n SC we are very liberal and accepting of diversity. Our local county administrator used his work computer for some naughty activities and was issued a "verbal warning".
The councilman who outed him by putting spyware on his system is in deep doo-doo.
The "Internet" should be neutral - no filtering, port blocking, prioritizing, etc. In other words, net neutral.
If an ISP is not providing this, it is not providing true internet access and should call its offerings something else, say "AOL".
Bandwidth and volume limits are reasonable, but should be clearly stated. Customer usage against these limits should be easily visible and customer controllable.
To quote the Constitution: "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."
What does "limited Times" mean? We can agree that one day is insufficient to be an incentive. We can also agree that infinity is too long to promote progress.
Therefore, it stands to reason that there is some optimal duration, which both maximizes the rewards for both the inventors, and society at large.
Has any research been done to determine this optimum? Is current legislation based on anything other than what lobbyists can buy for their clients?
I like the hard drive option - 1 TB for $99 makes it a no-brainer IMHO.
My question is - if you dump all your data to a drive, lock it in a safe, how likely are you to have a problem when you need to retrieve it, say five years later?
Does a HDD need to be powered-up occasionally / re-written / powered continuously / stored in a fridge?
I travel regularly through Hart's Field. There is NO place to escape the relentless CNN pumped through thousands of large screens. You cannot listen to an Ipod, you cannot talk on a cellphone without shouting, you cannot read, you cannot contemplate. The only thing you can do, is watch the goddamn CNN! It leaves me grouchy, tired and hating the airlines.
The airport is a communal space. Your bar, your choice - don't expect to see me there.
Thank goodness folks from the West are smart enough to tell Africans what they really need, as they are too ignorant to know (all politicians excluded).
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n SC we are very liberal and accepting of diversity. Our local county administrator used his work computer for some naughty activities and was issued a "verbal warning".
The councilman who outed him by putting spyware on his system is in deep doo-doo.
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009905050317
The solution is simple - take away the president's helicopter and do away with royalty.
This is a good contribution to the debate.
The "Internet" should be neutral - no filtering, port blocking, prioritizing, etc. In other words, net neutral.
If an ISP is not providing this, it is not providing true internet access and should call its offerings something else, say "AOL".
Bandwidth and volume limits are reasonable, but should be clearly stated. Customer usage against these limits should be easily visible and customer controllable.
Another option is to use the latest in "cloud" computing, by means of a "torrent".
Please give some good advice, which is to use the latest and best system, endorsed by important entities everywhere.
It is called "Wikileaks", and can be found using any search engine.
Got mine back last week from repair, which was less than two weeks total. Came with a one-month Xbox Live card. No charges at all. Much quieter, too.
My system was out of warranty, had three red lights, and had been opened on an attempted repair by me.
Having been very dissillusioned, Microsoft has now somewhat redeemed itself.
A whole new way for the government to help us.
To quote the Constitution: "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."
What does "limited Times" mean? We can agree that one day is insufficient to be an incentive. We can also agree that infinity is too long to promote progress.
Therefore, it stands to reason that there is some optimal duration, which both maximizes the rewards for both the inventors, and society at large.
Has any research been done to determine this optimum? Is current legislation based on anything other than what lobbyists can buy for their clients?
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So I cannot say that OJ is guilty?
One is not "proven innocent", only found not guilty.
I like the hard drive option - 1 TB for $99 makes it a no-brainer IMHO.
My question is - if you dump all your data to a drive, lock it in a safe, how likely are you to have a problem when you need to retrieve it, say five years later?
Does a HDD need to be powered-up occasionally / re-written / powered continuously / stored in a fridge?
I travel regularly through Hart's Field. There is NO place to escape the relentless CNN pumped through thousands of large screens. You cannot listen to an Ipod, you cannot talk on a cellphone without shouting, you cannot read, you cannot contemplate. The only thing you can do, is watch the goddamn CNN! It leaves me grouchy, tired and hating the airlines.
The airport is a communal space. Your bar, your choice - don't expect to see me there.
(Excuse the rant)
Here is an example of a starving African: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Shuttleworth
Thank goodness folks from the West are smart enough to tell Africans what they really need, as they are too ignorant to know (all politicians excluded).