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A new trojan coded in Rust is targeting Linux-based platforms and adding them to a botnet controlled through an IRC channel, according to a recent discovery by Dr.Web, a Russian antivirus maker. See, you can write stuff in Rust
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Singapore Yahoo Finance : September 8 : [^] : Quote: Across the 28-nation European Union, production of books, music, newspapers and cinema is very much separated into national spheres and the commission, led by the federalist Jean-Claude Juncker, is driven to bring them closer.
To do so, the EU will next week unveil a controversial revamp of copyright laws that will include several bold proposals to change the way content, including big ticket sports games, are both accessed and paid for in Europe, according to the draft seen by AFP.
But film producers and sports leagues are dead set against the changes, arguing that entertainment on the continent should not become pan-European, but continue to be channelled through national markets.
- 'Buy one, get 27 free' -
One of the most divisive proposals is a push to make national broadcasters, such as Sky in the UK or RTL in Germany, to provide online content -- including films or sports -- Europe-wide, instead of just at home.
"I can't see how you can abolish geo-blocking and continue to protect copyright," Martin Moszkowicz, of Germany's Constantin Film told the Hollywood Reporter, referring to web users that are denied access to content from their home websites when outside their country.
For broadcasters "it becomes a buy one (EU territory), get 27 for free. It would be catastrophic for all creative industries," added Moszkowicz, a producer of the hugely popular Resident Alien films.
Film producers also warn that geo-blocking is crucial to financing European cinema, which survives on national subsidies that are often financed by the success of Hollywood blockbusters. .edit ... Bloomberg : September 8:
An EU court has recently ruled that an on-line site cannot use hyper-links to certain content without permission:[^] : Quote: The ruling boosts publishers and other copyright owners fighting internet sites that link to or republish their content without permission. It could also force search engines such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google to tread more carefully when they provide links to other outlets.
«There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008
modified 9-Sep-16 9:24am.
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As an American it's quite interesting watching what's going on in the EU - immigration, taxation, copyright, privacy, etc...
Personally I feel like they're heading down the wrong path so it's like watching a slow motion train wreck. It wouldn't be so bad except I see the US following along on many of these trends. I'll probably be dead before it comes completely off the rails but I fear for future generations.
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. ~ Ronald Reagan
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I would agree with you... but sadly we are not in the soapbox
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Yeah, I debated making my post at all (too political). I won't defend it in this forum.
In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. ~ Ronald Reagan
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BillWoodruff wrote: To do so, the EU will next week unveil a controversial revamp of copyright laws that will include several bold proposals to change the way content, including big ticket sports games, are both accessed and paid for in Europe, according to the draft seen by AFP.
This her eis the one reaosn I believe Brexit happened. Murdoch's rag pushed for it to protect his BSkyB revenues for the EPL.
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Researchers find that regular physical activity can cut the risk of dying from alcohol-related cancer and other diseases So, jog to the bar
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Curious why "researchers" are still spending money on things we've known for a long, long time. I guess someone is hoping the result changes?
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Or you could not drink, and still exercise.
Marc
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Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat??!!!!1111eleven!!
TTFN - Kent
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Not drinking is also good.
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No, you are wrong. French researchers proved the contrary, at least with French red wine...
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In other studies:
Ursines found to defacate in woods.
Pontiff declared to be Catholic.
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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That is why we stagger about after drinking - our bodies know this and are making sure we get more exercise by making our normally straight path home significantly longer.
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What about sprinting to the porcelain goddess?
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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The cosmos has no special direction that might be used to define a universal "up," according to a new study. "We're at the crossroads my dear, where do we go from here"
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Up is the way I say it is!
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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So, no one can argue if I say I'm the center of the universe.
Marc
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Get ready for those "Marc Clifton is so fat" jokes.
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Microsoft today released a new update for Visual Studio Code. The company is adding a bunch of new features and improvements with the latest update, along the usual bug fixes. The growth of VS Code into Visual Studio continues
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Using an ugly scripting language to build an IDE... developers are really masochistic these days.
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I'm sure they're using Typescript as the feeder language...
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun
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Is there anything specific you find ugly about TypeScript?
I find that in practice, it feels much closer to C# than it does to old school JavaScript. This file I chose arbitrarily from the VSC code base looks pretty sane.
I suppose TS could be criticized for compiling down to ugly (but readable) JavaScript. But that seems a bit like getting upset at C# for compiling down to ugly but readable CIL (formerly know as MSIL). At the end of the day, they're both compiling to an intermediate language that's being ingested and executed by a VM. The TS debugging experience is even pretty decent; I can set TypeScript breakpoints in the IDE for code that's running in the browser, or using source maps, can view the TS code in the browser's dev tools and set breakpoints there.
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Revamped free tier lets teams of up to five people use all of ZenHub's GitHub-integrated project management services, whether via public or private GitHub repositories. Getting one hand to clap is your business
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Snatching the login credentials of a locked computer just got easier and faster, thanks to a technique that requires only $50 worth of hardware and takes less than 30 seconds to carry out. I remember back when you needed physical access to do something like this. What? Oh. Nevermind.
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