The trouble is that a majority of us look at Capitalism and Communism as polarized one-way roads where there is no middle.
In Canada, although we are qutie capitalist in our business practices, a wealth of programs and services exist for the less fortunate (business and individual) so that the balance of wealth can be equalized.
Linux brings us the ability to benefit Small-Medium Sized Businesses with powerful tools at no direct cost, direct meaning no purchase price -- the time involved in implementing it, however, is a factor dependant on the skill level of the IT Staff. Linux also allows lower income families and individuals the ability to use a low cost computer with up-to-date software at no charge.
Although my own political beliefs tell me that Socialism (a nicer word for Communism) is better for the majority, my human nature to compete asks me to move toward Capitalism in order to better myself financially; this issue will plague us for generations.
I think this would be only when put in a situation where they feel threatened, i.e. Open Source Developers get their hands on DB2 and market it as a Linux Product, giving no credit to IBM.
I would be very surprised if IBM ever exercised this ability -- Linux is too important to them in the long term.
Set up small degree voting stations in department stores, youth centres, community centres, restaurants, and libraries for such things as:
- New Services? Which are most popular
- Materials for Libraries, what would be used most frequently?
- Most Popular Items on a Menu
When done across a board, this is a nice way to get free testing, and please many different agencies and companies by providing this free service, thus improving the image of the voting system.
Although I haven't personally used many testing tools:
I created an Enterprise Application composed of Client/Server Apps -- the best test was a small deployment of the Application to users who are apt to help you conduct the test, over a few weeks, I found bugs I never caught with my own manual tests.
Applications that test your code, etc are great from what I have heard, but will not catch Human Interface related issues, i.e. GUI Mess-Ups, Invisible Buttons, etc.
Agreed... there are a wealth of ultra-leftist parties in Canada.... I recall discussion of the Communist Party of Canada in one of my Political Sciences classes, I was simply providing an example based on major parties.
The CPC are crackpots by the way, if they have any desire to actually gain standing ground, they should stop going to Cuba and flying the old Soviet Flag.
The key to the success of any party is to provide example... do something in the community, and make people respect you for it.
On a political scale within the United States, although it may not appear that way to American Citizens, all parties are on the far right as compared with other nations.
We Canadians have a Liberal Government, literally named, far beyond the left Americans consider acceptable in their political campgains, etc... yet, we have an extreme leftist party called the NDP -- it's a matter of perspective.
I think that Michael Moore takes his own reality, and the facts to back it up to make his point... it's not to say that he fabricates anything, but it's all about how the information is presented, and in his case... 'left-wing' for Americans. Like any editorial, documentary, etc, it's all about how the viewer perceives the information.
Although I am not a psychologist, I am a counsellor; and have worked with some cases of Schizophrenia through my practice.
There are medications available (the specific mediations, I am unsure of), which decrease brain activity, allowing the subject to more fully focus on their local environment.
A simple explanation for Schizophrenia is: Schizophrenia is NOT Multiple Personality, it is the inability to connect entirely to reality, and the crossing of the subject's dream world with their perception of reality.
There are Schizophrenic patients who go on to live in healthy, fulfilled lives; the key is for them to seek the necessary resources which may assist them (i.e. Counselling, Medication, etc.) and to find a job which they are productive at, and feel satisfied.
Warnings: *I* do not suggest long-term psychotherapy, it is unnecessary, allow her the freedom of making all of her own decisions, self empowerment is the most powerful healer.
I am a Community Worker here in Canada, and that is a world apart from our ways.
Our Public Service is literally named, as it serves all, and penalizes all justifiably, regardless of income or social stature.
I suppose the only case where rich/famous persons can wriggle out of legal situations, is easily paying fines, as compared to the middle-class counterparts.
Another public service, for example, would be Ontario Works, which is basically the Welfare Program here, also, we have Public Funded Employment Insurance, not to mention government funded housing for the low income families -- basically, there is no reason to be homeless, and there is no reason to go hungry, unhealthy, etc.
Point well taken, I guess my non-american aspect is simply founded by the question of:
Aren't public services (such as policing and justice) made to serve the public?
I am not knocking your society, or it's ways, I am just a world citizen asking the question of which is more important? Which priority will actually improve your society as a whole?
I'm all for being an entrepreneur, and making money, but as a die-hard Canadian, I tend to place people before profit.
There are many things people do everyday that shorten your or reduce your health, mainly: Using Gasoline!
>I too agree that the USSR should be ashamed and we should be Proud Americans.
It's not like accidents don't happen in the United States, and I don't quite see where your statement is founded.... simply because another country has a disaster, does not give Americans, nor any other country in the world bragging rights. I think what should be truly done, is that we all learn from examples, so this won't happen to humanity again.
Speaking as a practicing Counsellor, if I were to have a client say "I carry a weapon because my enemies are out to get me", my civic duty within Canada is to report this person to the nearest Health Facility.
I classify that statement as behaviour within a psychologically disturbed mind, and one which requires neurological re-evaluation.
I switched to Gentoo Linux on my laptop and desktop a few weeks ago, and am VERY pleased with OpenOffice (the Ximian Edition)
I can follow powerpoints in class almost perfectly, there's the odd Bullet List Screw-Up, but it's a project that has matured wonderfully.
I no longer have ANY reason to run Windows, and I do alot of things, like:
- DV Capturing via FireWire
- Video Editing with LVE
- Instant Messaging
- Writing Documents, Spreadsheets, etc
- Wireless Networking
- VNC to some of my Customers' Desktops
- EMail via Ximian Evolution
- Reading PDF Files (via GNOME's built-in app)
- Writing PDF Files (via CUPS PDF Printer)
- Playing Quake, etc....
Why run Windows anymore? My computer is actually stable now!
Limiting the rights of people, including daily practice, further reduces the american Social Atmosphere, it does this:
- Hurts Business
- which Hurt People
- which further increases Poverty
- which further enriches the few Rich People
IMHO, Bills like this are entirely in the interest of business, and will reduce the number of entrepreneurs due to fear of getting sued.
I am from Mississauga, Ontario - where Certicom resides, and am feeling two emotions:
- I am happy to see a local business score a large contract in my hometown
- I am confused as to how the American Government ever approved a purchase of an external Intellectual Property
I'm sure alot of Americans will have disagreements on this one!
If we commercialize the entire infrastructure, prices will rise, and reliability will fall.. it has been proven many times; @Home, Privatized Power in California, and Alberta
If a completely commercial net were created, I can guarantee that underground sub-networks would pop up externally
"The Internet" is far different than the WWW, as I am sure has been mentioned several times by now.
My prediction is that WWW will go out quite like Gopher, and will be replaced by a slow-emerging alternative client/server, preferrably untouchable (for the moment) by ultra-capitalist org's like Verisign
Slashdot Mirror
Excellent point.
The trouble is that a majority of us look at Capitalism and Communism as polarized one-way roads where there is no middle.
In Canada, although we are qutie capitalist in our business practices, a wealth of programs and services exist for the less fortunate (business and individual) so that the balance of wealth can be equalized.
Linux brings us the ability to benefit Small-Medium Sized Businesses with powerful tools at no direct cost, direct meaning no purchase price -- the time involved in implementing it, however, is a factor dependant on the skill level of the IT Staff. Linux also allows lower income families and individuals the ability to use a low cost computer with up-to-date software at no charge.
Although my own political beliefs tell me that Socialism (a nicer word for Communism) is better for the majority, my human nature to compete asks me to move toward Capitalism in order to better myself financially; this issue will plague us for generations.
Common knowledge in replacing a server is that you build a new one, and switch to it when ready -- thus, not interrupting a critical service.
gee, that's a new one...
I think this would be only when put in a situation where they feel threatened, i.e. Open Source Developers get their hands on DB2 and market it as a Linux Product, giving no credit to IBM.
I would be very surprised if IBM ever exercised this ability -- Linux is too important to them in the long term.
Sure,
Set up small degree voting stations in department stores, youth centres, community centres, restaurants, and libraries for such things as:
- New Services? Which are most popular
- Materials for Libraries, what would be used most frequently?
- Most Popular Items on a Menu
When done across a board, this is a nice way to get free testing, and please many different agencies and companies by providing this free service, thus improving the image of the voting system.
Although I haven't personally used many testing tools:
I created an Enterprise Application composed of Client/Server Apps -- the best test was a small deployment of the Application to users who are apt to help you conduct the test, over a few weeks, I found bugs I never caught with my own manual tests.
Applications that test your code, etc are great from what I have heard, but will not catch Human Interface related issues, i.e. GUI Mess-Ups, Invisible Buttons, etc.
Family Guy Quote:
Michael: "Wow, the people look like ants from up here."
Bill Gates: "They are ants, Michael. They ARE Ants!"
In the Washinton Posts' article -- 'Dell's Centrino Circuitry' this proves that the Author of this Article had no idea what he was talking about......
Extremist compared with that of the american Democrats for example..
I am an NDP Voter.
Agreed... there are a wealth of ultra-leftist parties in Canada.... I recall discussion of the Communist Party of Canada in one of my Political Sciences classes, I was simply providing an example based on major parties.
The CPC are crackpots by the way, if they have any desire to actually gain standing ground, they should stop going to Cuba and flying the old Soviet Flag.
The key to the success of any party is to provide example... do something in the community, and make people respect you for it.
Whoa, EXTREME Leftist???
On a political scale within the United States, although it may not appear that way to American Citizens, all parties are on the far right as compared with other nations.
We Canadians have a Liberal Government, literally named, far beyond the left Americans consider acceptable in their political campgains, etc... yet, we have an extreme leftist party called the NDP -- it's a matter of perspective.
I think that Michael Moore takes his own reality, and the facts to back it up to make his point... it's not to say that he fabricates anything, but it's all about how the information is presented, and in his case... 'left-wing' for Americans. Like any editorial, documentary, etc, it's all about how the viewer perceives the information.
Although I am not a psychologist, I am a counsellor; and have worked with some cases of Schizophrenia through my practice.
There are medications available (the specific mediations, I am unsure of), which decrease brain activity, allowing the subject to more fully focus on their local environment.
A simple explanation for Schizophrenia is: Schizophrenia is NOT Multiple Personality, it is the inability to connect entirely to reality, and the crossing of the subject's dream world with their perception of reality.
There are Schizophrenic patients who go on to live in healthy, fulfilled lives; the key is for them to seek the necessary resources which may assist them (i.e. Counselling, Medication, etc.) and to find a job which they are productive at, and feel satisfied.
Warnings: *I* do not suggest long-term psychotherapy, it is unnecessary, allow her the freedom of making all of her own decisions, self empowerment is the most powerful healer.
WOW...
Thank you for the insight!
I am a Community Worker here in Canada, and that is a world apart from our ways.
Our Public Service is literally named, as it serves all, and penalizes all justifiably, regardless of income or social stature.
I suppose the only case where rich/famous persons can wriggle out of legal situations, is easily paying fines, as compared to the middle-class counterparts.
Another public service, for example, would be Ontario Works, which is basically the Welfare Program here, also, we have Public Funded Employment Insurance, not to mention government funded housing for the low income families -- basically, there is no reason to be homeless, and there is no reason to go hungry, unhealthy, etc.
Interesting how our systems differ, truly.
Point well taken, I guess my non-american aspect is simply founded by the question of:
Aren't public services (such as policing and justice) made to serve the public?
I am not knocking your society, or it's ways, I am just a world citizen asking the question of which is more important? Which priority will actually improve your society as a whole?
I'm all for being an entrepreneur, and making money, but as a die-hard Canadian, I tend to place people before profit.
This is a strong indication that the American (and other) Societies seem to take precedence of profit over Social Responsibility.
IMHO: It should be the first step, to contact parents and relatives of the arrested/convicted, isn't this sort of important?
I don't recall mentioning anyone being ashamed... nor did I make a comparison between the Americans and the former Soviets.
Do you have a complex?
There are many things people do everyday that shorten your or reduce your health, mainly: Using Gasoline!
>I too agree that the USSR should be ashamed and we should be Proud Americans.
It's not like accidents don't happen in the United States, and I don't quite see where your statement is founded.... simply because another country has a disaster, does not give Americans, nor any other country in the world bragging rights. I think what should be truly done, is that we all learn from examples, so this won't happen to humanity again.
Speaking as a practicing Counsellor, if I were to have a client say "I carry a weapon because my enemies are out to get me", my civic duty within Canada is to report this person to the nearest Health Facility.
I classify that statement as behaviour within a psychologically disturbed mind, and one which requires neurological re-evaluation.
Just a thought.
I switched to Gentoo Linux on my laptop and desktop a few weeks ago, and am VERY pleased with OpenOffice (the Ximian Edition)
I can follow powerpoints in class almost perfectly, there's the odd Bullet List Screw-Up, but it's a project that has matured wonderfully.
I no longer have ANY reason to run Windows, and I do alot of things, like:
- DV Capturing via FireWire
- Video Editing with LVE
- Instant Messaging
- Writing Documents, Spreadsheets, etc
- Wireless Networking
- VNC to some of my Customers' Desktops
- EMail via Ximian Evolution
- Reading PDF Files (via GNOME's built-in app)
- Writing PDF Files (via CUPS PDF Printer)
- Playing Quake, etc....
Why run Windows anymore? My computer is actually stable now!
On the other hand, high-end MP3 Players (like the new Rio, whatever it's called) are almost $200, but for another $50, you get a much larger capacity.
I think it's worth it, I'm a student and can't afford it, but I would buy one if I weren't poor.
And no, I'm not a Mac User/Activist
Limiting the rights of people, including daily practice, further reduces the american Social Atmosphere, it does this:
- Hurts Business
- which Hurt People
- which further increases Poverty
- which further enriches the few Rich People
IMHO, Bills like this are entirely in the interest of business, and will reduce the number of entrepreneurs due to fear of getting sued.
I am from Mississauga, Ontario - where Certicom resides, and am feeling two emotions:
- I am happy to see a local business score a large contract in my hometown
- I am confused as to how the American Government ever approved a purchase of an external Intellectual Property
I'm sure alot of Americans will have disagreements on this one!
If we commercialize the entire infrastructure, prices will rise, and reliability will fall.. it has been proven many times; @Home, Privatized Power in California, and Alberta
If a completely commercial net were created, I can guarantee that underground sub-networks would pop up externally
"The Internet" is far different than the WWW, as I am sure has been mentioned several times by now.
My prediction is that WWW will go out quite like Gopher, and will be replaced by a slow-emerging alternative client/server, preferrably untouchable (for the moment) by ultra-capitalist org's like Verisign
Sooo... find out what host/ip 'Icarus' is on, and make an ipchains policy to ignore that address.
Problem solved!
Rogers (here in Ontario, Canada) did similar portscans, but I haven't been found out for over a year.