Google saying something is anticompetitive is laughable.
Types 'maps' into Google Search and what do you get? Google Maps.
Ok, maybe they have the highest score using whatever Googles uses to rank pages.
Now type in 'email' into Google Search. What do you get? gMail.
Is gMail the top email provider? Not by a long shot.
So if Google wants to talk about anti competitive practices, they have 90% of the search market and funnel people to their own services even if another service should be ranked higher.
Nothing in the article linked provides evidence that backs up Slashdots claim of "It turns out that this was a publicity stunt staged by WBC themselves.".
While the hackers deny they are involved in this, there is simply not evidence one way or another.
I would hope Slashdot would be more careful and write that the hackers *claim* that it was a publicity stunt.
The current generation of "workers" in America feel entitled to a job. They feel entitled to get paid X even when they are just out of school, have no experience, and are actually worth Y. The current generation have no idea what real work is and feel entitled to dick around on the internet 1/2 the day. The current generation feels entitled to use company property for personal use such as checking email. The current generation feels entitled to overtime if they have to stay past bankers hours to finish a project because they spent 1/2 their time dicking around. The current generation has no respect. The current generation thinks they can do everything better than management.
Hell, go on Craigslist and try and find an unemployed IT person "desperate" for a job. Then offer them $15 per hour to do the work. Your offer will be turned down even if it means they sit on their ass. Its because they feel entitled to more money even if the market isn't willing to pay their previous wage.
The you go to India. They are appreciative for their job. They appreciate the money you pay them. They work hard until the job is done.
I find it laughable that posters here act like Google is their friend and the "evil" MPEG-LA is the enemy.
You Google fanboys are worse than Apple fanboys.
Huh?
Mac people have to buy a "text editor"? OS X comes with Notepad.app and programs like TextWrangler.app (great program) are available for free?
FTP?
You can't be serious. I just open Terminal.app and try FTP and I am there.
If you haven't notices OS X can run 99% of whats on Linux.
I laugh at the "progressives" here who were waiting to jump on the GOP for this.
First off, now isn't the time for politics.
Secondly, the early reports are that the suspect is hispanic and shoutted something in another language (presumabbly spanish if they are hispanic) before the shooting.
Gifford had been targeting the drug cartels and illegal immigrants.
The casinos should be responsible for auditing the code in their machines before putting them on the casino floors.
It is not the fault of the user for some error in code.
Thank god we have Harry Reid to cover the casino's ass.
Oh my, a spelling mistake.
I am not inferring anything.
You stated the "right" lives in a fantasy world. I simply showed that the concerns are based in historical events.
You can choose to ignore history or learn from it.
Which is the more ignorant position?
Try educating yourself first.
Let me provide a historical example of why people do not want FCC regulation over the Internet.
The original goal of the FCC was to regulated frequencies so that radio/tv stations didn't overlap. This was a good thing.
Soon the FCC started regulating content on those airwaves. Was that their original mission? Nope. Did that stop them? Nope.
(And if you want to be technical, it was the "progressives" who imposed this censorship. Many of the problems in this country today are the result of "progressive" policies during the FDR administration. Then again, we can ignore history and bash republicans with baseless arguments.)
What are you talking about?
The right is neither for or against "big corporations". The right is for the free market.
The problems that ocure in the free market happen when the government picks winners/losers and that is done through progressive policies.
If the government would allow the free market to work and didn't pervert the commerce clause under FDR none of this would be a problem.
Anyways, I guess you agree that the FCC should be censoring content on radio/TV. After all, those regulations were started with good intentions in mind and how did that work out?
SlashDot, pick up a history book.
The original intent of the FCC was to regulate frequencies so broadcasters didn't overlap frequencies.
Win/Win, right?
Well not exactly.
That regulatory authority soon mutated to something hat regulated content.
The fears of the "right" are based in reality because it HAS HAPPENED.
What are you talking about?
The only evidance against USC was a phone call that someone convicted of purjury said took place.
You say that they have no evidance against Cam Newton? How about the laptop he stole, wrote Cam Newton on the lid, and then threw out a window when the police arrived?
http://sportsbybrooks.com/cam-newton-laptop-exhibit-b-in-hall-of-shame-29339
Thats a nice laptop. I wonder who stole it......LOL
Maybe pedesterians and cycleists should take personal responsibility for their actions and make sure they are aware of their environment.
Sadly, I know that this is probably asking too much from the "y' generation.
It doesn't matter if you are for or against net neutrality.
The FCC creating the power to regulate the internet out of thin air is lose/lose.
There are not 4 branches of government there are 3.
Everyone should be against the FCC taking power away from the legitiment branches of government.
Why does the government and companies even allow data such as social security numbers on Data Tapes or Laptops. I might be able to understand encrypted data sources for backup but NO ONE needs to be taking this data from point A to point B in person. What is the point of investing billions of dollars into secure networks and then not use them?
My bet is that this "consultant" warned them this would happen. It did happen, and he was going to sell them his solution.
Just pass a law stating that this data needs to be encrypted AND can not be taken off site. Why did this kid even have these tapes?
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Google saying something is anticompetitive is laughable. Types 'maps' into Google Search and what do you get? Google Maps. Ok, maybe they have the highest score using whatever Googles uses to rank pages. Now type in 'email' into Google Search. What do you get? gMail. Is gMail the top email provider? Not by a long shot. So if Google wants to talk about anti competitive practices, they have 90% of the search market and funnel people to their own services even if another service should be ranked higher.
I would rather have real world products rather than blurred out logos.
Come on guys. The department blocks new web sites. The web site is new. Thus it is blocked.
Nothing in the article linked provides evidence that backs up Slashdots claim of "It turns out that this was a publicity stunt staged by WBC themselves.". While the hackers deny they are involved in this, there is simply not evidence one way or another. I would hope Slashdot would be more careful and write that the hackers *claim* that it was a publicity stunt.
The current generation of "workers" in America feel entitled to a job. They feel entitled to get paid X even when they are just out of school, have no experience, and are actually worth Y. The current generation have no idea what real work is and feel entitled to dick around on the internet 1/2 the day. The current generation feels entitled to use company property for personal use such as checking email. The current generation feels entitled to overtime if they have to stay past bankers hours to finish a project because they spent 1/2 their time dicking around. The current generation has no respect. The current generation thinks they can do everything better than management. Hell, go on Craigslist and try and find an unemployed IT person "desperate" for a job. Then offer them $15 per hour to do the work. Your offer will be turned down even if it means they sit on their ass. Its because they feel entitled to more money even if the market isn't willing to pay their previous wage. The you go to India. They are appreciative for their job. They appreciate the money you pay them. They work hard until the job is done.
So Google wants to control... Web Video HTML ....
http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/index.jsp Nope.
I find it laughable that posters here act like Google is their friend and the "evil" MPEG-LA is the enemy. You Google fanboys are worse than Apple fanboys.
Huh? Mac people have to buy a "text editor"? OS X comes with Notepad.app and programs like TextWrangler.app (great program) are available for free? FTP? You can't be serious. I just open Terminal.app and try FTP and I am there. If you haven't notices OS X can run 99% of whats on Linux.
Unless Microsoft supports WebM in IE, it is a non starter.
So, where is the hardware acceleration from WebM? Oh, you say there isn't any? Well.....
Laughable coming form the company that sued Mike Rowe into the ground for using his own name un an URL.
I laugh at the "progressives" here who were waiting to jump on the GOP for this. First off, now isn't the time for politics. Secondly, the early reports are that the suspect is hispanic and shoutted something in another language (presumabbly spanish if they are hispanic) before the shooting. Gifford had been targeting the drug cartels and illegal immigrants.
This has nothing to do with Apple, rather with VLC. Not sure why people are hating on Apple for this.
The casinos should be responsible for auditing the code in their machines before putting them on the casino floors. It is not the fault of the user for some error in code. Thank god we have Harry Reid to cover the casino's ass.
"Progressives" being "progressives". Not sure why anyone is surprised by this censorship.
"Progressives" being "progressives", not sure why anyone is suprised by this.
Oh my, a spelling mistake. I am not inferring anything. You stated the "right" lives in a fantasy world. I simply showed that the concerns are based in historical events. You can choose to ignore history or learn from it. Which is the more ignorant position?
Try educating yourself first. Let me provide a historical example of why people do not want FCC regulation over the Internet. The original goal of the FCC was to regulated frequencies so that radio/tv stations didn't overlap. This was a good thing. Soon the FCC started regulating content on those airwaves. Was that their original mission? Nope. Did that stop them? Nope. (And if you want to be technical, it was the "progressives" who imposed this censorship. Many of the problems in this country today are the result of "progressive" policies during the FDR administration. Then again, we can ignore history and bash republicans with baseless arguments.)
What are you talking about? The right is neither for or against "big corporations". The right is for the free market. The problems that ocure in the free market happen when the government picks winners/losers and that is done through progressive policies. If the government would allow the free market to work and didn't pervert the commerce clause under FDR none of this would be a problem. Anyways, I guess you agree that the FCC should be censoring content on radio/TV. After all, those regulations were started with good intentions in mind and how did that work out?
SlashDot, pick up a history book. The original intent of the FCC was to regulate frequencies so broadcasters didn't overlap frequencies. Win/Win, right? Well not exactly. That regulatory authority soon mutated to something hat regulated content. The fears of the "right" are based in reality because it HAS HAPPENED.
What are you talking about? The only evidance against USC was a phone call that someone convicted of purjury said took place. You say that they have no evidance against Cam Newton? How about the laptop he stole, wrote Cam Newton on the lid, and then threw out a window when the police arrived? http://sportsbybrooks.com/cam-newton-laptop-exhibit-b-in-hall-of-shame-29339 Thats a nice laptop. I wonder who stole it......LOL
Maybe pedesterians and cycleists should take personal responsibility for their actions and make sure they are aware of their environment. Sadly, I know that this is probably asking too much from the "y' generation.
It doesn't matter if you are for or against net neutrality. The FCC creating the power to regulate the internet out of thin air is lose/lose. There are not 4 branches of government there are 3. Everyone should be against the FCC taking power away from the legitiment branches of government.
Why does the government and companies even allow data such as social security numbers on Data Tapes or Laptops. I might be able to understand encrypted data sources for backup but NO ONE needs to be taking this data from point A to point B in person. What is the point of investing billions of dollars into secure networks and then not use them? My bet is that this "consultant" warned them this would happen. It did happen, and he was going to sell them his solution. Just pass a law stating that this data needs to be encrypted AND can not be taken off site. Why did this kid even have these tapes?