Regarding people who are concerned about their safety, he said G+ is completely optional. No one is forcing you to use it.
Exactly right.
Google may have started as a couple of college students creating a search engine and Facebook may have started as a couple of college students creating a social networking web site. But those days a long gone. Google and Facebook are not in the search or social networking business, they are in the ADVERTISING business. Their business model is now one thing and one thing only: collecting as much personal information about you as they can so they can sell it to advertisers.
If you really seriously have a problem with this, then DON'T FUCKING USE THEM. Seriously, how hard is that to figure out.
[Google CEO Eric Schmidt] replied by saying that G+ was build primarily as an identity service, so fundamentally, it depends on people using their real names if they're going to build future products that leverage that information.
Straight from the horse's mouth:.
Except for celebrities (Lady Gag, 50 Cent,etc) who are allowed to use their fake names. And in the ultimate ironic hypocracy, the person in charge of G+ and responsible for the real name policy is Vic Gundrota. Whose is real name is not Vic, it is Vivek.
FFS this site is getting pathetic with the whining about version numbers. Does it really matter that damned much if it's 2.26.41, or 3.1? Does it make any difference if it's called Firefox 3.8 or 6.0?
It makes a difference because version numbers are supposed to give you a clue about how much has changed. Now, suddenly after all these years, people are jacking up the version numbers while making only minor minor changes.
In the case of the Linux kernel I don't think that applies, after all the 2.6 kernel lasted many years and it is highly probable that 3.x will now do the same.
But it hasn't been that long since 3.0 was released and now they are already getting close to 3.1. At that rate they'll be up to 4.0 by the end of the year.
Is there a free CMS which offers the same balance of simplicity, usability and extensibility, and that can run on most shared hosts? I'm genuinely curious.
Let's say, just for the sake of argument that the answer is "no". The solution is still the same -- use a different CMS. If you have to use something that isn't free or that doesn't offer the same features, that's the price you pay for not having a website full of security holes that is used to pollute the Internet with shit.
The price of Internet Explorer was never the real issue. What created anti-trust problems for Microsoft was telling computer manufacturers that they couldn't install any other browser on the computers they sold.
So some people will say Codec A sounds best. Some will say Codec B sounds best. Some will say that Codecs A and B suck donkey shit and Codec C sounds best. What exactly does this prove?
A while back I came across a copy of Modern Recording magazine (this was a trade magazine aimed at people who worked in recording studios) from 1981 and there was an article about "piracy" of music. In those days there were no personal computers or internet. The villain, according to the record companies, was the cassette tape recorder. People were borrowing albums from their friends and making a copy on cassette tape. So the RIAA commissioned a study that they hoped to take to the government and get some sort of law passed to halt this terrible crime (much like the MPAA tried to stop the VCR).
According ot the article, the RIAA study was shelved and never widely distributed because it revealed -- surprise -- that people who owned cassette tape decks bought an average of 75% more albums that people who didn't own any recording equipment.
It's poor security practice, but if someone drops an expensive device, there's a natural inclination to find the owner and return it.
There's also an even greater inclination to want to see if there's anything "interesting" on the device (pictures, video, music, etc). Human being are curious and voyeurs by nature.
How many people *REALLY* pick up a wallet or USB stick so they can find the owner and return it to them, and how many people *REALLY* pick it up because they're hoping there's something good inside that they can take (money, porn, etc.) People pretend to be honest but reality is much different.
It's easy to blame Autorun for the problem. However, the only reason Autorun exists is because of idiot users. Try telling someone to insert a CD, navigate to the CD and launch setup.exe (or any other file). Better yet, try doing it over the phone. I guarantee you that a large percentage of the population can't do it. I know because I've experienced it with more people than I can count, including dentists, doctors and other "well educated" people.
On a side note, I believe it is still illegal to make your own currency in the US. I don't see the government spending too many man hours solving this. If the claim is real, I think that person will never see that cash again.
As far as I can tell, the person didn't actually lose any real money. They lost BitCoins, which if they were converted into real money would allegedly be worth $500,000. In reality, the only thing that was actually "lost" was the time and energy used to "create" the BitCoins.
Eric Lefkofsky may have a 'dubious history', but how is this any different from what's been going on for the past 15 years? From Pixelon to Webvan it's been one fraud after another.
August 1st, we’ll support the current and prior major release of Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari on a rolling basis. Each time a new version is released, we’ll begin supporting the update and stop supporting the third-oldest version.
So if you are using Firefox and they stick to their announced release schedule, you will have to change to a new version of Firefox every 6 months.
eg. v4 - now v5 - in 3 months v6 - in 6 months
v4 is then the third oldest version and no longer supported. 3 months later v5 is the third oldest and no longer supported. Lather, Rinse, Repeat.
I'm normally a big NASA supporter, but when exactly did NASA get into law enforcement? NASA agents? wtf.
Since NASA has a policy of not giving out moon rocks to anyone other than a select few (the astronauts who walked on the moon don't even get any) they probably want to investigate these things to see if they are legitimate moon rocks that have been stolen.
The idea that all the moon rock in the world is owned by the US government and any in private hands must therefor be stolen is somehow very annoying to me.
I see nothing wrong here. The only possible legitimate moon rocks here on earth are the ones brought back by employees of the U.S. government, who are the one people to ever go to the moon. Any moon rock being sold by anyone other than NASA can only be fake or stolen. It's not too hard to figure out.
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Exactly right.
Google may have started as a couple of college students creating a search engine and Facebook may have started as a couple of college students creating a social networking web site. But those days a long gone. Google and Facebook are not in the search or social networking business, they are in the ADVERTISING business. Their business model is now one thing and one thing only: collecting as much personal information about you as they can so they can sell it to advertisers.
If you really seriously have a problem with this, then DON'T FUCKING USE THEM. Seriously, how hard is that to figure out.
And in the ultimate ironic hypocracy, the person in charge of G+ and responsible for the real name policy is Vic Gundrota.
Hypocracy - rule by hypocrites?
Yes.
And the "bait" comment is completely fabricated.
It was an opinion. The author was saying "G+ pretends to be social networking in order to lure you in" (i.e., like bait)
[Google CEO Eric Schmidt] replied by saying that G+ was build primarily as an identity service, so fundamentally, it depends on people using their real names if they're going to build future products that leverage that information.
Straight from the horse's mouth: .
Except for celebrities (Lady Gag, 50 Cent,etc) who are allowed to use their fake names. And in the ultimate ironic hypocracy, the person in charge of G+ and responsible for the real name policy is Vic Gundrota. Whose is real name is not Vic, it is Vivek.
Here's a photo of the devastation resulting from Tuesday's earthquake in Washington DC
FFS this site is getting pathetic with the whining about version numbers. Does it really matter that damned much if it's 2.26.41, or 3.1? Does it make any difference if it's called Firefox 3.8 or 6.0?
It makes a difference because version numbers are supposed to give you a clue about how much has changed. Now, suddenly after all these years, people are jacking up the version numbers while making only minor minor changes.
In the case of the Linux kernel I don't think that applies, after all the 2.6 kernel lasted many years and it is highly probable that 3.x will now do the same.
But it hasn't been that long since 3.0 was released and now they are already getting close to 3.1. At that rate they'll be up to 4.0 by the end of the year.
I remember a few years ago Linus said there would never be a kernel 3.0
Or, you know... don't use Wordpress...
Is there a free CMS which offers the same balance of simplicity, usability and extensibility, and that can run on most shared hosts? I'm genuinely curious.
Let's say, just for the sake of argument that the answer is "no". The solution is still the same -- use a different CMS. If you have to use something that isn't free or that doesn't offer the same features, that's the price you pay for not having a website full of security holes that is used to pollute the Internet with shit.
The price of Internet Explorer was never the real issue. What created anti-trust problems for Microsoft was telling computer manufacturers that they couldn't install any other browser on the computers they sold.
So some people will say Codec A sounds best. Some will say Codec B sounds best. Some will say that Codecs A and B suck donkey shit and Codec C sounds best. What exactly does this prove?
A while back I came across a copy of Modern Recording magazine (this was a trade magazine aimed at people who worked in recording studios) from 1981 and there was an article about "piracy" of music. In those days there were no personal computers or internet. The villain, according to the record companies, was the cassette tape recorder. People were borrowing albums from their friends and making a copy on cassette tape. So the RIAA commissioned a study that they hoped to take to the government and get some sort of law passed to halt this terrible crime (much like the MPAA tried to stop the VCR).
According ot the article, the RIAA study was shelved and never widely distributed because it revealed -- surprise -- that people who owned cassette tape decks bought an average of 75% more albums that people who didn't own any recording equipment.
Firefox 8 has a version number that is 100% greater than Firefox 4. Now there's a big improvement for you.
You buy MySpace for $580 Million and sell it for $35 Million. And I bet nobody at NewsCorp. got fired for this wonderful bit of business dealing.
What a great job to have.
It's poor security practice, but if someone drops an expensive device, there's a natural inclination to find the owner and return it.
There's also an even greater inclination to want to see if there's anything "interesting" on the device (pictures, video, music, etc). Human being are curious and voyeurs by nature.
Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6UIrdLAkFM
Part2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osF6FS2KS_E
Rule #1 -- If you're going to narrate a video, get a personality. Seriously, I had to turn it off after the first minute because it was so boring.
How many people *REALLY* pick up a wallet or USB stick so they can find the owner and return it to them, and how many people *REALLY* pick it up because they're hoping there's something good inside that they can take (money, porn, etc.) People pretend to be honest but reality is much different.
It's easy to blame Autorun for the problem. However, the only reason Autorun exists is because of idiot users. Try telling someone to insert a CD, navigate to the CD and launch setup.exe (or any other file). Better yet, try doing it over the phone. I guarantee you that a large percentage of the population can't do it. I know because I've experienced it with more people than I can count, including dentists, doctors and other "well educated" people.
On a side note, I believe it is still illegal to make your own currency in the US. I don't see the government spending too many man hours solving this. If the claim is real, I think that person will never see that cash again.
As far as I can tell, the person didn't actually lose any real money. They lost BitCoins, which if they were converted into real money would allegedly be worth $500,000. In reality, the only thing that was actually "lost" was the time and energy used to "create" the BitCoins.
What kind of business has that kind of profit margin where they can give hundreds or thousands of customers a 75% discount and still be profitable?
The kind that are always advertising 75% off sales?
Eric Lefkofsky may have a 'dubious history', but how is this any different from what's been going on for the past 15 years? From Pixelon to Webvan it's been one fraud after another.
from TFA:
So if you are using Firefox and they stick to their announced release schedule, you will have to change to a new version of Firefox every 6 months.
eg.
v4 - now
v5 - in 3 months
v6 - in 6 months
v4 is then the third oldest version and no longer supported. 3 months later v5 is the third oldest and no longer supported. Lather, Rinse, Repeat.
Gas in Uranus? Surely nobody would make a joke about that.
I'm normally a big NASA supporter, but when exactly did NASA get into law enforcement? NASA agents? wtf.
Since NASA has a policy of not giving out moon rocks to anyone other than a select few (the astronauts who walked on the moon don't even get any) they probably want to investigate these things to see if they are legitimate moon rocks that have been stolen.
The idea that all the moon rock in the world is owned by the US government and any in private hands must therefor be stolen is somehow very annoying to me.
I see nothing wrong here. The only possible legitimate moon rocks here on earth are the ones brought back by employees of the U.S. government, who are the one people to ever go to the moon. Any moon rock being sold by anyone other than NASA can only be fake or stolen. It's not too hard to figure out.