You can try teaching adults how to avoid getting viruses, but it doesn't prevent all social engineering attacks against them. That is why it is recommended to get an anti-virus to help protect you.
It isn't any worst than the MPAA putting ratings on movies. Parents don't have time to watch every movie before their kids to see it so they rely on the third party to do it for them. Although it isn't perfect, it is a reasonable guide to give parents information about what is appropriate for their children.
If parents don't like the filters that Google set up, then they don't have to use it just like they can ignore the advice of the MPAA. It is just a tool to make the parents job easier.
Being a responsible parent means that you monitor the Internet history and filter out content that you think is unsuitable. You should teach your kids how to use the Internet safely but parents don't have the time to sit over their kids shoulder every moment they want to use the Internet.
You can use more accurate numbers to estimate the rate of piracy because they don't rely on self reported surveys. If you can determine how many licenses that Microsoft issued in the region and compare it to computers that are running windows update, you can get fairly accurate statistics.
The amount of profits lost are subject to more debate because you don't know what percentage of sales are lost as a result of piracy. Microsoft will likely overstate this effect while pirates will understate this effect. They both are guilty here.
It would be interested to see if economists have found ways to reliably measure the effect of piracy on consumer behavior. If they are able to come up with these numbers, you can give a more accurate estimates on the amount of losses to the industry.
Aside from the doctored numbers from MADD, is there any evidence whatsoever that checkpoints reduce incidents?
From my personal experience, DUI checkpoints is the number one reason that I avoid drinking and driving. Unless I get really drunk, I can drive good enough to avoid the attention of the cops or doing anything stupid. My only fear is a DUI checkpoint.
In Virginia, the DUI laws are tough and having it on your record can prevent you from getting a job in this already poor job market. When I was younger, I would take more risks and try to take roads that cops won't do checkpoints on. After seeing what some of my friends get DUI's and the severe consequences they faced, I wisen up and decide that it isn't worth the risk.
There is always going to be reckless individuals who will drive drunk no matter what, but I don't think you can argue that DUI checkpoints have no influence on behavior.
I am not a lawyer, but I assume it's not based on the percentage but on whether a website reasonably tries to remove materials that infringe copyright. There are many websites that stream copyright content, but will remove the streams once they are notified that they don't have the rights to the material. Websites can claim plausible deniability and get away with it.
If a website doesn't make any effort to remove copyright content after being notified, then it will be much harder for them to defend themselves.
For me, taking a wide variety of classes in college definitely challenged my own perceptions of the world and made me a more well rounded person. College suppose to teach you how to analyze information better, not just memorize facts. Memorizing the date of a war is really useless, but analyzing the causes and consequences of a war is a skill that can be applied to other aspects in life.
Instead of just reading stuff that conforms to your worldview, college has taught me how to better analyze different points of view, the evidence behind it and draw my more accurate interpretations, while understanding the limits of my own knowledge.
Verizon doesn't sell a big dumb pipe of data. You pay for use of the mobile Internet on your phone with a 5GB limit.
Most people don't use anywhere near 5GB of data so it allows Verizon to lower the average cost while offering the illusion of unlimited Internet.
If you really want to pay per the GB, then demand that the carriers offer that. Chances are that if you are a heavy user, it will end up costing you more. There is a reason why those types of data plans aren't popular in the US
MLK lead peaceful demonstrations that did not harm innocents.
The hackers are harming innocent civilians to promote their cause which is closer to terrorism than civil disobedience. Give in to our demands or we will have to compromise more accounts.
On android you can see how much memory each process is using and what apps are causing the most battery drain.
Quality developers try to use a few resources as possible because they are held accountable in the market. Users will complain and write negative reviews if an app slows down the phone or drains the battery.
This is a problem that affects all Android phones. People will complain about battery life and it is usually caused by one or two poorly designed apps they downloaded off the market. Quality apps don't have this problem.
Companies take away features all the time. Computers don't have floppy disk anymore. Windows stopped using DOS.
Most of the features that Sony took away were done to reduce the costs of the PS3 which is passed on to the consumer because video games consoles are sold at a loss.
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The hackers don't give a flying fuck about the customers either by releasing all their personal information on the Internet.
If they really cared about the customers, they would have released the information to a trusted 3rd party to verify instead of to the public. They decided not to do that because they knew releasing it to the public would cause a much greater financial loss to Sony at the expense of its customers. The Hackers have no moral high ground here.
The hackers are the ones abusing the customers the most.
Sony is guilty of taking away a feature from one of its products, which 99% of the customers don't care about. The hackers are responsible for stealing and releasing the personal and credit card information of millions of customers.
If I have 20 friends on Skype and 1 friend on OpenSkype, I am going to get Skype. It doesn't matter if something else is more secure, open or faster if you have no one else to talk to.
The only way an open source version of Skype will be successful is if it is compatible with Skype's existing network of users.
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You can try teaching adults how to avoid getting viruses, but it doesn't prevent all social engineering attacks against them. That is why it is recommended to get an anti-virus to help protect you.
It isn't any worst than the MPAA putting ratings on movies. Parents don't have time to watch every movie before their kids to see it so they rely on the third party to do it for them. Although it isn't perfect, it is a reasonable guide to give parents information about what is appropriate for their children.
If parents don't like the filters that Google set up, then they don't have to use it just like they can ignore the advice of the MPAA. It is just a tool to make the parents job easier.
Being a responsible parent means that you monitor the Internet history and filter out content that you think is unsuitable. You should teach your kids how to use the Internet safely but parents don't have the time to sit over their kids shoulder every moment they want to use the Internet.
Apple changed its policies back because of money too. They realized that this move would damage their reputation and drive developers away from iOS.
You can use more accurate numbers to estimate the rate of piracy because they don't rely on self reported surveys. If you can determine how many licenses that Microsoft issued in the region and compare it to computers that are running windows update, you can get fairly accurate statistics.
The amount of profits lost are subject to more debate because you don't know what percentage of sales are lost as a result of piracy. Microsoft will likely overstate this effect while pirates will understate this effect. They both are guilty here.
It would be interested to see if economists have found ways to reliably measure the effect of piracy on consumer behavior. If they are able to come up with these numbers, you can give a more accurate estimates on the amount of losses to the industry.
Aside from the doctored numbers from MADD, is there any evidence whatsoever that checkpoints reduce incidents?
From my personal experience, DUI checkpoints is the number one reason that I avoid drinking and driving. Unless I get really drunk, I can drive good enough to avoid the attention of the cops or doing anything stupid. My only fear is a DUI checkpoint.
In Virginia, the DUI laws are tough and having it on your record can prevent you from getting a job in this already poor job market. When I was younger, I would take more risks and try to take roads that cops won't do checkpoints on. After seeing what some of my friends get DUI's and the severe consequences they faced, I wisen up and decide that it isn't worth the risk.
There is always going to be reckless individuals who will drive drunk no matter what, but I don't think you can argue that DUI checkpoints have no influence on behavior.
I am not a lawyer, but I assume it's not based on the percentage but on whether a website reasonably tries to remove materials that infringe copyright. There are many websites that stream copyright content, but will remove the streams once they are notified that they don't have the rights to the material. Websites can claim plausible deniability and get away with it.
If a website doesn't make any effort to remove copyright content after being notified, then it will be much harder for them to defend themselves.
If you are just studying Computer Science, you are treating college like a trade school.
There is a big world outside of computer science that is just as intellectually stimulating.
Geeks live in their own world.
For me, taking a wide variety of classes in college definitely challenged my own perceptions of the world and made me a more well rounded person. College suppose to teach you how to analyze information better, not just memorize facts. Memorizing the date of a war is really useless, but analyzing the causes and consequences of a war is a skill that can be applied to other aspects in life.
Instead of just reading stuff that conforms to your worldview, college has taught me how to better analyze different points of view, the evidence behind it and draw my more accurate interpretations, while understanding the limits of my own knowledge.
The terms have different meanings in different context. If you are confused about the semantics, read the contract.
you already pay to use your data how you want
Where does it say that in your contract?
An unlimited* data plan isn't the same as unlimited data. Read the fine print.
You did not pay for data. You paid for a service that allows you to use the Internet on your mobile device.
Verizon doesn't sell a big dumb pipe of data. You pay for use of the mobile Internet on your phone with a 5GB limit.
Most people don't use anywhere near 5GB of data so it allows Verizon to lower the average cost while offering the illusion of unlimited Internet.
If you really want to pay per the GB, then demand that the carriers offer that. Chances are that if you are a heavy user, it will end up costing you more. There is a reason why those types of data plans aren't popular in the US
Verizon does have plans where people can tether without restrictions on the apps and devices. It is just separate from the mobile phone only plans.
MLK lead peaceful demonstrations that did not harm innocents.
The hackers are harming innocent civilians to promote their cause which is closer to terrorism than civil disobedience. Give in to our demands or we will have to compromise more accounts.
They are criminals for stealing personal information and posting it on the Internet.
On android you can see how much memory each process is using and what apps are causing the most battery drain.
Quality developers try to use a few resources as possible because they are held accountable in the market. Users will complain and write negative reviews if an app slows down the phone or drains the battery.
This is a problem that affects all Android phones. People will complain about battery life and it is usually caused by one or two poorly designed apps they downloaded off the market. Quality apps don't have this problem.
Companies take away features all the time. Computers don't have floppy disk anymore. Windows stopped using DOS.
Most of the features that Sony took away were done to reduce the costs of the PS3 which is passed on to the consumer because video games consoles are sold at a loss.
The hackers don't give a flying fuck about the customers either by releasing all their personal information on the Internet.
If they really cared about the customers, they would have released the information to a trusted 3rd party to verify instead of to the public. They decided not to do that because they knew releasing it to the public would cause a much greater financial loss to Sony at the expense of its customers. The Hackers have no moral high ground here.
It's more like exposing a building for poor fire safety by burning it down
The hackers are the ones abusing the customers the most.
Sony is guilty of taking away a feature from one of its products, which 99% of the customers don't care about. The hackers are responsible for stealing and releasing the personal and credit card information of millions of customers.
Your address isn't that private of data. If you really want to steal some addresses, just open a phone book.
It's the network stupid
If I have 20 friends on Skype and 1 friend on OpenSkype, I am going to get Skype. It doesn't matter if something else is more secure, open or faster if you have no one else to talk to.
The only way an open source version of Skype will be successful is if it is compatible with Skype's existing network of users.