No demagogy this time - if a journal, author or any citizen feels the need, out of FEAR, to self-censor, that's a huge victory for the douchebag terrorists. The "I am Charlie" hashtags and such are nice and all, but essentially useless garbage. The only thing that can now accomplish something to make everyone more safe, is if everyone who can, posts Mohammed cartoons. The kind, to be precise, that the terrorists don't want. Straisand it to hell and back, flood the airwaves, the paper-waves, the social media and even the walls with Mohammed cartoons. Next time a shithead has the bright idea to kill some journalist or cartoonist, he/she will remember the backlash and perhaps think twice.

This. I have a Galaxy S3 and it still does WAY more than I need it to! The apps I use most are OsmAnd (unlimited offline maps), e-mail, Chrome, calendar and the camera. Oh yeah, and phone calls :D
Everything else (and there's a ton installed even on my phone) is a "nice to have" stuff that I use once in a blue moon but don't really "need". The fuck would I need to upgrade my OS, let alone my phone for?

This. We're not defending freedom of speech by resharing a silly hashtag or platitudes like "we won't be silenced". Islamists don't give a fuck about that. We must do what they don't like, so they get the message that murdering journalists won't get them respite: we must draw and write more Mohammed cartoons/comics, and reshare them.

BUT... the problem is that the great majority of people are essentially cowards, and want someone else to stand up for what is right.

I agree - but nobody asked ME about those laws!

Sadly, this time they actually killed some employees, including cartoonists and the editor in chief. Unlike what we in Europe like to think, violence DOES work and DOES intimidate people into silence.

Negative Nancy.

A manned space flight would inspire a generation of scientists and engineers. Isn't that worth something?

That's without even counting the scientific knowledge gained from such effort. And without counting the fact that a person on Mars is able to do much more efficiently and quickly the work of remotely-controlled robots.

This device is still flawed: it measure nervousness, which means that any psychopath will pass the test without any problem. It also means that people who get emotional easily will fail even if they tell the truth.

IOW: garbage.

By the way, I 100% agree with your sig.

You are right, this does make sense. I've seen some incredible Russian propaganda (and sock puppets) around the 'net these days. It's insane.

I see no other reason for this DDoS attack but vandalism of some sort. The attackers have no political agenda (this is a small Finnish bank, not one of the big tax-haven transfer banks like UBS. It also has no political connections/owners.
The attack also has no way of obtaining any useful info, as all banks in Finland use one-time passwords for login.

Indeed - textbook example of a troll post.

Throwing around nebulous, 100% unsubstantiated accusations to start a flamewar, just to see what sticks? Yes, you are trolling.

Thank you for the link to that Wikipedia article - that's a fascinating read!!! And I thought I knew the history of computing relatively well.

In an alternative steampunk universe, this is how graphical displays MIGHT work.