Most people (or at least myself and others I know) don't rely on Napster as their sole source of musical income
Do you think this will always be the case? Five years ago, most people didn't rely on email as their sole source of communication. My point, in case you missed it, is that the RIAA is thinking ahead to a time when the communications infrastructure is larger and any Joe Schmo will be able to get MP3-on-demand services through a stereo (wait, that sounds kinda cool...). They need to make sure they stay in control, which means shutting down Napster is high on their list. After that, you'll probably see something like RIAApster....where you can download MP3 clips of songs....and then buy the CD.
Just because you don't see a warning notice, don't assume you aren't being watched. Recently, I heard of a company who went through every users' web browser cache, history, and cookies looking for "inappropriate" material. If none was found, a green sticker was placed on the machine. Otherwise, a red sticker. If you had a red sticker Monday morning, you were told to clean out your desk. Just to give you an idea how far the rabbit hole goes...
I agree. You throw privacy out the door when you step into the workplace. While I have no legal material to back this up, I'd bet your employer DOES have the right to tap your work telephone and read your snail mail delivered to you at work. Just as the company owns the computer, mailserver, and network, the company owns the phone system as well. Snail mail sent to you is actually sent to the company to your attention. Again, this is all speculation. Anyone able to back this up?
The question is, how far are you willing to go if you disagree with this? Can you risk your job? If so, then stand up against the man! If not, well, you might as well get used to it.
OK. I agree with your "rose by any other name" philosophy to a point. But what happens when it's a story about a really big-ass potato? Most people would like to see a picture. Of course people like eye-candy...you can only do so much with words - especially when you have little time to update a constantly changing article (which would be made easier by a cgi-script so you don't have to put in the HTML formatting).
Sure. Getting "just the news" from Attrition is fine if that's your bag, but you're comparing apples to oranges. CNN is by no means a "just the news" type of web site.
The real question is... how much more impressive is an article about potatoes with images tables javascripts php perl cgi and whatever...
Check out this poll from her site - the question is "What size browser window do you develop for?" and then to top it off "any/all" isn't even listed as a choice!
I agree. This poll question is a bit ambiguous. I interpreted it as "What's the minimum browser size your sites are optimized for?" Of course, it could also be taken as "What's the maximum size..." In which case, Lynda.com's answer would not be 1280x1024. Set your resoultion to this and click here. Notice the tile effect that results from not making the background image wide enough. Maybe it's my anal-retentiveness, but it annoys the hell out of me.
I had a solicitor contact me when I had a First USA Visa. I wasn't really interested in what they were selling, but I figured I'd take the free gifts they were offering and then cancel the subscription. Well, I had problems getting through to someone to cancel it, so I got fed up and cancelled the card. Three months later, I received a statement with a $60 balance. A half hour on the phone took care of it.
Sorry to tell such a long story to make a point, but simply cancelling the credit card won't work. If you've "authorized" charges prior to closing an account, you will get a statement.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but a majority of internet users are connecting via modem over POTS lines. So, can law enforcement just run over to the local telephone company, demand a tap on a line, and get the evidence they need as the data passes through a current telcom provider? Granted, they still may need a decryption key. But come on! You mean to tell me that a government doesn't have the resources to crack an encryption key? Hey if a "cyber-crime" is so serious, you should be able to afford the technology and intelligence to solve it. They just want things to be easy. The end result? The internet will be crowded with "cops" that have nothing to do. The day will come when we get "speeding tickets" online for using too much bandwidth. Hey, is donutshop.com still available??
Perhaps it's time businesses like DoubleClick stopped assuming we want to "opt-in". It's like the credit card application that says "Check here if you do NOT want to participate in" blah blah blah.
The opt-out cookie is a start, but I'd prefer it to be the default setting. Then, if I decide I want my habits tracked (however unlikely), I can choose to do so...and DoubleClick can send me money. It'd be like AllAdvantage.com, except without the annoying "always-on-top" ad bar. If someone is going to get paid to use my information, it should be me.
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Most people (or at least myself and others I know) don't rely on Napster as their sole source of musical income
Do you think this will always be the case? Five years ago, most people didn't rely on email as their sole source of communication. My point, in case you missed it, is that the RIAA is thinking ahead to a time when the communications infrastructure is larger and any Joe Schmo will be able to get MP3-on-demand services through a stereo (wait, that sounds kinda cool...). They need to make sure they stay in control, which means shutting down Napster is high on their list. After that, you'll probably see something like RIAApster....where you can download MP3 clips of songs....and then buy the CD.
Just because you don't see a warning notice, don't assume you aren't being watched. Recently, I heard of a company who went through every users' web browser cache, history, and cookies looking for "inappropriate" material. If none was found, a green sticker was placed on the machine. Otherwise, a red sticker. If you had a red sticker Monday morning, you were told to clean out your desk. Just to give you an idea how far the rabbit hole goes...
I agree. You throw privacy out the door when you step into the workplace. While I have no legal material to back this up, I'd bet your employer DOES have the right to tap your work telephone and read your snail mail delivered to you at work. Just as the company owns the computer, mailserver, and network, the company owns the phone system as well. Snail mail sent to you is actually sent to the company to your attention. Again, this is all speculation. Anyone able to back this up?
The question is, how far are you willing to go if you disagree with this? Can you risk your job? If so, then stand up against the man! If not, well, you might as well get used to it.
so why is someone who wants to make a copy of a song for his mom going to be stopped at the thought that he's breaking the law?
"Happy mother's day! Here's a bouquet I stole from the flower shop!"
It's all Coolio's fault...damned DoS attacks...
The FrontPage Extensions manage design-time web permissions ...
Interesting that something cut-and-pasted from MSDN (without a citation) gets modded to a 5...
Sure. Getting "just the news" from Attrition is fine if that's your bag, but you're comparing apples to oranges. CNN is by no means a "just the news" type of web site.
The real question is
Don't throw in a bunch of buzz-words to make a point.
Check out this poll from her site - the question is "What size browser window do you develop for?" and then to top it off "any/all" isn't even listed as a choice!
I agree. This poll question is a bit ambiguous. I interpreted it as "What's the minimum browser size your sites are optimized for?" Of course, it could also be taken as "What's the maximum size..." In which case, Lynda.com's answer would not be 1280x1024. Set your resoultion to this and click here. Notice the tile effect that results from not making the background image wide enough. Maybe it's my anal-retentiveness, but it annoys the hell out of me.
problem solved
Not necessarily.
I had a solicitor contact me when I had a First USA Visa. I wasn't really interested in what they were selling, but I figured I'd take the free gifts they were offering and then cancel the subscription. Well, I had problems getting through to someone to cancel it, so I got fed up and cancelled the card. Three months later, I received a statement with a $60 balance. A half hour on the phone took care of it.
Sorry to tell such a long story to make a point, but simply cancelling the credit card won't work. If you've "authorized" charges prior to closing an account, you will get a statement.
Does this mean I can watch the scrambled up pr0n channel if I plug it in to my cable box??
...would have been seeing a First Post! on this topic!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but a majority of internet users are connecting via modem over POTS lines. So, can law enforcement just run over to the local telephone company, demand a tap on a line, and get the evidence they need as the data passes through a current telcom provider? Granted, they still may need a decryption key. But come on! You mean to tell me that a government doesn't have the resources to crack an encryption key? Hey if a "cyber-crime" is so serious, you should be able to afford the technology and intelligence to solve it. They just want things to be easy. The end result? The internet will be crowded with "cops" that have nothing to do. The day will come when we get "speeding tickets" online for using too much bandwidth. Hey, is donutshop.com still available??
Perhaps it's time businesses like DoubleClick stopped assuming we want to "opt-in". It's like the credit card application that says "Check here if you do NOT want to participate in" blah blah blah.
The opt-out cookie is a start, but I'd prefer it to be the default setting. Then, if I decide I want my habits tracked (however unlikely), I can choose to do so...and DoubleClick can send me money. It'd be like AllAdvantage.com, except without the annoying "always-on-top" ad bar. If someone is going to get paid to use my information, it should be me.
In case you need it, here's the link to "opt-out" of DoubleClick.