You are spot on. Chickens can detect flicker up to 140 Hz, so that is very, very close to 150. A lot more research is needed before this can be potentially rolled out.

SQL is Turing complete, which for me settles the issue.

I'm using about:profiles for that in Firefox. Each profile has it's own theme, so I know immediately which customer is associated with which browser window.

This allows me to have SSO access to different domains without the need for logging in all the time.

When a website doesn't work, most people try another browser. If that one works, it is obvious for them that the browser is at fault and not the website. Here at Slashdot, we know better but the majority of users out there have no clue. So for Firefox to protect their market share, this is a necessary action.

How much testing do they need to do? If you ask me, they already made a large step. Just by announcing, major infrastructure operators and application developers will double check if this is going to be a problem for their software. This will prevent large scale outages, compare it with Y2K where there was so many hype that (almost) everything that needed to be fixed was fixed.

Can't imagine that this has cost Firefox much effort that otherwise could have been used to fix bugs. It is very well possible that this will free up capacity in the future.

Btw, I am getting a bit tired of all those people that claim --every Firefox related story-- not to be using Firefox and keep complaining of changes made versions ago. Get over it, enjoy your current browser of choice and let us have ours. Respect there are others with a different opinion and let them be.

Things might have changed over time, but the GSM specification was such that your provider provides PLMN's (other mobile network id's) that you are allowed to roam on.

Providers are required to make roaming agreements and open access to their infrastructure to external providers. For example, your provider needs to provide security keys to the roaming provider. Location information needs to be exchanged, otherwise you will not be able to receive incoming calls.

In any case, your supplier is in the driving seat here and can protect you from nasty roaming experiences.

Now this is what I remember from GSM/WCDMA, so this might be a completely different system.

In most European cars, the odometer is associated with the engine. If you change the engine, you are allowed to change the odometer to the distance run with the new engine.

Possibly we'll see some changes in law as the odometer probably better be replaced with a device showing the power provided by the battery.

Wouldn't that increase latency?

This is not true everywhere. In quite a number of European countries, the manufacturer is responsible for what the customer could reasonably expect from the product.

> I very much doubt he meant for his statement to become dogma in the way it has

The original title Dijkstra gave his paper is 'A Case Against the Goto Statement'. It was a CACM editor who came up with the Considered Harmful version.

Funny thing is, they cannot.

If they would do that, their budget deficit would be above 3% which is not allowed by the EU. This to avoid countries to create an unbalanced budget and in case of financial problems asking the EU for a bailout (not that that isn't happening, but that is another discussion).

My statement didn't concern sales tax, but thank you for the reply. I was not aware that there is a band for sales tax in the EU. After a little search, I found that there is only a lower rate of 15% and a special lowest rate of at least 5%. See http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_c...

That there is no sales tax on goods moving between European countries is not completely correct. A private person buying goods in another European country is required to pay sales tax in the country where they buy the good. Regarding online purchases the following is stated: The seller will calculate VAT based on either VAT rate of the Member State from which the goods are shipped to the buyer (which is usually the Member State from which the goods are bought) or VAT rate of the Member State into which the goods are shipped.

Private persons do not need to pay additional tax/import fees when bringing goods over the border.

That companies do not need to pay sales tax on goods moving within the EU is a pure administrative optimization. Previously they could request their VAT to be returned but this was (especially for smaller companies) quite a burden. Note that in many EU countries, companies still need to declare VAT that they would have paid on EU internal trade. This is again pure an administrative issue in order to calculate the trade between countries and EU subsidies for that.

Could you please indicate which EU law was changed?

Right, there was no change of law. The law ruled on existed for many years, even prior to the existence of the EU.

No, Ireland can set any tax rate as it wants. Nothing in the EU takes that right away from Ireland.

What Ireland is not allowed to do is to provide reductions for specific companies. EU laws try to create a fair playing field.

I've seen this argument a few times now, but why would it be relevant where the content is stored or even served from. Shouldn't we look at where the content is consumed?

Your argument is like snail-mailing cannabis from a country where it is legal to grow and sell to a country where it is a prohibited substance. Should that country allow the goods to enter the country as it was produced and served from abroad?