Agreed. Backpacks provide little protection against pressure cooker explosions. Putting a pressure cooker in a backpack will do little to block the explosion. People really need to know this for their own safety.
This was my first thought. Now I can imagine the CEO might not know. Those guys have their heads in a little world of P&L spreadsheets and don't really have a clue about the real world. At least someone in IT should, however, know about the things that can effect their network. So maybe the head of IT is ignorant about the internet, but at least someone who works for him really ought to know.
I agree that all the resources at the office belong to the business, aside from what few you personally bring in. But it is also traditionally acceptable to use certain things in the office when on your own time, such as breaks. For example, the big table in the office kitchen area can be used for eating your lunch, after heating it in the company owned microwave oven. But, while on your break, and choosing to sit in your office where you can be contacted on the company office phone system in case of any problems with the company IT systems, you choose to browse the news web sites, or place an order on a retail web site, or read the email from your significant other about the need for more milk... is that OK? Is it considered OK by workers? Is it considered OK by employers? What would you do if you boss never mentioned one way or the other if it were allowed? What would you do if lots of other workers were doing it and the boss knew about it and did nothing?
This so often depends on what the task is. If management chooses to let you decide how to go from problem to solution, this kind of thing can happen for a lot of people. If management is already dictating specifics of the solution, then it is most likely to end up as a disaster (except people with the special unique skill of knowing how to deal with idiot managers).
It's OK to upgrade it with drivers for newer hardware, and plug up more security holes. But give us the same user interface (as a choice).
Really. We CAN go back and run most older window systems/managers on a new Linux kernel and maybe new X server. We can get the old user interface. We can even get something that emulates Windows 95 (seen it). Why can't the core Microsoft Windows system do that? Just provide an app that chooses which user interface to use.
Exceptions should exist for dropping off or picking up family, friends, and maybe in some cases, business associates. In most cities, taxi/limo regulations exist to ensure that the service is conducted and provided safely. In cases where the regulations are locking out competition (that otherwise can meet all the requirements for safety like everyone else does), then that is wrong. But that is its own issue to be addressed. if a given city has regulations that are unfair or not uniformly enforced, then address THAT.
Sorry, but I don't agree with your dividing line. IMHO, even if you just accept payment for expenses, it is still acting like a business. Many businesses operate for a long time making not money. What I think the dividing line is, is whether you already know the people whom you are sharing the seat for. Maybe 2 degrees but that's the max. You need to be doing it as a favor for family and friends for it to be not covered by regulations. It would be the same for cutting hair where regulations cover barbers, etc. Doing it for family and friends w/o pay is OK. For everyone else or for pay, the regulations kick in. The one exception I'd accept is doing it in protest when something is wrong with the regulations.
Running your own personal mail server, or web server, is not competition with commercial services. Running a web site with ads or subscriptions would be commercial. Running a personal web site with your vacation and pet pictures and your resume, is not commercial. Please do not insult us by pretending that it is. We are NOT talking about running a Slashdot like site.
Stretching this to mean that you can run your own mail server...
Not true. Net neutrality is about having absolutely zero concern about what the traffic is, aside from what the law might prohibit. What net neutrality is not about, is how much bandwidth you get to have for a price.
Buy a business connection and all these issues go away.
You also get a better upload/download ratio. Because residential is heavily favoring download speed over upload.
A "mail server" is not necessarily "business". People run personal mail servers, and web servers, and other kinds of servers. The real issue Google should be concerned about is personal, and the finite scope of that (house guests, for example) vs. commercial/business, which can, and should, be charged more for that kind of important premium service (higher bandwidth, more 9's reliability, faster repair response, etc).
Your argument is no better. Google is NOT providing the commercial service NOW. That means the ban is effectively a stoppage. It's not a higher cost alternative. Also, "a server" is not necessarily commercial. You can have a mail server just to receive your own personal email.
If Google wants to make their argument work better, they should, instead, ban "commercial usage" and "resale" on a "non-commercial" account. Then they would have more justified cause to charge more for the commercial users. It shouldn't about "servers". It should be about "commercial usage". They should just limit the use of the servers to personal things.
Yes, this does look like a loophole being closed. Did they also close the other loophole that allows legal services from lawyers to bypass the sales and use tax? Just rewrite the original law that establishes the tax and say it is 6.25% across the board for all products and services... period... and be done with it.
And did you do the necessary legal reviews and validate the process? Good software consulting includes establishing proper procedures like this. And these things involve a lot of people, including accountants and lawyers to be sure it is correct and strictly follows statutes and regulations. The lawyers are also going to need to read that gobble-de-gook and figure out when and where it applies and not, and your software has to handle that correctly based on customer profiles and such. This law change should not go into effect before January 1, 2014.
... be used to track where kids go and not by their parents, or worse. Have they done a full background check on all the IT admins and managers to be sure there are no sexual perverts among them?
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Agreed. Backpacks provide little protection against pressure cooker explosions. Putting a pressure cooker in a backpack will do little to block the explosion. People really need to know this for their own safety.
This was my first thought. Now I can imagine the CEO might not know. Those guys have their heads in a little world of P&L spreadsheets and don't really have a clue about the real world. At least someone in IT should, however, know about the things that can effect their network. So maybe the head of IT is ignorant about the internet, but at least someone who works for him really ought to know.
I agree that all the resources at the office belong to the business, aside from what few you personally bring in. But it is also traditionally acceptable to use certain things in the office when on your own time, such as breaks. For example, the big table in the office kitchen area can be used for eating your lunch, after heating it in the company owned microwave oven. But, while on your break, and choosing to sit in your office where you can be contacted on the company office phone system in case of any problems with the company IT systems, you choose to browse the news web sites, or place an order on a retail web site, or read the email from your significant other about the need for more milk ... is that OK? Is it considered OK by workers? Is it considered OK by employers? What would you do if you boss never mentioned one way or the other if it were allowed? What would you do if lots of other workers were doing it and the boss knew about it and did nothing?
Well, at least it fits the now running obligatory car analogy.
This so often depends on what the task is. If management chooses to let you decide how to go from problem to solution, this kind of thing can happen for a lot of people. If management is already dictating specifics of the solution, then it is most likely to end up as a disaster (except people with the special unique skill of knowing how to deal with idiot managers).
Everything above channel 51 has been sold, already. I'd like to buy channel 37.
That was a fast slashdotting. Running on DSL? Isn't there a way for Slashdot to test these sites first?
It's OK to upgrade it with drivers for newer hardware, and plug up more security holes. But give us the same user interface (as a choice).
Really. We CAN go back and run most older window systems/managers on a new Linux kernel and maybe new X server. We can get the old user interface. We can even get something that emulates Windows 95 (seen it). Why can't the core Microsoft Windows system do that? Just provide an app that chooses which user interface to use.
Exceptions should exist for dropping off or picking up family, friends, and maybe in some cases, business associates. In most cities, taxi/limo regulations exist to ensure that the service is conducted and provided safely. In cases where the regulations are locking out competition (that otherwise can meet all the requirements for safety like everyone else does), then that is wrong. But that is its own issue to be addressed. if a given city has regulations that are unfair or not uniformly enforced, then address THAT.
Sorry, but I don't agree with your dividing line. IMHO, even if you just accept payment for expenses, it is still acting like a business. Many businesses operate for a long time making not money. What I think the dividing line is, is whether you already know the people whom you are sharing the seat for. Maybe 2 degrees but that's the max. You need to be doing it as a favor for family and friends for it to be not covered by regulations. It would be the same for cutting hair where regulations cover barbers, etc. Doing it for family and friends w/o pay is OK. For everyone else or for pay, the regulations kick in. The one exception I'd accept is doing it in protest when something is wrong with the regulations.
Nothing new here. Move along.
I just block the ad networks.
And this impacts a small personal mail server how?
Running your own personal mail server, or web server, is not competition with commercial services. Running a web site with ads or subscriptions would be commercial. Running a personal web site with your vacation and pet pictures and your resume, is not commercial. Please do not insult us by pretending that it is. We are NOT talking about running a Slashdot like site.
Stretching this to mean that you can run your own mail server ...
Not true. Net neutrality is about having absolutely zero concern about what the traffic is, aside from what the law might prohibit. What net neutrality is not about, is how much bandwidth you get to have for a price.
Buy a business connection and all these issues go away.
You also get a better upload/download ratio. Because residential is heavily favoring download speed over upload.
A "mail server" is not necessarily "business". People run personal mail servers, and web servers, and other kinds of servers. The real issue Google should be concerned about is personal, and the finite scope of that (house guests, for example) vs. commercial/business, which can, and should, be charged more for that kind of important premium service (higher bandwidth, more 9's reliability, faster repair response, etc).
Your argument is no better. Google is NOT providing the commercial service NOW. That means the ban is effectively a stoppage. It's not a higher cost alternative. Also, "a server" is not necessarily commercial. You can have a mail server just to receive your own personal email.
If Google wants to make their argument work better, they should, instead, ban "commercial usage" and "resale" on a "non-commercial" account. Then they would have more justified cause to charge more for the commercial users. It shouldn't about "servers". It should be about "commercial usage". They should just limit the use of the servers to personal things.
They get between my teeth all the time. Cow and pig legs don't do that as much.
scribd sucks ... no need to force people to be tracked
It's more an example that shows governments serve no useful purpose.
Yes, this does look like a loophole being closed. Did they also close the other loophole that allows legal services from lawyers to bypass the sales and use tax? Just rewrite the original law that establishes the tax and say it is 6.25% across the board for all products and services ... period ... and be done with it.
Then they could have just said that.
And did you do the necessary legal reviews and validate the process? Good software consulting includes establishing proper procedures like this. And these things involve a lot of people, including accountants and lawyers to be sure it is correct and strictly follows statutes and regulations. The lawyers are also going to need to read that gobble-de-gook and figure out when and where it applies and not, and your software has to handle that correctly based on customer profiles and such. This law change should not go into effect before January 1, 2014.
-remove any app *which i do not want*
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... be used to track where kids go and not by their parents, or worse. Have they done a full background check on all the IT admins and managers to be sure there are no sexual perverts among them?