I worked in a big US corporation (900 employees at the location), 80,000 world-wide. I knew several people who ran part-time businesses while they were at work. They did taxes, sold avon, managed investments, or sold real estate. I went to other people when I needed something done. Funny thing is they never got fired.
No one was ever fired for bitching about the company or other employees in emails. No one was ever fired for emailing racial slurs. The only people who got fired were those looking at porn.
I believe that's why they want to monitor electronic communications. They want to stamp out porn.
How are they going to sue them in the future if they don't buy the stuff now? They can't tax their citizens anymore, who's going to fund the EU otherwise?
As a thug, I welcome the improvement sensors offer over CCTV. My profession has enough risks without our actual image or criminal act being captured on video. I got a right to privacy too.
"So? 25% of Christian Americans think genocide of all Muslims is justified. It's the action, not the thought, that makes the crime."
Only 25% ? If you're going to make up polling stats, then why not go for the big lie and say 100% ?
Actions:
1993 World Trade center bombing, 1996 US Military housing in Dhahran bombing, 1998 US Nairobi embassy bombing, 1998 US Tanzanian embassy bombing, 1999 Millennium Celebration plot, 1999 Jordanian Tourist plot, 2000 USS Cole bombing, 2001 US Trade Centers and Pentagon bombings, 2002 Tunisian Synagogue bombing, 2002 Karachi bombings, 2002 Bali Nightclub bombings, 2002 Kenya Hotel Bombing, 2002 Mombassa hotel bombing, 2003 Casablanca bombings, 2003 Istanbul Synagogue and British consulate bombings, 2003 Jakarta hotel bombing, 2004 Madrid Train Bombings, 2004 Khobar oil worker hostages killed, 2004 Attack on US consulate in Jiddah, 2005 London transport bombings, 2005 Bali bombings, 2005 Amman American hotel bombings, 2006 Heathrow airplane bombing plots, and 2007 Ft. Dix plot, to name just a few.
One fourth of young American Muslims think suicide bombings are justified, 40% condemn the invasion of Afghanistan, and 60% believe that 911 was not done by Arab terrorists. Al Qaeda doesn't have to infiltrate our boarders, there are already plenty of recruits here. The next president will have to deal with this and the worldwide threat of Islamic Terrorism as his top concern. None of the Democratic candidates take the threat seriously. They have opposed successful surveillance programs and undermined the troops. A lot of Nerds work for the country's defense, either as servicemen or contractors, and know this is the most important issue facing the country. They will vote for candidates who realize we are at war.
I'd like to be a Linux user. I feel that computers are too important as business tools to be a controlled by a single manufacturer. Imagine if you could only buy a hammer from Stanley. They would charge you $200 for it and make you buy a new one every 5 years. So, I recently bought a new box and planned to put Linux on it. Ubuntu is suppose to be the most user-friendly desktop, so I gave it a try. Loading it was easy. I only had one problem, but it was classic Catch 22. The wireless network uses WPA for security. Ubuntu has a plug-in for WPA, but it's not on the CD. You have to download it from the Ubuntu website. My problem was that I couldn't get on the network to downloaded the plug-in I needed to get on the network. WHY ISN'T THE PLUG-IN ON THE CD? How stupid is this?
So, I loaded XP instead, which includes all the software to connect up with a WPA wireless network on the CD. The bottom line is that I'm still using Windows because it worked and Ubuntu didn't.
I wasn't saying that Linux uses windows drivers. That would indeed make no sense. I was trying to say that Vista would force changes that would affect Linux driver support. The new hardware will go from stuff current supported by Linux drivers to new hardware with only windows drivers. The reason is that these companies have software engineers who will spend time writing Vista drivers, instead of adding linux support. They will write the Linux drivers next year, after they have caught up with the windows support. Another reason is that a whole series of printers models which are currently supported by a Linux driver will be dumped to start a new model series that it doesn't support. So, linux driver support is delayed by companies who support Linux, or it requires a new round of work by the community. The bottom line is the new hardware will work with windows XP/Vista. You have to wait for Linux support, while windows takes priority. My main point was that Microsoft uses the affects of a new OS cycle to keep its monopoly and keep people from migrating to Linux. The strategy is more effective than people realize, and it will keep Microsoft's monopoly intact into the near future.
If CO2 is a problem, then take all the catalytic converters off the cars. They do a good job of converting CO into dangerous CO2 and H2O. I'd feel safer with an actual headache from city traffic spewing poison, than having to live with the debatable threat of global warming.
Everybody thinks MS is on its last legs and won't survive another 10 years. I would like to bring to everyone's attention another facet of their business practice that they use to ensure their monopoly: drivers. Vista isn't selling, but its in every new PC sold. MS designed it so all the hardware needs new drivers. This is a boon to all the printer, scanner, camera, and other peripheral manufacturers. The old stuff doesn't work, and the public is forced to buy new stuff. The manufacturers will happily write Vista drivers for their new products. Only a few will also write new drivers for Linux. By making all the current 2000/XP and Linux drivers obsolete, MS ensures that three years from now all the newest hardware works on Vista, not on Linux. By this strategy MS buys another 10 years, then it can do it all again for the next 10, and the next 10, etc. In my opinion, drivers are the achilles heal of Linux.
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I worked in a big US corporation (900 employees at the location), 80,000 world-wide. I knew several people who ran part-time businesses while they were at work. They did taxes, sold avon, managed investments, or sold real estate. I went to other people when I needed something done. Funny thing is they never got fired. No one was ever fired for bitching about the company or other employees in emails. No one was ever fired for emailing racial slurs. The only people who got fired were those looking at porn. I believe that's why they want to monitor electronic communications. They want to stamp out porn.
Ice is flat. Why not land it on the pole ice if you're looking for ice?
How are they going to sue them in the future if they don't buy the stuff now? They can't tax their citizens anymore, who's going to fund the EU otherwise?
As a thug, I welcome the improvement sensors offer over CCTV. My profession has enough risks without our actual image or criminal act being captured on video. I got a right to privacy too.
"So? 25% of Christian Americans think genocide of all Muslims is justified. It's the action, not the thought, that makes the crime." Only 25% ? If you're going to make up polling stats, then why not go for the big lie and say 100% ? Actions: 1993 World Trade center bombing, 1996 US Military housing in Dhahran bombing, 1998 US Nairobi embassy bombing, 1998 US Tanzanian embassy bombing, 1999 Millennium Celebration plot, 1999 Jordanian Tourist plot, 2000 USS Cole bombing, 2001 US Trade Centers and Pentagon bombings, 2002 Tunisian Synagogue bombing, 2002 Karachi bombings, 2002 Bali Nightclub bombings, 2002 Kenya Hotel Bombing, 2002 Mombassa hotel bombing, 2003 Casablanca bombings, 2003 Istanbul Synagogue and British consulate bombings, 2003 Jakarta hotel bombing, 2004 Madrid Train Bombings, 2004 Khobar oil worker hostages killed, 2004 Attack on US consulate in Jiddah, 2005 London transport bombings, 2005 Bali bombings, 2005 Amman American hotel bombings, 2006 Heathrow airplane bombing plots, and 2007 Ft. Dix plot, to name just a few.
One fourth of young American Muslims think suicide bombings are justified, 40% condemn the invasion of Afghanistan, and 60% believe that 911 was not done by Arab terrorists. Al Qaeda doesn't have to infiltrate our boarders, there are already plenty of recruits here. The next president will have to deal with this and the worldwide threat of Islamic Terrorism as his top concern. None of the Democratic candidates take the threat seriously. They have opposed successful surveillance programs and undermined the troops. A lot of Nerds work for the country's defense, either as servicemen or contractors, and know this is the most important issue facing the country. They will vote for candidates who realize we are at war.
I'd like to be a Linux user. I feel that computers are too important as business tools to be a controlled by a single manufacturer. Imagine if you could only buy a hammer from Stanley. They would charge you $200 for it and make you buy a new one every 5 years. So, I recently bought a new box and planned to put Linux on it. Ubuntu is suppose to be the most user-friendly desktop, so I gave it a try. Loading it was easy. I only had one problem, but it was classic Catch 22. The wireless network uses WPA for security. Ubuntu has a plug-in for WPA, but it's not on the CD. You have to download it from the Ubuntu website. My problem was that I couldn't get on the network to downloaded the plug-in I needed to get on the network. WHY ISN'T THE PLUG-IN ON THE CD? How stupid is this?
So, I loaded XP instead, which includes all the software to connect up with a WPA wireless network on the CD. The bottom line is that I'm still using Windows because it worked and Ubuntu didn't.
Ah, but MS did invent microscopic type for product keys and EULAs the size of novels.
I wasn't saying that Linux uses windows drivers. That would indeed make no sense. I was trying to say that Vista would force changes that would affect Linux driver support. The new hardware will go from stuff current supported by Linux drivers to new hardware with only windows drivers. The reason is that these companies have software engineers who will spend time writing Vista drivers, instead of adding linux support. They will write the Linux drivers next year, after they have caught up with the windows support. Another reason is that a whole series of printers models which are currently supported by a Linux driver will be dumped to start a new model series that it doesn't support. So, linux driver support is delayed by companies who support Linux, or it requires a new round of work by the community. The bottom line is the new hardware will work with windows XP/Vista. You have to wait for Linux support, while windows takes priority. My main point was that Microsoft uses the affects of a new OS cycle to keep its monopoly and keep people from migrating to Linux. The strategy is more effective than people realize, and it will keep Microsoft's monopoly intact into the near future.
If CO2 is a problem, then take all the catalytic converters off the cars. They do a good job of converting CO into dangerous CO2 and H2O. I'd feel safer with an actual headache from city traffic spewing poison, than having to live with the debatable threat of global warming.
Everybody thinks MS is on its last legs and won't survive another 10 years. I would like to bring to everyone's attention another facet of their business practice that they use to ensure their monopoly: drivers. Vista isn't selling, but its in every new PC sold. MS designed it so all the hardware needs new drivers. This is a boon to all the printer, scanner, camera, and other peripheral manufacturers. The old stuff doesn't work, and the public is forced to buy new stuff. The manufacturers will happily write Vista drivers for their new products. Only a few will also write new drivers for Linux. By making all the current 2000/XP and Linux drivers obsolete, MS ensures that three years from now all the newest hardware works on Vista, not on Linux. By this strategy MS buys another 10 years, then it can do it all again for the next 10, and the next 10, etc. In my opinion, drivers are the achilles heal of Linux.