At any rate, I think it's so trivial to get around that I doubt anyone actively trying to circumvent it has any problems whatsoever. Though I suppose it migth keep a few people from ending up somewhere they didn't intend to...
I think that is the crux of the matter. I can certainly understand why grandma doesn't want to see kiddie porn. So, voluntary filtering - opt in - is fine. But mandatory is, to my way of thinking, a slippery slope to say the least!!
Heck, you wouldn't believe the background checks I went through for the FBI. In the end, while maybe not ideal for the potential employee, I find nothing significantly reprehensible about the process.
Normally I tend to lean a little to the right on most issues, but this bothers me.
It's one thing for this level of investigation for people in law enforcement, at any level, that have the right to arrest and detain people. And also have the right to shoot under certain circumstances.
But for the rest of the government workers I don't see the need and believe that it is a violation of privacy. I have no problem with a thorough background check and an annual re-cert, if you will, but going to the extreme serves no purpose.
Some people will crack after a divorce and some will sell secrets. You find these tendencies with a psych. exam, as normal spats with spouses or even sexual orientation cannot be correlated with the "evil doers".
I have no other experience with hotmail, but my free webmail experience has consisted of Yahoo! and Gmail.
Let me tell you, Yahoo!'s spam rate has not improved. I am not sure if their filter isn't as good, or they are just taking money from the wrong people, but I get at least one spam message make it into my inbox per day, maybe 2-3. Oftentimes, the spamming links back to a geocities.com page. Coincidence? I don't know.
With Gmail, I get one spam message per month (maybe) make it into my inbox. They are so rare, its comforting. And since they are so few and far between, I actually use the 'Report Spam' option, because it looks like get this that their filters are actually updated with my input, and I don't see spam of that same type ever again.
This is different from Yahoo, I report spam all the time and yet the same exact message types make it past the filters into my inbox. I even report phishing there, but that doesnt' seem to help.
Can anyone with internal Yahoo webmail operation shed some light into what they actually do with user input? It would be nice to know that someone, somewhere (or at least a script) is using my button clicking for input.
This is so spot on that I just had to copy again in case someone missed it above! This has been my experience almost word for word!
I believe BlueMerle intended to counter-straw gentlemen_loser's straw man.
Ding! We have a winner. It's a shame that I suck at it though. I think that I'll give up my writing career and stick with Network Administration. I suck at that also, but I work for a small company and no one really knows.;)
And you are implying that the GP's reasoning is lucid? What he basically said was anyone that doesn't think what google did was evil is mindless!... There's some sound logic for you.
And I'm marked as a Troll? No wonder there are so many AC postings here.
As to the rest of my post, it's called sarcasm!
Thanks for taking the time to post a reply, instead of just marking it down. At least we can discuss it this way, weather or not we agree is another matter.
One Verizon exec went so far as to say that if someone builds a device in their basement on a breadboard, Verizon will test it and activate it. Smaller players will definitely be able to get in on the action, something that hasn't previously been possible.
John Stratton, Verizon's chief marketing officer, noted that Verizon will support far more than simply handsets, and it hopes that the move to open its network will unleash an explosion of wireless innovation. Everything from wireless water meters to digital cameras to game devices can feature Verizon connectivity without needing a Verizon-built or approved device. The only limits will be "subject to the imagination of the marketplace," said Stratton.
I think this is as clear as it gets, as long as it's truthful.
For business-oriented 'road warriors' who value speed and battery life over games and media, this is probably a good choice
Wouldn't it make more sense to carry a spare battery?
I get what your saying about size, and I agree. But I can't think of a real business need to get this laptop over one priced at $1200. I'm pretty sure that no one ever closed a deal by being able to launch power point faster than the other guy.
I have watched NASA go from everyone there being a "Steely eyed missile man" to a bunch of shit for brains bureaucrats that only want to cover their own ass.
They need to either give NASA a complete overhaul or shut it down!
Speeding is defined as driving faster than the posted speed limit. When there is no posted speed limit, as on the Autobahn, then you can't be guilty of speeding. Doing 25 mph in a 20 mph zone is speeding! Not doing 140 mph on the autobahn!
Where did all the talented people at Xerox PARC get Xerox? The issue here isn't that Microsoft doesn't have talented people (it does), or that Microsoft doesn't have some innovative research products going (they do). The issue is: can they get this to market successfully? Their track record with projects outside their core area of expertise is not so great.
We'll see, though.
That's a good analogy, and I think it all has to do with corporate culture. It wouldn't surprise me to find out that groups within MS had the lead on many current web 2.0 offerings but couldn't get it out the door. It's not that individuals don't get it, it's that the corporate culture there doesn't get it. If every idea has to be approved by multiple committees and multiple departments it all starts to look like strained peas.
They would almost be better off if they allowed small groups of developers to go to marked with some ideas and gave them a small piece of the pie. That would quickly weed out the crap, and the bad developers.
If Network Neutrality is legalized, it really means government regulation. The Internet regulated by the FTC/FCC, and we know how wonderful that won't be. Do we really think open market operations won't solve the issue? I mean if some ISP's are going to be double charging Google for access, I'm willing to bet Google can easily figure out a way around them.
If Net Neutrality isn't legalized, it means that ISP's will regulate traffic based entirely on their whims. Give me government regulation over that any day!!
Would someone please mod this way up!!
After wading through so much crap and crying about "It's corporate greed man", "It's globalization man" or my personal favorite "It's the man keeping me down.. man!" Finally someone takes the time to RTFM (so to speak).
Seriously if someone came here crying that they paid $100 for a Rolex only to find out that it was fake and didn't cost $5 to make, everyone here would be screaming IDIOT! Next time pay the retail price and you'll have no worries. The free market will sort itself out, and dictate the correct price. You always have the option not to buy (vote with your feet)!
While I agree with much of what you say, there's just one problem. Not once do you address the issue at hand!! Pushing out updates to people that have specifically said "no thank you" is wrong under all circumstances! There is no excuse. It can't be justified.
It's one thing to try and convince a court that your web browser is an integral part of the OS, and quite another to force updates on people that don't want them.
I think you may have missed the underlying issue here. Trust or now, lack of same!
Is IT's job making work for itself by breaking things that work or making users/systems more productive? My boss and I both choose the latter. That's why I'm happy and work lots of very regular hours.
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Not in and of itself, No it doesn't. But it does make MS look like a bunch of whiny cry babies that want to take their ball and go home!
Hello kettle? This is pot. You're black!
I find it hard to believe that anyone today would not know that the guy fixing your computer at bigbox_is_us is going to go through your drive.
No! You're just riding on the small bus!
Normally I tend to lean a little to the right on most issues, but this bothers me.
It's one thing for this level of investigation for people in law enforcement, at any level, that have the right to arrest and detain people. And also have the right to shoot under certain circumstances.
But for the rest of the government workers I don't see the need and believe that it is a violation of privacy. I have no problem with a thorough background check and an annual re-cert, if you will, but going to the extreme serves no purpose.
Some people will crack after a divorce and some will sell secrets. You find these tendencies with a psych. exam, as normal spats with spouses or even sexual orientation cannot be correlated with the "evil doers".
This is so spot on that I just had to copy again in case someone missed it above! This has been my experience almost word for word!
Set Razors on Stun!!
Ding! We have a winner. It's a shame that I suck at it though. I think that I'll give up my writing career and stick with Network Administration. I suck at that also, but I work for a small company and no one really knows. ;)
And you are implying that the GP's reasoning is lucid? What he basically said was anyone that doesn't think what google did was evil is mindless!... There's some sound logic for you.
And I'm marked as a Troll? No wonder there are so many AC postings here.
As to the rest of my post, it's called sarcasm!
Thanks for taking the time to post a reply, instead of just marking it down. At least we can discuss it this way, weather or not we agree is another matter.
Wow! So I'm to take it that from this one article you now have all the information you need to call anyone that disagrees with you "mindless"!
Seems somewhat "narrow minded" to me. You must be a Republican!
I think this is as clear as it gets, as long as it's truthful.
Wouldn't it make more sense to carry a spare battery?
I get what your saying about size, and I agree. But I can't think of a real business need to get this laptop over one priced at $1200. I'm pretty sure that no one ever closed a deal by being able to launch power point faster than the other guy.
They need to either give NASA a complete overhaul or shut it down!
BTW, the IST is as big a joke as NASA is!
Did you really not know that?
Emphasis Mine!
You sir, are a fool and will kill someone some day! You're only fooling yourself!
Perhaps you'd care to have your book reviewed here also?
They would almost be better off if they allowed small groups of developers to go to marked with some ideas and gave them a small piece of the pie. That would quickly weed out the crap, and the bad developers.
That is a big issue certainly. But there are some states (Maine I think ) that oppose it on privacy and other issues.
Would someone please mod this way up!! After wading through so much crap and crying about "It's corporate greed man", "It's globalization man" or my personal favorite "It's the man keeping me down .. man!" Finally someone takes the time to RTFM (so to speak).
Seriously if someone came here crying that they paid $100 for a Rolex only to find out that it was fake and didn't cost $5 to make, everyone here would be screaming IDIOT! Next time pay the retail price and you'll have no worries. The free market will sort itself out, and dictate the correct price. You always have the option not to buy (vote with your feet)!
While I agree with much of what you say, there's just one problem. Not once do you address the issue at hand!! Pushing out updates to people that have specifically said "no thank you" is wrong under all circumstances! There is no excuse. It can't be justified. It's one thing to try and convince a court that your web browser is an integral part of the OS, and quite another to force updates on people that don't want them. I think you may have missed the underlying issue here. Trust or now, lack of same!
I think you mean 7EQUJ5 ;)