Why doesn't this spammer just "pull a Kramer" and cancel mail ?
Kramer:...I'd like to cancel my mail....
Newman: What about your bills?
Kramer: The bank can pay 'em.
Newman:... What about your cards and letters?
Kramer: E-mail, telephones, fax machines, Fedex....
Newman: All right, it's true. Of course nobody needs mail.... But you don't know the half of what goes on here. So just walk away, Kramer. I beg of you !
The article doesn't mention what alterations were made. As someone with an avid interest in photography, I'm wondering if they went overboard in firing him or not.
Particularly with digital photography, it's common to alter photos. Not to, say, put a tank in a picture when one wasn't there, but to apply an unsharp mask to correct the blur, and tweak the contrast a little.
Plus, with 'challenging' photos in terms of lighting, it's common to take pictures exposed for different things: In one photo, the sunset is designed to look perfect, and in the next one, you instead meter for the ground, and then merge them afterward -- not always to 'change' things, but rather to make them closer to the way they were in real life, but that the camera's dynamic range couldn't accurately capture.
Granted, the mention of some people being in the photo twice makes it seem as if the alterations might have been more than simply adjusting the color tone or whatnot, but I think they should mention just what was changed. (Does anyone have a link to the actual pictures?)
These guys are mainly going at SOHO and SMB markets through local resellers, they claim DSL speed with their proprietary system(derived from MidPoint?) and they have a free trial These are the same folks that brough out the Gekko flat-panel speakers that were hot for a while, and who do noise reduction on some jets and headsets... Oh, and don't forget to check Google
Sooo. I guess the overwhelmingly popular question will be "who has tried it"... I'll ignore the "faster pron" jokes that should show up every other post...;)
I can just imagine, "Honey, stop by the grovery store, and the cleaners, and gas station, oh, and I'll be monitoring your progress so don't get 'lost' on the way..."
[shivvvvvers]
It reads more like they wish to charge you $10 to become your primary spam provider, oh and they will also be sharing your personal info with 'their' spammers (3rd parties), which you can't opt-out of.
...that "Live Liquid Cooled Rack" was some sort of wet T-shirt contest for geeks ?
Seriously though, match this with the IBM Ice-Cube storage cluster and you really would have one cool machine (ducking).
"In a few years, one storage administrator should be able to manage a petabyte of storage, which is 100 times more than is typical today." - IBM Almaden Research Center
It's not relational, it's been described as 'document oriented' which is perfect for storing and retrieving XML docs. It's also extremely flexible, extremely secure (NSA, CIA, FAA, and 80+ million other users), and fast to program with (RAD), and supports tons of open standards. For you fans of "View Model Controller" - Domino has been using this architecture for over 15 years now...
The XML classes are built in (or easily extend your own classes using LotusScript, Java, C++, COM, anything really!!!) There is an intro on the dev site that described the classses. Check out the demo code in the sandbox, or surf from the main product page. By the way, it runs on almost any OS/Platform (AIX, OS/400, Linux, Solaris, Windows).
Personally, I would use Domino if I was going to create a repository fo reports in XML. The model fits like a glove and it's a pleasure to program/maintain.
Here's a few random Domino related URLs for you...
Gary's Devendorf is the Product Manager for the AppDev portion of the Domino product and he has a section on one of the dev sites with XML references.
Off topic, but you can run your blog on the side (graphically challenged site warning) check out the links to Domino people, especially Libby !
And there's even an Open Source group of Domino developers.
REF: "Because in the long term, technology would displace the bootstrapping of other people connecting to our network."
So, Verizon thinks that it's THEIR network...
To paraphrase Jeff Spicoli,
If you paid for it, and we the taxpayers paid for it, doesn't that make it OUR network ?
It should be facinating to watch the outcome of any challenge, maybe DSL gets freed and maybe the Bells get even more protection ?
Here's what Verizon had to say...
From an email, and from their website
Please respond to Employee Communication/EMPL/NY/Bell-Atl@VZNotes
To: All Employees
cc:
Subject: Seidenberg, Barr Comment on FCC Ruling
CEO Ivan Seidenberg and Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Bill Barr provided additional public comment Monday regarding last
week's controversial FCC rulings on telecom competition.
Speaking at a Merrill Lynch analysts' conference, Seidenberg said
Verizon will take legal action against the FCC ruling, declaring
that the Commission's policies are legally flawed and fail as a
means of creating sustainable competition in the industry.
Verizon had hoped for regulatory relief from having to provide deep
discounts to competitors for network elements, also known as UNE-P.
The FCC ruled instead that the decision would be left up to each
individual state and the District of Columbia, through the
jurisdiction's public service commission.
"You cannot take a national market like this and have 51
jurisdictions make a study and come up with any pattern that will
drive consistency in the industry," Seidenberg said.
Seidenberg predicted that the FCC - as it has twice before - would
lose again when the courts ultimately rule on the new policies.
"Our view is that (UNE Interconnection)...would eventually die
anyway," Seidenberg said. "Because in the long term, technology
would displace the bootstrapping of other people connecting to our
network."
Seidenberg said that the FCC's ruling theoretically left some upside
potential for Verizon in broadband markets, but added that the
company needs to see the written order before assessing the
practical impacts in this area. For example, the FCC's press release
indicates that phone companies "may not retire any copper
loops...without first receiving approval from the relevant state
commission."
Barr further addressed the broadband issue in a statement to the
media. He said that while the language in the ruling is unclear, if
the intent is to give the states a veto over whether we can replace
obsolete copper facilities as we install broadband facilities, then
"the FCC will have done precious little to deregulate broadband."
Barr said that with such a veto, regulators could require that local
phone companies deploying broadband facilities maintain two parallel
networks, burdening new investment with massive additional costs.
Likewise, regulators could impose onerous rules on new broadband
facilities in return for their consent to retire the old.
"Either way, such an approach does not give phone companies any
assurance that their opportunity to earn a return on massive and
risky investments in broadband will not be thwarted by regulators,"
Barr said. "Unless this issue is clarified in the Commission's
upcoming order, the FCC's effort to free broadband from regulation
will be illusory."
Non-Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks...
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Game Theory at 190mph
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· Score: 1
Love the sport !
I'm curious how you think the game theory people would accomodate rain (delay or cancelled) and the critical pit strategies (2 or 4 tires, during cautions, etc).
Everyone I know who has taken the time to actually LEARN what the sport is about has become hooked ! It's deceptively simply as a casual observer but very much more complex once you know the ropes. Hell, I have buddies that even track what pit crews are working with whom and what deals are in the works (the same guys who listen in on the radio comms at the actual races)
In the story, the "or through inaction allow a human to come to harm" part is integral. It's one of the tenets that drives several of PI's major decisions
And interesting world he's created there and it is a bit thought provoking, but...
...to anyone who is considering reading it, a warning that there is what I feel to be (gratuitous) overly violent 'sex' scenes (and I'm no wussy). Maybe it's just for the shock, but I think a skilled writer could invoke the same feelings of their loss of 'human-ess' without resorting to the use of these explicit passages. He forgets that the reader's imagination is often adept at scaring up images given a few leads and there is no need to spell out every ugly detail in print. It takes away from what is on the whole an interesting lunch time read.
So, it's worth the read, but try to ignore the junk in the first 2 chapters. I hope localroger expands on it a bit one day!
(while I'm typing this, I see that there are a ton of compliants that this story is not really a 'review' - I'm not trying to write a review myself but I hope this post/opinion fills in a blank for you!)
Moore's Law has been an important benchmark for developments in microelectronics and information processing for over three decades. During this time, its applications and interpretations have proliferated and expanded, often far beyond the validity of the original assumptions made by Moore. Technical considerations of optimal chip manufacturing costs have been expanded to processor performance, economics of computing, and social development. It is therefore useful to review the various interpretations of Moore's Law and empirical evidence that could support them.
Such an analysis reveals that semiconductor technology has evolved during the last four decades under very special economic conditions. In particular, the rapid development of microelectronics implies that economic and social demand has played a limited role in this industry. Contrary to popular claims, it appears that the common versions of Moore's Law have not been valid during the last decades. As semiconductors are becoming important in economy and society, Moore's Law is now becoming an increasingly misleading predictor of future developments.
"I'm just a lowly developer in a much larger company. The company has alternative methods for dealing with licensing and also to deal with threatening bullshit letters from the BSA"
I posted both of them on my wall and left it at that...
I work in an enterprise environment. Last year, I registered for one of those free magazine subs and a few weeks later... viola, a letter from the BSA using the same name/address pair.
The BSA must be getting names from those lousy online surveys (company size, whats your position, how much software will you be buying in 6,12,24 months).
"the music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. there's also a negative side." ~ hunter s. thompson
The story is located in Top Stories area (not in breaking news spot any longer, it was earlier)
Here is a link to the 'related stories' by date, you can watch new items come up by the minute. To Google's credit, it's unbiasedly pulling from sources worldwide.
p.s. Dan Rather has called it "the Apollo" and "the Discovery" so far, off to CNN.
That is the phone number of Robert Weintzen, President of the Direct Marketers Association. Call him and let him know what we think about his fighting the law.
I'm not sure if it's the right number, but it could be a starting point ! Have fun;)
What was on your xmas list ? for the kids ?
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Ask Kevin Mitnick
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· Score: 2, Interesting
It must have been hell reading reviews and watching other people (your girlfriend) play with all the new computer technology out there...
What new technology was on your wish list this year, and what new or old tools/tech would you put on the list for the kids today who want to become as masterful with systems as you once were ?
Slashdot Mirror
Why doesn't this spammer just "pull a Kramer" and cancel mail ?
...who actually enjoyed Battlefield Earth !
Then again, my wife is a bit frightened by the fact that I usually know, have seen, and have enjoyed the movies they play on MST3K
These guys are mainly going at SOHO and SMB markets through local resellers, they claim DSL speed with their proprietary system(derived from MidPoint?) and they have a free trial These are the same folks that brough out the Gekko flat-panel speakers that were hot for a while, and who do noise reduction on some jets and headsets... Oh, and don't forget to check Google
Sooo. I guess the overwhelmingly popular question will be "who has tried it"... I'll ignore the "faster pron" jokes that should show up every other post...
...about these things !
I can just imagine, "Honey, stop by the grovery store, and the cleaners, and gas station, oh, and I'll be monitoring your progress so don't get 'lost' on the way..."
[shivvvvvers]
Wow, definitely read the TOS info...
It reads more like they wish to charge you $10 to become your primary spam provider, oh and they will also be sharing your personal info with 'their' spammers (3rd parties), which you can't opt-out of.
Pay to go from bad to worse ? I think not !
...that "Live Liquid Cooled Rack" was some sort of wet T-shirt contest for geeks ?
Seriously though, match this with the IBM Ice-Cube storage cluster and you really would have one cool machine (ducking).
"In a few years, one storage administrator should be able to manage a petabyte of storage, which is 100 times more than is typical today." - IBM Almaden Research Center
It's not relational, it's been described as 'document oriented' which is perfect for storing and retrieving XML docs. It's also extremely flexible, extremely secure (NSA, CIA, FAA, and 80+ million other users), and fast to program with (RAD), and supports tons of open standards. For you fans of "View Model Controller" - Domino has been using this architecture for over 15 years now...
The XML classes are built in (or easily extend your own classes using LotusScript, Java, C++, COM, anything really!!!) There is an intro on the dev site that described the classses. Check out the demo code in the sandbox, or surf from the main product page. By the way, it runs on almost any OS/Platform (AIX, OS/400, Linux, Solaris, Windows).
Personally, I would use Domino if I was going to create a repository fo reports in XML. The model fits like a glove and it's a pleasure to program/maintain.
Here's a few random Domino related URLs for you...
Gary's Devendorf is the Product Manager for the AppDev portion of the Domino product and he has a section on one of the dev sites with XML references.
Off topic, but you can run your blog on the side (graphically challenged site warning) check out the links to Domino people, especially Libby !
And there's even an Open Source group of Domino developers.
Try the generic IBM XML page also.
REF: "Because in the long term, technology would displace the bootstrapping of other people connecting to our network."
So, Verizon thinks that it's THEIR network...
To paraphrase Jeff Spicoli,
If you paid for it, and we the taxpayers paid for it, doesn't that make it OUR network ?
It should be facinating to watch the outcome of any challenge, maybe DSL gets freed and maybe the Bells get even more protection ?
Here's what Verizon had to say... From an email, and from their website
Please respond to Employee Communication/EMPL/NY/Bell-Atl@VZNotes
To: All Employees
cc:
Subject: Seidenberg, Barr Comment on FCC Ruling
CEO Ivan Seidenberg and Executive Vice President and General Counsel Bill Barr provided additional public comment Monday regarding last week's controversial FCC rulings on telecom competition.
Speaking at a Merrill Lynch analysts' conference, Seidenberg said Verizon will take legal action against the FCC ruling, declaring that the Commission's policies are legally flawed and fail as a means of creating sustainable competition in the industry.
Verizon had hoped for regulatory relief from having to provide deep discounts to competitors for network elements, also known as UNE-P. The FCC ruled instead that the decision would be left up to each individual state and the District of Columbia, through the jurisdiction's public service commission.
"You cannot take a national market like this and have 51 jurisdictions make a study and come up with any pattern that will drive consistency in the industry," Seidenberg said.
Seidenberg predicted that the FCC - as it has twice before - would lose again when the courts ultimately rule on the new policies.
"Our view is that (UNE Interconnection)...would eventually die anyway," Seidenberg said. "Because in the long term, technology would displace the bootstrapping of other people connecting to our network."
Seidenberg said that the FCC's ruling theoretically left some upside potential for Verizon in broadband markets, but added that the company needs to see the written order before assessing the practical impacts in this area. For example, the FCC's press release indicates that phone companies "may not retire any copper loops...without first receiving approval from the relevant state commission."
Barr further addressed the broadband issue in a statement to the media. He said that while the language in the ruling is unclear, if the intent is to give the states a veto over whether we can replace obsolete copper facilities as we install broadband facilities, then "the FCC will have done precious little to deregulate broadband."
Barr said that with such a veto, regulators could require that local phone companies deploying broadband facilities maintain two parallel networks, burdening new investment with massive additional costs. Likewise, regulators could impose onerous rules on new broadband facilities in return for their consent to retire the old.
"Either way, such an approach does not give phone companies any assurance that their opportunity to earn a return on massive and risky investments in broadband will not be thwarted by regulators," Barr said. "Unless this issue is clarified in the Commission's upcoming order, the FCC's effort to free broadband from regulation will be illusory."
I guess that's trustworthyness through DMCA ? If you can't even secure a game box, why would I trust them with my servers !
Some people think it may be a hoax, but for what it's worth...
ISONews
Yahoo
Love the sport !
I'm curious how you think the game theory people would accomodate rain (delay or cancelled) and the critical pit strategies (2 or 4 tires, during cautions, etc).
Everyone I know who has taken the time to actually LEARN what the sport is about has become hooked ! It's deceptively simply as a casual observer but very much more complex once you know the ropes. Hell, I have buddies that even track what pit crews are working with whom and what deals are in the works (the same guys who listen in on the radio comms at the actual races)
...a no nasty headaches from the sulfides.
Try Maryland Wines, esp Bordy
and Beer, esp Oliver Ale !
(no 'Lone Gunmen' spoilers here;)
The reviewer missed it...
In the story, the "or through inaction allow a human to come to harm" part is integral. It's one of the tenets that drives several of PI's major decisions
And interesting world he's created there and it is a bit thought provoking, but...
...to anyone who is considering reading it, a warning that there is what I feel to be (gratuitous) overly violent 'sex' scenes (and I'm no wussy). Maybe it's just for the shock, but I think a skilled writer could invoke the same feelings of their loss of 'human-ess' without resorting to the use of these explicit passages. He forgets that the reader's imagination is often adept at scaring up images given a few leads and there is no need to spell out every ugly detail in print. It takes away from what is on the whole an interesting lunch time read.
So, it's worth the read, but try to ignore the junk in the first 2 chapters. I hope localroger expands on it a bit one day!
(while I'm typing this, I see that there are a ton of compliants that this story is not really a 'review' - I'm not trying to write a review myself but I hope this post/opinion fills in a blank for you!)
Moore's Law Disputed
Saying "Enterprise Environment" is just a shortcut to saying:
I posted both of them on my wall and left it at that...
I work in an enterprise environment. Last year, I registered for one of those free magazine subs and a few weeks later... viola, a letter from the BSA using the same name/address pair.
The BSA must be getting names from those lousy online surveys (company size, whats your position, how much software will you be buying in 6,12,24 months).
Sounds more like SPAM to me !
take it from someone who really knows...
"the music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. there's also a negative side." ~ hunter s. thompson
The story is located in Top Stories area (not in breaking news spot any longer, it was earlier)
Here is a link to the 'related stories' by date, you can watch new items come up by the minute. To Google's credit, it's unbiasedly pulling from sources worldwide.
p.s. Dan Rather has called it "the Apollo" and "the Discovery" so far, off to CNN.
our prayers go out to the families.
I'm not sure if it's the right number, but it could be a starting point ! Have fun
It must have been hell reading reviews and watching other people (your girlfriend) play with all the new computer technology out there...
What new technology was on your wish list this year, and what new or old tools/tech would you put on the list for the kids today who want to become as masterful with systems as you once were ?
You have to check the archive for altavista.digital.com to get the original sites
Remember the $3.35 million domain name dispute from 1997 ?
... has
oh crap, never mind, I should have read the F* article first...