OT, my dad retired from the Army with something like 3 months of leave time accrued. He went home in June or so, then came back in September to do his out processing. The military is actually really smart about this kind of thing especially with their stance on personal development.
What if you're doing something legal, but embarrassing. Dancing in a gay burlesque show? Supporting a fringe political movement? Out at a competitor's corporate event with your girlfriend who works there? It's never as simple as you're making it sound. Hell, someone could spin something legitimate you're doing into something nefarious. Like, say, having sexual intercourse with a woman who says you didn't want to wear a condom...
When we migrated to C++ a while back, my biggest gripe became the number of projects, library, et.al. that weren't documented. I won't name the very popular library, but when I contacted the developers (I was still new with C++ at the time), they told me to "read the headers." Your code is not documentation, no matter how well you comment your functions. There's a subculture out there that I don't get that has the mindset that "it was hard to write, it should be hard to use" (and that's almost a direct quote from a library author). I don't know if it's job security, elitism, nepotism, or what. But, with some projects there's a cold disregard (borderline hostility) towards the people who will actually be using the product.
By that logic, an author is just a bus driver moving words and a pen, an artist is just a bus driving moving paint and a brush, an accountant is just a bus driving moving numbers and columns, et. al.
Cloud computing has a major Achille's Heel: you surrender your infrastructure and data to another entity. I've got the same issue with the Google cloud on my Android phone.
This is a REAL issue. The 4th amendment implies protection of *all* of your data, not just that sitting in your night table. The founding fathers had no clue your personal information could be virtualized and quickly copied, but the protection is there in the 4th amendment. Somehow, law enforcement (and the public) has construed the boundary of your rights to end at your front door.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Even your persons (i.e. your body) are protected from warrant-less searches. Now, that doesn't stop law enforcement from violating your rights. Google NYC's "stop and frisk" laws.
Rely on an out-of-house entity for your hosting and you're subject to getting the plug pulled on you. Nevermind if they decide you're a "bad guy" and just shut down your access or hand over your assets to some government entity.
Sarah Palin's commentary on anything deeper than an Alaskan salmon stream is wasted air. She is not a political mind worthy of quoting. I'd be more interested in Britney Spears commentary on the escalating North Korea situation since we might at least get some good cleavage pics.
How about desktop links to kid-friendly sites? My nephew is about the same age and he only goes to about 3-4 websites and knows how to navigate content (videos, lessons, etc.) on his own.
Bank of America has been downright criminal in some of its conduct. I recently refinanced my mortgage and closed all of my accounts just to get from under those clowns. I've suspected that a lot of their dishonest conduct has been common business practice, now I'm sure I'll have that confirmed. Things I've seen happen:
* Deposits delayed to trigger overdraft charges. * Flat out lied to about my escrow account size. They forced me to pay about $600 to "settle" the balance, then realized they made a "mistake" that took about 8 months to correct, netting me $1100 including $500 I was owed in the first place. * Steering me into a trap credit card when I wanted a vehicle loan. First payment was a day late and my interest rate exploded.
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OT, my dad retired from the Army with something like 3 months of leave time accrued. He went home in June or so, then came back in September to do his out processing. The military is actually really smart about this kind of thing especially with their stance on personal development.
What if you're doing something legal, but embarrassing. Dancing in a gay burlesque show? Supporting a fringe political movement? Out at a competitor's corporate event with your girlfriend who works there? It's never as simple as you're making it sound. Hell, someone could spin something legitimate you're doing into something nefarious. Like, say, having sexual intercourse with a woman who says you didn't want to wear a condom...
Huh? You want me to reproduce the email for you, too? I'm posting in a geek blog, not building a corporate fraud case.
When we migrated to C++ a while back, my biggest gripe became the number of projects, library, et.al. that weren't documented. I won't name the very popular library, but when I contacted the developers (I was still new with C++ at the time), they told me to "read the headers." Your code is not documentation, no matter how well you comment your functions. There's a subculture out there that I don't get that has the mindset that "it was hard to write, it should be hard to use" (and that's almost a direct quote from a library author). I don't know if it's job security, elitism, nepotism, or what. But, with some projects there's a cold disregard (borderline hostility) towards the people who will actually be using the product.
By that logic, an author is just a bus driver moving words and a pen, an artist is just a bus driving moving paint and a brush, an accountant is just a bus driving moving numbers and columns, et. al.
Are they slowly lumbering into different orbits and gnawing on the CPUs of any live satellites they can find?
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A one-bedroom studio apartment.
Cloud computing has a major Achille's Heel: you surrender your infrastructure and data to another entity. I've got the same issue with the Google cloud on my Android phone.
This is a REAL issue. The 4th amendment implies protection of *all* of your data, not just that sitting in your night table. The founding fathers had no clue your personal information could be virtualized and quickly copied, but the protection is there in the 4th amendment. Somehow, law enforcement (and the public) has construed the boundary of your rights to end at your front door.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Even your persons (i.e. your body) are protected from warrant-less searches. Now, that doesn't stop law enforcement from violating your rights. Google NYC's "stop and frisk" laws.
Precisely what I was thinking. If Assange ends up dead, there's your answer.
Can someone post a link to something explaining the significance of the discovery for the layperson?
Rely on an out-of-house entity for your hosting and you're subject to getting the plug pulled on you. Nevermind if they decide you're a "bad guy" and just shut down your access or hand over your assets to some government entity.
First, a poster doesn't recognize a Spam skit parody, now a 2001: A Space Odyssey reference? This damned site has been overrun with jocks!
This is like watching a game between the Cowboys and the Patriots. I can't figure out which side pisses me off more.
Someone mod parent down -1 Geek FAIL.
You have to register yourself on a big public list in order to prevent websites from tracking you.
Sarah Palin's commentary on anything deeper than an Alaskan salmon stream is wasted air. She is not a political mind worthy of quoting. I'd be more interested in Britney Spears commentary on the escalating North Korea situation since we might at least get some good cleavage pics.
The timing *could* be right since they've just tried extorting content providers.
How about desktop links to kid-friendly sites? My nephew is about the same age and he only goes to about 3-4 websites and knows how to navigate content (videos, lessons, etc.) on his own.
Bank of America has been downright criminal in some of its conduct. I recently refinanced my mortgage and closed all of my accounts just to get from under those clowns. I've suspected that a lot of their dishonest conduct has been common business practice, now I'm sure I'll have that confirmed. Things I've seen happen:
* Deposits delayed to trigger overdraft charges.
* Flat out lied to about my escrow account size. They forced me to pay about $600 to "settle" the balance, then realized they made a "mistake" that took about 8 months to correct, netting me $1100 including $500 I was owed in the first place.
* Steering me into a trap credit card when I wanted a vehicle loan. First payment was a day late and my interest rate exploded.
Run!!!
That only applies to us unwashed masses.
I wish there was a -1 "WTF do these acronyms mean?"