teachers have been failing students in real time for many thousands of years without the help of a computer. Ask my old Java teacher, hell he would tell you if you failed before you took the test. Then again...
Actually most of Americans aren't from New York City, and thus it isn't our pride. I myself am from Oklahoma, and it didn't affect me all too much when the towers fell. Mind you, I felt sad for the loss, but I didn't feel angry about it.
See, Sometimes the answer is significantly more simple than you believe it to be. This one is even more so. We aren't angry, we are in Iraq because we were told to go by our government. No other reason will do, and honestly all other reasons are bullshit. See, my family has alot of soldiers serving there, and noone of them want to be there but we are anyway. It has nothing to do with anger or the towers. It has to do with orders. Democracy to the people is a nice idea and I'm sure it is a goal, but certainly not the main one (which should be obvious by now egh?).
No, there are no illusions to be had at this point. It is simple: we are there because we were told to be. Don't feel pity, feel remorse for those who will die because they do as they are told, because if they don't they will suffer just as much.
We stopped using Bayonets actively in Vietnam Max. Now we shoot people with high tech bullets and make knives that push themselves through you for us. Sheesh, if you are going to point out our hobbies at least involve yourself in knowing something about them.
On a serious note, you have no clue and sadly never will. Its funny how the people who talk the most shit are the ones who haven't even been there.
I have to disagree, soldiers aren't just "civilians with weapons" because in America, civilians are civilians with weapons. Soldiers are professionals trained to perform in an organized and honorable manner tasks that they may or may not like. Soldiers are more than trained killing machines, they are efficient thinkers who are told at all times to do the honorable thing. Mind you, not every soldier upholds his duty and they aren't all rocket scientists, however they are certainly alot more than a civilian with a gun. Most civilians you shoot at will drop the gun you gave them and possibly stand there for 3-6 seconds confused or in shock, a good soldier will put 2 in your chest. It doesn't have anything to do with hate for most of them, it has to do with orders, and that is why they are professionals.
As for this "Cyber Command" thing it isn't anything new. I went to college studying CyberWarfare and forensics and the DoD was footing the bill for numerous students back in 2003 (and still are). This command center has been around for a long time, they just didn't call it that. At the time it was just a place that seemed to scoop up everyone who knew enough to actually do the job instead of just talk shit.
We throw off our leaders by voting, not by murderous descent. That is why people come up for re-election, and people not choosing to vote instead of complain is why they get elected over and over again.
What you suggest is like shooting a cashier who is stealing from the register when you chose to not fire him for it the first 8 years he worked for you despite knowing that he was doing it.
Don't let the sin of indifference draw your judgement cloud you with belief that the people are not of equal fault in this.
Perhaps everyone should start voting first before we start assuming the government is broken? Last I checked we were still having trouble getting off our butts and away from the TV long enough to vote. That makes it very hard to want to shoot someone when they were voted in by the minority of people actually willing to get off their ass and do something.
When the people you choose to represent your wishes only represent themselves. The rights of the people are easily lost when we ourselves become complacent over who we choose to protect them. I sat in my living room two weekends ago discussing a similar topic with my friends and I asked them "So, did you vote last year?" and the resounding reply was "No." Infact, the wife of my good friend David said she doesn't think it matters.
This is the key problem really; everyone has an opinion but doesn't think it is worth voting over. Personally, I think if you don't vote then (sorry to be blunt) shut the hell up about it. Maybe if people who didn't vote were told to shut up or vote more often they would put in the time to earn the right to complain about what is done in the government.
I also understand that Microsoft receives a bad rap a bit too early with things like this. As many have said, this has been available to early adopters willing to use beta installs already. People who want a guaranteed fix (often the people who don't test before deploying anything out of the MSDN) don't see them because they don't subscribe to betas. While it isn't a beta, releasing it slowly like this isn't something IT personnel should be new to seeing either. Microsoft seems to be trying to please everyone by doing this, and in doing so people have found something new to complain about. When you are on the top, everyone aims for you:: shrug::
As for linux, Unix, ect ect. lets face the facts: not everyone is ready or able to utilize *nix OS. I know what I'm doing and think it is rather easy, however when I get down to looking at what I do to get things done I realize that if I asked my sisters, neighbors, god forbid my employees to do anything near the same as I do they would trash the system or tear their hair out in no time. Just because it has a GUI doesn't make it user friendly, I'm sorry to say. Until I can stick a CD into the tray and have it "just work" it isn't ready for main stream homes or business. I know that you can get alot of windows programs to function in Linux using things like Wine and Cedega, however until those are included in a mainstream package for free with free updates and "just work" without tweaks and knowledge of command line functions (basically, until you can be a "user") it won't be a solution.
At the moment we are changing the rate system for overage to consider the costs. However depending on circumstance (in some rural places we service we ourselves are charged per MB over the limit) we have rates as high as $3 per gig (which is at cost, no profit is made from that in any way). Offering broadband to areas that cannot gain even dialup in some cases brings with it limitations on our part as well that we have to pass on to make it worth while (it is in the end a business), but as I stated, we aren't gaining profit from that kind of charge.
For other locations we are about to offer a service where people can buy extra bandwidth for a reasonable rate (read: cheaper than buying 2x50gig services) so they can use what they feel they need to. We have been talked about quite a bit in ISP circles for jumping in head first and using a bandwidth/usage based pricing model but at the same time we do not (and do not plan to) offer stupidly low capacities like 20 gig for a top tier package (screwing over anyone who uses netflix, linux, servers, ect in the process).
I can tell you as one of the management staff that sees where all the money goes that we do not recieve tax abatements. Plant expansion and upgrades actually ends up costing us even more money in increased property taxes.
Thus I have an argument once more:)
Oh, for reference zero usage monitoring is key in this. We as ISPs should never care about what you are doing with your bandwidth. We aren't charging you to access your porn, we are charging you a toll to occupy our highway to get to it. Its none of our business what you keep in your packets! People just need to realize that as an ISP the pipe doesn't magically get bigger, it costs alot of money to get that bandwidth to increase and believe it or not what you pay per month doesn't all go to us. The actual profit margin for an ISP that actually maintains equipment and lines is about 10% of what you pay. So, if you are a customer and you pay $50 a month for internet, only $5 of that is profit. It takes alot of $5 increments to make the millions it takes to upgrade a provider plant.
I work for Allegiance Communications in Oklahoma, and we already do this basically. The difference is that we have bandwidth / gig packages without caps, we just charge extra if you go over your limit and most people don't have a problem with that.
for example, if you choose our top end package for home use (residential gamer package) you get 5 meg down 1.5 meg up, and usage rate of 50 gigabytes per month. If you go over the 50, you get charged. However most people (even people downloading movies) don't use that up. Those who do are likely hosting servers or doing something else and don't mind if they get charged the extra fee simply because they were told before hand that we do it. Now we are even looking at offering extra usage each month for small fees (an extra 50gigs for $7 more, ect).
Usage fees without caps and monitoring can work, it just has to be done ethically. As for the low low bandwith of 1 gig... well, even our basic users occupy that. Anything less than 10gig a month (which is as low as we go) is just ripping off your customers.
With only a 5 watt difference would it be possible to use some form of power injector with old systems rather than buy all new PoE switches after 802.3at is released?
Funny how you mention root kits considering Sony lost a court battle over similar issues a few years back based on rootkit's they loaded on their disks as "copy protection". Lets not forget also that the "free blue ray" player you are so happy about is Sony's excuse for raising the price of the PS3 by $250 on launch thus meaning it was not free. You paid $250 extra for that feature... and it didn't work on most of the original shipment on resolutions higher than 480P.
I'm not certain why you seem to think hes a microsoft fan boy, but I'm certain that you screwed the pooch on your assessment. Learn more about a company before you defend them next time.
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teachers have been failing students in real time for many thousands of years without the help of a computer. Ask my old Java teacher, hell he would tell you if you failed before you took the test. Then again...
Actually most of Americans aren't from New York City, and thus it isn't our pride. I myself am from Oklahoma, and it didn't affect me all too much when the towers fell. Mind you, I felt sad for the loss, but I didn't feel angry about it. See, Sometimes the answer is significantly more simple than you believe it to be. This one is even more so. We aren't angry, we are in Iraq because we were told to go by our government. No other reason will do, and honestly all other reasons are bullshit. See, my family has alot of soldiers serving there, and noone of them want to be there but we are anyway. It has nothing to do with anger or the towers. It has to do with orders. Democracy to the people is a nice idea and I'm sure it is a goal, but certainly not the main one (which should be obvious by now egh?). No, there are no illusions to be had at this point. It is simple: we are there because we were told to be. Don't feel pity, feel remorse for those who will die because they do as they are told, because if they don't they will suffer just as much.
We stopped using Bayonets actively in Vietnam Max. Now we shoot people with high tech bullets and make knives that push themselves through you for us. Sheesh, if you are going to point out our hobbies at least involve yourself in knowing something about them. On a serious note, you have no clue and sadly never will. Its funny how the people who talk the most shit are the ones who haven't even been there.
I have to disagree, soldiers aren't just "civilians with weapons" because in America, civilians are civilians with weapons. Soldiers are professionals trained to perform in an organized and honorable manner tasks that they may or may not like. Soldiers are more than trained killing machines, they are efficient thinkers who are told at all times to do the honorable thing. Mind you, not every soldier upholds his duty and they aren't all rocket scientists, however they are certainly alot more than a civilian with a gun. Most civilians you shoot at will drop the gun you gave them and possibly stand there for 3-6 seconds confused or in shock, a good soldier will put 2 in your chest. It doesn't have anything to do with hate for most of them, it has to do with orders, and that is why they are professionals. As for this "Cyber Command" thing it isn't anything new. I went to college studying CyberWarfare and forensics and the DoD was footing the bill for numerous students back in 2003 (and still are). This command center has been around for a long time, they just didn't call it that. At the time it was just a place that seemed to scoop up everyone who knew enough to actually do the job instead of just talk shit.
We throw off our leaders by voting, not by murderous descent. That is why people come up for re-election, and people not choosing to vote instead of complain is why they get elected over and over again. What you suggest is like shooting a cashier who is stealing from the register when you chose to not fire him for it the first 8 years he worked for you despite knowing that he was doing it. Don't let the sin of indifference draw your judgement cloud you with belief that the people are not of equal fault in this.
Perhaps everyone should start voting first before we start assuming the government is broken? Last I checked we were still having trouble getting off our butts and away from the TV long enough to vote. That makes it very hard to want to shoot someone when they were voted in by the minority of people actually willing to get off their ass and do something.
When the people you choose to represent your wishes only represent themselves. The rights of the people are easily lost when we ourselves become complacent over who we choose to protect them. I sat in my living room two weekends ago discussing a similar topic with my friends and I asked them "So, did you vote last year?" and the resounding reply was "No." Infact, the wife of my good friend David said she doesn't think it matters. This is the key problem really; everyone has an opinion but doesn't think it is worth voting over. Personally, I think if you don't vote then (sorry to be blunt) shut the hell up about it. Maybe if people who didn't vote were told to shut up or vote more often they would put in the time to earn the right to complain about what is done in the government.
I also understand that Microsoft receives a bad rap a bit too early with things like this. As many have said, this has been available to early adopters willing to use beta installs already. People who want a guaranteed fix (often the people who don't test before deploying anything out of the MSDN) don't see them because they don't subscribe to betas. While it isn't a beta, releasing it slowly like this isn't something IT personnel should be new to seeing either. Microsoft seems to be trying to please everyone by doing this, and in doing so people have found something new to complain about. When you are on the top, everyone aims for you :: shrug ::
As for linux, Unix, ect ect. lets face the facts: not everyone is ready or able to utilize *nix OS. I know what I'm doing and think it is rather easy, however when I get down to looking at what I do to get things done I realize that if I asked my sisters, neighbors, god forbid my employees to do anything near the same as I do they would trash the system or tear their hair out in no time. Just because it has a GUI doesn't make it user friendly, I'm sorry to say. Until I can stick a CD into the tray and have it "just work" it isn't ready for main stream homes or business. I know that you can get alot of windows programs to function in Linux using things like Wine and Cedega, however until those are included in a mainstream package for free with free updates and "just work" without tweaks and knowledge of command line functions (basically, until you can be a "user") it won't be a solution.
At the moment we are changing the rate system for overage to consider the costs. However depending on circumstance (in some rural places we service we ourselves are charged per MB over the limit) we have rates as high as $3 per gig (which is at cost, no profit is made from that in any way). Offering broadband to areas that cannot gain even dialup in some cases brings with it limitations on our part as well that we have to pass on to make it worth while (it is in the end a business), but as I stated, we aren't gaining profit from that kind of charge. For other locations we are about to offer a service where people can buy extra bandwidth for a reasonable rate (read: cheaper than buying 2x50gig services) so they can use what they feel they need to. We have been talked about quite a bit in ISP circles for jumping in head first and using a bandwidth/usage based pricing model but at the same time we do not (and do not plan to) offer stupidly low capacities like 20 gig for a top tier package (screwing over anyone who uses netflix, linux, servers, ect in the process).
I can tell you as one of the management staff that sees where all the money goes that we do not recieve tax abatements. Plant expansion and upgrades actually ends up costing us even more money in increased property taxes. Thus I have an argument once more :)
Oh, for reference zero usage monitoring is key in this. We as ISPs should never care about what you are doing with your bandwidth. We aren't charging you to access your porn, we are charging you a toll to occupy our highway to get to it. Its none of our business what you keep in your packets!
People just need to realize that as an ISP the pipe doesn't magically get bigger, it costs alot of money to get that bandwidth to increase and believe it or not what you pay per month doesn't all go to us. The actual profit margin for an ISP that actually maintains equipment and lines is about 10% of what you pay. So, if you are a customer and you pay $50 a month for internet, only $5 of that is profit. It takes alot of $5 increments to make the millions it takes to upgrade a provider plant.
I work for Allegiance Communications in Oklahoma, and we already do this basically. The difference is that we have bandwidth / gig packages without caps, we just charge extra if you go over your limit and most people don't have a problem with that. for example, if you choose our top end package for home use (residential gamer package) you get 5 meg down 1.5 meg up, and usage rate of 50 gigabytes per month. If you go over the 50, you get charged. However most people (even people downloading movies) don't use that up. Those who do are likely hosting servers or doing something else and don't mind if they get charged the extra fee simply because they were told before hand that we do it. Now we are even looking at offering extra usage each month for small fees (an extra 50gigs for $7 more, ect). Usage fees without caps and monitoring can work, it just has to be done ethically. As for the low low bandwith of 1 gig... well, even our basic users occupy that. Anything less than 10gig a month (which is as low as we go) is just ripping off your customers.
With only a 5 watt difference would it be possible to use some form of power injector with old systems rather than buy all new PoE switches after 802.3at is released?
Funny how you mention root kits considering Sony lost a court battle over similar issues a few years back based on rootkit's they loaded on their disks as "copy protection". Lets not forget also that the "free blue ray" player you are so happy about is Sony's excuse for raising the price of the PS3 by $250 on launch thus meaning it was not free. You paid $250 extra for that feature ... and it didn't work on most of the original shipment on resolutions higher than 480P.
I'm not certain why you seem to think hes a microsoft fan boy, but I'm certain that you screwed the pooch on your assessment. Learn more about a company before you defend them next time.