we'll probably need to develop a better sense of empathy and learn how to live and take both the planet (environment) and other peoples' needs into account.

I imagine the same would be true of any other advanced technology. Those that can't get beyond the Caveman "Ugh... want... take... " would seem most probable to destroy themselves and their planet.

Is it unreasonable that if you take that view that you would also have learnt what happens to relatively technically backward civilisations when contacted by more advanced? The record seems to be 100% destruction here.

If a civilisation had developed like that wouldn't they hold of letting us know about them, until we were mature enough to cope?

It's cheaper to insist the tech companies do something, than reinstating all the police jobs, the conservatives have destroyed.

Even the Daily Telegraph (one of the most right wing papers in the UK) are reporting on the drop and the security risks. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new...

have installed some temporary LED bulbs and have just been researching the alternative remote control systems.

It won't be Phillips then!

In many cases the adverts take more bandwidth than the content! If I'm paying for bandwidth consumed - you can bet I'm going to control who gets to use it

and forced him to lie when he "found out" what was going on... yeah right

The Astell & Kern (upmarket iRiver brand) has almost identical functionality, and are established and committed players in this marketplace - the sound from my AK100 is remarkably good when paired with good headphones and Hi Res music. (The price of the DACs in that or the Sony would be prohibitive for a phone).

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My problem with this selling is Sony and their attitude to security & privacy. I'm inclined to believe they are only sorry they got caught hacking people's PCs (rootkit) and they don't seem to feel any responsibility for their disastrously lax security.

Personally I neither believe stealing, nor cracking is acceptable - I just wouldn't forget to fit locks on my doors and rely on ranting and war-mongering to put off potential hackers (whether criminal / corporate or governmental variety)

by prioritising political / state security over information security - the costs of fraud and fraud prevention will continue to escalate

looks similar in the UK - unfortunately it's only with an O2 contract

so it would be reasonable to charge people with longer legs more, but unreasonable to charge those that are very wide or heavy?

I think it is same fares for all or you permit discrimination on a range of size criteria...

hmm Browsers and proxies permit anonymity, anonymity permits drugs and pornography - these must be stopped at all costs - so anonymous browsers should be stopped. Politicians start wars, wars cause death - politicians must be stopped at all costs. So no politicians should be permitted I could go with both proposals - they're equally logical...

perhaps you didn't see the video of the lady scout leader who walked upto one of the terrorists and asked him to handover his weapons, whilst others tried to help?

Show some respect!

Such appalling cynicism! http://bbc.in/16XHjlO

So the UK intelligence services knew about both of those filmed in Woolwich - but they were not regarded as priorities

i.e. the intelligence people didn't have enough resources! So if they can't identify the dangerous "needle in a haystack" making the haystack several thousandfold bigger will help?

Clearly the politicians feel no more responsibility for the inadequate resourcing than the poor tax laws!

A good sound-bite is so much better than thinking a problem through and finding an apt solution.

Project cost benefit fails, project gets canned, instead of carrying regardless, just for ego reasons...

progress at last...

One day, we might even stop initiating unrealistic projects

not too be in more serious trouble for contempt of court

pity - I received my model B from RS - Yesterday...