Next time a corporate survey comes around asking you about policy and changes and all that, recommend that IT upgrade everyone to AT LEAST IE7. Maybe its a lot of work to set up applications to run on IE7, but the gained security might very well be worth it. There really isn't any excuses that don't border on pure laziness for not keeping everyone up-to-date.
Aside from when MS thought it was a great idea to lock you out of IE7 unless you had genuine Windows, I can't understand why people don't update. Generally speaking, browsers provide one-click updates that run automatically and restart the browser once it is done. It is quite possibly the easiest component to update that no one ever does. Although, at the same time, my father never updates his, thus I have to do it by hand. Its a problem of laziness I guess.
If this is how people treat their browser, I would hate to see what the rest of their components look like(OS, antivirus, spyware checker, etc).
Even though they say that EA is NOT behind this deal, I have to believe it is. This sounds too much like something EA would pressure them into doing. They were fine pressing back release dates BEFORE EA came on scene.
Ex Post Facto deals mainly in people being tried for things that are made crimes AFTER you commit them. For instance, in this case, if there was no bill on wiretapping and then we made one that said you can't and tried to retroactively find telco's guilty after making the law.
I don't know if it works the other way in granting immunity.
How can they tell the difference in a real-time fashion? Additionally, who is monitoring the "lookers" to ensure they are obeying the rules?
Furthermore, servers are often located all over the world. If you use a chat service of some kind, the information often leaves the area, then returns. Thus, this could be ruled as having been "crossing Swedens borders" but was actually Swedish traffic all along.
I think the overwhelming problems are:
1. Probably not enough oversight to ensure power is not being abused.
2. The ever-present slippery slope
3. Tough to discern the difference between international and local traffic in a uniform way
4. Costs a lot of money for arguable returns
A lot of times, when laws are o the verge of being passed, these groups pop up to try and get them shot down. However, how often have they ever really worked? In a lot of cases, either the politician doesn't listen/care or there isn't enough support to make anyone's head turn.
Not to mention, we look back at the story about having evidence that Representatives that took kickbacks to change their votes and have to wonder if they will listen when they have companies lining their pockets.
There is greed and corruption going on at some of the highest levels of our government, and can a small group of people on an Obama website really change that?
Probably won't do much to deflate the use of this by registrar's that are in a perfect position to do this. They need to lock down about 50 domains without a sale before they lose money... that's quite a few domains. If they get a sale in there somewhere, it was worth it on some level.
NTM, they will likely just find some way to push this cost off onto the customer as a "service fee" or the like.
But you have to find someone who wants to live in a rational, logical world first. That's a lot harder than you might think, and probably explains why computer-saavy people tend to be more skeptical because logic is such a dominating facet of computing. "Normal" people, on the other hand, like their fairy tales and myths and "magic remedies" and so forth and tend to not appreciate it when you point out that what they're doing either doesn't work or has some other, more mundane, explanation...especially if that mundane explanation means they can't charge money for tours or Jesus-shaped bread. I think, coming with this logic, is the want and tendency to constantly question the things around you rather than just accept them as real. If you teach people to question the things they hear, no matter the source, that leads to the step of critical thinking - that is, wondering why people are doing and saying the things that they are.
Sorry, the only blog space I will be dedicating to John McCain is space to ensure that people know I don't like him.
Another (at least) 4 years of war? No thanks. Another (at least) 4 years of bad domestic policy? No thanks. Another (at least) 4 years of homeland spying and deceit? No thanks.
I don't like many politicians that are in the game these days, but I definitely don't like Republicans right now. Not to mention, everyone knows the blogosphere belongs to Ron Paul.
If this carries out, this will pretty much end the debate on how Macs are "so much better for image editing than PCs" even though most of us know that that is rubbish. Kinda hard to do image editing when the primary tool used for the job isn't even available for your OS.
Bad idea for those that run shops with people who are clueless to computers. These types of people are walking disasters for the entire IT dept.
Good idea for those young-ins that know what they are doing with computers. These types of people not only already save the IT dept. a lot of hassle(I personally help numerous people in my area with computer problems that might otherwise get relegated to IT), but they will know how to work and manage all the software and tools that they opt to install.
This is based on the assumption your readers will know(or care)about the difference. If you write a book about basic Windows functionality and you write it for Windows 2000, chances are someone with Windows XP may get your book and the difference will be relatively transparent. Related, if we sell a book and call it "Basics to Using Ubuntu Linux" then its likely any newbie with any version will buy it and get plenty of value. If we sell a book called "Basics to Using Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon Linux", not only is it less likely that people will buy it because the name is long, but because they will be relatively unsure of the version they even have.
I imagine the subtle differences will be transparent to a new user. Much will be the same in Hardy as it was in Gutsy. Perhaps it would have made more sense to wait for Hardy in the interest of the long run, but when you want to sell things, time could be of the essence.
Copyright violation by simply copying a CD and giving it to a friend via the internet is hardly illegal. Its a civil matter, but not a legal one. Whether it's wrong or not is obviously debatable, but hardly the point. If I post nude pictures on a forum that does not allow it, that's wrong but not illegal. Not to mention, trumping all of that, an ISP should not be involved in the legality or illegality of something. Just because something may or may not be illegal, the ISP has no business flexing that decision for anyone. If something is a copyright violation, the copyright holder can do the required steps to track down and sue said "criminal". The kind of traffic they are trying to block not only hinders trading copyrighted works, but also non-copyrighted works(free linux distros and the like). It has far-reaching repercussions well outside those that you deem "illegal".
Selling copied music, however, IS illegal. I will see you on that. The difference here is that since you can't legitimately tell the difference from the ISP end, it's ridiculous to think that an ISP can regulate for the MPAA/RIAA.
...is "waaaah... we won't be able to get the ISPs to do what we want!" Is there ANY other utility industry where a third party can inflict rule over the utility for the good of the third party? Gas? Electric? Water?
An ISPs job should be to supply the Internet... thats it and thats all. It should NOT be a gatekeeper where, in the interest of other parties, things are or are not filtered. If the MPAA gets their way, I want all ISPs to filter my social networking and blog sites except for the people that I deem appropriate. If one organization gets to do it, everyone should get to do it.
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Next time a corporate survey comes around asking you about policy and changes and all that, recommend that IT upgrade everyone to AT LEAST IE7. Maybe its a lot of work to set up applications to run on IE7, but the gained security might very well be worth it. There really isn't any excuses that don't border on pure laziness for not keeping everyone up-to-date.
Aside from when MS thought it was a great idea to lock you out of IE7 unless you had genuine Windows, I can't understand why people don't update. Generally speaking, browsers provide one-click updates that run automatically and restart the browser once it is done. It is quite possibly the easiest component to update that no one ever does. Although, at the same time, my father never updates his, thus I have to do it by hand. Its a problem of laziness I guess.
If this is how people treat their browser, I would hate to see what the rest of their components look like(OS, antivirus, spyware checker, etc).
Boy, oh boy... l33t is gonna take on a whole new meaning!
Even though they say that EA is NOT behind this deal, I have to believe it is. This sounds too much like something EA would pressure them into doing. They were fine pressing back release dates BEFORE EA came on scene.
I am skeptical, to say the least.
Ex Post Facto deals mainly in people being tried for things that are made crimes AFTER you commit them. For instance, in this case, if there was no bill on wiretapping and then we made one that said you can't and tried to retroactively find telco's guilty after making the law. I don't know if it works the other way in granting immunity.
All we can hope for now is that a case makes it to the Supreme Court and they find the law unconstitutional.
Obscure the computer from the internet and its secure!
Good idea MS!!
How can they tell the difference in a real-time fashion? Additionally, who is monitoring the "lookers" to ensure they are obeying the rules?
Furthermore, servers are often located all over the world. If you use a chat service of some kind, the information often leaves the area, then returns. Thus, this could be ruled as having been "crossing Swedens borders" but was actually Swedish traffic all along.
I think the overwhelming problems are:
1. Probably not enough oversight to ensure power is not being abused.
2. The ever-present slippery slope
3. Tough to discern the difference between international and local traffic in a uniform way
4. Costs a lot of money for arguable returns
...now I can search directly for those great flash games I use to pass the time at work! What'll they think of next?
This is a great idea, but can it really work?
A lot of times, when laws are o the verge of being passed, these groups pop up to try and get them shot down. However, how often have they ever really worked? In a lot of cases, either the politician doesn't listen/care or there isn't enough support to make anyone's head turn.
Not to mention, we look back at the story about having evidence that Representatives that took kickbacks to change their votes and have to wonder if they will listen when they have companies lining their pockets.
There is greed and corruption going on at some of the highest levels of our government, and can a small group of people on an Obama website really change that?
All these lawsuits would be easy if not for that proof stuff getting in the way.
Probably won't do much to deflate the use of this by registrar's that are in a perfect position to do this. They need to lock down about 50 domains without a sale before they lose money... that's quite a few domains. If they get a sale in there somewhere, it was worth it on some level.
NTM, they will likely just find some way to push this cost off onto the customer as a "service fee" or the like.
HDDs are so cheap. Buy an external one with like a terabyte of space. Fill it up, rinse, repeat.
Sorry, the only blog space I will be dedicating to John McCain is space to ensure that people know I don't like him.
Another (at least) 4 years of war? No thanks.
Another (at least) 4 years of bad domestic policy? No thanks.
Another (at least) 4 years of homeland spying and deceit? No thanks.
I don't like many politicians that are in the game these days, but I definitely don't like Republicans right now. Not to mention, everyone knows the blogosphere belongs to Ron Paul.
My guess is that the groundhog will show us that Mars will probably be in Winter for 6 more we- err, 6 million more weeks.
If this carries out, this will pretty much end the debate on how Macs are "so much better for image editing than PCs" even though most of us know that that is rubbish. Kinda hard to do image editing when the primary tool used for the job isn't even available for your OS.
It must have a lot of gas.
Bad idea for those that run shops with people who are clueless to computers. These types of people are walking disasters for the entire IT dept. Good idea for those young-ins that know what they are doing with computers. These types of people not only already save the IT dept. a lot of hassle(I personally help numerous people in my area with computer problems that might otherwise get relegated to IT), but they will know how to work and manage all the software and tools that they opt to install.
This is based on the assumption your readers will know(or care)about the difference. If you write a book about basic Windows functionality and you write it for Windows 2000, chances are someone with Windows XP may get your book and the difference will be relatively transparent. Related, if we sell a book and call it "Basics to Using Ubuntu Linux" then its likely any newbie with any version will buy it and get plenty of value. If we sell a book called "Basics to Using Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon Linux", not only is it less likely that people will buy it because the name is long, but because they will be relatively unsure of the version they even have.
I imagine the subtle differences will be transparent to a new user. Much will be the same in Hardy as it was in Gutsy. Perhaps it would have made more sense to wait for Hardy in the interest of the long run, but when you want to sell things, time could be of the essence.
Indeed. It really makes you enjoy what Web 2.0 has brought to the table. I kinda felt old looking at that... I nearly shed a tear.
It finally looks like the shoe is on the other foot... or however that saying goes.
It's too bad that are likely to buy a vowel, erm.. a law.
Copyright violation by simply copying a CD and giving it to a friend via the internet is hardly illegal. Its a civil matter, but not a legal one. Whether it's wrong or not is obviously debatable, but hardly the point. If I post nude pictures on a forum that does not allow it, that's wrong but not illegal. Not to mention, trumping all of that, an ISP should not be involved in the legality or illegality of something. Just because something may or may not be illegal, the ISP has no business flexing that decision for anyone. If something is a copyright violation, the copyright holder can do the required steps to track down and sue said "criminal". The kind of traffic they are trying to block not only hinders trading copyrighted works, but also non-copyrighted works(free linux distros and the like). It has far-reaching repercussions well outside those that you deem "illegal".
Selling copied music, however, IS illegal. I will see you on that. The difference here is that since you can't legitimately tell the difference from the ISP end, it's ridiculous to think that an ISP can regulate for the MPAA/RIAA.
...is "waaaah... we won't be able to get the ISPs to do what we want!" Is there ANY other utility industry where a third party can inflict rule over the utility for the good of the third party? Gas? Electric? Water? An ISPs job should be to supply the Internet... thats it and thats all. It should NOT be a gatekeeper where, in the interest of other parties, things are or are not filtered. If the MPAA gets their way, I want all ISPs to filter my social networking and blog sites except for the people that I deem appropriate. If one organization gets to do it, everyone should get to do it.