A government official suggesting you should have insurance against a cyber attack is like the mob suggesting you should have insurance against your business burning down.
> Basically, the FCC owns the airwaves, all frequencies, > so any kind of radio transmitter device needs FCC approval
The FCC regulates the airwaves. We, the people, own the airwaves, or more properly the spectrum. The spectrum is a limited resource. Like water, forests, and breathable air. Therefore, it should be regulated in the public interest.
(Of course government seems less and less interested in the public interest, but I'm glad that in this instance the FCC is doing its job.)
Orwell was basing his visionary idea on obsolete technology. While telescreens are useful, they are only part of the solution to keep us all safe.
A better vision (pun intended) would be mandatory Google Glass with always on vision and microphone -- remotely monitored for your safety.
As a bonus feature for your enjoyment, whenever you see or hear anything copyrighted, your credit card can be automatically billed. Now that is unparalleled convenience!
It makes plenty of sense if you are trying to deliberately perpetrate some injustice. Things like this are harder to do under a bright spotlight. It must be done under cover of darkness.
Maybe it is a way to seize the domains for some other unstated reason. Or to shut down certain websites for some reason unrelated to the argument being made in court.
Do not assume incompetence with malice will suffice.
If Marriott is truly concerned about people's MiFi hot spots interfering with their wireless network, then they need to give people a reason NOT to use their MiFi by giving registered guests free WiFi. Then their WiFi network would not be competing with other WiFi hotspots.
If Marriott is concerned about security, they could ensure that only registered guests have access by issuing a password.
If Marriott complains that they cannot offer WiFi for free, because it costs money to install and then has an ongoing cost to operate, I would point out the following. Marriott offers other things for free that cost substantial money to install, and have some ongoing costs to operate: * Free Air Conditioning / Heating * Free Color TV * Free drinking fountains * Free use of electrical outlets * Free indoor plumbing
Does WiFi cost as much to install as central air conditioning? Indoor plumbing? Does WiFi cost anywhere near as much to operate as air conditioning? Cable TV?
I won't hold my breath waiting for Marriott's response. But now I realize that I have made a serious mistake by posting this. Marriott will now have additional charges for air conditioning, indoor plumbing, etc. (please don't throw things at me now that Marriott will start charging for these things! I didn't mean to inspire them to create new charges! Really.)
The entire whole three minutes that this guy was distracting the TSA, they could have been doing their jobs of stealing iPads from passenger luggage and groping people.
Why so much reality TV crap? Because it's cheap to shovel onto cable systems.
Yet while the quality of programming goes down the price of consuming it goes up?
Something is wrong. True competition should take care of this. A problem seems to be that there is only one way of distributing made-for-TV content. (or very few ways)
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Status quo
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A few judges try to understand an issue to give a good ruling.
Other judges try to understand an issue's effects on the rich, powerful, or those connected with the judge or his friends before giving a ruling.
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This is not how to avoid the spying
If my data is in there already, then the spying was done and could not be avoided.
If I'm not talking to Al Qaeda, then my data should not even be in there to begin with.
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> so any kind of radio transmitter device needs FCC approval
The FCC regulates the airwaves. We, the people, own the airwaves, or more properly the spectrum. The spectrum is a limited resource. Like water, forests, and breathable air. Therefore, it should be regulated in the public interest.
(Of course government seems less and less interested in the public interest, but I'm glad that in this instance the FCC is doing its job.)
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But as I say, if Marriott was really concerned about . . .
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Orwell was wrong
A better vision (pun intended) would be mandatory Google Glass with always on vision and microphone -- remotely monitored for your safety.
As a bonus feature for your enjoyment, whenever you see or hear anything copyrighted, your credit card can be automatically billed. Now that is unparalleled convenience!
What will they think of next?
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Orwell was right
What could go wrong?
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Think Different!
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Maybe it is a way to seize the domains for some other unstated reason. Or to shut down certain websites for some reason unrelated to the argument being made in court.
Do not assume incompetence with malice will suffice.
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OK, so we don't want any magical Golden Keys
We would only need one such key, so creating one such key would not put the population of unicorns in any danger.
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If Marriott is concerned about security, they could ensure that only registered guests have access by issuing a password.
If Marriott complains that they cannot offer WiFi for free, because it costs money to install and then has an ongoing cost to operate, I would point out the following. Marriott offers other things for free that cost substantial money to install, and have some ongoing costs to operate:
* Free Air Conditioning / Heating
* Free Color TV
* Free drinking fountains
* Free use of electrical outlets
* Free indoor plumbing
Does WiFi cost as much to install as central air conditioning? Indoor plumbing? Does WiFi cost anywhere near as much to operate as air conditioning? Cable TV?
I won't hold my breath waiting for Marriott's response. But now I realize that I have made a serious mistake by posting this. Marriott will now have additional charges for air conditioning, indoor plumbing, etc. (please don't throw things at me now that Marriott will start charging for these things! I didn't mean to inspire them to create new charges! Really.)
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The IOC will always have friends
(and no, I do not mean Tim Cook)
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Plus, the TSA has been demonstrated to be selective in who it gropes, and therefore presumably selective in who it would like to strip nude.
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This guy caused a major disruption
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If I had to guess, maybe because the US is too corrupt even for the IOC?
Or maybe because the US has too many other copyright maximalists that would be in conflict with the IOC over some imaginary rights?
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Only try to realize the truth.
There is no iPhone.
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Prices rise, quality of TV content goes down
Yet while the quality of programming goes down the price of consuming it goes up?
Something is wrong. True competition should take care of this. A problem seems to be that there is only one way of distributing made-for-TV content. (or very few ways)
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