Non-invasive, non-intrusive monitoring that basically operates like a turnstile (how many people went out? 25. How many came back? 22) is the perfect use for such tech. I'm not in favour of cameras in the streets or RFIDs in my shoes but this kind of service doesn't invade my privacy one jot. Great idea.
Often the problem we see in NZ with search and rescue efforts is simply not knowing the basic information about how many missing, when were they due out, where were they heading etc... this would help speed up searching and potentially save lives/cut costs (always a winner). A few sensors scattered around the bush should cost less than getting in the choppers/volunteers/support staff etc.
and while we're at it - international shipping!
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Come on guys, we're not all dirty rotten foreigners in need of a good invasion to teach us the worth of Yankee Imperialist Running Dog consumer products. We already buy all your shit so why not tell the guys in the online side of your companies to let us order from you lot directly?
Is it a credit card verification problem or what? I'd rather not wait the six(teen) extra weeks while the local marketing team work out what price point to put on these items.
Very true indeed. I think to work properly you need a three-legged approach to spam:
1: legislation - to make sure there's no comeback 2: technology - to give us a chance to make a difference on a daily basis 3: education - to teach people not to click on the links and to teach companies not to use spam as a marketing tool. What are they thinking?!
In what way is this different than the current situation?
What sort of legislation would increase your ability or right to block or filter?
The current legislation allows those sending the spam to chose what kind of identifying comment they attach to the email, making the filtering systm we have in place ineffective. Why are they chosing the words they will use? If I could chose I'd have them all add [SOMETHING RUDE] here and then could easily filter out all the emails with that in the subject line. Since they get to chose, I can't filter them.
What "power" are you thinking of? Do you have to be born on Krypton to get it?
No.
Do you suggest legislating the structure of the internet?
No.
If they still send out email without using the prefix then they're in breach and the FCC/CIA/FBI/RIAA/DOD/DHS/CAA can go after them with all the power and weight of the law behind etc...
As CAN SPAM stands it's a spam enabling piece of legislation.
is producing legislation that takes the power away from the spammer and puts it in the hands of either the end user or their ISP so we can filter the crap out. If it's legit email then they can discuss it. If it's not we should be able to block it. I'm sick of paying for this rubbish.
Surely the best use of IT in classrooms is to replace those awful old battered pointlessly out-of-date textbooks? We had some when I were a lad that were 30 or so years old then (mid 70s). The amount of information that was left out was astounding.
I don't think IT is a replacement for teaching but as a supplement it works well. But isn't this the problem IT faces in business as well? I've lost count of the number of times I've heard of a company or organisation that is blaming its current malaise on an IT system when what it really means is "we bought this system and laid off all the staff and now we can't cope". It's not just schools that face the problem.
I work from home and the best bit is that it let me get a life. I can highly recommend it.
My daughter is 20 months old today. I saw her first steps, her first word was "Dadadadadadada", when she gets excited about something I can be there to see what it is, when she falls over and bangs her knee I can sit with her till she's happy again.
I don't commute so that's an extra hour or so each day that I can do other things with. What could you do with that extra time?
I also work closely with several other people who also work from home. We stay in touch with instant messaging (we all touch type) and that really does help. Did I mention my wife is here as well and that is a great help (no, you can't have her. Get your own).
I wouldn't go back to the office (I'm resisting at all costs) but I do know what you mean about missing the contact. But I find when I do go in for meetings or whatever, it's so noisy and unproductive being there that I have to come home to get some work done.
Having said all that, it's not for everyone and I know at least one colleague who tried it, hated it and now happily goes to work each day. He wanted the separation of work and home lives and now he's got that.
According to InternetNews.com (http://www.internetnews.com/fina-news/article.php/3110131) it's going to be Java based...
"Sun said the China Standard Software Co(CSSC) will use Sun's Java Desktop System as the foundation for standard desktop development and deployment in the People's Republic of China".
Where does Linux fit into that? (Not being a smart-ass, just genuinely curious).
But I'd really like my phone to be small. Ideally, small enough to sit behind my ear and not worry about.
Maybe what I really need is a PDA with cellular capability and a bluetooth headset... the PDA can sit in my pocket/backpack and only come out when I need it and my headset can ring (and be voice activated to call out from) when I need that...
After successfully suing NASA and leading SCO to total domination of the software market, Mr Nemitz has declared himself to be a free agent in search of a new job title.
Offers so far include: Chairman of the Lets Rebuild Iraq Foundation for Oil Shipments and PR representative for the Taliban.
Nemitz was quoted by Newsweek as saying, "All your base are belong to us".
I mean, let's face it, the cellphone market is killing these devices. I used to dream of the teeny tiny cellphone with a separate but wirelessly connected PDA (bluetooth probably) that would allow me to keep my address book/phone numbers/diary synched in one place but the phone makers aren't making the phones smaller with the same features (and thus good battery life) they're packing them full of stuff I don't want (camera anyone?) AND all the PDA functionality as well. Palm is losing out to HP these days. It's all over red-rover, long since time to sell the stock and move on. Am I wrong on this?
That would seem to help with your average lab rat's life expectancy...
I'd also vote for: not growing ears on them, not pushing them through mazes to get their food, not testing drugs on them, not electrocuting them to test their reaction time, letting them get enough sleep/sex/food/water...
that alone would probably give them a few good years. Anyone?
NASA (and now the ESA) appears to be completely sold on the idea that for a spacecraft to be reusable it has to fly in the atmosphere. Like, with wings. What's wrong with plummeting in an uncontrolled fashion like a capsule? The end result is usually the same and yet you haven't had to build in all those fancy pants expensive avionics. The Shuttle is something of a brick to fly, or so I read, and really, wouldn't the crew be that much safer with one giant heatshield for re-entry like the old Apollos and Geminis rather than the multitudinal tile system that seems to shed like an old labrador?
Also, reusable and cheap seem to be mutually exclusive. The Shuttles are supposed to be reusable but they basically rebuild them completely every time they fly. That's no way to build a regular service to orbit... why not go with cheaper throw-away capsules that don't need piloting in the same way the Shuttle does? More room for the scientists/techs/tourists/reporters!
while there are no specific laws in NZ that say "thou shalt not spam" (and the government is looking at introducing something along those lines one of these days), there are plenty of laws already in place to hassle this guy with. The NZ Privacy Act is a powerful tool that says you cannot gather information for one purpose (eg domain name registration) and use it for another (eg spam), so he's probably in breach of that. He's also potentially breaching the health act by selling a product that makes a medical claim without either a: evidence to back it up or b: a licence to sell medicine. He's also probably breaching the Fair Trading Act by offering a product that doesn't do what it says it will. InternetNZ (the NZ Internet Society) is laying a complaint with the various bodies about this guy: (http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/nl/5 E241ED D85A39586CC256D8600210CBB) Can't give you a link to the InternetNZ release because they haven't put it on their website yet!
The fight's not over here yet, either. Associate Govt Minister for tech is looking at the issue although it's probably too little too late when you think about it. It's interesting to note that the guy who runs DE Tech wanted to set up shop in NZ and target every other country in the world from some kind of "cyber Switzerland". He got no government support for his idea and now is targeting NZ companies instead. Draw your own conclusions. InternetNZ (the old Internet Society of NZ) is helping pay for a legal opinion on the matter also.
Surely it's about time we all got organised enough to stop this kind of nonsense before it costs someone an eye? Right? Amazon one-click/BT patents internet/etc...
Extra stories here from NZ Herald and Computerworld NZ - sorry about links, no time to pretty them up.
Lumbering reaction to software patent claim http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm? storyID =3512663&thesection=technology&thesubsection=comme nt&thesecondsubsection=
Patent threat to NZ e-tailers http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay. cfm?storyID =3511627&thesection=technology&thesubsection=gener al
InternetNZ puts up cash for patent opinion http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/nl /0E333D06 28EEA685CC256D60000F23F8
Govt should act to save e-trade http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/nl /DDCEA58D 77FA36A0CC256D5F00721106
"It was the Woodstock of the grid -- everyone not sleeping for three days, running around naked and shagging in a kind of scientific performance art," said Dr. Larry Smarr, director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, who was the program chairman for the conference.
no wonder it took so long to develop.
Re:I have said it before and I will say it again..
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Here in New Zealand you'll often see mailboxes with "no junk mail" stickers on them. When I worked in retail years ago we made sure our junkmail delivery company avoided stuffing those boxes - it's just not worth the damage to your brand name to upset them.
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Yes, sadly every time I go online it costs me money. Telecom NZ sells its badwidth dearly - 20 cents/MB when I exceed my limit (each month I get a whopping 1000MB to play with to my heart's content. Weehee!). It's not much but as the number of spam I get increases so do my costs. Directly. I'm not billing for my time to open them all, my electricity to power the PC or any other stuff. It's not just spam, it's any unsolicited use of my bandwidth - and yes, viruses should be included too.
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And I've said it before, you're free to do what you wish so long as it doesn't impact on me or my freedoms. Spam costs me money. Every time I open an email I don't want, every time I have to update my anti-spam software (well, that's free but that's besides the point) it costs me time and money and I object. It's fine if I've signed up for a newsletter or advertising (yes, I've done that - Think Geek sends me notification of stuff even though I'm a dirty foreigner and can't buy any of it) but when I haven't it's costing me. Where can I send the invoice? To you?
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Non-invasive, non-intrusive monitoring that basically operates like a turnstile (how many people went out? 25. How many came back? 22) is the perfect use for such tech. I'm not in favour of cameras in the streets or RFIDs in my shoes but this kind of service doesn't invade my privacy one jot. Great idea.
Often the problem we see in NZ with search and rescue efforts is simply not knowing the basic information about how many missing, when were they due out, where were they heading etc... this would help speed up searching and potentially save lives/cut costs (always a winner). A few sensors scattered around the bush should cost less than getting in the choppers/volunteers/support staff etc.
Come on guys, we're not all dirty rotten foreigners in need of a good invasion to teach us the worth of Yankee Imperialist Running Dog consumer products. We already buy all your shit so why not tell the guys in the online side of your companies to let us order from you lot directly?
Is it a credit card verification problem or what? I'd rather not wait the six(teen) extra weeks while the local marketing team work out what price point to put on these items.
Very true indeed. I think to work properly you need a three-legged approach to spam:
1: legislation - to make sure there's no comeback
2: technology - to give us a chance to make a difference on a daily basis
3: education - to teach people not to click on the links and to teach companies not to use spam as a marketing tool. What are they thinking?!
In what way is this different than the current situation?
What sort of legislation would increase your ability or right to block or filter?
The current legislation allows those sending the spam to chose what kind of identifying comment they attach to the email, making the filtering systm we have in place ineffective. Why are they chosing the words they will use? If I could chose I'd have them all add [SOMETHING RUDE] here and then could easily filter out all the emails with that in the subject line. Since they get to chose, I can't filter them.
What "power" are you thinking of? Do you have to be born on Krypton to get it?
No.
Do you suggest legislating the structure of the internet?
No.
If they still send out email without using the prefix then they're in breach and the FCC/CIA/FBI/RIAA/DOD/DHS/CAA can go after them with all the power and weight of the law behind etc...
As CAN SPAM stands it's a spam enabling piece of legislation.
is producing legislation that takes the power away from the spammer and puts it in the hands of either the end user or their ISP so we can filter the crap out.
If it's legit email then they can discuss it. If it's not we should be able to block it. I'm sick of paying for this rubbish.
...how do we slashdot the sites?
Surely the best use of IT in classrooms is to replace those awful old battered pointlessly out-of-date textbooks? We had some when I were a lad that were 30 or so years old then (mid 70s). The amount of information that was left out was astounding.
I don't think IT is a replacement for teaching but as a supplement it works well. But isn't this the problem IT faces in business as well? I've lost count of the number of times I've heard of a company or organisation that is blaming its current malaise on an IT system when what it really means is "we bought this system and laid off all the staff and now we can't cope". It's not just schools that face the problem.
I work from home and the best bit is that it let me get a life. I can highly recommend it.
My daughter is 20 months old today. I saw her first steps, her first word was "Dadadadadadada", when she gets excited about something I can be there to see what it is, when she falls over and bangs her knee I can sit with her till she's happy again.
I don't commute so that's an extra hour or so each day that I can do other things with. What could you do with that extra time?
I also work closely with several other people who also work from home. We stay in touch with instant messaging (we all touch type) and that really does help. Did I mention my wife is here as well and that is a great help (no, you can't have her. Get your own).
I wouldn't go back to the office (I'm resisting at all costs) but I do know what you mean about missing the contact. But I find when I do go in for meetings or whatever, it's so noisy and unproductive being there that I have to come home to get some work done.
Having said all that, it's not for everyone and I know at least one colleague who tried it, hated it and now happily goes to work each day. He wanted the separation of work and home lives and now he's got that.
ahhh, it's marketing!
thanks for that - much clearer now.
hehehehe
According to InternetNews.com (http://www.internetnews.com/fina-news/article.php /3110131)
it's going to be Java based...
"Sun said the China Standard Software Co(CSSC) will use Sun's Java Desktop System as the foundation for standard desktop development and deployment in the People's Republic of China".
Where does Linux fit into that? (Not being a smart-ass, just genuinely curious).
But I'd really like my phone to be small. Ideally, small enough to sit behind my ear and not worry about.
Maybe what I really need is a PDA with cellular capability and a bluetooth headset... the PDA can sit in my pocket/backpack and only come out when I need it and my headset can ring (and be voice activated to call out from) when I need that...
hmmm...
After successfully suing NASA and leading SCO to total domination of the software market, Mr Nemitz has declared himself to be a free agent in search of a new job title.
Offers so far include: Chairman of the Lets Rebuild Iraq Foundation for Oil Shipments and PR representative for the Taliban.
Nemitz was quoted by Newsweek as saying, "All your base are belong to us".
I mean, let's face it, the cellphone market is killing these devices. I used to dream of the teeny tiny cellphone with a separate but wirelessly connected PDA (bluetooth probably) that would allow me to keep my address book/phone numbers/diary synched in one place but the phone makers aren't making the phones smaller with the same features (and thus good battery life) they're packing them full of stuff I don't want (camera anyone?) AND all the PDA functionality as well. Palm is losing out to HP these days. It's all over red-rover, long since time to sell the stock and move on.
Am I wrong on this?
Anyone? I can't find it on the site. CDMA, GPRS, string? what?
that's kind of important to those of us with a choice.
looks nice though. I never liked the clamshell design but now it's growing on me... much better than having to lock the keypad all the time
That guy owes me $US45,000,000!
aw, sheesh... now how am I gonna pay my SCO licence?
That would seem to help with your average lab rat's life expectancy...
I'd also vote for: not growing ears on them, not pushing them through mazes to get their food, not testing drugs on them, not electrocuting them to test their reaction time, letting them get enough sleep/sex/food/water...
that alone would probably give them a few good years. Anyone?
NASA (and now the ESA) appears to be completely sold on the idea that for a spacecraft to be reusable it has to fly in the atmosphere. Like, with wings. What's wrong with plummeting in an uncontrolled fashion like a capsule? The end result is usually the same and yet you haven't had to build in all those fancy pants expensive avionics. The Shuttle is something of a brick to fly, or so I read, and really, wouldn't the crew be that much safer with one giant heatshield for re-entry like the old Apollos and Geminis rather than the multitudinal tile system that seems to shed like an old labrador?
Also, reusable and cheap seem to be mutually exclusive. The Shuttles are supposed to be reusable but they basically rebuild them completely every time they fly. That's no way to build a regular service to orbit... why not go with cheaper throw-away capsules that don't need piloting in the same way the Shuttle does? More room for the scientists/techs/tourists/reporters!
while there are no specific laws in NZ that say "thou shalt not spam" (and the government is looking at introducing something along those lines one of these days), there are plenty of laws already in place to hassle this guy with. The NZ Privacy Act is a powerful tool that says you cannot gather information for one purpose (eg domain name registration) and use it for another (eg spam), so he's probably in breach of that. He's also potentially breaching the health act by selling a product that makes a medical claim without either a: evidence to back it up or b: a licence to sell medicine. He's also probably breaching the Fair Trading Act by offering a product that doesn't do what it says it will.5 E241ED D85A39586CC256D8600210CBB)
InternetNZ (the NZ Internet Society) is laying a complaint with the various bodies about this guy:
(http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/nl/
Can't give you a link to the InternetNZ release because they haven't put it on their website yet!
The fight's not over here yet, either. Associate Govt Minister for tech is looking at the issue although it's probably too little too late when you think about it. It's interesting to note that the guy who runs DE Tech wanted to set up shop in NZ and target every other country in the world from some kind of "cyber Switzerland". He got no government support for his idea and now is targeting NZ companies instead. Draw your own conclusions.
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InternetNZ (the old Internet Society of NZ) is helping pay for a legal opinion on the matter also.
Surely it's about time we all got organised enough to stop this kind of nonsense before it costs someone an eye? Right? Amazon one-click/BT patents internet/etc...
Extra stories here from NZ Herald and Computerworld NZ - sorry about links, no time to pretty them up.
Lumbering reaction to software patent claim
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm
Patent threat to NZ e-tailers
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay
InternetNZ puts up cash for patent opinion
http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/n
Govt should act to save e-trade
http://computerworld.co.nz/webhome.nsf/n
"It was the Woodstock of the grid -- everyone not sleeping for three days, running around naked and shagging in a kind of scientific performance art," said Dr. Larry Smarr, director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, who was the program chairman for the conference.
no wonder it took so long to develop.
Here in New Zealand you'll often see mailboxes with "no junk mail" stickers on them. When I worked in retail years ago we made sure our junkmail delivery company avoided stuffing those boxes - it's just not worth the damage to your brand name to upset them.
Yes, sadly every time I go online it costs me money. Telecom NZ sells its badwidth dearly - 20 cents/MB when I exceed my limit (each month I get a whopping 1000MB to play with to my heart's content. Weehee!). It's not much but as the number of spam I get increases so do my costs. Directly. I'm not billing for my time to open them all, my electricity to power the PC or any other stuff.
It's not just spam, it's any unsolicited use of my bandwidth - and yes, viruses should be included too.
And I've said it before, you're free to do what you wish so long as it doesn't impact on me or my freedoms.
Spam costs me money. Every time I open an email I don't want, every time I have to update my anti-spam software (well, that's free but that's besides the point) it costs me time and money and I object. It's fine if I've signed up for a newsletter or advertising (yes, I've done that - Think Geek sends me notification of stuff even though I'm a dirty foreigner and can't buy any of it) but when I haven't it's costing me. Where can I send the invoice? To you?
http://underpower.non-essential.com/
go at once and then send the artist some money...
and remember: it's satire.
I'll give it a go.. Cheers.