I think he meant offering existing services online, rather than requiring people to come into some governmental office. If the government issued me what for all intents and purposes was a fancy Social Security card, and then told me I didn't need need to come to the DMV office anymore and deal with those idiots, I dare say I'd be pretty stoked.
There is no question that the government needs to move away from Social Security #s as a means of identification. For most purposes you don't even need the stupid paper card! It's a fucking number for God's sake, how is that supposed to be secure? Having some sort of 2 factor ID mechanism is fine by me. The thing to argue about is what should we use it for, not whether or not it should exist.
While I'm really glad that some in the industry are beginning to realize that it might be smart to dump DRM, I'm a little disappointed to see that MP3 looks like it's going to be the format of choice. Newer formats, like AAC and hell even WMA, offer better sound quality at lower bit rates, and hence, filesizes. If iTMS started selling non-DRM AAC, you have to wonder whether the allegations of lock-in would really go down. AAC, although open, isn't widely supported on non iPod players, is it?
You think people are going to rush out and buy software that breaks their favorite toy?
How are they going to know? Most people aren't up on the latest tech news you know. Not to mention if you're buying a new machine, you don't have a choice. It's not about Vista having more marketshare then XP, it's about it having enough marketshare to piss off a lot of iPod owners. And it doesn't matter who they blame for it. Lost revenue is lost revenue.
Or maybe Apple took the very sensible position that they don't do any beta testing for Microsoft unless they get paid for it - which they aren't.
I'd argue that the sensible course of action would be to make sure that your #1 money making product actually worked on a new operating system that was likely to gain significant market share in a very short time.
Evolution is nothing more than a steaming pile of shit. I've used it with Fedora, RHEL, and Ubuntu (Ubuntu being the most stable, but still shitty), and the app is simply the epitome of unstable, especially when used as an Exchange client. I simply don't understand how a product so prominent in the open source community that has been around for so long can still suck so bad. My company now has some server side software that allows Exchange to be accessed through IMAP, and I switched to Thunderbird with Lightning. I have yet to experience a single crash or non-trivial bug.
I don't know what phone you're using, but my Motorola e815 has the factory UI. Also, I use the built in camera without ever touching Get it Now. It's like I said, they want control over your device, period. But when I need to make a call, the damn thing just works. With all the cameras, ringtones, mobile browsers and shit out there, people have lost track of the fact that the purpose of a phone is to make phone calls.
Are lock makers obligated to provide you with a copy of a key your child uses to lock up a journal?
They don't need to. I can grab some bolt cutters and say screw the lock. Would I? It depends on how my relationship with my son develops (I'm not too worried about my 2 year old at the moment). But the point is I can. That's kinda hard with a website I don't have access to. I don't live in Georgia, so I don't have a dog in this fight; it just seems to me that a lot of the people who reject this notion out of hand aren't parents.
that has no intention of switching to Cingular, iPhone or no, I can believe this. Verizon gives me the best coverage and call quality (which believe it or not is what I value in a cell phone company;), but they demand total control of their phones and what you put on them in return. Between neutered Bluetooth and very few ways to get anything onto the device short of VCAST, they make Cingular's openness seem pretty tempting. But I've heard too many complaints about Cingular's network to consider switching.
I never said zero minor read the site. Also, you're making this out to be an issue of the gov't trying to get between you and your child. This simply states that you will have the opportunity to review your child's online content. It doesn't confer onto you an obligation to do it, again that's between the parent and the child.
I don't think many minors are reading/. I'm not saying I would necessarily support the legislation, but parents absolutely need access to online content posted by their children. I question how the requirement to have parental permission would be enforced, but again in theory it's not such a bad idea IMO. We're not talking about adults here, and the reality is that until you're 18, your parents determine what rights they think you should have and which you shouldn't.
What exactly do you think that means? That you get free service for 2 years? You can't seriously believe that. It means you have to enter into a 2 year contract to get the phone at that price.
Ok, the phone is incredible. But the carrier sucks and the price, while reasonable, is really gonna add up when you add a data enabled calling plan. What I really want is this version of OS X on the iPod. Turn it into the iPhone minus the phone, and they can still charge close to $500 for it, and not have to share anything with Cingular.
Net Neutrality means that carriers cannot discriminate based upon the type of traffic you're sending. HTTP traffic and SSH traffic would be treated equally. Whether that's a good thing is for you to decide.
As I understand it, this isn't correct either. The goal is that traffic be treated equally regardless of source and destination. Most people agree that prioritizing traffic by protocol is beneficial for everyone.
Exactly what I was thinking. GP obviously doesn't understand the issue if he thinks that anti-net-neutrality meshes with being a liberal. Quite the opposite. Anti-net -neutrality is pro telecom giant monopoly, which is pretty obviously a conservative position. Get a clue.
Comparing a Linux grid system with a mainframe is comparing apples and oranges. The mainframe's strength has never been raw computing power. Mainframes have practically zero downtime and massive I/O capabilities. If you can swap a Linux array in for a mainframe and have results this good, you were using the mainframe for a task to which it wasn't suited to begin with.
Death of Netflix eh? I don't think so. I really, really don't get why companies are dying to offer movie downloads. The product is exactly what you'd get at your local megamart, which you can walk out of with a DVD for 10 bucks. Music is a different story, the online retailers are offering a per-song model, something not available otherwise, and the prices are right. Are the online movie folks really going to be able to beat $10, or even match it considering the cost of blank DVD media? Where's the value? Even over broadband, downloading that much data takes a while.
True, but as far as I know not having the ID on your person at any given time is not sufficient reason to arrest you under what's been proposed. Am I wrong on this?
Which is why it is believed that this initiative might help. If you're here legally, you'll have an ID. If you can't produce one, then maybe you're someone that law enforcement might want to know about. I'm certainly not saying a national ID is a solution to our problems, however I just can't seem to get my panties in a wad over it. You already need an ID to do any number of day to day activities.
In addition, Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, and McCain said that they'll introduce similar legislation dealing with sex offenders and social-networking sites in January.
I've worked in both extremes; a consulting project that was rated at CMM Level 3 solely so the company could check a box on a marketing sheet, and my current job, which is a lot like what you describe. While I was working for the consulting firm, I was about as apprehensive to process as the grandparent. Now I fight for more processes, and better documented ones. The key is to have the appropriate level of red tape for your organization.
I was curious about what's new in the 3rd ed. as well since I just bought the 2nd about 2 months ago. From http://regex.info/:
What's New New in the Third Edition are a new chapter on PHP (and upgraded PHP coverage throughout the core chapters), and a completely rewritten Java chapter to reflect changes from Java 1.4.0 to Java 1.5/1.6. Otherwise, there are only minor updates and typo fixes. (For example, if your interest is Perl or.NET, there's little new in the Third Edition that's not in the Second Edition.)
I realize you're joking, but Mainframes are still quite pervasive in a lot of sectors, most likely because their security, reliability and massive I/O capabilities can't be beat.
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I think he meant offering existing services online, rather than requiring people to come into some governmental office. If the government issued me what for all intents and purposes was a fancy Social Security card, and then told me I didn't need need to come to the DMV office anymore and deal with those idiots, I dare say I'd be pretty stoked.
There is no question that the government needs to move away from Social Security #s as a means of identification. For most purposes you don't even need the stupid paper card! It's a fucking number for God's sake, how is that supposed to be secure? Having some sort of 2 factor ID mechanism is fine by me. The thing to argue about is what should we use it for, not whether or not it should exist.
While I'm really glad that some in the industry are beginning to realize that it might be smart to dump DRM, I'm a little disappointed to see that MP3 looks like it's going to be the format of choice. Newer formats, like AAC and hell even WMA, offer better sound quality at lower bit rates, and hence, filesizes. If iTMS started selling non-DRM AAC, you have to wonder whether the allegations of lock-in would really go down. AAC, although open, isn't widely supported on non iPod players, is it?
You think people are going to rush out and buy software that breaks their favorite toy?
How are they going to know? Most people aren't up on the latest tech news you know. Not to mention if you're buying a new machine, you don't have a choice. It's not about Vista having more marketshare then XP, it's about it having enough marketshare to piss off a lot of iPod owners. And it doesn't matter who they blame for it. Lost revenue is lost revenue.
Or maybe Apple took the very sensible position that they don't do any beta testing for Microsoft unless they get paid for it - which they aren't.
I'd argue that the sensible course of action would be to make sure that your #1 money making product actually worked on a new operating system that was likely to gain significant market share in a very short time.
Evolution is nothing more than a steaming pile of shit. I've used it with Fedora, RHEL, and Ubuntu (Ubuntu being the most stable, but still shitty), and the app is simply the epitome of unstable, especially when used as an Exchange client. I simply don't understand how a product so prominent in the open source community that has been around for so long can still suck so bad. My company now has some server side software that allows Exchange to be accessed through IMAP, and I switched to Thunderbird with Lightning. I have yet to experience a single crash or non-trivial bug.
I don't know what phone you're using, but my Motorola e815 has the factory UI. Also, I use the built in camera without ever touching Get it Now. It's like I said, they want control over your device, period. But when I need to make a call, the damn thing just works. With all the cameras, ringtones, mobile browsers and shit out there, people have lost track of the fact that the purpose of a phone is to make phone calls.
Are lock makers obligated to provide you with a copy of a key your child uses to lock up a journal?
They don't need to. I can grab some bolt cutters and say screw the lock. Would I? It depends on how my relationship with my son develops (I'm not too worried about my 2 year old at the moment). But the point is I can. That's kinda hard with a website I don't have access to. I don't live in Georgia, so I don't have a dog in this fight; it just seems to me that a lot of the people who reject this notion out of hand aren't parents.
that has no intention of switching to Cingular, iPhone or no, I can believe this. Verizon gives me the best coverage and call quality (which believe it or not is what I value in a cell phone company ;), but they demand total control of their phones and what you put on them in return. Between neutered Bluetooth and very few ways to get anything onto the device short of VCAST, they make Cingular's openness seem pretty tempting. But I've heard too many complaints about Cingular's network to consider switching.
I never said zero minor read the site. Also, you're making this out to be an issue of the gov't trying to get between you and your child. This simply states that you will have the opportunity to review your child's online content. It doesn't confer onto you an obligation to do it, again that's between the parent and the child.
I don't think many minors are reading /. I'm not saying I would necessarily support the legislation, but parents absolutely need access to online content posted by their children. I question how the requirement to have parental permission would be enforced, but again in theory it's not such a bad idea IMO. We're not talking about adults here, and the reality is that until you're 18, your parents determine what rights they think you should have and which you shouldn't.
the price INCLUDES the 2-year contract
What exactly do you think that means? That you get free service for 2 years? You can't seriously believe that. It means you have to enter into a 2 year contract to get the phone at that price.
Ok, the phone is incredible. But the carrier sucks and the price, while reasonable, is really gonna add up when you add a data enabled calling plan. What I really want is this version of OS X on the iPod. Turn it into the iPhone minus the phone, and they can still charge close to $500 for it, and not have to share anything with Cingular.
Umm, Vista has gone RTM already... Care to cite a source for your claims about the Leopard release date?
Net Neutrality means that carriers cannot discriminate based upon the type of traffic you're sending. HTTP traffic and SSH traffic would be treated equally. Whether that's a good thing is for you to decide.
As I understand it, this isn't correct either. The goal is that traffic be treated equally regardless of source and destination. Most people agree that prioritizing traffic by protocol is beneficial for everyone.
Exactly what I was thinking. GP obviously doesn't understand the issue if he thinks that anti-net-neutrality meshes with being a liberal. Quite the opposite. Anti-net -neutrality is pro telecom giant monopoly, which is pretty obviously a conservative position. Get a clue.
Comparing a Linux grid system with a mainframe is comparing apples and oranges. The mainframe's strength has never been raw computing power. Mainframes have practically zero downtime and massive I/O capabilities. If you can swap a Linux array in for a mainframe and have results this good, you were using the mainframe for a task to which it wasn't suited to begin with.
Death of Netflix eh? I don't think so. I really, really don't get why companies are dying to offer movie downloads. The product is exactly what you'd get at your local megamart, which you can walk out of with a DVD for 10 bucks. Music is a different story, the online retailers are offering a per-song model, something not available otherwise, and the prices are right. Are the online movie folks really going to be able to beat $10, or even match it considering the cost of blank DVD media? Where's the value? Even over broadband, downloading that much data takes a while.
True, but as far as I know not having the ID on your person at any given time is not sufficient reason to arrest you under what's been proposed. Am I wrong on this?
Terrorists don't carry ID.
Which is why it is believed that this initiative might help. If you're here legally, you'll have an ID. If you can't produce one, then maybe you're someone that law enforcement might want to know about. I'm certainly not saying a national ID is a solution to our problems, however I just can't seem to get my panties in a wad over it. You already need an ID to do any number of day to day activities.
From TFA:
In addition, Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, and McCain said that they'll introduce similar legislation dealing with sex offenders and social-networking sites in January.
I've worked in both extremes; a consulting project that was rated at CMM Level 3 solely so the company could check a box on a marketing sheet, and my current job, which is a lot like what you describe. While I was working for the consulting firm, I was about as apprehensive to process as the grandparent. Now I fight for more processes, and better documented ones. The key is to have the appropriate level of red tape for your organization.
Of course, there's no regular expressions in that code. . .
I realize you're joking, but Mainframes are still quite pervasive in a lot of sectors, most likely because their security, reliability and massive I/O capabilities can't be beat.