You need to ask your ISP why they are actively working against security. Ask them how exactly they can justify crippling online banking users who actually encrypt connections, email users who want to avoid their connections being sniffed (Gmail requires encryption for example) and so on, and why they would allow all of these to go through, unencrypted, at full speed. If they refuse to remove the block, you need to refuse to use their services and go to an ISP who actually understands and promotes security.
And no, no one should ever, ever have to justify security.
Wow. That article just scares me. What an uncaring, elitist, assholeish bitch. She should indeed be prosecuted to the fullest estent of the law and removed from office. If she hasn't been already.
In all seriousness don't forget that oil has been found off Cuba. If Cuba supported ethanol production that resource would be less valuable. "Fuck the planet, I want MONEY!" Thinking like this is going to be exactly what leaves our descendants with nothing but an unhabitable polluted rock in the future, but no one gives a shit if it means a short-term payoff now.
Then I guess you'll just have to scroll on by, won't you? I know it's annoying to have to take the effort to move that scroll bar downward to see the next story, or to click those links to earlier stories, such a sacrifice, isn't it? If you're not interested in it, just keep scrolling.
Why not just set your prefs to not put politics stories on the front page? That's what the prefs are for. Some people do want to know about this, some don't, so it's easier to err on the side of being informative and make it possible to remove the stories.
I guess disregarding legitimate elections doesn't matter to you, then. So you wouldn't care if you found yourself under a dictator? Because that's what this leads to.
If it doesn't matter to you, you need to think about why it should matter to you.
"Do they literally mean iPod specific, or do they simply mean that factory radios with aux line-inputs will be more commonplace?"
In my case I'm ordering a car (by midweek, actually) with a Dock Connector, but the same vehicle can also be had with line-in. Your choice. I'd like to see the ID3 tags on the screen and have good integration with the iPod, but some people do want more flexibility.
The car will also have built-in navigation, dual-zone climate control (no arguing over temp), tire pressure monitoring (required starting in late summer '07 thanks to Firestone/Ford), traction control (I think to be required starting in '08 - can someone substantiate that?) and the car is now controlled by changing coding in the central computer using special software for things that were once controlled/changed by wiring work. For instance, instead of taping over a contact on the headlight switch to disable DRLs, you now change a code in the car's computer. (I'm not sure yet whether I will do that; DRLs do enhance safety, and will it really make that much difference in the lifetime of a D2S HID bulb? If one fails it is not really that hard to replace it and ideally the bulbs will outlast the car.)
Uh, exactly what do restocking fees have to do with a site that has totally different prices? More proof that Best Buy employees aren't worth their salary, I guess, since they obviously can't read. You asked to be flamed, you got it.
"make me deny price matches and basically be a bitch to the customer"
Did they hold a gun to your head? I highly doubt that. No, YOU chose to basically be a bitch to your customers, and it's attitudes like that that keep me out of Best Buy. Crappy service that MUST be someone else's fault. It's willingness to rip the customer off, like yours, that is resulting in Best Buy's shitty reputation. Grow a pair and admit responsibility like a good little kid.
I would if my favorite artist would tour the USA more. There's a heavy Europe bias (and I can't go there right now) and the sites visited in the US are minimal and none of them are near me. And there's no tracks available on emusic and I'm having trouble using their search system to home in on similar sounds.
They'll just see the flashy commercials and cheap phones and cheap prices and they'll snap up what they're force-fed without realizing they can do better. Face it. People (in general) are stupid in the USA.
I actually USE Google Apps for Your Domain (got in on the beta) and I don't recall seeing anything in the agreement giving Google the right to look at your data. So how exactly can anyone look at it without the law being broken?
Office is full of security holes, by the way. You did hear about the Excel bug floating around, right? and the bug that even affects the Mac version of Office that makes it possible to do Bad Things (tm) to computers via exploitation of the hole?
But Google Apps, if you're not accessing it with IE (which sadly too many people blindly do, even though it's full of holes too) isn't going to have those problems.
You're assuming that the general public will use these services at all. A lot of the people interested in online video want to be able to save what they get.
No, I just think you think swearing every other word somehow, to you, legitimizes everything you say, somehow. I don't care who's sleeping where (what does that have to do with this?). I just think that ridiculous amounts of swearing makes anything you have to say lose legitimacy.
And no I don't have to justify anything I say to you, either. But I do think you need to grow up.
Even if, in that specific area, there is a rule about that (and there may or may not be), it is not your business to enforce the law. If someone in front of you is going too slowly and you can't pass on the left, you could just stop whining and obey the law and just follow them at a safe following distance until the opportunity to pass does arise.
Oh, and by the way, I don't go insulting people for posting something I disagree with. So hopefully if you go around calling people "sugartits" they'll make sure you wait an hour for a hopelessly overdone meal. Assholism like that tends to result in other people not wanting to help you.
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You need to ask your ISP why they are actively working against security. Ask them how exactly they can justify crippling online banking users who actually encrypt connections, email users who want to avoid their connections being sniffed (Gmail requires encryption for example) and so on, and why they would allow all of these to go through, unencrypted, at full speed. If they refuse to remove the block, you need to refuse to use their services and go to an ISP who actually understands and promotes security.
And no, no one should ever, ever have to justify security.
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Wow. That article just scares me. What an uncaring, elitist, assholeish bitch. She should indeed be prosecuted to the fullest estent of the law and removed from office. If she hasn't been already.
In all seriousness don't forget that oil has been found off Cuba. If Cuba supported ethanol production that resource would be less valuable. "Fuck the planet, I want MONEY!" Thinking like this is going to be exactly what leaves our descendants with nothing but an unhabitable polluted rock in the future, but no one gives a shit if it means a short-term payoff now.
Then I guess you'll just have to scroll on by, won't you? I know it's annoying to have to take the effort to move that scroll bar downward to see the next story, or to click those links to earlier stories, such a sacrifice, isn't it? If you're not interested in it, just keep scrolling.
"All "legitimate" music services depend on the DMCA to protect their wares"
eMusic.com doesn't. They're doing a fine job staying relatively obscure, though, thanks to their lousy selection.
Why not just set your prefs to not put politics stories on the front page? That's what the prefs are for. Some people do want to know about this, some don't, so it's easier to err on the side of being informative and make it possible to remove the stories.
I guess disregarding legitimate elections doesn't matter to you, then. So you wouldn't care if you found yourself under a dictator? Because that's what this leads to.
If it doesn't matter to you, you need to think about why it should matter to you.
You can use an AirPort Express and a Y-adapter into your speakers for that.
Some of us ARE, you insensitive clod!
(and yes, I am)
Uh, I guarantee you that the spacecraft is solar-powered. The experiments consume power.
"Do they literally mean iPod specific, or do they simply mean that factory radios with aux line-inputs will be more commonplace?"
In my case I'm ordering a car (by midweek, actually) with a Dock Connector, but the same vehicle can also be had with line-in. Your choice. I'd like to see the ID3 tags on the screen and have good integration with the iPod, but some people do want more flexibility.
The car will also have built-in navigation, dual-zone climate control (no arguing over temp), tire pressure monitoring (required starting in late summer '07 thanks to Firestone/Ford), traction control (I think to be required starting in '08 - can someone substantiate that?) and the car is now controlled by changing coding in the central computer using special software for things that were once controlled/changed by wiring work. For instance, instead of taping over a contact on the headlight switch to disable DRLs, you now change a code in the car's computer. (I'm not sure yet whether I will do that; DRLs do enhance safety, and will it really make that much difference in the lifetime of a D2S HID bulb? If one fails it is not really that hard to replace it and ideally the bulbs will outlast the car.)
Uh, exactly what do restocking fees have to do with a site that has totally different prices? More proof that Best Buy employees aren't worth their salary, I guess, since they obviously can't read. You asked to be flamed, you got it.
"make me deny price matches and basically be a bitch to the customer"
Did they hold a gun to your head? I highly doubt that. No, YOU chose to basically be a bitch to your customers, and it's attitudes like that that keep me out of Best Buy. Crappy service that MUST be someone else's fault. It's willingness to rip the customer off, like yours, that is resulting in Best Buy's shitty reputation. Grow a pair and admit responsibility like a good little kid.
I would if my favorite artist would tour the USA more. There's a heavy Europe bias (and I can't go there right now) and the sites visited in the US are minimal and none of them are near me. And there's no tracks available on emusic and I'm having trouble using their search system to home in on similar sounds.
sigh.
Fine. Prove that your god/goddess/pantheon exists. You can't? Looks to me like you're imagining things.
They'll just see the flashy commercials and cheap phones and cheap prices and they'll snap up what they're force-fed without realizing they can do better. Face it. People (in general) are stupid in the USA.
I actually USE Google Apps for Your Domain (got in on the beta) and I don't recall seeing anything in the agreement giving Google the right to look at your data. So how exactly can anyone look at it without the law being broken?
Office is full of security holes, by the way. You did hear about the Excel bug floating around, right? and the bug that even affects the Mac version of Office that makes it possible to do Bad Things (tm) to computers via exploitation of the hole?
But Google Apps, if you're not accessing it with IE (which sadly too many people blindly do, even though it's full of holes too) isn't going to have those problems.
"functionality and security MS is far superior."
What are you smoking, and why haven't you sent us any?
You're assuming that the general public will use these services at all. A lot of the people interested in online video want to be able to save what they get.
Better not do it at Midnight or you'll be singing a different Sonata.
No, I just think you think swearing every other word somehow, to you, legitimizes everything you say, somehow. I don't care who's sleeping where (what does that have to do with this?). I just think that ridiculous amounts of swearing makes anything you have to say lose legitimacy.
And no I don't have to justify anything I say to you, either. But I do think you need to grow up.
And what's with all the totally unnecessary swearing?
Or maybe, just maybe, the comment you replied to went right over your head.
There is simply no excuse for the tits remark, however. That was just plain insulting and had nothing to do with the discussion.
Therefore, I will not waste any further time on this thread. Find someone who will actually engage in your lame flame war, because I won't. Goodbye.
Even if, in that specific area, there is a rule about that (and there may or may not be), it is not your business to enforce the law. If someone in front of you is going too slowly and you can't pass on the left, you could just stop whining and obey the law and just follow them at a safe following distance until the opportunity to pass does arise.
Oh, and by the way, I don't go insulting people for posting something I disagree with. So hopefully if you go around calling people "sugartits" they'll make sure you wait an hour for a hopelessly overdone meal. Assholism like that tends to result in other people not wanting to help you.
Tough shit.