install solar panels.. And who does the cost get passed on to? Yup...

Can't blame carriers 100%. Carriers dont really do anything other than repackage software and hardware solutions from their vendors. Vendors that licence based on number of subscribers, number of OFDM codes, number of installed sites, instances of software, global geographical region. Vendors that heavily utilize FOSS solutions in their products but contribute very little to the FOSS community. Vendors that charge millions for (but provide a very poor level of) support. Don't get me wrong the carriers could improve their game greatly by focusing on providing better value and service for their customers, but the truth be told the margins for running a national wireless network aren't that great, and it's the multinational vendors mentioned above that are making the most of it. Here's looking at you Ericsson/Cisco/Juniper/HP/etc...

Not if we start killing them. I'm not even joking.

I bought a Telstra prepaid SIM when I was in Australia recently and was required to provide a valid passport with a valid visa label which was magically verified by Telstra (I was somewhat surprised to learn they have full access to the passport database because it told me my passport wasn't valid when I accidentally put the wrong passport number). The coverage was so poor however, that I decided on my way home to give it to a terrorist at the airport who was flying in from Saudi Arabia to say G'day to the Australian parliament house.. Serves em right!

He's doing what he loves, what's wrong with that? He also has a point about not only women, but many people working in technology. They get into it because it pays well, but they really lack the natural interest (passion) in the field to take it beyond being work. People like the GP are the ones who succeed in tech because they do it for the right reason, i.e. they love it and are good at it. The same can be said for any profession, and its the advice I give to my kids and others.. Do something because you love it and you're good at it. We are all good at something.

Just let whatever company wants to market their product as non-GMO do so ans leave the rest as they were? BTW, organic certified = non-GMO so there's that already. Food industry is scared of having to respond to consumer demands? OK cool go out of business, see if we care!

They are most likely not just looking for vulns in the software but to be able to inject them into the source code, recompile it and install it unbeknown to the target user. Kind of like what they were doing with the Cisco boxes.

Yup sure was.. https://youtu.be/VZrFVtmRXrw also Jim Jeffries has a few good points on the subject https://youtu.be/W1sdb-aS8zA

That implies there is something wrong with assholism, which is where I disagree. People should be able to speak as they choose, it is how the community judges their statements that is important. This decides what is and isn't socially acceptable, and comment moderation serves this purpose here on /. I personally don't feel the need to post as AC that often but sometimes you want to make sure that what you say isn't linked to any presence other than your IP which can be hidden using VPN/TOR etc if necessary.

Haha you got me, I'm guessing you're in Vanuatu not the USA? Oh well no comment editing function exists so I will just have to own it.

Go fuck yourself, thats what comment moderation is here for. Anonymity on the internet is immeasurably valuable in terms of free speech and this is one of the last somewhat meanigful places on the internet you can still have it.

But you have to admit, politically speaking, your country is a fucking laughing stock right now isn't it?

Well if voting were more efficient, it would enable the public to vote much more ofte , say on individual proposed acts of legislation, aka direct democracy. I think this will be the next evolution of democracies since it seems our governments are largely turning against us in regard to privacy and quality of life protection in favour of corporate interests.

My point was that its already here, pretty much. They can even land themselves now.

Or perhaps, a passenger jetliner that flies itself? Oh wait..