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Solar storms, BlackPads and killer mice
Extreme porn law on the ropes
Friday 6th August 2010 13:53 GMT
can this law be redacted?
No, because that means deleting bits before publication, however it can be repealed.
We need *EVERYONE* to visit the Government's "Your Freedom" site and support the following:
http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/restoring-civil-liberties/repeal-section-63-of-the-cjia-2008-extreme-porn
http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/restoring-civil-liberties/consensual-bdsm-activities-should-not-be-a-criminal-offence
http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/repealing-unnecessary-laws/ban-all-laws-controlling-the-sexual-activities-of-consenting-adults
NB there are several variations on these, I've picked the ones which have the most votes, but if you search on Pornography or BDSM you can find others to support too (and several worth writing comments in opposition to)
Once you've done that, visit http://www.writetothem.com and find the contact details of your MP and make your points to them as well otherwise we risk the Your Freedom site becoming just another "fob them off" exercise so beloved of the last administration.
Naked German women evade Swedish chopper
Alien spymobile menaces Street View
Sky faces competition probe over film rights
DfT 'unwittingly' bigged-up speed camera benefits
Saturday 31st July 2010 09:08 GMT
@AC
Whilst I agree that the higher the speed the more serious the accident, you are the one who is apparently missing the point that you should *not* drive faster than the speed at which you can stop in the distance visible to you. It doesn't matter *what* the limit is, you need to tailor your speed according to the conditions prevailing at the time.
Unfortunately when people have the attitude that because "speed limits are LAW" they assume wrongly that means that the speed indicated by the prevailing limit is a speed that it is safe to drive at rather than thinking intelligently about what they are doing.
Friday 30th July 2010 15:54 GMT
@Chris W
There is a debating fallacy known as the False Dilemma where you present someone with two options 1) and 2) as if they're the only ones available and then imply that they have to pick between the two, ignoring the fact that the correct answer is "neither of the above".
Let me give you an example. Last night I came back to Portsmouth from London on the A3. As you leave London this piece of road seems to have speed cameras about every half mile and initially a limit of 40mph which then goes up to 50mph.
Now I'm sure those limits are all sensible and good when the road is chock full of traffic during the day time, but at 2am the road is virtually *EMPTY* and there is absolutely *NO DANGER* in Making Progress along it, but you cannot, simply because of all the bloody cameras.
So you have a choice: trundle along at 40mph or make progress (illegally, of course) then slow down when there's a camera.
Which do you do?
Thursday 29th July 2010 13:14 GMT
Oh dear, here we go again...
Firstly let me say that I have *NO PROBLEM* with cameras *WHERE THEY ARE ACTUALLY NEEDED*, but many of the rules on where they are placed are nonsense and bring the whole system into disrepute because all that happens is that drivers slow down for the camera, then speed up once they're past it.
Hiding them just makes the situation worse and still does *nothing* for dealing with people who drive in an irresponsible manner, using mobiles, failing to indicate or look before turning or changing lanes, tailgate, don't make proper observation at junctions and all the other things which *really* add to the dangers of being on the road.
I'm sure I've read a report which said that the radar-controlled signs that flash 30mph if you're approaching them too fast have been much more successful in reducing speeds, but I have been unable to track it down, so if anyone knows where I can find it, I'd be most grateful.
Council's school-snoop-op ruled illegal
Lindsay Lohan released from screaming lesbian ordeal
DfT denies deliberately misleading on speed cam stats
NatWest calls off legal attack dogs
Data for 100m Facebook accounts published to BitTorrent
Fog of cyberwar: internet always favors the offense
Friday 30th July 2010 13:20 GMT
"of course there are things that can be done to improve defenses...
"...not that the government is doing them necessarily."
I think that's the point he's trying to make! Every time we hear of data being stolen or left on a laptop or sent on an unencrypted CD through the post shows a fundamental failure of understanding of basic security by Governments and Corporations.
And how many companies produce software which then require multiple patches to fix gaping holes in their security?
What is needed is a fundamental shift in attitude, rather than the "let's get the data or write the software and then fix the problems later."
As you say: "The right time to build up defenses is now, before an incident occurs", but at present too many stable doors are being locked and bolted long after the horse is over the horizon.
Cell phone eavesdropping enters script-kiddie phase
Thursday 29th July 2010 12:28 GMT
"MSI detach can be used...
"... to prevent a given cell phone from receiving SMS messages and incoming calls. All that's needed is the target's phone number"
Great! Now how do I get the phone number of the annoying twat who is sitting in the Quiet Carriage on the train yakking at the top of their voice and ignoring the signs saying "NO MOBILE PHONES"...?
Reboot key Brit 'ready to save internet'
UK.gov's phone and net snooping hits record high
Thursday 29th July 2010 06:54 GMT
"I cannot give a precise reason for this..."
"but there is evidence that more and more police forces have to engage in fishing expeditions on anyone they like in the hope that they might be able to link them to an actual crime."
There, fixed it for you.
Of course he could have just said "I cannot give a precise reason for this, but THINK OF THE CHILDREN, OMG!!!!1111oneoneeleventyone!!"
Chilean tarantulas menace Bolton
Police chief: Yes, my plods sometimes forget photo laws
Tuesday 27th July 2010 22:14 GMT
'a small minority of officers see the law as being "what they say it is"'
'these officers are quite prepared to take their chances, on the basis that the number of times they will be caught out by being recorded is likely to be few and far between'
And even if they are caught out, very probably nothing will done about it or they will only be given a smack on the wrist and told not to do it again by their bosses.
This is why I fully support the idea of Police being made to have cameras attached to their person whenever they are dealing with the public because they will know that *WE* are watching *THEM*!
Cutbacks strip speed cameras from Blighty's roads
Monday 26th July 2010 21:48 GMT
"we would really be risking people's lives"
Or, more importantly, it would be risking the Safety Camera Partnership's Boss' livelihoods...
Unfortunately I can't find a reference for it at the moment, but I'm pretty sure I've seen a report saying that those Radar Controlled signs that flash 30mph if you approach them too fast are, apparently, more effective than Cameras for actually getting people to slow down because they're not an attempt to raise revenue, so they get more respect from road users.
NHS spunks £7.5k on porn room
Firefox update fixes plug-in snafu
NASA unveils global Martian map
TalkTalk turns StalkStalk to build malware blocker
Voting reform finally on the agenda
Zuckerberg: I'm 'quite sure' I own Facebook
MPs call for crackdown on pre-paid credit cards
Thursday 22nd July 2010 22:08 GMT 
Have these people not HEARD of Operation Ore?
You know, the one where a lot of innocent people were charged by Jim Gamble and co with downloading CP because they had been the victims of *CREDIT CARD THEFT*??
Yes, that's right their card details had been *stolen*, just like many other people's card details are stolen every year.
So what's to stop someone *stealing* someone's pre-paid credit card and using that to download CP?
Oh, that's right, *nothing*.
Facepalm.
Hitachi hides Magic Wand vibrator under a bushel
Airline ejects passenger for being hungry
Cops taser Somerset chap's nether regions
The Register comment guidelines 2010
Tuesday 20th July 2010 15:09 GMT
The title is required, and must contain letters and/or digits.
It's good to see El Reg post these guidelines, but may I make a few suggestions:
1) The author of an article should have no ability to moderate (or edit) comments. If allowed, this simply leads to a blatant conflict of interest. Also the decision to allow/ not allow comments on an article should be down to El Reg's Editorial or Moderation team, not the individual author.
2) If an article is based on the author's opinion of a published work etc, it should be clearly marked as such. Occasionally some articles have appeared in El Reg which are extraordinarily one-sided yet not marked as "Comment" or "Opinion".
3) It would be useful if, in the "My Posts" section, there was an indication of whether someone else had replied to your comment (eg a line saying "2 replies") to save having to check each one to see if someone has responded.
4) Since you can tick a box to post anonymously, why not have a box to tick that comes up with [NO TITLE], or if you reply to someone else's post without including a title of your own, have the forum system stick in Re: [previous title]
Vatican Google-bombed over weekend
UK.gov may cut BBC licence fee in 2012
BT hikes call charges
MS confirms Windows shortcut zero-day flaw
Council wins motorbike charges case
Friday 16th July 2010 17:40 GMT 
PS To those saying "It's only one pound a day"
I suggest you read this article:
http://ukfrancebikers.com/2010/07/04/its-only-1-a-day/
In 1980 parking charges were £1 a day.
In 1990 that became £1 per hour
In 1995 that became £2 per hour
In 2000 that became £4 per hour
Now in 2010 it's £5 an hour!
What more, exactly are you getting for that £5 an hour?
What is WC Council getting? Well, they're getting a way to pay down their £22 *million* overspend see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8470804.stm
Friday 16th July 2010 17:40 GMT
But it's "In the Public Interest" says Westminster Council...
... yet all they are doing is introducing a £1 charge for parking bays that were, previously, free. There is absolutely *NO* benefit to bikers, no extra security features, no extra parking spaces, nothing that justifies this charge other than it makes money.
Yet somehow this is "in the public interest".
Presumably that "public interest" is that the WC Council doesn't have to make savings elsewhere because they can tax bikers...
Job sites slam domain name land grab
Government begins RIPA review
Thursday 15th July 2010 12:06 GMT
The point you're missing...
... is that, as with many other New Labour laws, the RIPA is vague and ill-defined and pretty much as soon as it was brought in, started experiencing major function creep as, for instance Local Councils etc suddenly realised that "hey, we can spy on people to check they live in the right place to send their kid to this school, the law says we can!".
The aim of the review is to ensure that Investigatory Powers are *properly* regulated and targetted to where they are needed, rather than to where they are wanted.
Blighty's stealth robojet rolls out a year late
Cockeyed 'Knob Face' confusion masks real malware threat
I own Facebook, claims New York fuel salesman
Abu Hamza ruling clarifies McKinnon case
Tuesday 13th July 2010 08:10 GMT
Re: Polanski
Polanski's "much more serious crime" was not at issue, what was the issue was that a deal was struck that would have involved him not being jailed after the girl's parents agreed that he should not be imprisoned.
What he then did was to leave the USA after it was suggested that the Judge was going to jail him anyway, which is an entirely different matter.
The girl involved has subsequently said that she has forgiven him and doesn't want him to be jailed either.
It seems that, unlike the UK, at least the Swiss aren't willing to turn someone over to the USA without better grounds for extradition that "we want him, hand him over".
Hillier appeals to transgender community to save ID cards
Tuesday 13th July 2010 08:10 GMT
Apparent sex?
I agree with you that the idea of specifying gender (which is not a binary condition) on identity documents is dodgy given that it's by no means a binary condition in all cases.
But there is one point I have to question where you say "a person's apparent sex is something that even the dopiest witness can occasionally remember."
I could introduce you to people whose apparent sex is by no means obvious, either through genetics or personal choice of dress and personal appearance.
Ireland to block EU-Israel data hoover
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