This just came to mind as I'm tracking a UPS package from Canada...I wonder if UPS tracks everything they've ever sent to me...location, store type, declared value (if applicable), etc.
Hell, these days you don't even want an American in charge of your information (facebook, google, anybody?) Not to imply that Americans are any more or less trustworthy than anybody else, I'll leave that argument aside for now.
I like google, but they DO definitely track my stuff, I'm STILL seeing Tire ads show up 2 weeks after I quit shopping online for tires...
One just cannot trust anybody with one's private information, brings to mind the old adage "Three people can keep a secret, if two of them are dead." In this case, history does indeed speak for itself, but it is not anything as current as privacy on the internet, it's as timeless as secrets in general.
Mod parent up. I've been saying this for years. People who started with Doom probably called those of use who started with Gondeneye 64 fanbois (or the equivalent term for the time) and hated Goldeneye 64 for its lack of novelty and unjust popularity just like us who started with Goldeneye 64 called those who started with Halo fainbois and hated Halo for its lack of novelty and unjust popularity.
Fiber optic technology that can deliver 100Mbps and even gigabit speeds over wide area distances has been around for years, so the reason it hasn't reached your doorstep yet isn't because it hasn't been invented yet. What's been standing in the way of progress all this time are the large telecom corporations that exploit all those local loops out there, those last miles of ancient copper that they're always promising to replace with something better, but always find a reason not to. No, as far as they're concerned it's always better to squeeze the last dime possible out of your investment if you can, especially when there's no real competition (something most of us can also thank our local governments for).
If you need a bit of leverage, take my local government. I thank them profusely for what they've done for us (well, the Public Utility District). I also thank California, for allowing us to rape their pocketbooks some 10 years ago for selling them cheap power at ridiculously expensive prices.
But seriously, the fiber to the home is very possible, very doable. If anyone in the decision-making process/government is trying to tell you it can't be done, just point them to Grant County PUD. My actual bandwidth, at 8:34 PM local time: Speedtest result
I really would love to see more people have fiber optics to their homes. It'll force the ISP's to increase their pipes, and the internet as a whole will be better, I think.
So Microsoft's big idea is to buy software that other people have made?
I suppose it's not a bad business model, buy something that someone else created and rebrand it to sell it yourself...I mean hey, it worked for them before, right?
But why can't the world's largest software company do this themselves? I understand the need for an "outsider" to have a different perspective, but it seems that they should still be able to do this themselves.
Almost 30 years, and you still suck at life. Way to go, Microsoft.
Obviously, I didn't RTFA, but I just love scare tactics. This could be anything. Just because it was a bomb "near" a government building doesn't mean it was "Terror," although "terror" these days DOES have an extremely broad definition...
Some are. Classified SECRET computers are on SIPR net (Secure Internet Protocol Router, now more often referred to as SECRET Internet Protocol Router) which is totally separate from the Internet, except for the fact that it runs on the same lines once it is cloud-side. It's supposed to be unreadable because it uses packet switching, but otherwise functions the same as NIPR (Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router) net. Thing is, I know of an example where I had to wipe several new computers because the vendor-supplied network cards were sending usage statistics back to the vendor when these machines were connected to SIPR. So it's obviously not quite right.
I hope JWICS is more secure, because it handles TOP SECRET...
...Google+ doesn't even have a "most recent" button on the Stream). And certain things just don't seem to work (when a link has a number on it, it means there are that many messages or something waiting at the other end; click it, and the number goes away because it assumes you've read them; except it doesn't on about 10% of those widgets...)
You DO understand that Google+ is only in a limited field trial, right?
The Marines are supposed to be a small, elite amphibious light infantry force. Marines should have two jobs, period: storming beaches and guarding ships.
No, we're not. Light infantry, yes, which is why I hate the fact that as an infantryman my BASIC (i.e. patrol will only be out about 2 hours) combat load was over 60 pounds (mostly due to the armor).
But a small force, not neccessarily. We are expeditionary in nature, so small tends to be the norm, but is not a requirement. We are also designed to be mostly self-supportive, having our own ground assets working in tandem with our own air assets. We rely on the Navy only for medical purposes (Corpsmen and the like). Lately, it's been the Air Force that transports us.
We could not exist as a small force, because we need to support ourselves.
Now the rest of your comment makes total sense, and some food for thought: The Marine Corps is only about 180,000 strong. Only ~10% of that is infantry. So is it bigger than it needs to be? Yes. It is inherently smaller than the Army? Yes. Is it supposed to be small? Not neccessarily.
My friend's unemployment check is $347/wk. He's already filed for and received "Emergency Unemployment Compensation" which extends his benefits for up to a year. His only requirement to remain on unemployment is that he has to "make and active job search" meaning 3 job-searching activities (job fairs, interviews, etc.) or 3 job applications, or any combination per week. Job applications includes applying online to jobs via the state's unemployment office.
And $347wk covers all his bills, so why should he look for a job? Yet he counts as unemployed.
It's just our government messing up its own programs and making things appear worse than they should be.
Sounds just like our automotive manufacturers. It wasn't until Ford brought in a new CEO from outside the industry (from Boeing, actually) that it was realized how screwed up everything was. That's why Ford didn't need the bailout.
GM and Chrysler continued on as if the weren't doing anything wrong because they could see that they were doing something wrong. Bill Ford, Jr. said "We're an insular company in an insular industry in an insular town..." MPAA and RIAA are no different.
As far as I could tell he was dead serious. He didn't believe that we could have paved roads everywhere and electricity and clean running water everywhere. He thought that I was yanking HIS chain.
And I agree, it's not his fault at all. It's simply what he's been taught, and it's unfortunate that he doesn't have access to learning materials outside of his instructors.
I spoke to a man that was a college graduate out of Kabul when I was in Golestan, Farah Province, Afghanistan.
He asked, "Which country is better, the USA or Afghanistan?" I replied "I think the USA is a better country." "Why?" "We have paved roads everywhere, and every house has electricity and running clean water." Only SLIGHTLY off, but it gets the idea across. "I think Afghanistan is a better country because I know that those things are impossible. And we have beautiful gardens and can see the moon." "We have gardens in America, and we can see the moon, too" "I know you are lying, because I have been to college and you cannot see the moon from America."
This is a true story. Obviously, the dangers of astronomy in Afghanistan are worth the risk, because we cannot see the moon.
But what about our own country? Granted, in the big picture, $10 million isn't all that much, but there are much closer problems to deal with. American's without homes have no computers, can't buy Windows and other Microsoft products!
With as much money as the guy has, he could do wonders for our country. Our new IT-powered smart grid will undoubtedly be run by Windows, so put some money into at least designing a classy Blue Screen of Death. Help fight hunger. Donate computing power for crop yield research. Donate computing power for automotive fuel efficiency (not fuel emission) research. For the children(!!!!!) put money into our educational system, so teachers can actually get paid and feel appreciated and love their jobs again!
I don't understand this need for us to help everyone else while we let our own country go to shit. 800,000 Kenyans get toilets, that's great. But what about the 600,000 homeless we have? What about their toilets!?
I was vaccinated against smallpox in the Marine Corps. We knew there that the government kept smallpox. Next, they're going to tell us that the government keeps anthrax on file too!
I live 15 minutes from where this is happening. Summer will be interesting; it does get to be over 100F some days in the summer, with July usually averaging well over 90F.
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This just came to mind as I'm tracking a UPS package from Canada...I wonder if UPS tracks everything they've ever sent to me...location, store type, declared value (if applicable), etc.
Hell, these days you don't even want an American in charge of your information (facebook, google, anybody?) Not to imply that Americans are any more or less trustworthy than anybody else, I'll leave that argument aside for now.
I like google, but they DO definitely track my stuff, I'm STILL seeing Tire ads show up 2 weeks after I quit shopping online for tires...
One just cannot trust anybody with one's private information, brings to mind the old adage "Three people can keep a secret, if two of them are dead." In this case, history does indeed speak for itself, but it is not anything as current as privacy on the internet, it's as timeless as secrets in general.
Mod parent up. I've been saying this for years. People who started with Doom probably called those of use who started with Gondeneye 64 fanbois (or the equivalent term for the time) and hated Goldeneye 64 for its lack of novelty and unjust popularity just like us who started with Goldeneye 64 called those who started with Halo fainbois and hated Halo for its lack of novelty and unjust popularity.
Fiber optic technology that can deliver 100Mbps and even gigabit speeds over wide area distances has been around for years, so the reason it hasn't reached your doorstep yet isn't because it hasn't been invented yet. What's been standing in the way of progress all this time are the large telecom corporations that exploit all those local loops out there, those last miles of ancient copper that they're always promising to replace with something better, but always find a reason not to. No, as far as they're concerned it's always better to squeeze the last dime possible out of your investment if you can, especially when there's no real competition (something most of us can also thank our local governments for).
If you need a bit of leverage, take my local government. I thank them profusely for what they've done for us (well, the Public Utility District). I also thank California, for allowing us to rape their pocketbooks some 10 years ago for selling them cheap power at ridiculously expensive prices.
But seriously, the fiber to the home is very possible, very doable. If anyone in the decision-making process/government is trying to tell you it can't be done, just point them to Grant County PUD. My actual bandwidth, at 8:34 PM local time: Speedtest result
I really would love to see more people have fiber optics to their homes. It'll force the ISP's to increase their pipes, and the internet as a whole will be better, I think.
Change the law to what?
Saying the law needs changing is no different, and just as effective, as saying "Something needs to be done."
Useless drivel, unless the person saying such things has an actual solution.
No, we don't need companies battling things out in court. We need to change the laws so that routes for scams like this are eliminated wholesale.
OK, so what's your solution, armchair philosopher?
Polymerize it into the heavier oils.
Seriously, will someone please patent the process of patent trolling on behalf of something like the FSF?
There's got to be some way to phrase a patent to encapsulate it, or would it fail due to prior art?
So Microsoft's big idea is to buy software that other people have made?
I suppose it's not a bad business model, buy something that someone else created and rebrand it to sell it yourself...I mean hey, it worked for them before, right?
But why can't the world's largest software company do this themselves? I understand the need for an "outsider" to have a different perspective, but it seems that they should still be able to do this themselves.
Almost 30 years, and you still suck at life. Way to go, Microsoft.
The screens won't let us?
Yes they will. Seriously! Just close all the windows you have open to things that distract you. The screens won't open them back up! I promise!
Actually, I close iTunes and the screens open it back up 3 or 4 more times...
It must be the screens!
It was being delivered. It was being received by the vendor.
Terror Attack On Norwegian Government
No-one has said they were behind the attack
Obviously, I didn't RTFA, but I just love scare tactics. This could be anything. Just because it was a bomb "near" a government building doesn't mean it was "Terror," although "terror" these days DOES have an extremely broad definition...
Some are. Classified SECRET computers are on SIPR net (Secure Internet Protocol Router, now more often referred to as SECRET Internet Protocol Router) which is totally separate from the Internet, except for the fact that it runs on the same lines once it is cloud-side. It's supposed to be unreadable because it uses packet switching, but otherwise functions the same as NIPR (Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router) net. Thing is, I know of an example where I had to wipe several new computers because the vendor-supplied network cards were sending usage statistics back to the vendor when these machines were connected to SIPR. So it's obviously not quite right.
I hope JWICS is more secure, because it handles TOP SECRET...
You're pretty much right.
I don't see the reason either, but I just know that how we're set up is how we were designed, for whatever reason.
Yes, we are part of the Navy, but we also follow "other such orders as the President desires" or whatever.
Sure, we're supposed to be a separate entity, but I somewhat agree with you that we shouldn't be. It's one of those chases where it is what it is.
...Google+ doesn't even have a "most recent" button on the Stream). And certain things just don't seem to work (when a link has a number on it, it means there are that many messages or something waiting at the other end; click it, and the number goes away because it assumes you've read them; except it doesn't on about 10% of those widgets...)
You DO understand that Google+ is only in a limited field trial, right?
The Marines are supposed to be a small, elite amphibious light infantry force. Marines should have two jobs, period: storming beaches and guarding ships.
No, we're not. Light infantry, yes, which is why I hate the fact that as an infantryman my BASIC (i.e. patrol will only be out about 2 hours) combat load was over 60 pounds (mostly due to the armor).
But a small force, not neccessarily. We are expeditionary in nature, so small tends to be the norm, but is not a requirement. We are also designed to be mostly self-supportive, having our own ground assets working in tandem with our own air assets. We rely on the Navy only for medical purposes (Corpsmen and the like). Lately, it's been the Air Force that transports us.
We could not exist as a small force, because we need to support ourselves.
Now the rest of your comment makes total sense, and some food for thought: The Marine Corps is only about 180,000 strong. Only ~10% of that is infantry. So is it bigger than it needs to be? Yes. It is inherently smaller than the Army? Yes. Is it supposed to be small? Not neccessarily.
It's way too easy to remain unemployed.
My friend's unemployment check is $347/wk. He's already filed for and received "Emergency Unemployment Compensation" which extends his benefits for up to a year. His only requirement to remain on unemployment is that he has to "make and active job search" meaning 3 job-searching activities (job fairs, interviews, etc.) or 3 job applications, or any combination per week. Job applications includes applying online to jobs via the state's unemployment office.
And $347wk covers all his bills, so why should he look for a job? Yet he counts as unemployed.
It's just our government messing up its own programs and making things appear worse than they should be.
Sounds just like our automotive manufacturers. It wasn't until Ford brought in a new CEO from outside the industry (from Boeing, actually) that it was realized how screwed up everything was. That's why Ford didn't need the bailout.
GM and Chrysler continued on as if the weren't doing anything wrong because they could see that they were doing something wrong. Bill Ford, Jr. said "We're an insular company in an insular industry in an insular town..." MPAA and RIAA are no different.
As far as I could tell he was dead serious. He didn't believe that we could have paved roads everywhere and electricity and clean running water everywhere. He thought that I was yanking HIS chain.
And I agree, it's not his fault at all. It's simply what he's been taught, and it's unfortunate that he doesn't have access to learning materials outside of his instructors.
I spoke to a man that was a college graduate out of Kabul when I was in Golestan, Farah Province, Afghanistan.
He asked, "Which country is better, the USA or Afghanistan?"
I replied "I think the USA is a better country."
"Why?"
"We have paved roads everywhere, and every house has electricity and running clean water." Only SLIGHTLY off, but it gets the idea across.
"I think Afghanistan is a better country because I know that those things are impossible. And we have beautiful gardens and can see the moon."
"We have gardens in America, and we can see the moon, too"
"I know you are lying, because I have been to college and you cannot see the moon from America."
This is a true story. Obviously, the dangers of astronomy in Afghanistan are worth the risk, because we cannot see the moon.
But what about our own country? Granted, in the big picture, $10 million isn't all that much, but there are much closer problems to deal with. American's without homes have no computers, can't buy Windows and other Microsoft products!
With as much money as the guy has, he could do wonders for our country. Our new IT-powered smart grid will undoubtedly be run by Windows, so put some money into at least designing a classy Blue Screen of Death. Help fight hunger. Donate computing power for crop yield research. Donate computing power for automotive fuel efficiency (not fuel emission) research. For the children(!!!!!) put money into our educational system, so teachers can actually get paid and feel appreciated and love their jobs again!
I don't understand this need for us to help everyone else while we let our own country go to shit. 800,000 Kenyans get toilets, that's great. But what about the 600,000 homeless we have? What about their toilets!?
This isn't news.
I was vaccinated against smallpox in the Marine Corps. We knew there that the government kept smallpox. Next, they're going to tell us that the government keeps anthrax on file too!
I live 15 minutes from where this is happening. Summer will be interesting; it does get to be over 100F some days in the summer, with July usually averaging well over 90F.
So Quincy, WA is only half-cheating.
Actually, as "base" is singular, the correct form would be:
All your datum are belong to us!
Bjarne Stroustrup hated C++! Any day now, C will rise again and be the dominating force!