What has changed for the home user? Windows XP is still the operating system in use. IE hasn't changed much, nor has Office. With that in mind, is it entirely necessary for this family to purchase a new PC? Probably not.
And not to mention, that my typing speed hasn't changed that much. My old Apple//c could keep up easily enough.... Hell, even my TimexSinclair 1000 can keep up with my typing.
With the speed and power increases we are talking, we should be able to mind meld with the things...
But you forgot that part of the pledge that states "At any time we can change the pledge, and choose to not adhere to the pledge for the blah blah reasons of national security blah blah blah war on terror blah blah blah ooops we were hacked blah blah blah becasue we released the infromation to a non customer blah blah or because we had a laptop stolen blah blah blah because we own the information blah blah we do with it what we please blah blah blah...."
I don't think these investors really understand what Google is selling.
I think you've hit the nail on the head. Informaion is power, google has it, the gov't want it. Oh, and if we happen to find out some other unrelated information not related to the supoena? All the better for the Gov't.
Though, I must give kudos to Google by refusing the inital request. Granted, once there is a supoena issued, theoreticly there isn't a lot they can do, but they could fight it if they desire. This gov't has already has too much the attitude of "Everything is mine, and if you don't comply, you are an insurgent." Each day, I feel like 1984 is getting closer and closer.
I have found that many white Americans I've met can't spell due to reliance on a word processor's spell checker.
OHhh, get over it you "It must be the technology that breeds bad spelling." While not being American, I'm Canadian (most would say close enough, other try to open that you're "North American" debate), and my spelling has been poor *long* before spell checkers were even around. Long before computers were mainstream.
And don't spew that there are dictionaries; try to look up a word that you have no idea to spell? I would find it easier to piss in a corner of a round room. Dictionaries can be just plain frustrating.
Sometimes, people just aren't good at spelling through no fault of their own, lack of trying or effort. Don't blame the technology.
Anyone remember reading about this in Tom Clancey's book "Rainbow Six"???
The characters called in a Tricorder
Interesting isn't it? Somthing like this described in a book from several years ago, and now showing up public... Makes one wonder how long they've had it for.
Forget the tinfoil hat, get me the tinfoil body suit...
"many - many - artists have come directly to me saying that piracy is threatening their ability to make a living."
Who? How many? Can we really trust decisions in a matter of policy like this to secondhand anecdotal estimates? Make your case, but do it openly and preferably with some references to some analyses that looks harder than that. As the Representative himself stated, there are also many, many artists who don't feel like piracy is a particularly big problem. I'd be interested to know why he's choosing to listen to those who do feel threatened by piracy.
By the same argument couldn't I say that "The govt is taking too many taxes off my paycheque, and therefore taxation is threatening my ability to make a living."
Hmmm, so how I don't think it would fly.....
1. Mislead some misinformed senator to sponsor an anti-tax bill
2. Get bill passed
3......
4. PROFIT!!
Perhaps not the right word....
Job security in todays culture now a myth and legend.
There isn't job security anymore in the corporate world. Anyone now adays being in a job for more than 5 years is considered "in a rut." Job security is where you start as a stock boy/girl, and work your ways up the ladder over a period of 30+ years. This doesn't happen in todays world like it did 50yrs ago.
But, depending on the area that your in, there is "employability". Which is different than job security. Employability is having the skills that will be able to keep you employed (but not necessarly with the same employer/company)
There is no job security anymore, but there is employability.
I'm on a P-III 1ghz, 640megs. The only time I find Firefox to really "load the system" has more to do with what sorta FLASH crap a particular site has running.
All I can say, is that flashblock is a great extention.
Cheers,
Xyst
While each episode was it's own semi-complete story (meaning you can watch an episode, and enjoy the epsiode) The arcs of the character developments was just fantastic.
Everyone in season 1 though Londo was in there for comic relief but as the story progresses there is so much more to him and each and every one of the characters. While other shows may have done this, when you rewatch the show, you can see how many little details that there are, that keep the contanuity through-out the entire show. The way the characters evolve shows the effectiveness of having the entire "story arc" written beforehand.
Yeah, yeah, the CGI may look a little childish by todays standards, but doing what they did, with *many* cheep computers rather than one or two really expensive computers was a break through. It was done, and it was done well. Who would have thought that an Amiga and video toster would have done that.
Simply, it was just a well though out and written show.
There are countless applications for RFID, and viewed in isolation, some are downright appealing. It would be nice for the medicine cabinet to send you an e-mail -- ''Time to buy more Viagra." But what if it's also sending that data to consumer marketing companies, eager to bombard you with unwanted advertising?
Doesn't everyone already get enough viagra spam reminders already????
Licensing isn't going to fly very high buddy. If retail sales dropped 50% overnight, you'd see a lot of artists going "Hey WTF" because they would be making ZERO. In many cases the label fronts you the money to record/produce your album, and then recoup the loan off the initial sales. If you don't sell enough to break even, you basically worked for free.
And if retail sales dropped off 50%, the RIAA would be the first to cry "FOUL" look what P2P has done to our profits!!!! Mind you, they already are crying this river, yet are still posting record (pardon the pun) profits.
What I find more surprising, with all the cr&p that they are releasing now that their retail sales haven't dropped 50%. I haven't bought a CD now for probably now 5 years. I don't want to risk shelling out 15bux for 1 song and a bunch of other cr&p. Ahh well, at least my g/f still buys CDs often so I can hear the cr&p they are releasing...
Sigh.... I must be getting old now. I seem to only be listening to the classic rock stations, and [shudder] talk radio. The funny part is, I'm even enjoying TALK radio.
I never thought those words would have come out of my mouth.
I find it interesting, that virtually every store you go into, all the CDs from the different publishers, all cost the same? Could one cry "Price Fixing"???? Granted it's up to the retail outlet to set the price, but, even still, if I go to a hardware store, and pick out two of the same type hammers (same weight, size, intended use) from two different manufacturers, odds are they will be a different price (say Stanley or Craftsman).
Things that make you go Hmmmmm.........[sorry RIAA, I didn't mean to violate CR there]
The fact that I have been able to record off the radio to audio tapes, (or at fear of dating myself, on to 8-track, or even reel to reel tapes) for 30+ years now, don't they forfet their copyright?
One of the things that needs to be done to maintain your copyright is to enforce it. For 30+ years they haven't.
If I had a registered logo, and permitted everyone to use it for 30+ years, I would forefit the right to my copyright. Hasn't the RIAA done just this?
-Xyst
Open access points, are just that, open. No effort has been made to prevent access.
It seems that we live in a "Generation NOW" mentality. I want my MTV now. I want my music NOW. I want my banking NOW. I want me MP3s NOW. I don't want snail mail, because I don't get it NOW. NOW. NOW NOW. It sounds like a whiney child.
And with this NOW attitude, there is no responsibily for actions.
I like the idea of the license, but its one of those things. How can one enforce it when your dealing with "short range" transmissions? How does one ensure it's "quality" test (like to prevent the paper MCSEs that have never touched a computer. Unless the FCC is going to go out there and "wardrive" to make sure everone is in compliance (pardon my cynical humor)it won't fly.
Simply what needs to be done? The access points from the factory should be set up secure (just the same way *coff*Microsoft*coff* did with SP2 and their *coff*firewall*coff*) and force the people using them to RTFM.
Yeah, I might be an insensitive clod with that attitude, but that's somthing I can live with.
First, there is a definite boundry where your property lies.
Your wireless connection goes beyond your "boundary"
Joe public doesn't need to stroll off the street, Joe Public can stay on the street.
What the hell happened to personal responsibility? I don't feel the least bit sorry for your if you left your keys in your convertable, with the top left down, parked on the street, and someone decided to take a joyride in it. It was your own stupidity. You didn't take resonable efforts to secure your property. Enable your WEP on your wireless router. Ignorance is not an excuse.
For as worrisome as it seems, wireless mooching is easily preventable by turning on encryption or requiring passwords. The problem, security experts say, is many people do not take the time or are unsure how to secure their wireless access from intruders. Dinon knew what to do. "But I never did it because my neighbors are older."
What the heck is this? He just admitted to knowing how to secure his AP and his choice is not to because his neighbors are older??
So he's saying his neighbors can use it, but someone driving down the street can't? If that's the case, why didn't he secure, and set the neighbors up with a secured connection?
I think another thing to think about, the owner of the AP hasn't made any *REASONABLE* efforts to secure it.
The argument may be, "Well s/he didn't know how to secure it." Well, AP came with documentation, it would have instructions on how to secure it. *REASONABLE EFFORTS* were not made to secure it.
Now before you say, "Well they didn't know that they needed to secure it." Sorry, ignorance isn't an excuse. I'll get a speeding ticket after I cross ino a unknown state that has different speed limits. I can't just say "well I didn't see the sign [read:I didn't read the documentation] therefore I shouldn't be responsible for my actions (or lack of), because I didn't know any better."
Given that any state trooper that I've encountered has absolutely *no* sense of humor what so ever, I'd bet I'd either get my entire care searched for being an ingorant a$$hole or see the inside of a holding cell real quick.
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With the speed and power increases we are talking, we should be able to mind meld with the things...
Xyst
But you forgot that part of the pledge that states "At any time we can change the pledge, and choose to not adhere to the pledge for the blah blah reasons of national security blah blah blah war on terror blah blah blah ooops we were hacked blah blah blah becasue we released the infromation to a non customer blah blah or because we had a laptop stolen blah blah blah because we own the information blah blah we do with it what we please blah blah blah...."
Pardon my cynical attitude..
Cheers,
Weaver
Buggar, I posting too.........
Cheers,
Xyst
I'm still running DOS 3.0 you insensitive clod!
Though, I must give kudos to Google by refusing the inital request. Granted, once there is a supoena issued, theoreticly there isn't a lot they can do, but they could fight it if they desire. This gov't has already has too much the attitude of "Everything is mine, and if you don't comply, you are an insurgent." Each day, I feel like 1984 is getting closer and closer.
OHhh, get over it you "It must be the technology that breeds bad spelling." While not being American, I'm Canadian (most would say close enough, other try to open that you're "North American" debate), and my spelling has been poor *long* before spell checkers were even around. Long before computers were mainstream.
And don't spew that there are dictionaries; try to look up a word that you have no idea to spell? I would find it easier to piss in a corner of a round room. Dictionaries can be just plain frustrating.
Sometimes, people just aren't good at spelling through no fault of their own, lack of trying or effort. Don't blame the technology.
What a sad day it is when the "for dummies" books become too technical for the layperson.
Cheers
Xyst
Anyone remember reading about this in Tom Clancey's book "Rainbow Six"???
The characters called in a Tricorder
Interesting isn't it? Somthing like this described in a book from several years ago, and now showing up public... Makes one wonder how long they've had it for.
Forget the tinfoil hat, get me the tinfoil body suit...
Cheers,
Xyst
By the same argument couldn't I say that "The govt is taking too many taxes off my paycheque, and therefore taxation is threatening my ability to make a living."
Hmmm, so how I don't think it would fly.....
1. Mislead some misinformed senator to sponsor an anti-tax bill
2. Get bill passed
3.
4. PROFIT!!
-Xyst
Perhaps not the right word.... Job security in todays culture now a myth and legend.
There isn't job security anymore in the corporate world. Anyone now adays being in a job for more than 5 years is considered "in a rut." Job security is where you start as a stock boy/girl, and work your ways up the ladder over a period of 30+ years. This doesn't happen in todays world like it did 50yrs ago.
But, depending on the area that your in, there is "employability". Which is different than job security. Employability is having the skills that will be able to keep you employed (but not necessarly with the same employer/company)
There is no job security anymore, but there is employability.
My two-cents worth
Cheers,
Xyst
I'm on a P-III 1ghz, 640megs. The only time I find Firefox to really "load the system" has more to do with what sorta FLASH crap a particular site has running. All I can say, is that flashblock is a great extention. Cheers, Xyst
I COULD NOT AGREE MORE!!!
While each episode was it's own semi-complete story (meaning you can watch an episode, and enjoy the epsiode) The arcs of the character developments was just fantastic.
Everyone in season 1 though Londo was in there for comic relief but as the story progresses there is so much more to him and each and every one of the characters. While other shows may have done this, when you rewatch the show, you can see how many little details that there are, that keep the contanuity through-out the entire show. The way the characters evolve shows the effectiveness of having the entire "story arc" written beforehand.
Yeah, yeah, the CGI may look a little childish by todays standards, but doing what they did, with *many* cheep computers rather than one or two really expensive computers was a break through. It was done, and it was done well. Who would have thought that an Amiga and video toster would have done that.
Simply, it was just a well though out and written show.
Cheers,
Xyst
it really doesn't matter to me, just as long as it's w3c compliant.
What I find more surprising, with all the cr&p that they are releasing now that their retail sales haven't dropped 50%. I haven't bought a CD now for probably now 5 years. I don't want to risk shelling out 15bux for 1 song and a bunch of other cr&p. Ahh well, at least my g/f still buys CDs often so I can hear the cr&p they are releasing...
Sigh.... I must be getting old now. I seem to only be listening to the classic rock stations, and [shudder] talk radio. The funny part is, I'm even enjoying TALK radio.
I never thought those words would have come out of my mouth.
I find it interesting, that virtually every store you go into, all the CDs from the different publishers, all cost the same? Could one cry "Price Fixing"???? Granted it's up to the retail outlet to set the price, but, even still, if I go to a hardware store, and pick out two of the same type hammers (same weight, size, intended use) from two different manufacturers, odds are they will be a different price (say Stanley or Craftsman).
Things that make you go Hmmmmm.........[sorry RIAA, I didn't mean to violate CR there]
I got burnt thinking Toby McGuire and Jake Gillenhall were one in the same in the October Sky and Cider House Rules era.
Cheers, Xyst
The fact that I have been able to record off the radio to audio tapes, (or at fear of dating myself, on to 8-track, or even reel to reel tapes) for 30+ years now, don't they forfet their copyright? One of the things that needs to be done to maintain your copyright is to enforce it. For 30+ years they haven't. If I had a registered logo, and permitted everyone to use it for 30+ years, I would forefit the right to my copyright. Hasn't the RIAA done just this? -Xyst
I agree completely!
Open access points, are just that, open. No effort has been made to prevent access.
It seems that we live in a "Generation NOW" mentality. I want my MTV now. I want my music NOW. I want my banking NOW. I want me MP3s NOW. I don't want snail mail, because I don't get it NOW.
NOW.
NOW
NOW.
It sounds like a whiney child.
And with this NOW attitude, there is no responsibily for actions.
I like the idea of the license, but its one of those things. How can one enforce it when your dealing with "short range" transmissions? How does one ensure it's "quality" test (like to prevent the paper MCSEs that have never touched a computer. Unless the FCC is going to go out there and "wardrive" to make sure everone is in compliance (pardon my cynical humor)it won't fly.
Simply what needs to be done? The access points from the factory should be set up secure (just the same way *coff*Microsoft*coff* did with SP2 and their *coff*firewall*coff*) and force the people using them to RTFM.
Yeah, I might be an insensitive clod with that attitude, but that's somthing I can live with.
Cheers, Xyst
First, there is a definite boundry where your property lies.
Your wireless connection goes beyond your "boundary"
Joe public doesn't need to stroll off the street, Joe Public can stay on the street.
What the hell happened to personal responsibility? I don't feel the least bit sorry for your if you left your keys in your convertable, with the top left down, parked on the street, and someone decided to take a joyride in it. It was your own stupidity. You didn't take resonable efforts to secure your property. Enable your WEP on your wireless router. Ignorance is not an excuse.
Xyst
It's sad when one gets modded redundant just because someone else hits the "submit" button first...
[sigh]
-xyst
I'm sure that wouldn't go over that well.
Well, he survived the bullet wound, but died of an alergic reaction to the ground up shrimp on the band-aid they used.
Man, I would hate to have to write that letter explaining why your family member is dead.
Xyst
For as worrisome as it seems, wireless mooching is easily preventable by turning on encryption or requiring passwords. The problem, security experts say, is many people do not take the time or are unsure how to secure their wireless access from intruders. Dinon knew what to do. "But I never did it because my neighbors are older."
What the heck is this? He just admitted to knowing how to secure his AP and his choice is not to because his neighbors are older??
So he's saying his neighbors can use it, but someone driving down the street can't? If that's the case, why didn't he secure, and set the neighbors up with a secured connection?
Talk about being an opportunist.
-xyst
I think another thing to think about, the owner of the AP hasn't made any *REASONABLE* efforts to secure it.
The argument may be, "Well s/he didn't know how to secure it." Well, AP came with documentation, it would have instructions on how to secure it. *REASONABLE EFFORTS* were not made to secure it.
Now before you say, "Well they didn't know that they needed to secure it." Sorry, ignorance isn't an excuse. I'll get a speeding ticket after I cross ino a unknown state that has different speed limits. I can't just say "well I didn't see the sign [read:I didn't read the documentation] therefore I shouldn't be responsible for my actions (or lack of), because I didn't know any better."
Given that any state trooper that I've encountered has absolutely *no* sense of humor what so ever, I'd bet I'd either get my entire care searched for being an ingorant a$$hole or see the inside of a holding cell real quick.
Xyst
BAH! I guess that's what happens when you try to comet a comment.
Please note the sarcasim
And how do we know it wasn't the "will of the universe" to have a probe smashed into this particular comment.
Then again, how do we know it's not the will of the universe for her to open up some Pandoras Box of silly lawsuits?
Then again, how do we know it's not the will of the universe to have Pandoras Box opened to have silly lawsuits run rampant?
Then again.... DAMN!!! I'm trying to get to a:
.....
PROFIT!
DAMN DAMN! Maybe I should have been a lawyer. -+[shaking head]+-
Xyst