This crap started during Clinton and grew steadily crazier through Bush. It remains crazy through Obama. What makes you think the GOP will fix it now when it didn't before?
What gives you that idea? Other than a very few things where citizenship is singled out as a requirement, the Constitution outlines what the government may do and calls out a few things it specifically may not do (even though it does a few of the don'ts) for or to anyone anywhere.
Exactly! IT is a profit center as much as anything else since it enables the business to operate. It's a lot cheaper than buildings full of people with adding machines.
Thgis is important. They should distribute the key information well in advance to local servers that can handle validating tickets and which flight they go on and simply communicate back confirmation that a given passenger boarded the flight. It may result in less efficient operation and doesn't allow for scheduling new flights or selling additional tickets, but as you say, it allows them to remain functional at some level so they will have fulfilled already promised tickets.
It is an official release from MS, even if they're not yet willing to call it a final release. It doesn't sound like it's going to go away. This isn't some 3rd party something he's trying to bolt on.
It may not be Avast's fault MS surprised them with this feature, but it wouldn't hurt them to at least show a little concern about the situation. For example, by making an internal inquiry with the developers (after all, it's unlikely that only one user in the whole world will ever try the new feature). They have an opportunity here to build a lot of customer loyalty and a reputation for cutting edge (with far more than just the one user) and instead have put up a brick wall.
It's not unreasonable to expect more than talk to the hand.
Sure, they're not exactly taking over, but they have helped expose some of the lies. For example, the ISPs would have us believe they're absolutely gutted that they can't possibly offer faster connections or raise their data caps even one iota or they'll go broke. Then as soon as Google announces their expansion into the area, the laws of physics change and they start offering an order of magnitude faster connections and triple the data limit.
Do you know how many of the current cable networks would have been built if no government right of way clearance and limited term monopolies had been on offer?
That would be next to zero.
Do you REALLY think they could build anything if they had to negotiate right of way with each and every property owner in the area?
Even so, the projected costs for the plant are several times the cost of similar plants using the same design. Even assuming they go with nuclear, they can get a much better deal.
In the U.S. anyway, some judges have been bending over backwards to allow evidence that really shouldn't be allowed. Even still, the defendant has a right to question any evidence gathering technique used including Stingray. If they won't discuss it, they may be forced to drop the charges. However, especially at the federal level, they may try to pull a fast one with parallel construction where they use the illegal evidence to give them a plausible means to claim they found it legally. It's clearly not legal to tell a fictional account in court but they seem to be getting away with it.
Even with a warrant, I'm not convinced they can be used legally while refusing to testify about them. The oath is to tell THE WHOLE TRUTH, not a convenient subset of it that doesn't violate the EULA.
Not really. The money comes from the public into the general budget (through taxation) then to the police, then back to the general budget (through the fine).
One would hope there are personal consequences of some sort for whoever made the decision, but not for the people who had little choice but to obey.
Actually, I was just pointing out how weak your particular argument is. I don't personally get all that bent out of shape over it (though apparently you do). I'm not really sure how big your ass is, so if I need to yell louder for you to hear me, just let me know.
Most will do just that, and the bad guy loses nothing. A few are away and it would cost them considerably more than $300 to get back and replace the thermostat before the pipes freeze. That's where they get the money.
It is all marketing crap. I can't think of a reason I want any of my appliances talkking to anything outside of my LAN, ever.
In the unlikely event I might want to talk to my appliances when I'm not right there, I would rather talk to a well updated server over the net and let it talk to the appliances. Sadly, that is what they make impossible by insisting on proprietary protocols and certs signed by them. So, that leaves the default of no networked anything.
It's the dead of winter at home, but you are vacationing on the sunny beach of some Island nation somewhere for the next 2 weeks. You get the ransom notice, do you cancel the vacation and eat all the pre-paid costs as well as pay for the expensive I need to fly NOW flight home to install that $20 thermostat from Home Depot, or do you pay the ransom?
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This crap started during Clinton and grew steadily crazier through Bush. It remains crazy through Obama. What makes you think the GOP will fix it now when it didn't before?
If some kook of a prosecutor in yourassismineistan filed charges against you, would you go over there on your own dime (no less) to answer them?
Of course in a sane world the guys in the white coats would come put you in the truck for seriously suggesting such a procedure could be legitimate.
What gives you that idea? Other than a very few things where citizenship is singled out as a requirement, the Constitution outlines what the government may do and calls out a few things it specifically may not do (even though it does a few of the don'ts) for or to anyone anywhere.
Exactly! IT is a profit center as much as anything else since it enables the business to operate. It's a lot cheaper than buildings full of people with adding machines.
Thgis is important. They should distribute the key information well in advance to local servers that can handle validating tickets and which flight they go on and simply communicate back confirmation that a given passenger boarded the flight. It may result in less efficient operation and doesn't allow for scheduling new flights or selling additional tickets, but as you say, it allows them to remain functional at some level so they will have fulfilled already promised tickets.
It is an official release from MS, even if they're not yet willing to call it a final release. It doesn't sound like it's going to go away. This isn't some 3rd party something he's trying to bolt on.
It may not be Avast's fault MS surprised them with this feature, but it wouldn't hurt them to at least show a little concern about the situation. For example, by making an internal inquiry with the developers (after all, it's unlikely that only one user in the whole world will ever try the new feature). They have an opportunity here to build a lot of customer loyalty and a reputation for cutting edge (with far more than just the one user) and instead have put up a brick wall.
It's not unreasonable to expect more than talk to the hand.
There is still advising everyone you know (even people you internet know) to avoid them.
All it takes is a ring with a point on it.
So what's your address. I'll anonymously send you a free sample by mail. Boy are you going to have fun when they execute that no knock warrant!
The real problem is that everything that touches money smells like drugs these days. They'll be ripping open birthday cards to grandkids all day long.
The other problem is they would catch far too many of the wrong drug users. Wall Street and Hollywood would be empty wastelands, for example.
I think I heard a BLAM. Sorry to hear about your liver.
As for OSX, you should know that once marketing gets involved, all bets are off.
Sure, they're not exactly taking over, but they have helped expose some of the lies. For example, the ISPs would have us believe they're absolutely gutted that they can't possibly offer faster connections or raise their data caps even one iota or they'll go broke. Then as soon as Google announces their expansion into the area, the laws of physics change and they start offering an order of magnitude faster connections and triple the data limit.
Do you know how many of the current cable networks would have been built if no government right of way clearance and limited term monopolies had been on offer?
That would be next to zero.
Do you REALLY think they could build anything if they had to negotiate right of way with each and every property owner in the area?
Even so, the projected costs for the plant are several times the cost of similar plants using the same design. Even assuming they go with nuclear, they can get a much better deal.
Whatever. It is now officially 'George' better? Wouldn't want your liver to explode of something.
In the U.S. anyway, some judges have been bending over backwards to allow evidence that really shouldn't be allowed. Even still, the defendant has a right to question any evidence gathering technique used including Stingray. If they won't discuss it, they may be forced to drop the charges. However, especially at the federal level, they may try to pull a fast one with parallel construction where they use the illegal evidence to give them a plausible means to claim they found it legally. It's clearly not legal to tell a fictional account in court but they seem to be getting away with it.
Even with a warrant, I'm not convinced they can be used legally while refusing to testify about them. The oath is to tell THE WHOLE TRUTH, not a convenient subset of it that doesn't violate the EULA.
Probably because they mean a local police department in Canada as opposed to a regional or national police force.
That is, the size of the police force in question is likely significant.
Not really. The money comes from the public into the general budget (through taxation) then to the police, then back to the general budget (through the fine).
One would hope there are personal consequences of some sort for whoever made the decision, but not for the people who had little choice but to obey.
Perhaps that's because it's the same for OSX and BSD. It makes sense to abbreviate BSD/BSD as BSD. There is also BSD/Linux and GNU/Hurd.
That and complaining about cows farting makes it hard to take seriously even if it is a significant source of greenhouse gasses.
Actually, I was just pointing out how weak your particular argument is. I don't personally get all that bent out of shape over it (though apparently you do). I'm not really sure how big your ass is, so if I need to yell louder for you to hear me, just let me know.
Most will do just that, and the bad guy loses nothing. A few are away and it would cost them considerably more than $300 to get back and replace the thermostat before the pipes freeze. That's where they get the money.
It is all marketing crap. I can't think of a reason I want any of my appliances talkking to anything outside of my LAN, ever.
In the unlikely event I might want to talk to my appliances when I'm not right there, I would rather talk to a well updated server over the net and let it talk to the appliances. Sadly, that is what they make impossible by insisting on proprietary protocols and certs signed by them. So, that leaves the default of no networked anything.
At least I won't get hacked by the Cylons :-)
It's the dead of winter at home, but you are vacationing on the sunny beach of some Island nation somewhere for the next 2 weeks. You get the ransom notice, do you cancel the vacation and eat all the pre-paid costs as well as pay for the expensive I need to fly NOW flight home to install that $20 thermostat from Home Depot, or do you pay the ransom?