A public employee's expectation of privacy? They are public servants and as such should never have an expectation of privacy while on duty. I'm happy about the decision. We need more like it....
Reading purely from the surface and without vetting detail, police are PUBLIC SERVANTS not storm troopers. Get over your own selves, please! In other news, thinking for yourself is a leading cause of paranoia, schizophrenia, and may lead to the loss of your constitutional right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness...
Oh boy! Another flavor of the month study. Who does these things, who is paying them, and what are their motivations? I think these kind of studies/reports are more responsible for the intrusion of my brains downtime than anything else as I consider the id10ts that make them. Time for some aspirin...
GUI: Governance Under the Influence. Why isn't this a crime too? PUI: Parenting Under the Influence. Or this? Seriously, given that one beer or glass of wine can be enough to get you into trouble, this offense can bite the otherwise resposible too. People make mistakes, less repeat or habitual offenses, and deserve a chance to correct and carry on without it following them around as if the had a "scarlet letter" embroidered on their lapel for some extended durration. So, IMHO, this facebook issue is hightly problematic and overly judgmental given there is still due process.
It's not that Wikileaks is the problem, it's the leaks themselves. Silencing wikileaks (the symptom) is not the cure for the leaking (the disease). Similarly, it's like any outlet (take your pick) reporting on anything remotely embarrassing to any government being a crime against society. This kind of thing keeps our governments honest and accountable as unfortunate, "dangerous", and embarrassing as it may be...
Sounds like a ploy to get rid of Cell phones, mp3 players, etc. from campus to me. There is a motivation here other than what is being delivered as with most things today. Redirection and NAT are being employed to shuttle popular opinion to a place where it does not need to be. Just my 2c...
Keep meticulous records, notes, and everything else. Not only are housing prices, at least for now, through the "roof" so is land the last time I checked around where I live. There is also the tid bit about permits and such that always seems to cost more than it should. It will be interesting. If you blog about it and it gets enough attention, you might just catch a break or two. Good luck!
Money. Either not enough people in the stands (sooo, you can't watch it either) or some other mis-arrangement with the entities involved. In Cali, the Oakland Raiders would not allow broadcast of their games unless a certain percentage of seats were sold for the specific game in question (or at least that is how I understood it, not a fan.) It all boils down to money...
The law has a similar provision. I think it would be a good thing as well as a bad thing considering the situation; however, I also think it is necessary. Reading some of the comments such as there should be an inference that people get older and wiser only suffices if everyone recognizes that as fact. The point is, if there is information to help someone gain at your expense, they WILL use it. Limitations are more than useful in this case. Have you ever made a mistake you would rather forget... forever...?
Although the technology is pretty cool, I have to say my first reaction to this name change was disappointment. Is Balmer at it again? I get the kinetic energy tie in, but couldn't they either keep Natal (sounds somewhat exotic) or come up with some thing less questionable? "Do you have Kinect?" What's that, I was tested last month and I have a clean bill of health!" Let me be the first to call "Natal" Xbox gaming injuries Kinectitis. It's like tendonitis but a more serious "experience" or XP for short...
This would all boils down to demand. Where MS has made its fortune is creating demand however you want to look at that; innovation, marketing, shrewd business, etc. No flame wars please!
Really, most open source systems are very well tailored to the background or back office applications. They run great as the engine for things that have already been mentioned: SQL servers, web servers, and general mission critical pieces of the network we call the internet. However, what open source certainly suffers from is front office issues.
Although it has been talked about, adopted in some places, and explored in others we have not seen (or at least I have not seen) a widely successful implementation of open source technology at the desktop. The detail I will leave to others but a very simple point is that it is NOT easy or viable for the end user to use. Hell, even Windows and to some extent OS X gives people grief let alone expecting any kind of success with Linux w/ Gnome/KDE as they currently exist.
Open Source still needs polish, attention, and some degree of standardization on the desktop in order to compete for the home/office market. Back office markets are doing well, just ask RedHat, but the front end has far more numbers thus profits to be had. However, as has been the case since this argument started many years ago, open source is and continues to be the venue of the ultra-tech who still lives and dies by the command line. The end user does not.
How about we go back to the CGA amber CRT screen where we have a command line, no windows, no mouse, and a 5.25" floppy drive to save our work on? Things progress whether you like it or not so give 'em a break...
Replying to those below: When your identity, your money, credit score, or worse is stolen or compromised as a result of the companies/organizations charged with maintaining them fails to secure their systems, your tune will change. Why is it that security is of such national importance, yet these agencies don't practice it?
To be fair, it's not right for this guy to have done what he has done; but it is also not right for it to be as easy for him to do as has been alluded.
From the movie Contact: "First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price?" Load balanced and replicated no less. Basement + critical systems = bad idea. Not only for flooding potential, but bad sewer systems as well. Yes been there done that.
Curious, is there a systems engineer that could make a good argument for building data center infrastructure in a basement. Two points already for shielding from severe weather; anything else?
These people are public SERVANTS. They need to be held accountable more, not less than the average citizen. Otherwise we continue this slide down to a authoritarian society. All any officer needs these days to invade your personal property is "probable cause" loosely defined and even less defensible such as a broken tail light. I don't need to describe this do I?
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Sorry, not all instances of course. It's another story when acting in an official capacity.
A public employee's expectation of privacy? They are public servants and as such should never have an expectation of privacy while on duty. I'm happy about the decision. We need more like it....
Reading purely from the surface and without vetting detail, police are PUBLIC SERVANTS not storm troopers. Get over your own selves, please! In other news, thinking for yourself is a leading cause of paranoia, schizophrenia, and may lead to the loss of your constitutional right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness...
Umm, so what's the point of having a SAN if it weren't redundant? Me thinks there is more to this story.
Oh boy! Another flavor of the month study. Who does these things, who is paying them, and what are their motivations? I think these kind of studies/reports are more responsible for the intrusion of my brains downtime than anything else as I consider the id10ts that make them. Time for some aspirin...
GUI: Governance Under the Influence. Why isn't this a crime too? PUI: Parenting Under the Influence. Or this? Seriously, given that one beer or glass of wine can be enough to get you into trouble, this offense can bite the otherwise resposible too. People make mistakes, less repeat or habitual offenses, and deserve a chance to correct and carry on without it following them around as if the had a "scarlet letter" embroidered on their lapel for some extended durration. So, IMHO, this facebook issue is hightly problematic and overly judgmental given there is still due process.
It's not that Wikileaks is the problem, it's the leaks themselves. Silencing wikileaks (the symptom) is not the cure for the leaking (the disease). Similarly, it's like any outlet (take your pick) reporting on anything remotely embarrassing to any government being a crime against society. This kind of thing keeps our governments honest and accountable as unfortunate, "dangerous", and embarrassing as it may be...
Get used to this. What you think is yours is not. A disturbing trend where there seems to be no end in sight.
Sounds like a ploy to get rid of Cell phones, mp3 players, etc. from campus to me. There is a motivation here other than what is being delivered as with most things today. Redirection and NAT are being employed to shuttle popular opinion to a place where it does not need to be. Just my 2c...
Keep meticulous records, notes, and everything else. Not only are housing prices, at least for now, through the "roof" so is land the last time I checked around where I live. There is also the tid bit about permits and such that always seems to cost more than it should. It will be interesting. If you blog about it and it gets enough attention, you might just catch a break or two. Good luck!
Money. Either not enough people in the stands (sooo, you can't watch it either) or some other mis-arrangement with the entities involved. In Cali, the Oakland Raiders would not allow broadcast of their games unless a certain percentage of seats were sold for the specific game in question (or at least that is how I understood it, not a fan.) It all boils down to money...
Ah, shoot. Let 'em do it just like the banks did; they will be "too big to fail." Seriously...
The law has a similar provision. I think it would be a good thing as well as a bad thing considering the situation; however, I also think it is necessary. Reading some of the comments such as there should be an inference that people get older and wiser only suffices if everyone recognizes that as fact. The point is, if there is information to help someone gain at your expense, they WILL use it. Limitations are more than useful in this case. Have you ever made a mistake you would rather forget... forever...?
No, Slashdot is talking about it; I am merely contributing to the discussion. ;-)
Although the technology is pretty cool, I have to say my first reaction to this name change was disappointment. Is Balmer at it again? I get the kinetic energy tie in, but couldn't they either keep Natal (sounds somewhat exotic) or come up with some thing less questionable? "Do you have Kinect?" What's that, I was tested last month and I have a clean bill of health!" Let me be the first to call "Natal" Xbox gaming injuries Kinectitis. It's like tendonitis but a more serious "experience" or XP for short...
This would all boils down to demand. Where MS has made its fortune is creating demand however you want to look at that; innovation, marketing, shrewd business, etc. No flame wars please!
Really, most open source systems are very well tailored to the background or back office applications. They run great as the engine for things that have already been mentioned: SQL servers, web servers, and general mission critical pieces of the network we call the internet. However, what open source certainly suffers from is front office issues.
Although it has been talked about, adopted in some places, and explored in others we have not seen (or at least I have not seen) a widely successful implementation of open source technology at the desktop. The detail I will leave to others but a very simple point is that it is NOT easy or viable for the end user to use. Hell, even Windows and to some extent OS X gives people grief let alone expecting any kind of success with Linux w/ Gnome/KDE as they currently exist.
Open Source still needs polish, attention, and some degree of standardization on the desktop in order to compete for the home/office market. Back office markets are doing well, just ask RedHat, but the front end has far more numbers thus profits to be had. However, as has been the case since this argument started many years ago, open source is and continues to be the venue of the ultra-tech who still lives and dies by the command line. The end user does not.
Dawning my fire retardant suit...
How about we go back to the CGA amber CRT screen where we have a command line, no windows, no mouse, and a 5.25" floppy drive to save our work on? Things progress whether you like it or not so give 'em a break...
Another freaking marketing "too.l" Ugh. I wonder what Viagra smells like? You know it's coming...
Replying to those below: When your identity, your money, credit score, or worse is stolen or compromised as a result of the companies/organizations charged with maintaining them fails to secure their systems, your tune will change. Why is it that security is of such national importance, yet these agencies don't practice it? To be fair, it's not right for this guy to have done what he has done; but it is also not right for it to be as easy for him to do as has been alluded.
Who's your admin now [culturally popular descriptive noun self-redacted]!
From the movie Contact: "First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price?" Load balanced and replicated no less. Basement + critical systems = bad idea. Not only for flooding potential, but bad sewer systems as well. Yes been there done that. Curious, is there a systems engineer that could make a good argument for building data center infrastructure in a basement. Two points already for shielding from severe weather; anything else?
Beautiful!
Is it me or does this all seem to be a game of revenue generation?
These people are public SERVANTS. They need to be held accountable more, not less than the average citizen. Otherwise we continue this slide down to a authoritarian society. All any officer needs these days to invade your personal property is "probable cause" loosely defined and even less defensible such as a broken tail light. I don't need to describe this do I?
...and this is what? Last time I checked it was the 21st century. I wish there was a solution to this mess, but I fear there never will be...