I agree that CDs prices are getting out of hand but the expense really doesn't bother me when I get to enjoy my purchase. It's the newer crap that's out there that keeps me from increasing those quoted figures. I just don't really listen to a whole lot of RIAA-induced music but there are a few exceptions such as Bowie, U2 and older modern rock stuff. I'd spend the money if I think I'd like it but I don't see that happening with any of the new bands that are out there. However, I do spend a shitload of money on indie labels...mainly because industrial is ignored by the big labels. That's fine with me, I'd rather give my money to labels that put their collective asses on the line when they support such a small segment of the industry anyway.
If you're looking for some UMG artists, try emusic. Emusic is owned by UMG and contains quite an extensive UMG listing. For $10/month, you get some UMG artists as well as really good indie labels. If you're into industrial a couple of the labels like Metropolis and Cleopatra are there.
This arrest goes beyond any other "computer crime" arrest I have ever seen. If I lived in Toledo (and thank the gods I don't), I would make it my personal quest to do everything in my power to embarrass this company by protests or other methods for what they've done. To borrow a commonly used phrase from the clown running for Governor in Florida, this is shameful.
Hiding the information from the general public doesn't do any good either. You know how everyone keeps bashing MS for not disclosing holes, it's the same thing with not wanting to publish info on how to hack a system. A capable system administrator will take this info and secure their boxes against the holes published in these books. They are just too busy to be looking for such obscure information as finding holes in software. These books provide valuable insight from people who are working in the field and as a security administrator for a rather large company, I place high value in these books.
We have a very strict standard for e-mail. All e-mail that comes into our network belongs to the company, not the employee. If it's using our servers, it's ours. Granted, we don't allow managers to indiscriminately view an employee's mailbox without HR approval but we will do our best to protect our assets.
I block all web-based e-mail from our proxy - like another poster said, it prevents users from downloading viruses. I work in the medical field and we have to protect patient data so there's also the added risk of someone sending confidential material out of the company through a webmail account without our ability to take corrective action because of the lack of proof. Originally, I had to block hotmail because MS Proxy Server used to crash whenever someone accessed Hotmail so our company policy was actually born out of protecting our proxy server.
I thought it was obvious but since you are needing a little help, I'll give you some. You stated that you can say whatever you want as long as it doesn't hurt or threaten someone. So in reality, you can't say whatever you want. You see, you contradicted yourself with that statement of yours. I can say you're an asshole and it's perfectly legal here even if it did hurt your little feelings or worse. I can even say I'm going to beat your little bitch ass all over the playground and unless I do it, there isn't much that anyone can do about it. Does that make any sense to you?
Cell's designers are engineering the chip to work with a wide range of operating systems, including Linux.
I don't see how that sentence translates to the statement by the submitter that the chip is designed with Linux in mind. Besides, shouldn't the OS adapt to the chip, not the reverse?
Well yes, the executive always has controlled the armed forces, and even much of foreign affairs. However, the legislature could always just pass a law forbidding military action against X nation, and that'd be binding on the executive.
No it isn't. The president can invoke the War Powers Act of 1973. It allows for 60 days of war-like activity without the intervention of Congress. The president is required to consult with Congress first but that usually never happens. The issue of a president causing a war is only a problem when there is enough backlash to stop him/her from doing so. I'm not trolling but there won't be much backlash against a war ever since the Vietnam War caused so much division in the country. Anti-war advocates are generally written off as anti-American by the public and their cries for a halt to aggressiveness is largely ignored.
Blame the 60's and early 70's for america's war-like culture. Well, you can also blame other countries/organizations for trying to kill Americans just because they're Americans but people don't like to talk about that.
There is an attempt to create a standard. The biggest stumbling block is AOL/TW. Since AIM has the biggest market share, the standards won't work without AOL support.
As unpopular as this sounds, business and ethics (as we've seen) don't mix. If Yahoo wants to do business in China, they'll abide by China's laws. It sucks but it's true. Yahoo has every right to not do business in China if it chooses.
Where do you get that one from? Everyone in the US takes out mortgages and loans. The U.S. has the highest per capita income in the world at US$36,200 whereas in SA the per capita income is US$8,500. That's quite a difference. The U.S. has a life expectancy at birth of 77.26 years for the total population whereas SA has a life expectancy of 48.09 years. There's your difference.
My dad was actually more addicted to it than me. My brother and sister were constantly begging him to let us play on the computer. When he died, we actually considered burying the disk with him since he loved that game so much.
IBM is definitely helping in this arena. I had a meeting this morning the the AS/400 group manager for our company. We were discussing FTP connections and my suggestion was to install a Linux OpenSSH server instead of a Winders 2000 machine. When he began to get that face that managers get when you talk about installing a Linux server in their environment, I quickly mentioned IBM's support for Linux. He looked surprised and pretty relieved to hear that IBM is behind the OS. I got my way and we're going with the Linux solution. While this isn't the only Linux box we have, it's a start of a change in the attitude at my company that says Microsoft is the only way to go on a PC considering that getting the first Linux box here was like getting teeth pulled. Having IBM back the OS certainly helps.
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I agree that CDs prices are getting out of hand but the expense really doesn't bother me when I get to enjoy my purchase. It's the newer crap that's out there that keeps me from increasing those quoted figures. I just don't really listen to a whole lot of RIAA-induced music but there are a few exceptions such as Bowie, U2 and older modern rock stuff. I'd spend the money if I think I'd like it but I don't see that happening with any of the new bands that are out there. However, I do spend a shitload of money on indie labels...mainly because industrial is ignored by the big labels. That's fine with me, I'd rather give my money to labels that put their collective asses on the line when they support such a small segment of the industry anyway.
My apologies to Mr. Atkins and co. for this oversight.
If you're looking for some UMG artists, try emusic. Emusic is owned by UMG and contains quite an extensive UMG listing. For $10/month, you get some UMG artists as well as really good indie labels. If you're into industrial a couple of the labels like Metropolis and Cleopatra are there.
This arrest goes beyond any other "computer crime" arrest I have ever seen. If I lived in Toledo (and thank the gods I don't), I would make it my personal quest to do everything in my power to embarrass this company by protests or other methods for what they've done. To borrow a commonly used phrase from the clown running for Governor in Florida, this is shameful.
Here's a list for all states that have a web site.
Apparently, the anti-telemarketer website doesn't seem to have a problem with pop-ups though...
Distributed bank access clients...
Hiding the information from the general public doesn't do any good either. You know how everyone keeps bashing MS for not disclosing holes, it's the same thing with not wanting to publish info on how to hack a system. A capable system administrator will take this info and secure their boxes against the holes published in these books. They are just too busy to be looking for such obscure information as finding holes in software. These books provide valuable insight from people who are working in the field and as a security administrator for a rather large company, I place high value in these books.
Then the patient's family sues the university for their stupidity.
We have a very strict standard for e-mail. All e-mail that comes into our network belongs to the company, not the employee. If it's using our servers, it's ours. Granted, we don't allow managers to indiscriminately view an employee's mailbox without HR approval but we will do our best to protect our assets.
I block all web-based e-mail from our proxy - like another poster said, it prevents users from downloading viruses. I work in the medical field and we have to protect patient data so there's also the added risk of someone sending confidential material out of the company through a webmail account without our ability to take corrective action because of the lack of proof. Originally, I had to block hotmail because MS Proxy Server used to crash whenever someone accessed Hotmail so our company policy was actually born out of protecting our proxy server.
I was thinking the exact same thing when I read this. Just add X-10 technology to your cube and you have a "dream cyber home".
No. The NSA is a government agency. I certainly don't want them telling me what to do.
I thought it was obvious but since you are needing a little help, I'll give you some. You stated that you can say whatever you want as long as it doesn't hurt or threaten someone. So in reality, you can't say whatever you want. You see, you contradicted yourself with that statement of yours. I can say you're an asshole and it's perfectly legal here even if it did hurt your little feelings or worse. I can even say I'm going to beat your little bitch ass all over the playground and unless I do it, there isn't much that anyone can do about it. Does that make any sense to you?
So in summary, you can't say whatever you want.
"Here we can say wwhat we want unless it hurts or threaten someone... "
Certainly not a knock on you but do you realize how ridiculous that concept is?
Have you looked at Belkin's Nostromo n50 Speedpad? I use this for most games and it work pretty well once you get used to it.
Cell's designers are engineering the chip to work with a wide range of operating systems, including Linux.
I don't see how that sentence translates to the statement by the submitter that the chip is designed with Linux in mind. Besides, shouldn't the OS adapt to the chip, not the reverse?
Well yes, the executive always has controlled the armed forces, and even much of foreign affairs. However, the legislature could always just pass a law forbidding military action against X nation, and that'd be binding on the executive.
No it isn't. The president can invoke the War Powers Act of 1973. It allows for 60 days of war-like activity without the intervention of Congress. The president is required to consult with Congress first but that usually never happens. The issue of a president causing a war is only a problem when there is enough backlash to stop him/her from doing so. I'm not trolling but there won't be much backlash against a war ever since the Vietnam War caused so much division in the country. Anti-war advocates are generally written off as anti-American by the public and their cries for a halt to aggressiveness is largely ignored.
Blame the 60's and early 70's for america's war-like culture. Well, you can also blame other countries/organizations for trying to kill Americans just because they're Americans but people don't like to talk about that.
So does Pop-up Stopper if you prefer IE.
for the special edition version coming in the winter.
Yeah, blindness is much worse than getting incinerated by a cluster bomb....
There is an attempt to create a standard. The biggest stumbling block is AOL/TW. Since AIM has the biggest market share, the standards won't work without AOL support.
As unpopular as this sounds, business and ethics (as we've seen) don't mix. If Yahoo wants to do business in China, they'll abide by China's laws. It sucks but it's true. Yahoo has every right to not do business in China if it chooses.
Where do you get that one from? Everyone in the US takes out mortgages and loans. The U.S. has the highest per capita income in the world at US$36,200 whereas in SA the per capita income is US$8,500. That's quite a difference. The U.S. has a life expectancy at birth of 77.26 years for the total population whereas SA has a life expectancy of 48.09 years. There's your difference.
My god you're a fucking idiot. Haven't you ever heard of the expression "the pot calling the kettle black"?
Ahh 7 Cities of Gold. How I loved that game so.
My dad was actually more addicted to it than me. My brother and sister were constantly begging him to let us play on the computer. When he died, we actually considered burying the disk with him since he loved that game so much.
IBM is definitely helping in this arena. I had a meeting this morning the the AS/400 group manager for our company. We were discussing FTP connections and my suggestion was to install a Linux OpenSSH server instead of a Winders 2000 machine. When he began to get that face that managers get when you talk about installing a Linux server in their environment, I quickly mentioned IBM's support for Linux. He looked surprised and pretty relieved to hear that IBM is behind the OS. I got my way and we're going with the Linux solution. While this isn't the only Linux box we have, it's a start of a change in the attitude at my company that says Microsoft is the only way to go on a PC considering that getting the first Linux box here was like getting teeth pulled. Having IBM back the OS certainly helps.