> But the group also suggested consumers be > held accountable if their machines are > exploited by spammers.
So does a consumer then get the pass-through right to sue Microsoft for Outlook's weakness? Doubtful. Nothing matches Outlook's attractiveness as a conduit for worms. Besides the numbers (no arguing with or complaining about that), the architecture sucks. Wormer's wet dream.
Microsoft is being disingenuous by being a member of the group. They first need to delete Outlook completely, own up to the incredible damage its "cool" features have allowed, and then start participating in the effort to reduce SPAM and email worms. Oh, and maybe release an email client that is at least as clean as the best of the others out there.
No s--t! ADSL, "we'll give you enough to select whatever movie you want, or forward your game-pad inputs, but heaven forbid you should want a TWO-WAY internet connection!!!!"
OK I understand the reason for asymmetry on a sat-system. But copper? Heck, Cox fibered our whole dang city(ies) - (Phoenix and friends) a few years ago, and the telcos are sucking major wind. I got symmetrical 512K for $140/mo. So bust your butt on async, suckas. Well, Cox's system sucks some wind too, "baseline privacy" is still badly broken for us purists who want real routable IPs for our subnet. Cisco is doing the ostrich thang on that one.
> The parks certainly have a point, but I suspect eduction of your average geocacher would be much more useful.
This is the approach beng taken by the Tonto National Forest managers. The Forest Archaeologist spends a few Sundays a month educating geocachers. The TF areas around here are rich with native american sites. The TNF tries to be friendly to everyone.
> I'm not sure where I stand on this. It's a fun hobby, but with too many people not being cautious about thier impact on the surroundings, it could be not that great for the park or area the cache is in.
I'm old enough to have had to actually WORK with hierarchical databases. The system was on the old Data General systems, and I can't recall the name... but I hated it almost as much as I hated "pure" Pascal.
True liberation came in the form of relational databases and C. I/know/ how much more freedom of expression and action both provide. Not that they are better in the same way, they just both represent a better (in many ways) technnology.
Count me out in the wave de-evolution back to hierarchical databases. Let's not let XML be the cart that precedes a dead horse.
In the greater (lesser?) Phoenix, AZ area we have 10-digit dialing, which won out over the "overlay" plan for the A/C split that US West first proposed. What's dumb is the inconsistency in the need to dial 1+. For calls to the "special" area codes in our area, you cannot dial 1+ but for calls elsewhere, you must dial 1+. Really dumb. Thank goodness the cellphone providers take care of this so you can program your cellphone with 1+ for everywhere.
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> But the group also suggested consumers be
> held accountable if their machines are
> exploited by spammers.
So does a consumer then get the pass-through right to sue Microsoft for Outlook's weakness? Doubtful. Nothing matches Outlook's attractiveness as a conduit for worms. Besides the numbers (no arguing with or complaining about that), the architecture sucks. Wormer's wet dream.
Microsoft is being disingenuous by being a member of the group. They first need to delete Outlook completely, own up to the incredible damage its "cool" features have allowed, and then start participating in the effort to reduce SPAM and email worms. Oh, and maybe release an email client that is at least as clean as the best of the others out there.
No s--t! ADSL, "we'll give you enough to select whatever movie you want, or forward your game-pad inputs, but heaven forbid you should want a TWO-WAY internet connection!!!!"
OK I understand the reason for asymmetry on a sat-system. But copper? Heck, Cox fibered our whole dang city(ies) - (Phoenix and friends) a few years ago, and the telcos are sucking major wind. I got symmetrical 512K for $140/mo. So bust your butt on async, suckas. Well, Cox's system sucks some wind too, "baseline privacy" is still badly broken for us purists who want real routable IPs for our subnet. Cisco is doing the ostrich thang on that one.
Symmetry rules!!!!!
> The parks certainly have a point, but I suspect eduction of your average geocacher would be much more useful.
This is the approach beng taken by the Tonto National Forest managers. The Forest Archaeologist spends a few Sundays a month educating geocachers. The TF areas around here are rich with native american sites. The TNF tries to be friendly to everyone.
> I'm not sure where I stand on this. It's a fun hobby, but with too many people not being cautious about thier impact on the surroundings, it could be not that great for the park or area the cache is in.
Precisely.
-- Bob
I'm old enough to have had to actually WORK with hierarchical databases. The system was on the old Data General systems, and I can't recall the name... but I hated it almost as much as I hated "pure" Pascal.
/know/ how much more freedom of expression and action both provide. Not that they are better in the same way, they just both represent a better (in many ways) technnology.
True liberation came in the form of relational databases and C. I
Count me out in the wave de-evolution back to hierarchical databases. Let's not let XML be the cart that precedes a dead horse.
In the greater (lesser?) Phoenix, AZ area we have 10-digit dialing, which won out over the "overlay" plan for the A/C split that US West first proposed. What's dumb is the inconsistency in the need to dial 1+. For calls to the "special" area codes in our area, you cannot dial 1+ but for calls elsewhere, you must dial 1+. Really dumb. Thank goodness the cellphone providers take care of this so you can program your cellphone with 1+ for everywhere.
So tell it to the USPTO :-)