The problem I had with Netware and eDirectory was the price. After pricing the system out for our needs, I was running close to the cost of a MS system. So why would I jump into buying a product which costs almost as much as MS's, and then having to deal with users who everytime we have a problem are going to blame the IT group for buying it because we are such haters of MS.
It would help if they did some more advertising though.
It is much easier to use GoDaddy for web services just because they advertise during the SuperBowl.
Man I never understood the power of 30 seconds during the Super Bowl until I came out into the real world.
All they would need to do is show a monkey typing on a computer with a network screen in front of him and executives will talk about it. Just need to throw in a woman dancing and Purchase Requests would sail right through.
Well at 4000 dollars a pop. I don't think they would care. Your talking about giving them 40 million for a few months , so that they can sit and earn interest on. it
I'm more liberal than most, but would have to agree with this ruling.
What they said in the majority opinion was that any organization profit , or non-profit could speak out on behalf of a candidate. Corporations or Unions still cannot give money directly to campaigns or elections, but have a right to organize and spend money on political ads, they cannot do this in concert with any campaign or political party.
I think the dissent was very very well meaning and discussed my feelings and original disgust with the ruling. I'll paraphrase "the earlier laws were there to prevent corporations from undermining self government".
In summary the ruling basically said that any organization can voice an opinion on a matter within the first amendment protection.
Prior to this if a candidate were to run using part of their platform as "Free and Open Source Software is a waste of taxpayers money". We can organize, put money together and make a 30 minute advertisement on why this person is wrong and why free and open source software is good. Without this ruling, we would have been prevented from making such an ad, because it could be deemed a political advertisement by an organization and we could have been banned/prevented from airing it ( possibly through injuction) until after the election, based on the laws this ruling overturned.
Prior to this we could only (as individuals) given money to another candidate and asked them to address the issue.
Right now one of the major selling points of a vehicle is its resale value. So if they were to put an agreement such as this on a vehicle it would definitely hurt sales.
But I think certain segments of the DVD and CD industry could readily adopt this.
Their biggest problem would be in tying a license directly to a DVD or CD. But it isn't a far step from the warranties which are sold at stores, where you have to keep the piece of paper for a year or go online to validate the warranty. I'm sure everyone would just go home and throw it in the trash, and not think about the legal repercussions.
It would be fun to watch though.
Especially with my neat freak , anal retentive, music loving cousin. She hates dealing with receipts. This might even blow a fuse somewhere. I can already see the spiral between the music rack and the waste basket.
I think people should exercise caution over the risks they are taking for the sake of a society of people who aren't likely to help him if he were to be sued.
I think this should be the first line in one of the chapters on being an Admin.
The only problem I can see is why would a bank go through this hassle.
Currently they can just hold onto your money and put it into the Federal Reserve and make money.
Why go through all the hassle of dealing with buyers and sellers.
It's much more lucrative to them if the sale goes through a credit account also.
The whole database idea seems sort of goofy to me though, can't see it being terribly effective. (how many people wear adidas superstars?)
Obviously , you haven't been watching CSI.
There is one failing in this model.
Authors may choose to publish elsewhere.
Just think, what if an author decided to use alternative means to publish, such as going to another electronic publisher or self publishing.
You must also understand that within a small community, there was a flip side. Everybody knew you and everybody knew everyone else. Despite past indiscretions people would also know what good you had done. So people within the community would stand up for someone.
Who is going to stand up, when companies or corporations start using that information against you?
I think this was the initial attitude taken toward bigotry and sexual harrassment.
There are a lot of people out there that just have to be told to grow up.
I thing the main post is correct. Probably the easiest way to handle the issue is to just let the kids change their names. A large number of people were basically thrown under a bus with the movement of technology and some will continue to be so, just in different ways.
Maybe in some ways it would actually be easier for some people if they were just given new identities if theirs was stolen or misused.
I actually have known some people who have changed their names because of bankruptcy.
Haven't you ever noticed, that left wing democrats can't organize for shit.
This has been one of their failings for a long time.
"I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat." - Will Rogers
"Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other, they would be Republicans."
Will Rogers
Why shouldn't Americans be able to by goods that are not subject to tariffs or import taxes? Why can't or don't American companies compete with foreign competitors on an equal playing field?
Just as an FYI, while working with executive level of people I have found a large percentage who exhibit sociopathic behavior. So I'm not sure that just jumping to another job is going to do the trick.
People like this often do rise to the top, sometimes they get in trouble and sometimes they don't. But if you are working a job like this you damn well better figure out who they are.
Earlier in my career I met one who was flying to the top of the food chain. Through his badgering and insistence (manipulation) on a job being done a certain way it led to the death of someone I knew. The interesting part was the way people around and knew the situation reacted. Some were down right pissed and others blamed the victim (Should have known this wasn't the right thing to do). I was on the pissed side.
You never confront these people head on. You may crack their ego, but you never are going to get them to become more self aware. They are always going to blame others, if they recognize that there is any blame. I have actually seen people get sent to psychiatrict counseling ( go to counseling or lose your job), when it wasn't them that was in need of counseling. Their issues were perfectly sane, they just didn't recognize what they were dealing with.
But this is just my 2 cents to try and make people more aware of the sharks in the water.
I'd reiterate the same thing. I have been told that to work for local law enforcement I would either have to be a police officer and or ex-military.
I've taken some courses in computer security and forensic at a local well known University. During that time I was told that to work with local police I would have to go this route and it was re-iterated when I talked with people in local law enforcement who did the forensics. They were a scary bunch of clowns. Some had plugged their computers openly to the network during a class and another was showing all the open wireless connections you could see going to and from his house. The funny thing was that close to the end of his log, was a fully open wireless connection with a SID possessing his last name.
So to do my part for justice, I would prefer to work for the defense.
Aaaaaa, what land are you living in?
Have you ever heard of the Duke lacrosse team rape trial? Have you ever heard of Nancy Grace CNN?
Unless you have a lot of money or have someone with a lot of money backing you up, good luck with that legal case.
In our work area, what has happened is information has gone from the CEO to a VP and then to everyone else. Then IT gets blamed for the rumor.
First time it happened, I was thinking "Do you think I'm a dumbshit", second time it happened I realized IT was going to be blamed for their knitting circle talk.
After that I just started pretending I don't see it.
But if it ever something seriously illegal, I'll tell law enforcement.
Other than that I don't want to add to the knitting circle talk.
If he really wants to protect it, then he should also encrypt it.
My brother passed away a couple of years ago and I was able to gain access to his web server. I knew the CC used and the email address used. There wasn't anything on there, but the expected files, but if he wants to keep it secret permanent after death, then encrypt with a long key.
Why are manufacturers doing this? Does anyone really prefer using glossy screens for day-to-day activities?"
Yes a large number of my executive and marketing clients prefer the glossy over the matte finish screens. Glossy is old , went away and then came back as new. So most executives / marketing people think that new is better than old, just because. They also prefer shiny. At one time, and maybe still, there was a premium price for glossy screens. So of course if it cost more it must be better and they can only have the best.
Many times they run into problems with glare on airplanes and outdoors, but they never relate this to their choice of screens. I have learned that it is just better to tell them that they should buy an anti-glare screen that they can put over the existing screen. So now they have spent even more money on their screen and have to take their anti-glare screen with them and take it on and off their computer. But this adds to their illusion of being technically savvy, because they have found a solution to a computer problem.
I have had only one client who came to me and asked if there was a better way to solve this issue with the glossy screen and having to use the anti-glare screen. Now he feels technically superior to his colleagues, because I was able to provide him inside information straight from his IT department guru.
People mock the dems for not being completely unified, but I think that's a good thing. I think the damn legislators ought to be out there using what brains they have, representing THEIR people.
That has to be the scariest thought ever. I have worked and talked with Congressmen at both the state and national level.
Let me assure you that 99% of them, you don't want thinking.
I think it was better when David Letterman said to Bill O'Reilly " There you go again , putting words in my mouth, like you put false facts in your head".
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The problem I had with Netware and eDirectory was the price. After pricing the system out for our needs, I was running close to the cost of a MS system. So why would I jump into buying a product which costs almost as much as MS's, and then having to deal with users who everytime we have a problem are going to blame the IT group for buying it because we are such haters of MS .
It would help if they did some more advertising though.
It is much easier to use GoDaddy for web services just because they advertise during the SuperBowl.
Man I never understood the power of 30 seconds during the Super Bowl until I came out into the real world.
All they would need to do is show a monkey typing on a computer with a network screen in front of him and executives will talk about it. Just need to throw in a woman dancing and Purchase Requests would sail right through.
Well at 4000 dollars a pop. I don't think they would care. Your talking about giving them 40 million for a few months , so that they can sit and earn interest on. it
Exactly, so you and your friends go take as much as you can carry.
Which store are you going to? What time?
I'm more liberal than most, but would have to agree with this ruling.
What they said in the majority opinion was that any organization profit , or non-profit could speak out on behalf of a candidate. Corporations or Unions still cannot give money directly to campaigns or elections, but have a right to organize and spend money on political ads, they cannot do this in concert with any campaign or political party.
I think the dissent was very very well meaning and discussed my feelings and original disgust with the ruling. I'll paraphrase "the earlier laws were there to prevent corporations from undermining self government".
In summary the ruling basically said that any organization can voice an opinion on a matter within the first amendment protection.
Prior to this if a candidate were to run using part of their platform as "Free and Open Source Software is a waste of taxpayers money". We can organize, put money together and make a 30 minute advertisement on why this person is wrong and why free and open source software is good. Without this ruling, we would have been prevented from making such an ad, because it could be deemed a political advertisement by an organization and we could have been banned/prevented from airing it ( possibly through injuction) until after the election, based on the laws this ruling overturned.
Prior to this we could only (as individuals) given money to another candidate and asked them to address the issue.
This wouldn't be much different than the vehicles which were sold with satellite radios.
Right now one of the major selling points of a vehicle is its resale value. So if they were to put an agreement such as this on a vehicle it would definitely hurt sales.
But I think certain segments of the DVD and CD industry could readily adopt this.
Their biggest problem would be in tying a license directly to a DVD or CD. But it isn't a far step from the warranties which are sold at stores, where you have to keep the piece of paper for a year or go online to validate the warranty. I'm sure everyone would just go home and throw it in the trash, and not think about the legal repercussions.
It would be fun to watch though.
Especially with my neat freak , anal retentive, music loving cousin. She hates dealing with receipts. This might even blow a fuse somewhere. I can already see the spiral between the music rack and the waste basket.
I think people should exercise caution over the risks they are taking for the sake of a society of people who aren't likely to help him if he were to be sued.
I think this should be the first line in one of the chapters on being an Admin.
The only problem I can see is why would a bank go through this hassle.
Currently they can just hold onto your money and put it into the Federal Reserve and make money.
Why go through all the hassle of dealing with buyers and sellers.
It's much more lucrative to them if the sale goes through a credit account also.
The whole database idea seems sort of goofy to me though, can't see it being terribly effective. (how many people wear adidas superstars?)
Obviously , you haven't been watching CSI.
There is one failing in this model.
Authors may choose to publish elsewhere.
Just think, what if an author decided to use alternative means to publish, such as going to another electronic publisher or self publishing.
You must also understand that within a small community, there was a flip side. Everybody knew you and everybody knew everyone else. Despite past indiscretions people would also know what good you had done. So people within the community would stand up for someone.
Who is going to stand up, when companies or corporations start using that information against you?
I think this was the initial attitude taken toward bigotry and sexual harrassment.
There are a lot of people out there that just have to be told to grow up.
I thing the main post is correct. Probably the easiest way to handle the issue is to just let the kids change their names. A large number of people were basically thrown under a bus with the movement of technology and some will continue to be so, just in different ways.
Maybe in some ways it would actually be easier for some people if they were just given new identities if theirs was stolen or misused.
I actually have known some people who have changed their names because of bankruptcy.
Yeah, but with global warming and all, you know how rare ice is becoming?
Ahh, I have actually seen recordings of them as far south as Ft. Davis Texas.
Haven't you ever noticed, that left wing democrats can't organize for shit.
This has been one of their failings for a long time.
"I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat." - Will Rogers
"Democrats never agree on anything, that's why they're Democrats. If they agreed with each other, they would be Republicans." Will Rogers
Why shouldn't Americans be able to by goods that are not subject to tariffs or import taxes? Why can't or don't American companies compete with foreign competitors on an equal playing field?
Just as an FYI, while working with executive level of people I have found a large percentage who exhibit sociopathic behavior. So I'm not sure that just jumping to another job is going to do the trick.
People like this often do rise to the top, sometimes they get in trouble and sometimes they don't. But if you are working a job like this you damn well better figure out who they are.
Earlier in my career I met one who was flying to the top of the food chain. Through his badgering and insistence (manipulation) on a job being done a certain way it led to the death of someone I knew. The interesting part was the way people around and knew the situation reacted. Some were down right pissed and others blamed the victim (Should have known this wasn't the right thing to do). I was on the pissed side.
You never confront these people head on. You may crack their ego, but you never are going to get them to become more self aware. They are always going to blame others, if they recognize that there is any blame. I have actually seen people get sent to psychiatrict counseling ( go to counseling or lose your job), when it wasn't them that was in need of counseling. Their issues were perfectly sane, they just didn't recognize what they were dealing with.
But this is just my 2 cents to try and make people more aware of the sharks in the water.
I'd reiterate the same thing. I have been told that to work for local law enforcement I would either have to be a police officer and or ex-military.
I've taken some courses in computer security and forensic at a local well known University. During that time I was told that to work with local police I would have to go this route and it was re-iterated when I talked with people in local law enforcement who did the forensics. They were a scary bunch of clowns. Some had plugged their computers openly to the network during a class and another was showing all the open wireless connections you could see going to and from his house. The funny thing was that close to the end of his log, was a fully open wireless connection with a SID possessing his last name.
So to do my part for justice, I would prefer to work for the defense.
Aaaaaa, what land are you living in?
Have you ever heard of the Duke lacrosse team rape trial? Have you ever heard of Nancy Grace CNN?
Unless you have a lot of money or have someone with a lot of money backing you up, good luck with that legal case.
In our work area, what has happened is information has gone from the CEO to a VP and then to everyone else. Then IT gets blamed for the rumor.
First time it happened, I was thinking "Do you think I'm a dumbshit", second time it happened I realized IT was going to be blamed for their knitting circle talk.
After that I just started pretending I don't see it.
But if it ever something seriously illegal, I'll tell law enforcement.
Other than that I don't want to add to the knitting circle talk.
If he really wants to protect it, then he should also encrypt it.
My brother passed away a couple of years ago and I was able to gain access to his web server. I knew the CC used and the email address used. There wasn't anything on there, but the expected files, but if he wants to keep it secret permanent after death, then encrypt with a long key.
Except that this doesn't cloak an objects infrared emissions, it makes it invisible to surrounding IR light.
So what if you turned the cloak inside out then?
just kidding
Why are manufacturers doing this? Does anyone really prefer using glossy screens for day-to-day activities?"
Yes a large number of my executive and marketing clients prefer the glossy over the matte finish screens. Glossy is old , went away and then came back as new. So most executives / marketing people think that new is better than old, just because. They also prefer shiny.
At one time, and maybe still, there was a premium price for glossy screens. So of course if it cost more it must be better and they can only have the best.
Many times they run into problems with glare on airplanes and outdoors, but they never relate this to their choice of screens. I have learned that it is just better to tell them that they should buy an anti-glare screen that they can put over the existing screen. So now they have spent even more money on their screen and have to take their anti-glare screen with them and take it on and off their computer. But this adds to their illusion of being technically savvy, because they have found a solution to a computer problem.
I have had only one client who came to me and asked if there was a better way to solve this issue with the glossy screen and having to use the anti-glare screen. Now he feels technically superior to his colleagues, because I was able to provide him inside information straight from his IT department guru.
People mock the dems for not being completely unified, but I think that's a good thing. I think the damn legislators ought to be out there using what brains they have, representing THEIR people.
That has to be the scariest thought ever. I have worked and talked with Congressmen at both the state and national level.
Let me assure you that 99% of them, you don't want thinking.
I think it was better when David Letterman said to Bill O'Reilly " There you go again , putting words in my mouth, like you put false facts in your head".