Yep. I work for a chain of not for profit hospitals and I know the folks who handle donor contributions use salesforce.com. Have been for years. Do not know what they like / dislike about it. But the years of use doe's say something. The only thing is it can be bandwidth intensive on your internet pipe.
"No, they can't make that illegal because they've already told to lay in plenty of duct tape in case of a chemical attack."
Then when you use it like that, they will start coming out with labels on duct tape saying its a federal offense to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling.
Magnetic strip - Use a big magnet to erase it. Machine readable content - Indelible markers play heck with that RFID - perhaps a good nuke in the microwave or perhaps a shot from a herf gun? http://www.itglossary.net/herf.html
yes I worry about all the databases being tied together. But considering the way big government IT projects fail Im not too worried. http://www.computing.co.uk/news/1123872 http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/29/governm e nt.computers.ap/
In the article it talks about the company hiding behind a PO box because of 'death threats'. Well, I wonder if they know that you can walk into the post office in question and tell them that the PO is being used for business and ask them for the forwarding address. They will give it to you. Ive done it before when trying to get an answer about a product that was being advertised thru a PO in my local city.
Im amazed at the traffic my thought on the matter generated. It was actually meant as @home is going out of business, so threatening me with cutting me off is a useless gesture on their part now. As for the signing on to their contract and using VPN. The original "Acceptable Use" said nothing about VPN*. They added that later after I went thru some expense and time at work to give myself and the other techs access to our internal network via VPN. So I didnt feel too obligated to just stop using it for that. No, I dont telecommute but if its the middle of the night and I have to unlock an account or update the antivirus software on the exchange server because some kids from Southwest Asia got froggy I would rather go into the living room to do it (5 minute trip) than go to work and do it (45 minute trip one way) if its in the middle of the night.
*for the matter of what I can and cannot run they said no http and ftp but I can access the home pc if I want. So I setup a Windows 2000 terminal server with Citrix 1.8 for those times I need to access my home computer remotely:)
Im an MCSE and I have the "IDIOTS guide to being psychic" on my desk to help with those unanticipated outages on our MS app servers. You would be suprised how informative the book is. Not to mention the looks from the staff when they see it on the shelf next to the "IDIOTS guide to Microsoft Bob"
But I dont think that making something mandatory, either for 'opt in' or 'opt out' is the answer. Its all just falls back to supply and demand / quid pro quo. If you dont think that what you want, whatever that might be, is worth what you have to give for it... Don't do it.
Of course the reverse is true as well.
In my youth I gave the US military free rein into my personal life so that I could get what I thought was a good job in electronics. 10 years ago I would have said that it was the worst mistake of my life letting them root around my personal affairs. Now? I have a great job that I can trace back to alot of things I learned as a result of my military service. Today I say that it was worth it. Give me another 10 years and I might say otherwise. But in the end it was my choice to say "Here, jump into my personal affairs, and give me room, board, and money in my pocket in exchange." I could have just as easily went to work at the local muffler shop and gotten paid under the table. No one the wiser.
Especially me.
My point is that I think it should be a personal decision to what information you give out. Not some oversight committee that has agendas that may or may not align with yours. Every time you let someone else make a decision or draw a line so that you dont have to think about it or make an informed decision yourself (or haggle with the other party for the best deal you can get for what you are willing to give them), you lose a little freedom. And before you know it, you fi1%&^$ *** The rest of this comment has been censored *** ***by those who have your best interests in mind***
Dont have to preach to the choir, I've been a fan for years of his works. For those of you who arent familiar with his writings, here is a link to the first few chapters of the book to enjoy.
http://www.hatrack.com/osc/books/hegemon01.shtml
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Yep. I work for a chain of not for profit hospitals and I know the folks who handle donor contributions use salesforce.com. Have been for years. Do not know what they like / dislike about it. But the years of use doe's say something. The only thing is it can be bandwidth intensive on your internet pipe.
Just hack in and send them where you want. Yippie Ki Yay...
"No, they can't make that illegal because they've already told to lay in plenty of duct tape in case of a chemical attack."
Then when you use it like that, they will start coming out with labels on duct tape saying its a federal offense to use this product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling.
wow, after all these years....
Magnetic strip - Use a big magnet to erase it.
m e nt.computers.ap/
Machine readable content - Indelible markers play heck with that
RFID - perhaps a good nuke in the microwave or perhaps a shot from a herf gun? http://www.itglossary.net/herf.html
yes I worry about all the databases being tied together. But considering the way big government IT projects fail Im not too worried.
http://www.computing.co.uk/news/1123872
http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/29/govern
I could setup my beowulf cluster of RFID in the clothing department at Walmart!
In the article it talks about the company hiding behind a PO box because of 'death threats'. Well, I wonder if they know that you can walk into the post office in question and tell them that the PO is being used for business and ask them for the forwarding address. They will give it to you. Ive done it before when trying to get an answer about a product that was being advertised thru a PO in my local city.
Do a search on Google for the words 'ruggedized' and 'computer'. Lots of companys doing what your looking for
Actually I was thinking more like a Grendal cluster. What a monster!
Im amazed at the traffic my thought on the matter generated. It was actually meant as @home is going out of business, so threatening me with cutting me off is a useless gesture on their part now. As for the signing on to their contract and using VPN. The original "Acceptable Use" said nothing about VPN*. They added that later after I went thru some expense and time at work to give myself and the other techs access to our internal network via VPN. So I didnt feel too obligated to just stop using it for that. No, I dont telecommute but if its the middle of the night and I have to unlock an account or update the antivirus software on the exchange server because some kids from Southwest Asia got froggy I would rather go into the living room to do it (5 minute trip) than go to work and do it (45 minute trip one way) if its in the middle of the night.
:)
*for the matter of what I can and cannot run they said no http and ftp but I can access the home pc if I want. So I setup a Windows 2000 terminal server with Citrix 1.8 for those times I need to access my home computer remotely
I do it anyway. what are they going to do, cut me off?
Im an MCSE and I have the "IDIOTS guide to being psychic" on my desk to help with those unanticipated outages on our MS app servers. You would be suprised how informative the book is. Not to mention the looks from the staff when they see it on the shelf next to the "IDIOTS guide to Microsoft Bob"
Can I get one of these robots to go in to work for me? Man, its too early for this geek to be up on a Monday.
It just hit me what this would be perfect for.
handheld GPS devices!
Believe me, it will be worth it just so people wont keep taking a piece of me. StJohnsWort
I value my privacy very highly.
But I dont think that making something mandatory, either for 'opt in' or 'opt out' is the answer. Its all just falls back to supply and demand / quid pro quo. If you dont think that what you want, whatever that might be, is worth what you have to give for it... Don't do it.
Of course the reverse is true as well.
In my youth I gave the US military free rein into my personal life so that I could get what I thought was a good job in electronics. 10 years ago I would have said that it was the worst mistake of my life letting them root around my personal affairs. Now? I have a great job that I can trace back to alot of things I learned as a result of my military service. Today I say that it was worth it. Give me another 10 years and I might say otherwise. But in the end it was my choice to say "Here, jump into my personal affairs, and give me room, board, and money in my pocket in exchange." I could have just as easily went to work at the local muffler shop and gotten paid under the table. No one the wiser.
Especially me.
My point is that I think it should be a personal decision to what information you give out. Not some oversight committee that has agendas that may or may not align with yours. Every time you let someone else make a decision or draw a line so that you dont have to think about it or make an informed decision yourself (or haggle with the other party for the best deal you can get for what you are willing to give them), you lose a little freedom. And before you know it, you fi1%&^$
*** The rest of this comment has been censored ***
***by those who have your best interests in mind***
Dont have to preach to the choir, I've been a fan for years of his works. For those of you who arent familiar with his writings, here is a link to the first few chapters of the book to enjoy. http://www.hatrack.com/osc/books/hegemon01.shtml