then just don't shop there! It's pretty damn simple if you ask me. You could write a letter, hold a meeting, contact your local civil liberties group, but really nothing will hurt the business more then if you just don't shop there, and tell your friends not to either. Besides, if you're so concerned about your face getting on camera, then just shop from your bedroom on amazon.com or something. I dont understand why any company would do this to their customers.
I've been thinking about Carnivore a lot lately and it's not so repulsive as I first imagined it to be. They probably should have picked a much more PR name for this then the connotation that Carnivore invokes, but I digress. From what I've read Carnivore only filters/captures data (wireless or otherwise) from specifically targeted individuals. It would reason to stand that the villains of tomorrow will use the Internet (are already using the Internet) to plan, coordinate, and research their illegal activities.
If Carnivore can stop someone from shooting up a school where my kid is, without ever having to look at my data, then I have no beef with Carnivore. Yes, the thought of the Feds being able to snoop on your online data is scary, but it's the price we have to pay for safety. They need a warrant to enter your house, and they need a warrant to use Carnivore to snoop on your data, it's really nothing new.
Between Covad, Loki, and god knows who else having financial trouble, it's really nice to see a company going in the right direction and hiring people. Especially in an area where Linux has been labeled as lacking, namely in the GUI department. I can't wait to see what GNOME has in store next. Good luck and congrats Tim!
"The developer has to have a personal interest in the features in question..."
When you have people personally motivated to help support a peice of software I feel you get a superior product. Some mindless drone ordered to sit in front of a terminal to code a peice of software that he has no relation to is going to feel less motivtated to do a good job. So what if OSS has numerically less people developing for it then commercial sofware, at least it's poeple who actually care about the software and it's success. Think about it.
Anyhoo, I hope that 80211 does prevail. Bluetooth just seems very flashy and pretty with out a lot of substance, while 80211 is really starting to be truly useful. (Such as in my home network, I love being able to browse while sitting on my deck!)
Just like we let Microsoft innovate? It's all they talk about, and look where that got us. I hate to say it, but I think I trust the government more then big business. At least with the government you can hold a person responsible for their actions. When it comes to big business, it's just a faceless corporation that can take a hit (such as a fine) and keep on chugging.
Maybe when they come out with this game for the Playstation 2 platform: "This is it! Your chance to experience the high-stress world of being an Air Traffic Controller with ATC Simulator - the most complete and most authentic Air Traffic Control simulator ever released for the personal computer."
Oh the glory, the money, the excitement, the women, now I can live the life of an air traffic controller right from my own bedroom! Move over Everquest, I have a new addiction to feed!
Sorry yea I know this is a little offtopic, but I was beside myself when I saw this game on EB's website.
So first Microsoft says this in the description of the tool:
Microsoft has developed a tool that eliminates the obvious damage that is caused by the Code Red II worm.
Then they say this:
MICROSOFT RECOMMENDS THAT INFECTED INTERNET-FACING SERVERS BE REBUILT ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES PUBLISHED ON THE CERT WEB SITE.
It should be noted that among other things in the CERT guidelines, they tell you to do a clean install of your OS after you've been comprimised. So what's the point of this tool if MS thinks you should just R&R your OS anyways?
RIAA, "Sir, we've discovered that your DNA is actually an N'Sync song, and as such we now own the rights to your body and reserve the right to collect royalties on any copies of your DNA you distribute, not withstanding skin cell loss, hair loss, and and time you ejaculate as this would constitute illegal copying of our music."
I don't want to seem insensitive, but kids are suspended from school everyday for a variety of reasons and they don't commit suicide. Despite our romantic ideas of hackers being underground heroes, hacking is still a crime and like any other crime needs to be dealt with. They didn't say in the article what he did, but it was probably rather serious to warrant a 10 day suspension. The mother says her child seemed happy and the fault surely lies with the school, but OBVIOUSLY her child wasn't fine if he commited suicide hours after being kicked out of school. Just another example of parents not taking responsibility for their children, I wonder how often she even talked to her kid. Again, children are suspended everyday and they don't harm themselves, yet this poor child decided to take his own life which tells me pretty clearly the kid had issues and the school shouldn't be faulted for doing their job in trying to discipline him.
I would have to think that most people who have the gumption and desire to run Linux are already predisposed to try new things and are willing to experiment with different products to find the best one for their needs. Sure a newbie to Linux will perhaps use Mozilla simply because it came bundled, but soon they will become embiggened with the spirit of open source and competition and inevitably install Netscape anyways. I mean, how many people after becoming reasonably proficient in Linux finish a fresh installation and say, "Well that's it, I don't have to install or configure anything else because RedHat knows exactly what I need!" I just feel that Linux users being of superior mind and intellect will experiment with different browsers and choose the best one for them. If that turns out to be Mozilla, then so be it. Netscape just has too much name recognition for people not to want it on their machines, even if just to compare it to the default install of Mozilla.
Embigenned is a perfectly cromulent word.
but isn't this just a truism of any new product?
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Sure, one of the main functions of E3 is to get the media and general public excited about up and coming games and hardware, but isn't a secondary function of E3 to be a testbed for next generation consumer products? If my hot.com company demos a new game, and every kid that comes up to it says, "Get bent dude, this game sucks!!", wouldn't you pull the plug on it? It just seems like a bit of a platitude to state that if the public doesn't like, we're not going to make it. No shit?!? Kind of a no brainer if you ask me.
To me it's incredibly obvious as to why the Chinese are stalling and postponing the return of the U.S. pilots. It would make sense to me that while the pilots are in Chinese custody the primary concern of the USA is the safe return of our crew. This means that for the duration of the time the crew is detained, the USA's focus is on them, not the spy plane. The longer the Chinese hold our men and women, the longer the Chinese have to inspect the plane and find out what makes it tick. When we "accidently" blew up the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia, there wasn't nearly as much dialogue and standoff between the two nations. This was because the USA immediately apologized and without hesitation started to pay the Chinese reparations. Now in a situation where it is unclear who is at fault, the Chinese are addament about the USA doing the one thing the Chinese know we won't do, say "we're sorry". It's my humble opinion that the Chinese will give back our crew members without question when they are done tearing apart our plane. Until then, the Chinese will hold our crew and keep our diplomats in limbo while our nations secrets are disseminated throughout China.
Not that I'm a pervert or anything, but it would seem that porn sites would love this kind of technology, and porn viewers even more so. People would pay good money to have a life size holographic image of a strip tease in their own living room. Although, what would be the Internet2 equivalent of porn site popup browser windows? Would new holographic images of people popup and suggest products to you? I think that would scare the living shit out of me.
As much as I'd like to brag to my friends about how I am personally helping combat cancer, I just don't think that letting someone else use my spare CPU cycles for a noble cause while I sit on my fat ass in the other room watching Star Trek reruns constitutes any sort of humanitarian act. This more accentuated by the fact that there is a for-profit organization behind this. Sorry, but my spare CPC cycles are not to be worshipped.
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1Ghz Pentium CPU released: 2000
2Ghz Pentium CPU released: 2001
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then just don't shop there! It's pretty damn simple if you ask me. You could write a letter, hold a meeting, contact your local civil liberties group, but really nothing will hurt the business more then if you just don't shop there, and tell your friends not to either. Besides, if you're so concerned about your face getting on camera, then just shop from your bedroom on amazon.com or something. I dont understand why any company would do this to their customers.
1) Load gun
2) Aim at foot
3) Pull trigger
I've been thinking about Carnivore a lot lately and it's not so repulsive as I first imagined it to be. They probably should have picked a much more PR name for this then the connotation that Carnivore invokes, but I digress. From what I've read Carnivore only filters/captures data (wireless or otherwise) from specifically targeted individuals. It would reason to stand that the villains of tomorrow will use the Internet (are already using the Internet) to plan, coordinate, and research their illegal activities.
If Carnivore can stop someone from shooting up a school where my kid is, without ever having to look at my data, then I have no beef with Carnivore. Yes, the thought of the Feds being able to snoop on your online data is scary, but it's the price we have to pay for safety. They need a warrant to enter your house, and they need a warrant to use Carnivore to snoop on your data, it's really nothing new.
Between Covad, Loki, and god knows who else having financial trouble, it's really nice to see a company going in the right direction and hiring people. Especially in an area where Linux has been labeled as lacking, namely in the GUI department. I can't wait to see what GNOME has in store next. Good luck and congrats Tim!
That may be true, but at least i'm not a closed minded bigot. Try saying something constructive next time. =)
"The developer has to have a personal interest in the features in question..."
When you have people personally motivated to help support a peice of software I feel you get a superior product. Some mindless drone ordered to sit in front of a terminal to code a peice of software that he has no relation to is going to feel less motivtated to do a good job. So what if OSS has numerically less people developing for it then commercial sofware, at least it's poeple who actually care about the software and it's success. Think about it.
I like the idea of a sperical object not having to worry about getting hung up on rocks and all, but what are they going to announce?
"We have successfully landed our balls on Mars!"
and in a notoriously bad quote
"Remote vehicle landing specialist John Doe says he feels so lucky to have his job in that he gets to play with NASA's balls everyday."
Sorry, but that just sounds wrong.
just browse on over to here to read the article.
Anyhoo, I hope that 80211 does prevail. Bluetooth just seems very flashy and pretty with out a lot of substance, while 80211 is really starting to be truly useful. (Such as in my home network, I love being able to browse while sitting on my deck!)
Fridge filled with beer.
Just try and hide from the boss.....
"the human spirit of innovation and creativity"
Just like we let Microsoft innovate? It's all they talk about, and look where that got us. I hate to say it, but I think I trust the government more then big business. At least with the government you can hold a person responsible for their actions. When it comes to big business, it's just a faceless corporation that can take a hit (such as a fine) and keep on chugging.
"Now, when will I have an excuse to buy a PS2?"
Maybe when they come out with this game for the Playstation 2 platform:
"This is it! Your chance to experience the high-stress world of being an Air Traffic Controller with ATC Simulator - the most complete and most authentic Air Traffic Control simulator ever released for the personal computer."
Oh the glory, the money, the excitement, the women, now I can live the life of an air traffic controller right from my own bedroom! Move over Everquest, I have a new addiction to feed!
Sorry yea I know this is a little offtopic, but I was beside myself when I saw this game on EB's website.
So first Microsoft says this in the description of the tool:
Microsoft has developed a tool that eliminates the obvious damage that is caused by the Code Red II worm.
Then they say this:
MICROSOFT RECOMMENDS THAT INFECTED INTERNET-FACING SERVERS BE REBUILT ACCORDING TO THE GUIDELINES PUBLISHED ON THE CERT WEB SITE.
It should be noted that among other things in the CERT guidelines, they tell you to do a clean install of your OS after you've been comprimised. So what's the point of this tool if MS thinks you should just R&R your OS anyways?
Geeesh, where does one get the money to buy a G4 just to remove out all the internal parts?
Watch next week as we disembowel an SGI O2 to make a bird feeder!
RIAA, "Sir, we've discovered that your DNA is actually an N'Sync song, and as such we now own the rights to your body and reserve the right to collect royalties on any copies of your DNA you distribute, not withstanding skin cell loss, hair loss, and and time you ejaculate as this would constitute illegal copying of our music."
I don't want to seem insensitive, but kids are suspended from school everyday for a variety of reasons and they don't commit suicide. Despite our romantic ideas of hackers being underground heroes, hacking is still a crime and like any other crime needs to be dealt with. They didn't say in the article what he did, but it was probably rather serious to warrant a 10 day suspension. The mother says her child seemed happy and the fault surely lies with the school, but OBVIOUSLY her child wasn't fine if he commited suicide hours after being kicked out of school. Just another example of parents not taking responsibility for their children, I wonder how often she even talked to her kid. Again, children are suspended everyday and they don't harm themselves, yet this poor child decided to take his own life which tells me pretty clearly the kid had issues and the school shouldn't be faulted for doing their job in trying to discipline him.
I would have to think that most people who have the gumption and desire to run Linux are already predisposed to try new things and are willing to experiment with different products to find the best one for their needs. Sure a newbie to Linux will perhaps use Mozilla simply because it came bundled, but soon they will become embiggened with the spirit of open source and competition and inevitably install Netscape anyways. I mean, how many people after becoming reasonably proficient in Linux finish a fresh installation and say, "Well that's it, I don't have to install or configure anything else because RedHat knows exactly what I need!" I just feel that Linux users being of superior mind and intellect will experiment with different browsers and choose the best one for them. If that turns out to be Mozilla, then so be it. Netscape just has too much name recognition for people not to want it on their machines, even if just to compare it to the default install of Mozilla.
Embigenned is a perfectly cromulent word.
Sure, one of the main functions of E3 is to get the media and general public excited about up and coming games and hardware, but isn't a secondary function of E3 to be a testbed for next generation consumer products? If my hot .com company demos a new game, and every kid that comes up to it says, "Get bent dude, this game sucks!!", wouldn't you pull the plug on it? It just seems like a bit of a platitude to state that if the public doesn't like, we're not going to make it. No shit?!? Kind of a no brainer if you ask me.
To me it's incredibly obvious as to why the Chinese are stalling and postponing the return of the U.S. pilots. It would make sense to me that while the pilots are in Chinese custody the primary concern of the USA is the safe return of our crew. This means that for the duration of the time the crew is detained, the USA's focus is on them, not the spy plane. The longer the Chinese hold our men and women, the longer the Chinese have to inspect the plane and find out what makes it tick. When we "accidently" blew up the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia, there wasn't nearly as much dialogue and standoff between the two nations. This was because the USA immediately apologized and without hesitation started to pay the Chinese reparations. Now in a situation where it is unclear who is at fault, the Chinese are addament about the USA doing the one thing the Chinese know we won't do, say "we're sorry". It's my humble opinion that the Chinese will give back our crew members without question when they are done tearing apart our plane. Until then, the Chinese will hold our crew and keep our diplomats in limbo while our nations secrets are disseminated throughout China.
Not that I'm a pervert or anything, but it would seem that porn sites would love this kind of technology, and porn viewers even more so. People would pay good money to have a life size holographic image of a strip tease in their own living room. Although, what would be the Internet2 equivalent of porn site popup browser windows? Would new holographic images of people popup and suggest products to you? I think that would scare the living shit out of me.
As much as I'd like to brag to my friends about how I am personally helping combat cancer, I just don't think that letting someone else use my spare CPU cycles for a noble cause while I sit on my fat ass in the other room watching Star Trek reruns constitutes any sort of humanitarian act. This more accentuated by the fact that there is a for-profit organization behind this. Sorry, but my spare CPC cycles are not to be worshipped.