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Tausende ältere CPUs und andere Hardware lagern bei Intel in einem Lagerhaus in Costa Rica. Damit lassen sich Probleme exakt nachstellen. (Intel, Prozessor)
Wenn auch zeitlich begrenzt – Telefonica/O2 nimmt keinen Aufpreis für einen monatlich kündbaren Vertrag. (Verbraucherschutz, Telefónica)
Wenn auch zeitlich begrenzt - Telefonica/O2 nimmt keinen Aufpreis für einen monatlich kündbaren Vertrag. (Verbraucherschutz, Telefónica) If the inability to time travel were a fundamental part of our Universe, you’d expect equally fundamental physics behind that rule.
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Look, we’re not totally ignorant about time. We know that the dimension of time is woven together with the three dimensions of space, creating a four-dimensional fabric for the Universe. We know that the passage of time is relative; depending on your frame of reference, you can slip forward into the future as gently as you please. (You just need to either go close to the speed of light or get cozy with a black hole, but those are just minor problems of engineering, not physics.)
But as far as we can tell, we can’t reverse the flow of time. All evidence indicates that travel into the past is forbidden in our Universe. Every time we try to concoct a time machine, some random rule of the Universe comes in and slaps our hand away from the temporal cookie jar.
And yet, we have no idea why. The reasons really seem random; there is nothing fundamental we can point to, no law or equation or concept that definitively explains why thou shalt not travel into the past. And that’s pretty frustrating. It’s obvious that the Universe is telling us something important… we just don’t know what it’s saying.
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Kein Half-Life 3, aber ein ungewöhnlicher Genre-Mix in der Welt von Half-Life soll derzeit für das Handheld Steam Deck entstehen. (Valve, Steam)
Google has removed The Pirate Bay and more than 100 related domains from its search results in the Netherlands. The search engine points to a local pirate site-blocking order that was forwarded by anti-piracy group BREIN. The order targets ISPs and doesn’t name Google but the company chose to voluntarily comply.
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
While search engines are extremely helpful for the average Internet user, copyright holders also see a massive downside.
The fact that infringing sites show up in search results has become a source of frustration and Google has been asked to “do more” on several occasions.
In recent years the search engine has stepped up its anti-piracy game significantly. Among other things, Google actively demotes known pirate sites in its search results.
Some copyright holders suggested that removing these domains entirely would be a better option but Google repeatedly refused to do so. According to the company, this would prove counterproductive and lead to overbroad censorship.
With these earlier comments in mind, it’s surprising to see that Google has removed all search results for Pirate Bay’s main domain name for users with a Dutch IP address.
Searching specifically for thepiratebay.org URLs with the ‘site:’ command returns zero results. “Your search – site:thepiratebay.org – did not match any documents,” Google notes.
In addition to the main Pirate Bay domain, the ‘Dutch’ results of more than 100 proxy and mirror sites were removed as well. This includes tpb.wtf, lepiratebay.org, openpirate.cc, and officialpiratebay.com.
The Dutch results stand in stark contrast to those elsewhere in the world, where the same query returns tens of thousands of URLs. Apparently, Google is treating Dutch searches differently.
The reason for this broad removal is provided by Google itself. The search giant notes that the results were removed in response to a legal request. This ‘request‘ came from local anti-piracy group BREIN and includes a copy of a Dutch site-blocking order.
The order, issued in October last year, required Dutch ISPs Ziggo, KPN, and XS4ALL to block access to Pirate Bay mirrors and proxy sites. Google isn’t listed as a party in this lawsuit, but a copy was sent to the search engine nonetheless.
BREIN’s request, at least the part that’s available publicly, doesn’t explain why it would apply to Google. However, BREIN informs us that it’s not uncommon for Internet services to comply with orders that don’t target them directly.
A few weeks ago, Dutch ISPs agreed to a covenant where they promise to comply with site-blocking orders that are targeted at other ISPs. While Google is not part of this agreement, in this case it chose to follow the court order.
“In essence, this is the same situation as recently agreed in the Dutch government-supported covenant between right holders and internet access providers,” BREIN director Tim Kuik informs TorrentFreak.
“Dutch case law also shows that once there is a contested court order against one access provider, courts do grant the same order against others if they refuse to conform to it even though they are not named in it.”
According to BREIN, Google is not the first party to follow such a court order without being targeted directly. The anti-piracy group further says that future updates to the blocklist will be circulated to all parties, Google included.
As far as we know, this is the first time that Google has complied with a pirate site blocking order without being named. We reached out to Google asking for a comment, but the company didn’t immediately respond.
Meanwhile, BREIN will continue its blocking efforts. The anti-piracy outfit has submitted the legal paperwork to block six additional pirate sites, including their proxies and mirrors. When the court requires ISPs to block these sites, Google may choose to follow suit again.
From: TF, for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.
Das Beispiel aus China macht deutlich, wie Gesichtserkennung missbraucht werden kann. Beteiligt sind die Firmen Neusoft und Huawei. (Gesichtserkennung, Datenschutz)
Das Beispiel aus China macht deutlich, wie Gesichtserkennung missbraucht werden kann. Beteiligt sind die Firmen Neusoft und Huawei. (Gesichtserkennung, Datenschutz) Nach dem Willen der Ampelkoalition sollen 15 Millionen Elektroautos bis 2030 auf deutschen Straßen unterwegs sein. Wir haben uns angeschaut, wie das genau umgesetzt werden soll. Eine Analyse von Friedhelm Greis (Elektroauto, Technologie)
Nach dem Willen der Ampelkoalition sollen 15 Millionen Elektroautos bis 2030 auf deutschen Straßen unterwegs sein. Wir haben uns angeschaut, wie das genau umgesetzt werden soll. Eine Analyse von Friedhelm Greis (Elektroauto, Technologie) Die Enteignung von Normal- und Geringverdienern nimmt Fahrt auf. Armutsforscher nennt den Mythos, dass Reiche stärker betroffen seien, “perfide und paradox”
Ein neues Witcher und mehr Cyberpunk 2077: Vertreter von CD Projekt haben die Firmenpläne vorgestellt. Der Onlineshop Gog.com hat Probleme. (Cyberpunk 2077, Rollenspiel)
Ein neues Witcher und mehr Cyberpunk 2077: Vertreter von CD Projekt haben die Firmenpläne vorgestellt. Der Onlineshop Gog.com hat Probleme. (Cyberpunk 2077, Rollenspiel) Die Bereitschaft zum Jobwechsel ist nach einer Umfrage sehr hoch. Und nur fünf Prozent wollen ihre Arbeitszeit komplett im Büro verbringen. (Arbeit, Studie)
Tausende ältere CPUs und andere Hardware lagern bei Intel in einem Lagerhaus in Costa Rica. Damit lassen sich Probleme exakt nachstellen. (
Kein Half-Life 3, aber ein ungewöhnlicher Genre-Mix in der Welt von Half-Life soll derzeit für das Handheld Steam Deck entstehen. (
Die Bereitschaft zum Jobwechsel ist nach einer Umfrage sehr hoch. Und nur fünf Prozent wollen ihre Arbeitszeit komplett im Büro verbringen. (
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