...And why PayPal? Because I wouldn't trust any broadcaster with my credit card. They're technical idiots and would be handing all my info out to any 13 year old script kiddie...
I can't speak for other credit cards, but Discover does offer a way to generate single use credit card numbers (called Deskshop). Requires Windows though.:(
...Most of your average users will see that the option they want is missing, and will sit there waving their flippers like a thalidomide baby until they get a half hour retraining session for that one option...
I kid you not. I once had a user sit and stare at a black monitor for about 4 hours before saying anything. Didn't do any work during that time of course. Problem: She didn't push the on button in enough to click and power on the monitor. Sadly, she was later made a supervisor.
...that the huge amount of spyware/viruses/etc available for windows is in fact due to it's popularity...
While Windows popularity does increase it's attractiveness for malware writers, I don't think that is the only reason. Look at Apache vs. IIS. Apache has something like 69% of the market while IIS has about 21% (Feb 2005 Netcraft numbers). Better than a three to one ratio. Yet look how many viruses/worms there are from each. Hint: my (really quick) research showed about 14-16 (depends on how you count them) for IIS and 1-2 for Apache.
Market share alone does not guarantee more attacks!
...Why didnt BOA do the same? Coz it aint their money? Safeguards are only built in when its your ass on the line.
Hmmm...I wonder why someone else hasn't mentioned a fairly common bank safeguard likely used by BOA. To open an account, you have to agree to arbitration in all disputes. You can't sue. The only bank I've dealt with that doesn't have this is ING. I'm thinking this lawsuit, whatever it's merits, is going to get dismissed real quick.
...I would ask how much does the price drop if no Windows licenses are included. I'd probably have a much better chance of getting what I want at that point...
I'm not sure if the agreements are still being used, but M$ has forced agreements down people's throats where to get a nice discount, you have to buy a license for *EVERY* computer. Worked for one place where even the Mac's had a windows license. Otherwise you pay something close to retail. I suspect the manufacturers have such a deal with M$. In which case, you are paying for the license like it or not.
The author overlooks this as a reason why the Tier 1 manufacturer's linux prices are sometimes more expensive than windows. First you pay for Windows, then you pay for someone to stick Linux on the machine instead.
...If you want a more relistic TV-based view on forensics, try the Discovery channel show "The New Detectives"...
Court TV has a similar show called Forensic Files. Very similar to "The New Detectives", but each show 30 minutes and focuses on a single case. Also, I have seen any 2005 New Detectives, but I have seen some 2005 Forensic Files.
...If you haven't signed a license, and seeds blow across the road, Monsanto can't sue you because you never signed a license...
Ah, but this was exactly the case in the Canadian farmer's case. Seeds landed on his property on their own, and Monsanto did sue, and won. Signing a license is not required to be sued successfully. This is the hostility stems from more than anything else.
It doesn't seem to be widely known, but there are actually 3 types of asbestos. I forget the scientific names, but the common names are white, blue, and brown (probably refers to the actual color, but I'm not sure about this; it's been almost a decade since I studied this).
Blue and brown are deadly and you want nothing to do with either. Stay as far away as possible. However, all the studies I read on white (the type used in roughly 98% of all US products) showed it is harmless. The lung cancer rate is lower in fiberglass workers exposed to 1/4 the number of fibers than white asbestos miners.
Unfortunately, people don't understand the 3 different types issue and just lumped the good in with the bad.
Major towns have loops, like San Antonio's Anderson Loop, or I410...
I can only really speak for Houston, but the loop (610) isn't always better. Many times it's worse. The outer loop (8) is a toll road and that backs up too.
...when existing Interstates can just be expanded or bypasses can be added around urban areas?...
Well, here in Texas, we do have bypasses around some towns. If you've driving in Texas and you see two highways with the same number, but one has business on it (i.e. Hwy 6 and Hwy 6 business), the business is the one that goes through the town, while the other goes around the town. Too bad that only applies to small towns and not the major ones.
...I don't think MS Office will ever import natively OASIS files...
Of course it will. That will make it easier for people to switch from those <sarcasm>inferior</sarcasm> office suites to the great MS "lock'em in" Office something.
Now exporting is another matter altogether. Why should MS make using/switching to a competitor's product easier?
...If an entity refuses to or cannot be bothered to sell a product, it means that its value is zero...
Or it could mean your price is too low, or that the value of said product is too high to part with (say for sentimental reasons). Of course, the last argument only applies to physical objects, not digitial. Because you are offering to buy it, obviously, it's value is not zero, or you wouldn't be interested.
...If abandoned material was no longer encumbered by copyright, people with an interest could do new and creative things with those materials. Instead, though, the law acts to stifle and constrain new advances and developments, rather than to encourage them...
Maybe it's just me, but argument doesn't seem to be used by the ones challenging the law. The constitution (something Congress should read) allows copyright and patents only for the purpose of encouraging new advances and developments. Why don't the lawyers argue that since the new law doesn't encourage advances (esp. the retroactive 20 year extension; the people were inventing just fine under the old terms), Congress is not authorized to pass that portion of the law and it should be struck down?
...Obtain one of the Linux distributions (e.g. go here and follow the instructions) and you will no longer have an insecure computer...
As much as I love Linux (I'm posting from a Linux machine), I can *NOT* agree with the above statement. There is no magically secure system. OpenBSD comes close, but even that can be rooted, especially if administered by someone who doesn't know what they are doing. As Bruce Schnieder has said, "Security is a process, not a product." A poorly configured Linux box can be just as insecure as Windows.
Who's fault is it they didn't read the agreement r look into what "data" was being collegcted? The user's, ultimately.
Of course, that's why most of these spyware programs that *DO* have a license agreement (not many IMHO; how many drive-by downloaders have a license agreement at all?) are designed to be as unreadable as possible. You need a law degree to understand most of them. And at many, many pages long, why bury the "good" stuff down near the bottom? Why not put it right at the top in clear language? Maybe because the spyware programs are trying to hide what the programs do???
..."Have you done any OS updates between the two versions?" It would not surprise me in the least if MSFT was busy making patches to interfere with the FireFox application...
It's not just any OS updates. Mozilla and Firefox lockup quite regularly on my Linux system starting very recently. I doubt this particular problem is an M$ conspiracy since I don't do M$ updates to my linux box.
That said, I think the problem lies with the flash plugin more than Firefox. I updated today and the same links that locked Mozilla (and Firefox) before don't do it anymore. Of course, you may have a different problem...
Are you saying that drivers behave differently depending on where they are on the freeway?...
My experience is yes. I live in Houston. Even late at night, with light traffic, on I-45 between 610 and 8 you can't do the speed limit (not speed, just do the limit) without weaving. Of course, the gaps between cars are so large that weaving is easy. But north of 8 (either direction), do the speed limit and you'll be one of the slowest cars on the road. It's amazing the speedup (heading north on 45) or slowdown (south on 45) right as you reach 8.
And to those of you that might be thinking it's due to speed traps, I never recall seeing one in the slow area, only north of 8 (maybe the cops know there is better hunting there?). You aren't crossing a political boundary either. I have no idea why this behavior happens. Remember, this is late at night with very few cars.
I see a similar thing with merging. At the 610/59 interection, people will not merge until the lane ends. Leave enough space and they still will not do it, even if there is only one car in front of them before the lane ends. While on Gessner (been under construction since at least 1998), leave space and the other drivers will merge and traffic flows smoothly.
One trick I've seen (and used a few times) is if you are traveling in a group with 2 (or more) cars, and come to a blocked lane, each of you take a different lane but stay even with each other. Then when one lane ends, the one car lets the other in. It's almost magical how much traffic in front of you speeds up. Of course, you do get fingers and horns from the people behind you, despite the fact that everyone is moving faster and smoother. Oh well...
...Somebody must have used a pirated copy without thinking...
Or some manager forced the worker bee to do so (by pressure, not by order) as part of an effort to cut costs and therefore get a bonus for keeping costs down. The manager figures the flunky will take the fall, and I (the manager) will have transferred to another department long before this comes to light, if ever. Even then, it is somebody else's problem to deal with.
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Well, on the few times I've shopped there, I don't. Just ignore the people at the door and walk past them. I've yet to have one bother me.
I can't speak for other credit cards, but Discover does offer a way to generate single use credit card numbers (called Deskshop). Requires Windows though. :(
The ISC DHCP software also supports dynamic DNS. Nothing special here.
I kid you not. I once had a user sit and stare at a black monitor for about 4 hours before saying anything. Didn't do any work during that time of course. Problem: She didn't push the on button in enough to click and power on the monitor. Sadly, she was later made a supervisor.
Note: I do *NOT* agree with copyrighting the statue/sculpture. It is (or should be) public now and anyone should be able to take pictures freely.
Copyright also extends to derivative works. I certainly think a judge could be convinced the photos of the statue are derivate works.
While Windows popularity does increase it's attractiveness for malware writers, I don't think that is the only reason. Look at Apache vs. IIS. Apache has something like 69% of the market while IIS has about 21% (Feb 2005 Netcraft numbers). Better than a three to one ratio. Yet look how many viruses/worms there are from each. Hint: my (really quick) research showed about 14-16 (depends on how you count them) for IIS and 1-2 for Apache.
Market share alone does not guarantee more attacks!
Hmmm...I wonder why someone else hasn't mentioned a fairly common bank safeguard likely used by BOA. To open an account, you have to agree to arbitration in all disputes. You can't sue. The only bank I've dealt with that doesn't have this is ING. I'm thinking this lawsuit, whatever it's merits, is going to get dismissed real quick.
I'm not sure if the agreements are still being used, but M$ has forced agreements down people's throats where to get a nice discount, you have to buy a license for *EVERY* computer. Worked for one place where even the Mac's had a windows license. Otherwise you pay something close to retail. I suspect the manufacturers have such a deal with M$. In which case, you are paying for the license like it or not.
The author overlooks this as a reason why the Tier 1 manufacturer's linux prices are sometimes more expensive than windows. First you pay for Windows, then you pay for someone to stick Linux on the machine instead.
Court TV has a similar show called Forensic Files. Very similar to "The New Detectives", but each show 30 minutes and focuses on a single case. Also, I have seen any 2005 New Detectives, but I have seen some 2005 Forensic Files.
You're saying using windows is intuitive?
The only interface that's intuitive is the nipple. Everything else is learned.
Ah, but this was exactly the case in the Canadian farmer's case. Seeds landed on his property on their own, and Monsanto did sue, and won. Signing a license is not required to be sued successfully. This is the hostility stems from more than anything else.
Lots of people (including myself) would feel that enduring a 6 year legal battle (and costs!) is a penalty.
Actually, the laws target commercial spam. Political spam is exempt. One guess as to why.
It doesn't seem to be widely known, but there are actually 3 types of asbestos. I forget the scientific names, but the common names are white, blue, and brown (probably refers to the actual color, but I'm not sure about this; it's been almost a decade since I studied this).
Blue and brown are deadly and you want nothing to do with either. Stay as far away as possible. However, all the studies I read on white (the type used in roughly 98% of all US products) showed it is harmless. The lung cancer rate is lower in fiberglass workers exposed to 1/4 the number of fibers than white asbestos miners.
Unfortunately, people don't understand the 3 different types issue and just lumped the good in with the bad.
Major towns have loops, like San Antonio's Anderson Loop, or I410...
I can only really speak for Houston, but the loop (610) isn't always better. Many times it's worse. The outer loop (8) is a toll road and that backs up too.
Well, here in Texas, we do have bypasses around some towns. If you've driving in Texas and you see two highways with the same number, but one has business on it (i.e. Hwy 6 and Hwy 6 business), the business is the one that goes through the town, while the other goes around the town. Too bad that only applies to small towns and not the major ones.
Actually, the paperless office did exist for a time. Of course, back then they used clay and stone tablets...
Of course it will. That will make it easier for people to switch from those <sarcasm>inferior</sarcasm> office suites to the great MS "lock'em in" Office something.
Now exporting is another matter altogether. Why should MS make using/switching to a competitor's product easier?
Or it could mean your price is too low, or that the value of said product is too high to part with (say for sentimental reasons). Of course, the last argument only applies to physical objects, not digitial. Because you are offering to buy it, obviously, it's value is not zero, or you wouldn't be interested.
Maybe it's just me, but argument doesn't seem to be used by the ones challenging the law. The constitution (something Congress should read) allows copyright and patents only for the purpose of encouraging new advances and developments. Why don't the lawyers argue that since the new law doesn't encourage advances (esp. the retroactive 20 year extension; the people were inventing just fine under the old terms), Congress is not authorized to pass that portion of the law and it should be struck down?
As much as I love Linux (I'm posting from a Linux machine), I can *NOT* agree with the above statement. There is no magically secure system. OpenBSD comes close, but even that can be rooted, especially if administered by someone who doesn't know what they are doing. As Bruce Schnieder has said, "Security is a process, not a product." A poorly configured Linux box can be just as insecure as Windows.
Who's fault is it they didn't read the agreement r look into what "data" was being collegcted? The user's, ultimately.
Of course, that's why most of these spyware programs that *DO* have a license agreement (not many IMHO; how many drive-by downloaders have a license agreement at all?) are designed to be as unreadable as possible. You need a law degree to understand most of them. And at many, many pages long, why bury the "good" stuff down near the bottom? Why not put it right at the top in clear language? Maybe because the spyware programs are trying to hide what the programs do???
It's not just any OS updates. Mozilla and Firefox lockup quite regularly on my Linux system starting very recently. I doubt this particular problem is an M$ conspiracy since I don't do M$ updates to my linux box.
That said, I think the problem lies with the flash plugin more than Firefox. I updated today and the same links that locked Mozilla (and Firefox) before don't do it anymore. Of course, you may have a different problem...
Are you saying that drivers behave differently depending on where they are on the freeway?...
My experience is yes. I live in Houston. Even late at night, with light traffic, on I-45 between 610 and 8 you can't do the speed limit (not speed, just do the limit) without weaving. Of course, the gaps between cars are so large that weaving is easy. But north of 8 (either direction), do the speed limit and you'll be one of the slowest cars on the road. It's amazing the speedup (heading north on 45) or slowdown (south on 45) right as you reach 8.
And to those of you that might be thinking it's due to speed traps, I never recall seeing one in the slow area, only north of 8 (maybe the cops know there is better hunting there?). You aren't crossing a political boundary either. I have no idea why this behavior happens. Remember, this is late at night with very few cars.
I see a similar thing with merging. At the 610/59 interection, people will not merge until the lane ends. Leave enough space and they still will not do it, even if there is only one car in front of them before the lane ends. While on Gessner (been under construction since at least 1998), leave space and the other drivers will merge and traffic flows smoothly.
One trick I've seen (and used a few times) is if you are traveling in a group with 2 (or more) cars, and come to a blocked lane, each of you take a different lane but stay even with each other. Then when one lane ends, the one car lets the other in. It's almost magical how much traffic in front of you speeds up. Of course, you do get fingers and horns from the people behind you, despite the fact that everyone is moving faster and smoother. Oh well...
Or some manager forced the worker bee to do so (by pressure, not by order) as part of an effort to cut costs and therefore get a bonus for keeping costs down. The manager figures the flunky will take the fall, and I (the manager) will have transferred to another department long before this comes to light, if ever. Even then, it is somebody else's problem to deal with.