@Jack,
> Works really well for thieves....
Nice attempt to deflect the argument by tossing in a point that's totally irrelevant, even it were...
Make that 13 people now - I got refused today at Manchester airport.
I thought I was up to date on this legislation - I knew of the EU ruling from...
Don't forget to check out apps like GoodReader or SlideShark either, they're indispensible for people on the go in presentation situations. Best...
Well it seems there is something a number of us agree on. Why is the Ubuntu Unity launcher so ugly?
I thought perhaps it was something to do with...
Duplicate comments are not made intentionally. Its very good to know that now you are keeping check on this problem because sometimes a commenter...
"the very significant number of users" and "many (most) of us" - you have no evidence for these statements. It is a fact that most users are saying...
Another grammar faux pas is the improper use of "you". When sitting down down in a restaurant, for example, I get cringe when the waitress...
And NOW, folks, for Canonical's next trick...
Kubuntu is late.
Here's a pencil. Draw your own conclusions.
cf.:...
@kevinmchapman. The discussion here reflects the very significant number of users who really do like the traditional menu system and who wish to...
Er, no... It is an efficient means of finding the application/file/setting you need in one place. The icons are a simply a fallback for when you...
Isn't the provision of a text based search an admission by the developers that the mass of icons approach does not work? I don't need to use a...
"Unity and GNOME 3 both abandon the old text-based cascading menus in favour of a graphical icon-driven system."
Point truly missed. Both use a...
whs001 - Thank you, I'm glad you liked the article.
I absolutely agree with you on your first point. I should perhaps have made it clearer that...
If we allow corporate interest to dictate the way our government circumvents due process against foreign entities then we should accept the same...
I totally dislike pirating of works, I fear that artists will be deterred from creating works if they think that they are going to get ripped off....
How dare film makers, artists or anybody that invests in creativity stop us pirating their works for free. I want to be able to walk into my local...
@GrueMaster. I prefer horses for courses rather than one size fits all. I, and I suspect most other computer users, do not really wish to have...
The product that scares me every time I have to use it is the Office 2007 version of Excel.
The first bug that I found was applying the median...
Nice review and very informative. One thing I'd like to add (in reply to whs001's 1st question), the main reason to have the same interface from...
I'be been using Mint 12 since the RC came out, and I am far more happy with the Cinnamon, the Mate, and, yes (with extensions), theGnome 3...
Talkback
I saw this Oyster system on the news and I didn't think much of it. How can people be happy to put money onto a card that does not need authentication.
I wouldn't mind my mobile being recognised wirelessly, or it asking for a thumb print but to put money on a card that can be stolen and used by somone else is not in my future.
Sure you could say well anyone could streal real money and use it, but then technology is supposed to get rid of this problem, isn't it?!
Samuel,
This system and other like it handle millions of transactions a day. The data is as secured as the chip that is used on the smart card. Some are more secure than others but keep in mind that the least secure unit is multiple times more secure than the credit cards that you carry in your wallet. The system is a lot more secure than you beleive.
There is encryption in some cards; the readers employed in the London system are secured.
Currently with a Mifare based card I would have to guess that you can get about 30 people a minute through a transit gate, other cards can be faster and help throughput but sticking with what is there lets look at fingerprint technology.
If a card was presented and you needed to verify a fingerprint template stored on a card it would take about 7 seconds to get through a gate. You are now down to 8-9 people a minute through the gate and that would be a disaster when you need to move 100,000 people through a station in a few hours.