I'm not offended by 'fuck', but I'm sure there are things that will offend me that I'm glad nobody prints. But I could just follow your lead and claim to be mentally superior and more tolerant and understanding simply because I know a euphemism for sex and have no inhibitions about spouting it.
Maybe I could make a blanket statement about a whole country based on the fact that I think I'm so deep simply because I can liberally use the word 'fuck' without remorse.
Amazon: Which page of 'War and Peace' would you like to buy? Me: I dunno...I'll try page 27. Amazon: Here you go...KA CHING! Me:Oh man, this page is boring. Let me try page 54. Amazon: KA CHING! Me:I read pages 27 and 54 and they were both boring. Could you recommend something? Amazon: Try page 12. Lots of readers rate page 12 very highly. Me: Okay, give me page 12. Amazon: KA CHING! Me: Hey, this is just part of somebody's foreword. What the hell?!? Amazon: No refunds!
It might be helpful, when requesting that others take action, to actually name specifics. Simply asking everyone on/. to contact the FTC and BBB and make vague statements of fraud is not exactly a precise attack.
One might, oh, I don't know, suggest people visit various sites ( hey! like this one!) where the alleged abuses are documented, then also give a link to how to contact the proper organizations if they so choose.
Step 1: The U.S. places robot teachers in schools throughout the U.S.
Step 2: Innovative students figure out how to trick out, steal and profit from millions of dollars of hardware sitting in the classroom. Think about hackers who use major universities' computers, then extrapolate. Robots are modded for fun, or stolen to be sold to anyone who could use the parts or robot.
Step 3: Robots are armed with self defense equipment to prevent theft and vandalism.
Step 4: Robots rise up and slay us all. One positive note is that global warming immediately gets under control.
When automobiles reached speeds of 18 mph, people stated that no one should move that fast. It was also stated that humans would suffer from a lack of oxygen and die at such demonic speeds.
I'm not sure why anyone would be shocked. Many of the Liberty ideas were similar, as was Passport.
The issue is not that nobody has ever thought of these things. This is pretty much old hat. The thing is, big business keeps itching for a way to get people to store their data in a central location, then log in from application to application without re-authenticating.
This idea would be a boon to businesses, but in practical application, it only works on small networks. It's not the technology. It's that people don't want the technology.
People don't care to log into Yahoo! and then be logged into their bank account. It's this wall that people want between entities that makes this such a distasteful idea.
Most people are used to keeping things separated...like the doctor's office and their bank branch, which are in two distinct buildings, owned (hopefully) by two companies. Sure, sure, I know that what is suggested is that people would allow the bank and their doctor to talk, but they usually don't want that at all. Only the bank and the doctor want that. And there's the reason why any SSO/identity/passport system breaks down. People want the internet to have some of same semblance of anonymity as their lives, if not more so. As long as a bank customer never tells anyone at the bank ho their doctor is, then the bank has no reason to know.
I'm not sure if I could agree that Mainframe programmers must have a 'larger pool of knowledge on computing and network architecture', considering that most Windows programmers are not targeting a single server, but thousands or hundreds of thousands of unknown machines, or networks.
I've worked on all of these systems at some time or another, and each has it's own issues. One thing is constant - all have programmers who only know their system and think their system is the most complex.
I would agree, and this is one of the biggest fallacies in management today. I am appalled at the library's response - "How on Earth do you measure productivity?" as if technology was some bewildering alchemy akin to warlocks and potions. I mean, give me a break, the library must have had a reason as to why they hired a technician prior to hiring him. Are we to believe that they simply hired one without any justification, then wondered why they were paying him?
There are much more effective methods of monitoring productivity. I've run many technology teams and projects, and I've had no trouble determining who was working and who wasn't. I would never need to even stop by the person's cube or office, and I would know who was producing. This isn't that difficult, and I certainly wouldn't need to invade the employees' privacy, waste money on software and then more time checking the logs.
1. This isn't a security issue.
2. There are far more effective ways to determine productivity.
3. This is an invasion of privacy. Most employers allow users to at least check bank accounts online once in a while, given that the employee is stuck at work during banking or office hours. What's the issue with checking a bank balance for 5 minutes instead of leaving work an hour early to do the same? Also, where is the logged information kept? Who looks at it?
4. Hire good people. Leave them alone.
5. If you happen to hire someone who isn't good. Fire them. It's good for the business and good for morale. Then go back to leaving your good employees alone to do their work. Who the hell cares if they browse or chat when all the work is done and delivered correctly, on time? Not me. That's how I get promoted and lunches with the CFO.
I think the question is, would you put your money in a bank where the tellers and managers all had tattoos? Sure, it's stereotyping. Maybe it wouldn't bother you, but when you start thinking about people handling your money, there's going to be some 'look' that someone could have that would make you think twice about handing over your paycheck. What about if everyone in the bank looked like they were in a biker gang? Or used car salesman? Or pimps?
And 'body modifications'? Puh-leeze. It's called 'scarring'. Body modifications are having a hook for a hand or a cybernetic leg. Get over yourself already, people. I've got a huge scar from a car accident and I don't exactly consider it a 'body modification'.
If you are a developer, specifically a web developer, then Firefox and/or Mozilla are the best thing going to cross reference your pages.
Basically, the rule is, if it runs in Firefox, it runs everywhere. PLUS, the javascript errors actually tell you what is broken on your page, not the generic, useless JScript errors.
Then there's the javascript popup blocker taht actually WORKS. And the ability to instantly add or remove pages to allow popups.
And the profile manager. And the password manager, which is so much better than IE it's like claiming that driving a car is better than walking.
Slashdot Mirror
I'm not offended by 'fuck', but I'm sure there are things that will offend me that I'm glad nobody prints. But I could just follow your lead and claim to be mentally superior and more tolerant and understanding simply because I know a euphemism for sex and have no inhibitions about spouting it.
Maybe I could make a blanket statement about a whole country based on the fact that I think I'm so deep simply because I can liberally use the word 'fuck' without remorse.
"And now...we shall defeat you with the awesome power of SOUND."
Dot-com Bubble: Revenue without products
Open Source Bubble: Products without revenue
"When will U.S. regulators ... get on board?"
Never , because alll U.S. lawmakers are in the pocket of Big Zombie.
Amazon: Which page of 'War and Peace' would you like to buy?
Me: I dunno...I'll try page 27.
Amazon: Here you go...KA CHING!
Me:Oh man, this page is boring. Let me try page 54.
Amazon: KA CHING!
Me:I read pages 27 and 54 and they were both boring. Could you recommend something?
Amazon: Try page 12. Lots of readers rate page 12 very highly.
Me: Okay, give me page 12.
Amazon: KA CHING!
Me: Hey, this is just part of somebody's foreword. What the hell?!?
Amazon: No refunds!
Father: What are you going to do with your life?
Son: Find the corpse of Copernicus, or die trying.
It might be helpful, when requesting that others take action, to actually name specifics. Simply asking everyone on /. to contact the FTC and BBB and make vague statements of fraud is not exactly a precise attack.
One might, oh, I don't know, suggest people visit various sites ( hey! like this one!) where the alleged abuses are documented, then also give a link to how to contact the proper organizations if they so choose.
Step 1: The U.S. places robot teachers in schools throughout the U.S.
Step 2: Innovative students figure out how to trick out, steal and profit from millions of dollars of hardware sitting in the classroom. Think about hackers who use major universities' computers, then extrapolate. Robots are modded for fun, or stolen to be sold to anyone who could use the parts or robot.
Step 3: Robots are armed with self defense equipment to prevent theft and vandalism.
Step 4: Robots rise up and slay us all. One positive note is that global warming immediately gets under control.
When automobiles reached speeds of 18 mph, people stated that no one should move that fast. It was also stated that humans would suffer from a lack of oxygen and die at such demonic speeds.
The funniest comic I have read in a long time:
Goodbye, foom
And then there are some other funny ones:
Niego
Joe and Monkey
Ugly Hill
In the new PC World ranking of the best 100 products of 2005:
6 3,pg,12,00.asp
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,1207
I was reviewing usage stats yesterday and I noticed the same 'leveling off', but with W3schools it's 18%, not 7%.
a sp
Firefox exploded from 5% in January 04 to 21% in May 05. Now it's crept back down a bit off that high.
Don't really have a reason to offer, but here's the stats:
http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.
Maybe...
"Gambling: Because You Don't Need Your Money"
or
"Gambling: Get Nothing For Something"
I'm not sure why anyone would be shocked. Many of the Liberty ideas were similar, as was Passport.
The issue is not that nobody has ever thought of these things. This is pretty much old hat. The thing is, big business keeps itching for a way to get people to store their data in a central location, then log in from application to application without re-authenticating.
This idea would be a boon to businesses, but in practical application, it only works on small networks. It's not the technology. It's that people don't want the technology.
People don't care to log into Yahoo! and then be logged into their bank account. It's this wall that people want between entities that makes this such a distasteful idea.
Most people are used to keeping things separated...like the doctor's office and their bank branch, which are in two distinct buildings, owned (hopefully) by two companies. Sure, sure, I know that what is suggested is that people would allow the bank and their doctor to talk, but they usually don't want that at all. Only the bank and the doctor want that. And there's the reason why any SSO/identity/passport system breaks down. People want the internet to have some of same semblance of anonymity as their lives, if not more so. As long as a bank customer never tells anyone at the bank ho their doctor is, then the bank has no reason to know.
I'm not sure if I could agree that Mainframe programmers must have a 'larger pool of knowledge on computing and network architecture', considering that most Windows programmers are not targeting a single server, but thousands or hundreds of thousands of unknown machines, or networks.
I've worked on all of these systems at some time or another, and each has it's own issues. One thing is constant - all have programmers who only know their system and think their system is the most complex.
And yet amazingly still so much better than Family Guy...
I would agree, and this is one of the biggest fallacies in management today. I am appalled at the library's response - "How on Earth do you measure productivity?" as if technology was some bewildering alchemy akin to warlocks and potions. I mean, give me a break, the library must have had a reason as to why they hired a technician prior to hiring him. Are we to believe that they simply hired one without any justification, then wondered why they were paying him?
There are much more effective methods of monitoring productivity. I've run many technology teams and projects, and I've had no trouble determining who was working and who wasn't. I would never need to even stop by the person's cube or office, and I would know who was producing. This isn't that difficult, and I certainly wouldn't need to invade the employees' privacy, waste money on software and then more time checking the logs.
1. This isn't a security issue.
2. There are far more effective ways to determine productivity.
3. This is an invasion of privacy. Most employers allow users to at least check bank accounts online once in a while, given that the employee is stuck at work during banking or office hours. What's the issue with checking a bank balance for 5 minutes instead of leaving work an hour early to do the same? Also, where is the logged information kept? Who looks at it?
4. Hire good people. Leave them alone.
5. If you happen to hire someone who isn't good. Fire them. It's good for the business and good for morale. Then go back to leaving your good employees alone to do their work. Who the hell cares if they browse or chat when all the work is done and delivered correctly, on time? Not me. That's how I get promoted and lunches with the CFO.
wetware is slang... like 'wetworks'...
I think the question is, would you put your money in a bank where the tellers and managers all had tattoos? Sure, it's stereotyping. Maybe it wouldn't bother you, but when you start thinking about people handling your money, there's going to be some 'look' that someone could have that would make you think twice about handing over your paycheck. What about if everyone in the bank looked like they were in a biker gang? Or used car salesman? Or pimps?
And 'body modifications'? Puh-leeze. It's called 'scarring'. Body modifications are having a hook for a hand or a cybernetic leg. Get over yourself already, people. I've got a huge scar from a car accident and I don't exactly consider it a 'body modification'.
If you are a developer, specifically a web developer, then Firefox and/or Mozilla are the best thing going to cross reference your pages.
Basically, the rule is, if it runs in Firefox, it runs everywhere. PLUS, the javascript errors actually tell you what is broken on your page, not the generic, useless JScript errors.
Then there's the javascript popup blocker taht actually WORKS. And the ability to instantly add or remove pages to allow popups.
And the profile manager. And the password manager, which is so much better than IE it's like claiming that driving a car is better than walking.
Man, walking on railroad track: "There's a train coming. We'd better get off the track."
Second man: "Shut up, you liberal whiner. What a fucking loser."
It's okay to kill someone, as long as you only kill them a little bit, right?
I mean it's not like stealing is wrong if you only steal little things, right?
I can't tell if your use of the word 'regime' is sarcasm or ignorance.
With any luck, your reasonably priced Macromedia software will be replaced with applications that are actuallly professional grade.
Along with about 1,000 other dot-com start ups.