That's exactly right. The internet didn't cause more child molesters to be 'created' or whatever, but it just gave them a more readily-accessible means to view the content that they want. No child molester (or child pornograpy-viewer) became one BECAUSE of the internet. The internet just made it easier to trade/view such content.
I will reiterate what bersl2 said: Stop criticizing the Internet for society's problems.
The **AA riding on the coattails of creative geniuses reminds me of Nader's campaign. Sure they might get some votes, but I have yet to see any state on the leaderboard in any color other than red or blue. They just don't have a chance without help from the big boys, who are, as N0decam said, hoarding the rights for themselves.
Maybe thats where all the rap artists got the idea from...
God forbid we should actually implement some security on our wireless devices. Using a WEP protocol must be so unbelievably hard to do since most residential hotspots are wide open...
Paint my house with some material that will probably give me a tumor in 3 years, or use good sense and install security... a trick question perhaps?
Next thing we'll hear about is a filter for cordless phones to bleep out every number that we say. (I still use a landline for sensitive issues.)
Just like you shouldn't say (or even dial) credit card numbers, bank account numbers, etc. over a cordless phone (My baby monitor has picked up dozens of conversations over the last couple years), users just should probably refrain from doing any big time financial or otherwise confidential "conversing" with a computer and WiFi.
Get an "open" hotspot, check the weather, check the game scores, but maybe you should leave the stock selling and the 401k reorganization until you get home.
Maybe they need to increase some security measures in their infrastructure... it seems that someone inside, with access to the game (if I'm reading the article correctly) has started all this...
They need to be more like government contractors: each group works on a small part, with nobody knowing too much about the others, until release date, its all just slapped together with no testing and marketed.
Then, they would get to charge for "updates" and "feature expansions" (ie bug fixes) and make even more money.
Maybe I'm in the wrong business.... anyone want to finance me a million dollars to start my own Highly Secure, Profitable Game Company?
You didn't mention another thing that John Q. Average doesn't realize:
There are companies out there who have their websites very well protected, the operating systems are kept current on patches and updates, the sysadmins actually know their jobs, and credit card information is (what I would call) safe. On the other hand, I've known some people who have had credit card numbers written down by restaurant waiters, only to find that their account has been charged thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges.
My point:
Depending on who is involved, it might be safer to shop online (where no single person has immediate and direct access to your CC num) than to shop at that restaurant that you've been going to for years, even though they just hired that blond guy as a new waiter. Little do they know that he has a criminal background and only got the job to make a list of CC nums that he can steal.
Some of you might laugh, but it happens. I've known people on both ends of it. Half of them are in jail (the criminals), and the other half are still fighting the CC companies to get their money back.
I have older family members who refuse to buy things on the interenet, but quite frankly, I dont want to talk them into it, because if I did, they'd probably choose a website that had crappy security and have their identity stolen, etc., then it would be my fault.
I have never heard of IIS, nor any of their business solutions, etc. (No surprise there, really). But I will say one thing. That one million dollars sure as hell is going to give their website a ton of hits. That money might be the best marketing cost that the company will ever spend.
Now to see if RIAA puts a link to them on their website....
What exactly would you consider an 'obscure domain'? One that you haven't heard of? One of the problems with internet consumers right now is that they think that just because they've heard of a name means its safe to use. What about the customers of Expedia.com or verizon who had their info (credit card numbers included) posted on webpages as a result of a malicious break-in?
Would you have considered Verizon to be an 'obscure' domain?
It just might be that the lesser-known companies might be a bit safer in the long run, simply because (and yes, this is highly speculative) the malicious script-kiddies (ok, and some actual malicious hackers) haven't heard of them.
I found this article rather interesting with respect to Intel chips...
Here is an excerpt:
The MTH may be affected by system noise and may cause intermittent system reboots or system hangs during operation.
This problem may result in lost or corrupted data. Intel has placed the MTH component and an Intel motherboard that uses the part on shipment hold.
The MTH is a component that enables SDRAM and was introduced in November 1999. The MTH component is used on some boards and in some systems using the Intel® 820 Chipset, including the Intel® CC820 Desktop Board Family with SDRAM. This issue does not impact boards or systems using the Intel 820 Chipset with RDRAM* memory.
I think we all need to get to the bottom of this.... investigate the board members of AOL.. check out their histories, backgrounds, criminal records (if any), and see what ties they have to the EVIL MICROSOFT CORPORATION!
I bet that good 'ole Billy-boy has a Voodoo doll of those AOL folks, and are controlling their minds and bodies to act in a monopolistic way that would take the heat off of Microsoft from the DoJ....
BEWARE THE EVIL CORPORATIONS... POINTY-HAIRED-BOSSES WILL TRY TO TAKE OVER THE INTERNET, AND THEN THE WORLD!
I have to admit that I was rather amused at this.... for someone to analyze the web in regards to space, time, self and knowledge, but use eBay as examples, made me laugh out loud.
One might sum it up as 'I buy stuff on eBay, therefore I am.'.
Regardless of why the web was designed in the first place, within the past several years, it has evolved from an Information medium, to a marketing, e-commerce medium. People share information, pictures of their newborn baby, recipes, links to their favorite game or movie webpages, pornography, and an uncountable number of other things. People (and businesses) also use the web as a medium to sell their products and services. As more people (end users) become comfortable and able to use the web, these businesses would be daft not to take advantage of this new medium. It's easier, faster, and cheaper to advertise on the web (and email) than any other way.
I might be straying off my point here a bit, so I'll end my comment with the following statement:
The web is a medium for people to do what they otherwise would have done anyway through other means.
People used to have photo albums of baby pictures that they showed to their relatives. Now they're online. Some people used to have BBSs to trade files and pictures. Now there are warez sites. People used to mail their resumes to prospective employers with postage stamps (everyone remember what those are? By the way, right now it's 34 cents), but instead now, they email resumes and cover letters, submitting applications electronically on webpages. The web has simplified many lives, but if someone were to come to me and say that it has altered reality, then I would probably start calling the men in the white coats to take them away. Reality is reality. The web is the web.
By all means, if you have a means to run VC++, VB, MS SQL Server 7.0, MTS for COM and DCOM objects, etc etc. on Linux, I would LOVE to hear about it.
But until that day comes, my consulting work will be done on Windows machines. I use both Win2k and Win98 at work, and haven't yet found a reason to subject my system to the increased hardware requirements and HD overhead (Win2k, from my experience, takes much more HD space than 98 for the modules that I have to install) of Win2k. One of these days when I finally take the time to update my system, Win2k might be an option. XP isn't even on the list yet, mostly due to the lack of testing on Microsoft's part, but also because not a lot of the things I use support it yet.
I'm also well aware of the games that are available for Linux, and have probably most of them. As a matter of fact, the local computer store here sells many linux games that were originally designed for windows machines for between $5 and $10. No reason not to buy them then.
Maybe if I was a unix programmer then I would be able to use Linux more often, but just because you consult using linux doesn't mean that everyone else does. I make a nice living off windows, and until a better paying job comes along, I will continue to make a nice living off windows.
I originally wasn't going to dignify this post with a response, but your ignorance finally convinced me.
As much as I like Linux, and as much as I use Linux, the reality of the matter is that there are some applicatons which (hopefully only yet) do not exist for Linux. For you people who do nothing but play the Xgames and look at porn, sure, Linux will work just fine. However, for those of us who actually do work on our computers sometimes require applications that are (unfortunately) only available for Windows at the moment.
For you to post a comment like that, only shows your ignorance. Do you think I would even bother to read or acknowledge any flame posts about how Windows sucks? Having and using Windows 98 at home has provided me with tools that I have used as a consultant to make myself thousands of dollars. What have you done with your computer lately?
I use GNOME for only what I have to... it was installed as the only window manager on the webserver that I administer before it came to me, and for what I use it for, it works just fine. I've heard stories from past coworkers that upgrading or replacing a window manager is quite complicated, and if not done exactly right can cause major problems.
I personally am of the opinion, that unless it concerns security or (used) functionality, don't fix it if it's not broken.
I guess I'll wait until the other folks here install 2.0 to see 1) what (if any) problems they had, and 2) was it really worth it.
There is something to be said for using software that is a bit older and has been around for a while. Just look at XP and all the holes they found in the first couple months. I doubt any new exploits will be found for my Windows 98 SE I'm running at home...
I would like to know what you think of the antitrust situation with Microsoft, and how it would/could positively affect the open source market nowadays.
Communism in the purely theoretical sense is a highly productive, highly specialized form of government. The problem with communism is, that in order to pull it off, you need someone in power that will not corrupt, and always, under any and all circumstances, follow the "rules" set forth by the "theory of pure communism". The problem is, and always has been, this old saying:
Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Do a little research next time before bashing something. It might actually be a good thing, just never pulled off in the way in which it was meant.
At least Microsoft isn't like some of the other older software companies in that they don't make you "purchase" those bug fixes to their software....
Oh wait... They've stopped supporting Windows 95? No more patches? I have to buy Windows 98 to get updates? Bah, coincidence.....
...Microsoft stopped support for Windows 98, and I have to upgrade to Windows 2000 to continue to get patches and bug fixes? I can't use Windows 98 anymore? Interesting....
[In impressive news anchor voice...] "Microsoft has announced today that it will no longer be supporting the past or current versions of its popular operating system "Windows", however it will provide full technical support, installation support, help desk support, manual support, crutch support, athletic-support, pay-for-support for all future versions of Windows."
"Oh, Microsoft also announced today that it has a perfect operating system, and that it no longer plans to assimilate the universe into its operating system by developing more operating systems, because it has, as I said before, created a perfect operating system. Patches will cost extra, however, but will probably not be developed, because as we already stated twice before, it is perfect."
I considered not even dignifying this with a response, but I feel that your comment should be answered.
First of all, "playing games" can't be categorized as doing anything, since there are too many types of games out there to consider. Does scrabble lead to aggression? I'd say probably not. What about Risk? There you're getting into a war-oriented game, however there is no direct violence.
That leads me to Doom/Quake/etc. Those games are full of violence, blood, killing, etc., however the problem that might occur with children playing these games is when/if they have no ability to distinguish between what is "fake" (the games), and reality.
There's another factor, and that's called predisposition. The "trenchcoat mafia" incident in Colombine brought up the issue of the music that they were listening to. People made the connection that the music had an effect on them, when in fact it is just the reverse. People who are predisposed to commit violent acts like that probably listen to the music because it contains violence.
Aggression is a trait that has many, many causes. Much research has been done, but it just boils down to an individuals ability to deal with life and certain situations. I know people who were beaten by parents as children. Some of them are agressive, and some of them are not. The ones that aren't, have successful lives, loving families, etc., because they were able to deal with their childhood tradegies.
Next time, do a little research before making such a vague, incorrect comment.
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Two major issues that come to mind with this type of technology:
1) How easy is it to learn for the average programmer
2) What kind of security precautions can we expect to see?
Otherwise it sounds like a great technology to use for web developers who wish to have dynamic content on their sites.
That's exactly right. The internet didn't cause more child molesters to be 'created' or whatever, but it just gave them a more readily-accessible means to view the content that they want. No child molester (or child pornograpy-viewer) became one BECAUSE of the internet. The internet just made it easier to trade/view such content.
I will reiterate what bersl2 said: Stop criticizing the Internet for society's problems.
An excellent statement.
You have always been able to remove case sensitivity by using the ILIKE operator, even without the wildcard % signs.
select * from table where firstname ILIKE 'bob'
Selects Bob, BOB, BoB, bOB, etc.
Why get something for free (open office comes to mind) when you can pay Microsoft for the same service!
Why didn't I think of that?
Will all of you people breathing my patent-pending air send me royalities? I don't want to have to call my wolves... err I mean lawyers.
The **AA riding on the coattails of creative geniuses reminds me of Nader's campaign. Sure they might get some votes, but I have yet to see any state on the leaderboard in any color other than red or blue. They just don't have a chance without help from the big boys, who are, as N0decam said, hoarding the rights for themselves.
Maybe thats where all the rap artists got the idea from...
God forbid we should actually implement some security on our wireless devices. Using a WEP protocol must be so unbelievably hard to do since most residential hotspots are wide open...
Paint my house with some material that will probably give me a tumor in 3 years, or use good sense and install security... a trick question perhaps?
Next thing we'll hear about is a filter for cordless phones to bleep out every number that we say. (I still use a landline for sensitive issues.)
Just like you shouldn't say (or even dial) credit card numbers, bank account numbers, etc. over a cordless phone (My baby monitor has picked up dozens of conversations over the last couple years), users just should probably refrain from doing any big time financial or otherwise confidential "conversing" with a computer and WiFi.
Get an "open" hotspot, check the weather, check the game scores, but maybe you should leave the stock selling and the 401k reorganization until you get home.
I usually don't try to research my jokes, because, well, that just takes the fun out of them, and then they become stupid comments.
I guess its too late for this one. Maybe next time.
I think 145 degrees might be too hot for
McDonalds. Good ole Stella prevented that.
Maybe they'll come out with a mini-sized
additive that will keep the coffee at a temperature
that won't scorch Stella and her kin.
Or, just maybe someone shouldn't have been drinking and driving! (Or maybe start an DWE citation. Driving While Elderly.)
Maybe they need to increase some security measures in their infrastructure... it seems that someone inside, with access to the game (if I'm reading the article correctly) has started all this...
They need to be more like government contractors: each group works on a small part, with nobody knowing too much about the others, until release date, its all just slapped together with no testing and marketed.
Then, they would get to charge for "updates" and "feature expansions" (ie bug fixes) and make even more money.
Maybe I'm in the wrong business.... anyone want to finance me a million dollars to start my own Highly Secure, Profitable Game Company?
You didn't mention another thing that John Q. Average doesn't realize:
There are companies out there who have their websites very well protected, the operating systems are kept current on patches and updates, the sysadmins actually know their jobs, and credit card information is (what I would call) safe. On the other hand, I've known some people who have had credit card numbers written down by restaurant waiters, only to find that their account has been charged thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges.
My point:
Depending on who is involved, it might be safer to shop online (where no single person has immediate and direct access to your CC num) than to shop at that restaurant that you've been going to for years, even though they just hired that blond guy as a new waiter. Little do they know that he has a criminal background and only got the job to make a list of CC nums that he can steal.
Some of you might laugh, but it happens. I've known people on both ends of it. Half of them are in jail (the criminals), and the other half are still fighting the CC companies to get their money back.
I have older family members who refuse to buy things on the interenet, but quite frankly, I dont want to talk them into it, because if I did, they'd probably choose a website that had crappy security and have their identity stolen, etc., then it would be my fault.
I have never heard of IIS, nor any of their business solutions, etc. (No surprise there, really). But I will say one thing. That one million dollars sure as hell is going to give their website a ton of hits. That money might be the best marketing cost that the company will ever spend.
Now to see if RIAA puts a link to them on their website....
What exactly would you consider an 'obscure domain'? One that you haven't heard of? One of the problems with internet consumers right now is that they think that just because they've heard of a name means its safe to use. What about the customers of Expedia.com or verizon who had their info (credit card numbers included) posted on webpages as a result of a malicious break-in?
Would you have considered Verizon to be an 'obscure' domain?
It just might be that the lesser-known companies might be a bit safer in the long run, simply because (and yes, this is highly speculative) the malicious script-kiddies (ok, and some actual malicious hackers) haven't heard of them.
This isn't a new concept. Welcome to Capitalism.
It takes money to make money. Always has and always will.
Here is an excerpt:
I think we all need to get to the bottom of this.... investigate the board members of AOL.. check out their histories, backgrounds, criminal records (if any), and see what ties they have to the EVIL MICROSOFT CORPORATION!
I bet that good 'ole Billy-boy has a Voodoo doll of those AOL folks, and are controlling their minds and bodies to act in a monopolistic way that would take the heat off of Microsoft from the DoJ....
BEWARE THE EVIL CORPORATIONS... POINTY-HAIRED-BOSSES WILL TRY TO TAKE OVER THE INTERNET, AND THEN THE WORLD!
I see your point. Let me rephrase:
The web is a medium for people to do easily what they could have done anyway through other means at some great expense of time and/or money.
Does that seem more coherent to you? (No sarcasm intended!)
I have to admit that I was rather amused at this.... for someone to analyze the web in regards to space, time, self and knowledge, but use eBay as examples, made me laugh out loud.
One might sum it up as 'I buy stuff on eBay, therefore I am.'.
Regardless of why the web was designed in the first place, within the past several years, it has evolved from an Information medium, to a marketing, e-commerce medium. People share information, pictures of their newborn baby, recipes, links to their favorite game or movie webpages, pornography, and an uncountable number of other things. People (and businesses) also use the web as a medium to sell their products and services. As more people (end users) become comfortable and able to use the web, these businesses would be daft not to take advantage of this new medium. It's easier, faster, and cheaper to advertise on the web (and email) than any other way.
I might be straying off my point here a bit, so I'll end my comment with the following statement:
The web is a medium for people to do what they otherwise would have done anyway through other means.
People used to have photo albums of baby pictures that they showed to their relatives. Now they're online. Some people used to have BBSs to trade files and pictures. Now there are warez sites. People used to mail their resumes to prospective employers with postage stamps (everyone remember what those are? By the way, right now it's 34 cents), but instead now, they email resumes and cover letters, submitting applications electronically on webpages. The web has simplified many lives, but if someone were to come to me and say that it has altered reality, then I would probably start calling the men in the white coats to take them away. Reality is reality. The web is the web.
By all means, if you have a means to run VC++, VB, MS SQL Server 7.0, MTS for COM and DCOM objects, etc etc. on Linux, I would LOVE to hear about it.
But until that day comes, my consulting work will be done on Windows machines. I use both Win2k and Win98 at work, and haven't yet found a reason to subject my system to the increased hardware requirements and HD overhead (Win2k, from my experience, takes much more HD space than 98 for the modules that I have to install) of Win2k. One of these days when I finally take the time to update my system, Win2k might be an option. XP isn't even on the list yet, mostly due to the lack of testing on Microsoft's part, but also because not a lot of the things I use support it yet.
I'm also well aware of the games that are available for Linux, and have probably most of them. As a matter of fact, the local computer store here sells many linux games that were originally designed for windows machines for between $5 and $10. No reason not to buy them then.
Maybe if I was a unix programmer then I would be able to use Linux more often, but just because you consult using linux doesn't mean that everyone else does. I make a nice living off windows, and until a better paying job comes along, I will continue to make a nice living off windows.
I originally wasn't going to dignify this post with a response, but your ignorance finally convinced me.
As much as I like Linux, and as much as I use Linux, the reality of the matter is that there are some applicatons which (hopefully only yet) do not exist for Linux. For you people who do nothing but play the Xgames and look at porn, sure, Linux will work just fine. However, for those of us who actually do work on our computers sometimes require applications that are (unfortunately) only available for Windows at the moment.
For you to post a comment like that, only shows your ignorance. Do you think I would even bother to read or acknowledge any flame posts about how Windows sucks? Having and using Windows 98 at home has provided me with tools that I have used as a consultant to make myself thousands of dollars. What have you done with your computer lately?
I use GNOME for only what I have to... it was installed as the only window manager on the webserver that I administer before it came to me, and for what I use it for, it works just fine. I've heard stories from past coworkers that upgrading or replacing a window manager is quite complicated, and if not done exactly right can cause major problems.
I personally am of the opinion, that unless it concerns security or (used) functionality, don't fix it if it's not broken.
I guess I'll wait until the other folks here install 2.0 to see 1) what (if any) problems they had, and 2) was it really worth it.
There is something to be said for using software that is a bit older and has been around for a while. Just look at XP and all the holes they found in the first couple months. I doubt any new exploits will be found for my Windows 98 SE I'm running at home...
I would like to know what you think of the antitrust situation with Microsoft, and how it would/could positively affect the open source market nowadays.
Much appreciated.
Communism in the purely theoretical sense is a highly productive, highly specialized form of government. The problem with communism is, that in order to pull it off, you need someone in power that will not corrupt, and always, under any and all circumstances, follow the "rules" set forth by the "theory of pure communism". The problem is, and always has been, this old saying:
Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Do a little research next time before bashing something. It might actually be a good thing, just never pulled off in the way in which it was meant.
At least Microsoft isn't like some of the other older software companies in that they don't make you "purchase" those bug fixes to their software....
Oh wait... They've stopped supporting Windows 95? No more patches? I have to buy Windows 98 to get updates? Bah, coincidence.....
...Microsoft stopped support for Windows 98, and I have to upgrade to Windows 2000 to continue to get patches and bug fixes? I can't use Windows 98 anymore? Interesting....
[In impressive news anchor voice...] "Microsoft has announced today that it will no longer be supporting the past or current versions of its popular operating system "Windows", however it will provide full technical support, installation support, help desk support, manual support, crutch support, athletic-support, pay-for-support for all future versions of Windows."
"Oh, Microsoft also announced today that it has a perfect operating system, and that it no longer plans to assimilate the universe into its operating system by developing more operating systems, because it has, as I said before, created a perfect operating system. Patches will cost extra, however, but will probably not be developed, because as we already stated twice before, it is perfect."
First of all, "playing games" can't be categorized as doing anything, since there are too many types of games out there to consider. Does scrabble lead to aggression? I'd say probably not. What about Risk? There you're getting into a war-oriented game, however there is no direct violence.
That leads me to Doom/Quake/etc. Those games are full of violence, blood, killing, etc., however the problem that might occur with children playing these games is when/if they have no ability to distinguish between what is "fake" (the games), and reality.
There's another factor, and that's called predisposition. The "trenchcoat mafia" incident in Colombine brought up the issue of the music that they were listening to. People made the connection that the music had an effect on them, when in fact it is just the reverse. People who are predisposed to commit violent acts like that probably listen to the music because it contains violence.
Aggression is a trait that has many, many causes. Much research has been done, but it just boils down to an individuals ability to deal with life and certain situations. I know people who were beaten by parents as children. Some of them are agressive, and some of them are not. The ones that aren't, have successful lives, loving families, etc., because they were able to deal with their childhood tradegies.
Next time, do a little research before making such a vague, incorrect comment.