[...] crippling bug is discovered in, say, OpenOffice, there are many other programs that exist or could be written implementing the same functionality. Don't really have that option with Word.
Why isn't that an option with Word? Isn't that what OpenOffice is -- a program that was "written implementing the same functionality" ?
Apache has some memory leaks in it..... thats because my people (CS/developer) did our jobs (for once) and ensured that the application cleaned up its own messes.
Okay, so you programmed the app to clean up its mess. Isn't the job of CS/developer to make sure the application doesn't make a mess? Wouldn't it be better to just fix the memory leak rather than not?
The main thing that bothers me is, what if I delete some JPGs that were stored on the computer? I may have a good reason for not wanting anyone to see them, and since they were mine, there should be nothing wrong with deleting them.
Don't store stuff you don't want people to see on any computer but your own. Why would you store something on your employer's computer if you didn't want to them to see it?
Yes, we could put up a server in front of each, or a router that has anti-virus built in, however this is not a cost effective method for a number of their locations. Therefore we are looking for alternatives. Any suggestions?"
Budget isn't really an issue at this point, since we are just looking for options.
Obviously, budget is an issue. You just said so. You state that you "are just looking for options" and you've already ruled out some based on cost. Are you looking for a turn-key solution? Something off the shelf? A custom job? Each of these have pros and cons, and will cost you something. Will you need new hardware to run your new set-up? What will that cost? Still less than putting a firewall in front of your Windows systems? If you want to look at options, that's great, but don't starting ruling anything out on cost, until you know what you're willing to spend.
Forget Blockbuster, Apple already has a network of retail stores covering the majority of the US population...
There are very few Apple stores compared to Blockbuster. The nearest Apple store to me is more than 70 miles away, but there are 10 Blockbuster stores within 10 miles.
From quick scan of Apple's list http://www.apple.com/retail it looks like about 35 or so U.S. states have Apple stores, with most of those having 3 or less stores serving the entire state. I don't know if that covers "the majority" of the population or not, but even if you live in SoCal (with about 10 stores) there's likely more Blockbusters than Apple stores, and they're probably closer.
Not saying the the Blockbuster prediction has any merit, but those things are all over the place, so it would make sense to partner with them.
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As Google puts it,
Results 1 - 10 of about 935,000 for 'linux "security hole"' Results 1 - 10 of about 46,300,000 for 'linux bug'
Heck, if he had been paying attention he would have realized that "Windows" isn't a registered Trademark, but that "Microsoft Windows" is instead.
I don't know about the rest of the world, but that's certainly not true in the United States. Looking at the trademark database at the USPTO website shows that Microsoft Corporation holds the trademark "Windows"
Registration number is 1872264, serial number is 74090419.
In something that's tangentially related, did you know that your gambling losses are tax deductible?
What you say is true, but somewhat misleading. You can only deduct gambling losses from your gambing winnings. From your link: However, the amount of losses you deduct may not be more than the amount of gambling income you have reported on your return.
"...Atari, stuck with millions of games and consoles that were largely unsellable at any price, sent fourteen truckloads of merchandise from their plant in El Paso, Texas, to be dumped in a city landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico in late September 1983. In order to keep the site from being looted, steamrollers crushed and flattened the games, and a concrete slab was poured over the remains."
For example if you work someplace with a nasty "email isn't private" policy, it can be quite easy to convince your friends and family to encrypt when they hear that your boss and the IT department will be reading their emails.
Alternatively, you could elect to not use your work e-mail for personal correspondence. Too radical?
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[...] crippling bug is discovered in, say, OpenOffice, there are many other programs that exist or could be written implementing the same functionality. Don't really have that option with Word.
Why isn't that an option with Word? Isn't that what OpenOffice is -- a program that was "written implementing the same functionality" ?
Apache has some memory leaks in it. .... thats because my people (CS/developer) did our jobs (for once) and ensured that the application cleaned up its own messes.
Okay, so you programmed the app to clean up its mess. Isn't the job of CS/developer to make sure the application doesn't make a mess? Wouldn't it be better to just fix the memory leak rather than not?
Your post makes a good point. I'm just curious about your example at the end:
It's like sitting on the grass when the nearest police officer is having lunch
I've never heard of that being illegal. Is that really a crime somewhere?
>Its a shame the cad market is going to windows from unix.
I think you meant "from unix to windows"?
I must be missing something. Is "to A from B" somehow different than "from B to A" ???
The main thing that bothers me is, what if I delete some JPGs that were stored on the computer? I may have a good reason for not wanting anyone to see them, and since they were mine, there should be nothing wrong with deleting them.
Don't store stuff you don't want people to see on any computer but your own. Why would you store something on your employer's computer if you didn't want to them to see it?
Budget isn't really an issue at this point, since we are just looking for options.
Obviously, budget is an issue. You just said so. You state that you "are just looking for options" and you've already ruled out some based on cost. Are you looking for a turn-key solution? Something off the shelf? A custom job? Each of these have pros and cons, and will cost you something. Will you need new hardware to run your new set-up? What will that cost? Still less than putting a firewall in front of your Windows systems? If you want to look at options, that's great, but don't starting ruling anything out on cost, until you know what you're willing to spend.
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There are very few Apple stores compared to Blockbuster. The nearest Apple store to me is more than 70 miles away, but there are 10 Blockbuster stores within 10 miles.
From quick scan of Apple's list http://www.apple.com/retail it looks like about 35 or so U.S. states have Apple stores, with most of those having 3 or less stores serving the entire state. I don't know if that covers "the majority" of the population or not, but even if you live in SoCal (with about 10 stores) there's likely more Blockbusters than Apple stores, and they're probably closer.
Not saying the the Blockbuster prediction has any merit, but those things are all over the place, so it would make sense to partner with them.
As Google puts it,
Results 1 - 10 of about 935,000 for 'linux "security hole"'
Results 1 - 10 of about 46,300,000 for 'linux bug'
Any questions?
I don't know about the rest of the world, but that's certainly not true in the United States. Looking at the trademark database at the USPTO website shows that Microsoft Corporation holds the trademark "Windows"
Registration number is 1872264, serial number is 74090419.
http://www.uspto.gov/index.html
Microsoft is the corporation everyone loves to hate, but at least let's keep the facts somewhat straight.
Um, didn't they all die?
In something that's tangentially related, did you know that your gambling losses are tax deductible?
What you say is true, but somewhat misleading. You can only deduct gambling losses from your gambing winnings. From your link:
However, the amount of losses you deduct may not be more than the amount of gambling income you have reported on your return.
Current regulations (faa i think) prevent mile high cities.
Eh? What about this place?
http://www.denver.org/
HP has a set-up where you can "test drive" different OSes and hardware.
http://www.testdrive.hp.com/
Included are Linux, BSD, VMS, and HP-UX, Itanium, PA-RISC, Alpha, and x86.
If you don't like the iTMS feature of iTunes, you can turn it off.
Not sure about the Windows version, but on the Mac, it's under Preferences->Store, and uncheck the box that says "Show iTunes Music Store."
So why is the Native American Church allowed peyote (http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/21cfr/cfr/1307/ 1307_31.htm), but for the rest of us it's a DEA schedule Ir ug?
(http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/csa/812.htm)
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Snopes says the landfill story is true.
From http://www.snopes.com/business/market/atari.asp
"...Atari, stuck with millions of games and consoles that were largely unsellable at any price, sent fourteen truckloads of merchandise from their plant in El Paso, Texas, to be dumped in a city landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico in late September 1983. In order to keep the site from being looted, steamrollers crushed and flattened the games, and a concrete slab was poured over the remains."
Alternatively, you could elect to not use your work e-mail for personal correspondence. Too radical?
Yes, in the same way that carrying your wallet prevents muggers from taking it.
If you can read this, turn off your phone!
Nitpick: the Bill of Rights is the Constitution
You mention the 10th ammendment, but I think the 9th is really the more important one here:
Thus, just because privacy and other rights are not explicitly listed, does not mean they don't exist or are less important.Besides, how often are people going to change broadband providers and the like?
Heck, my e-mail adress has changed 3 times in less than 3 years without changing providers, thanks to @home/AT&T/Comcast.
Hawaii is not a _western_ US state.
Really? Please explain. Or tell us which US State is further west than Hawaii?
From the article:
"The decision, released Tuesday, is only binding in the 9th Circuit, which covers eight western U.S. states and Hawaii."
I thought Hawaii had been admitted to the Union. Did they change their mind?
I don't think Shakespere was American.