This kind of thing happens a lot where manufacturers make a product (hardware/software) that is feature-rich and the consumer chooses which features to pay for.
Breaching unpaid-for features is theft.
It's real simple, folks: Pay for the stuff you use.
As for TFA, while it's questionable that publishing a "how to," violated DMCA, not in question is the wisdom of getting into a pissing contest unnecessarily.
Texas, at the state level, discourages regulation in order to attract businesses. No one is asking for more AGENCIES.
"Texas has always prided itself on its free-market posture. It is the only state that does not require companies to contribute to workers’ compensation coverage. It boasts the largest city in the country, Houston, with no zoning laws. It does not have a state fire code, and it prohibits smaller counties from having such codes. Some Texas counties even cite the lack of local fire codes as a reason for companies to move there. "
Spending state money on inspections and regulatory oversight would not have prevented the explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. plant, [Perry] he added. Never mind that the company had stored 540,000 pounds of highly explosive ammonium nitrate on the site without informing residents of the extreme danger and without informing the Department of Homeland Security — as required.
Perry made up, out of whole cloth, a supposed preference among Texans for freedom from regulation over being safe from industrial explosions and other disasters. ”Through their elected officials [people] clearly send the message of their comfort with the amount of oversight,” he told the AP.
I'm not anti-Texas, and I think Perry is a wing nut, but businesses love low regulations. It's cheaper to operate, especially when it's a risky, volatile, venture like fertilizers and rockets and stuff.
"On April 22, 2014, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board released the preliminary results of its investigation into the explosion. It blamed the disaster on company officials' failure to take basic steps regarding safe storage of the chemicals in its stockpile, as well as inadequate federal, state and local regulations regarding the handling of hazardous materials." (Emphasis by me.)
Journalists didn't destroy themselves. You and I did that.
News is a revenue stream and stuff that makes money survives.
You and I decide what makes money. If we aren't interested in a story, it dies.
Also, we want free stuff. Advertisement is not enough to support news and reporters. Because of that, news comes from just a few sources (AP and Reuters, etc.) and the "entertainment news" channels in all media pick that up, word for word.
Facebook and other online "commercials," are going to have to borrow from the more mature TV advertising business model and fold ads in with content. Product placement will increase, as well.
The other day, on Jeopardy, the category was, Ford Models. The answers were, like, Explorer, Fusion, etc. Blatant advertisement.
On Shark Tank, the sharks did a schtick where Barbara says, "Oh, let me take a picture of that using my smart phone on T-Mobile!"
Regular program-interrupting ads are doing the job.
Online sites have much more malleable tools to work with. There will be more targeted ads, ads embedded in the content, and content will be blocked for those using ad blockers.
It counts the 17 (seriously) that I have so I can do my stuff, and it does include the two (2) that cannot be used because they are banned for life. (I was testing the limits)
And, I know it counts the one I actually do use under an alias.
*I* am not on Facebook.
I know from first-hand knowledge that Facebook game players have have at LEAST two (2) accounts apiece.
We have the same job and I've been at it 18 years.
The first thing to bring up to management is a Technology Administration Policy.
In there provide the expectations of the Firm, and include any prohibitions regarding use of social media, games, personal email accounts, and other productivity-related issues.
State that all of the Firm's technology, and the products of that technology (documents, spreadsheets, emails, etc.) are owned by the Firm and WILL be inspected as management directs.
In the Policy inform all employees that they are to report violations, or suspected violations of the Technology Administration Policy to you.
There are other issues you can cover in there like password rules, prohibitions for using business email for personal use. Get management to work with you so everybody's on board.
Here's some other stuff:
Don't snoop. Ever. Tell management point blank that you are not snooping, and will not snoop unless management tells you to. When they tell you to take a look-see, especially if they are concerned about abuse of one person, snoop and report on several others. This covers you and management later, if questioned.
For some systems like financials, payroll, time card, etc. tell management you don't want entry passwords. You'll work with the individuals responsible for those systems and have those operators log in for you and THEN do your work.
If something odd happens in there, you want to be the first eliminated.
I see stuff I shouldn't a lot. If it's a violation on the part of a co-worker, I work it out with them. You want to have a good working relationship with all of your people. If they fight you, remind them that they are actually fighting the Firm. If things get nasty, take them to management.
When I see stuff I'm not supposed to on management computers, I just keep my mouth shut. NEVER gossip about that stuff. It WILL get back to the wrong people.
Your job and mine are atypical in that everyone is our boss. Make recommendations via email so you have a trail and let management do informed risk assessment. Remember that you are on the wrong side of the ledger. You are a cost center. Most times when you meet with management, it will be about spending money. That means everyone in the Firm will have to swim a little harder.
Make life easier for yourself by adopting the right attitude BEFORE you make contact with a coworker: They are absolutely right, and you agree with them. You are on their side, always. It's not you vs them. It's you and them vs the problem.
Last tip: You're gonna get yelled at. People have apologized to me afterwards. I tell them it's OK. I understand. I'm the guy to yell at because I'm the only one who will fix it, "... and thanks for the apology. It means a lot to me that you want to clear things up."
If you and I are professional, we will get past each incident without anyone getting pissed.
... which is great because I get to learn something with y'all helping.
This honeypot inside a network intrigues me. If I created a share on a server (or desktop) that was useless, would that serve as a honeypot looking to serve as a trip wire for malware that goes after shares?
In a Windows environment, all I know to do is look at Event logs. I don't know how to get Security events to bark.
I read the article(s) but it was a "whoosh," event.
... if y'all don't have one, then you need to make a page. If on line is how y'all are going to vote, then Facebook would be a great way to discuss the irrelevant issues that you have.
Slashdot Mirror
... I am not an AI nut, but since I am an old man, I have been aware of the field for some time.
Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Sentience are not the same thing. If an application seems smart to us, it's AI.
Worries about evolution to sentience are premature, at best.
We will recognize it in many ways, and one way will be when the machine weeps when it loses the Internet.
Did you even look at the quote I lifted from your quote?
... and Oracle was afraid they would do something. They wasted their money.
"You have to deprive some owner of the benefits of his ownership."
You stepped on your pee pee.
Bulldust.
This kind of thing happens a lot where manufacturers make a product (hardware/software) that is feature-rich and the consumer chooses which features to pay for.
Breaching unpaid-for features is theft.
It's real simple, folks: Pay for the stuff you use.
As for TFA, while it's questionable that publishing a "how to," violated DMCA, not in question is the wisdom of getting into a pissing contest unnecessarily.
Texas, at the state level, discourages regulation in order to attract businesses. No one is asking for more AGENCIES.
"Texas has always prided itself on its free-market posture. It is the only state that does not require companies to contribute to workers’ compensation coverage. It boasts the largest city in the country, Houston, with no zoning laws. It does not have a state fire code, and it prohibits smaller counties from having such codes. Some Texas counties even cite the lack of local fire codes as a reason for companies to move there. "
OSHA and EPA gotta know about it, first, right?
Despite West explosion, Rick Perry sticks to his anti-regulatory schtick.
Spending state money on inspections and regulatory oversight would not have prevented the explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. plant, [Perry] he added. Never mind that the company had stored 540,000 pounds of highly explosive ammonium nitrate on the site without informing residents of the extreme danger and without informing the Department of Homeland Security — as required.
Perry made up, out of whole cloth, a supposed preference among Texans for freedom from regulation over being safe from industrial explosions and other disasters. ”Through their elected officials [people] clearly send the message of their comfort with the amount of oversight,” he told the AP.
In Texas, we don't need no steenkin regulations.
I'm not anti-Texas, and I think Perry is a wing nut, but businesses love low regulations. It's cheaper to operate, especially when it's a risky, volatile, venture like fertilizers and rockets and stuff.
"On April 22, 2014, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board released the preliminary results of its investigation into the explosion. It blamed the disaster on company officials' failure to take basic steps regarding safe storage of the chemicals in its stockpile, as well as inadequate federal, state and local regulations regarding the handling of hazardous materials." (Emphasis by me.)
... as well.
Journalists didn't destroy themselves. You and I did that.
News is a revenue stream and stuff that makes money survives.
You and I decide what makes money. If we aren't interested in a story, it dies.
Also, we want free stuff. Advertisement is not enough to support news and reporters. Because of that, news comes from just a few sources (AP and Reuters, etc.) and the "entertainment news" channels in all media pick that up, word for word.
So, we don't want news. We just want to bitch.
A crew of us was flying into Dallas one rime, circling the field. That was when pagers were big and cell phones were not.
We all got a Sky Page about a Dallas flight circling DFW because of unknown mechanical failure and a crash landing was inevitable.
Our buddies in Virginia thought it was funny.
... the subject of criticism?
... is going to be those clipboards the coaches use to obstruct the view of their lips when they talk.
We don't want people with binoculars zooming in on the tablets, right?
... could work from home?
Facebook and other online "commercials," are going to have to borrow from the more mature TV advertising business model and fold ads in with content. Product placement will increase, as well.
The other day, on Jeopardy, the category was, Ford Models. The answers were, like, Explorer, Fusion, etc. Blatant advertisement.
On Shark Tank, the sharks did a schtick where Barbara says, "Oh, let me take a picture of that using my smart phone on T-Mobile!"
Regular program-interrupting ads are doing the job.
Online sites have much more malleable tools to work with. There will be more targeted ads, ads embedded in the content, and content will be blocked for those using ad blockers.
Email spam is so yesterday.
Content-embedded ads is the way to go.
It counts the 17 (seriously) that I have so I can do my stuff, and it does include the two (2) that cannot be used because they are banned for life. (I was testing the limits)
And, I know it counts the one I actually do use under an alias.
*I* am not on Facebook.
I know from first-hand knowledge that Facebook game players have have at LEAST two (2) accounts apiece.
Really?
DHS doesn't give a crap about the movie. It's the infrastructures that carry the pirated movie that they are after.
It's a parallel argument, "Copyright infringement is un-American," (McCarthy impersonation)
We have the same job and I've been at it 18 years.
The first thing to bring up to management is a Technology Administration Policy.
In there provide the expectations of the Firm, and include any prohibitions regarding use of social media, games, personal email accounts, and other productivity-related issues.
State that all of the Firm's technology, and the products of that technology (documents, spreadsheets, emails, etc.) are owned by the Firm and WILL be inspected as management directs.
In the Policy inform all employees that they are to report violations, or suspected violations of the Technology Administration Policy to you.
There are other issues you can cover in there like password rules, prohibitions for using business email for personal use. Get management to work with you so everybody's on board.
Here's some other stuff:
Don't snoop. Ever. Tell management point blank that you are not snooping, and will not snoop unless management tells you to. When they tell you to take a look-see, especially if they are concerned about abuse of one person, snoop and report on several others. This covers you and management later, if questioned.
For some systems like financials, payroll, time card, etc. tell management you don't want entry passwords. You'll work with the individuals responsible for those systems and have those operators log in for you and THEN do your work.
If something odd happens in there, you want to be the first eliminated.
I see stuff I shouldn't a lot. If it's a violation on the part of a co-worker, I work it out with them. You want to have a good working relationship with all of your people. If they fight you, remind them that they are actually fighting the Firm. If things get nasty, take them to management.
When I see stuff I'm not supposed to on management computers, I just keep my mouth shut. NEVER gossip about that stuff. It WILL get back to the wrong people.
Your job and mine are atypical in that everyone is our boss. Make recommendations via email so you have a trail and let management do informed risk assessment. Remember that you are on the wrong side of the ledger. You are a cost center. Most times when you meet with management, it will be about spending money. That means everyone in the Firm will have to swim a little harder.
Make life easier for yourself by adopting the right attitude BEFORE you make contact with a coworker: They are absolutely right, and you agree with them. You are on their side, always. It's not you vs them. It's you and them vs the problem.
Last tip: You're gonna get yelled at. People have apologized to me afterwards. I tell them it's OK. I understand. I'm the guy to yell at because I'm the only one who will fix it, " ... and thanks for the apology. It means a lot to me that you want to clear things up."
If you and I are professional, we will get past each incident without anyone getting pissed.
Good luck.
... which is great because I get to learn something with y'all helping.
This honeypot inside a network intrigues me. If I created a share on a server (or desktop) that was useless, would that serve as a honeypot looking to serve as a trip wire for malware that goes after shares?
In a Windows environment, all I know to do is look at Event logs. I don't know how to get Security events to bark.
I read the article(s) but it was a "whoosh," event.
Thanks.
... where in Sam Hill did the Librarian of Congress gain this influence?
... if y'all don't have one, then you need to make a page. If on line is how y'all are going to vote, then Facebook would be a great way to discuss the irrelevant issues that you have.
Plus y'all can all Friend-up for Farmville2.
I would add two concerns to yours:
- Does every eligible voter have an Internet connection
- What's the system cost vs current cost?
... version 41is better than 5A?
How much taxpayer money did we spend?