Lack of technical sophistication absolutely does have plenty to do with vulnerability. To think that there aren't lot's of people out there who still don't understand when an email that looks to be exactly from your bank isn't safe, or how to even install protective software, or how to implement a good firewall, is irresponsible imo.
But my point is not to say that they shouldn't learn, absolutely everyone should try to learn how to practice safe computing:) No, my point is that the attitude that these people are "idiots" is itself idiotic.
Ergo anyone who gets malware/spyware/etc on their machine is an idiot? Or those that don't use Linux?
I'd think that IGNORANCE and a lack of technical sophistication by the vast majority of users is a more likely cause for issues. That and the knowledgeable IDIOTS who write this crap in the first place.
I'm sure glad you are not designing or administering the security features of the cars I drive. Or the planes I fly in. Or the inspection proceedures for the food I eat. I can go on and on....
Interesting position by MS. So, the fact that they've sold a ton of Windows 7 licenses somehow implies that IE is better than Chrome? Sure sounds to me like the kinds of things antitrust lawyers would be interested in hearing.
Personally Chrome hasn't done anything for me, but that's besides the point.
Hell, I was embarrased FOR them when I saw that crap. This isn't 1970, the cold war is over. Where have these developers been hiding anyway? People need to start thinking more responsibly when they create media like this.
If you know the person and if the persons real name is used, then threats of bodily hard, whether in person or via a chat room/facebook or whatever, should be taken very seriously. There should be no difference in the law.
When all parties are anonymous then it's a different story, obviously. I'm assuming that is not the case here.
I still think Miss Whatshername (the mother that threatened the girl on behalf of her son online) and caused the girls suicide (or contributed to it) should have her ass in jail right now finding out what it's like to be "under threat".
It's a design problem, plain and simple. If your designers are dumb enough to dedicate a server without instancing areas, and then expect those servers to not max out, then they need to be fired.
Aion's design is just as bad as everyone elses.
Champions Online, Anarchy Only even, and others have shown how it can and does work with proper design.
If you try to stuff 100 sardines into a can designed to hold 50 you are going to end up with a mess on your hands. Pretty simple logic.
If the committee is using the prize as a tool to make other world leaders take notice that America has really strong intentions to remove ourselves from all the international conflicts we're engaged in
Your kidding me, right?
Obama is a man to be respected for his accomplishments during the past year.
Which accomplishments would those be? Closing Gitmo? Nope, haven't done that yet. Health Care Reform? Nope, haven't done that yet, and it's not really "reform" anyway. Creating a transparent White House? Nope, we gave up on that one pretty early on.
Well we know who didn't vote for Obama and who won't be voting for him next term.
I think what's sad is when we have people who cannot drop their prejudices long enough to recognize the contributions of others. On top of that they resort to distorting facts (your link has nothing to do with a "transparent white house" as you would have people believe).
So while you are sitting in your home bitter and alone (or effectively alone) we'll focus on the realities.
Lol, vague ideas. You are so "insightful". I think we should reform the patent system. You are not allowed to file for a patent until you've produced a fully functional model of your idea and have it fully in production and on sale. Of course anyone else who has a similar idea "in production" also has claim and your patent will be voided for prior art.
You so understand the workings of innovation JLF65. Thank you for your insights.
It has nothing to do with motive, it has to do with effect. If it benefits mankind it qualifies. Who cares if the person profits from it at the same time? Would you begrudge someone recognition just because it profits them in some way?
That's a sure way to cut back on advancement several tens of years or more.
Wow, what a revelation! Dell has some sales people who don't know everything about their products, are not technical experts or use "tricks" to close sales! Revelation!
Welcome to the real world.
This isn't anything new and this kind of thing occurs everywhere. I could call HP, Lenovo, Walmart, etc etc and have the same kind of thing happen. Dell has thousands of sales people on the phone.
I'm not saying it's right, it's not "right" to make mistakes or mislead, but I really don't think this is some kind of "omg EXPOSED" news story.
I am a Firefox user but I have to agree that going this route is very very bad for FF. The Office ui SUCKS. I'm still trying to figure out where all the crap is. I want my menus and a decent button bar back. Hearing I'll have to deal with this crap in FF is very dissapointing.
Why shouldn't they tax licensing? You think it's not a product? Get real.
I also hope they stick it to Microsoft good. With their huge campus in Washington there's no way they should be able to dodge taxes by "selling" out of Nevada, period.
"Transitioning"??? Hogwash. This is just another attempt at creative writing. The only reason Aion will do well, IF it does, is that it's new and might not suck. Period. Comparatively there's no way it will come close to WoW from a quality of design perspective, or Everquest 2.
Asian MMO's do well in Asia... because they are written to conform more to the console style of play and are localized immediately in those languages. They are also homegrown, so have that appeal as well.
But us transitioning, jeese, I wish these writers would not make up their own reality and pass it off as having some basis in fact.
Just wait until Star Wars: The Old Republic launches and tell me we are "transitioning" to an asian MMO.
Based on the story, Murdock is absolutely right in demanding the subscriber names. These people are subscribing to the Wall Street Journal, not "Amazon" and WSJ is entitled to their subscriber info just as if the subscriber did so through the WSJ site. Amazon is a delivery mechanism, not a publisher in this context.
So you saw the logo inside the glove box without having to open it? You must have REALLY good eyesight.
But hey, if you are happy with your insight, more power to you. But it's no Accura:)
Now compare a macbook pro to a pc running vista, same applies. Apple has put a LOT more thought into the overall package. Will Windows 7 change that, and will PC OEM's improve the hardware features and design to match? Only time will tell.
Interesting. So how long did it take you to research which parts on the more upscale, classy, refined and feature rich car had logos you could point out? Sounds more like a bit of a jealous obsession to me:)
I bought an infiniti G37, do you think I would have been as happy or that a Nissan is "just as good", hardly. That's not to say Nissan's aren't good cars, but they don't have the extra refinement and features AND better components found on the Infiniti brand, regardless if some are Nissan parts.
As for the Mac Book vs. Regular Notebook, well, if you are buying a MacBook to run Windows in Bootcamp then you deserve to have your head smacked. You'd be better off and buying another brand with Windows because ultimately the OS is pretty much where everything lives, and it should run on the machine directly, not through BootCamp. This isn't a case of virtualization for server farm use.
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Lack of technical sophistication absolutely does have plenty to do with vulnerability. To think that there aren't lot's of people out there who still don't understand when an email that looks to be exactly from your bank isn't safe, or how to even install protective software, or how to implement a good firewall, is irresponsible imo.
But my point is not to say that they shouldn't learn, absolutely everyone should try to learn how to practice safe computing :) No, my point is that the attitude that these people are "idiots" is itself idiotic.
Ergo anyone who gets malware/spyware/etc on their machine is an idiot? Or those that don't use Linux?
I'd think that IGNORANCE and a lack of technical sophistication by the vast majority of users is a more likely cause for issues. That and the knowledgeable IDIOTS who write this crap in the first place.
I'm sure glad you are not designing or administering the security features of the cars I drive. Or the planes I fly in. Or the inspection proceedures for the food I eat. I can go on and on....
Oops, open mouth insert foot. They are talking about Chrome OS not the browser :)
Interesting position by MS. So, the fact that they've sold a ton of Windows 7 licenses somehow implies that IE is better than Chrome? Sure sounds to me like the kinds of things antitrust lawyers would be interested in hearing.
Personally Chrome hasn't done anything for me, but that's besides the point.
This is censorship? Riiight.
Hell, I was embarrased FOR them when I saw that crap. This isn't 1970, the cold war is over. Where have these developers been hiding anyway? People need to start thinking more responsibly when they create media like this.
If you know the person and if the persons real name is used, then threats of bodily hard, whether in person or via a chat room/facebook or whatever, should be taken very seriously. There should be no difference in the law.
When all parties are anonymous then it's a different story, obviously. I'm assuming that is not the case here.
I still think Miss Whatshername (the mother that threatened the girl on behalf of her son online) and caused the girls suicide (or contributed to it) should have her ass in jail right now finding out what it's like to be "under threat".
Goat fuckers aside.
Lol.
I need more direct use of the emoticons!
Who cares as this is neither. It's a cannon.
You have no idea because you are talking out your you know what. Don't make fluff posts and you won't have your ignorance called out in the open.
Ah huh?
It's a design problem, plain and simple. If your designers are dumb enough to dedicate a server without instancing areas, and then expect those servers to not max out, then they need to be fired.
Aion's design is just as bad as everyone elses.
Champions Online, Anarchy Only even, and others have shown how it can and does work with proper design.
If you try to stuff 100 sardines into a can designed to hold 50 you are going to end up with a mess on your hands. Pretty simple logic.
I wish people would show a bit of intelligence when they make up these articles designed to make themselves look clever.
AT&T's problem is they suck. Their network sucks, and their infrastructure planning people suck.
Give the iPhone an exclusive on Verizon, we won't see these types of conversations anymore.
Sarcasm > you.
Yes, I was being sarcastic :)
If the committee is using the prize as a tool to make other world leaders take notice that America has really strong intentions to remove ourselves from all the international conflicts we're engaged in
Your kidding me, right?
Obama is a man to be respected for his accomplishments during the past year.
Which accomplishments would those be? Closing Gitmo? Nope, haven't done that yet. Health Care Reform? Nope, haven't done that yet, and it's not really "reform" anyway. Creating a transparent White House? Nope, we gave up on that one pretty early on.
Well we know who didn't vote for Obama and who won't be voting for him next term.
I think what's sad is when we have people who cannot drop their prejudices long enough to recognize the contributions of others. On top of that they resort to distorting facts (your link has nothing to do with a "transparent white house" as you would have people believe).
So while you are sitting in your home bitter and alone (or effectively alone) we'll focus on the realities.
Have a good day!
Lol, vague ideas. You are so "insightful". I think we should reform the patent system. You are not allowed to file for a patent until you've produced a fully functional model of your idea and have it fully in production and on sale. Of course anyone else who has a similar idea "in production" also has claim and your patent will be voided for prior art.
You so understand the workings of innovation JLF65. Thank you for your insights.
It has nothing to do with motive, it has to do with effect. If it benefits mankind it qualifies. Who cares if the person profits from it at the same time? Would you begrudge someone recognition just because it profits them in some way?
That's a sure way to cut back on advancement several tens of years or more.
Gee, too bad that quote didn't come from Apple.
Wow, what a revelation! Dell has some sales people who don't know everything about their products, are not technical experts or use "tricks" to close sales! Revelation!
Welcome to the real world.
This isn't anything new and this kind of thing occurs everywhere. I could call HP, Lenovo, Walmart, etc etc and have the same kind of thing happen. Dell has thousands of sales people on the phone.
I'm not saying it's right, it's not "right" to make mistakes or mislead, but I really don't think this is some kind of "omg EXPOSED" news story.
I am a Firefox user but I have to agree that going this route is very very bad for FF. The Office ui SUCKS. I'm still trying to figure out where all the crap is. I want my menus and a decent button bar back. Hearing I'll have to deal with this crap in FF is very dissapointing.
Why shouldn't they tax licensing? You think it's not a product? Get real.
I also hope they stick it to Microsoft good. With their huge campus in Washington there's no way they should be able to dodge taxes by "selling" out of Nevada, period.
So can you describe the "values" they have or give to people besides piracy?
"Transitioning"??? Hogwash. This is just another attempt at creative writing. The only reason Aion will do well, IF it does, is that it's new and might not suck. Period. Comparatively there's no way it will come close to WoW from a quality of design perspective, or Everquest 2.
Asian MMO's do well in Asia... because they are written to conform more to the console style of play and are localized immediately in those languages. They are also homegrown, so have that appeal as well.
But us transitioning, jeese, I wish these writers would not make up their own reality and pass it off as having some basis in fact.
Just wait until Star Wars: The Old Republic launches and tell me we are "transitioning" to an asian MMO.
Based on the story, Murdock is absolutely right in demanding the subscriber names. These people are subscribing to the Wall Street Journal, not "Amazon" and WSJ is entitled to their subscriber info just as if the subscriber did so through the WSJ site. Amazon is a delivery mechanism, not a publisher in this context.
So you saw the logo inside the glove box without having to open it? You must have REALLY good eyesight.
But hey, if you are happy with your insight, more power to you. But it's no Accura :)
Now compare a macbook pro to a pc running vista, same applies. Apple has put a LOT more thought into the overall package. Will Windows 7 change that, and will PC OEM's improve the hardware features and design to match? Only time will tell.
Interesting. So how long did it take you to research which parts on the more upscale, classy, refined and feature rich car had logos you could point out? Sounds more like a bit of a jealous obsession to me :)
I bought an infiniti G37, do you think I would have been as happy or that a Nissan is "just as good", hardly. That's not to say Nissan's aren't good cars, but they don't have the extra refinement and features AND better components found on the Infiniti brand, regardless if some are Nissan parts.
As for the Mac Book vs. Regular Notebook, well, if you are buying a MacBook to run Windows in Bootcamp then you deserve to have your head smacked. You'd be better off and buying another brand with Windows because ultimately the OS is pretty much where everything lives, and it should run on the machine directly, not through BootCamp. This isn't a case of virtualization for server farm use.