Keep the government out of it, if someone hacks you do something about it yourself. Or maybe im the only one that thinks governments shouldn't be allowed to have any legal control over the internet
Unfortunately, Adobe's software, as well as sketchup, don't work in Linux. I'd use a Mac, but that's just about the only thing I hate more than windows. So until Adobe and Trimble make Linux versions of their software, or a usable Linux alternative is created, Im stick with Windows. But I spend literally every second hating it. It's an awful OS.
If that's your only backup system (and this is a server you say?) you're gonna have a problem. What if the data can't be recovered? And those places usually charge a LOT more than it would cost to just buy a few backup drives and back it up yourself
You didn't lose money because 34000 people decided not to pay for your program, you never had that money in the first place. There is exactly no difference in terms of money between 34000 people taking your program but not paying, and 34000 people not taking your program at all. And your second example hardly relates. When buying food, it costs the restaraunt owner per meal, so someone actually is losing money if its stolen. With software, it only costs to make it once, and then there is no cost for the creator to make additional copies. And I'm fairly certain that if you were only charging people $3 per copy, it didn't cost you nearly enough to make it to lose your house even if NOBODY bought it.
And of course, the fourth option: People who enjoy programming, think its fun, interesting, etc, but still have some sanity, social skills, and are more or less "normal". This would (at least in my very limited experience) make up about 50% of programmers. Not an insignificant group.
Sell them cheaply (or give them away, but then you dont make any money) to students that cant afford them. Those things are pretty expensive, particularly for low income students, even if you sell them for 20 dollars or so (still a full profit, since you didnt buy them), its still much more affordable than buying full price. The only way I was ever able to get one (Im a sophmore in high school right now) was being lucky enough to find a Ti84 someone left in math.
Or have the kids interested in electronics and such come in after school or something and let them see what they can come up with (may lead to broken calculators from failed attempts at who knows what). Same could be done with broken ones probably.
And when the kid has a question their parent doesnt know the answer to? Theres plenty that can be discovered about a computer just from messing with it for a while, but sometimes it helps just to google it. Particularly if trying to figure out how to do something specific.
...install windows (since thats what he will most likely be forced to use in school, and its still good to know anyway) and linux (educational value, plus teaching him/her that there are in fact other OSes than windows). Put some games and a simple programming language on it (python would probably be a good one for a kid). The kid will probably get interested in programming after a while (if you know/decide to learn the particular language, you might make some simple games for him/her to show some of the cool results). Since you also wanted the child to have a better understanding of how the hardware works also, maybe get a desktop rather than a laptop, since there's more insides to see, and open it up sometime and explain what all the parts do (and while your in there, show how to upgrade one of the components (add some more RAM or something)).
Ive never heard of a "kid sized" keyboard, where would one find that? All of the keyboards Ive used (about 30 in total since around 2000, many of them at schools) were more or less the same size.
Drop my cell phone, tablet, etc, anything that can be tracked (or disable the tracking ability if it can be done), withdraw as much money as I can from the bank, encryp or destroy my hard drive, after making a backup of everything of great importance to keep with me (probably not remotely, since I wouldnt want whoever is following me to see what Im backing up/stop the self destruct). Also destroy or take any papers. Tell my family Im going on vacation, and then drive off until Im at least a few states away, ditch the car, and start walking (not on the roads for a few days though). Continue travelling by walking and hitchhiking, and then just hide out for about a month or 2. By then the search should have slowed down, and I wont have to worry as much, so depending on the situation I can either go back home, or go to another country.
Either change accounts often, which I think is common anyway, or have a second bot checking if the posts show up, and stopping the first when it stops seeing the posts?
Then why change what you wear? Maybe Im missing someting, but unless your boss specifically said to change what you wear, it seems perfectly reasonable to continue with what you used before. How the boss (you) dresses sets the tone somewhat. Though perhaps something that blends in with various coffee, soda, and doritos type stains, since its less acceptable among higher level people to have visible stains covering a significant percentage of their clothing. And if your doing a lot of crawling around and that sort of stuff, try and keep the holes in your pants to a minimum. Good luck, and I hope your conversion to manager-demon is as painless as possible.
Oh, and why on EARTH would anyone ask slashdot for clothing advice... Im surprised at how few terrible suggestions there were.
This will probably be used by parents and mental hospitals to make sure people take their medicine, instead of spittin it back out when they look away. Wonderful.
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Probably an actual house being rented as an apartment? I've lived in a lot of places like that
He was talking about multiple versions of IE. I've got 9 browsers on my computer, but only the latest IE
XP has some serious shortcomings as well. Toss it in the bin with IE 6-10
Keep the government out of it, if someone hacks you do something about it yourself. Or maybe im the only one that thinks governments shouldn't be allowed to have any legal control over the internet
Irrelevant. An OS is useless on it's own, to consider it usable it must be able to do at least simple tasks. Which it isn't.
I prefer command lines myself.
Unfortunately, Adobe's software, as well as sketchup, don't work in Linux. I'd use a Mac, but that's just about the only thing I hate more than windows. So until Adobe and Trimble make Linux versions of their software, or a usable Linux alternative is created, Im stick with Windows. But I spend literally every second hating it. It's an awful OS.
"Children can't make an informed decision" Sounds like a problem for evolution, not laws
If that's your only backup system (and this is a server you say?) you're gonna have a problem. What if the data can't be recovered? And those places usually charge a LOT more than it would cost to just buy a few backup drives and back it up yourself
You didn't lose money because 34000 people decided not to pay for your program, you never had that money in the first place. There is exactly no difference in terms of money between 34000 people taking your program but not paying, and 34000 people not taking your program at all. And your second example hardly relates. When buying food, it costs the restaraunt owner per meal, so someone actually is losing money if its stolen. With software, it only costs to make it once, and then there is no cost for the creator to make additional copies. And I'm fairly certain that if you were only charging people $3 per copy, it didn't cost you nearly enough to make it to lose your house even if NOBODY bought it.
I vote these people should be drawn and quartered. Same with the vandals.
And of course, the fourth option: People who enjoy programming, think its fun, interesting, etc, but still have some sanity, social skills, and are more or less "normal". This would (at least in my very limited experience) make up about 50% of programmers. Not an insignificant group.
Sell them cheaply (or give them away, but then you dont make any money) to students that cant afford them. Those things are pretty expensive, particularly for low income students, even if you sell them for 20 dollars or so (still a full profit, since you didnt buy them), its still much more affordable than buying full price. The only way I was ever able to get one (Im a sophmore in high school right now) was being lucky enough to find a Ti84 someone left in math. Or have the kids interested in electronics and such come in after school or something and let them see what they can come up with (may lead to broken calculators from failed attempts at who knows what). Same could be done with broken ones probably.
And when the kid has a question their parent doesnt know the answer to? Theres plenty that can be discovered about a computer just from messing with it for a while, but sometimes it helps just to google it. Particularly if trying to figure out how to do something specific.
Oh, and outside stuff is of course important as well, though I certainly hope someone whos been a parent for 7+ years doesnt need to be told that...
...install windows (since thats what he will most likely be forced to use in school, and its still good to know anyway) and linux (educational value, plus teaching him/her that there are in fact other OSes than windows). Put some games and a simple programming language on it (python would probably be a good one for a kid). The kid will probably get interested in programming after a while (if you know/decide to learn the particular language, you might make some simple games for him/her to show some of the cool results). Since you also wanted the child to have a better understanding of how the hardware works also, maybe get a desktop rather than a laptop, since there's more insides to see, and open it up sometime and explain what all the parts do (and while your in there, show how to upgrade one of the components (add some more RAM or something)).
Ive never heard of a "kid sized" keyboard, where would one find that? All of the keyboards Ive used (about 30 in total since around 2000, many of them at schools) were more or less the same size.
Drop my cell phone, tablet, etc, anything that can be tracked (or disable the tracking ability if it can be done), withdraw as much money as I can from the bank, encryp or destroy my hard drive, after making a backup of everything of great importance to keep with me (probably not remotely, since I wouldnt want whoever is following me to see what Im backing up/stop the self destruct). Also destroy or take any papers. Tell my family Im going on vacation, and then drive off until Im at least a few states away, ditch the car, and start walking (not on the roads for a few days though). Continue travelling by walking and hitchhiking, and then just hide out for about a month or 2. By then the search should have slowed down, and I wont have to worry as much, so depending on the situation I can either go back home, or go to another country.
Either change accounts often, which I think is common anyway, or have a second bot checking if the posts show up, and stopping the first when it stops seeing the posts?
Then why change what you wear? Maybe Im missing someting, but unless your boss specifically said to change what you wear, it seems perfectly reasonable to continue with what you used before. How the boss (you) dresses sets the tone somewhat. Though perhaps something that blends in with various coffee, soda, and doritos type stains, since its less acceptable among higher level people to have visible stains covering a significant percentage of their clothing. And if your doing a lot of crawling around and that sort of stuff, try and keep the holes in your pants to a minimum. Good luck, and I hope your conversion to manager-demon is as painless as possible. Oh, and why on EARTH would anyone ask slashdot for clothing advice... Im surprised at how few terrible suggestions there were.
This will probably be used by parents and mental hospitals to make sure people take their medicine, instead of spittin it back out when they look away. Wonderful.
I had never heard of about.com until now, and after a quick look through it, I wish that were still true.
Seriously? People that use such easy to guess (and therefore pointless) shouldn't even have access to anything that needs protection...