Doesn't matter. Most democratic countries run on the basis of "innocent until proven guilty".
Assange has as yet to be charged with anything, let alone tried or convicted.
I do not, however, include the USA as a democratic country, since they employ:
* Imprisonment without trial
* Torture
* Executions without trial
* Repression of basic freedoms
I would suggest that the LibDems, like the Tories, have come into service of the nation only to discover the barren waste left by the Labour administration. It's all well and good having grand plans, but when one peers inside to find the coffers empty through abysmal mis-management, it's difficult to step forward with increased spending plans without looking completely nuts.
Clegg and his bunch are in a very difficult situation where they need to keep some stability in the country by not having an early election called that could potentially bring Miliband into government. At the same time they need to keep the Right in check and ensure that some Liberal views are represented. The key to all of this mess is to get the country back on its feet before the Reds are able to get close to another attempt at drowning the UK.
There's always horse trading in politics and this is one area that it would be very surprising to see the Liberals allow to pass through.
Yeah because poor people are well known for a) their disposable income to spend on electronics other than cell phones and b) their desire to read books often enough to have a dedicated device for it. I mean, when you hear that ghetto street slang you think "wow, he must be a well-read sort of fellow".
I'm not in the lowest tax bracket and can attest to the fact that it's more than simply the price-point that is a consideration when it comes to purchasing an ebook reader. I've just ordered my first ebook reader from Amazon and selected the basic model (without adverts). What I considered to be their high prices had put me off looking at them in the past. Plus there was (and still is) the issue that if I buy treeware, I'd expect to receive a digital copy too, so that my original copy does not get ruined and I find I am unable to purchase another copy since the publisher has stopped printing it. Kind of like being able to make MP3s from my own CD collection.
There is something satisfying about selecting a book and settling down to read it, when it comes in a paper version. That being said, the convenience and space factors when travelling make the ebook reader a certain winner. The reduction in price of the Kindle is what tipped the scales for me. There may still be the relatively high prices to pay on new books (compared to the associated costs involved with virtual media), but when one considers the wealth of knowledge available that is not constrained by copyright, the low priced Kindles make for a good purchase.
I suspect you're confusing English with British
Great Britain includes England, Scotland and Wales.
IPv4 NAT can cause problems for some communications protocols. These include, but are not limited to:
Things will only get worse on IPv4 when the ISPs increasingly move towards carrier NAT as a solution to avoid the perceived complexities if IPv6, when really it's just an excuse to do less work and squeeze more money out of the users.
I doubt that individuals & companies said, "No! We refuse to go on the internet until we can have TLDs with non-Latin characters."
You think that companies have only a single domain? You think that they use only a single IP?
iain@expat-tc ~ $ host www.microsoft.com.au
www.microsoft.com.au has address 203.19.66.74
iain@expat-tc ~ $ host www.microsoft.it
www.microsoft.it is an alias for microsoft.it.
microsoft.it has address 207.46.232.182
microsoft.it has address 207.46.197.32
microsoft.it mail is handled by 10 maila.microsoft.com.
12) I will not buy this tobacconist. It is scratched.
Fixed.
What is really pissing the British off is that the American government is trying to extradite McKinnon using a law that was passed under the shadow of 9/11 for the purposes of anti-terrorism.
Granted, McKinnon was foolish to enter the US government computers, although perhaps he should be given a consultant's fee for highlighting such lax security. If they're going to prosecute him for being an idiot, then certainly they could look closer to home.
And the tactics employed by the American Justice Department have been more than questionable under various EU laws, let alone the English legal system.
Perhaps the biggest disappointment is to see the politicians rolling over for the American government instead of standing up for their own citizens.
Did McKinnon break into the systems? Yes, and he has admitted such. Surely as a British citizen having commited a crime in England he should be tried under English law.
Iain
Mod parent up. The statements are factually correct in every way and should by no means be tagged as 'troll'.
Both Samba and Mono are clones, although I would suggest that certainly Samba has better performance than native Windows machines.
Java is removed from the IP/patent stone-round-the-neck negativity.
A link to the Microsoft quote would be nice though.
Iain.
I would be happy to setup a proxy for just this purpose and charge a nominal subscription charge on a monthly basis along with a step-by-step guide on how to use such a service.
Information tends to spread quickly enough via email where people do have something to share and if this does concern users then there appears to be a viable business model here.
Agreed, using free proxy services does mean playing catch-up, but pay-for-services that are profitable will more often be around for the long term.
Far from being a 'lax country', I would suggest that perhaps a 'free' country would be a more appropriate description. Certainly the majority of democratic nations do not (yet) subscribe to the Chinese standard. And as much as blocking methods can be put in place, it is still easier to provide a method to bypass these, whilst the bureaucracy takes time (and money) to implement their next attempt.
As for the
1% of people with the necessary knowledge and skills
...let's not forget that it was not long ago that Internet use was by that same 1% and considered to be 'too technical' for most people.
Iain.
It's simple enough to proxy through SSH and have access once again and (short of blocking SSH traffic) the Though Police can do very little.
Iain.
... Muslim head scarves / veils, anyone?
Not for me, thanks. They don't match with my complexion.
Suggest you just sit there and wait till life gets easier.
