Actually, probably Fermi.

I agree with you. Given that any redesign would probably requiring starting from scratch, I'm not sure 'easy' is the right adjective, but as you say, I doubt that there even is any way that they can make their business model GDPR compliant.

Yeah, that's covered in the decision too. They claimed that they weren't a data controller; that their cookies were essential (nope); that their cookie didn't need separate disclosure (when you accept or reject advertising you are not informed that IAB is also holding your data). They were also sanctioned for not having a way to withdraw consent that is at least as easy as giving it.

They've been hit with a modest fine (as per the EU legislation which essentially says it needs to be big enough to dissuade just paying up as a cost of doing business); been told to delete all their current data held on customers because none of it was given with adequate consent; and told to rebuild their current system so that it does fully comply with GDPR.

That last one is the biggie, since I'm not sure it can be done without a complete redesign.

Is it really a good idea to keep deorbiting junk onto R'lyeh?

I dipped into the decision linked in the description. It's quite readable. Until now, IAB Europe has maintained that it did not create any personal data. Err, it creates a persistent individual identifier for each user, with details about their preferences, which it (IAB) holds in a data store, and which it sends to all the bidders as part of the real-time bidding process.

I don't see how they are going to succeed in any claim that they are not a data controller, but hey, IANAL.

The natural order would be "large, brown sofa". "That is a large, brown sofa".

If you said "The brown, large sofa", the statement would imply that there was another large sofa that was a different colour. In would be mentally parsed as brown (large sofa).

If you want to talk about the hateful, big, oblong, brown, french, leather fainting couch, references to the fainting, leather, french, brown, oblong, big, hateful couch are just going to feel wrong and confusing to a native English speaker.

As an interesting aside (and rapidly straying off-topic), a native English speaker would never say brown large sofa, but large brown sofa.

Order is: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose

Thanks for the recommendation.

I recommend The New Science of Strong Materials: Or Why You Don't Fall through the Floor by James Edward Gordon. "Strength" is a surprisingly poorly understood concept. Which is stronger, a bucket of sand or a rope? It depends on what you are doing with it: pulling or pushing. When you consider torsion as well, it becomes even more complicated.

As you point out, toughness (opposite of brittle) is often the most important thing. Stiffness (elasticity) is the other main concern. But then you add in "per kg" and it becomes even more interesting. Then, add in cost (of production and manufacture), isotropy, toxicity, temperature range, etc. and it becomes gloriously complicated

Gordon's book is a great read.

"Step right up, see the cage match of the century. Two fighters enter, only one leaves. Now, place your bets!"

"Can I choose neither please?"

"Not an option. Choose one! Make your choice!"

"Can I have my liver pecked out daily by an eagle instead?"

"That's going to happen regardless of which one wins. I repeat, place your bets..."

As I recall (badly), in one of Larry Niven's stories (from the Magic Goes Away series I think), there is a battle involving a wizard who is losing, very, very badly. It contains a line something like "<wizard> must have done something to prevent him from dying. He must have been regretting that very much about now."

Pray all you like. When R'lyeh arises, we will show what 'prey' means. Ia! Ia!

47 deg 9 min S 123 deg 43 min W forever!

JOIN THE POPULAR FRONT FOR THE REUNIFICATION OF GONDWANA! Every planet should be as unified as possible (but no further, we are not like those "Pangea: There Can Be Only One" extremists)

The Spanish flu very likely originated in the USA. It's called the Spanish Flu because it affected a member of the Spanish royal family, and that was newsworthy, whereas G.I.s dying in the trenches wasn't, and/or was censored due to the war.

dosis sola facit venenum

That doesn't mean I want to ingest even tiny amounts of Ricin, VX, Batrachotoxin, Maitotoxin or Botulinum.