That is odd. The internet should be slower without blocking, since you have much more traffic to contend with.
That depends on how much people are using the internet, and how much overhead the monitoring software uses. If it takes up a fair amount of system resources, it will slow the individual workstations down, even if it makes the download speed faster.
This would actually open up a new field of backup services for email. Google could encrypt the email on my machine and backup only the encrypted data at their end. The encryption and decryption key need never be seen at their end--though of course I need to store them somewhere apart from the machine that is being backed up.
Why bother storing it on your end if you're going to do this? A web-based email could encrypt email as you checked it, using a key stored on your machine, and then delete the original from the inbox.
But only people who have something to hide encrypt things, right, citizen?
Sadly, my original UID was linked to my college email account... so when we got new addresses over the summer (ncsu dropped the 'unity' server, IIRC, and didn't forward) and I didn't log in to/. for a summer, forgot my password, I lost my good UID.
"What's stopping them from compiling the important our-eyes-only stuff into an executable and putting the rest of the magic in a library which is released?"
That's the dumbest fucking thing I've ever heard.
And games try to curb piracy with hardware (why mod-chips are needed), computer software doesn't have that luxury.
Um, you do realize that many games are PC-based, yes? And those are what he's obviously talking about... For example, in Unreal-engine based games, it's generally possible to modify the level/texture/item libraries. (Not entirely sure how someone would port that idea to Photoshop, though.)
The static electricity in the clouds would certain be high enough voltage to do this, but I don't think it would be close enough together. In the experiment, the 'water bridge' was only able to be formed within a few mm of the anode & cathode. In the case of thunderclouds, the anode and cathode would be hundreds of meters apart.
Yeah, but even the first two (Hero's Quest, later Quest for Glory) missed the fun of the earlier Sierra games - I remember the original (PC Jr!) version of King's Quest, and how it wouldn't even pause for typing. That made for some interesting moments...
I buy the new Terry Pratchett book and I'm bombarded with EVERY book by him or co-authored by him or licensed by him or whatever. I don't want derivatives.
My favorite is getting Amazon recommendations for books I've already bought... through Amazon.
I often find myself saying "Ah, yes, I just bought the hardcover version of that book last year, now I should go out and get the paperback, the second edition with a few minor spelling corrections, etc, etc."
I really think you should educate yourself. Maybe then you wouldn't say such stupid and offensive things.
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Still, I can level with you that personal greed (however understandable) is what put them in that position.
How is my original statement any different from your second statement here? The cliche "Don't put all your eggs in one basket." is quite appropriate here. Regardless of how good that basket looks, people should know that betting your life savings on one company is not a good idea. I'm not saying I don't feel sorry for this people, or that they weren't screwed by Lay & the rest. I'm saying they were screwed so badly because of poor planning on their own part.
First, there was a lot of corporate pressure for Employees to invest all their 401k allocation in company stock. This was pushed by the HR department as well as the C-level managers at corporate pep rallies.
Just because HR pushes something doesn't mean it's a good idea. Hell, I would say that HR being that pushy is probably a good sign that it is a poor idea.
When Enron bought them, they swapped PG&E shares for Enron shares. No doubt many of these employees were excited to see that, considering how Enrons stock was still going strong. But these are people who never really had a choice. They lost everything. And the very worst part of that story is that a Federal Bankruptcy Judge injuncted those employees from selling the stock.
True - PG&E stock owners weren't given a choice about selling their stock, or recieving Enron shares, after PG&E's bankruptcy proceeding began. For those whose stock had reached it's sell date, they were screwed by both companies. But those who let their stock pass its minimum sell date, and left all of their savings there... well, it's the same as above.
This was an absolute tragedy.
True.
These people were just bent over and fucked over and over by the company AND the government.
Also true.
You really should educate yourself before you speak.
I've been pretty well educated on corporate screwing. I've been laid off with no notice, and I've lost chunks of money to the stock market. Which is why I fail to see anything "stupid" about spreading my retirement savings around, nor telling others to do the same.
I've never had more than about 15% of my retirement savings on one place. Most often, that wasn't even stock from a single company, but a mutual fund. Still, that would certainly hurt. But 100%? In one place?
"Don't put all your eggs in one basket" may be a cliche, but that's primarily because it's fairly sound advice.
For anyone to lose their entire life savings because of Enron meant that their entire life savings was is one company's stock. This is not sound financial planning.
In related news Jay Maris is now very probably out of work and totally unemployable.
I'll agree with the first, but not so much the second. Sure, Mr. Maris might have a damn hard time getting an IT related job in the near future, but IT isn't the only field in the world.
The greater public of... where, exactly? There's more ID supporters than homeopath believers in the US, I'll give you that. I'd be willing to bet a decent sum of money the opposite is true in Asia, though. And probably Europe.
You don't have to (actually, you can't) let the legislature decide what's frivolous, but you can force the losing party to pay all legal fees. As it is, it costs money to win a lawsuit, and that's really what makes frivolous lawsuits damaging.
There's already standards for this. A truly frivolous medical malpractice suit (wrongful death against a surgeon because the patient had an allergic reaction that wasn't already known about) can be counter-sued, and the surgeon (actually, his insurance company) can recover any legal fees.
But saying that any lost lawsuit should go against the plaintiff is ignoring the huge gray area between "clear and convincing evidence" that the defendant is at fault, and "clear and convincing evidence" that the plaintiff is bringing a suit in bad faith.
And then next year it will be "Removes spyware, malware, viruses, Zango, and GAIN/Claria/whatever." Eventually the box will have to have a fold-out portion to name all of the stuff it removes if they went down that road.
He'll be back a few years ago to sleep with his own mother, though. And be rescued by his clone-daughters from WWI.
Don't get me wrong, I like some of the Lazarus Long stories, but the ending just got... umm... actually, kind of twisted up by it's own past, but that's another thread.
The first Houdini. The way he kept talking like he wasn't a splicer, but just trying to stay alive... I kept wondering why I couldn't find him, and then I was on fire. It was kinda scary.
System Shock had some rather creepy points, too - the voice/appearance of The Many, and Cortex Reavers (well, really, any of SHODAN's 'forced' Cyborgs) come to mind.
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Why bother storing it on your end if you're going to do this? A web-based email could encrypt email as you checked it, using a key stored on your machine, and then delete the original from the inbox.
But only people who have something to hide encrypt things, right, citizen?
Sadly, my original UID was linked to my college email account... so when we got new addresses over the summer (ncsu dropped the 'unity' server, IIRC, and didn't forward) and I didn't log in to /. for a summer, forgot my password, I lost my good UID.
The static electricity in the clouds would certain be high enough voltage to do this, but I don't think it would be close enough together. In the experiment, the 'water bridge' was only able to be formed within a few mm of the anode & cathode. In the case of thunderclouds, the anode and cathode would be hundreds of meters apart.
Yeah, but even the first two (Hero's Quest, later Quest for Glory) missed the fun of the earlier Sierra games - I remember the original (PC Jr!) version of King's Quest, and how it wouldn't even pause for typing. That made for some interesting moments...
"People that bought this random hentai also bought dirty underwear."
A friend did lose his house to a fire, probably started by his (original, early-release) PS.
My favorite is getting Amazon recommendations for books I've already bought... through Amazon.
I often find myself saying "Ah, yes, I just bought the hardcover version of that book last year, now I should go out and get the paperback, the second edition with a few minor spelling corrections, etc, etc."
Or something.
True - PG&E stock owners weren't given a choice about selling their stock, or recieving Enron shares, after PG&E's bankruptcy proceeding began. For those whose stock had reached it's sell date, they were screwed by both companies. But those who let their stock pass its minimum sell date, and left all of their savings there... well, it's the same as above.
True.Also true. I've been pretty well educated on corporate screwing. I've been laid off with no notice, and I've lost chunks of money to the stock market. Which is why I fail to see anything "stupid" about spreading my retirement savings around, nor telling others to do the same."Don't put all your eggs in one basket" may be a cliche, but that's primarily because it's fairly sound advice.
P: "Heuristics ARE algorithms"
Both of these statements can be true. (Depending on the exact meaning of the GP.) For instance:
Humans are not the same as animals.
Humans are animals.
A more exact statement than either is that heuristics are a subset of algorithms, as humans are a subset of animals.
Yet there's still hordes of people who drive around with those smoked plastic covers over their license plates.
For anyone to lose their entire life savings because of Enron meant that their entire life savings was is one company's stock. This is not sound financial planning.
The greater public of... where, exactly? There's more ID supporters than homeopath believers in the US, I'll give you that. I'd be willing to bet a decent sum of money the opposite is true in Asia, though. And probably Europe.
But saying that any lost lawsuit should go against the plaintiff is ignoring the huge gray area between "clear and convincing evidence" that the defendant is at fault, and "clear and convincing evidence" that the plaintiff is bringing a suit in bad faith.
And then next year it will be "Removes spyware, malware, viruses, Zango, and GAIN/Claria/whatever." Eventually the box will have to have a fold-out portion to name all of the stuff it removes if they went down that road.
Yes, they did, since the DMCA does require that any take-down notice be for work you own.
Don't get me wrong, I like some of the Lazarus Long stories, but the ending just got... umm... actually, kind of twisted up by it's own past, but that's another thread.
We don't need to turn this into another SI vs. Imperial units argument again, do we?
System Shock had some rather creepy points, too - the voice/appearance of The Many, and Cortex Reavers (well, really, any of SHODAN's 'forced' Cyborgs) come to mind.
Atlas will eventually use your own (spoiler) to have you killed?