And I would be fine with wally mart choosing not to sell the music. But Wally mart saying "if you change this music to be different than the artists intent, we'll buy it" is not cool... like with your analogies
Your local christian book store sells copies of Hustler magazine, but the pictures are replaced with photographs of famous stained glass windows at different cathedrals.
Your local bookstore rips out pages of the bible, and pasts in pornographic pictures..
Your local country radio station plays "achey brakey heart" but tells everyone it is "tooling for Anus" when they announce the song..
The point is they are misrepresenting what they sell. The buyers intent is to hear the artistic thoughts of marylin manson (shudder) not "his artistic thoughts as re-composed by walmart". Just like if I walked into a store and bought a bible, I would be expecting a bible, not the ripped apart version with porn in it mentioned above. If I go into a porn store, wanting to buy a bible, and I don't find it, I can go to another store and get it. If i've never read the bible, or didn't know what it was, and picked up the 'edited' version, I might change my ways of thinking about certain religions..
They won't sell music with "bad words" because of family values, yet they sell the cigarettes that are killing grandma, along with new toys with that shiny lead paint from china!
Sounds kinda like my high school experience.. We begged the school for a couple of computers, and ended up putting several together from donated old ones.. thats really how I started with computers.. Meanwhile, the "developmentally disabled/handicapped" program (with an average of 1 teacher for every 4 kids, and 1 assistant for every 2 kids) got 6 brand spanking new computers so that the kids could use "MS-PAINT" that was in windows 95. (cause the kids liked to draw all day, and this way they could learn computers!)
This Hospital had 30,000 patients data exposed. There is no mention of it in an easy, quick to find location on their website . This is 30,000 patients exposed in a town of about 40,000 people... Our local newspaper had a very, very small article on it that looked like it was written by the hospital PR person.. Good god I hate small towns..
Since this is a community based, open source project, I would love in the near future (after the investigation and cleanup are done) to read about how they determined that the machines were compromised, what the attackers did, and more importantly, how Ubuntu cleaned them up...
This could really help the community as a whole, and I know I would enjoy reading it..
Isn't this from a song on track 99 of a tool CD? Can't remember what band it was.. just remember falling asleep listening to my new CD years ago, and waking up in a cold sweat and panic hearing this and the chorus:
This is necessary... Life feeds on life feeds on life..
The Roseburg, OR call center closure really pissed off the town.. They gave Dell an tax exemption, saving them $5mil over 5 years.. They also spent $1mil on other "incentives" and infrastructure upgrades to attract them to the area. As soon as that Tax exemption was over, they closed down the doors.. Just before, they made some of the best techs there go over seas and train their replacements.. The employees were told they were opening up an "additional" call center, not moving theirs.. Apparently, they also were a crappy tenant and trashed the building they were in...
I don't think Dell is going to be selling many more PC's in southern Oregon for a while...
I've been playing with it for a while now.. One of the nice features is the ability to repackage with an updated DLL or other update, and the next time the program runs, it updates. I use WSUS for windows patches and stuff, but this is handy for 3rd party apps and home grown stuff to ensure everyone has the newest version quickly..
When I was younger, I had a weight of 290lbs.. I think my BMI was something like 34.. I had about 8 percent body fat.. Something about being 6'5" and a body builder when I was going through High School...
BMI is just height to weight.. it has absolutely nothing to do with your physical fitness or health.. Anybody that is athletic could throw the scale off.. I would not be healthy at 210 pounds (the absolute threshold of becoming overweight by that scale).. i would be anorexic..
Now BMI with a consideration for body fat % would be much more accurate... (and nowaday's I'd pay out the nose since I got the big frame from body-building, and work at a desk all day every day..)
Hate to hop into this argument, but wouldn't the cost of collections be taken from the $3T they actually collect? So its more like.3%.. Still a small amount, but still several times higher.. GNP is a big number people like to use to make other things seem soo much smaller and insignificant..
I'm thinking if this happened to me, and it was an Indian casino, I would let them try to take me to court. Those are considered tribal lands, not US Soil. I would argue that the court has no jurisdiction, and that they could attempt to extradite me to hear in their own, tribal courts. (most tribes don't have one)
Screw the Mod points I've been sprinkling on this thread..
Its nice that Google hires guys with PHD's, and gives them stock options, and fat lives of luxury, but what about those of us that work hard as coders at small mom and pop software companies. They are obviously discriminating, right up there with the Navy Seals, they won't let you even try out if you have asthma! What about those poor guys?
When you have 50+ applicants for every single opening, you can go ahead and be choosy..
except during liftoff, when it ways much more than 300 pounds.. By eliminating a few of these from the space shuttle, (or its future replacement) they have more stuff they can haul up for the same amount of fuel.
I don't remember the exact costs, but isn't payload charged something like $20,000/pound?
While I agree with you, there are certainly exceptions.. I work in a place that is regulated by privacy laws. If someone wants to take work home, we have to tell them HELL NO! Because the bottom line of it all is that my Dept. is in charge of many IT things, but along with that comes the responsibility of safeguarding our data. We work very hard to ensure that our data and systems are protected. We do not have the time, inclination, or resources to also guarantee that your home computer that your kids use to play on myspace is also protected. Yes, it is a hassle that we don't allow certain things on our network.. (good luck trying to access our main network from the wireless, which is physically separate from the other networks..) Yes, its an inconvenience for some, but in order to do the greater good (protect the company) we have to...
Just look at the VA stolen laptop last year.. One employee was careless and took things home he shouldn't have, the laptop got stolen, and how much time and money did the VA have to spend fixing that little goof, along with the PR issues.. While many will argue that the laptop should have been secured, and encrypted, and had a big red button that will cause it to self destruct, the simpler, much more cost effective solution for many companies is to say "no."
I think that many of these problems would be solved if the users had better communication with IT.. One of my Pet Peeves is users coming in with a solution, instead of a problem.. IE, "We need X", instead of saying "We would like to something that will enable use to do Y because of Z". Then we can point them to several different ways to accomplish Y that will work within our requirements..
I've actually tested Zimbra in my environment.. Currently we use Eudora for Pop3 and Oracle Calendar. The biggest problem I have with much of the "open source" groupware is that it is Browser only. (zimbra has an offline client that is a resource PIG). For my traveling users, they are not always connected to a network. They still need to be able to lookup when/where their next appointment is. I am planning on moving everyone to Thunderbird/IMAP for email, and would absolutely love to use an opensource calendar app, but an offline client is a must, as well as the ability to control sharing of calendars (central management), delegation, check free/busy time, etc.. If I could find a good, open source calendar server that works with Sunbird/lightning, supported SyncML for PDA's and smartphones, I would be in heaven..
which is much different from physical CD's where you have the album, the Greatest Hits CD, the Live CD..
Or for Films where you have the DVD, the Unrated Edition DVD, the Directors Cut DVD, The "the microphone guy didn't like the way this scene looked so here is another copy of the DVD for you to buy" DVD, etc
Or even software for example.. Buy Vista home basic, Upgrade it online to Vista Home premium, then upgrade to Ultimate Edition (with a whole other path for business users to do the same!)
The obvious solution in many cases that you don't like a vendor's policy is to change vendors, however, I know that my local cable ISP uses ATT for their internet connections. Several other ISP's with wireless or other highspeed internet do to. Does this mean I could be filtered? Or only people that are direct customers of ATT? This really scares me coming from a company that runs/owns so many internet backbone links..
Could it be argued that the Police officer was illegally preventing the citizen from Gathering evidence in a matter of criminal law? He was pulling the guy over, and he could construe that that was the start of a legal matter, and he was documenting the evidence.
Hell, some people can't handle creating laws that follow a certain Constitution guaranteeing our rights... Maybe we should outlaw lawmakers.. or make them pass a 8th grade civics test...
This is about having they navy investigate FOSS solutions. The data you are wanting will be in the Reports and Recommendations that come later, as a result of this. ie, the result of the investigations...
Many towns I've lived in have the lights timed... They figure the time it takes for you to go from a standing start to the speedlimit and then know when you reach the next light. Pretty much, as long as you drive the speedlimit, (ignoring the idiots ahead of you) and stay on the same road, you should hit all green lights. If you turn onto a major side street, you will have to stop at the next light, but then when it turns green, just go the speedlimit and you should hit green the whole way. Of course getting idiots to stop tailgating you because they want to do 55 in a 35 zone is another issue. Maybe its just the west coast? Also, look into traffic circles. They are heavily used in Europe, and a few east coast cities. I know that the west coast is starting to look at them too. Push you local planning commission to investigate them as an idea..
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Its pretty hard to catch up to the huge lead Packard Bell developed in the past. Truly the worlds first "semi-disposable" computer..
And I would be fine with wally mart choosing not to sell the music. But Wally mart saying "if you change this music to be different than the artists intent, we'll buy it" is not cool... like with your analogies
Your local christian book store sells copies of Hustler magazine, but the pictures are replaced with photographs of famous stained glass windows at different cathedrals.
Your local bookstore rips out pages of the bible, and pasts in pornographic pictures..
Your local country radio station plays "achey brakey heart" but tells everyone it is "tooling for Anus" when they announce the song..
The point is they are misrepresenting what they sell. The buyers intent is to hear the artistic thoughts of marylin manson (shudder) not "his artistic thoughts as re-composed by walmart". Just like if I walked into a store and bought a bible, I would be expecting a bible, not the ripped apart version with porn in it mentioned above. If I go into a porn store, wanting to buy a bible, and I don't find it, I can go to another store and get it. If i've never read the bible, or didn't know what it was, and picked up the 'edited' version, I might change my ways of thinking about certain religions..
They won't sell music with "bad words" because of family values, yet they sell the cigarettes that are killing grandma, along with new toys with that shiny lead paint from china!
Sounds kinda like my high school experience.. We begged the school for a couple of computers, and ended up putting several together from donated old ones.. thats really how I started with computers.. Meanwhile, the "developmentally disabled/handicapped" program (with an average of 1 teacher for every 4 kids, and 1 assistant for every 2 kids) got 6 brand spanking new computers so that the kids could use "MS-PAINT" that was in windows 95. (cause the kids liked to draw all day, and this way they could learn computers!)
This Hospital had 30,000 patients data exposed. There is no mention of it in an easy, quick to find location on their website . This is 30,000 patients exposed in a town of about 40,000 people... Our local newspaper had a very, very small article on it that looked like it was written by the hospital PR person.. Good god I hate small towns..
Since this is a community based, open source project, I would love in the near future (after the investigation and cleanup are done) to read about how they determined that the machines were compromised, what the attackers did, and more importantly, how Ubuntu cleaned them up...
This could really help the community as a whole, and I know I would enjoy reading it..
Isn't this from a song on track 99 of a tool CD? Can't remember what band it was.. just remember falling asleep listening to my new CD years ago, and waking up in a cold sweat and panic hearing this and the chorus:
This is necessary...
Life feeds on life
feeds on life..
Man, that was creepy!
The Roseburg, OR call center closure really pissed off the town.. They gave Dell an tax exemption, saving them $5mil over 5 years.. They also spent $1mil on other "incentives" and infrastructure upgrades to attract them to the area. As soon as that Tax exemption was over, they closed down the doors.. Just before, they made some of the best techs there go over seas and train their replacements.. The employees were told they were opening up an "additional" call center, not moving theirs.. Apparently, they also were a crappy tenant and trashed the building they were in...
I don't think Dell is going to be selling many more PC's in southern Oregon for a while...
I've been playing with it for a while now.. One of the nice features is the ability to repackage with an updated DLL or other update, and the next time the program runs, it updates. I use WSUS for windows patches and stuff, but this is handy for 3rd party apps and home grown stuff to ensure everyone has the newest version quickly..
When I was younger, I had a weight of 290lbs.. I think my BMI was something like 34.. I had about 8 percent body fat.. Something about being 6'5" and a body builder when I was going through High School...
BMI is just height to weight.. it has absolutely nothing to do with your physical fitness or health.. Anybody that is athletic could throw the scale off.. I would not be healthy at 210 pounds (the absolute threshold of becoming overweight by that scale).. i would be anorexic..
Now BMI with a consideration for body fat % would be much more accurate... (and nowaday's I'd pay out the nose since I got the big frame from body-building, and work at a desk all day every day..)
Hate to hop into this argument, but wouldn't the cost of collections be taken from the $3T they actually collect? So its more like .3%.. Still a small amount, but still several times higher.. GNP is a big number people like to use to make other things seem soo much smaller and insignificant..
I'm thinking if this happened to me, and it was an Indian casino, I would let them try to take me to court. Those are considered tribal lands, not US Soil. I would argue that the court has no jurisdiction, and that they could attempt to extradite me to hear in their own, tribal courts. (most tribes don't have one)
Screw the Mod points I've been sprinkling on this thread..
Its nice that Google hires guys with PHD's, and gives them stock options, and fat lives of luxury, but what about those of us that work hard as coders at small mom and pop software companies. They are obviously discriminating, right up there with the Navy Seals, they won't let you even try out if you have asthma! What about those poor guys?
When you have 50+ applicants for every single opening, you can go ahead and be choosy..
except during liftoff, when it ways much more than 300 pounds.. By eliminating a few of these from the space shuttle, (or its future replacement) they have more stuff they can haul up for the same amount of fuel.
I don't remember the exact costs, but isn't payload charged something like $20,000/pound?
While I agree with you, there are certainly exceptions.. I work in a place that is regulated by privacy laws. If someone wants to take work home, we have to tell them HELL NO! Because the bottom line of it all is that my Dept. is in charge of many IT things, but along with that comes the responsibility of safeguarding our data. We work very hard to ensure that our data and systems are protected. We do not have the time, inclination, or resources to also guarantee that your home computer that your kids use to play on myspace is also protected. Yes, it is a hassle that we don't allow certain things on our network.. (good luck trying to access our main network from the wireless, which is physically separate from the other networks..) Yes, its an inconvenience for some, but in order to do the greater good (protect the company) we have to...
Just look at the VA stolen laptop last year.. One employee was careless and took things home he shouldn't have, the laptop got stolen, and how much time and money did the VA have to spend fixing that little goof, along with the PR issues.. While many will argue that the laptop should have been secured, and encrypted, and had a big red button that will cause it to self destruct, the simpler, much more cost effective solution for many companies is to say "no."
I think that many of these problems would be solved if the users had better communication with IT.. One of my Pet Peeves is users coming in with a solution, instead of a problem.. IE, "We need X", instead of saying "We would like to something that will enable use to do Y because of Z". Then we can point them to several different ways to accomplish Y that will work within our requirements..
Interesting.. Off to do some reading... thanks!
I've actually tested Zimbra in my environment.. Currently we use Eudora for Pop3 and Oracle Calendar. The biggest problem I have with much of the "open source" groupware is that it is Browser only. (zimbra has an offline client that is a resource PIG). For my traveling users, they are not always connected to a network. They still need to be able to lookup when/where their next appointment is. I am planning on moving everyone to Thunderbird/IMAP for email, and would absolutely love to use an opensource calendar app, but an offline client is a must, as well as the ability to control sharing of calendars (central management), delegation, check free/busy time, etc.. If I could find a good, open source calendar server that works with Sunbird/lightning, supported SyncML for PDA's and smartphones, I would be in heaven..
which is much different from physical CD's where you have the album, the Greatest Hits CD, the Live CD..
Or for Films where you have the DVD, the Unrated Edition DVD, the Directors Cut DVD, The "the microphone guy didn't like the way this scene looked so here is another copy of the DVD for you to buy" DVD, etc
Or even software for example.. Buy Vista home basic, Upgrade it online to Vista Home premium, then upgrade to Ultimate Edition (with a whole other path for business users to do the same!)
The obvious solution in many cases that you don't like a vendor's policy is to change vendors, however, I know that my local cable ISP uses ATT for their internet connections. Several other ISP's with wireless or other highspeed internet do to. Does this mean I could be filtered? Or only people that are direct customers of ATT? This really scares me coming from a company that runs/owns so many internet backbone links..
So when do they get enough Solar Panels to go "Off Grid"?
<ducks>
Thank you, I'll be here all week!
Could it be argued that the Police officer was illegally preventing the citizen from Gathering evidence in a matter of criminal law? He was pulling the guy over, and he could construe that that was the start of a legal matter, and he was documenting the evidence.
And some people cannot handle gambling
Hell, some people can't handle creating laws that follow a certain Constitution guaranteeing our rights... Maybe we should outlaw lawmakers.. or make them pass a 8th grade civics test...
This is about having they navy investigate FOSS solutions. The data you are wanting will be in the Reports and Recommendations that come later, as a result of this. ie, the result of the investigations...
Cmon, This is just a software company.. they can't do all that.. but I heard they will ship Duke Nukem Forever by Christmas...
Many towns I've lived in have the lights timed... They figure the time it takes for you to go from a standing start to the speedlimit and then know when you reach the next light. Pretty much, as long as you drive the speedlimit, (ignoring the idiots ahead of you) and stay on the same road, you should hit all green lights. If you turn onto a major side street, you will have to stop at the next light, but then when it turns green, just go the speedlimit and you should hit green the whole way. Of course getting idiots to stop tailgating you because they want to do 55 in a 35 zone is another issue. Maybe its just the west coast? Also, look into traffic circles. They are heavily used in Europe, and a few east coast cities. I know that the west coast is starting to look at them too. Push you local planning commission to investigate them as an idea..