Face it, it's not that hard to stop at a gas station on the way home from work rather than drive till there's teacup of gas left in the tank.

I have a car that averages 12L per 100 KM and has a 65L fuel tank. Unless you're running it on empty (in which case you're an idiot) you wont be struggling to get to the petrol station.

Work has an EV (I work at a university, there is a policy that all new pool cars must be hybrid or electric) and it spends more time on a flatbed being towed back to the garage for recharging than it does on the road. So how fuel efficient is a 9L diesel Cummins? Does it put out a lot of Carbons?

I live in Australia, so its not the cold that's doing it either.

And you'll pretty much be looking at the same thing in Australia.

ISP's will pay lip service is a "voluntary" industry code, the same way the news media abides by its "voluntary" industry code (that means only the ABC and SBS are held to any kind of standard, Newscorp and Fairfax can do what they like). If an ISP does enforce the will of the rights holders they'll start to bleed customers and there's one large ISP that is pretty much assured not to do anything that stupid who would love to move up from their #2 position in the industry.

I think you mean to say they already have.

High priced lawyers are a huge barrier to entry for anyone who wants to sue.

You jest... but the invention of "quinine water" (tonic) mixed with gin was to mask the bitter flavor of quinine so that people could take their daily dose and prevent malaria in tropical areas.
Unfortunately, like for all other drugs, malaria has developed resistance to quinine so it is less effective today (but still a good mixer for gin).

Thanks... I was worried that there was something that I was missing.

Car?
Wash?

This has the assumption that a space craft can or will be stealthed.

Anything powerful enough to travel interstellar distances will put out an incredible amount of EM radiation. To internalise all of those emissions would be very difficult and probably require a configuration that wouldn't support a large number of troops or weapons (like stealth bombers). A stealth invasion wouldn't come by ship. It would more likely come in another form such as information that will be used by an opportunistic species to create something that will cause their demise (yes this is the plot of Species, it had one even if it was just a device to get a look a Natasha Henstridges boobs).

However this is just intellectual masturbation. Humanity couldn't spot an incoming alien invasion because we aren't even looking.

Other than a supply of delicious meat.

Sure it takes 14-17 years to get a viable human heifer, that will just make us more of a delicacy for our reptilian overlords.

Every now and then, even the Daily Fail gets something right.

Because most ordinary news goes to 10, our news goes to 11.

As for why I don't care where I stick my card. It is because I am protected.

And here in lies the problem with many Australians.

You dont seem to get that even though you dont pay directly, you still pay for credit card fraud. Its socialised somewhat across all the banks customers so the people who are responsible end up paying for those who aren't, like yourself. Fraud costs Australia 1.4 Billion annually, this money doesn't come from nowhere.

Because of this, I think that people should be afforded less protection than they currently are as people are being too irresponsible.

If I was responsible for insuring the security of every step of the money transfer chain I would go back to using cash.

Many of us still use cash for our day to day transactions. Not only is it safer, faster and more convenient, we save a small fortune. The cash discount is alive and well in Australia because credit is very expensive for the merchant.

It's a one-time pad-based system and the merchant never gets the real account number or even the user's name. They get a one-time code for a specific purchase amount at a specific time.

Because maybe I know that MITM attacks aren't the only way things become compromised.

Software flaws are becoming increasingly attractive attack vectors for criminals.

Also perhaps its also because Apple has a terrible track record for taking responsibility for stuff ups and blaming the user when it all goes horribly wrong.

My experience is that smug Apple-bashers are pretty ignorant about technology in general, thanks for reinforcing that opinion.

My experience is fanboys tend to ignore the facts and go after the person making the statement, ad hominmem is easier than rational argument. Thanks for reinforcing that.

I was referring to Apple Pay in that line

And I suspect so did the GP.

Why do you think Apple Pay is remotely secure. Apple is good at keeping its users hemmed in and docile, not security.

I suspect you're Australian.

We kept the laws that state banks are responsible for security, so in order to blame you for fraud, they need clear evidence that you either co-operated with the crooks or allowed the crooks to get access to your details through an act of gross stupidity (and by this I mean beyond Tony Abbott levels of gross stupidity).

However in the US, it's part of a push by credit issuers to shift the responsibility for security from them to merchants and users.

As a side note, I find it alarming that so many Australians are victims of credit card fraud. Its obvious why though, Australians just dont take care with their cards. they'll happliy stick it in anywhere, into any hole without a second thought. Sure you get the money back but having gone through the process for a mere $40 it's a complete pain in the arse (especially since they cancel your card immediately and you have to wait for them to send you a new one, and GE Money aren't quick about it either)

When my new Shitibank card arrived, it didn't even have a magstripe. Just some grey coloured plastic where the magstipe used to go.

Australian BTW.