Feel like I'm feeding a troll, but johnjones's ID is so low that I feel this silliness may be taken seriously:
how do you get the data out of gmail to switch providers ?
Same way you would do any remote hosted email migration. POP and IMAP. Additional tools are provided for Google Apps (their for-pay version).
ever serviced a discovery litigation from google ?
(you know where they judge you guilty of you dont come up with the data)
sorry but there is a good reason to keep this stuff on site and working...
Umm, an hour of downtime doesn't mean your data is gone. I'll also echo earlier comments -- locally hosted email generally has more problems, as no company but the largest enterprise has the same magnitude of IT equipment and experience as Google.
I've never really understood why so many Slashdotters have this attitude about hosted services. Perhaps they are local IT folks for smaller companies, and fear for their jobs?
Silverlight currently runs on the VAST MAJORITY (read 98%+ of non-mobile) of machines today: Windows and OS X.
Anti-MS zealotry on/. is getting a bit nuts: this really isn't a bad platform. It's logic/pres separation is light years ahead of Flash, and as it has.Net underneath it's a much more of pleasure to program with than ActionScript.
Yes, it is vendor 'lock-in'. Sort of (see Moonlight). BUT IT IS NO WORSE THAN ANY OF THE ALTERNATIVES INCLUDING FLASH/FLEX/AIR AND JAVA/JAVAFX!! Please see through the bullshit and realize that the only thing that really sucks about this product is the company that made it.
I always figured the reason we don't have a world government is history -- that is, that's just the way we got here. It's not because we put a system in place that pits ideas against each other -- it just sort of turned out that way.
To be perfectly honest, I've never understood the whole States' rights thing. I mean, I understand what it means, and how it is supposed to work. But it seems really archaic today:
With modern communication, Americans are Americans. Sure, I may identify as an Austinite and Texan as well, but I'm an American first. I assume most other citizens feel this way too. What's the point of having separate codes of law for all 50 states? So we can have different ideas competing capitalist-style? That may make sense for programs and initiatives, but not laws.
I know there's a lot of anti-federalism here on Slashdot. I've also noticed that (in my experience) it's usually older or say 'more socially conservative' folks who are ardent States' rights people. Not trying to be a douche, but really just wondering: why do you not want to just fix the problems on a federal level? Why all this clamour to do things locally?
Abolish national security exemptions entirely. Open everything wide up...
Too dangerous. Best to strike a balance, and fix it like capitalism.
Assign a heavy cost on secrecy. First, all documents tagged secret must have a responsible party's name attached. All documents marked this way are reviewed every few years by an independent oversight group (congress, press, industry, whatever). Accidental errors and omissions carry a monetary penalty to the responsible party. Malicious intent carries charges of treason.
It then becomes a simple cost/benefit analysis for those making these things secret. All we (the people) have to do is make sure that the penalties are appropriate.
The difference is that those 40 web browsers are _supposed_ to work identically via standards and APIs. 40 platforms, by definition, have different APIs.
Of course in the real world those browsers will be different, but at least the goal is there.
Well, to be fair, while the iPhone does not use C++ directly in its application-facing API (it does use Objective C), it is a BSD-based system. And lots of mundane system-level apps are written in C++. Same with Google's infrastructure (w/GNU stuff sprinkled in there).
Granted, the majority of system stuff is written in plain C.
She's also said something similar about the War in Iraq.
It's not that I have a problem with religion, it's just that I don't want an Iranian-style theocracy in the US (with Christianity instead of Islam). And I believe that Sarah Palin would work toward that end.
While I agree with your statement that eventually media convergence will occur (VoD, etc), I think that's exactly what Blockbuster is trying to do here. We're talking about a large, publicly traded company right? They must (at least in some small way) consider the long term effect of the industry on their business to stay relevant. They ARE creating a VoD service. I don't care if it's DRM-laden and doesn't work with the cable boxes -- that will only hurt them in the short term.
Long term, VoD will be a reality because it is the pinnacle of what people want out of their entertainment. The method of delivery is only important now -- networks are slowly converging, and eventually all data will be transferred over a single network (the Internet or its successor) as it's a helluva lot cheaper to maintain one network than many. And Blockbuster is getting its foot in the door now, smartly.
BTW -- I'm obviously not the best example for the common media consumer, but I'll say that Netflix's VoD service is rather nice. Installation and experience are great on a stock XP SP2 box. As most new HDTVs have DVI and/or VGA ports, and computer prices continue to fall, the large-scale viability of this service is certainly plausible.
While our 'space-faring' technologies advancement may have slowed over the past 20-30 years (at least from a lay person's perspective), modern technologies have continued to advance faster than ever before. Seriously, SF writers may have figured us on the moon by now, but few believed we'd have: a near Utopian communications medium (the Internet) -- phones that let anyone speak to anyone in the world anywhere, anytime, instantly -- so many medical advances it's difficult for practitioners to keep up -- and vacuuming robots.
Actually, I'd bet that most people don't use the privacy-based 'meta' networks (like Freenet) because they're still dog slow compared to other solutions -- and not enough stuff that most people really care about is being censored.
Is it just me, or does the Colbert Report make The Daily Show seem semi-legit? Colbert's show is so stuffed with sarcasm and trolling -- on purpose -- it makes Jon Stewart look like Cronkite (well, almost).
I've been a fan of both programs for quite a while. While their political slants are easy to see, they seem to try to stay as fair as possible -- making fun of both sides pretty equally.
You've got to be kidding me?!?
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I don't mean to troll, but DAMN, how the mighty have fallen. This is probably the worst (or at least most bizarre) ask slash I've seen in a really long time.
However . . . if you're moving to a new city (or a great distance away), I've had the best luck packing priority-based. It allows you to get unpacked over a matter of days instead of hours, and creates less of a mess.
Nearby moves are totally up to you, as you usually won't box everything up and move all at once -- you can easily stay in your old place as you move, etc.
That's not what he's asking -- he wants to know about ISPs that don't block an outgoing port 25 connection. That is, the ability to connect to another server on the net via port 25 (SMTP default port). This is a common anti-spam system that the majors (Earthlink, MSN, and I think AOL) use.
FYI for the poster, I think Speakeasy doesn't block outgoing (or incoming) SMTP. They have DSL and dial-up. Personally, I use AOL Timewarner roadrunner, and they don't block it. But cable modems may not be available / desired.
This link has one that may suit your needs. I bought one (from a different company -- can't remember who) for a client about 8 months ago. It works like a charm, and really fits certain needs.
I did a little research on this about 6 months ago, and I didn't find one damn thing. Last poster is right about the mem address point; however, that is a lot easier said than done.
A slightly better idea would be to get one of those IDE flash drives w/1 MB of space or so (even less). Put the netboot data on them like you would a floppy. This way, it's less expensive, easier to use, and much cheaper to upgrade to a better 802.11 standard when it comes.
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Feel like I'm feeding a troll, but johnjones's ID is so low that I feel this silliness may be taken seriously:
how do you get the data out of gmail to switch providers ?
Same way you would do any remote hosted email migration. POP and IMAP. Additional tools are provided for Google Apps (their for-pay version).
ever serviced a discovery litigation from google ? (you know where they judge you guilty of you dont come up with the data)
sorry but there is a good reason to keep this stuff on site and working...
Umm, an hour of downtime doesn't mean your data is gone. I'll also echo earlier comments -- locally hosted email generally has more problems, as no company but the largest enterprise has the same magnitude of IT equipment and experience as Google.
I've never really understood why so many Slashdotters have this attitude about hosted services. Perhaps they are local IT folks for smaller companies, and fear for their jobs?
No, this is FUD.
/. is getting a bit nuts: this really isn't a bad platform. It's logic/pres separation is light years ahead of Flash, and as it has .Net underneath it's a much more of pleasure to program with than ActionScript.
Silverlight currently runs on the VAST MAJORITY (read 98%+ of non-mobile) of machines today: Windows and OS X.
Anti-MS zealotry on
Yes, it is vendor 'lock-in'. Sort of (see Moonlight). BUT IT IS NO WORSE THAN ANY OF THE ALTERNATIVES INCLUDING FLASH/FLEX/AIR AND JAVA/JAVAFX!! Please see through the bullshit and realize that the only thing that really sucks about this product is the company that made it.
I always figured the reason we don't have a world government is history -- that is, that's just the way we got here. It's not because we put a system in place that pits ideas against each other -- it just sort of turned out that way.
To be perfectly honest, I've never understood the whole States' rights thing. I mean, I understand what it means, and how it is supposed to work. But it seems really archaic today:
With modern communication, Americans are Americans. Sure, I may identify as an Austinite and Texan as well, but I'm an American first. I assume most other citizens feel this way too. What's the point of having separate codes of law for all 50 states? So we can have different ideas competing capitalist-style? That may make sense for programs and initiatives, but not laws.
I know there's a lot of anti-federalism here on Slashdot. I've also noticed that (in my experience) it's usually older or say 'more socially conservative' folks who are ardent States' rights people. Not trying to be a douche, but really just wondering: why do you not want to just fix the problems on a federal level? Why all this clamour to do things locally?
Abolish national security exemptions entirely. Open everything wide up...
Too dangerous. Best to strike a balance, and fix it like capitalism.
Assign a heavy cost on secrecy. First, all documents tagged secret must have a responsible party's name attached. All documents marked this way are reviewed every few years by an independent oversight group (congress, press, industry, whatever). Accidental errors and omissions carry a monetary penalty to the responsible party. Malicious intent carries charges of treason.
It then becomes a simple cost/benefit analysis for those making these things secret. All we (the people) have to do is make sure that the penalties are appropriate.
The difference is that those 40 web browsers are _supposed_ to work identically via standards and APIs. 40 platforms, by definition, have different APIs.
Of course in the real world those browsers will be different, but at least the goal is there.
Well, to be fair, while the iPhone does not use C++ directly in its application-facing API (it does use Objective C), it is a BSD-based system. And lots of mundane system-level apps are written in C++. Same with Google's infrastructure (w/GNU stuff sprinkled in there).
Granted, the majority of system stuff is written in plain C.
Probably not too bad, this is slashdot after all...
This is way too late, but if you're still interested, here's the speech she gave at her church: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS_VduCWhzM
She's also said something similar about the War in Iraq.
It's not that I have a problem with religion, it's just that I don't want an Iranian-style theocracy in the US (with Christianity instead of Islam). And I believe that Sarah Palin would work toward that end.
She's a bat-shit crazy evangelical fundie. God told her to open Alaska up for the oil companies. . . imagine what he'll tell her next.
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While I agree with your statement that eventually media convergence will occur (VoD, etc), I think that's exactly what Blockbuster is trying to do here. We're talking about a large, publicly traded company right? They must (at least in some small way) consider the long term effect of the industry on their business to stay relevant. They ARE creating a VoD service. I don't care if it's DRM-laden and doesn't work with the cable boxes -- that will only hurt them in the short term.
Long term, VoD will be a reality because it is the pinnacle of what people want out of their entertainment. The method of delivery is only important now -- networks are slowly converging, and eventually all data will be transferred over a single network (the Internet or its successor) as it's a helluva lot cheaper to maintain one network than many. And Blockbuster is getting its foot in the door now, smartly.
BTW -- I'm obviously not the best example for the common media consumer, but I'll say that Netflix's VoD service is rather nice. Installation and experience are great on a stock XP SP2 box. As most new HDTVs have DVI and/or VGA ports, and computer prices continue to fall, the large-scale viability of this service is certainly plausible.
Youth time dilation? (or chemically induced :)
While our 'space-faring' technologies advancement may have slowed over the past 20-30 years (at least from a lay person's perspective), modern technologies have continued to advance faster than ever before. Seriously, SF writers may have figured us on the moon by now, but few believed we'd have: a near Utopian communications medium (the Internet) -- phones that let anyone speak to anyone in the world anywhere, anytime, instantly -- so many medical advances it's difficult for practitioners to keep up -- and vacuuming robots.
'Tis all about the market.
Actually, I'd bet that most people don't use the privacy-based 'meta' networks (like Freenet) because they're still dog slow compared to other solutions -- and not enough stuff that most people really care about is being censored.
Is it just me, or does the Colbert Report make The Daily Show seem semi-legit? Colbert's show is so stuffed with sarcasm and trolling -- on purpose -- it makes Jon Stewart look like Cronkite (well, almost).
I've been a fan of both programs for quite a while. While their political slants are easy to see, they seem to try to stay as fair as possible -- making fun of both sides pretty equally.
Give Sphinx a try. It's pretty accurate; especially Sphinx-3. I've used v2 before for a live test, and it works great -- even with different voices.
Napster has been doing the voucher thing for a while now. That being said, "a while now" means a few months :)
Start smoking.
:)
But don't smoke in your house
I don't mean to troll, but DAMN, how the mighty have fallen. This is probably the worst (or at least most bizarre) ask slash I've seen in a really long time.
However . . . if you're moving to a new city (or a great distance away), I've had the best luck packing priority-based. It allows you to get unpacked over a matter of days instead of hours, and creates less of a mess.
Nearby moves are totally up to you, as you usually won't box everything up and move all at once -- you can easily stay in your old place as you move, etc.
I don't personally use it, but OpenOffice claims that they support WebDAV natively.
Or perhaps it should be . . .
(briskly moves pinky to mouth with dramatic music in background)
+1 Perverted?
Plastic is made from petrochemicals (oil), oil is from aged and compressed carbon compounds (dinosaurs, etc.)
That's not what he's asking -- he wants to know about ISPs that don't block an outgoing port 25 connection. That is, the ability to connect to another server on the net via port 25 (SMTP default port). This is a common anti-spam system that the majors (Earthlink, MSN, and I think AOL) use.
FYI for the poster, I think Speakeasy doesn't block outgoing (or incoming) SMTP. They have DSL and dial-up. Personally, I use AOL Timewarner roadrunner, and they don't block it. But cable modems may not be available / desired.
This link has one that may suit your needs. I bought one (from a different company -- can't remember who) for a client about 8 months ago. It works like a charm, and really fits certain needs.
I did a little research on this about 6 months ago, and I didn't find one damn thing. Last poster is right about the mem address point; however, that is a lot easier said than done.
A slightly better idea would be to get one of those IDE flash drives w/1 MB of space or so (even less). Put the netboot data on them like you would a floppy. This way, it's less expensive, easier to use, and much cheaper to upgrade to a better 802.11 standard when it comes.