UnpopularCrow

UnpopularCrow , 27 days ago to Technology in Adobe Promises That It Hasn’t Gone Full Big Brother

“We obviously have tight security around any form of access to customers content.”

https://scotthelme.co.uk/the-adobe-hack/

UnpopularCrow , 5 months ago to Technology in Solar Storm to Hit Earth Today Causing GPS and Radio Disruption

While I agree with the fear mongering on solar storms, it is quite common for radio disruptions and GPS interference from solar storms. HF radios used by airlines and HAM radio operators work by bouncing light waves off the bottom of the ionosphere (~ 100km). When storms hit, it rapidly heats this region up, which causes expansion downward. This results in the radio waves either being absorbed or reflecting at lower altitudes causing communication difficulties. GPS satellites work by bouncing light between a transmitter (the satellite) and a receiver (your car for example). Solar storms produce showers of additional electrons that interfere with the light waves between the satellite and ground based instrumentation. These are fairly common occurrences during moderate geomagnetic activity that happens frequently during solar maximum and even solar minimum. Large storms are much less frequent (maybe a handful of times during each solar maximum) and that’s when you get continental aurora and total radio blackouts.

UnpopularCrow , 5 months ago to Memes in poor Dean

I’ve read a couple of Dean’s books and I don’t regret it, but also didn’t find them that good.

Outside a couple of disappointments, everything I’ve read from King has ranged from really good (Salems lot, tommyknockers, etc) to outstanding (the dark tower series, the tailsman).

UnpopularCrow OP , 6 months ago to 196 in Found this in my college sociology book (Henslin 2007)

I agree. It was certainly more common for child marriages but not that extreme. That guy was definitely a pedo. If you are buying your wife a doll for her wedding present you need to rethink your life choices.

UnpopularCrow , 9 months ago to Technology in Europol Sought Unlimited Data Access in Online Child Sexual Abuse Regulation

Right, the old “to save the children” argument.