One of his concerns is that a reduced functionality mode kicks in three days after changing out a motherboard in a server if the software is not revalidated. 'That really jumped out at me. We change out motherboards in our servers all the time,' he says. The provision only covers a swap with a non-OEM motherboard, which Allred admits doesn't happen often."
Time to spend a little more and get quality hardware.
Number portability was an issue network wide until about a year ago and even then i don't bother because its always good to start with a clean line anyway.
Agreed. I can't tell you how many telemarketers I "lost" when I switched to Vonage and took a new number. Been with them for nearly 2 years now and would never switch back to a telco.
Have you played Second Life? Are you aware of their system for creating objects in the game?
You "interact" with 3-D objects in the game and modify them using the system Second Life developers made. You are not coding, you are not doing sophisticated 3-D modelling with industry accepted applications. Its a game, it is not work. Any more than people buying and selling in-game items on E-bay is work. I guess everyone here would argue that the person using E-bay is developing their retail and marketing skills.
By April of this year, though, Ms. LaRoche no longer had that day job. Her online design business had become full time, aided by the success of her fashions and other contract work, such as helping American Apparel launch a store inside Second Life.
So when the game eventually ends or goes under because no one is playing any more not only will Ms. LaRoche not have a job she won't have any marketable skills either.
Interviewer: So, I see you have been working for yourself for the past 2 years. What business are you in? LaRoche: I designed clothes for characters in Second Life. Interviewe: Thank you I've heard enough. Don't call us, we'll call you.
Turnitin is not profiting from the student's ideas or work, they are profiting from their own algorithms and databases which are built to provide information to help teachers prevent or deter plagiarism.
Actually Turnitin is profiting from the students' work. Their database is a collection of individual works. Take away those individual works and there is no database to use. Who's works are Turnitin using? Their own? No, the individual works of people like these students.
How can anyone claim Turnitin is not profiting from these and other students whose works are submitted?
Agreeed. I have said it since the days of "Ram Doubler" and "Disk Doubler" (remember them?) "Those are software solutions for hardware problems." If you want a firewall buy a physical device that is a firewall. Do not rely on software on your computer to act as a firewall.
"What we are looking for are patterns of behavior that indicate something all terrorists have: the fear of being caught," he says.
Someone who is role-playing at being a terrorist has no fear of being caught. It would be very easy for one of these "actors" to sit in the booth, push the thoughts of the role-playing out of their head, and answer the questions as a "normal" person. The system wouldn't be able to tell them from any other regular John or Jane standing in line. They probably had to role-play being a nervous terrorist in order to get the system to detect them.
incorrectly identified 8% of innocent travelers as potential threats Probably because they had the crap scared out them wondering what was being scanned and gathered. I'd be nervous too and I have nothing to hide.
Completely and utterly useless data does not make a test successful.
I think like lots of things in life this will have to change. People are stubborn but eventually they adapt.
Well the first thing that has to change is the US government has to stop scaring everyone with stupid rules like "no toothpaste in carry on luggage" and start implementing methods that will actually work towards preventing terrorists from blowing up planes rather than just pissing off frustrated tourists.
Honestly if a terrorist can rig a bomb using a shampoo bottle and a tube of toothpaste from their carry on luggage, why can't they do the same in their checked luggage? All the scenarios the news media were throwing around had the terrorist using liquid explosives and remote detonators. Well if they can get an explosive on the plane in their carry on luggage and remotely detonate it then there is an equal chance they could do the same with their checked luggage. What's the solution? No luggage? All you are allowed to board with is a paperback book and a credit card to use to by fresh underwear when you reach your destination?
How about bomb sniffers? All checked luggage, all carry on luggage and all passengers and crew pass through a bomb sniffer. This will detect anyone or anything that has recently come in contact with explosives. These then are real targets for further investigation. Maybe the poor schmo getting the anal probe is a bomb technician from a police force who recently dismantled a bomb before leaving for his vacation at Disney but I'd rather have him getting that probe then me or someone else who has never come in contact with an explosive. At least the sniffers are more accurate than the security guard who is underpaid and overstressed.
Too costly? Really? How much is the war in Iraq costing? I bet they could outfit all major airports in the US with bomb sniffers for less than the cost of that war. If not, how about leasing the sniffers? Easy monthly payments, tack a few extra bucks on everyone's plane ticket to cover the monthly costs, and now everyone is that much safer and we don't have to put up with stupid band-aid solutions that actually solve nothing.
Not everyone checks their luggage. I am travelling at the beginning of September for 4 day trip. I am taking everything I need in a carry on bag that is slightly smaller than the maximum carry on size. I don't want to check my bag because I am flying 2 different airlines and on the return trip I have only 1 hour between landing with the first airline and taking off with the second. A checked bag would definitely mean I would miss my connecting flight since we all know how "fast and efficient" baggage handlers are with off loading an airplane.
Liquid explosives have been around for a very, very long time. Why is it that now all of a sudden toothpaste is a potentially deadly weapon? Why? Because its the latest tactic by the "powers that be" for keeping us scared. These new security measures are not going to stop a determined group of terrorists, they are just going to piss off normal, everyday travellers.
I thought we already decided that WoW is killing the entire game industry...not saving it.
That's what I was thinking. Just a couple of weeks ago the gaming industry was crying because WoW was responsible for killing off the industry. Now all of a sudden its piracy. Next month I expect to see an article about how console games (yes I read the article) are killing of the PC game industry.
I checked the calendar, it is not April 1st but this still looks fake to me. Unless someone shows me one in a store I am not going to believe this to be anything more than a joke. Take a look at that "award" on the front page...."Winner of the Award 2005". Winner of what award?
I found Google to be very closed when interviewing with them. They had gone to the trouble of setting up a tech phone interview for me at my convenience since we are in different time zones. At the end of the interview when the interviewer asked if I had any questions all I got back was "Sorry we don't talk about infrastructure" and "Sorry I can't answer that" when asking basic questions about what servers they run, how many, what OS, etc. Considering it was a Sys Admin job I was interviewing for I found it frustrating to not be able to find out what type of environment I was potentially going to be working in.
He is moving from Montreal, an urban metropolis with lots of things to do (movies, restaurants, concerts, etc.) to "middle of nowhere" Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan, where God lost his shoe.
The English language is not the property of America and the yokels proposing this change are hardly the guardians of the language. If such a change goes through I suggest naming this "new" language 'mercan or 'mercaneez instead of English. If these people think English is hard to learn try learning written Chinese.
She saved their collective butts on this case. If they requested the information and she just handed it over with the subpoena the case would have been most likely thrown out with the defense lawyer arguing his client's rights were abused.
In the article the author keeps saying the T-Mobile will eventually turn it off and tells the people repeatedly to not dispose of the phone because "that's tampering with evidence." Why is it that T-Mobile will eventually turn it off? Why can't they deactivate it immediately? I'm beginning to agree with others in this thread, I think the whole thing is a hoax.
...was to never use a T-Mobile Sidekick. T-Mobile doesn't seem to have the ability to immediately deactivate the device from their network. All I kept thinking as I was reading it was, "report it stolen to T-Mobile and get it deactivated."
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One of his concerns is that a reduced functionality mode kicks in three days after changing out a motherboard in a server if the software is not revalidated. 'That really jumped out at me. We change out motherboards in our servers all the time,' he says. The provision only covers a swap with a non-OEM motherboard, which Allred admits doesn't happen often."
Time to spend a little more and get quality hardware.
After those theatrical abortions he called movies (Star Wars I, II, and III) and the bastardization of IV and V I say, "Good riddance!"
Number portability was an issue network wide until about a year ago and even then i don't bother because its always good to start with a clean line anyway.
Agreed. I can't tell you how many telemarketers I "lost" when I switched to Vonage and took a new number. Been with them for nearly 2 years now and would never switch back to a telco.
Every government keeps two sets of books. One to show the public and one containing real spending.
Have you played Second Life? Are you aware of their system for creating objects in the game?
You "interact" with 3-D objects in the game and modify them using the system Second Life developers made. You are not coding, you are not doing sophisticated 3-D modelling with industry accepted applications. Its a game, it is not work. Any more than people buying and selling in-game items on E-bay is work. I guess everyone here would argue that the person using E-bay is developing their retail and marketing skills.
By April of this year, though, Ms. LaRoche no longer had that day job. Her online design business had become full time, aided by the success of her fashions and other contract work, such as helping American Apparel launch a store inside Second Life.
So when the game eventually ends or goes under because no one is playing any more not only will Ms. LaRoche not have a job she won't have any marketable skills either.
Interviewer: So, I see you have been working for yourself for the past 2 years. What business are you in?
LaRoche: I designed clothes for characters in Second Life.
Interviewe: Thank you I've heard enough. Don't call us, we'll call you.
Turnitin is not profiting from the student's ideas or work, they are profiting from their own algorithms and databases which are built to provide information to help teachers prevent or deter plagiarism.
Actually Turnitin is profiting from the students' work. Their database is a collection of individual works. Take away those individual works and there is no database to use. Who's works are Turnitin using? Their own? No, the individual works of people like these students.
How can anyone claim Turnitin is not profiting from these and other students whose works are submitted?
I took it to mean that Business Students are just more honest (at least on the survey) about their cheating.
I do agree with another poster above, this is just scary. It doesn't matter who cheats the most, overall these numbers are very high.
Agreeed. I have said it since the days of "Ram Doubler" and "Disk Doubler" (remember them?) "Those are software solutions for hardware problems." If you want a firewall buy a physical device that is a firewall. Do not rely on software on your computer to act as a firewall.
"What we are looking for are patterns of behavior that indicate something all terrorists have: the fear of being caught," he says.
Someone who is role-playing at being a terrorist has no fear of being caught. It would be very easy for one of these "actors" to sit in the booth, push the thoughts of the role-playing out of their head, and answer the questions as a "normal" person. The system wouldn't be able to tell them from any other regular John or Jane standing in line. They probably had to role-play being a nervous terrorist in order to get the system to detect them.
incorrectly identified 8% of innocent travelers as potential threats Probably because they had the crap scared out them wondering what was being scanned and gathered. I'd be nervous too and I have nothing to hide.
Completely and utterly useless data does not make a test successful.
I think like lots of things in life this will have to change. People are stubborn but eventually they adapt.
Well the first thing that has to change is the US government has to stop scaring everyone with stupid rules like "no toothpaste in carry on luggage" and start implementing methods that will actually work towards preventing terrorists from blowing up planes rather than just pissing off frustrated tourists.
Honestly if a terrorist can rig a bomb using a shampoo bottle and a tube of toothpaste from their carry on luggage, why can't they do the same in their checked luggage? All the scenarios the news media were throwing around had the terrorist using liquid explosives and remote detonators. Well if they can get an explosive on the plane in their carry on luggage and remotely detonate it then there is an equal chance they could do the same with their checked luggage. What's the solution? No luggage? All you are allowed to board with is a paperback book and a credit card to use to by fresh underwear when you reach your destination?
How about bomb sniffers? All checked luggage, all carry on luggage and all passengers and crew pass through a bomb sniffer. This will detect anyone or anything that has recently come in contact with explosives. These then are real targets for further investigation. Maybe the poor schmo getting the anal probe is a bomb technician from a police force who recently dismantled a bomb before leaving for his vacation at Disney but I'd rather have him getting that probe then me or someone else who has never come in contact with an explosive. At least the sniffers are more accurate than the security guard who is underpaid and overstressed.
Too costly? Really? How much is the war in Iraq costing? I bet they could outfit all major airports in the US with bomb sniffers for less than the cost of that war. If not, how about leasing the sniffers? Easy monthly payments, tack a few extra bucks on everyone's plane ticket to cover the monthly costs, and now everyone is that much safer and we don't have to put up with stupid band-aid solutions that actually solve nothing.
Not everyone checks their luggage. I am travelling at the beginning of September for 4 day trip. I am taking everything I need in a carry on bag that is slightly smaller than the maximum carry on size. I don't want to check my bag because I am flying 2 different airlines and on the return trip I have only 1 hour between landing with the first airline and taking off with the second. A checked bag would definitely mean I would miss my connecting flight since we all know how "fast and efficient" baggage handlers are with off loading an airplane.
Liquid explosives have been around for a very, very long time. Why is it that now all of a sudden toothpaste is a potentially deadly weapon? Why? Because its the latest tactic by the "powers that be" for keeping us scared. These new security measures are not going to stop a determined group of terrorists, they are just going to piss off normal, everyday travellers.
I thought we already decided that WoW is killing the entire game industry...not saving it.
That's what I was thinking. Just a couple of weeks ago the gaming industry was crying because WoW
was responsible for killing off the industry. Now all of a sudden its piracy. Next month I expect
to see an article about how console games (yes I read the article) are killing of the PC game industry.
I checked the calendar, it is not April 1st but this still looks fake to me. Unless someone shows me one in a store I am not going to believe this to be anything more than a joke. Take a look at that "award" on the front page...."Winner of the Award 2005". Winner of what award?
It's fake.
WTF??
Yes, now I have seen everything. Time to check out of this big game called life.
I found Google to be very closed when interviewing with them. They had gone to the trouble of setting up a tech phone interview for me at my convenience since we are in different time zones. At the end of the interview when the interviewer asked if I had any questions all I got back was "Sorry we don't talk about infrastructure" and "Sorry I can't answer that" when asking basic questions about what servers they run, how many, what OS, etc. Considering it was a Sys Admin job I was interviewing for I found it frustrating to not be able to find out what type of environment I was potentially going to be working in.
How's about protecting you from the man in the middle attack by a little extra procedure, though ?
How about not clicking on every bloody URL in every e-mail you receive?
No matter how good the security, it will always be defeated by the stupid users it is there to protect.
He is moving from Montreal, an urban metropolis with lots of things to do (movies, restaurants, concerts, etc.) to "middle of nowhere" Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan, where God lost his shoe.
The English language is not the property of America and the yokels proposing this change are hardly the guardians of the language. If such a change goes through I suggest naming this "new" language 'mercan or 'mercaneez instead of English. If these people think English is hard to learn try learning written Chinese.
Sure until someone decides to hack into the mine network and reactivate the mine field.
She saved their collective butts on this case. If they requested the information and she just handed it over with the
subpoena the case would have been most likely thrown out with the defense lawyer arguing his client's rights were abused.
How about "Starcraft 2: Electric Zergaloo"?
More like good thing he was an American. I seriously doubt that a traveller of any other nationality, including Canadian, could get away with this.
In the article the author keeps saying the T-Mobile will eventually turn it off and tells the people repeatedly to not dispose of the phone because "that's tampering with evidence." Why is it that T-Mobile will eventually turn it off? Why can't they deactivate it immediately? I'm beginning to agree with others in this thread, I think the whole thing is a hoax.
...was to never use a T-Mobile Sidekick. T-Mobile doesn't seem to have the ability to immediately deactivate the device from their network. All I kept thinking as I was reading it was, "report it stolen to T-Mobile and get it deactivated."