This a result of the increasing size of the asks from crowdsourcing. I hope the outcome is that crowdsourcing regulations define a reasonable 'small venture' definition, and put the focus back on funding individual ideas rather than whole start-ups. In my opinion, Kickstarter is not the right place to raise millions of dollars. Managing a multi-million dollar venture does require overhead and proper accounting, which these proposed regulations acknowledge. Most of us just don't have to deal with it, so we trivialize its importance.
Absolutely right, they shouldn't be forced to pay back government losses. They, along with every other too big to fail corporation, should pay annually in perpetuity into risk pool that will handle all future bail-outs. Not as a tax, but as an insurance pool, that coincidentally, should be required to be held in US treasury bonds.
I'm sure if you presented that idea, they'd rush to substitute the $10b payback.
Is this a new change, because after I saw the google announcement, I saw a report that they would share all that data about loading of images with marketers. End result: safer images, but just as much information for marketers, as along as they make nice with Google as 'official' email marketers. Would love to be wrong. Here's my source, Ars Technica article. http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/12/dear-gmailer-i-know-what-you-read-last-summer-and-last-night-and-today/
Excellent point. It's an assumption of mine that no request to check vulnerabilities was made. That would make all the difference. My other assumption is that people on a public wifi network are informed they should be using it for only routine non-secure tasks. If the public network was being used for official business, then that's a problem, but it's not a technical problem. It's a training and education problem. Public Wifi is never secure.
'Hey, I just kicked in your door to show how easy it is to kick in your door!' 'Hey, I just graffitied your wall to show how easy it is to graffiti your wall!' 'Hey, I just kicked you in the balls to show how easy it is kick you in the balls!'
Calling yourself a security researcher doesn't magically give you rights to go dick with other people's networks. Email over a public wifi network is no less secure than a cellphone call, hallway conversation or written notes.
A public wifi is a convenience and very useful for the right purposes. A white hat researcher reveals unknown vulnerabilities to the people who build protocols. This was an asshole with a script, a laptop and a desire for attention.
I was so ready to side with Adecco on this. It's really not a very original twist on 'Around the world in 80 days', and it's really just a limited time use by them. Then I saw they've applied a TM to the term. They made his whole point for him.
It would seem like a good system to help copyright holders be aware of usage. If it flagged videos for review by the holder, then left it to them to request take-down, that would seem to re-enforce Google's existing safe harbor protection, and would give artists the opportunity to not be douche bags. Of course, even with this, if you wanted to block something from being uploaded to youtube, like perhaps a political speech, you could just walk around with a boombox blaring Metallica's greatest hits in the background.
My guess would be that most of the original hires have long since moved on, due to financial stability and better opportunities. That leaves lots of 20 nothings competing hard to get those jobs. They are going to beat out inexperienced older workers easily. Most well-qualified older IT workers are not looking to start new jobs at Google, there's simply too many other exciting opportunities (Google is not going to have another IPO, afterall), and they don't need a career starting resume bullet. That said, I'd gladly work at Google (39), but they'd have to match my current 6 figure income, which is not going to be entry-level.
I think it is kind of interesting that you were rated funny rather than informative. Does that make me insightful?... or are we both just off topic trolls? Cowboy Neal?...in an unrelated, but related to the story note, isn't all their funding basically from "Anonymous US Donors". That is as good a definition of taxpayer as I know. Odd that
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They are also free to contact their political representatives. I don't think anyone needs to protect the poor old telecoms from the oppression of providing universal broadband coverage. The telecoms are doing just fine and benefit much more from government assistance then they spend in compliance with their few remaining service obligations.
That said, Cape Cod is already whipping up solutions. Put the folks in contact with Open Cape, and they will probably be able to find a wifi provider that has or plans to provide service to their area. http://www.opencape.com/
Worse case scenario, they can buy a laptop and access broadband in the city. You don't HAVE to have broadband at home. It's ok to sit in a cafe once in a while, and you could call them instead of emailing.
I wouldn't know myself, but I understand that there are still some people actually communicating in analog. Sounds primitive, I know. I understand ROTFL is actually considered rude, but apparently LOL is still ok in person.
I agree with the dated comment. I think you'd have to go with a spoof. The obvious choices then would be Owen Wilson as MacGyver and Ben Stiller as Murdoc, creating sort of a bizarro Starsky and Hutch sequel. Maybe Jackie Chan in a cameo as Pete Thornton.
Hey, why not make a spin-off of Slashdot, based solely upon obscure government research projects and acoustical physics?
Switchboom- Oblique Flying Wing News from Darpa. Stuff that suppresses sonic booms.
Watch out for that Switchboom effect, though, as readers heads slam into their keyboard, unable to remain awake.
Oh yeah, because that would suck! I'm sorry your stories didn't get picked, but lighten up, Family Guy is hella-mega cool, and we want to read and comment on it, and make obscure references that only other nerds comprehend. Like, remember that time we went back in time, and everyone thought Spock was a hippie? A TV Show? No friggin way! Wait a minute, this coupon is expired! What the Deuce! Oh, Damn you all!
Plainly, however, the best spin-off would be the evil monkey and the old man. They could travel around in a big rig, always just a step ahead of bungling lawmen. That is totally my original idea.
And so we can assume that at the end of the series, he slaughters her along with the rest of the padawans? What a lovely cartoon moment that will make. Kids, hurry in, Star Wars is on!
What he should be arguing is that since Kazaa's use policy explicitly forbids downloading material without copyright holder's permission, that he did not in fact violate copyright law, as he was simply posting his own material in an accessible format and location for his own use and was SHOCKED to discover that others were circumventing Kazaa's explicit rules of conduct, in violation of the DMCA. It was as if he left his personal CD collection on his front porch and uncouth ruffians helped themselves! He was, in fact, a victim of a crime.
The agreement pretty much settles things, Apple Computer bought ALL rights to Apple Corp. and grants back use to the Beatles label. So, no more issue with going into any business that they might choose.
Correctable usually refers to having 20/20 vision WITH the assistance of corrective lenses. Whether or not Lasik (or name your eye surgery) is acceptable is a whole other issue, usually specifically listed in the medical requirements of a government position. Supposedly, the limits on corrective surgery for pilots related to concerns about the structural integrity of the lens during high g maneuvers. If the lens has been opened and healed back, then theoretically there could be a weakening that would be susceptible to damage. As more data has become available about long-term effects of eye surgery, many of these restrictions have been either removed or made "waiverable" based upon a competent medical review.
Lucky me, I know my cable is digital because instead of static, I get freeze frame, skipped frames, and cube shaped anomalies on the picture. I'd rather have a little static, please. As for the cable provided "DVR", I'd be better off with a programmable remote and a double deck VCR set on extended play recording. Why do I keep it? Actually, since moving and packing away my two Directivos, I have lots more time to read and don't find I really miss having 18 hours of programming recorded daily. If I REALLY want to see something, I go through the 8 steps to make it record every Wednesday, and if it records an hour of black screen (which happens roughly 20% of the time, I'm really not the worse for wear.) Hey, it made me miss the "Britney VMAs", so that's a plus right there.
I wholeheartedly support Ms. Lindor's efforts and those of her attorneys. I also think the collusion argument is fantastic, but in the interest of fairness I think one aspect of this is worth pointing out. I don't think the "Never Used a Computer" angle is quite as strong an argument as it is being made out to be. Reading into the various articles a bit, it seems at least possible that copyright infringement was taking place by a member of her family, and its not that far a logical stretch that she could be held accountable for the actions taking place within her home by members of her family, with her implicit support and acceptance. Not sure about legal aspects, and admit logical and legal don't always coincide, but the story headline is just a bit misleading in this aspect.
I'm not arguing that a teacher should not be teaching Pre-Columbian Meso-American fishing cultures. I'm arguing that the "standards" have grown beyond a reasonable expectation of what a teacher can meaningfully convey to students and that students can process and integrate. I have no doubt that a motivated teacher, so inspired, could make Pre-Columbian Meso-American fishing cultures into an entire semester's study with great benefit to all. The issue which I am raising, is whether in meeting the testing requirement to inject facts into our kids, we are missing the point of education, which I would posit to be preparing kids to take responsibility for their lives, rather than preparing them to take tests. I happen to think teachers today are every bit as qualified as the past teachers, but without agreeing what they're qualified to do, it is probably difficult to measure.
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This a result of the increasing size of the asks from crowdsourcing. I hope the outcome is that crowdsourcing regulations define a reasonable 'small venture' definition, and put the focus back on funding individual ideas rather than whole start-ups. In my opinion, Kickstarter is not the right place to raise millions of dollars. Managing a multi-million dollar venture does require overhead and proper accounting, which these proposed regulations acknowledge. Most of us just don't have to deal with it, so we trivialize its importance.
Absolutely right, they shouldn't be forced to pay back government losses. They, along with every other too big to fail corporation, should pay annually in perpetuity into risk pool that will handle all future bail-outs. Not as a tax, but as an insurance pool, that coincidentally, should be required to be held in US treasury bonds.
I'm sure if you presented that idea, they'd rush to substitute the $10b payback.
Is this a new change, because after I saw the google announcement, I saw a report that they would share all that data about loading of images with marketers. End result: safer images, but just as much information for marketers, as along as they make nice with Google as 'official' email marketers. Would love to be wrong. Here's my source, Ars Technica article.
http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/12/dear-gmailer-i-know-what-you-read-last-summer-and-last-night-and-today/
Excellent point. It's an assumption of mine that no request to check vulnerabilities was made. That would make all the difference.
My other assumption is that people on a public wifi network are informed they should be using it for only routine non-secure tasks.
If the public network was being used for official business, then that's a problem, but it's not a technical problem. It's a training and education problem.
Public Wifi is never secure.
'Hey, I just kicked in your door to show how easy it is to kick in your door!'
'Hey, I just graffitied your wall to show how easy it is to graffiti your wall!'
'Hey, I just kicked you in the balls to show how easy it is kick you in the balls!'
Calling yourself a security researcher doesn't magically give you rights to go dick with other people's networks.
Email over a public wifi network is no less secure than a cellphone call, hallway conversation or written notes.
A public wifi is a convenience and very useful for the right purposes. A white hat researcher reveals unknown vulnerabilities to the people who build protocols. This was an asshole with a script, a laptop and a desire for attention.
I was so ready to side with Adecco on this. It's really not a very original twist on 'Around the world in 80 days', and it's really just a limited time use by them. Then I saw they've applied a TM to the term. They made his whole point for him.
It would seem like a good system to help copyright holders be aware of usage. If it flagged videos for review by the holder, then left it to them to request take-down, that would seem to re-enforce Google's existing safe harbor protection, and would give artists the opportunity to not be douche bags. Of course, even with this, if you wanted to block something from being uploaded to youtube, like perhaps a political speech, you could just walk around with a boombox blaring Metallica's greatest hits in the background.
My guess would be that most of the original hires have long since moved on, due to financial stability and better opportunities. That leaves lots of 20 nothings competing hard to get those jobs. They are going to beat out inexperienced older workers easily. Most well-qualified older IT workers are not looking to start new jobs at Google, there's simply too many other exciting opportunities (Google is not going to have another IPO, afterall), and they don't need a career starting resume bullet. That said, I'd gladly work at Google (39), but they'd have to match my current 6 figure income, which is not going to be entry-level.
Try to draw a 'woman sunbathing in the nude' using 8 pixels.
I'm sorry, what else did you say... I lost tracking remembering my youth after this part. Oh, C64 sprite art, how I miss thee.
I think it is kind of interesting that you were rated funny rather than informative. Does that make me insightful? ... or are we both just off topic trolls? Cowboy Neal? ...in an unrelated, but related to the story note, isn't all their funding basically from "Anonymous US Donors". That is as good a definition of taxpayer as I know. Odd that
They are also free to contact their political representatives. I don't think anyone needs to protect the poor old telecoms from the oppression of providing universal broadband coverage. The telecoms are doing just fine and benefit much more from government assistance then they spend in compliance with their few remaining service obligations.
That said, Cape Cod is already whipping up solutions. Put the folks in contact with Open Cape, and they will probably be able to find a wifi provider that has or plans to provide service to their area. http://www.opencape.com/
Worse case scenario, they can buy a laptop and access broadband in the city. You don't HAVE to have broadband at home. It's ok to sit in a cafe once in a while, and you could call them instead of emailing.
I wouldn't know myself, but I understand that there are still some people actually communicating in analog. Sounds primitive, I know. I understand ROTFL is actually considered rude, but apparently LOL is still ok in person.
I agree with the dated comment. I think you'd have to go with a spoof. The obvious choices then would be Owen Wilson as MacGyver and Ben Stiller as Murdoc, creating sort of a bizarro Starsky and Hutch sequel. Maybe Jackie Chan in a cameo as Pete Thornton.
"Pull", "Fire"
This does require use of a shotgun, of course.
Actually, Ship #4 would be for the Profit!
I, for one, welcome our new Underwear Stealing Gnome Overlords from Mars!
You assume the other person waits to finish hearing what you have to say before talking back. Obviously, you're not married.
Hey, why not make a spin-off of Slashdot, based solely upon obscure government research projects and acoustical physics?
Switchboom- Oblique Flying Wing News from Darpa. Stuff that suppresses sonic booms.
Watch out for that Switchboom effect, though, as readers heads slam into their keyboard, unable to remain awake.
Oh yeah, because that would suck! I'm sorry your stories didn't get picked, but lighten up, Family Guy is hella-mega cool, and we want to read and comment on it, and make obscure references that only other nerds comprehend. Like, remember that time we went back in time, and everyone thought Spock was a hippie? A TV Show? No friggin way! Wait a minute, this coupon is expired! What the Deuce! Oh, Damn you all!
Plainly, however, the best spin-off would be the evil monkey and the old man. They could travel around in a big rig, always just a step ahead of bungling lawmen. That is totally my original idea.
And so we can assume that at the end of the series, he slaughters her along with the rest of the padawans? What a lovely cartoon moment that will make. Kids, hurry in, Star Wars is on!
What he should be arguing is that since Kazaa's use policy explicitly forbids downloading material without copyright holder's permission, that he did not in fact violate copyright law, as he was simply posting his own material in an accessible format and location for his own use and was SHOCKED to discover that others were circumventing Kazaa's explicit rules of conduct, in violation of the DMCA. It was as if he left his personal CD collection on his front porch and uncouth ruffians helped themselves! He was, in fact, a victim of a crime.
The agreement pretty much settles things, Apple Computer bought ALL rights to Apple Corp. and grants back use to the Beatles label. So, no more issue with going into any business that they might choose.
Apple Press Release
Correctable usually refers to having 20/20 vision WITH the assistance of corrective lenses. Whether or not Lasik (or name your eye surgery) is acceptable is a whole other issue, usually specifically listed in the medical requirements of a government position. Supposedly, the limits on corrective surgery for pilots related to concerns about the structural integrity of the lens during high g maneuvers. If the lens has been opened and healed back, then theoretically there could be a weakening that would be susceptible to damage. As more data has become available about long-term effects of eye surgery, many of these restrictions have been either removed or made "waiverable" based upon a competent medical review.
Lucky me, I know my cable is digital because instead of static, I get freeze frame, skipped frames, and cube shaped anomalies on the picture. I'd rather have a little static, please. As for the cable provided "DVR", I'd be better off with a programmable remote and a double deck VCR set on extended play recording. Why do I keep it? Actually, since moving and packing away my two Directivos, I have lots more time to read and don't find I really miss having 18 hours of programming recorded daily. If I REALLY want to see something, I go through the 8 steps to make it record every Wednesday, and if it records an hour of black screen (which happens roughly 20% of the time, I'm really not the worse for wear.) Hey, it made me miss the "Britney VMAs", so that's a plus right there.
I wholeheartedly support Ms. Lindor's efforts and those of her attorneys. I also think the collusion argument is fantastic, but in the interest of fairness I think one aspect of this is worth pointing out. I don't think the "Never Used a Computer" angle is quite as strong an argument as it is being made out to be. Reading into the various articles a bit, it seems at least possible that copyright infringement was taking place by a member of her family, and its not that far a logical stretch that she could be held accountable for the actions taking place within her home by members of her family, with her implicit support and acceptance. Not sure about legal aspects, and admit logical and legal don't always coincide, but the story headline is just a bit misleading in this aspect.
Yes, and upon their arrival at the landing zone, they will proudly announce
All your base are belong to us!
Of course, first it will have to pass through the Commercially Optimized Layered Operating Network.
Hermit,
I'm not arguing that a teacher should not be teaching Pre-Columbian Meso-American fishing cultures. I'm arguing that the "standards" have grown beyond a reasonable expectation of what a teacher can meaningfully convey to students and that students can process and integrate. I have no doubt that a motivated teacher, so inspired, could make Pre-Columbian Meso-American fishing cultures into an entire semester's study with great benefit to all. The issue which I am raising, is whether in meeting the testing requirement to inject facts into our kids, we are missing the point of education, which I would posit to be preparing kids to take responsibility for their lives, rather than preparing them to take tests. I happen to think teachers today are every bit as qualified as the past teachers, but without agreeing what they're qualified to do, it is probably difficult to measure.