Yet.

The thing about slippery slopes is ... they're slippery.

Or wikileaks...

The effect is 45% according to this study.

Somebody would have noticed...

The idea of doing small things is to get people to think.

When they're all used to doing small things, then we can move onto bigger ones.

Just an observation: Doesn't food usually have its own packaging/wrappers to protect it from the filthy bags?

The rest of Europe too. Bags are mostly banned there but the population isn't dropping like flies.

This study is flawed, methinks.

If you usually choose the speaker who has the best hair then you're an ignorant mass. Science never entered the room.

I've been around 3D for decades and I still don't know what people are imagining when they say "3D web!!"

(and AFAICT the people want it most are all stoners...)

The greenhouse effect actually works? How is that possible??? Surely it's just a matter of opinion.

There's always been evidence of this, many people do it quite openly. That it's worse than we thought? Not really surprising. It's probably much worse still.

It's good to have some documented proof though.

True, but the people who don't look at the evidence or think about the data are in the majority. They get all their information from these guys. They vote, too.

That's why this is bad - a bunch of rich guys are using the ignorant masses as a way to trade the future of the planet for their nth new mansion in some tax haven or other.

And also be so ugly that customers might decide to go to the mall instead.

In Spain we already pay a tax on all computer media (SD cards, hard disks, etc) which is supposed to go to the copyright cartels.

Isn't this enough? Are they going to refund all that if we switch to a different set of laws?

Yep.

The idea is to make the thief think that breaking in would be a bad idea. If he doesn't make that decision then no amount of fancy sensors will make any difference, he'll just walk in, grab some stuff then walk out admiring all your expensive flashing lights and sirens. He knows the cops won't turn up for half an hour (if at all).

You'll still have a broken window, broken doors, etc. to clean up next morning.

No, that's far too simple. He's after a high-tech solution.

I still want to know how sending an email will prevent the burglars. Is he going to put up a sign: "Warning! This shop protected by email!" ?

I'm not sure I'd hire him as a security consultant. I might do something crazy like ask a local cop what to do. Somebody who knows the area and knows what sort of people break into shops. That's just me though...YMMV.