Well, I guess they *could* infer all sorts of things. However. it's nothing like the red light cameras they've now got set up on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.
I mean, have you ever gotten a picture of yourself running a red light while picking your nose?
Knock, knock! Who's there, in the other devil's
name? Faith, here's an equivocator, that could
swear in both the scales against either scale;
who committed treason enough for God's sake,
yet could not equivocate to heaven: O, come
in, equivocator.
Try watching BBC in the UK without paying your license. If you push it far enough, men with guns will show up and escort you to gaol.
Well that's great, that's just fuckin' great man. Now what the fuck are we supposed to do? We're in some real pretty shit now man... That's it man, game over man, game over! What the fuck are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do?
Maybe we could build a fire, sing a couple of songs, huh? Why don't we try that?
Given tht the BBC is a UK Government organization which levies a tax to produce its programs, a simple "Freedom of Infmormation Act" query ought to be enough to get hold of its work product.
"Microsoft's paid search platform will provide detailed -- but not personally identifiable -- information, such as gender, age and location, for many people who use its search engine, allowing advertisers to target their ads to a specific audience."
Privacy concerns my ass. This is just one more "Micro$oft is the Devil!" scare story.
Since I mostly work on J2EE stuff, I let the container take care of the threading for me. The one exception is J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA) bits that use the work manager. Even there, however, most of my work is simply putting a thin JCA layer in place between the outside world and the J2EE stack.
For me, these new chips simply mean increased performance for deployed apps, without any modification to the app code.
American movies are made by private enterprise, and French people prefer to watch them, rather than the intellectual masturbation generally produced by the French film industry.
In France, this is called cultural imperialism.
I wouldn't be surprised if the judge really just wanted to stick it to the American film industry, simply for being successful.
I mean, imagine tha WaPo failed to defend itself. Would the judge be able to forbid the sale of the WaPo in that province? And then forbid the viewing of the WaPo web site in the province?
Are we going to see judges impose PRC-style blocks on national internet access, based on a given country's laws concerning libel?
Perhaps the IDF has determined that people with a rich fantasy life are easier to subvert. Not that I really agree with this. I just think that people who are into RPGs can let reality get away from them.
For example, when I was stationed at Langley back in the mid 80's, there was a 1Lt in my unit who was "Warload of Quux" - or somesuch - by night. During the day, his actual duties tended to interfere with his imaginary life - which was much more important to him.
Last I heard, he got a bad OER, left the military, and now sells used cars in Hampton, VA.
I take your point that being based on Java and open standards does give them options to move elsewhere. It appears that it's the ATM that's running windows.
My original point was simply that Windows on an ATM is probably not the same as Windows on the desktop.
Well, to me it looks like they've got a thin client in front of a J2EE backend.
I think their excitement is the new communications infrastructure: the fact that updates via a teller can immediately be checked on the ATM. They're really happy over their new SOAP/J2EE bits. Of course, all the user sees is the ATM, so it's the only drum they have to bang. They might as well bang it for all they're worth.
I mean, it's not like the bank is going to provide keyboards, mice, IE, open network connections o the rest of the world, etc., etc.
Windows is the OS that a very specific application runs on. That's it.
It won't be running, say, MS SQLServer.
Wells Fargo has been in business for a while. I'm sure it's got a competent staff looking at this. I'm sure it'll be looking for exploits. I'm sure there'll be a significat security infrastructure.
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I can see how this might be useful. For example, watching packet traffic to detect port scans.
So, there might be some value-add for problems where you're trying to detect patterns in large amounts of data.
I hope it works for them, but I have to say that a lot of this looks like it's been worked on before, with little commercial success.
Well, you know, half the developers in Atlanta are trying to figure out how to put their next development in place.
And then justify the commute.
You're cute.
Well, I guess they *could* infer all sorts of things. However. it's nothing like the red light cameras they've now got set up on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard.
I mean, have you ever gotten a picture of yourself running a red light while picking your nose?
Not a thing for a jury trial. Believe me.
"You have been replaced by a small Perl script..."
It's getting closer to reality. I can feel it.
OK. Then try owning a TV in the UK and making the claim you watch only ITN or Sky TV.
The fact is that the BBC has you by the testicles, and it's the only organization with that power.
You remind me of Macbeth, Act I, Scene III:
Knock, knock! Who's there, in the other devil's
name? Faith, here's an equivocator, that could
swear in both the scales against either scale;
who committed treason enough for God's sake,
yet could not equivocate to heaven: O, come
in, equivocator.
Try watching BBC in the UK without paying your license. If you push it far enough, men with guns will show up and escort you to gaol.
Sounds like givernment to me.
Oh, then how would you characterize them? As you answer, please bear the TV license in mind.
Well that's great, that's just fuckin' great man. Now what the fuck are we supposed to do? We're in some real pretty shit now man... That's it man, game over man, game over! What the fuck are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do?
Maybe we could build a fire, sing a couple of songs, huh? Why don't we try that?
Given tht the BBC is a UK Government organization which levies a tax to produce its programs, a simple "Freedom of Infmormation Act" query ought to be enough to get hold of its work product.
In other words, nothign to see here. Move along.
Well, "detailed information about the demographics" dooesn't include your street address, your driver's license number, etc., etc.
In my book, you've got a pretty high standard for privacy. I'm surprised you actually use the internet.
From the article:
"Microsoft's paid search platform will provide detailed -- but not personally identifiable -- information, such as gender, age and location, for many people who use its search engine, allowing advertisers to target their ads to a specific audience."
Privacy concerns my ass. This is just one more "Micro$oft is the Devil!" scare story.
There goes the usability!
Acting *and* Botnets. Damn!
Since I mostly work on J2EE stuff, I let the container take care of the threading for me. The one exception is J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA) bits that use the work manager. Even there, however, most of my work is simply putting a thin JCA layer in place between the outside world and the J2EE stack.
For me, these new chips simply mean increased performance for deployed apps, without any modification to the app code.
Beauty!
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American movies are made by private enterprise, and French people prefer to watch them, rather than the intellectual masturbation generally produced by the French film industry.
In France, this is called cultural imperialism.
I wouldn't be surprised if the judge really just wanted to stick it to the American film industry, simply for being successful.
GA used to ahve an intangible tax. Its principal target was stock portfolios. You were taxed on the value of your savings.
I never, ever, paid a penny of it. Damned if I was going to pay on my savings as well as on interest and doubly-taxed dividends.
Eventually he tax was repealed. So many people refused to pay, the state government simply gave up on trying to collect it.
Well, it's internet presence is on thing.
Another is any copy of the WaPo that's shipped in.
So, what's going to happen here?
I mean, imagine tha WaPo failed to defend itself. Would the judge be able to forbid the sale of the WaPo in that province? And then forbid the viewing of the WaPo web site in the province?
Are we going to see judges impose PRC-style blocks on national internet access, based on a given country's laws concerning libel?
First, go read "In the Beginning was the Command Line". It's got some great insights about the software business.
Now, about making money.
1. Do like the Sveasoft guy: package some open source stuff together into a value-add. He ges paid for doing the integration work.
2. Offer services around open source. Get pai for helping people install and run their software.
Perhaps the IDF has determined that people with a rich fantasy life are easier to subvert. Not that I really agree with this. I just think that people who are into RPGs can let reality get away from them.
For example, when I was stationed at Langley back in the mid 80's, there was a 1Lt in my unit who was "Warload of Quux" - or somesuch - by night. During the day, his actual duties tended to interfere with his imaginary life - which was much more important to him.
Last I heard, he got a bad OER, left the military, and now sells used cars in Hampton, VA.
And still does the RPG thing at his trailer park.
Well, I'm afraid I don't know.
I take your point that being based on Java and open standards does give them options to move elsewhere. It appears that it's the ATM that's running windows.
My original point was simply that Windows on an ATM is probably not the same as Windows on the desktop.
Well, to me it looks like they've got a thin client in front of a J2EE backend.
I think their excitement is the new communications infrastructure: the fact that updates via a teller can immediately be checked on the ATM. They're really happy over their new SOAP/J2EE bits. Of course, all the user sees is the ATM, so it's the only drum they have to bang. They might as well bang it for all they're worth.
I mean, it's not like the bank is going to provide keyboards, mice, IE, open network connections o the rest of the world, etc., etc.
Windows is the OS that a very specific application runs on. That's it.
It won't be running, say, MS SQLServer.
Wells Fargo has been in business for a while. I'm sure it's got a competent staff looking at this. I'm sure it'll be looking for exploits. I'm sure there'll be a significat security infrastructure.