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I wouldn't worry, they'll set a tiny budget for it, whilst at the same time making working in IT in the public sector completely unattatractive then wonder why it's taken 10 years too long and run out of money, and then try and find a way to make the online behemoths fund it.
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Strange that nobody sees to whom such regulations are a problem.
Facebook, Twitter & Co? Nope. They are big enough to afford some call centers somewhere round the world, having someone working at any time, so they can cope with removing said content within a few hours (even minutes).
But any provider of a small forum? No, they'll fail!
And that's it: such regulations deter small providers, and enhance oligopolies / monopolies. Great achievement!
Oh sanctissimi Wilhelmus, Theodorus, et Fredericus!
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Which is why companies like Twitter and Facebook want this kind of regulation - it's a way of eliminating the competition.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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The tyranny is in the ambiguity. It's a case of rule by fear rather than rule by specification. Simply make vague threats and rely on people being too scared to do anything.
The sad truth is that the UK is so tied up in the great financial suicide "debate" that its failing government is getting away with murder on all sorts of other issues.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain
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"Ambiguity" is exactly the problem. And a max of 4% of revenues as a fine? Good luck with that....
But you are right, they will go after the smaller sites, set examples. What a joke. How do these people take themselves seriously?
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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It's defining "harmful" that's problematic.
I'm sure Adolf, Joe, ZeDong, and Pot could have helped with that, if they were still alive.
Mind you, the guys who are ruling May's ears are pretty much the same, so what could possibly go wrong?
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Yahoo is back in the courtroom with a revised settlement proposal meant to make amends for its massive data breaches. After lawyers' fees, this could mean affected people might be able to afford a new email address
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In February 1971, physicists at the National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, began testing the biggest machine in the world: a ring-shaped, 200-billion-electron-volt (BeV) proton synchrotron particle accelerator. To discover the ferrion?
Or should I have gone with 'strange quark'?
To get to the other side?
Nah, you're right. I got nuttin.
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It's a rabbit hole they didn't want to go down themselves?
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New report demonstrates how prolific cyber attackers are -- and the dangers of default login credentials. "Gone in 60 Seconds"
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Nothing surprising there.
When I bought a new router, recently, I plugged it in, wired it up, walked over to the KVM to configure it... And couldn't log in because someone was already logged in.
The external cable was whipped out so fast that the plastic plug melted!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Wow. I'm in these tiny (but special!) groups:
Years Since Learning to Code: 40 to 44 years 1.0%
Years Coding Professionally: 35 to 39 years 0.7%
Age: 55 to 59 years 1.2%
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Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Apparently we are becoming fossils.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Marc Clifton wrote: Wow. I'm in these tiny (but special!) groups:
Haha, I was thinking the exact same thing.
I'm just a few years behind you.
I also noticed that only like 4% of devs over 50. I guess we're special. 
Or, most devs just get sick of it by this age. 
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Join the club!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Did they take into account when someone has as much experience as you do....you might not need stackoverflow as much? Thus, you aren't actually answering the survey. Skewed results.
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j snooze wrote: you might not need stackoverflow as much
Are you kidding? I use SO multiple times a day, particularly when working with Javascript, but C# too, usually for arcane LINQ expressions. Today I was perusing extracting table and column information from SQL Server, SO was quite helpful.
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Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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I love this one 
Are you the IT support person for your family
- Yes
- SIGH
- Also yes
- Fortunately, someone else has that title
I'm fortunate, a tech savvy uncle has that title 
I'd expected the answer "IntPtr" or something for the question "What's your Handle?"
VB(.NET) isn't in the most dreaded languages, but VBA is on top (I guess they're considered the same?)
Crystal Reports is missing from the list, which must mean they're losing market share
Clojure and F# may pay well... If you manage to find a job!
Interesting survey, as always!
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Microsoft has removed or replaced more than 50 of Google’s services that come as part of Chromium, including things like ad blocking, Google Now, Google Cloud Messaging, and Chrome OS-related services. All the tracking? (Or was that what they added in?)
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Find all Google
Replace with Bing
Find all Google Cloud
Replace with Azure Cloud
etc
etc
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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I would guess they removed google's "services" and replaced them with their own.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Haha - first item "Safe browsing"
Now, that gives me confidence in Edge!
Thei trned ov spllchek ?!?!?!
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Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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At one point chrome/chromium safe browsing still phoned home with your searches.
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Marc Clifton wrote: first item "Safe browsing"
My first surprise as well.
Then noticed Debugging was also on the list.
How will I fix my website to all the issues of Edge-Chrome
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