Even using alternative identification numbers will only limit identity theft rather than eliminating it. I think law enforcement and prosecution is the answer.
After all, it's an information society: abusing personal information harms the fabric of this society, as well as the specific individuals and organizations involved.
I have run Linux JDKs on FreeBSD/i386 using the Linux ABI. Not in a production environment, but it's what I would consider if the native port ever went away.
I can't say I'm impressed with this search engine offering. I tried the most obvious query I could think of, bill clinton, which yielded a bizarre novelty site as the first result.
If the issue is that Firefox users as a group have different tastes than IE users, then it's an opportunity rather than a problem:
Detect Firefox and display ads for products we might actually appreciate learning more about.
I was disappointed to learn that the DS doesn't support networking beyond local links to other DSs.
With Wi-fi support in every unit, I'd pay $30 for a "game" cartridge with an internet suite based on Opera or maybe the mobile Mozilla technology. Give me a web browser, IMAP client, AIM, and maybe an RSS reader and I'm good.
Hopefully something like this is on the way, something a little more portable than my laptop.
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Don't know anyone using Netscape 4.x, thank goodness, but there are several people in my organization who use Netscape 6.x or 7.x.
They're unmoved by my recommendation to upgrade to Mozilla 1.7.x or Firefox 1.x, even after they hear about "branch points" and "later builds".:-)
AOL definitely has an opportunity to reach users via the Netscape brand that the Mozilla Foundation would miss.
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The Netscape name still means a lot to people. Slashdotters care about the codebase and feature set, not the branding (or rebranding, or re-rebranding). But there are still many, many users who will "upgrade Netscape" before they will "download and install Firefox", all due to the familiarity of the name and trust in the brand.
The article doesn't mention satellite radio, but in the USA subscriber bases for both XM and Sirius satellite radio services are growing rapidly.
Don't know what the net effect of growth is. As a one-year XM subscriber, I listen to CDs less, but have purchased a couple a CDs from artists I never would have discovered without satellite radio.
We have a wiki in our 125-person company, and it's been more successful in some directions than in others.
It's a great bulletin board or whiteboard for groups that rarely gather in the same place at the same time.
On the other hand, there's no organizational standard to make sure things are logical. Without this information architecture work being done, you have to search the wiki and then spend time reviewing the results in order to find things.
In the case of my organization, the worst part of my boss' job is that IT is one of the few parts of the business upper management doesn't understand.
Our president is qualified to perform maybe 80% of all the jobs in the company, but none of the jobs in IT. He can micromanage most other departments, but with IT he just has to (1) trust and (2) pay.
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I'll bet they're clueless about Selective Service too, which is what the conscription system is called in the USA.
Somebody needs to point out to them that they are the slack in the system between US troop delpoyments and the robot soldiers.
It's all a matter of perspective.
The casino gaming industry talks about its "earnings", not "winnings", or heaven forbid, its customers' "losses".
While we wait for the data, the anecdotes are exhilarating:
My coworker's father-in-law now swears by Firefox. He's an elite sales executive in the automobile industry, not a geek at all.
With Firefox building mindshare among people like him, the numbers can't be far behind.
Even using alternative identification numbers will only limit identity theft rather than eliminating it. I think law enforcement and prosecution is the answer.
After all, it's an information society: abusing personal information harms the fabric of this society, as well as the specific individuals and organizations involved.
Meanwhile American engineers are creating robots to watch soccer, an activity American sports fans consider too tedious for humans to perform.
I have run Linux JDKs on FreeBSD/i386 using the Linux ABI. Not in a production environment, but it's what I would consider if the native port ever went away.
I say let 'em bad-mouth old games. Soon enough they'll have to listen to the next generation bad-mouth their favorite game.
So if you happen to be carrying redundant GPS receivers, and they happen to all fail simultaneously, take cover.
I can't say I'm impressed with this search engine offering. I tried the most obvious query I could think of, bill clinton, which yielded a bizarre novelty site as the first result.
A Google search on the same keywords yields Bill Clinton's official White House biography.
I'll be waiting for Accoona 2.0.
If the issue is that Firefox users as a group have different tastes than IE users, then it's an opportunity rather than a problem: Detect Firefox and display ads for products we might actually appreciate learning more about.
I was disappointed to learn that the DS doesn't support networking beyond local links to other DSs.
With Wi-fi support in every unit, I'd pay $30 for a "game" cartridge with an internet suite based on Opera or maybe the mobile Mozilla technology. Give me a web browser, IMAP client, AIM, and maybe an RSS reader and I'm good.
Hopefully something like this is on the way, something a little more portable than my laptop.
Don't know anyone using Netscape 4.x, thank goodness, but there are several people in my organization who use Netscape 6.x or 7.x.
:-)
They're unmoved by my recommendation to upgrade to Mozilla 1.7.x or Firefox 1.x, even after they hear about "branch points" and "later builds".
AOL definitely has an opportunity to reach users via the Netscape brand that the Mozilla Foundation would miss.
The Netscape name still means a lot to people. Slashdotters care about the codebase and feature set, not the branding (or rebranding, or re-rebranding). But there are still many, many users who will "upgrade Netscape" before they will "download and install Firefox", all due to the familiarity of the name and trust in the brand.
And "Mozilla" is a tougher sell yet.
Opera's small-screen mode is indispensible on mobile devices.
Three percent of my employer's staff (well, three out of about one hundred) took vacation today in order to play Halo 2 all night.
Now that's intense.
The article doesn't mention satellite radio, but in the USA subscriber bases for both XM and Sirius satellite radio services are growing rapidly.
Don't know what the net effect of growth is. As a one-year XM subscriber, I listen to CDs less, but have purchased a couple a CDs from artists I never would have discovered without satellite radio.
My officemate looked at the product photos and said, "Where is the phone?"
Bet he's not the only one to have that reaction.
It's like a BSD golden age lately, with (alphabetically!) FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD releases coinciding.
Hooray for all three. It's a amazing luxury to have so many open source Unix-like operating systems and kernels out there, free for the download.
I nominate .med, for hosptials and other non-profit medical institutions.
We have a wiki in our 125-person company, and it's been more successful in some directions than in others.
It's a great bulletin board or whiteboard for groups that rarely gather in the same place at the same time.
On the other hand, there's no organizational standard to make sure things are logical. Without this information architecture work being done, you have to search the wiki and then spend time reviewing the results in order to find things.
To the extent that Windows is used in core automotive systems, it will be subject to safety and liability issues just like other components.
Windows could start figuring into product liability lawsuits. I'd buy tickets to see that play out.
Two of my least favorite companies, Microsoft and SBC.
I've worked hard to get both of them out of my life; HDTV over IP won't be enough for me to let them back in again.
Mac OS X is the same way, FWIW. sudo only, from accounts with appropriate permission.
Let's agree to call it "malware" and take the rest of the day off.
In the case of my organization, the worst part of my boss' job is that IT is one of the few parts of the business upper management doesn't understand.
Our president is qualified to perform maybe 80% of all the jobs in the company, but none of the jobs in IT. He can micromanage most other departments, but with IT he just has to (1) trust and (2) pay.