My overactive sense of paranoia likes this...but then again...this is just too stupid. Avoiding a few security cameras won't do much to help your anonymity, so why go through the trouble? Someone out there is either a lot more paranoid than I am...or just has way too much spare time, or both.
*Flame on*
I've noticed the majority of posts on this topic seem to be against distro's that use package management. I say wtf is wrong with package management? I use Debian for one reason, I like to use my computer, and not spend time compiling and configuring. When I want to upgrade, I want it done quickly. Call me lazy, I know I am...but I just feel I should spend more time enjoying my computer, and less time trying to get the software to work.
Why is it that the coolest new cell phones always get made for networks somewhere else besides the U.S.? According to their website this one is only available for networks in Europe, Africa and Asia. I mean come on...I'm a geek I want the cool toys...my StarTac is getting severely dated. Between this, and the 3G network in Tokyo I'm feeling very tech deprived.
Personally I'm sticking with 2.4.9 until 2.4.12 hangs around for a while. I like to see open source developing things quickly, but having 2 kernel releases in 2 days is a little absurd. I think Linus should slow down a little and make sure to hammer out glaring errors like having something defined incorrectly in a file. We'll see if things improve once the 2.5.x series comes out though.
No name clown or not, this case has become high profile in tech circles because of the implications of its outcome. The DMCA has the potential to trully hinder the efforts of open source software developers, and by having a it held up in court by convicting Skylarov would give it all the more clout in convicting anyone else who would dare to try to compete with, circumvent, or emulate the product of a powerful coporation, simply based on the grounds that in some way shape or form it may violate the copyright that company holds. This case is ludicrous...but what could come from it is very serious.
Personally I think too much emphasis in the past years has been placed on job training. A university is not supposed to just crank out mindless zombies that no nothing more than how to program a computer, wire up a circuit, or design a bridge. I agree that if you are in a major you should be taught the important things that will help you succeed. But what shouldn't be sacrificed is courses that help to expand your mind. Courses in art, music, literature, and history give a taste of humanity, that helps to form a individual that has a broader view of existence than a computer screen.
The problem @home has is that as sold on technology as this country seems to be...not as many people are signing up for broadband as you might think. Most geeks, hackers, gamers, etc. Feel as if they couldn't survive without broadband access. However my parents on the other hand, and many families I know, simply do not feel the need to have a high speed internet access. Also in the case of my parent's, finding a provider is prohibitive. There are some places in this country where it is very hard to find broadband, and I'm not talking about some backwoods place. I'm from the East Side of Cleveland, and it is extremely difficult to find anyone who offers DSL or Cable modem. Also in some places around Baltimore it is very hard to get connected.
In short, the problem is two fold, there are a lot of people out there who don't think they need broadband, and there also a lot of people that can't get it. Because of that, a upstart company will have a very hard time supporting itself, simply because they do not have enough revenue to allow them to stay afloat until their venture becomes profitable.
We're all in this together, keep your stick on the ice.
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My overactive sense of paranoia likes this...but then again...this is just too stupid. Avoiding a few security cameras won't do much to help your anonymity, so why go through the trouble? Someone out there is either a lot more paranoid than I am...or just has way too much spare time, or both.
*Flame on*
I've noticed the majority of posts on this topic seem to be against distro's that use package management. I say wtf is wrong with package management? I use Debian for one reason, I like to use my computer, and not spend time compiling and configuring. When I want to upgrade, I want it done quickly. Call me lazy, I know I am...but I just feel I should spend more time enjoying my computer, and less time trying to get the software to work.
*Flame off*
Why is it that the coolest new cell phones always get made for networks somewhere else besides the U.S.? According to their website this one is only available for networks in Europe, Africa and Asia. I mean come on...I'm a geek I want the cool toys...my StarTac is getting severely dated. Between this, and the 3G network in Tokyo I'm feeling very tech deprived.
Personally I'm sticking with 2.4.9 until 2.4.12 hangs around for a while. I like to see open source developing things quickly, but having 2 kernel releases in 2 days is a little absurd. I think Linus should slow down a little and make sure to hammer out glaring errors like having something defined incorrectly in a file. We'll see if things improve once the 2.5.x series comes out though.
No name clown or not, this case has become high profile in tech circles because of the implications of its outcome. The DMCA has the potential to trully hinder the efforts of open source software developers, and by having a it held up in court by convicting Skylarov would give it all the more clout in convicting anyone else who would dare to try to compete with, circumvent, or emulate the product of a powerful coporation, simply based on the grounds that in some way shape or form it may violate the copyright that company holds. This case is ludicrous...but what could come from it is very serious.
Personally I think too much emphasis in the past years has been placed on job training. A university is not supposed to just crank out mindless zombies that no nothing more than how to program a computer, wire up a circuit, or design a bridge. I agree that if you are in a major you should be taught the important things that will help you succeed. But what shouldn't be sacrificed is courses that help to expand your mind. Courses in art, music, literature, and history give a taste of humanity, that helps to form a individual that has a broader view of existence than a computer screen.
The problem @home has is that as sold on technology as this country seems to be...not as many people are signing up for broadband as you might think. Most geeks, hackers, gamers, etc. Feel as if they couldn't survive without broadband access. However my parents on the other hand, and many families I know, simply do not feel the need to have a high speed internet access. Also in the case of my parent's, finding a provider is prohibitive. There are some places in this country where it is very hard to find broadband, and I'm not talking about some backwoods place. I'm from the East Side of Cleveland, and it is extremely difficult to find anyone who offers DSL or Cable modem. Also in some places around Baltimore it is very hard to get connected.
In short, the problem is two fold, there are a lot of people out there who don't think they need broadband, and there also a lot of people that can't get it. Because of that, a upstart company will have a very hard time supporting itself, simply because they do not have enough revenue to allow them to stay afloat until their venture becomes profitable.
We're all in this together, keep your stick on the ice.