The CARP fees were totally outrageious. Their purpose was (or, is) to destroy Internet radio. This would leave the major labels with virtually no competition to their radio monopoly.As an independent artist, it's good to hear at least some occasional good news.
The drive to get business advantage from XML Web Services will cause turbulent times for IT managers. To successfully navigate these new issues, managers must change their mind set from "fragmented security systems focused on using network perimeter to shield closed business systems" to "consistent managed security systems focused on managing application level security for inherently distributed business systems".
This article was written by Kerry Champion, president and Andy Yang, Senior Director of Product Management at Westbridge Technology, Inc., a provider of security and reliability infrastructure software for XML Web Services networks. I'm not saying I disagree with their conclusion, but you always have to be suspicious when somebody comes out with an article that concludes that to be successful you have to use their product/service or something like it.
I'd like to see a mashup of Bill Gates singing the kids song Penguin Power. It goes something like this:
Penguin power, penguin power
We've got penguin pow-er You can waddle when you walk And hold your head one side when you talk For standing still for over one hour You've got a touch of penguin power Penguin power, penguin power We've got penguin pow-er
It is important to recognize that the mass migration to liberated infrastructure software will be evolutionary because a revolution would be too disruptive to Business.
It is certainly true that Business is adverse to change. Entrenched interests within an organization that would be hurt by Revolution will fight to keep things the same.
Progressive leaders, however, will make change happen when it is absolutely necessary. Think about Ecommerce, which I would call a revolution. Ten years ago essentially no company had a Web presence, but now they all do. And the changes required in IT departments to make Ecommerce work were revolutionary -- think Component Architecture.
Certainly at this point it would be hard to argue that many progressive business leaders see moving to Open Source as absolutely necessary. As Danese says, things are therefore moving at an evolutionary pace, i.e. real slowly.
So the question is how to change Management's perspective on this? Or can it be done? Is moving to Open Source fully necessary right now? I haven't yet seen any companies fail because they haven't gone Open Source, whereas plenty of companies have been screwed because of bad Web strategies. Think Time Warner or Toys R Us.
I own a device called the ThoughtStream that is a portable biofeedback device similar to this game. It provides both audio and visual feedback. It also allows you to measure how much more relaxed your were at the end of the session than you were at the beginning. The idea is that over time you can learn how to control your own relaxation responses so that you can eventually do it without the tool.
I think it's a great device, although I have to admit I haven't used it in over a year. For more information, check out this site. It costs $119, and I think this site also allows you to rent-to-buy.
There must be some legal precedent for the concept of "If you never actively enforce a law, and allow it to be broken (in obvious publicly-visible ways) over and over, you can't then go at a later date enforcing it at will on specific people you decide to target, it's not right".
Yes, the principle is called Waiver.
Of course, most or all EULAs have a provision in them to the effect that the Waiver doctrine does not apply. In fact, it's not just EULAs, but almost all contracts that have No Waiver provisions. Here's a sample No Waiver provision:
No waiver of any right under this Agreement shall be deemed effective unless contained in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of the party against whom the waiver is to be asserted, and no waiver of any past or present right arising from any breach or failure to perform shall be deemed to be a waiver of any future rights arising out of this Agreement.
From the Epic site: Hewlett Packard urged inclusion of a safe harbor provision in the Act to insulate companies from enforcement if they are members of a certified seal program such as BBBOnline or TrustE.
Oh, yes, of course, if they are members of wonderful TrustE then they'll nevvver evvver violate our privacy. That's why TrustE busted Yahoo! for changing our marketing preferences, right?
Seriously, has TrustE ever busted anybody -- at least any company that we've ever heard of?
In the article Elvis Costello says: If you're a carpenter and you make a chair, and then somebody comes around your workshop and takes the chair away, you call the police. There isn't any gray area. It's just stealing. Why should it be any different with music?
Well, the difference is that there's only one chair. If it's stolen it's gone, and the carpenter can't sell it anymore. But of course data can't be stole in that manner. Not to mention the breaking and entering part which also doesn't exist with CD burning.
His analogy would only be accurate if someone broke into the studio and stole a unique master tape.
Actually, the main reason that MP3.com lost that case was that they made an unauthorized database of music. If they could have (somehow) streamed from an authorized database, then they probably would have prevailed in court.
One thing that the Washington Post article didn't mention was that the average age of the people in the study was 57.
It is common knowledge that as people get older they sleep less. I would hypothesize that if you are over 57 years of age and sleeping more than 8 hours per night, you are likely to be at least somewhat unhealthy.
I therefore don't see why this study would be applicable to healthy young people.
I'd buy a very good, very long book that summarizes programming, databases, computer science, system design, data modeling, networking, the Internet, relevant vendors and technologies, open source, terminology, career paths, and computer history.
You know, basically something that a newbie to the field like myself could read for a comprehensive overview (with lots of references).
Maybe each section could be edited or written by a big name in that field rather than hoping that one person alone could handle such a diverse array of subjects.
At least 90% of the people that I know use the internet. I'm sure many of you would say the same. I think it would therefore be logical to conclude that there must be a number of communities in the US where 10% or less of the people use the internet.
If we want to make further gains in percentage connectivity, it would probably be useful to focus on these communities where internet use is virtually nonexistent.
I used to work for a small company with a very unprofessional IT Dept. We were scoping out email management/CRM software, and had the choice between licensing or going with an ASP. Both had similar features and price structures. We ultimately went with the ASP because we didn't trust that our own IT Dept could effectively install and manage the application locally.
So in my opinion there's a place for the ASP model, at least for small or medium sized companies that aren't particularly effective in managing their own software.
Futurama is the best SF on tv today. Since it's a cartoon, they can do absolutely anything. Plus, aside from The Simpsons, it's probably the funniest show on the air. Sure, it's not pure SF, but they routinely address topics that the lamer SF shows are afraid to touch.
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The CARP fees were totally outrageious. Their purpose was (or, is) to destroy Internet radio. This would leave the major labels with virtually no competition to their radio monopoly.As an independent artist, it's good to hear at least some occasional good news.
Hello! This is yesterday's news. Today's News.com article has more up-to-date info, and it says that Lott's tactic only delayed things by one day.
The drive to get business advantage from XML Web Services will cause turbulent times for IT managers. To successfully navigate these new issues, managers must change their mind set from "fragmented security systems focused on using network perimeter to shield closed business systems" to "consistent managed security systems focused on managing application level security for inherently distributed business systems".
This article was written by Kerry Champion, president and Andy Yang, Senior Director of Product Management at Westbridge Technology, Inc., a provider of security and reliability infrastructure software for XML Web Services networks.
I'm not saying I disagree with their conclusion, but you always have to be suspicious when somebody comes out with an article that concludes that to be successful you have to use their product/service or something like it.
It is important to recognize that the mass migration to liberated infrastructure software will be evolutionary because a revolution would be too disruptive to Business.
It is certainly true that Business is adverse to change. Entrenched interests within an organization that would be hurt by Revolution will fight to keep things the same.
Progressive leaders, however, will make change happen when it is absolutely necessary. Think about Ecommerce, which I would call a revolution. Ten years ago essentially no company had a Web presence, but now they all do. And the changes required in IT departments to make Ecommerce work were revolutionary -- think Component Architecture.
Certainly at this point it would be hard to argue that many progressive business leaders see moving to Open Source as absolutely necessary. As Danese says, things are therefore moving at an evolutionary pace, i.e. real slowly.
So the question is how to change Management's perspective on this? Or can it be done? Is moving to Open Source fully necessary right now? I haven't yet seen any companies fail because they haven't gone Open Source, whereas plenty of companies have been screwed because of bad Web strategies. Think Time Warner or Toys R Us.
I own a device called the ThoughtStream that is a portable biofeedback device similar to this game. It provides both audio and visual feedback. It also allows you to measure how much more relaxed your were at the end of the session than you were at the beginning. The idea is that over time you can learn how to control your own relaxation responses so that you can eventually do it without the tool.
I think it's a great device, although I have to admit I haven't used it in over a year. For more information, check out this site. It costs $119, and I think this site also allows you to rent-to-buy.
Yes, the principle is called Waiver.
Of course, most or all EULAs have a provision in them to the effect that the Waiver doctrine does not apply. In fact, it's not just EULAs, but almost all contracts that have No Waiver provisions. Here's a sample No Waiver provision:
NASA is an industrial subsidy in disguise. At least that's what this article from The Onion says.
From the Epic site: Hewlett Packard urged inclusion of a safe harbor provision in the Act to insulate companies from enforcement if they are members of a certified seal program such as BBBOnline or TrustE.
Oh, yes, of course, if they are members of wonderful TrustE then they'll nevvver evvver violate our privacy. That's why TrustE busted Yahoo! for changing our marketing preferences, right?
Seriously, has TrustE ever busted anybody -- at least any company that we've ever heard of?
In the article Elvis Costello says: If you're a carpenter and you make a chair, and then somebody comes around your workshop and takes the chair away, you call the police. There isn't any gray area. It's just stealing. Why should it be any different with music?
Well, the difference is that there's only one chair. If it's stolen it's gone, and the carpenter can't sell it anymore. But of course data can't be stole in that manner. Not to mention the breaking and entering part which also doesn't exist with CD burning.
His analogy would only be accurate if someone broke into the studio and stole a unique master tape.
Actually, the main reason that MP3.com lost that case was that they made an unauthorized database of music. If they could have (somehow) streamed from an authorized database, then they probably would have prevailed in court.
One thing that the Washington Post article didn't mention was that the average age of the people in the study was 57.
It is common knowledge that as people get older they sleep less. I would hypothesize that if you are over 57 years of age and sleeping more than 8 hours per night, you are likely to be at least somewhat unhealthy.
I therefore don't see why this study would be applicable to healthy young people.
I'd buy a very good, very long book that summarizes programming, databases, computer science, system design, data modeling, networking, the Internet, relevant vendors and technologies, open source, terminology, career paths, and computer history.
You know, basically something that a newbie to the field like myself could read for a comprehensive overview (with lots of references).
Maybe each section could be edited or written by a big name in that field rather than hoping that one person alone could handle such a diverse array of subjects.
I like your theory (and agree this contest will generate some offers), but won't it take longer to weed through 4200 contest entries than 4200 CVs?
At least 90% of the people that I know use the internet. I'm sure many of you would say the same. I think it would therefore be logical to conclude that there must be a number of communities in the US where 10% or less of the people use the internet.
If we want to make further gains in percentage connectivity, it would probably be useful to focus on these communities where internet use is virtually nonexistent.
I used to work for a small company with a very unprofessional IT Dept. We were scoping out email management/CRM software, and had the choice between licensing or going with an ASP. Both had similar features and price structures. We ultimately went with the ASP because we didn't trust that our own IT Dept could effectively install and manage the application locally.
So in my opinion there's a place for the ASP model, at least for small or medium sized companies that aren't particularly effective in managing their own software.
I wonder what will become of the general-purpose computer?
Why it will be outlawed, of course, at least if Senator Hollings and the major content providers get their way.
Futurama is the best SF on tv today. Since it's a cartoon, they can do absolutely anything. Plus, aside from The Simpsons, it's probably the funniest show on the air. Sure, it's not pure SF, but they routinely address topics that the lamer SF shows are afraid to touch.