The guy was/is the head of that office. He either didn't know about the corruption (as the frigging FEDERAL CIO for the country, that might be a think he'd be expected to know about corruption in his own office) or he was in on it.
Either way, for me, this is 100% a bad sign and should raise a huge red flag.
I must tell you that I STRENUOUSLY OBJECT to the SARCASM inherent in your post.
Please be advised that you will not receive another warning to tone down the sarcasm.
If your sarcasm levels remain high with regards to the UN, we will be forced to send another letter EVEN MORE STRENUOUSLY OBJECTING THAN THIS ONE responding to your sarcasm.
I agree. Fringe is fun, mainly because of the over-the-top wackiness of the show.
I like putting my mind in park for 40 minutes or whatever and watching that show. If I want to be educated, I sure as heck don't watch Fox or any of the other "Big 4".
Nah, that would be feeding them to pigs after cutting them up with a chainsaw after paper cutting them to death after making them watch Mike Tyson eat their children.:-D
use safari on your iPhone to buy the fake iTunes card.
It's like curb stomping apple after you kick them in the nuts.
More seriously, there's a good chance that if Apple does decide to change their key system that a lot of legitimate iTunes cards are gonna be rendered worthless.
This time it is no different: 'All Electronic Medical Record software purchased with federal funds must be licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3.' This guarantees the requisite transparency. This needs to be written into the law yesterday to ensure our nations Health IT future is a bright one.
So then, not knowing what the Affero GPL is, I go to wikipedia (yeah, I know, whatever, most of the time Wikipedia is good) to see what the heck this version of the GPL is. Apparently it closes an ASP loophole in the GPL. Anyway, while I'm reading that, I see that one of the authors of the Affero GPL is RMS, the other is Henry Poole. Henry Poole created a company called Affero which apparently "is a service which enables personal ratings and donations to causes on behalf of individuals who freely share with others."
Ok. So the author is upset that the government isn't using Open Source software (I am assuming the Affero.com webpage is free, didn't look) and wants them to...because of security concerns?
Is that it? Because the blog/rant/article reads like an angry rambling rant to me. Not trying to troll, just saying if this guy wants to be taken serious, stop with the "people have been telling me to tone it down" rhetoric. Post the facts, not emotion.
No. Don't do it. Programming should still be an elective, not a required course for all students to take.
A computer course that touches on programming and can be a gateway to a programming course should be the route you take. That way the students get the skills they'll need (not everyone has a computer at home, even in this age) for college/job/whathaveyou but they're not forced to take a class they may not want to.
When I was in school, the only "programming" course that was available was Pascal. And it almost ruined computers for me as I honestly have 0 interest in programming.
All that said, I do realize there are a lot of courses out there that kids are required to take that they have no interest in. However, a lot of those courses have legitimate "real-world" reasons, and programming isn't necessarily a "real world" reason for taking a course.
I wouldn't guess it's a rootkit, I'd guess it's a silent recording/reporting tool...you know, so NAV can make sure you're not going somewhere you're not supposed to.
*the slashdot user "Em Emalb" does not seriously think Norton supports terrorism, in fact, if the pounding on his door is any indicator, neither does Nort...)&(^#%)*&#^ stoptazingmePeterNorton! OWWW! Sonofa...that thing stings bro.
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Spot on, AC. I very well could be a lazy and baised dickhead.
Aw man, you got me. I concede. You're the master.
All bow before Captain Splendid, Slashdot hero.
LOL. You kiss your mother with that mouth? (assuming you know who she is)
And that's supposed to make us feel good?
The guy was/is the head of that office. He either didn't know about the corruption (as the frigging FEDERAL CIO for the country, that might be a think he'd be expected to know about corruption in his own office) or he was in on it.
Either way, for me, this is 100% a bad sign and should raise a huge red flag.
Why the hell is this marked troll?
It's a valid question.
How many of Obama's choices have had either tax problems or scandals?
Seriously, troll is 100% wrong moderation.
You're right. And I for one am beginning to question how they got 213 midgets and a donkey in the space station.
Blank check = bestest browser evar?
I was thinking it was more of the "well she wouldn't have been raped if she wasn't dressed so skimpily" defense.
Dear Sir,
I must tell you that I STRENUOUSLY OBJECT to the SARCASM inherent in your post.
Please be advised that you will not receive another warning to tone down the sarcasm.
If your sarcasm levels remain high with regards to the UN, we will be forced to send another letter EVEN MORE STRENUOUSLY OBJECTING THAN THIS ONE responding to your sarcasm.
Have a wonderful, love-filled day.
Yours forever,
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
Knives don't kill people. I kill people.
boom, head-stab.
What? I learned it all by playing manhunt.
Poor Jim.
The images remind me of Wall-E.
That's not a good thing.
I agree. Fringe is fun, mainly because of the over-the-top wackiness of the show.
I like putting my mind in park for 40 minutes or whatever and watching that show. If I want to be educated, I sure as heck don't watch Fox or any of the other "Big 4".
Nah, that would be feeding them to pigs after cutting them up with a chainsaw after paper cutting them to death after making them watch Mike Tyson eat their children. :-D
This also goes to show that Republicans aren't really the party of small business.
Neither party is the party of small business. They're the party of the party, for the party, by the party.
It's not a democrats versus republican thing, it's an US versus Politicians thing.
use safari on your iPhone to buy the fake iTunes card.
It's like curb stomping apple after you kick them in the nuts.
More seriously, there's a good chance that if Apple does decide to change their key system that a lot of legitimate iTunes cards are gonna be rendered worthless.
And that would suck.
Wow, you got all that out of the article?
Good for you.
All I got was that the guy is pissed off and wants people to play in his particular sandbox and not "some big companies".
Here's the last line of the rant/article:
This time it is no different: 'All Electronic Medical Record software purchased with federal funds must be licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3.' This guarantees the requisite transparency. This needs to be written into the law yesterday to ensure our nations Health IT future is a bright one.
So then, not knowing what the Affero GPL is, I go to wikipedia (yeah, I know, whatever, most of the time Wikipedia is good) to see what the heck this version of the GPL is. Apparently it closes an ASP loophole in the GPL. Anyway, while I'm reading that, I see that one of the authors of the Affero GPL is RMS, the other is Henry Poole. Henry Poole created a company called Affero which apparently "is a service which enables personal ratings and donations to causes on behalf of individuals who freely share with others."
Ok. So the author is upset that the government isn't using Open Source software (I am assuming the Affero.com webpage is free, didn't look) and wants them to...because of security concerns?
Is that it? Because the blog/rant/article reads like an angry rambling rant to me. Not trying to troll, just saying if this guy wants to be taken serious, stop with the "people have been telling me to tone it down" rhetoric. Post the facts, not emotion.
Most people consider internet explorer to be "the internet".
It's all they've ever known.
I bet she has some stories from "the old days" of being about the only female geek around.
Good for her.
WHAT A MAROON!
Dude, it was a joke. Lighten up Francis.
It's a damned shame that you were modded troll. The troll moderation is NOT for modding down something you disagree with people.
That said, your actual post is a little harsh dude.
No. Don't do it. Programming should still be an elective, not a required course for all students to take.
A computer course that touches on programming and can be a gateway to a programming course should be the route you take. That way the students get the skills they'll need (not everyone has a computer at home, even in this age) for college/job/whathaveyou but they're not forced to take a class they may not want to.
When I was in school, the only "programming" course that was available was Pascal. And it almost ruined computers for me as I honestly have 0 interest in programming.
All that said, I do realize there are a lot of courses out there that kids are required to take that they have no interest in. However, a lot of those courses have legitimate "real-world" reasons, and programming isn't necessarily a "real world" reason for taking a course.
I wouldn't guess it's a rootkit, I'd guess it's a silent recording/reporting tool...you know, so NAV can make sure you're not going somewhere you're not supposed to.
They're there to protect you from yourself, Sir.
Possible
Information
For
Terrorist
Sleeper cells
Therefore...Norton* = Terrorist.
*the slashdot user "Em Emalb" does not seriously think Norton supports terrorism, in fact, if the pounding on his door is any indicator, neither does Nort...)&(^#%)*&#^ stoptazingmePeterNorton! OWWW! Sonofa...that thing stings bro.
How come you didn't mention the NSA's backdoor into NAV?
For shame, sir, for shame.