MS won't even miss it. While at a conference not so long ago a question was posed to a MS rep about how MS was doing in Asia considering the failing economy there. The response was something like MS has not lost a thing since very few have legitimate licenses to use the software in the first place. So no harm to MS. Sorry to disappoint.
This is how it is supposed to happen. Independent concerns helping fund Open Source projects they are interested in. Simple, plain, nothing more to say.
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mod this parent post up! As geeks the usual grandiose cyberplots of rooting Air-traffic control or dams, although all quite possible,are being hashed over here when really all it would take is rooting a traffic light on a critical emergency route. Yes, I know stop giving them ideas. Too late, they have already plotted this type of attack.
Though we have all seen this sort of attack as a possiblity for a long time, I'm having a hard time believing that Al Qaeda is capable of anything along these lines.
Nobody thought the WTC would fall either. But they did fall. Will we have to wait till more catastrophe strikes before beauracy will see what is coming instead of what is?
I don't think that this is too far from reality or far off in the future. Whether systems that are 'rooted' by terrorists are critical or not, it is often the case that the little bit of confusion that would be created is enough to tip the scales and create a panic thus hamper defense and rescue efforts.
Just about anyone here who cares about America does realize that as much as the WTC was a full scale attack, it was also used as a means to probe the infrastructure and identify weak points for future terror plots.
I suggest you take a drive around your area and look for home construction that has started but is languishing incomplete. Dollars to doughnuts they are DIY General contractors. Sure a construction loan is common but not easy to obtain when you have no collateral in a half built house. Also, talk to the neighbors of an incomplete home. Ask them how they feel about the incomplete dream home. The warranty you get on your home when it is built by a home builder is on the structure for about 7 years, depending on the state you live in. If it sinks in that time period then its their responsibility. A nice little thing to have when every dollar counts. But maybe you don't have too.
The 7.5 number you state does that include everything finished? Electrical, heat, paint, floors, decks, landscaping? I am skeptical. What about the warranty? If the structure sinks who is left holding the bag? If it was built by a home builder its the builder's liability.
before you DIY a home check to see if you will get the warranty that is standard with a new construction by a home builder. Most states it is 7years on the structure. Also, getting financing for a DIY is very, very hard. If you got the collateral or cash then no prob but you should contact a bank immediately and tell them your plans. I see many DIY homes where I am located that will never be finished because the DIY builder ran out of money... Also, don't lay out big cash to a builder that you do not think you can trust. I was lucky and met a good one but looked around for a while.
Ok, maybe it says it in the book but how much time did this take? 1 year, 2 years? Most homes built by a home builder are completed in a 4 to 9 month span. Try paying rent or an existing mortgage while you are waiting to finish your home.
My big question though after reading this post is if you DIY the home yourself do you still get a warranty? Probably not. Most states require a home builder to guarantee the structure up to 7 years. Second, I imagine it is very tough to get financing for this type of DIY construction. Let alone getting financing for the land. Usually a bank requires collateral and you will not have that much if all you have is a pile of lumber.
I recommend contracting with a home builder for new construction but just don't layout cash to the first who comes along. Look into them and ask around. Most of all make sure you are comfortable laying out that type of cash to someone you do not know.
Triangle Boy is one of the methods Chinese surfers are using to get around the 'Great Fire Wall' of China.
http://www.safeweb.com/tboy_whitepaper.html
Here is the gist of the free program. Anybody who downloads triangle boy gives the ability to secretly lend his or her Internet address to users behind restricted firewalls. That, in turn, hands such users the electronic keys they need to receive unfettered access to the Web.
some time on the diy or homebuilt pc sites and you will never have this problem. save a ton of cash too, except for geeks of course who must part with there cash. the savings can be realized by replacing parts piecemeal over a period of time, creating a base of items that you don't need to replace, instead of dropping 2k every 18 mos. probably cuts down on water consumption too seeing that it takes 600 gals of water to make each pc.
your wallet probably won't change much here. if not get better
there are still lot's of p1's laying around. saved my parents a lot when I found a barely used gateway p1 at a garage sale for $50. monitor and all, including the boot disk and os unopened in their orig shrink wrap, and mint black and white boxes for it.
Besides, athlons are $2 cheaper than durons on the pricewatch site.
thank you for making sense poster! No troll intended.
Once you start vouching for identity, that makes you liable for fraud, that makes you liable for identity theft," Litan said.
Statistics suggest that 750,000 people per year in the US are subject to identity fraud. I am not sure what % of those people are frauded online. But I am sure it is a good amount, anyways. But how does this help those who were frauded offline?
I do think an online id is fiscally smart idea for the federal gov to continue shaping. Can you imagine all of the civ. serv. clerks manually slaving over piles of paper managing the process they have now?
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MS won't even miss it. While at a conference not so long ago a question was posed to a MS rep about how MS was doing in Asia considering the failing economy there. The response was something like MS has not lost a thing since very few have legitimate licenses to use the software in the first place. So no harm to MS. Sorry to disappoint.
This is how it is supposed to happen. Independent concerns helping fund Open Source projects they are interested in. Simple, plain, nothing more to say.
mod this parent post up! As geeks the usual grandiose cyberplots of rooting Air-traffic control or dams, although all quite possible,are being hashed over here when really all it would take is rooting a traffic light on a critical emergency route. Yes, I know stop giving them ideas. Too late, they have already plotted this type of attack.
yes to both and I got the warranty to back it up.
I suggest you take a drive around your area and look for home construction that has started but is languishing incomplete. Dollars to doughnuts they are DIY General contractors. Sure a construction loan is common but not easy to obtain when you have no collateral in a half built house. Also, talk to the neighbors of an incomplete home. Ask them how they feel about the incomplete dream home. The warranty you get on your home when it is built by a home builder is on the structure for about 7 years, depending on the state you live in. If it sinks in that time period then its their responsibility. A nice little thing to have when every dollar counts. But maybe you don't have too.
The 7.5 number you state does that include everything finished? Electrical, heat, paint, floors, decks, landscaping? I am skeptical. What about the warranty? If the structure sinks who is left holding the bag? If it was built by a home builder its the builder's liability.
before you DIY a home check to see if you will get the warranty that is standard with a new construction by a home builder. Most states it is 7years on the structure. Also, getting financing for a DIY is very, very hard. If you got the collateral or cash then no prob but you should contact a bank immediately and tell them your plans. I see many DIY homes where I am located that will never be finished because the DIY builder ran out of money... Also, don't lay out big cash to a builder that you do not think you can trust. I was lucky and met a good one but looked around for a while.
Ok, maybe it says it in the book but how much time did this take? 1 year, 2 years? Most homes built by a home builder are completed in a 4 to 9 month span. Try paying rent or an existing mortgage while you are waiting to finish your home.
My big question though after reading this post is if you DIY the home yourself do you still get a warranty? Probably not. Most states require a home builder to guarantee the structure up to 7 years. Second, I imagine it is very tough to get financing for this type of DIY construction. Let alone getting financing for the land. Usually a bank requires collateral and you will not have that much if all you have is a pile of lumber.
I recommend contracting with a home builder for new construction but just don't layout cash to the first who comes along. Look into them and ask around. Most of all make sure you are comfortable laying out that type of cash to someone you do not know.
Triangle Boy is one of the methods Chinese surfers are using to get around the 'Great Fire Wall' of China.
http://www.safeweb.com/tboy_whitepaper.html
Here is the gist of the free program.
Anybody who downloads triangle boy gives the ability to secretly lend his or her Internet address to users behind restricted firewalls. That, in turn, hands such users the electronic keys they need to receive unfettered access to the Web.
don't buy these DVD's. The shows on them are awfull. My 7 & 9 yrs old, boy and girl, said the same.
gee, just when u were that close to being the uber geek. better luck next time.
or the webby friends get into the field and like what they are doing and really embrace it and have a stellar career.
'Computer science programs are LOADED with cheating.' Actually, I think it is all college programs, not just CS, at any university.