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Life Sentences For Serious Cyberattacks Proposed In Britain 216

Posted by samzenpus from the do-not-pass-go dept.
Bismillah (993337) writes 'The British government wants life in prison for hackers who cause disruption to computer networks, resulting in loss of life or threat to the country's national security. From the article: "The UK government will seek to amend the 1990 Computer Misuse Act "to ensure sentences for attacks on computer systems fully reflect the damage they cause. Currently, the law provides for a maximum sentence of ten years' imprisonment for those who commit the offence of impairing a computer. A new, aggravated offence of unauthorised access to a computer will be introduced into the Computer Misuse Act by the government, carrying far longer sentences."'
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German Chancellor Proposes European Communications Network 197

Posted by Soulskill from the because-internets-need-borders dept.
An anonymous reader sends word that German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to build a European communication network to keep data transmission away from the United States. She plans to discuss the issue with French President Francois Hollande. "Merkel said in her weekly podcast that she disapproved of companies such as Google and Facebook basing their operations in countries with low levels of data protection while being active in countries such as Germany with high data protection. 'We'll talk with France about how we can maintain a high level of data protection,' Merkel said. 'Above all, we'll talk about European providers that offer security for our citizens, so that one shouldn't have to send emails and other information across the Atlantic. Rather, one could build up a communication network inside Europe.' Hollande's office confirmed that the governments had been discussing the matter and said Paris agreed with Berlin's proposals."

Comment Re:Freakin' Riders. (Score 1) 767

by moonflower1 (#45959653) Attached to: Incandescent Bulbs Get a Reprieve

Some mercury will get into the air, especially over long time periods. However, studies show that the level of mercury released especially if the CFL has been used for a long time before it is discarded, is low. Notwithstanding, it is always a good idea to recycle CFLs. Lots of stores take them back, like Lowe's or Home Depot.

Study about mercury release from CFLs:
If you clean up the broken CFL immediately and you air out the room properly, there is no real danger. Less than 0.1 mg of mercury should be released. Even less if you break an old CFL.
Source:
http://www.sustainlv.org/wp-content/uploads/Mercury-from-Broken-CFLs.pdf
specifically page 4 and figure 2

Comment Re:There must be a very good reason... (Score 1) 579

by moonflower1 (#45791739) Attached to: Utilities Fight Back Against Solar Energy

Overvoltages at the point of connection are not an issue if the inverter is at least somewhat recent and has a minimum of intelligence built in. Nowadays inverters measure the voltage and use reactive power to enable the injection of real power without causing overvoltages.

Voltage control with reactive power - In order to keep line voltage constant, SMA inverters supply lagging or leading reactive power to the grid. The grid operator specifies whether the reactive power value is fixed or dynamic. The SMA Power Plant Controller is used to analyze and manage the process. The reactive power, or displacement factor, can also be controlled along a characteristic curve in relation to the supplied active power, the line voltage or an absolute value.

http://www.sma-america.com/en_US/news-information/resource-center/grid-stability-through-intelligent-pv-management.html

Further reading:
http://www.sma.de/en/solutions/medium-power-solutions/knowledgebase/sma-shifts-the-phase.html

Comment Re:Makes 'em Feel Good (Score 2) 1146

by moonflower1 (#45700455) Attached to: US Light Bulb Phase-Out's Next Step Begins Next Month

Forgot the link to the study I got that information from:

Li, Y., & Jin, L. (2011). Environmental release of mercury from broken compact fluorescent lamps.
Environmental Engineering Science, 28(10), 687–691. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ees.2011.0027

Follow for PDF of complete article:
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/ees.2011.0027

Comment Re:Solutions are simple, executing them is hard (Score 1) 453

by moonflower1 (#45491505) Attached to: Imagining the Post-Antibiotic Future

2) Stop prescribing antibiotics in novel classes for routine things like ear infections and sinus infections. Studies show that most of those will clear up on their own without antibiotic treatment, but nobody wants to be the guy who feels miserable but doesn't get a Z-Pak or some fluroquinolones as treatment.

Recurring sinus and ear infections can lead to permanent hearing loss. Source: http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/causes.htm
That's actually a good example when the usage of antibiotics is appropriate. Not for the first infection or for a mild one. However, a grandmother of mine lost her hearing after an ear-infection on one side which hampered her for the rest of her life. That infection occurred in the time before antibiotics were invented.

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