I know my teenager doesn't have a prepaid blackberry because I know what goes on in my household, I'm not a technological dunce, and I have a good relationship with him. As far as how he uses the phone, why do I care?
I also know that he likes his iPhone much better than any prepaid blackberry because he likes to play games with his friends and when hes not playing them with his friends hes playing angry birds or ragdoll blaster
Having done this for a decade for private and public sectors, I disagree. ISO layer 8 or 9 means nothing to me and reveals nothing in a search(of course OSI layer 8 is the unofficial idiot user layer). The problem with custom software of this magnitude is that the entity is not forced to examine anything they do, they just demand and expect the system that replaces whatever they have to work just like the old one. Say your old system is running on PICK(which can be common with very old systems, ADP has been using it for various accounting and payroll related software packages since the early 80s at least). There are very few Windows or Unix based equivalents in today's world and you can be damn sure than 99.9% of major IT contracting houses have no idea how to develop for it(do you know DataBASIC? ENGLISH?) or how to make a relational database work in the same manner(they don't). In the end, the software IS the concern because these entities are asking for the software to do things that are completely arcane(such as needing it to print paychecks on a fleet of 30 year old impact printers that have limited driver support, no real API to integrate into modern development suites, etc) rather than completely overhauling everything from the ground up to completely modernize. In the end, stop going for custom solutions, because you shouldn't need to hire a bunch of retired aerospace engineers to program your software because they're the only people that know the language
These cities really need to stop building proprietary systems to support things that have commercial solutions at a much cheaper cost. If multi-billion dollar corporations can use the software, a city can handle the software. The city of Los Angeles has done this multiple times and wasted hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds for payroll systems that were built, deployed, and ultimately abandoned. Instead of trying to make software to fit your needs in order to please every supervisor, councilperson, superintendent, and union, go through a much needed modernization and streamlining process and make your own processes compliant with what the majority of businesses(and even municipalities) do these days.
That would be starting over. A fork is merely branching off the existing base. A state constitution would be a fork, county charter, city charter, hoa, etc. Forks until you're blue in the face, and they all build on the same base "application" with their own customizations
States that have the initiative/proposition process fit that mold. Still must be approved, but any random joe can write up a bill and submit it as long as it gets enough votes.
Wouldn't the US be open source government since all of the laws, regulations, and charters for government be openly available? That is essentially "the code".
Better yet, find the text for a high school AP Computer Science class from the late 90s/early 00s. C++ tailored for teenagers. Uses a bit of custom libraries to make it easier, but delves in to most basic concepts you'll need at later levels(class creation, recursion, pointers, etc). Best part was that we used Borland Turbo 4.5 rather than Visual Studio. Didn't make for great Windows applications out of the gate, but it was a very simple and straightforward compiler that compiled applications that ran in the Windows environment(albeit they looked like a terminal emulator)
When there are 60 cash registers it gets kind of hard to see who's open and who's not... and if someone is already going to that register. That's why the guy at Fry's generally stands on a stool or in a high chair.
Corporations don't have their users use Google Docs.
Data security 101: Don't let a simple username and password on a public website be all that is needed for someone to have access to corporate data
The problem is that Google Docs is a pain in the ass compared to a local application. OO does have an Oracle flash screen which most people that work in a corporation after familiar with, and it looks like Office 97-2k3 rather than "Ribbons". For most people that are not just entering the market, the brand name and the familiar interface make it a better choice than a browser run application.
Assuming that you're compromised doesn't add any cost. No one is saying to duplicate the NSA's network security implementation. It just means that you need to carefully examine what you do have on your network that is important to you and others and take care of it in a reasonable way. To not assume that is to put yourself in a situation to allow yourself to get sloppy.
On top of the hilariously stupid comment you made, you're wrong. One should always assume you've been compromised as far as network security goes. That way you always take necessary precautions, such as always encrypting sensitive data, even within your network. To do otherwise is sloppy
Any way to work this out for home use? Without digging too deep, sounds suitable here in So Cal, but maybe the scale is too small to provide any real benefit
And those organizations have terrible security policies. Plenty move, but ones with real security policies don't. In order to host data for LA County, everyone that has access to a computer that has data(including the janitor at the data center) needs an FBI level background check. The "cloud" doesn't play nice with that, since that data is distributed all over the States/world
This is what the Sports Reference pages do(like Baseball-reference.com). Sponsor Albert Pujols page with your own personal message or with your business if you're in the sporting goods business. Seems to work for them
Based on his post it has nothing to do with "worthwhile nonprofit" as in the Red Cross or Humane Society. It has to do with a site that does its members a service with a smile rather thank shanking you in the back after giving so much time and effort.
He specifically mentions SomaFM. SomaFM is a very good service and it caters to the people who use it. There is no nonprofit humanitarian effort at SomaFM, it's just internet radio, but they treat the people that use it well rather than turning their back on them and letting partisan morons undo lots of good work.
This is all true and no one should really have a problem with it unless(until?) Microsoft starts marketing it as more than it is(essentially suggesting that IE9 blocks 99% of malware with the small print saying it only applies to social engineering)
My brokerage account requires me to enter that information and select a image from a list of about a hundred or so that I selected upon creating the account. I also must select this image every time I log in. You can't replace a password today completely, but if you're creative you can find ways to enhance security regardless.
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Neither are Chinese, Taiwanese, or Korean RAM manufacturers
I know my teenager doesn't have a prepaid blackberry because I know what goes on in my household, I'm not a technological dunce, and I have a good relationship with him. As far as how he uses the phone, why do I care?
I also know that he likes his iPhone much better than any prepaid blackberry because he likes to play games with his friends and when hes not playing them with his friends hes playing angry birds or ragdoll blaster
teenagers get prepaid phones? Teenagers get 9.99 add a line plans from their parents' service.
/parent of teenager
Having done this for a decade for private and public sectors, I disagree. ISO layer 8 or 9 means nothing to me and reveals nothing in a search(of course OSI layer 8 is the unofficial idiot user layer). The problem with custom software of this magnitude is that the entity is not forced to examine anything they do, they just demand and expect the system that replaces whatever they have to work just like the old one. Say your old system is running on PICK(which can be common with very old systems, ADP has been using it for various accounting and payroll related software packages since the early 80s at least). There are very few Windows or Unix based equivalents in today's world and you can be damn sure than 99.9% of major IT contracting houses have no idea how to develop for it(do you know DataBASIC? ENGLISH?) or how to make a relational database work in the same manner(they don't). In the end, the software IS the concern because these entities are asking for the software to do things that are completely arcane(such as needing it to print paychecks on a fleet of 30 year old impact printers that have limited driver support, no real API to integrate into modern development suites, etc) rather than completely overhauling everything from the ground up to completely modernize. In the end, stop going for custom solutions, because you shouldn't need to hire a bunch of retired aerospace engineers to program your software because they're the only people that know the language
These cities really need to stop building proprietary systems to support things that have commercial solutions at a much cheaper cost. If multi-billion dollar corporations can use the software, a city can handle the software. The city of Los Angeles has done this multiple times and wasted hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds for payroll systems that were built, deployed, and ultimately abandoned. Instead of trying to make software to fit your needs in order to please every supervisor, councilperson, superintendent, and union, go through a much needed modernization and streamlining process and make your own processes compliant with what the majority of businesses(and even municipalities) do these days.
That would be starting over. A fork is merely branching off the existing base. A state constitution would be a fork, county charter, city charter, hoa, etc. Forks until you're blue in the face, and they all build on the same base "application" with their own customizations
Needs more El Alamein
States that have the initiative/proposition process fit that mold. Still must be approved, but any random joe can write up a bill and submit it as long as it gets enough votes.
Wouldn't the US be open source government since all of the laws, regulations, and charters for government be openly available? That is essentially "the code".
Better yet, find the text for a high school AP Computer Science class from the late 90s/early 00s. C++ tailored for teenagers. Uses a bit of custom libraries to make it easier, but delves in to most basic concepts you'll need at later levels(class creation, recursion, pointers, etc). Best part was that we used Borland Turbo 4.5 rather than Visual Studio. Didn't make for great Windows applications out of the gate, but it was a very simple and straightforward compiler that compiled applications that ran in the Windows environment(albeit they looked like a terminal emulator)
When there are 60 cash registers it gets kind of hard to see who's open and who's not... and if someone is already going to that register. That's why the guy at Fry's generally stands on a stool or in a high chair.
All the 35 year old that I know GM remotely(Rolemaster has a GM, not DM). Everyone plays remotely and we use software to maintain the hexboard.
You could always move to Somalia. You'd be free to implement exactly what you wanted there
Google doesn't sell/provide the server application.
Corporations don't have their users use Google Docs. Data security 101: Don't let a simple username and password on a public website be all that is needed for someone to have access to corporate data
The problem is that Google Docs is a pain in the ass compared to a local application. OO does have an Oracle flash screen which most people that work in a corporation after familiar with, and it looks like Office 97-2k3 rather than "Ribbons". For most people that are not just entering the market, the brand name and the familiar interface make it a better choice than a browser run application.
What was wrong with Atlantis? They killed Robert Patrick in the first episode. That's what was wrong with Atlantis.
Assuming that you're compromised doesn't add any cost. No one is saying to duplicate the NSA's network security implementation. It just means that you need to carefully examine what you do have on your network that is important to you and others and take care of it in a reasonable way. To not assume that is to put yourself in a situation to allow yourself to get sloppy.
On top of the hilariously stupid comment you made, you're wrong. One should always assume you've been compromised as far as network security goes. That way you always take necessary precautions, such as always encrypting sensitive data, even within your network. To do otherwise is sloppy
Any way to work this out for home use? Without digging too deep, sounds suitable here in So Cal, but maybe the scale is too small to provide any real benefit
Companies, Universities and even public organizations are moving to Gmail and other Google services (http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/three-million-businesses-have-gone.html).
And those organizations have terrible security policies. Plenty move, but ones with real security policies don't. In order to host data for LA County, everyone that has access to a computer that has data(including the janitor at the data center) needs an FBI level background check. The "cloud" doesn't play nice with that, since that data is distributed all over the States/world
This is what the Sports Reference pages do(like Baseball-reference.com). Sponsor Albert Pujols page with your own personal message or with your business if you're in the sporting goods business. Seems to work for them
Based on his post it has nothing to do with "worthwhile nonprofit" as in the Red Cross or Humane Society. It has to do with a site that does its members a service with a smile rather thank shanking you in the back after giving so much time and effort.
He specifically mentions SomaFM. SomaFM is a very good service and it caters to the people who use it. There is no nonprofit humanitarian effort at SomaFM, it's just internet radio, but they treat the people that use it well rather than turning their back on them and letting partisan morons undo lots of good work.
This is all true and no one should really have a problem with it unless(until?) Microsoft starts marketing it as more than it is(essentially suggesting that IE9 blocks 99% of malware with the small print saying it only applies to social engineering)
My brokerage account requires me to enter that information and select a image from a list of about a hundred or so that I selected upon creating the account. I also must select this image every time I log in. You can't replace a password today completely, but if you're creative you can find ways to enhance security regardless.