We use Novell NetWare and ZENworks. It rocks for app distribution, workstation inventory, and remote administration. ZEN 3 has even more features, plus you can integrate your Linux machines into the NDS tree.
Of course, one could argue that brains here in the U$A are in very short supply, at least at the upper levels of business and government. And don't get me started on Cops, Jerry Springer, or Temptation Island.
I have a CD-ROM of SuSE 7.0 LiveEval, and it runs KDE off of the CD-ROM, no installation necessary. This is a good way to show folks the nice GUI stuff, without having to repartition, etc.
You forget that even in the real world a state government can force a person to give up land to build a highway, or a city can condemn a (perfectly fine) building to take the land and build a parking garage. However, the governments are supposed to buy the property from the owner at a "fair market price," even if the owner does not want to sell. (IANAL, by the way, but my dad is in real estate.)
Actually, that might not be a bad idea. Someone wiser than I (maybe it was Heinlein) once said that anyone who actually wants to run for public office should be automatically excluded. Make leadership like jury duty here in the US or military/national service in many European countries, and it just might work. (Of course, I think we ought to have mandatory military/national service in the US, but that's another story...)
For the most part, Katz has raised some good points. Privacy is dead, or at least mortally wounded, and most people don't even know it.
Again, the largest threats to privacy are corporations whose only interest are the bottom line. I'm surprised Katz didn't mention grocery store discount clubs. Imagine tying your grocery store buying habits to your online shopping/surfing habits (thanks, DoubleClick) - and then linking that to your personal identity. It's not too farfetched.
From a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune: "The data compiled by using those cards can be disseminated in a variety of ways. CalPIRG noted yesterday that there have been cases in which supermarket companies, using membership club data, offered customers' prescription information to drug manufacturers and provided law enforcement agencies with records of customers' buying habits to help in the creation of suspect profiles. One chain even allegedly threatened to detail the alcohol purchases of a customer who sued after falling down in one of its stores." Yikes!
Carnivore is worrisome, but not too unexpected - the FBI and other 3 letter organizations have been spying for years. Better the devil you know...
Finally, on company time I don't expect much privacy, except maybe in the toilet. It's their desk, not mine. It's their computer, not mine. It's their... see a trend?
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That may not be accurate.
http://www.usc.edu/isd/policies/general/
(see sections 1.4 and 3.3)
There are no real specialized, technical, PUBLIC schools in America.
Not true. I went to a great one(NCSSM), and there are others:
IMSA
Bronx High
And I am sure there are others. There aren't many, but there are some.
Well, Frank Herbert's Dune novels come to mind. He is nearly as creative in terms of the history, language, cultures, etc. as Tolkien was.
Too late; there's already prior art. You can see it here.
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Of course, one could argue that brains here in the U$A are in very short supply, at least at the upper levels of business and government. And don't get me started on Cops, Jerry Springer, or Temptation Island.
Don't forget about the axolotl tanks in Frank Herbert's Dune...
I have a CD-ROM of SuSE 7.0 LiveEval, and it runs KDE off of the CD-ROM, no installation necessary. This is a good way to show folks the nice GUI stuff, without having to repartition, etc.
What about products like this one that let you listen to radio on your PC, and then record the songs into mp3 format?
moderate this up!!!
You forget that even in the real world a state government can force a person to give up land to build a highway, or a city can condemn a (perfectly fine) building to take the land and build a parking garage. However, the governments are supposed to buy the property from the owner at a "fair market price," even if the owner does not want to sell. (IANAL, by the way, but my dad is in real estate.)
Actually, that might not be a bad idea. Someone wiser than I (maybe it was Heinlein) once said that anyone who actually wants to run for public office should be automatically excluded. Make leadership like jury duty here in the US or military/national service in many European countries, and it just might work. (Of course, I think we ought to have mandatory military/national service in the US, but that's another story...)
For the most part, Katz has raised some good points. Privacy is dead, or at least mortally wounded, and most people don't even know it.
Again, the largest threats to privacy are corporations whose only interest are the bottom line. I'm surprised Katz didn't mention grocery store discount clubs. Imagine tying your grocery store buying habits to your online shopping/surfing habits (thanks, DoubleClick) - and then linking that to your personal identity. It's not too farfetched.
From a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune: "The data compiled by using those cards can be disseminated in a variety of ways. CalPIRG noted yesterday that there have been cases in which supermarket companies, using membership club data, offered customers' prescription information to drug manufacturers and provided law enforcement agencies with records of customers' buying habits to help in the creation of suspect profiles. One chain even allegedly threatened to detail the alcohol purchases of a customer who sued after falling down in one of its stores." Yikes!
Carnivore is worrisome, but not too unexpected - the FBI and other 3 letter organizations have been spying for years. Better the devil you know...
Finally, on company time I don't expect much privacy, except maybe in the toilet. It's their desk, not mine. It's their computer, not mine. It's their... see a trend?
I'm almost 30. You mean I'm not hip any more? ;)
The rest of the post: right on, man.
Half-Life, Thief (and Thief II when it comes out), Civ (all).
Shogo is already being ported to linux, I think.
There is a fairly balanced story on CNN.com at this URL:a rge/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/ptech/01/25/dvd.ch
Give the kid a break. I think he does fine for his age; people should just chill.
If you want to rag on someone for Phantom Menace, it should be Lucas.