Actually, I'm not. The more the browser makers fight over each % in market share, the better off we all are. I'd rather have 4 or 5 browsers continuously fighting it out than the situation we had back in 2001.
I still shudder when I think of the browser dark ages.
This is exactly what I'm worried about when talking about the next bubble. For years, the value of a company was a basis of the profit ratio. In the previous bubble, the companies involved had no profit and the new measure of "revenue ratio" was created... that was the big sign of trouble and we're getting there again aren't we...
That or... Maybe they're trying to find a way to get access to SIPRNet? Canada is a trusted ally of the United States and does have access to some of our secure networks.
The chances of actually getting access to SIRPNet would be low, but maybe the possible payoff is enough for them to try anyway?
The preamble, while making a catchy song, doesn't actually lay out what any of the rules associated are with the goals. It's the abstract. The articles and amendments are where the debates and wrangling all happen, and where they should happen. Promoting the general welfare is an intentionally vague term to let everyone know that the document has really good intentions. Which I think is great and something that many of us forget today.
The rest of the document does its darnedest to not be vague, and the authors did their best to be as clear as possible. It is my humble opinion that the federal government did grow, over the years, into an organization that holds much more power than the founding fathers desired. I don't believe that handouts were/are part of the domain of the federal government, but rather of the states. The 10th amendment grants the states the powers not granted to the federal government. They have every right to give as many handouts as they can afford. I know how naive that sounds, and I'm sorry. I see how it is, and I understand that it is very difficult to undo over 200 years of scope creep.
As for the common defense: See Article I, Section 8 for the legislative power involving the military. Article II, Section 2 is the Commander in Chief clause that grants him/her the power to command the military.
So yea, the preamble is a nice pre-summary, but the actual jurisdiction and power lies in the articles and amendments.
Ok, a missed symbol entry engendered this much hostility, lol.
Since I am not quite sure what this IPV6 actually is, I guess it is too difficult to explain if an older router will continue to work.
In the sense of getting me to slashdot, google, WW, FB, wired, porn, and various other sites I frequent.
You must be new here. That's nothing even remotely hostile. I found it quite cheeky and fun. Welcome to Slashdot citizen!
Although, I do admit I see nothing to suggest that your browsing habits are much different than the rest of ours. I'm not sure what you meant by WW. Google indicates that means Weight Watchers.com. Although many of us could benefit from a few visits to that site, we're too busy eating what our parents bring down to the basement to really worry about any of that. I'd suggest mixing in a bit of Wikipedia and checking the IPv6 page for a nice intro. You should glaze over nicely, so maybe checking the IPv4 would be a better start.
This could finally be the showdown that we've all been waiting for. I've been wondering when one of the *AAs would go after someone that has the time/resources/desire to go toe to toe with them.
Likely, but then Skype wouldn't be using that to possibly siphon traffic to see their ads and pay to make the call... I mean, that is the real point right?
I think Skype is quite alright for what it does... Namely communicate with other Skype users. But I was sick of that extension and sick of re-disabling it on every update. If Mozilla is blocking it for me, awesome.
Kudos for picking that one out. I notice that there's very little tech in this list. In fact, the overly large representation from sports-related companies has me wondering what's up with them. I know counterfeit sports apparel is a bit of a pain for them, but I didn't know that it was that bad.
Maybe Xerox is looking at finally taking on Apple and Microsoft over that whole GUI thing?
So... It's officially the rumor to go along with what we were all thinking would happen anyway. It's nice that an "anonymous T-Mobile" employee can provide the evidence.
Don't get me wrong, I fully well think this is what will happen/is happening... But I'm going to need to see someone attach their name to this... That or see the Vibrant 4G be out on the market long enough to reasonably justify that something is indeed up beyond pure laziness.
I was born in 1980, and saw Tron on TV a few times when I was a child. I remember being captivated by the story, and I've loved the movie since I first laid eyes on it. Even when I first watched it, I thought it was a bit cheesy as well, but I loved the idea. To this day, I'm impressed at how imaginative it was... Amplify that with the eyes of a 5-7 year old, and you have something that sticks for a long time.
That's an assumption. Not all PHBs are in charge of that hardware. Depending on the cost center relationship, that PHB may have no business whatsoever other than being the IT PHB instead of a business PHB.
Or... what if you're driving and you happen to look at what's being recorded by the cameras? You'll have to make sure all cars have access to a data network so the footage can be securely uploaded to a government inspection station. The operator on the other end will tell you when to stop backing up. Of course, they will make sure to not keep any of the recordings.
Or it means you had high enough performance numbers (GPA, tests, etc) to make them take notice of you. Granted, you meed a way to get enough loans/grants/whatever to pay for what you're getting.
I think that's one of the points of the story here. There isn't a way to figure out how much this person actually cost the industry.
Some argue that it's approximately $28.
Some argue (apparently) that it's $1.92M.
I'd argue $0, and I'll come off that only when they allow me to "buy" my music instead of "licensing" it. It'd be nice if they'd actually run a fair business and paid artists an actual percentage of the massive cash these artists produce too.
I'd still say that's approximately 50-100x actual damages... Still excessive in my book. She didn't pay for the 28 songs she downloaded. Charge her $5 per song, and walk away.
Before someone replies with "That doesn't count the number of times she shared that file" I say, "BS." I'm sorry, she got the files from someone else, and those downloaders could have pulled it from yet another party. If they could verify how many people pulled the song from her, I'm wondering why they don't have those people in court either.
I doubt she instructed anyone else to download those files. They way I see it, she's responsible for downloading them... and that's it. You can't control the actions of other "anonymous" internet citizens.
No. They put Moneybookers on the watch list. That's entirely understandable when you want to target their clientele for doing something that you don't like. Assange (I'm sure) has been on the watch list for a long time.
The problem with being on that watch list is that it severely limits who you can do business with. No US government entity, contractor, or anyone wanting a govt contract will do business with you.
That's why this is a severe douche maneuver by the US federal government. I understand trying to freeze the accounts of the people who are supporting terrorists and terror activities... But to use this as a tool to silence someone who is helping point out abuses and incompetence is abuse.
BTW... I'm an American... and I'm ashamed. I'll continue to do what I can in the ballot and among those that will listen... But it's a nasty uphill battle against people who just don't give a damn.
Hey, whatever. I heard there's this unit that's relied on solar power for decades for basic functions. Sure the demonstration I saw required four hours in Iraq to heat his sandwich... But he was living off the land!
He even managed to figure out where a hostage was being held without ever steeping out of the barracks!
lol, then why don't they just keep the price of oil sky high all the time? If it was always that expensive we'd never know the difference. You fail at economics.
Actually, there's a big balancing act that oil companies have to play with.
1) Higher prices would encourage exploration of alternative fuels. This would decrease demand on their product once alternative fuels hit the market and could cut into the profits they get now. 2) You're right, if it was always that expensive, we'd never notice. But, you can only mess with the price so much at a time, and if they just go up, then people will only complain. Complaints = action by officials. Now, if you have a situation where you can increase the cost by 400%, then cut it in half after a few months, then you have a system where, "The price is high, but at least it's not so bad."
Situation #2 is what I saw happen in 2005. It was a trip. In fact, the prices did hit a point where more people than usual started calling for #1... Since then the "speculation" news has dropped dramatically.
Well, when you deploy proper virus detection and mitigation, the worm can be detected and cleaned post-infection. The process won't have the ability to dink with the virus scanner, the core OS files, or bootloader unless the worm can take advantage of some privilege escalation flaw.
In Windows, the vast majority of home users run with admin privs, which means the scanner needs to be able to pick off the infection before the infection occurs. In many of those cases, the system becomes compromised in a way that the scanner is disabled, or can't update, or the virus is able to hide itself from the OS.
So, sure an end user could download and execute the worm, but the Unix example is significantly easier to contain... Unless of course the worm leverages a flaw in the OS... In that case all bets are off.
Foul on both of you. I see no citations in either case. I'd love for this to be an honest debate or discussion. In fact, GP even states desire for good honest debate, but I see nothing in the post to back up the various "facts."
As for parent... The Irrelevant replies I'll agree with because the associated points don't deal with facts. Observations and feelings don't count for much in a discussion talking about a lack of facts. As for the "wrong" entries, I'd love to see counter-examples. I'll certainly grant that in a 10 point post, it's hard to come up with enough sources.
I'll attempt to contribute something useful now: Point #2, or the Hockey stick, considers more than just the last 10-15 years... To see the "stick" you have to look at the last 1000 years. Assuming measurements are proper, there is a noted effect in the last 100 years... Unfortunately, this does depend heavily on "proxy" indicators. There is a good size error field, which certainly contributes to the debate. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3569604.stm Point #4 may be mostly irrelevant, but I'd like to know why it's also wrong. The Global Cooling idea is certainly ingrained in the doubters, and it certainly does call into question what the research is indicating. Point #5 does have an example in the Aral Sea. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=reclaiming-the-aral-sea&sc=rss
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Actually, I'm not. The more the browser makers fight over each % in market share, the better off we all are. I'd rather have 4 or 5 browsers continuously fighting it out than the situation we had back in 2001.
I still shudder when I think of the browser dark ages.
Please mod this parent up.
This is exactly what I'm worried about when talking about the next bubble. For years, the value of a company was a basis of the profit ratio. In the previous bubble, the companies involved had no profit and the new measure of "revenue ratio" was created... that was the big sign of trouble and we're getting there again aren't we...
That or... Maybe they're trying to find a way to get access to SIPRNet? Canada is a trusted ally of the United States and does have access to some of our secure networks.
The chances of actually getting access to SIRPNet would be low, but maybe the possible payoff is enough for them to try anyway?
The preamble, while making a catchy song, doesn't actually lay out what any of the rules associated are with the goals. It's the abstract. The articles and amendments are where the debates and wrangling all happen, and where they should happen. Promoting the general welfare is an intentionally vague term to let everyone know that the document has really good intentions. Which I think is great and something that many of us forget today.
The rest of the document does its darnedest to not be vague, and the authors did their best to be as clear as possible. It is my humble opinion that the federal government did grow, over the years, into an organization that holds much more power than the founding fathers desired. I don't believe that handouts were/are part of the domain of the federal government, but rather of the states. The 10th amendment grants the states the powers not granted to the federal government. They have every right to give as many handouts as they can afford. I know how naive that sounds, and I'm sorry. I see how it is, and I understand that it is very difficult to undo over 200 years of scope creep.
As for the common defense: See Article I, Section 8 for the legislative power involving the military. Article II, Section 2 is the Commander in Chief clause that grants him/her the power to command the military.
So yea, the preamble is a nice pre-summary, but the actual jurisdiction and power lies in the articles and amendments.
Ok, a missed symbol entry engendered this much hostility, lol.
Since I am not quite sure what this IPV6 actually is, I guess it is too difficult to explain if an older router will continue to work.
In the sense of getting me to slashdot, google, WW, FB, wired, porn, and various other sites I frequent.
You must be new here. That's nothing even remotely hostile. I found it quite cheeky and fun. Welcome to Slashdot citizen!
Although, I do admit I see nothing to suggest that your browsing habits are much different than the rest of ours. I'm not sure what you meant by WW. Google indicates that means Weight Watchers.com. Although many of us could benefit from a few visits to that site, we're too busy eating what our parents bring down to the basement to really worry about any of that. I'd suggest mixing in a bit of Wikipedia and checking the IPv6 page for a nice intro. You should glaze over nicely, so maybe checking the IPv4 would be a better start.
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This could finally be the showdown that we've all been waiting for. I've been wondering when one of the *AAs would go after someone that has the time/resources/desire to go toe to toe with them.
I wonder what Vegas would set the odds at?
He does tell at least one of the players they are not involved in the fight because the character is currently in the bar...
Likely, but then Skype wouldn't be using that to possibly siphon traffic to see their ads and pay to make the call... I mean, that is the real point right?
I think Skype is quite alright for what it does... Namely communicate with other Skype users. But I was sick of that extension and sick of re-disabling it on every update. If Mozilla is blocking it for me, awesome.
Kudos for picking that one out. I notice that there's very little tech in this list. In fact, the overly large representation from sports-related companies has me wondering what's up with them. I know counterfeit sports apparel is a bit of a pain for them, but I didn't know that it was that bad.
Maybe Xerox is looking at finally taking on Apple and Microsoft over that whole GUI thing?
So... It's officially the rumor to go along with what we were all thinking would happen anyway. It's nice that an "anonymous T-Mobile" employee can provide the evidence.
Don't get me wrong, I fully well think this is what will happen/is happening... But I'm going to need to see someone attach their name to this... That or see the Vibrant 4G be out on the market long enough to reasonably justify that something is indeed up beyond pure laziness.
I was born in 1980, and saw Tron on TV a few times when I was a child. I remember being captivated by the story, and I've loved the movie since I first laid eyes on it. Even when I first watched it, I thought it was a bit cheesy as well, but I loved the idea. To this day, I'm impressed at how imaginative it was... Amplify that with the eyes of a 5-7 year old, and you have something that sticks for a long time.
I certainly hope so. It'll be a bit of a trick to work around traffic shaping if (/when) it gets stood up, but I have faith in the masses...
Let's just see what sort of paywalls we see devised now though.
The systems belong to the PHBs.
That's an assumption. Not all PHBs are in charge of that hardware. Depending on the cost center relationship, that PHB may have no business whatsoever other than being the IT PHB instead of a business PHB.
Or... what if you're driving and you happen to look at what's being recorded by the cameras? You'll have to make sure all cars have access to a data network so the footage can be securely uploaded to a government inspection station. The operator on the other end will tell you when to stop backing up. Of course, they will make sure to not keep any of the recordings.
Or it means you had high enough performance numbers (GPA, tests, etc) to make them take notice of you. Granted, you meed a way to get enough loans/grants/whatever to pay for what you're getting.
Hey... I read plenty to my kids. I read them this great story about a blood elf mage that just totally pwned that dwarf warrior. It was sweet.
It was just really hard to tell the kids what that dwarf was saying... But it was so epic.
I think that's one of the points of the story here. There isn't a way to figure out how much this person actually cost the industry.
Some argue that it's approximately $28.
Some argue (apparently) that it's $1.92M.
I'd argue $0, and I'll come off that only when they allow me to "buy" my music instead of "licensing" it. It'd be nice if they'd actually run a fair business and paid artists an actual percentage of the massive cash these artists produce too.
I'd still say that's approximately 50-100x actual damages... Still excessive in my book. She didn't pay for the 28 songs she downloaded. Charge her $5 per song, and walk away.
Before someone replies with "That doesn't count the number of times she shared that file" I say, "BS." I'm sorry, she got the files from someone else, and those downloaders could have pulled it from yet another party. If they could verify how many people pulled the song from her, I'm wondering why they don't have those people in court either.
I doubt she instructed anyone else to download those files. They way I see it, she's responsible for downloading them... and that's it. You can't control the actions of other "anonymous" internet citizens.
Actually... Cockpit doors are now better reinforced because of how easy it was to access the cockpit. That wasn't a bad idea.
Everything else? Crap, and theater.
No. They put Moneybookers on the watch list. That's entirely understandable when you want to target their clientele for doing something that you don't like. Assange (I'm sure) has been on the watch list for a long time.
The problem with being on that watch list is that it severely limits who you can do business with. No US government entity, contractor, or anyone wanting a govt contract will do business with you.
That's why this is a severe douche maneuver by the US federal government. I understand trying to freeze the accounts of the people who are supporting terrorists and terror activities... But to use this as a tool to silence someone who is helping point out abuses and incompetence is abuse.
BTW... I'm an American... and I'm ashamed. I'll continue to do what I can in the ballot and among those that will listen... But it's a nasty uphill battle against people who just don't give a damn.
Hey, whatever. I heard there's this unit that's relied on solar power for decades for basic functions. Sure the demonstration I saw required four hours in Iraq to heat his sandwich... But he was living off the land!
He even managed to figure out where a hostage was being held without ever steeping out of the barracks!
lol, then why don't they just keep the price of oil sky high all the time? If it was always that expensive we'd never know the difference. You fail at economics.
Actually, there's a big balancing act that oil companies have to play with.
1) Higher prices would encourage exploration of alternative fuels. This would decrease demand on their product once alternative fuels hit the market and could cut into the profits they get now.
2) You're right, if it was always that expensive, we'd never notice. But, you can only mess with the price so much at a time, and if they just go up, then people will only complain. Complaints = action by officials. Now, if you have a situation where you can increase the cost by 400%, then cut it in half after a few months, then you have a system where, "The price is high, but at least it's not so bad."
Situation #2 is what I saw happen in 2005. It was a trip. In fact, the prices did hit a point where more people than usual started calling for #1... Since then the "speculation" news has dropped dramatically.
Well, when you deploy proper virus detection and mitigation, the worm can be detected and cleaned post-infection. The process won't have the ability to dink with the virus scanner, the core OS files, or bootloader unless the worm can take advantage of some privilege escalation flaw.
In Windows, the vast majority of home users run with admin privs, which means the scanner needs to be able to pick off the infection before the infection occurs. In many of those cases, the system becomes compromised in a way that the scanner is disabled, or can't update, or the virus is able to hide itself from the OS.
So, sure an end user could download and execute the worm, but the Unix example is significantly easier to contain... Unless of course the worm leverages a flaw in the OS... In that case all bets are off.
Excellent. Thank you for the source on 4, and for the solid retort on 5.
Foul on both of you. I see no citations in either case. I'd love for this to be an honest debate or discussion. In fact, GP even states desire for good honest debate, but I see nothing in the post to back up the various "facts."
As for parent... The Irrelevant replies I'll agree with because the associated points don't deal with facts. Observations and feelings don't count for much in a discussion talking about a lack of facts. As for the "wrong" entries, I'd love to see counter-examples. I'll certainly grant that in a 10 point post, it's hard to come up with enough sources.
I'll attempt to contribute something useful now:
Point #2, or the Hockey stick, considers more than just the last 10-15 years... To see the "stick" you have to look at the last 1000 years. Assuming measurements are proper, there is a noted effect in the last 100 years... Unfortunately, this does depend heavily on "proxy" indicators. There is a good size error field, which certainly contributes to the debate. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3569604.stm
Point #4 may be mostly irrelevant, but I'd like to know why it's also wrong. The Global Cooling idea is certainly ingrained in the doubters, and it certainly does call into question what the research is indicating.
Point #5 does have an example in the Aral Sea. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=reclaiming-the-aral-sea&sc=rss