Who is spying on me? Facebook has their own rules and regulations on what is acceptable and what is not. If you violate their guidelines they will delete the page. They set that policy not the government. And finally no one is required to use Facebook. They are volunteering their life stories with no coercion by the government. Invoking freedom of speech on this type of activity is a distortion of the 1st amendment. Either obey the Facebook rules or go somewhere else. Facebook is not the only access point where you can exercise your freedom of speech.
All I want is useful tools and I dont really give a shit where they come from. One of MIcorsoft's greatest products was VB. I know it was a poor development platform but it did help them expand the number of Windows developers. This in turn resulted in more people using other Microsoft products such as the OS, Exchange, SQL Server, and a whole host of others. They still provide developers with good tools today.
If you want a secure OS just unplug from the internet, do not allow access to any network resources outside the company intranet, disable thumb drives and any other portable sources of data, disable attachments from incoming e-mail, and run extensive background checks on everyone who will be using this system.
So you should limit the number of people who are authorized or allowed to write programs for your particular OS? Maybe you can create a really secure OS if you disallow all applications except for the ones delivered with the OS. I'm sure we could all get by using notepad or vi for all our text editing needs.
BS. You are free to speak and protest anything you like any where you like. These free speech zones are setup to make sure that organized protests do not obstruct the actions being protested. The people being protested against have the same right as those doing the protesting. You say "habeus corpus" is gone and then turn right around and admit it is still there. How do you reconcile your complaints using totally false statements that you yourself admit are false? Eminient domain has been around since the county was founded so if you have a problem with it go protest against it but don't try and associate it with losing your "rights".
I knew you would come up with BS like this. Are there any US citizens held in Guantanamo? Wiretapping has been a tool of law enforcement ever since the telephone was invented. The law requires a warrant in most cases but there are exceptions. Nothing is absolute. I have not heard of one case where someone accused of a crime through the use of illegal wiretaps has been convicted. Back in the early 40's FDR ignored an express declaration from Congress to not allow wiretapping to investigate suspected foreign government agents. He promptly wrote a memo to the Justice department directing them to use the taps anyway and they did. The constitution and our laws are not suicide pacts. I think the US actions over the past 10 years has been an effort to demonstrate this fact. FDR also blatantly violated the neutrality declaration Congress issued becuase he thought the protection of the country was more important. I saw a documentary where they asked Presidents Carter, Bush 1, Clinton , and Bush 2 what they thought of FDR's actions and they all agreed he did the right thing and they would have done the same thing if they had to no matter the cost to them politically. FDR came within a hair of being impeached. Even Carter supported this! Look at FDR's actions and then look at his legacy today as an example of a President putting the countries safety ahead of the waffling politicians who are more intent on winning elections than they are of actually serving those who elect them. The law enforcement agencies may violate this rule but the court system and it's remedies are in place to provide a second firewall. No-fly lists have been used since the 70's. Remember terrorists had a fetish for airplane attacks throughout the 70's. The system has been updated to take into consideration the nature of the threats today. The "right to fly" is not a human right. If there was a plane hijacking the first thing people scream is why didn't the government do anything to prevent it. When the government actually makes an effort in this direction they get non-ending complaints. People want perfect protection but don't want to do anything to actually prevent it. The President has always had the ability to initiate conflicts and there are provisions in our government that these types of situations apply to. So I will ask the question again, what rights as a US citizen have I lost?
I doubt that Windows is "insecure by design". People making this claim have the ability look at security issues in hindsight not foresight. As fast as people work to build secure software systems there are those who work just as hard to break them and breaking something is always easier than building something. There are compromises made every day by the people building software just as there are compromises being made for all types of product development. "ease of use" is not a small consideration. Cost and time to market are also significant factors. Software design and imlementation takes place on top of a rapidly changing landscape. Things that were considered good last year can be considered obsolete today. If you want a totally 100% secure software system be prepared to wait about 20+ years before the first release. That is how long MS, Apple, and even open software developers have been working on this problem and I have yet to see any OS that can be considered 100% secure.
I look at China's liberal policy on ignoing IP and copying technology designed by others as a smart move on their part. From a government point of view why sink billions of dollars into R&D when you can just take advantage of someone else's work? They end up keeping current on technology with very little costs.
My reply was an honest evalution. My comments went on to address the unpredicatable nature of patents which was the topic at hand. You must have an anti-MS burr stuck so far up your ass you can't recognize an honest question. Group think techies who let personal animosities influence your perception of technology issues are way to prevelant today.
There are already plenty of alternatives. Price will be the ultimate motivation to change over. Right now it's still cheaper to import oil. But things are changing. It will not be a fast process but innovative electric cars are now being designed and built, battery and power cell technology is advancing, new power distribution services are being designed and tested. Solar, wind, bio, synthetic fuels, and natural gas are all available. There are a lot of companies investing in future energy technologies becuase that is where the next fortunes will be made.
I agree with pretty much everything you said until I ran into this statement." In China, everything is about working for the good of the nation, not yourself or your company." If you think there is not an elite class of Chinese profiting handsomely and looking out for their own interests just like every other elite class on th planet you are mistaken. The ruling hierarchy in the Chinese government have the same motivations and failings as the leaders in other countries. The lables of "Socialism" or "Communism" strictly apply to the worker class. The elites always maintain their status no matter what the popular ideology is at the time. Look at countries like Cuba and Venezuela who like to proclaim that everyone is equal under their system and then take look at the financial status of the government leaders. How many meals did the Castro brothers miss and did they make the same sacrifices the average citizen had to make after their glorious revolution? Chavez was in the military prior to entering politics but after his glorious revolution he and his family are some of the most wealthy and largest landowners in the country. Look at every shithole country on the planet and no matter how destitute or poor the average people are the government leaders are always wealthy in the extreme.
If things continue along the same path as today in 50 to 70 years, if they are lucky, they will be trying to re-build the global network from the ashes of world wide destruction.
The hostility in your response makes me wonder if the roles in this dispute were reversed would you still be making the same passionate arguments? BnN is not a mom and pop operation so they should be able to defend themselves without going bankrupt. It has been demonstrated over the years that patent disputes are not simple affairs and the rulings are very unpredictable to say the least. There have been cases where there was considerable prior art that still didn't invalidate the patent. There have been rulings for and against big companies and individuals. Then you have the patent trolls who do not and have not designed, built, or implemented any part of the patents they hold and basically only use the patents to blackmail companies to pay up. To me this is the biggest patent issue today. If you are going to patent something you should be required to actually use the patented process or idea to validate the patent in the first place.
Owning foreign debt is a slight misnomer. China's purchase of government debt instruments is an investment for them. And when you invest you want to chose the most stable and the most likely to fulfill the terms of the investment. In essence they are placing their trust in the US economy. Should they attempt to weaken the US economy it will most likely hurt them worse than the US. A big part of Chinese economy is the US market. Without access to that market they stand to lose big time. Also remember that China does not provide a single product that the US could not supply internally or purchase from another country unlike energy needs. There really is no reason for the US and China not to cooperate with one another.
The OS is broken? Explain. And while your at name one piece of software or OS that was 100% bug free when released. Your auto manufacturing example would be more like someone using a crow bar to smash your car window in order to steal it. Should the auto industry build-in armored windows to prevent this action? I am sure they could but the price for the auto would go up. On the chance someone could develop a bug free OS how long do you think that would take? Both Apple and Microsoft have been working 20+ years to achieve that goal and it doesn't look like they are getting any closer.
Chinas sole advantage in the global economy was their low labor costs which let them undercut other countries in the export arena. They are not exactly known for new innovations or quality workmanship. However their labor costs are rising along with inflation which increase the price of their exports. They went from reportiing a huge trade surplus to reporting a negative surplus in the first quarter of this year. Economies fluctuate, rapid growth can sometimes create more problems than a stagnant economy. Especially an economy totally controlled by the state where workers start realizing they have been underpaid and treated almost like slaves.
Limited but equal television coverage of mandatory debates for all candidates. No commercials. There is already stipulations on how much an individual can contribute but the special interest and businesses have no limits and they should be locked out. Their money corrupts the entire political process. Right now the government provides a set amount of money to the candidates who qualify for the general elections and that should be the limit. In today's Internet society it is not expensive when compared to television info-commercials to run a campaign using only the Internet.
I notice you didn't comment on the lack of reciprocal respect from these dignified prisoners. If a faith requires you to threaten death and destruction on any who do not worship or treat your holy book in a dignified manner deserve all the scorn and disrespect heaped upon them. When people claim Islamophobia is rising around the world the ones to blame are the islamists themselves. I have no sympathy for these prisoners. I know there are some prisoners that should not be there and I support the release of all but the most radical prisoners but I am damn tired of the hardcore "death to the infidel" assholes who throw hissy fits every time some disrespects their religion and go out of their way to inflict death on all those who they feel don't tow the line. They should count themselves lucky that they are allowed to have a Quran in the first place. Radical Islam is a scourge all over the world and is responsible for a great deal of today's problems and until the "peaceful" Muslim's eradicate these abominations using all the means and methods at their disposal they do not deserve any respect.
Right now people are advocating for privacy but at the same time advocating for openess and the free exchange of ideas. Your privacy is only as good as you make it. You can protect yourself online by not posting any personal details or purchasing anything online using a credit card. You can encrypt your e-mail and use only https and a multi-layer proxy servers when access the net. You can turn off the GPS on your mobile devices or better yet use only burnable cell phones with no contracts. If you are online posting your life story on Facebook please don't turn around and complain about the dreaded 3 letter agencies spying on you. I'm not saying you specifically do this but a lot of people do. Our privacy has always been at risk it is just easier and faster to gather the information using today's technology. Anonymity is a hard thing to maintain in today's world unless you happen to live off the grid in upper Mongolia and even then chances are your camp fire will show up on a satellite pass.
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Who is spying on me? Facebook has their own rules and regulations on what is acceptable and what is not. If you violate their guidelines they will delete the page. They set that policy not the government. And finally no one is required to use Facebook. They are volunteering their life stories with no coercion by the government. Invoking freedom of speech on this type of activity is a distortion of the 1st amendment. Either obey the Facebook rules or go somewhere else. Facebook is not the only access point where you can exercise your freedom of speech.
All I want is useful tools and I dont really give a shit where they come from. One of MIcorsoft's greatest products was VB. I know it was a poor development platform but it did help them expand the number of Windows developers. This in turn resulted in more people using other Microsoft products such as the OS, Exchange, SQL Server, and a whole host of others. They still provide developers with good tools today. If you want a secure OS just unplug from the internet, do not allow access to any network resources outside the company intranet, disable thumb drives and any other portable sources of data, disable attachments from incoming e-mail, and run extensive background checks on everyone who will be using this system.
What freedoms are being harmed?
So you should limit the number of people who are authorized or allowed to write programs for your particular OS? Maybe you can create a really secure OS if you disallow all applications except for the ones delivered with the OS. I'm sure we could all get by using notepad or vi for all our text editing needs.
BS. You are free to speak and protest anything you like any where you like. These free speech zones are setup to make sure that organized protests do not obstruct the actions being protested. The people being protested against have the same right as those doing the protesting. You say "habeus corpus" is gone and then turn right around and admit it is still there. How do you reconcile your complaints using totally false statements that you yourself admit are false? Eminient domain has been around since the county was founded so if you have a problem with it go protest against it but don't try and associate it with losing your "rights".
I knew you would come up with BS like this. Are there any US citizens held in Guantanamo? Wiretapping has been a tool of law enforcement ever since the telephone was invented. The law requires a warrant in most cases but there are exceptions. Nothing is absolute. I have not heard of one case where someone accused of a crime through the use of illegal wiretaps has been convicted. Back in the early 40's FDR ignored an express declaration from Congress to not allow wiretapping to investigate suspected foreign government agents. He promptly wrote a memo to the Justice department directing them to use the taps anyway and they did. The constitution and our laws are not suicide pacts. I think the US actions over the past 10 years has been an effort to demonstrate this fact. FDR also blatantly violated the neutrality declaration Congress issued becuase he thought the protection of the country was more important. I saw a documentary where they asked Presidents Carter, Bush 1, Clinton , and Bush 2 what they thought of FDR's actions and they all agreed he did the right thing and they would have done the same thing if they had to no matter the cost to them politically. FDR came within a hair of being impeached. Even Carter supported this! Look at FDR's actions and then look at his legacy today as an example of a President putting the countries safety ahead of the waffling politicians who are more intent on winning elections than they are of actually serving those who elect them. The law enforcement agencies may violate this rule but the court system and it's remedies are in place to provide a second firewall. No-fly lists have been used since the 70's. Remember terrorists had a fetish for airplane attacks throughout the 70's. The system has been updated to take into consideration the nature of the threats today. The "right to fly" is not a human right. If there was a plane hijacking the first thing people scream is why didn't the government do anything to prevent it. When the government actually makes an effort in this direction they get non-ending complaints. People want perfect protection but don't want to do anything to actually prevent it. The President has always had the ability to initiate conflicts and there are provisions in our government that these types of situations apply to. So I will ask the question again, what rights as a US citizen have I lost?
I doubt that Windows is "insecure by design". People making this claim have the ability look at security issues in hindsight not foresight. As fast as people work to build secure software systems there are those who work just as hard to break them and breaking something is always easier than building something. There are compromises made every day by the people building software just as there are compromises being made for all types of product development. "ease of use" is not a small consideration. Cost and time to market are also significant factors. Software design and imlementation takes place on top of a rapidly changing landscape. Things that were considered good last year can be considered obsolete today. If you want a totally 100% secure software system be prepared to wait about 20+ years before the first release. That is how long MS, Apple, and even open software developers have been working on this problem and I have yet to see any OS that can be considered 100% secure.
What freedoms have been taken away?
Theres nothing stopping you from incorporating yourself. I'd just read the fine priint before you sign up.
I look at China's liberal policy on ignoing IP and copying technology designed by others as a smart move on their part. From a government point of view why sink billions of dollars into R&D when you can just take advantage of someone else's work? They end up keeping current on technology with very little costs.
My reply was an honest evalution. My comments went on to address the unpredicatable nature of patents which was the topic at hand. You must have an anti-MS burr stuck so far up your ass you can't recognize an honest question. Group think techies who let personal animosities influence your perception of technology issues are way to prevelant today.
There are already plenty of alternatives. Price will be the ultimate motivation to change over. Right now it's still cheaper to import oil. But things are changing. It will not be a fast process but innovative electric cars are now being designed and built, battery and power cell technology is advancing, new power distribution services are being designed and tested. Solar, wind, bio, synthetic fuels, and natural gas are all available. There are a lot of companies investing in future energy technologies becuase that is where the next fortunes will be made.
I agree with pretty much everything you said until I ran into this statement." In China, everything is about working for the good of the nation, not yourself or your company." If you think there is not an elite class of Chinese profiting handsomely and looking out for their own interests just like every other elite class on th planet you are mistaken. The ruling hierarchy in the Chinese government have the same motivations and failings as the leaders in other countries. The lables of "Socialism" or "Communism" strictly apply to the worker class. The elites always maintain their status no matter what the popular ideology is at the time. Look at countries like Cuba and Venezuela who like to proclaim that everyone is equal under their system and then take look at the financial status of the government leaders. How many meals did the Castro brothers miss and did they make the same sacrifices the average citizen had to make after their glorious revolution? Chavez was in the military prior to entering politics but after his glorious revolution he and his family are some of the most wealthy and largest landowners in the country. Look at every shithole country on the planet and no matter how destitute or poor the average people are the government leaders are always wealthy in the extreme.
If things continue along the same path as today in 50 to 70 years, if they are lucky, they will be trying to re-build the global network from the ashes of world wide destruction.
The hostility in your response makes me wonder if the roles in this dispute were reversed would you still be making the same passionate arguments? BnN is not a mom and pop operation so they should be able to defend themselves without going bankrupt. It has been demonstrated over the years that patent disputes are not simple affairs and the rulings are very unpredictable to say the least. There have been cases where there was considerable prior art that still didn't invalidate the patent. There have been rulings for and against big companies and individuals. Then you have the patent trolls who do not and have not designed, built, or implemented any part of the patents they hold and basically only use the patents to blackmail companies to pay up. To me this is the biggest patent issue today. If you are going to patent something you should be required to actually use the patented process or idea to validate the patent in the first place.
Believe it or not I have seen people screw up even a "Hello World" function.
Owning foreign debt is a slight misnomer. China's purchase of government debt instruments is an investment for them. And when you invest you want to chose the most stable and the most likely to fulfill the terms of the investment. In essence they are placing their trust in the US economy. Should they attempt to weaken the US economy it will most likely hurt them worse than the US. A big part of Chinese economy is the US market. Without access to that market they stand to lose big time. Also remember that China does not provide a single product that the US could not supply internally or purchase from another country unlike energy needs. There really is no reason for the US and China not to cooperate with one another.
It's get harder each day to find posts like this one that leaves out the ideological dogma when evaluating China.
The OS is broken? Explain. And while your at name one piece of software or OS that was 100% bug free when released. Your auto manufacturing example would be more like someone using a crow bar to smash your car window in order to steal it. Should the auto industry build-in armored windows to prevent this action? I am sure they could but the price for the auto would go up. On the chance someone could develop a bug free OS how long do you think that would take? Both Apple and Microsoft have been working 20+ years to achieve that goal and it doesn't look like they are getting any closer.
Chinas sole advantage in the global economy was their low labor costs which let them undercut other countries in the export arena. They are not exactly known for new innovations or quality workmanship. However their labor costs are rising along with inflation which increase the price of their exports. They went from reportiing a huge trade surplus to reporting a negative surplus in the first quarter of this year. Economies fluctuate, rapid growth can sometimes create more problems than a stagnant economy. Especially an economy totally controlled by the state where workers start realizing they have been underpaid and treated almost like slaves.
China holds approx 6% of outstanding near term treasury certificates. How you figure they own the US is a mystery.
Limited but equal television coverage of mandatory debates for all candidates. No commercials. There is already stipulations on how much an individual can contribute but the special interest and businesses have no limits and they should be locked out. Their money corrupts the entire political process. Right now the government provides a set amount of money to the candidates who qualify for the general elections and that should be the limit. In today's Internet society it is not expensive when compared to television info-commercials to run a campaign using only the Internet.
I notice you didn't comment on the lack of reciprocal respect from these dignified prisoners. If a faith requires you to threaten death and destruction on any who do not worship or treat your holy book in a dignified manner deserve all the scorn and disrespect heaped upon them. When people claim Islamophobia is rising around the world the ones to blame are the islamists themselves. I have no sympathy for these prisoners. I know there are some prisoners that should not be there and I support the release of all but the most radical prisoners but I am damn tired of the hardcore "death to the infidel" assholes who throw hissy fits every time some disrespects their religion and go out of their way to inflict death on all those who they feel don't tow the line. They should count themselves lucky that they are allowed to have a Quran in the first place. Radical Islam is a scourge all over the world and is responsible for a great deal of today's problems and until the "peaceful" Muslim's eradicate these abominations using all the means and methods at their disposal they do not deserve any respect.
Where are the verifiable facts that support blaming the US or Israel? All I have heard are theories and suppositions but no supporting facts.
Right now people are advocating for privacy but at the same time advocating for openess and the free exchange of ideas. Your privacy is only as good as you make it. You can protect yourself online by not posting any personal details or purchasing anything online using a credit card. You can encrypt your e-mail and use only https and a multi-layer proxy servers when access the net. You can turn off the GPS on your mobile devices or better yet use only burnable cell phones with no contracts. If you are online posting your life story on Facebook please don't turn around and complain about the dreaded 3 letter agencies spying on you. I'm not saying you specifically do this but a lot of people do. Our privacy has always been at risk it is just easier and faster to gather the information using today's technology. Anonymity is a hard thing to maintain in today's world unless you happen to live off the grid in upper Mongolia and even then chances are your camp fire will show up on a satellite pass.