Maybe not if you have to be standing on his front step to be able to hear the music.
But since you said "street outside" I'd agree. IIRC anything that goes throught he airways is fair game for you to catch -which is why satellite providers encrypt data. A question may arise however when you're not just receiving, but also broadcasting.
I'm just guessing here, but many libraries that offer free, public access only do so if you agree to certain restrictions. The restrictions generally being that you won't use it to do anything illegal. Requiring patrons to be inside is one way of making sure users have agreed to those restrictions.
Not saying this is the best way, or even the reasoning in this case. Just saying there are "logical" reasons for policies like this.
Above is a perfect example of why its so difficult to have a "proper debate".
It really saddens me that we spend so much energy painting those who disagree with us as stupid or one dimensional or evil that we really start to believe they are all that. Once you monstrify the other person, proper debate is impossible.
"You can still drive around proudly in a 1956 Belaire Convertible, but God help you if you hit a moped or a grounhog going 25MPH, because you will probably die a horrible, painful death."
Not so sure about that. There was a time when a full frame made of steel I-beams was the norm. I'd feel sorry for most of today's SUV's that hit this thing (assuming the frame wasn't rusted away).
OTOH, the driver of the Belaire would have been thrown out of the car unless they were "lucky" enough to get their head stuck through the steering wheel.
In the hype, take a look at what kinds of systems they're talking about. All the examples cited are related to tracking, analyzing and sharing patient data. AFAIK, none of the real-time life-or-death equipment in actually running Windows.
And people wonder why computer security is so hard!
Let's see if I have this right. Someone's going to roll everything you need into a single download. You will download this from an (I'm guessing) anonymous person and install it on your clean system. You will, of course, assume that there will be no malware included as well.
Seriously. All the descriptions I've read say it rolls up all the previous security updates and changes some default settings. There may also be some other changes that are hinted at.
What's so major about it? Seems all the previous security updates should have been fully tested along the way and changing default settings to something any user may have done on their own shouldn't be a big problem IMO.
I know any type of upgrade is a big job, but I'm still struggling with why MS is having such a difficult time with this. IMO they have the resources, they have the talent, so where's the problem and why does it seem to be so persistent?
Just for perspectice, PR-wise aren't all delays pretty much billed as a "quality control measure"? You'll never hear any company say the delay is because they can't figure out how to fix a bug.
MS Says : We're delaying release to make sure the software is up to our quality control levels.
I Hear : We still have several killer bugs we haven't figured out yet so tell everyone the delay is because we care about the users, not because we're incompetent.
Either way you read it, its always about quality (and spin) control.
LOL! Not meant negatively in any way, but just wondering how young you have to be to think MS has always tested using public beta's.
IIRC prior to the Win 95 public beta, the term "public beta" didn't even exist for commercial software. Being old-fashioned, public beta's are still a bad idea for commercial software IMO.
OTOH, prior to that time methods for delivering large software packages were rather limited (try that with your 9600 baud modem!).
Another aspect to consider is that each RFID tag has a unique, unchangeable ID. That would take care of two issues.
1) In the cans of Coke scenario, each can is already uniquely identified by a single "product code" (equivalent to the barcode) and the RFID serial number.
2) There's nothing to prevent a store from cross-referencing the product code with the RFID serial number at checkout. You change the product code, you get busted on checkout.
IOW that unique, unchangeable RFID serial number takes care of many "problems".
Don't forget that just because the IP is "free" it doesn't mean implementing, testing, and supporting it are free as well.
The best solution IMO would be for Apple to enable an open source implementation of vorbis support. That way they don't have to spend the resources to do the implementation, testing and support. OTOH, a poor open-source implementation would still reflect poorly on Apple (and may still cost in support), which Jobs likes to avoid.
I guess that means the government may almost be in the same ballpark as the news media covering the event (nobody seems to worry about those cameras).
Anybody want to guess how many individuals will be around with their own personal cameras as well?
I just don't understand. Its one of the the most public, most newsworthy and best covered events happening, and everyone's in a twist about the governement having a few cameras there as well?
I just want to know when the "Democrats Gone Wild" video comes out (OK, not really).
One advantage Sony and MS have over companies like Sega is that they can bleed $$$ for a long time on a new console because the game system isn't even their main source of revenue.
If the Xbox was made by a company that had to rely on its revenue to stay in business, it would have never existed.
That's one way. Even worse, IMO, is something we're already starting to see. Not viruses that are there to mess up what's on the computer, but to sit silently, harvesting data that can be used to cause damage in the "real world". Think identity theft, stolen credit card numbers, and all the other forms of fraud and damage that can be caused by viruses that harvest data.
My data I have safely backed up. My bank account is another matter.
I disagree with the idea that communications have become more shallow. Yes, there is a great deal of shallow communication going on, but that has always been the case IMO. People seem to have the idea that "in the old days" (meaning the 30 years ago we're talking about) people spent hours crafting a letter to send to a friend. That may have happened on occasion, but even for snail mail, many letters weren't any more in-depth or better thought out than the reply you posted above. In fact, most letters started something like,
Dear John,
How are you doing? Has the weather been as hot there as it has been here? We just did this-that-and-the-other-thing and the kids are growing and doing x,y and z.
Basically a lot of what some might call inane filler with a couple paragraphs of more serious stuff thrown in. I'm not going to fault Kay for his vision of communications of a way to "exchange meaningful and intelligent ideas". But communication is more than that. Its connecting with people. That includes the "inane" stuff that makes us human, as well as the "intelligent" stuff that also makes us human.
And no, individual phone lines aren't what I would call "miraculous". Its the fact that right now I'm exchanging ideas with someone I don't even know, who could be living on the other side of the world, about an article that probably neither of us would have had access to 30 years ago. I''d say we (as a society) are communicating at a whole different level than we did 30 years ago. So IMO, we've come a long way.
Just as a "kicker", the two messages I've now written and the one you've written would have taken us 3 days to 3 weeks via snail mail (assuming you're in the US). If you had called me long distance, we'd be trying real hard to keep the call under 3 minutes, at which time the price starts going up.
If you want that kind of stuff around here, you just call the electric company. They're happy to leave a big dump truck load of wood chips on your driveway (they have crews that spend the day clearing tree brances and dead trees from near power lines).
Problem is, they do just back up and dump it on your driveway with no warning. I had one friend who had to rescue his mother who still had her car in the garage. He spend the better part of the night with a wheel barrow and shovel so his mother could get to work the next day.
So If you ever come to visit, you'll probably feel the same strange sense of horror and fascination, but it will be because of the vast collection of toys.
Please,, just don't step on the talking teletubby.
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Maybe not if you have to be standing on his front step to be able to hear the music.
But since you said "street outside" I'd agree. IIRC anything that goes throught he airways is fair game for you to catch -which is why satellite providers encrypt data. A question may arise however when you're not just receiving, but also broadcasting.
Its free as in beer...
Doesn't mean there aren't restrictions on its use.
I'm just guessing here, but many libraries that offer free, public access only do so if you agree to certain restrictions. The restrictions generally being that you won't use it to do anything illegal. Requiring patrons to be inside is one way of making sure users have agreed to those restrictions.
Not saying this is the best way, or even the reasoning in this case. Just saying there are "logical" reasons for policies like this.
"I don't really know of anyone who is "terrorized" by ..(snip).. high lag times"
You've never seen my wife bidding on ebay!
Let's also not forget that the iPod also plays mp3's as well.
The irony!
Above is a perfect example of why its so difficult to have a "proper debate".
It really saddens me that we spend so much energy painting those who disagree with us as stupid or one dimensional or evil that we really start to believe they are all that. Once you monstrify the other person, proper debate is impossible.
"You can still drive around proudly in a 1956 Belaire Convertible, but God help you if you hit a moped or a grounhog going 25MPH, because you will probably die a horrible, painful death."
Not so sure about that. There was a time when a full frame made of steel I-beams was the norm. I'd feel sorry for most of today's SUV's that hit this thing (assuming the frame wasn't rusted away).
OTOH, the driver of the Belaire would have been thrown out of the car unless they were "lucky" enough to get their head stuck through the steering wheel.
Point taken though.
In the hype, take a look at what kinds of systems they're talking about. All the examples cited are related to tracking, analyzing and sharing patient data. AFAIK, none of the real-time life-or-death equipment in actually running Windows.
And people wonder why computer security is so hard!
Let's see if I have this right. Someone's going to roll everything you need into a single download. You will download this from an (I'm guessing) anonymous person and install it on your clean system. You will, of course, assume that there will be no malware included as well.
If that's the plan -Good Luck.
Is it really a major overhaul?
Seriously. All the descriptions I've read say it rolls up all the previous security updates and changes some default settings. There may also be some other changes that are hinted at.
What's so major about it? Seems all the previous security updates should have been fully tested along the way and changing default settings to something any user may have done on their own shouldn't be a big problem IMO.
I know any type of upgrade is a big job, but I'm still struggling with why MS is having such a difficult time with this. IMO they have the resources, they have the talent, so where's the problem and why does it seem to be so persistent?
Personally, I'm not going to condemn MS for the delay, but I think congratulating them is going too far the other way.
After all, they're the ones who are largely responsible for the mess they are in WRT security and the overall design of the OS.
So they keep pushing dates back. Who cares?
Certainly not all those users/admins hoping to update machines before the next big attack comes down the pipe.
Just for perspectice, PR-wise aren't all delays pretty much billed as a "quality control measure"? You'll never hear any company say the delay is because they can't figure out how to fix a bug.
MS Says : We're delaying release to make sure the software is up to our quality control levels.
I Hear : We still have several killer bugs we haven't figured out yet so tell everyone the delay is because we care about the users, not because we're incompetent.
Either way you read it, its always about quality (and spin) control.
LOL! Not meant negatively in any way, but just wondering how young you have to be to think MS has always tested using public beta's.
IIRC prior to the Win 95 public beta, the term "public beta" didn't even exist for commercial software. Being old-fashioned, public beta's are still a bad idea for commercial software IMO.
OTOH, prior to that time methods for delivering large software packages were rather limited (try that with your 9600 baud modem!).
As much logic as many of the API's I've worked with.
But AFAIK we're not talking about what's in the court documents, we're talking about SCO's representation of what's in the documents.
Another aspect to consider is that each RFID tag has a unique, unchangeable ID. That would take care of two issues.
1) In the cans of Coke scenario, each can is already uniquely identified by a single "product code" (equivalent to the barcode) and the RFID serial number.
2) There's nothing to prevent a store from cross-referencing the product code with the RFID serial number at checkout. You change the product code, you get busted on checkout.
IOW that unique, unchangeable RFID serial number takes care of many "problems".
My biggest complaint with those !@#$% stickers is that half the time I can't get them off without half destroying what they're stuck to!
Don't forget that just because the IP is "free" it doesn't mean implementing, testing, and supporting it are free as well.
The best solution IMO would be for Apple to enable an open source implementation of vorbis support. That way they don't have to spend the resources to do the implementation, testing and support. OTOH, a poor open-source implementation would still reflect poorly on Apple (and may still cost in support), which Jobs likes to avoid.
Oooh! A couple hundred cameras!
I guess that means the government may almost be in the same ballpark as the news media covering the event (nobody seems to worry about those cameras).
Anybody want to guess how many individuals will be around with their own personal cameras as well?
I just don't understand. Its one of the the most public, most newsworthy and best covered events happening, and everyone's in a twist about the governement having a few cameras there as well?
I just want to know when the "Democrats Gone Wild" video comes out (OK, not really).
One advantage Sony and MS have over companies like Sega is that they can bleed $$$ for a long time on a new console because the game system isn't even their main source of revenue.
If the Xbox was made by a company that had to rely on its revenue to stay in business, it would have never existed.
That's one way. Even worse, IMO, is something we're already starting to see. Not viruses that are there to mess up what's on the computer, but to sit silently, harvesting data that can be used to cause damage in the "real world". Think identity theft, stolen credit card numbers, and all the other forms of fraud and damage that can be caused by viruses that harvest data.
My data I have safely backed up. My bank account is another matter.
I disagree with the idea that communications have become more shallow. Yes, there is a great deal of shallow communication going on, but that has always been the case IMO. People seem to have the idea that "in the old days" (meaning the 30 years ago we're talking about) people spent hours crafting a letter to send to a friend. That may have happened on occasion, but even for snail mail, many letters weren't any more in-depth or better thought out than the reply you posted above. In fact, most letters started something like,
Dear John,
How are you doing? Has the weather been as hot there as it has been here? We just did this-that-and-the-other-thing and the kids are growing and doing x,y and z.
Basically a lot of what some might call inane filler with a couple paragraphs of more serious stuff thrown in. I'm not going to fault Kay for his vision of communications of a way to "exchange meaningful and intelligent ideas". But communication is more than that. Its connecting with people. That includes the "inane" stuff that makes us human, as well as the "intelligent" stuff that also makes us human.
And no, individual phone lines aren't what I would call "miraculous". Its the fact that right now I'm exchanging ideas with someone I don't even know, who could be living on the other side of the world, about an article that probably neither of us would have had access to 30 years ago. I''d say we (as a society) are communicating at a whole different level than we did 30 years ago. So IMO, we've come a long way.
Just as a "kicker", the two messages I've now written and the one you've written would have taken us 3 days to 3 weeks via snail mail (assuming you're in the US). If you had called me long distance, we'd be trying real hard to keep the call under 3 minutes, at which time the price starts going up.
If you want that kind of stuff around here, you just call the electric company. They're happy to leave a big dump truck load of wood chips on your driveway (they have crews that spend the day clearing tree brances and dead trees from near power lines).
Problem is, they do just back up and dump it on your driveway with no warning. I had one friend who had to rescue his mother who still had her car in the garage. He spend the better part of the night with a wheel barrow and shovel so his mother could get to work the next day.
I keep trying to be that guy...
Fortunately I have a wife...
But I also have 4 kids...
So If you ever come to visit, you'll probably feel the same strange sense of horror and fascination, but it will be because of the vast collection of toys.
Please,, just don't step on the talking teletubby.