enjoying what most in the world (especially in America) would consider "the Holidays"
WRONG.
Most people in the world do not consider this time of year as 'the Holidays'. A minority do.
Mathematically speaking there are 1.8 billion Christians in the world: less than 1/3 of the global population. There are 1.1 billion Muslims, 800 million Hindus, 350 million Buddhists, nearly 1 billion 'others' and 1 billion people without a religion. Within 25 years, Islam is projected to be the largest religion in the world.
Religion is much more central to the daily lives of most people in the world outside of the secularized West, where the holidays are primarily a commercial event. Don't forget that the word 'holiday" is derived from 'holy day'.
Before making broad, sweeping pronouncements such as the one you made above, make sure that you don't have basic facts wrong. Travel the world and see how other people live. It's one of the best ways I know of to learn and to think outside of our Western-centric box
I hope they don't call it Carnivore. Most Hindus (who are vegetarian) wouldnt take too kindly to having a meat-eating piece of software.
Maybe Herbivore will do!:)
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Interesting.
Your comment about finding new ways to spy on citizens is true although we probably will never know how much surveillance has gone on by various govenments against their citizens through the ages.
The fact that the current political climate is giving rise to privacy violations such as these should be of concern to Indians in particular and freedom-loving people everywhere.
However a country that miltarily occupies another nation usually isn't too concerned about minor things such as Internet privacy rights.
I believe you are correct that most Indians will not even know about these measures and that they can do something about them (even if they aren't affected at this point in time) due to more basic issues such as survival.
And contrary to what someone said earlier, some of us DO understand the difference between Mbps and KBps, etc, etc. It's all standard networking/ telecom terminology.
Don't be a twit. I posted the links because they are interesting challenges both socially and technically. Instead of attacking my 4:00 AM grammar, do something useful. (By the way, it's 'hypocrites'.)
While I am generally opposed to Net censorship, the rationale for filtering due to religious senstivities is a legitimate one, however we may see it. Nobody ever died from a lack or porn. However, I suspect that that is not the primary concern.
The political situation where an elite of 5000 royals enforces its will on a discontented underclass of millions with US backing is the real story. I would think that the royals are most interested in filtering dissident content that could threaten their regime than anything else. How nice that freedom of speech is fine for Americans (we'll see how this one develops with the latest Big Brother legislation) but it's not OK for our favorite friends and allies in Saudi Arabia. Except the Arabian people aren't our friends and allies. The Saudi royals who guarantee the flow of cheap oil to us are.
I understand that you are somewhat sensitive right now as many of us are. However if you read carefully, as others have pointed out, I in no way make light of the disaster. I refuse to be morose and publically flagellate myself because someone may misinterpret what I said, even though I said it very clearly.
Regarding wiredog's comments about being a typical sociopathic geek... speak for yourself. Don't generalize your social limitations to the rest of the world. You may not think of people when you are wrapped up in the technology but others do. Why do you think I submitted the story? Technology exists to serve people, not the other way around.
FYI to both of you: I know many people who worked in the WTC and the surrounding areas. I still have not heard from some of them. Until I do, I still have to live my life as do many others. Allowing myself to be consumed by fear, loathing and grief is a disservice to the memory of all who perished.
Be careful who you judge, especially without knowing the whole story.
When so many news sites were going down yesterday we set up an aggregated news feed on the US attacks at our site. It's the top item on the main page.
PLEASE DONATE BLOOD! There is a continent-wide blood drive on. New York hospitals are critically low on blood supplies and many of the wounded are being transported to Canadian hospitals Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa to make space for the expected flood of critical patients in New York.
The point I was making was that Dyson and Cerf travel in the same circles and are part of the same exclusive group. By the way, she didnt quit. She had to resign beacuse she was Interim Chair. I'm amazed that she didnt have the rules changed in her favor.
I've been an At-Large member since ICANN started the project. Although I am on the announcement list I haven't received a single e-mail about meetings, initiatives or what-have-you in months (at a minimum).
I, for one, am tired of Esther Dyson's self-righteous elitist cronies telling the rest of us how the Internet should be.
I was skeptical but had hopes when the At Large initiative started. I've now come to see it as it is: a sham that gives the illusion of openness and the air of democratic legitimacy to those who willingly turn a blind eye to the autocratic, business-as-usual attitude of the ICANN Board.
By the way, here's the text of a relevant rejected post I sent in:
Studies: Public Participation in Internet Policy (Your Rights Online, Internet)
Hmmm. Seems Hemos isn't really checking those links!
Since it was me who submitted the "archive.nytimes.com" link (as it appears on the main page), does that mean that I'm the one who has to watch my back?
The next thing you know the NY times will be DMCA-ing/. Look out for the Night of the Long Knives!
I'm glad to see that this topic was FINALLY posted... especially because it's been sitting in the queue for about two weeks, which appeared to be a result of the new Slashcode/database problems. Just another casualty of modern technology I thought. So I resubmitted it... and it was rejected! Huh?!
Anyway, this Passport strategy that M$ has is scary to say the least. I know many people who have single sign-ons at work, which is fine because the systems that they access through it are not connected to the external network and they have good policies in place. This is a whole other ballgame.
Tell me something: Do you trust M$ to be the guardian of YOUR personal data? Hmmm, yeah. That's what I thought. Nice try Bill & co.
P.S. Yeah I know it's pretty lame to post to your own thread.
While Hemos attests to the fact that JC is "smart," smart does not equal "insightful."
It seems JC's position as the Game Theory columnist over at the New York Times gave her a platform that instantly set her up as an authority, whether she deserved it or not.
While the point she made about games driving the technology (presumably in the consumer PC?) have some merit to them it is hardly original. Her comments about game UIs being ahead of the curve isn't quite accurate. Game developers may think about UI much more than the average application developer who has to deal with an average user but that doesn't make them better UI researchers and designers.
The private sector has incredibly powerful machines at its disposal that are pushed to their limits, especially in biological sciences. The media production industry also has powerful machines at its disposal that are stressed to the breaking point. Those are but two examples. Sure it's no ASCI White but you get the idea.
As someone who has spent a great deal of time researching, examining and trying to improve the problems surrounding UIs JC's role is unclear to me.
I am curious to know what company JC is working for (a private consultancy? Hertz and Assoc.?) and exactly what expertise she is bringing to projects.
In spite of everything said, including the subtle dig at Micro$oft, there is serious research going on in the UI field by big companies. Both IBM and Micro$oft have commited substantial resources to studying UI. I'm no great fan but I have to applaud them for investing in this research. Now only if they would apply the research to their products!
There are lots of UI gurus out there. Unfortuantely JC Hertz is not one of them.
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Guess I should go for CNN as the authoritative recycler of science content next time instead of getting it from the source. After all, we all know how CNN is always right.:/
Arbitrary decisions aside, at least this is some encouragement that the irresistable force of Moore's Law won't meet the immovable object of the physical limits of silicon, etc and our universe will continue to exist!
You get the good and the bad. You get a description of how it holds up (or doesn't hold up) after use and over a long period of time.
Make up your own mind. Like many companies, I bought my Aerons due to the amount of time I have to spend in front of a computer. As one corporate ergonomist said to me when I was looking at buying office furniture, don't look at it as an expenditure....
Consider it as a long-term investment in your health.
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This is interesting because it seems to be another take on freedom of information regarding what our governments do on our behalf. The EFA has a document that details the FOI requests released or denied.
In a similar vein, the US government won't even release information about how its own citizens are being profiled.
That familiar question from ancient Rome comes to mind:
Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Who watches the watchmen?
enjoying what most in the world (especially in America) would consider "the Holidays"
WRONG.
Most people in the world do not consider this time of year as 'the Holidays'. A minority do.
Mathematically speaking there are 1.8 billion Christians in the world: less than 1/3 of the global population. There are 1.1 billion Muslims, 800 million Hindus, 350 million Buddhists, nearly 1 billion 'others' and 1 billion people without a religion. Within 25 years, Islam is projected to be the largest religion in the world.
Religion is much more central to the daily lives of most people in the world outside of the secularized West, where the holidays are primarily a commercial event. Don't forget that the word 'holiday" is derived from 'holy day'.
Before making broad, sweeping pronouncements such as the one you made above, make sure that you don't have basic facts wrong. Travel the world and see how other people live. It's one of the best ways I know of to learn and to think outside of our Western-centric box
I hope they don't call it Carnivore. Most Hindus (who are vegetarian) wouldnt take too kindly to having a meat-eating piece of software.
:)
Maybe Herbivore will do!
Interesting.
Your comment about finding new ways to spy on citizens is true although we probably will never know how much surveillance has gone on by various govenments against their citizens through the ages.
The fact that the current political climate is giving rise to privacy violations such as these should be of concern to Indians in particular and freedom-loving people everywhere.
However a country that miltarily occupies another nation usually isn't too concerned about minor things such as Internet privacy rights.
I believe you are correct that most Indians will not even know about these measures and that they can do something about them (even if they aren't affected at this point in time) due to more basic issues such as survival.
I presume that your ISP is using the G.Lite implementation of ADSL which dictates 1.5 Mbps downstream and 512Kbps upstream
Check these slides out for more info
Description of G.Lite
http://www.ieee-occs.org/dsl_lite/sld009.htm
Diagram
http://www.ieee-occs.org/dsl_lite/sld010.htm"
And contrary to what someone said earlier, some of us DO understand the difference between Mbps and KBps, etc, etc. It's all standard networking/ telecom terminology.
Don't be a twit. I posted the links because they are interesting challenges both socially and technically. Instead of attacking my 4:00 AM grammar, do something useful. (By the way, it's 'hypocrites'.)
While I am generally opposed to Net censorship, the rationale for filtering due to religious senstivities is a legitimate one, however we may see it. Nobody ever died from a lack or porn. However, I suspect that that is not the primary concern.
The political situation where an elite of 5000 royals enforces its will on a discontented underclass of millions with US backing is the real story. I would think that the royals are most interested in filtering dissident content that could threaten their regime than anything else. How nice that freedom of speech is fine for Americans (we'll see how this one develops with the latest Big Brother legislation) but it's not OK for our favorite friends and allies in Saudi Arabia. Except the Arabian people aren't our friends and allies. The Saudi royals who guarantee the flow of cheap oil to us are.
I understand that you are somewhat sensitive right now as many of us are. However if you read carefully, as others have pointed out, I in no way make light of the disaster. I refuse to be morose and publically flagellate myself because someone may misinterpret what I said, even though I said it very clearly.
Regarding wiredog's comments about being a typical sociopathic geek ... speak for yourself. Don't generalize your social limitations to the rest of the world. You may not think of people when you are wrapped up in the technology but others do. Why do you think I submitted the story? Technology exists to serve people, not the other way around.
FYI to both of you: I know many people who worked in the WTC and the surrounding areas. I still have not heard from some of them. Until I do, I still have to live my life as do many others. Allowing myself to be consumed by fear, loathing and grief is a disservice to the memory of all who perished.
Be careful who you judge, especially without knowing the whole story.
When so many news sites were going down yesterday we set up an aggregated news feed on the US attacks at our site. It's the top item on the main page.
PLEASE DONATE BLOOD! There is a continent-wide blood drive on. New York hospitals are critically low on blood supplies and many of the wounded are being transported to Canadian hospitals Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa to make space for the expected flood of critical patients in New York.
You can contact the US Red Cross or Canadian Blood Services to set up an appointment.
I know that Vint Cerf is the new Chairman.
The point I was making was that Dyson and Cerf travel in the same circles and are part of the same exclusive group. By the way, she didnt quit. She had to resign beacuse she was Interim Chair. I'm amazed that she didnt have the rules changed in her favor.
I've been an At-Large member since ICANN started the project. Although I am on the announcement list I haven't received a single e-mail about meetings, initiatives or what-have-you in months (at a minimum).
I, for one, am tired of Esther Dyson's self-righteous elitist cronies telling the rest of us how the Internet should be.
I was skeptical but had hopes when the At Large initiative started. I've now come to see it as it is: a sham that gives the illusion of openness and the air of democratic legitimacy to those who willingly turn a blind eye to the autocratic, business-as-usual attitude of the ICANN Board. By the way, here's the text of a relevant rejected post I sent in:
Studies: Public Participation in Internet Policy (Your Rights Online, Internet)
The New York Times informs us that two new reports from ICANN and the Center for Democracy and Technology both say that more public participation is required in policy-making. DUH! The ICANN report says only domain name holders should have rights, while the CDT report says the process should be open to all interested parties. We'll see what happens on Nov. 14 when the reports are tabled at the next ICANN meeting.
Hmmm. Seems Hemos isn't really checking those links!
Since it was me who submitted the "archive.nytimes.com" link (as it appears on the main page), does that mean that I'm the one who has to watch my back?
The next thing you know the NY times will be DMCA-ing /. Look out for the Night of the Long Knives!
Props to timothy!
I'm glad to see that this topic was FINALLY posted... especially because it's been sitting in the queue for about two weeks, which appeared to be a result of the new Slashcode/database problems. Just another casualty of modern technology I thought. So I resubmitted it... and it was rejected! Huh?!
Anyway, this Passport strategy that M$ has is scary to say the least. I know many people who have single sign-ons at work, which is fine because the systems that they access through it are not connected to the external network and they have good policies in place. This is a whole other ballgame.
Tell me something: Do you trust M$ to be the guardian of YOUR personal data? Hmmm, yeah. That's what I thought. Nice try Bill & co.
P.S. Yeah I know it's pretty lame to post to your own thread.
While Hemos attests to the fact that JC is "smart," smart does not equal "insightful."
It seems JC's position as the Game Theory columnist over at the New York Times gave her a platform that instantly set her up as an authority, whether she deserved it or not.
While the point she made about games driving the technology (presumably in the consumer PC?) have some merit to them it is hardly original. Her comments about game UIs being ahead of the curve isn't quite accurate. Game developers may think about UI much more than the average application developer who has to deal with an average user but that doesn't make them better UI researchers and designers.
The private sector has incredibly powerful machines at its disposal that are pushed to their limits, especially in biological sciences. The media production industry also has powerful machines at its disposal that are stressed to the breaking point. Those are but two examples. Sure it's no ASCI White but you get the idea.
As someone who has spent a great deal of time researching, examining and trying to improve the problems surrounding UIs JC's role is unclear to me.
I am curious to know what company JC is working for (a private consultancy? Hertz and Assoc.?) and exactly what expertise she is bringing to projects.
In spite of everything said, including the subtle dig at Micro$oft, there is serious research going on in the UI field by big companies. Both IBM and Micro$oft have commited substantial resources to studying UI. I'm no great fan but I have to applaud them for investing in this research. Now only if they would apply the research to their products!
There are lots of UI gurus out there. Unfortuantely JC Hertz is not one of them.
Motorola's Iridium debacle and Loral's Globalstar fiasco teaches us one thing about building and launching sats.
Hire some bright students and they'll figure out a way to get it done for a fraction of the cost.
Too bad they had to find out the hard way
Ooops! Forgot to add this link to the Quantum Applications Symposium 2001 site
Uhhh... yeah. So I submitted this exact same story a few days ago when the original article appeared on IDG.net . It was rejected.
Guess I should go for CNN as the authoritative recycler of science content next time instead of getting it from the source. After all, we all know how CNN is always right. :/
Arbitrary decisions aside, at least this is some encouragement that the irresistable force of Moore's Law won't meet the immovable object of the physical limits of silicon, etc and our universe will continue to exist!
This Aeron chair review over at Geartest.com is the most popular review on Google. As the owner of a couple of Aerons I can see why.
You get the good and the bad. You get a description of how it holds up (or doesn't hold up) after use and over a long period of time.
Make up your own mind. Like many companies, I bought my Aerons due to the amount of time I have to spend in front of a computer. As one corporate ergonomist said to me when I was looking at buying office furniture, don't look at it as an expenditure....
Consider it as a long-term investment in your health.