yes, you should do some more investigating. They have been doing this for at least 6 years with just about all of their major product lines. There was even a 60 minutes story on this.
But to be fair Wal-Mart is not the only one that does this. Circuit City (used to), Best Buy, MicroCenter, CompUSA are just a few of the places where I have seen this tactic in use.
This is just from checking various products and finding out they are not the same. And actually purchasing the same product from 2 different stores and later finding out that they were actually different. In fact 1 year later I found out they were real different.
They got no guns (it's New York)?
They are surrounded by water, without enough exits for an emergency evacuation.
So what is the individual going to do? Tell everyone "Call to Duty" said the "Chinese are attacking".
What exactly is the message going to say? "Run for the Hudson and swim for it".
Maybe just a scrolling message on the bottom of the screen which said " You know , if you would spend half this time on studying Engineering, Politics, History, coding, languages..... you could quite possibly be a more productive member of society". Would be more helpful
Well I think you implicitly put your finger on part of the issue.
1) Money
2) Management
If nobody see the need for spending a certain amount of money for a system, then you may get a system which fails on occasions.
If once every 15 months is acceptable, then no need for more money.
But if you want a more robust system, then more money may need to be spent.
Which would mean that companies would need to be giving the FAA more money. So suing the FAA would defeat the purpose of what they are trying to achieve.
Now it may mean that the system is fine, in which case the problem may be with better support or more talented support. Which once again comes back to probably needing more money.
The problem may be Management, in which case you must realize it is a government bureaucracy. Good luck, dealing with that. But it actually comes back to Airlines needing to use their lobbyist to work with the government to get a better system in place.
Suing, would be a short term solution ( if it is even possible).
Was ask albacore fisherman on the West Coast if they had seen any White Sharks.
Or asked some West coast divers.
But I guess that wouldn't have been as scientific.
The same also goes for transport of gasoline and natural gas. A lot of major pipelines are running across the country and the main security is security through obscurity. Although all you have to do is look for signs of where these pipelines are. We have land with about a 3 foot natural gas line running underneath it. All you would have to do is drive around and see the maintenance access stations and thus be able to figure out where the line is run. El Paso - Phoenix gas line rupture
Luckily Phoenix had another line or things would have been much worse.
I have multiple passwords with variations to each. I have a code for each base password, there are 6 now and then I have hints there which tell me which one and it's variation.
Hint might be : scientist silicon doped p-type. Which would stand for Einstein34.
There are a lot of databases out there.
But a large number of them are MySQL. I don't know of many web hosting sites that don't have a MySQL option if they offer Linux servers. I haven't seen that many with PostgreSQL. None with IBM, Firebird, or SQLite. I'm sure you could load them on a dedicated server.
Now think of all the businesses that are currently using MySQL and have significant databases on them. It's no easy job to move data to something like PostgreSQL and then rework the interfaces to be compatible.
So there may be a significant concern in the EU that Oracle will take over MySQL and up the support cost.
The only thing that would probably appease the EU is if a fork of MySQL was established that would allow an easy transition or as others have mentioned that MySQL is spun off.
I think a lot of what I am reading here in comments is anger at the fact that the US is no longer the dominant economic power.
You might as well suck it up and face it , in a few years we may wish we were getting paid in yuan, Canadian dollars or Euro's.
Why stop there? Mount a small LCD to it, throw in a small HDD, and call it a mouseputer. If you attach a chair to it it would be a SOMO (Small Office/Mouse Office).
There is another show on NPR or IPR that has also been interviewing people about healthcare and it was also very interesting.
The first story I heard was one about a lady that was moving to Belgium to get health care.
I believe it was on "The Story" hosted by Dick Gordon.
I told my parents I was trying to find a job outside the US so I could get proper healthcare, and they were incredulous.
So if you are wondering where your US born graduate students are going?
What the EU has been driving at is the assimilation of MySQL by Oracle.
Even as a Postgres user I'm willing to admit that MySQL is used in a much larger number of databases.
So the issue isn't that there is an alternative, it's that a significant number of people are using MySQL in production environments.
And believe it or not the EU considers that there is a serious amount of momentum for the end user if they are already using MySQL.
The concern they have is that MySQL would be abandoned by Oracle. Leaving a large number of people with concerns about what they are going to do for support.
If Oracle would spin MySQL or seperate MySQL from the deal, this thing would be over in a couple of days.
Currently what Oracle and Sun are saying is, if you don't let us have MySQL we are going to start laying people off and it's your fault. .
So now they are playing a game of chicken.
The only problem is that the EU usually takes into account these type of tactics and realizes that no matter what happens a large number of people are going to lose their jobs.
Here in the US congress would be crying about the job loss we were creating by not letting the deal go through.
I'm becoming a little more impressed with the EU's dealing with these types of issues. They seem to be a lot more business savvy compared to the counterparts in the US.
I think that I wouldn't have any trouble averting my eyes for you.
But for Scarlett Johansen and Natalie Portman............
My vote is that I don't look at you and let the legal system follow isn't natural stupid course this time.
I'll give you one concession, I'll quit sending money to Greenpeace.
This really begs the question "Why would they pay more for a Mac?"
How much do they pay for a linux system?
Because I really don't believe that they can't get a linux system also.
I may just be cynical towards information coming from security companies these days, but it doesn't make a lot of sense that they don't have that information also, if they are so deeply embedded in the cracker mainstream.
I agree, it's not a new idea. But maybe one whose time has come.
The problem I think in part is how they implement it.
I get nothing from symantec or some other company that does this or at least I don't feel it. Why should I use my efforts to improve a commercial product.
But now lets throw in the attitude of the open source community. I would be much more likely to aid an AV that is not a commercial product or a product that is free and full featured as long as I stipulate it can be used for information gathered.
I don't think Trend Micro, Symantec, Microsoft..... are going to be treated with good will when it comes to this type of thing, it will probably need to be a company that doesn't have the brand, but can still give that warm fuzzy feeling of trust.
But if Trend Micro, Symantec, Microsoft..... did want to do such a thing, I think there best shot would be through cloud computing. Say something, where I can use their computer on the cloud for surfing, and remain anonymous. They would probably see some of the latest and greatest malware this way.
I'll withold judgement until I actually bother to read or learn about the real contents of the patent in its entirety
What, you think you are on a law review site?, this is slashdot, judge away and tell us about it. You read and judge, you'll get modded 'sissy', and what would that do to your Aussie status?
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yes, you should do some more investigating. They have been doing this for at least 6 years with just about all of their major product lines. There was even a 60 minutes story on this.
But to be fair Wal-Mart is not the only one that does this. Circuit City (used to), Best Buy, MicroCenter, CompUSA are just a few of the places where I have seen this tactic in use.
This is just from checking various products and finding out they are not the same. And actually purchasing the same product from 2 different stores and later finding out that they were actually different. In fact 1 year later I found out they were real different.
They got no guns (it's New York)?
They are surrounded by water, without enough exits for an emergency evacuation.
So what is the individual going to do? Tell everyone "Call to Duty" said the "Chinese are attacking".
What exactly is the message going to say? "Run for the Hudson and swim for it".
Maybe just a scrolling message on the bottom of the screen which said " You know , if you would spend half this time on studying Engineering, Politics, History, coding, languages..... you could quite possibly be a more productive member of society".
Would be more helpful
Well I think you implicitly put your finger on part of the issue.
1) Money
2) Management
If nobody see the need for spending a certain amount of money for a system, then you may get a system which fails on occasions.
If once every 15 months is acceptable, then no need for more money.
But if you want a more robust system, then more money may need to be spent.
Which would mean that companies would need to be giving the FAA more money. So suing the FAA would defeat the purpose of what they are trying to achieve.
Now it may mean that the system is fine, in which case the problem may be with better support or more talented support. Which once again comes back to probably needing more money.
The problem may be Management, in which case you must realize it is a government bureaucracy. Good luck, dealing with that. But it actually comes back to Airlines needing to use their lobbyist to work with the government to get a better system in place.
Suing, would be a short term solution ( if it is even possible).
Hello US, welcome to the third world.
Was ask albacore fisherman on the West Coast if they had seen any White Sharks.
Or asked some West coast divers.
But I guess that wouldn't have been as scientific.
The same also goes for transport of gasoline and natural gas. A lot of major pipelines are running across the country and the main security is security through obscurity. Although all you have to do is look for signs of where these pipelines are. We have land with about a 3 foot natural gas line running underneath it. All you would have to do is drive around and see the maintenance access stations and thus be able to figure out where the line is run.
El Paso - Phoenix gas line rupture
Luckily Phoenix had another line or things would have been much worse.
I have multiple passwords with variations to each. I have a code for each base password, there are 6 now and then I have hints there which tell me which one and it's variation. Hint might be : scientist silicon doped p-type. Which would stand for Einstein34.
There are a lot of databases out there.
But a large number of them are MySQL. I don't know of many web hosting sites that don't have a MySQL option if they offer Linux servers. I haven't seen that many with PostgreSQL. None with IBM, Firebird, or SQLite. I'm sure you could load them on a dedicated server.
Now think of all the businesses that are currently using MySQL and have significant databases on them. It's no easy job to move data to something like PostgreSQL and then rework the interfaces to be compatible.
So there may be a significant concern in the EU that Oracle will take over MySQL and up the support cost.
The only thing that would probably appease the EU is if a fork of MySQL was established that would allow an easy transition or as others have mentioned that MySQL is spun off.
I think a lot of what I am reading here in comments is anger at the fact that the US is no longer the dominant economic power.
You might as well suck it up and face it , in a few years we may wish we were getting paid in yuan, Canadian dollars or Euro's.
Yeah, but then it looks like an Alien humping a cow.
Why stop there? Mount a small LCD to it, throw in a small HDD, and call it a mouseputer. If you attach a chair to it it would be a SOMO (Small Office/Mouse Office).
I call it my phone
My reliable source said it was the Koran.
There is another show on NPR or IPR that has also been interviewing people about healthcare and it was also very interesting.
The first story I heard was one about a lady that was moving to Belgium to get health care.
I believe it was on "The Story" hosted by Dick Gordon.
I told my parents I was trying to find a job outside the US so I could get proper healthcare, and they were incredulous.
So if you are wondering where your US born graduate students are going?
excellent, wish I could mod you funny.
My garbage is getting kind of full.
Wish I had mod points.
So basically you are saying that the government should back out of everything and let corporations take over.
Sounds pretty Republican to me.
Gosh, you think their might be a few 100 Windows fanboys here?
Augustine Report
Augustine Report
Augustine Report
What the EU has been driving at is the assimilation of MySQL by Oracle.
Even as a Postgres user I'm willing to admit that MySQL is used in a much larger number of databases.
So the issue isn't that there is an alternative, it's that a significant number of people are using MySQL in production environments.
And believe it or not the EU considers that there is a serious amount of momentum for the end user if they are already using MySQL.
The concern they have is that MySQL would be abandoned by Oracle. Leaving a large number of people with concerns about what they are going to do for support.
If Oracle would spin MySQL or seperate MySQL from the deal, this thing would be over in a couple of days.
Currently what Oracle and Sun are saying is, if you don't let us have MySQL we are going to start laying people off and it's your fault.
. So now they are playing a game of chicken.
The only problem is that the EU usually takes into account these type of tactics and realizes that no matter what happens a large number of people are going to lose their jobs.
Here in the US congress would be crying about the job loss we were creating by not letting the deal go through.
I'm becoming a little more impressed with the EU's dealing with these types of issues. They seem to be a lot more business savvy compared to the counterparts in the US.
What?
We thought you people up there were supporting these laws.
So, who is supporting these laws?
"This computer runs Windows 7"
The most secure operating system yet.
And it will stay that way , Mr Balmer, as long as you don't release it.
I think that I wouldn't have any trouble averting my eyes for you.
But for Scarlett Johansen and Natalie Portman............
My vote is that I don't look at you and let the legal system follow isn't natural stupid course this time.
I'll give you one concession, I'll quit sending money to Greenpeace.
This really begs the question "Why would they pay more for a Mac?"
How much do they pay for a linux system?
Because I really don't believe that they can't get a linux system also.
I may just be cynical towards information coming from security companies these days, but it doesn't make a lot of sense that they don't have that information also, if they are so deeply embedded in the cracker mainstream.
I agree, it's not a new idea. But maybe one whose time has come.
The problem I think in part is how they implement it.
I get nothing from symantec or some other company that does this or at least I don't feel it. Why should I use my efforts to improve a commercial product.
But now lets throw in the attitude of the open source community. I would be much more likely to aid an AV that is not a commercial product or a product that is free and full featured as long as I stipulate it can be used for information gathered.
I don't think Trend Micro, Symantec, Microsoft..... are going to be treated with good will when it comes to this type of thing, it will probably need to be a company that doesn't have the brand, but can still give that warm fuzzy feeling of trust.
But if Trend Micro, Symantec, Microsoft..... did want to do such a thing, I think there best shot would be through cloud computing. Say something, where I can use their computer on the cloud for surfing, and remain anonymous. They would probably see some of the latest and greatest malware this way.
I'll withold judgement until I actually bother to read or learn about the real contents of the patent in its entirety
What, you think you are on a law review site?, this is slashdot, judge away and tell us about it. You read and judge, you'll get modded 'sissy', and what would that do to your Aussie status?
Microsoft applies for patent:
Description: Realignment of Justice, Using Large Sums of Cash.
Yes, but do you expect a politician to come right out and tell the members of the teachers union, that as a whole they suck?
Have you meta-moderated lately?