Actually, no---it used to be Monday Magazine. But PwC Consulting must have offered a big pile of money because they moved from monday.com to mondaymag.com
What I'm wondering does IBM give up the domain and let the readers in Victoria, BC get their weekly free crappy what's happening newspaper on the web again?
You ever tried surfing off the coast of Vancouver Island?
I'll give you a hint---it's freezing!
Sure, there are a few hardy souls who don their drysuits and hoods, I'm not meaning to discredit them!
The view? Fish can't swim around it? An undersea structure like this will likely provide habitat for so many other creatures.
Some study needs to be done--I agree! But to write the idea off as crazy is not appropriate. I'd settle for less view, a few disgruntled surfers, fish that are on drugs, if it meant that Vancouver Island could have some energy independence from the mainland.
Currently we do not produce enough power on the island for our needs and we import it from the Mainland and Washington State. Soon they are talking about building a natural gas pipeline.
Frechette's solution was to drop the code into a binary-only kernel driver. "This provides adequate protection, but it does tie the Macrovision support to specific kernels," he admitted.
Now you have an excuse to be downloading and running that latest test-preAlpha kernel anyways.
According to the message I received from Declan McCullagh on the politech list which came directly from Richard M. Smith.
A demonstration "bugged" document for Word 97 and Word 2000 has been set up at:
http://www.privacycenter.du.edu/de mos/bugged.doc
We also found that Excel 2000 spreadsheet files and PowerPoint 2000 slideshows can be "bugged" in the same manner.
So yes, this would be applicable to some other MS apps. My solution, though I don't know if it will work well, would be to continue to use a program which asks me if I want other programs to access the internet. I'm pretty sure that it would catch word before it could get the image from a server. However, I can't guarantee that, this is Microsoft afterall, and we know how open their platform is:)
But I still need to see effective storage / retrieval in an affordable home appliance before I would believe that They've solved all the "minor" problems they claim to be able to lick
Just because you can't 'see' nor 'believe' it, has no impact on whether it will be possible. Do you really think that all the technology that we currently rely on will stay the same forever?
I make no claims to know the future, except to say that I believe that nobody can understand the massive amounts of change that are going to occur, as technology continues on at this dizzying pace.
Talk like this holds back those innovations and holds back innovators from doing what they do. They change the way we work, the way we live, our hobbies and passtimes. They change the food we eat, and that house we live in.
Everybody should support those who research new ideas, some might call them 'radical', but i call them 'imaginative'. Why is it that people feel the need to constantly, argue against new thoughts and ideas? Why is it that everybody has to disbelieve every new and slightly different idea that somebody spends all of the time researching? Why can't everybody be more accepting?
I challenge all who need proof, all who will not believe until they see, to go out there and find your proof. Whether it be proof that the idea might not be feasible, or you might find proof of its possibilities. At least you would be accomplishing something useful.
The general gist that I received from AOL's little side project is that it could be used to run a cheap networked AOL computer. Something like a Net Appliance for the home. Linux is an obvious choice because cost is the most important factor for people who just want to get on the internet. These types of people won't know Linux from Minix.
Me? I'm just happy with Cable modems at home, T1s at work, school, etc.
I for one would like to see Amazon's domain returned to it's rightful owners. The native people of the Amazonian rain forests, or at the very least, they should be given a subsidy for Amazon's show of (non)profitability off of their good name. One could even argue that they have a right to the name, having lived there for thousands of years before Amazon, or even this internet thing, caught on. (Some might say Amazon hasn't even really caught on yet, and they might be right):)
If a university reviews the Carnivore system what exactly is expected by the FBI to be accomplished?
Is this going to be used as a final decision regarding the use of this email interceptor? We just read an article which suggested that Academia is progressing towards profitability and less credibility
Am I too harsh in thinking that nothing will come as a result of a long and drawn out process of 'experts' reviewing the integrity of the system. It all depends on who they ask to review it.
Reno said the university experts will have "total access" to any information they need to conduct their review
If we are lucky, then somebody of good faith will be able to post intimate details of the inside guts of the system. Can we only hope, so we can keep our right to privacy?
70 percent of respondents were in the 'somewhat' to 'extremely' stressed bracket. It makes no mention of the other brackets but I can make a guess that there were some others in between 'no stress'. I can also guess that very few people aged 35 and younger responded that they have no stress in their lives.
I was just thinking about this the other day when I had the desire to do other things besides slog away at my computer all day and night. I would love to have the gumption to give up this 'pipedream' ratrace. It doesn't seem right that we toil away all day (and night) for the profitability of others. I read some mention (above comment) about the necessity of a revolution of workers, but I know in my heart that it is an unlikely end, as people are inherently greedy and stupid. Everybody strives to be rich, famous, or remembered. It is simple human nature. Is it really too much to hope that one day Utopia can exist on earth?
I wonder exactly how well this is going to translate into future earnings potential?
This little publicity stunt (which seemingly has little to do with their focus.. maybe I'm wrong) is a good garnerer of attention in that tight marketplace of Silicon Valley.
Perhaps in a short while when their VC funding dries up we will all be reporting them to fsckedcompany.com instead of/.
I am not a wiring genius, but I do know that my Laptop sits nicely on top of my retro 8-track Amp. (yes I am a starving student!) The simple little patch cord works wonders with a cheap-o 8mm (or whatever size those headphone jacks are..) to my rca patch cords. Highly recommended if you don't like to buy expensive stereo speakers and sub-woofers twice!
To point out the very obvious, in a nice way, Northern Telecom is not the company mentioned in the article. British Telecom would be that magic patent holder.
Northern Telecom has morphed from the telephone manufacturer of yesteryear, into a major telecommunication manufacturer, mostly known nowadays as Nortel or Nortel Networks, etc.
Am I going to need to pay royalties whenever I cut the grass after a light rain?
Seriously, how can somebody own the rights to a smell that they had no participation in creating? I do see the difference between a famous perfume created by Chanel or some other big fat-cat corporation, but the smell of freshly mown grass. This is a monstrosity of the seriousness of trademarks and patents.
Why would anyone in their right and sane mind need a tennis ball that costs more because it has a funny smell on it. Just go down to Wal-Mart where they are sold 3$ a half-dozen.
How many cds do you own? How many can you afford? How many mp3s do you download and rarely listen to? How many cds do you rarely listen to?
I download a lot of music and I buy a lot. It really comes down to the fact that I know somebody should be getting money for their hard work and effort in performing well. I will continue to buy music and continue to download. I do not consider this wrong and I do not worry about artists starving and not making the millions that they deserve.
A key question to consider is who will make music when there is no money to be made? I think there will always be people making music for the love of it and they will be rewarded if it is worth it. There is never going to be a day when people don't make money off of music. It simply will not happen. Today, retailers and artists and record labels complain of lessening profits, and online music downloads cutting into the cashflow. They still make BILLIONS! They are doing just fine by my standards. I for one will always support the musicians I really like and I will do so in order to receive the great music they make. (Everybody really knows that most money is made on tour!)
Do you really think that governments control their own ability to do what they want? You do know who runs the government. Do you really think it is the lowly peasants and their ability to vote? Big money talks and the lovely politicans, of the United States and any other country in the world who is so desperate to follow the US's lovely example of political and economical clout, leer after big business's dollars and job-security for their citizens, in order to make it look like they have had a sucessful reign in office, so they might be re-elected and complete the whole charade once again. Governmental power is absolutely controlled by and directed by corporate interests. They have nobody else who is willing to pay their way through office, re-election and life.
This is a serious problem for the advancment of the world, for although we have better and more technologically advanced devices with each slashdot-reload, it is all a big advertising campaign for your money. Everything and everybody is about more money and more things. Is this right?
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I thought it was a quite well written piece. I am interested in Jefferson's ideals that information should be made publicly available. Although I know little about Jefferson because I am a Canadian, it seems like he was a man ahead of his times. I foremost consider myself a citizen of the world; It pains my heart when I see divisions between people and borders and countries. The Internet is the first glimpse of what I hope to be a new future for the world. One without borders, wars and prejudice. I think that if you share the vision of one world, we need to stand up to Corporate Government (for we know who really runs the world now..) and fight for our lives back. Is there any reason that we really need so much legislation. We have a worldwide network that goes beyond current parameters. We need to define the new parameters and not let some stuffy, bribable, vote-hungry, Republican or Democrat politicians in the United States or any other country. We need some real leadership.
I wonder if people can come up with a cancelmoose solution and _gasp_ solve the problem without spending any of the government's money. has anyone heard of open source to the rescue? realistically though... I think spam might be around for a while even if the United State's government tries to do something about it. We all know how effective they are at solving problems.
Since I moved cross-country to Victoria, BC to begin school last September, I decided to grab a digital cellphone so I would have a chance to place and receive calls while I looked for a place to live. Fortunately, I live in Canada where we have some excellent digital providers and I was able to get a phone which works nationwide with no roaming charges. I am not a heavy phone user so it was not usually a problem to have a limit on my talk time per month. I ended up after some experimentation choosing 200 minutes and unlimited weekends each month. My phone bills were probably a little bit more than a normal landline each month but the phone allowed me to be more flexible in my usage. I consistenly brought it with me and was never out of touch when needed.
The greatest problem that I found without having a landline was the issue of Internet access. As I was computerless for a good portion of my first year, this did not pose a problem. When I finally was able to pickup a cheap used laptop, I would have loved to have a phoneline to access the Internet. Installing a highspeed connection simply wasn't an option in my case because I was moving shortly. However, high speed is obviously the way to go. Once you have tasted the speed, dialup simply is not an option.
Although I travelled rarely, we have an excellent digital coverage area in the major centers of Canada. I never had no phone access due to faulty celltowers or some company problem. Only once or twice while I was in a known digital area did I notice my phone revert to analog mode and I had my phone on all the time! I cannot say that this is a norm but I am lucky to have a good company.
Would I recommend this as an alternative to a landline? Yes, with reservations. It has to be the right situation for you. Obviously, it might not work for families, or even couples. But, It might work for you.
Do you really believe that this is worse than what corporations are doing on the Internet and in the real world? Don't you think that almost everybody's name is on a list somewhere for sale? I have a Safeway card which I would rather not use but in order to get the really good deals on food, I swipe the card. So Safeway knows exactly who I am and what I like to buy. They know I almost always buy things that are on special. They know what kind of cheese I prefer. Have you ever entered a contest on the Internet? They are so easy to sign up for...and you might win real things! What do you think happens to that data?
So what. My government keeps a file on everybody in the country. At least they aren't using that data to try and sell me something that I don't want and for which I have no use.
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Actually, no---it used to be Monday Magazine. But PwC Consulting must have offered a big pile of money because they moved from monday.com to mondaymag.com
What I'm wondering does IBM give up the domain and let the readers in Victoria, BC get their weekly free crappy what's happening newspaper on the web again?
You ever tried surfing off the coast of Vancouver Island?
I'll give you a hint---it's freezing!
Sure, there are a few hardy souls who don their drysuits and hoods, I'm not meaning to discredit them!
The view? Fish can't swim around it? An undersea structure like this will likely provide habitat for so many other creatures.
Some study needs to be done--I agree! But to write the idea off as crazy is not appropriate. I'd settle for less view, a few disgruntled surfers, fish that are on drugs, if it meant that Vancouver Island could have some energy independence from the mainland.
Currently we do not produce enough power on the island for our needs and we import it from the Mainland and Washington State. Soon they are talking about building a natural gas pipeline.
Now what do you think about it?
According to the official announcement, the two disc set is going for $ 29.98 in the U.S. and $ 41.98 in Canada.
woops! yeah i know preview
So yes, this would be applicable to some other MS apps. My solution, though I don't know if it will work well, would be to continue to use a program which asks me if I want other programs to access the internet. I'm pretty sure that it would catch word before it could get the image from a server. However, I can't guarantee that, this is Microsoft afterall, and we know how open their platform is
Just because you can't 'see' nor 'believe' it, has no impact on whether it will be possible. Do you really think that all the technology that we currently rely on will stay the same forever?
I make no claims to know the future, except to say that I believe that nobody can understand the massive amounts of change that are going to occur, as technology continues on at this dizzying pace.
Talk like this holds back those innovations and holds back innovators from doing what they do. They change the way we work, the way we live, our hobbies and passtimes. They change the food we eat, and that house we live in.
Everybody should support those who research new ideas, some might call them 'radical', but i call them 'imaginative'. Why is it that people feel the need to constantly, argue against new thoughts and ideas? Why is it that everybody has to disbelieve every new and slightly different idea that somebody spends all of the time researching? Why can't everybody be more accepting?
I challenge all who need proof, all who will not believe until they see, to go out there and find your proof. Whether it be proof that the idea might not be feasible, or you might find proof of its possibilities. At least you would be accomplishing something useful.
The general gist that I received from AOL's little side project is that it could be used to run a cheap networked AOL computer.
Something like a Net Appliance for the home.
Linux is an obvious choice because cost is the most important factor for people who just want to get on the internet.
These types of people won't know Linux from Minix.
Me? I'm just happy with Cable modems at home, T1s at work, school, etc.
I for one would like to see Amazon's domain returned to it's rightful owners. The native people of the Amazonian rain forests, or at the very least, they should be given a subsidy for Amazon's show of (non)profitability off of their good name. One could even argue that they have a right to the name, having lived there for thousands of years before Amazon, or even this internet thing, caught on. (Some might say Amazon hasn't even really caught on yet, and they might be right) :)
Is this going to be used as a final decision regarding the use of this email interceptor?
We just read an article which suggested that Academia is progressing towards profitability and less credibility
Am I too harsh in thinking that nothing will come as a result of a long and drawn out process of 'experts' reviewing the integrity of the system. It all depends on who they ask to review it.
If we are lucky, then somebody of good faith will be able to post intimate details of the inside guts of the system. Can we only hope, so we can keep our right to privacy?
70 percent of respondents were in the 'somewhat' to 'extremely' stressed bracket. It makes no mention of the other brackets but I can make a guess that there were some others in between 'no stress'. I can also guess that very few people aged 35 and younger responded that they have no stress in their lives.
I was just thinking about this the other day when I had the desire to do other things besides slog away at my computer all day and night. I would love to have the gumption to give up this 'pipedream' ratrace. It doesn't seem right that we toil away all day (and night) for the profitability of others. I read some mention (above comment) about the necessity of a revolution of workers, but I know in my heart that it is an unlikely end, as people are inherently greedy and stupid. Everybody strives to be rich, famous, or remembered. It is simple human nature. Is it really too much to hope that one day Utopia can exist on earth?
I wonder exactly how well this is going to translate into future earnings potential?
.. maybe I'm wrong) is a good garnerer of attention in that tight marketplace of Silicon Valley.
/.
This little publicity stunt (which seemingly has little to do with their focus
Perhaps in a short while when their VC funding dries up we will all be reporting them to fsckedcompany.com instead of
I am not a wiring genius, but I do know that my Laptop sits nicely on top of my retro 8-track Amp. (yes I am a starving student!) The simple little patch cord works wonders with a cheap-o 8mm (or whatever size those headphone jacks are..) to my rca patch cords. Highly recommended if you don't like to buy expensive stereo speakers and sub-woofers twice!
To point out the very obvious, in a nice way, Northern Telecom is not the company mentioned in the article. British Telecom would be that magic patent holder.
Northern Telecom has morphed from the telephone manufacturer of yesteryear, into a major telecommunication manufacturer, mostly known nowadays as Nortel or Nortel Networks, etc.
Am I going to need to pay royalties whenever I cut the grass after a light rain?
Seriously, how can somebody own the rights to a smell that they had no participation in creating? I do see the difference between a famous perfume created by Chanel or some other big fat-cat corporation, but the smell of freshly mown grass. This is a monstrosity of the seriousness of trademarks and patents.
Why would anyone in their right and sane mind need a tennis ball that costs more because it has a funny smell on it. Just go down to Wal-Mart where they are sold 3$ a half-dozen.
How many cds do you own? How many can you afford? How many mp3s do you download and rarely listen to? How many cds do you rarely listen to?
I download a lot of music and I buy a lot. It really comes down to the fact that I know somebody should be getting money for their hard work and effort in performing well. I will continue to buy music and continue to download. I do not consider this wrong and I do not worry about artists starving and not making the millions that they deserve.
A key question to consider is who will make music when there is no money to be made? I think there will always be people making music for the love of it and they will be rewarded if it is worth it. There is never going to be a day when people don't make money off of music. It simply will not happen. Today, retailers and artists and record labels complain of lessening profits, and online music downloads cutting into the cashflow. They still make BILLIONS! They are doing just fine by my standards. I for one will always support the musicians I really like and I will do so in order to receive the great music they make. (Everybody really knows that most money is made on tour!)
Do you really think that governments control their own ability to do what they want? You do know who runs the government. Do you really think it is the lowly peasants and their ability to vote? Big money talks and the lovely politicans, of the United States and any other country in the world who is so desperate to follow the US's lovely example of political and economical clout, leer after big business's dollars and job-security for their citizens, in order to make it look like they have had a sucessful reign in office, so they might be re-elected and complete the whole charade once again. Governmental power is absolutely controlled by and directed by corporate interests. They have nobody else who is willing to pay their way through office, re-election and life.
This is a serious problem for the advancment of the world, for although we have better and more technologically advanced devices with each slashdot-reload, it is all a big advertising campaign for your money. Everything and everybody is about more money and more things. Is this right?
I thought it was a quite well written piece. I am interested in Jefferson's ideals that information should be made publicly available. Although I know little about Jefferson because I am a Canadian, it seems like he was a man ahead of his times. I foremost consider myself a citizen of the world; It pains my heart when I see divisions between people and borders and countries. The Internet is the first glimpse of what I hope to be a new future for the world. One without borders, wars and prejudice. I think that if you share the vision of one world, we need to stand up to Corporate Government (for we know who really runs the world now..) and fight for our lives back. Is there any reason that we really need so much legislation. We have a worldwide network that goes beyond current parameters. We need to define the new parameters and not let some stuffy, bribable, vote-hungry, Republican or Democrat politicians in the United States or any other country. We need some real leadership.
I wonder if people can come up with a cancelmoose solution and _gasp_ solve the problem without spending any of the government's money. has anyone heard of open source to the rescue? realistically though ... I think spam might be around for a while even if the United State's government tries to do something about it. We all know how effective they are at solving problems.
Since I moved cross-country to Victoria, BC to begin school last September, I decided to grab a digital cellphone so I would have a chance to place and receive calls while I looked for a place to live. Fortunately, I live in Canada where we have some excellent digital providers and I was able to get a phone which works nationwide with no roaming charges. I am not a heavy phone user so it was not usually a problem to have a limit on my talk time per month. I ended up after some experimentation choosing 200 minutes and unlimited weekends each month. My phone bills were probably a little bit more than a normal landline each month but the phone allowed me to be more flexible in my usage. I consistenly brought it with me and was never out of touch when needed.
The greatest problem that I found without having a landline was the issue of Internet access. As I was computerless for a good portion of my first year, this did not pose a problem. When I finally was able to pickup a cheap used laptop, I would have loved to have a phoneline to access the Internet. Installing a highspeed connection simply wasn't an option in my case because I was moving shortly. However, high speed is obviously the way to go. Once you have tasted the speed, dialup simply is not an option.
Although I travelled rarely, we have an excellent digital coverage area in the major centers of Canada.
I never had no phone access due to faulty celltowers or some company problem. Only once or twice while I was in a known digital area did I notice my phone revert to analog mode and I had my phone on all the time! I cannot say that this is a norm but I am lucky to have a good company.
Would I recommend this as an alternative to a landline? Yes, with reservations. It has to be the right situation for you. Obviously, it might not work for families, or even couples. But, It might work for you.
Do you really believe that this is worse than what corporations are doing on the Internet and in the real world? Don't you think that almost everybody's name is on a list somewhere for sale? I have a Safeway card which I would rather not use but in order to get the really good deals on food, I swipe the card. So Safeway knows exactly who I am and what I like to buy. They know I almost always buy things that are on special. They know what kind of cheese I prefer. Have you ever entered a contest on the Internet? They are so easy to sign up for...and you might win real things! What do you think happens to that data?
So what. My government keeps a file on everybody in the country. At least they aren't using that data to try and sell me something that I don't want and for which I have no use.