I run remote access over VPN back to the office. So VM running a OS that VPNs to office then remote access my office desktop. The desktop has an IDE that requires a USB dongle. That way it stays in office at all times.
If they want to give me a low power laptop to used for VPN, that would be great because that is all that it needs.
Use asset tags. They are unique (at least should be) all other data are stored in database else where, sub-records keeping rest of the information like software loaded, key#,...
*IF* BIG IF,you have more than 1 company under the same roof, add a simple company id, but really not needed, that is really a column in database.
Watch out for asset tags greater than 8 or 10 characters, depending. Can be problem with secondary machines and naming issues, like workstation ids IBM equipment (10 char unique / 8 char local machine plus 2 auto-assigned characters to insure uniqueness). This way tracking a machine "foot print" on a foreign location machine will be easier, instead of random assigned ids.
Built big customer database that was tasked to treat humans as humans. Our tested showed that we can ID over 99% people uniquely with 4chars of last name, 2chars of first name, and up to 2 chars of another unique self descriptive id.
So name and self descriptive ids:
postal codes (since we mail contracts)
phone numbers (since we return their calls)
email domain (since we return their messages)
SSN just prove you think of them as numbers.
PS: that is why doctors are use name and birth date, now.
I too had a health card, without a SSN on it. There was no need for the information. I went for my 2hr nuclear scan else where. They lost the 2hr use of their equipment,
the system being a complete mess has nothing to do with a unique id. It has to do with a group of people that do not understand the bill of rights and their need to fell important.
There is no need of any national id card, except for designers of systems are lazy or did not do their research. I meet a designer for a resort wanted every guest SSN, because it makes easier for an unique key. I pointed out that SSN are not neither fixed nor unique, so at the best you can use them as a foreign key, like a phone number.
There is no reason for a POS to have SSN. There are many other methods to get uniqueness.
When companies ask for it, I request for what use do they have for it. I have left hospitals for requesting the information, for they have no need for the information.
But to ask a person doing a POS transaction for their SSN, is just plan broken.
Apple is just trying to bad monopolist and keep the cash rolling in. Next it would not have a lock on apps, hence anyone can load what they want as service (background) - so Skype or Google app can vut the phone use costs.
I live in Central Florida and we had the "great" box in the garage that controlled A/C, Water-heater and Pool. For a ~$8 saving per month, the power company would send a signal over the wire to turn-off these items to save power on grid.
I had small children that were are home and temperature in house soared to 95+ for hours on end. The A/C cycle time was to at most 80 degrees. We were running the system for 4hrs or more at night to bring the temp back to ~75 degrees.
The pool was constantly green, causing more shock treatments and forcing us to run the filtering all night to catch up.
Finally, had to power company "cut" the connection. Lowered my power bill, 20% since the internal systems did not have catch up.
Also around that time, the power company was also cross connecting the meter with cable. The reason was to improve this control and let them read meter from afar. I had that removed when the power company would not warrant any damage that joining these isolated systems could cause since I was running multiple surge protectors. Lighting strikes were common, one hit the tree behind my neighbor's house taking out the power to back of the house (fried wires). Power Company tired to get me to leave installed after they offered upgrade my wiring to "full house" surge protecting - If I paid them $1000 to install it.
This screws with "what is valid URL". Basically, now all URL are valid. So for example you want "coke.com" anyway you mistype that request: cole.com, Coce.com, koke.com, cooke.com and... will be a valid URL, even if it does not exist.
Another way of looking at this is cybersquatting. They are taking the whole URL domain. So if you have a new URL, guess where it will not show up for a long while.
And third you can think of it as "DNS poisoning", since if you are running your own DNS, comcast will be suppling you fake information, with its own time out.
But I like the idea that not loading Abode is good thing one less thing to do. I like the idea that browser will "bring" in the "accepted" codecs, maybe just import some of VLC. This will make installations easier and standardized, versus the load from here, then go here and download some more, and do not forget the PTFs on top of all of this. Last Window box I did - brand new system with system already preloaded [xp sp3], 7 1/2 hours to get it working will all the parts. 4 hours of that was just PTFs from MS.
They do not have point of asking for ALL information of EVERY ONE that posted. This includes Credit Card Numbers, ISP, and Addresses for every poster.
If they tailored request to those few (I read three) that actually crossed the line into threatening, then it is what you say.
I believe it is the over reach that is why ACLU and Review are both fighting for anonymity of their posters.
It is also a pleasure to a media outlet that lives by the 1st Amendment to support their reader 1st Amendment rights. -- Do you hear that NBC, FOX and others that force user give up those rights to respond to articles.
Languages that overly allow for "cuteness" makes maintenance costly.
Example: a[i++] += b[j++] It is a waste of space and compiler time. Makes reading a requirement of knowing every sequence of processing rule.
Now: a[i] += b[j]
i++
j++ Is a lot more descripted and easier for the next person to read and understand. Also generally "cheaper" for the compiler and most time smaller final code.
It is never too late. These pictures are coming up via search engines, there is stopping point. Just as **AA have been working with YouTube and others t stop the spread of copyrighted material. They can stop the linking.
Slashdot Mirror
I am one step far...
I run remote access over VPN back to the office. So VM running a OS that VPNs to office then remote access my office desktop. The desktop has an IDE that requires a USB dongle. That way it stays in office at all times.
If they want to give me a low power laptop to used for VPN, that would be great because that is all that it needs.
Use asset tags. They are unique (at least should be) all other data are stored in database else where, sub-records keeping rest of the information like software loaded, key#, ...
*IF* BIG IF,you have more than 1 company under the same roof, add a simple company id, but really not needed, that is really a column in database.
Watch out for asset tags greater than 8 or 10 characters, depending. Can be problem with secondary machines and naming issues, like workstation ids IBM equipment (10 char unique / 8 char local machine plus 2 auto-assigned characters to insure uniqueness). This way tracking a machine "foot print" on a foreign location machine will be easier, instead of random assigned ids.
Built big customer database that was tasked to treat humans as humans. Our tested showed that we can ID over 99% people uniquely with 4chars of last name, 2chars of first name, and up to 2 chars of another unique self descriptive id.
So name and self descriptive ids:
postal codes (since we mail contracts)
phone numbers (since we return their calls)
email domain (since we return their messages)
SSN just prove you think of them as numbers.
PS: that is why doctors are use name and birth date, now.
Not mine. We have unique ids that do not use nor require SSN.
I too had a health card, without a SSN on it. There was no need for the information. I went for my 2hr nuclear scan else where. They lost the 2hr use of their equipment,
Actually, not true.
The Social Security Administration tells you to not give it out and find another company to do business with.
DMV is required by State and supported by Federal law to gather SSN, just like the courts, to help find "dead beat dads" via the SSN.
Amen!
There are many that do not understand these simple facts
the system being a complete mess has nothing to do with a unique id. It has to do with a group of people that do not understand the bill of rights and their need to fell important.
There is no need of any national id card, except for designers of systems are lazy or did not do their research. I meet a designer for a resort wanted every guest SSN, because it makes easier for an unique key. I pointed out that SSN are not neither fixed nor unique, so at the best you can use them as a foreign key, like a phone number.
You are in that same group.
There is no reason for a POS to have SSN. There are many other methods to get uniqueness.
When companies ask for it, I request for what use do they have for it. I have left hospitals for requesting the information, for they have no need for the information.
But to ask a person doing a POS transaction for their SSN, is just plan broken.
But it did hurt the network - since this measurement was made in dollars.
fast modems - AT&T lost share of profits
new phone designs - AT&T lost share of profits
cell phones - AT&T lost share of profits
but AT&T did make it up with the NSA contracts.
Apple is just trying to bad monopolist and keep the cash rolling in. Next it would not have a lock on apps, hence anyone can load what they want as service (background) - so Skype or Google app can vut the phone use costs.
I read more of a VNC type of approach.
Maybe TEAMVIEWER works with windows and I believe mac. I am using to get access to family machines at "remote locations" without driving there.
I live in Central Florida and we had the "great" box in the garage that controlled A/C, Water-heater and Pool. For a ~$8 saving per month, the power company would send a signal over the wire to turn-off these items to save power on grid.
I had small children that were are home and temperature in house soared to 95+ for hours on end. The A/C cycle time was to at most 80 degrees. We were running the system for 4hrs or more at night to bring the temp back to ~75 degrees.
The pool was constantly green, causing more shock treatments and forcing us to run the filtering all night to catch up.
Finally, had to power company "cut" the connection. Lowered my power bill, 20% since the internal systems did not have catch up.
Also around that time, the power company was also cross connecting the meter with cable. The reason was to improve this control and let them read meter from afar. I had that removed when the power company would not warrant any damage that joining these isolated systems could cause since I was running multiple surge protectors. Lighting strikes were common, one hit the tree behind my neighbor's house taking out the power to back of the house (fried wires). Power Company tired to get me to leave installed after they offered upgrade my wiring to "full house" surge protecting - If I paid them $1000 to install it.
This screws with "what is valid URL". Basically, now all URL are valid. So for example you want "coke.com" anyway you mistype that request: cole.com, Coce.com, koke.com, cooke.com and ... will be a valid URL, even if it does not exist.
Another way of looking at this is cybersquatting. They are taking the whole URL domain. So if you have a new URL, guess where it will not show up for a long while.
And third you can think of it as "DNS poisoning", since if you are running your own DNS, comcast will be suppling you fake information, with its own time out.
Join Mensa
Host meetings, dinners (Dim Sum is fun), movie nights/weekends (did this for two years), what ever makes you happy. Others will come.
I meet my wife via this method. Been married 21 years.
Personally, is not need, is already there.
But I like the idea that not loading Abode is good thing one less thing to do. I like the idea that browser will "bring" in the "accepted" codecs, maybe just import some of VLC. This will make installations easier and standardized, versus the load from here, then go here and download some more, and do not forget the PTFs on top of all of this. Last Window box I did - brand new system with system already preloaded [xp sp3], 7 1/2 hours to get it working will all the parts. 4 hours of that was just PTFs from MS.
They do not have point of asking for ALL information of EVERY ONE that posted. This includes Credit Card Numbers, ISP, and Addresses for every poster.
If they tailored request to those few (I read three) that actually crossed the line into threatening, then it is what you say.
I believe it is the over reach that is why ACLU and Review are both fighting for anonymity of their posters.
It is also a pleasure to a media outlet that lives by the 1st Amendment to support their reader 1st Amendment rights. -- Do you hear that NBC, FOX and others that force user give up those rights to respond to articles.
If they are not nice, delay the response.
Nice people get fast turn responses.
Just check with your boss first.
In both cases the 100 LOC.
Languages that overly allow for "cuteness" makes maintenance costly.
Example: a[i++] += b[j++]
It is a waste of space and compiler time. Makes reading a requirement of knowing every sequence of processing rule.
Now: a[i] += b[j]
i++
j++
Is a lot more descripted and easier for the next person to read and understand. Also generally "cheaper" for the compiler and most time smaller final code.
Where Cobol and RPG, the languages that run business?
It is never too late. These pictures are coming up via search engines, there is stopping point. Just as **AA have been working with YouTube and others t stop the spread of copyrighted material. They can stop the linking.
Today a phone is required for many interactions with the government.
example: for a green card you must have land line to your home, period. The area code must match the land location. If not it is invalid.
example: to prove resistance, a phone bill is required many parts of the country. It shows that you are reachable at that location.
Now go to the next level with phone service via internet. Think of the fun!
Yes it did and I got first post on that one! ;-)
Poor Forbin! He will be locked up alnight with that sex female computer scientist.
Unless cable has infinity bandwidth or they place insertion device at each home for each TV, this will not work.
Now it you pay them for their box, then they have an insertion device in your home.
Why would you pay them for the right to sell you to an advertiser? Why are you not getting your TV for free then instead of rising rates?