The question is, does the benefit of working from home offset that? Visibility is important to some, not so much to others. It all depends on your plan or lack of it.
Personally, I think a lack of visibility can only help me!
You don't have to love your job. It's work. You get paid to do it. I used to like my job a lot, but it paid absolute crap and I was working over 60 hours a week. So, I left it. I liked my new job less but was getting paid a lot more to do it. I was working only a 40 hour week. So, I used that extra time and money to enjoy my LIFE outside of work. Passion for programming? I now have the time and resources to foster that creative need on my own time and more importantly on my own terms.
Google's job is to analyze the content of a web page to make it as relevant as possible to people searching for that information. The fact that the public facebook comments are rendered in javascript shouldn't mean anything to that mission. If there is information publicly available and that information is relevant to someone search, Google aims to lead the searcher to the information.
No one ever said that a search engine should merely parse html. That's how it started, because that's the easiest way to get at the content. It's up to google to get that content and then figure out how important it is for a given query. A little innovation doesn't make this sinister.
If the content were private and google were circumventing securities to get at it, I would share in the outrage for sure. This is just technology catching up in a fast changing environment.
This works well for me as well. The DLink adapters I got can only do 10mbs, though. It's only an issue when I want to transfer large amounts of data to a network share that isn't in the same room.
Except for the fact that if the technology is there, it's very hard to suppress it. Not to say this cannot be done, but technology makes it very easy for us to communicate in many ways. Unless every form of communication is actively monitored even laws requiring anonymity will be but trivial roadblocks for those who desire to get a message to its destination. If communication is monitored, messages will be lost in the noise as they likely are now.
What I think will happen is this. Barriers will be put in place, and they will be circumvented. New barriers will be put in place and the contest will escalate. Some equilibrium must be reached, or not. But it will not be through technology or Legislation.
As communication becomes easier and more powerful, it will only be suppressed through physical restrictions, i.e making networks and computers pretty much useless for the common person by restricting any networking. Short of locking people up and not allowing electronics or electromagnetic activity, those people are going to be able to send messages covertly.
Could it be? And if so.. what is exactly being enforced. Things like this are so gray.
Suppose anonymous posting were illegal in the UK. Then suppose I called up a friend in the US, where it is not illegal. I said to him, "Hey, go to this site with your anonymous account, and post this: 'I saw John Graham smoking a big fat dooby"? Would it be illegal for me to call my friend and request this? Maybe that still counts as slander... I mean, unless it were true.
Suppose I post on a website with my full name, but that website decides one day to anonymize all posts? Maybe by simply removing the user name for aesthetic reasons. Is it my responsibility to know this and withdraw the post?
Then we get into the question of "what does it mean to post". Suppose I visit a search engine that shows all recent searches in real time. Then, I search for "Jonathan Graham is a monkey humper".... I was just searching after all. Was that a post?
Don't be mistaken. It's the policy that is open, this says nothing about the Internet. The policy of censorship can openly the non-openness of the Internet.
Since they are only noting frequency ranges and not necessarily inspecting the data, it's likely they have a loop hole. The lawyers might say this is the equivalent of jotting down the size and color of a bag without looking inside it.
The writeup of the video linked to in the summary raises some good points. I have yet to see any in depth game play for this, or a review of the mechanics. It makes me wonder if the game itself will be any fun. I even have suspicions that the studio knows the game isn't that great and is hiding it from us, hoping that the franchise drives sales. I'd wait for some real buzz on this before dropping any time or money into it.
Take a few seconds to unscrew it, crack the glass disc. Data is gone. If someone wants that data bad enough to get at it... you're in a bit too much trouble to be on slashdot right now.
This could well be the case, but are you sure? Can you say with certainty that Facebook does not use other data-collection methods? In the interest of micro-targeting ads, I could see them looking to external sources in order to piece together a more robust profile. You word your statement with a little too much authority.
Since the new "major version release" change, every time I've updated Firefox, I've had to fuss with incompatible plugins. I just upgraded to 7, and luckily, it didn't require yet another install of Firebug, though there were a few other incompatibilities. It's pretty much "add-on" roulette. Is this because of the new version system and version checking with plugins? Or just a coincidence. I can't imagine that so many things would be ACTUALLY made incompatible with each release. I can only suppose it's a flaw in the "checker".
I do the same whenever I pop in a blueray disc. I have no reason to let those discs access the Internet. There's an option to "confirm access" first, but it's too easy for it to get reverted, and it asks every time.
And: Is an EULA a contract? How can an EULA be enforced if the person agreeing (in the US) is under the age of 18? The parent didn't agree, someone who is not legally eligible to enter into a contract has.
Good idea. But what if you have a group of inventors? Can a patent be shared? Can a patent be sold or transfered? If so, a corporation will always find a way to own it. Maybe the "stock holders" own it? Maybe the board of directors all share a slice? It's a good idea, but really needs to be thought out carefully.
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How about a less sensational headline like: "Printer firmware opens attack vector".. or something.
The question is, does the benefit of working from home offset that? Visibility is important to some, not so much to others. It all depends on your plan or lack of it.
Personally, I think a lack of visibility can only help me!
Title should read: "Mario's Raccoon gives PETA an idea for a media campaign".
You don't have to love your job. It's work. You get paid to do it. I used to like my job a lot, but it paid absolute crap and I was working over 60 hours a week. So, I left it. I liked my new job less but was getting paid a lot more to do it. I was working only a 40 hour week. So, I used that extra time and money to enjoy my LIFE outside of work. Passion for programming? I now have the time and resources to foster that creative need on my own time and more importantly on my own terms.
Java bad? I've not really gotten that impression, at least as a language. Post-Oracle takeover... I guess you have a point.
Also: Python good, Ruby good, HTML5 good, IE Bad (even though, I must say it's improved a lot, just too little too late), Sony bad.
Yes, and this is the type of operation we can assume the OP is referring to. A sole proprietorship.
Google's job is to analyze the content of a web page to make it as relevant as possible to people searching for that information. The fact that the public facebook comments are rendered in javascript shouldn't mean anything to that mission. If there is information publicly available and that information is relevant to someone search, Google aims to lead the searcher to the information.
No one ever said that a search engine should merely parse html. That's how it started, because that's the easiest way to get at the content. It's up to google to get that content and then figure out how important it is for a given query. A little innovation doesn't make this sinister.
If the content were private and google were circumventing securities to get at it, I would share in the outrage for sure. This is just technology catching up in a fast changing environment.
You do know you cannot pay yourself a $1 salary, right? It doesn't work that way.
This works well for me as well. The DLink adapters I got can only do 10mbs, though. It's only an issue when I want to transfer large amounts of data to a network share that isn't in the same room.
Why? He wasn't reviewing what it was to become. Seems a fair opinion giving the time and context.
Huh, by "as friction breaks", my head adjusted for the misspelling, and I took it to mean "as friction begins to fail" and was none the wiser.
Except for the fact that if the technology is there, it's very hard to suppress it. Not to say this cannot be done, but technology makes it very easy for us to communicate in many ways. Unless every form of communication is actively monitored even laws requiring anonymity will be but trivial roadblocks for those who desire to get a message to its destination. If communication is monitored, messages will be lost in the noise as they likely are now.
What I think will happen is this. Barriers will be put in place, and they will be circumvented. New barriers will be put in place and the contest will escalate. Some equilibrium must be reached, or not. But it will not be through technology or Legislation.
As communication becomes easier and more powerful, it will only be suppressed through physical restrictions, i.e making networks and computers pretty much useless for the common person by restricting any networking. Short of locking people up and not allowing electronics or electromagnetic activity, those people are going to be able to send messages covertly.
Could it be? And if so.. what is exactly being enforced. Things like this are so gray.
Suppose anonymous posting were illegal in the UK. Then suppose I called up a friend in the US, where it is not illegal. I said to him, "Hey, go to this site with your anonymous account, and post this: 'I saw John Graham smoking a big fat dooby"? Would it be illegal for me to call my friend and request this? Maybe that still counts as slander... I mean, unless it were true.
Suppose I post on a website with my full name, but that website decides one day to anonymize all posts? Maybe by simply removing the user name for aesthetic reasons. Is it my responsibility to know this and withdraw the post?
Then we get into the question of "what does it mean to post". Suppose I visit a search engine that shows all recent searches in real time. Then, I search for "Jonathan Graham is a monkey humper".... I was just searching after all. Was that a post?
Don't be mistaken. It's the policy that is open, this says nothing about the Internet. The policy of censorship can openly the non-openness of the Internet.
Maybe we've just been looking at it upside-down?
Since they are only noting frequency ranges and not necessarily inspecting the data, it's likely they have a loop hole. The lawyers might say this is the equivalent of jotting down the size and color of a bag without looking inside it.
The writeup of the video linked to in the summary raises some good points. I have yet to see any in depth game play for this, or a review of the mechanics. It makes me wonder if the game itself will be any fun. I even have suspicions that the studio knows the game isn't that great and is hiding it from us, hoping that the franchise drives sales. I'd wait for some real buzz on this before dropping any time or money into it.
Take a few seconds to unscrew it, crack the glass disc. Data is gone. If someone wants that data bad enough to get at it... you're in a bit too much trouble to be on slashdot right now.
The plate that binds the spinner to the disc is pretty cool looking. It looks like some kind of steam punk component.
This could well be the case, but are you sure? Can you say with certainty that Facebook does not use other data-collection methods? In the interest of micro-targeting ads, I could see them looking to external sources in order to piece together a more robust profile. You word your statement with a little too much authority.
Since the new "major version release" change, every time I've updated Firefox, I've had to fuss with incompatible plugins. I just upgraded to 7, and luckily, it didn't require yet another install of Firebug, though there were a few other incompatibilities. It's pretty much "add-on" roulette. Is this because of the new version system and version checking with plugins? Or just a coincidence. I can't imagine that so many things would be ACTUALLY made incompatible with each release. I can only suppose it's a flaw in the "checker".
I do the same whenever I pop in a blueray disc. I have no reason to let those discs access the Internet. There's an option to "confirm access" first, but it's too easy for it to get reverted, and it asks every time.
And: Is an EULA a contract? How can an EULA be enforced if the person agreeing (in the US) is under the age of 18? The parent didn't agree, someone who is not legally eligible to enter into a contract has.
Good idea. But what if you have a group of inventors? Can a patent be shared? Can a patent be sold or transfered? If so, a corporation will always find a way to own it. Maybe the "stock holders" own it? Maybe the board of directors all share a slice? It's a good idea, but really needs to be thought out carefully.
You would then have to stop the trader from putting in hundreds of micro trades so they will be "the next guy".