Google Toolbar (even if you don't use IE, you should put it on your CD)
Why? Unless you mean to use one of the Google Toolbar clones available for Mozilla. But it doesn't seem like that's what you're saying.
And if you're saying to put it on the CD so you'll have it if you some day might need it. That's doesn't really make sense, since to use it you'll need to be on the net, and once on the net you can install from Google in only a few seconds.
Perhaps, I should just stop thinking so much.
Where would the world be today if, Albert Einstein hadn't "Quit", and left Germany in 1932?
Where would the world be today if, Wernher Von Braun hadn't "Quit", and surrendered in 1945?
Where would the world be today, if that sea dwelling mammal hadn't "Quit", and said, screw the water, I want to live on the land, back millions of years ago?
Didn't the act that created virtual perpetual copyright come from Mary Bono? (Or Sonny get that one done before he became one with that tree?)
In any case, what's the most popular SpyWare? Kazaa?
Who's the favorite whipping boy of the "copyright industry?", Kazaa?
Who derives most of their profits from SpyWare? Kazaa?
Who would be most inconvenienced by a law that forced them to tell their customers that they're installing SpyWare? Kazaa?
Who among the the average userbase would choose to install SpyWare on their systems if it was made plainly obvious to them that it was happening? I'd say less than do now.
Less users, less profit, less Kazaa to annoy "Big Media."
When I lived in the Bay Area, I thought it most wonderful that there was a place where I could get computer chips in one aisle, and potato chips in the next. And wash that all down with a case of Coke for.99 cents.
You said you're a geek, and you'll need to be one to appreciate this suggestion.
Their prices aren't that great, the service sucks, the "themes" of the stores are embarrasing. But you'll not find another place with the selection and diversity of geek-tronics anywhere.
I think it's time to get ISP's to take a cue from how many libraries are fighting the PATRIOT act.
In libraries, they're purging any logs of who borrowed what books after they've been returned, and purging their browser histories as soon as they can after use.
You can't give the Feds what doesn't exist.
We need to find some ISP's that run with minimal, or no router/firewall/DHCP logging, and don't keep track of who's using what IP address when. If you're on a Fixed IP address it would then be smart to use DHCP for occasions when you might not want people to track you.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,
That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
I think that there's still hope that we can pull out the the nosedive we're in. That the 2004 election will allow us to correct course. However I really think I am starting to understand that the Civil War really wasn't so much about slavery, as it was about the right of a state to do it's own thing. Maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to split the country in two? The problem I see would be that it would need to be ok with each side to let the other side be. And I just don't see that happening. Live and let live just doesn't seem to be something some people can do.
Try to explain that to some 60 year old CEO who doesn't even know how to use a computer. The reason software sells is because they made a deal on the golf course. Open Source doesn't get you wined and dined. Open source doesn't get you a trip to Vegas and all the singles you need at the titty bar.
They'll tell you that they want to deal with a reputable company where they can be assured of service and support. But I've seen too many companies only as interested in talking to their customers as long as they can sell them something. It's their job to make sure you never get what you need, should that happen you'll not need them anymore.
I hate spam as much as anyone. And to paraphrase Justice Potter Stewart "I know spam when I see it." But I don't think I would trust any of our elected officials to codify it into legislation.
Like it or not, spam is speech. If you're going to limit speech, the burden of proof need be not on the speaker, but on whoever is damaged by that speech.
While not entirely related to the subject at hand, but While I'm onto Justice Stewart, here's one of my favorites.
The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights. The right to enjoy property without unlawful deprivation, no less than the right to speak or the right to travel, is in truth, a 'personal' right, whether the 'property' in question be a welfare check, a home, or a savings account. In fact, a fundamental interdependence exists between the personal right to liberty and the personal right in property. Neither could have meaning without the other. That rights in property are basic civil rights has long been recognized. -- Justice Potter Stewart, March 1972
"This is no time for men who oppose Senator McCarthy's methods to keep silent, or for those who approve. We can deny our heritage and our history, but we cannot escape responsibility for the result. There is no way for a citizen of a republic to abdicate his responsibilities. As a nation we have come into our full inheritance at a tender age. We proclaim ourselves, as indeed we are, the defenders of freedom, wherever it continues to exist in the world, but we cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home. The actions of the junior Senator from Wisconsin have caused alarm and dismay amongst our allies abroad, and given considerable comfort to our enemies. And whose fault is that? Not really his. He didn't create this situation of fear; he merely exploited it -- and rather successfully. Cassius was right. "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves." Good night, and good luck."
Edward R. Murrow (1908 - 1965)
See It Now broadcast, March 9, 1954
>Ford can't sell cars that kill you. Unless that's what you agreed to buy from them.
>The meat industry can't sell you rotten steak. Unless the label on the package says "Rotten Steak"
>You can't be made to sit on a rotten board on top of a light tree at the local ballpark. Unless that's the ticket you paid for and you were told that's where the seat is.
What needs to happen, is people need to stop clicking through. I know it'll be like telling a crack addict to just stop using crack.
What remedy do they have against us. We copyright holders who have good reason to suspect they are violating our intellectual property rights might just have them wishing they had never persued this stupid legislation.
Agreed... well written anything is generally better than poorly written.
My point still stands, take a well written, hand crafted, masterpiece of assembler and it'll be faster.
It's why most compiled languages have a way to include in-line assmbly code.
At least this is legal (for now). I'll be t that soon publishers start putting Shrink Wrap License agreements, and licensing the content rather than selling the book.
The'll claim your license was for one class only, and you have not right to transfer your license.
That's not a bad idea, but the Supreme Court doesn't make law, they just interpret what the congress enacts.
So if congress enacts stupid laws, then we only have the supreme court to do away with it, or leave it alone.
Since last Wednesday, I've been getting no more than 128K down with no explanation from AT&T. What Sucks is that you call them on the support line, and you get some dude down in Florida with who balks at anything more than helping you run IPCONFIG (linux... what's that?)
Back in the old days you could call someon in the same STATE as you and they might even know that there's a problem. At least they could tell you they've had a lot of people calling in with a particular issue.
These losers won't tell you about it, I suspect, even when they know there's one.
Ok, so they say we'll have to roll a truck to check your computer, and the line to the pole. Can you be home on Dec 26 between 8-10. Sure, I wasn't planing on using my day off from work for anything productive!
So I've got a slower than a 56K modem connection that I'm paying $50 per month for. I thought at least they'd give me a break on my bill for the week. Big mistake... Asking for that seems to have insulted them. I could swear I hear the drone lick his lips and enjoy the thought of my inability to do anything about his power over me. Can't get DSL, can't Satelite's too slow, they're my only option.
So I ofcourse being well trained, ask to speak to his supervisor, a nitwit named "Chip". He was even more insulent that the first phone jockey.
AT&T's "policy", if you're not down, if you have a connection they you pay full price. If I get a 68bit per second connection even though I'm paying for 1.56MBs service. I'm supposed to like it.
So what's a guy to do? It seems like there's enough bandwidth to use VPN (bad me;) to my office Terminal Server where the T3 let's me load the main/. page in about 3 seconds. At home it takes 4 minutes to load. That's not right.
Monopolies suck.
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And if you're saying to put it on the CD so you'll have it if you some day might need it. That's doesn't really make sense, since to use it you'll need to be on the net, and once on the net you can install from Google in only a few seconds. Perhaps, I should just stop thinking so much.
Try it, then tell me you don'y understand.
It's not the exact same thing, Skype does it without firewall problems, and it sounds amazing.
Where would the world be today if, Albert Einstein hadn't "Quit", and left Germany in 1932?
Where would the world be today if, Wernher Von Braun hadn't "Quit", and surrendered in 1945?
Where would the world be today, if that sea dwelling mammal hadn't "Quit", and said, screw the water, I want to live on the land, back millions of years ago?
-Shut your mouth, and open your mind!
Didn't the act that created virtual perpetual copyright come from Mary Bono? (Or Sonny get that one done before he became one with that tree?)
In any case, what's the most popular SpyWare? Kazaa?
Who's the favorite whipping boy of the "copyright industry?", Kazaa?
Who derives most of their profits from SpyWare? Kazaa?
Who would be most inconvenienced by a law that forced them to tell their customers that they're installing SpyWare? Kazaa?
Who among the the average userbase would choose to install SpyWare on their systems if it was made plainly obvious to them that it was happening? I'd say less than do now.
Less users, less profit, less Kazaa to annoy "Big Media."
When I lived in the Bay Area, I thought it most wonderful that there was a place where I could get computer chips in one aisle, and potato chips in the next. And wash that all down with a case of Coke for .99 cents.
You said you're a geek, and you'll need to be one to appreciate this suggestion.
Their prices aren't that great, the service sucks, the "themes" of the stores are embarrasing. But you'll not find another place with the selection and diversity of geek-tronics anywhere.
I think it's time to get ISP's to take a cue from how many libraries are fighting the PATRIOT act.
In libraries, they're purging any logs of who borrowed what books after they've been returned, and purging their browser histories as soon as they can after use.
You can't give the Feds what doesn't exist.
We need to find some ISP's that run with minimal, or no router/firewall/DHCP logging, and don't keep track of who's using what IP address when. If you're on a Fixed IP address it would then be smart to use DHCP for occasions when you might not want people to track you.
I think that there's still hope that we can pull out the the nosedive we're in. That the 2004 election will allow us to correct course. However I really think I am starting to understand that the Civil War really wasn't so much about slavery, as it was about the right of a state to do it's own thing. Maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea to split the country in two? The problem I see would be that it would need to be ok with each side to let the other side be. And I just don't see that happening. Live and let live just doesn't seem to be something some people can do.
Try to explain that to some 60 year old CEO who doesn't even know how to use a computer. The reason software sells is because they made a deal on the golf course. Open Source doesn't get you wined and dined. Open source doesn't get you a trip to Vegas and all the singles you need at the titty bar.
They'll tell you that they want to deal with a reputable company where they can be assured of service and support. But I've seen too many companies only as interested in talking to their customers as long as they can sell them something. It's their job to make sure you never get what you need, should that happen you'll not need them anymore.
This entitlement attitude really pisses me off, it has for many years.
They didn't lose a dime. They may not have made a dime, but they have no right to assume I'd pay for something just because I'd take it for free.
Like it or not, spam is speech. If you're going to limit speech, the burden of proof need be not on the speaker, but on whoever is damaged by that speech.
While not entirely related to the subject at hand, but While I'm onto Justice Stewart, here's one of my favorites.
It seems like this might make per-call blocking ( *67 ) illegal.
Perhaps this only conceals it from the called party, and not the service provider, but it makes you think what else?
Edward R. Murrow (1908 - 1965)
See It Now broadcast, March 9, 1954
There's nothing worse than a cart/carriage/basket driver who's attention isn't 100% on the aisle.
First there was the inattentive cart driver on the Cell phone, now we're going to give them a display screen too?
>Ford can't sell cars that kill you.
Unless that's what you agreed to buy from them.
>The meat industry can't sell you rotten steak.
Unless the label on the package says "Rotten Steak"
>You can't be made to sit on a rotten board on top of a light tree at the local ballpark.
Unless that's the ticket you paid for and you were told that's where the seat is.
What needs to happen, is people need to stop clicking through. I know it'll be like telling a crack addict to just stop using crack.
What's do you use? Or do you just intuit all your net destinations.
What remedy do they have against us. We copyright holders who have good reason to suspect they are violating our intellectual property rights might just have them wishing they had never persued this stupid legislation.
Agreed... well written anything is generally better than poorly written. My point still stands, take a well written, hand crafted, masterpiece of assembler and it'll be faster. It's why most compiled languages have a way to include in-line assmbly code.
Assembly will always be faster than a compiled language. That's just one of those immutable laws. It's the way the universe is put together.
Don't give them ideas!
At least this is legal (for now). I'll be t that soon publishers start putting Shrink Wrap License agreements, and licensing the content rather than selling the book. The'll claim your license was for one class only, and you have not right to transfer your license.
That's not a bad idea, but the Supreme Court doesn't make law, they just interpret what the congress enacts. So if congress enacts stupid laws, then we only have the supreme court to do away with it, or leave it alone.
Perhaps it would cause people to innovate with the stuff they expect to sell, rather than bloat.
Monopolies still suck, but you may be my hero today.
It looks like somehow the MTU in my router got set to 0. A mighty bad situation that seems to explain my situation. How it happened, dunno.
Had to be me though, I guess.
D'oh! I hate being wrong.
Since last Wednesday, I've been getting no more than 128K down with no explanation from AT&T. What Sucks is that you call them on the support line, and you get some dude down in Florida with who balks at anything more than helping you run IPCONFIG (linux... what's that?)
Back in the old days you could call someon in the same STATE as you and they might even know that there's a problem. At least they could tell you they've had a lot of people calling in with a particular issue.
These losers won't tell you about it, I suspect, even when they know there's one.
Ok, so they say we'll have to roll a truck to check your computer, and the line to the pole. Can you be home on Dec 26 between 8-10. Sure, I wasn't planing on using my day off from work for anything productive!
So I've got a slower than a 56K modem connection that I'm paying $50 per month for. I thought at least they'd give me a break on my bill for the week. Big mistake... Asking for that seems to have insulted them. I could swear I hear the drone lick his lips and enjoy the thought of my inability to do anything about his power over me. Can't get DSL, can't Satelite's too slow, they're my only option.
So I ofcourse being well trained, ask to speak to his supervisor, a nitwit named "Chip". He was even more insulent that the first phone jockey.
AT&T's "policy", if you're not down, if you have a connection they you pay full price. If I get a 68bit per second connection even though I'm paying for 1.56MBs service. I'm supposed to like it. So what's a guy to do? It seems like there's enough bandwidth to use VPN (bad me ;) to my office Terminal Server where the T3 let's me load the main /. page in about 3 seconds. At home it takes 4 minutes to load. That's not right.
Monopolies suck.