I never felt very good about paying into a system that requires me to either be an expert in that system, which would mean spending the equivalent time to get at least a two year degree, just to pay my taxes, or hiring an expert to do them for me. If I am required under penalty of imprisonment to pay taxes, its galling to me that I must also hire an expert to do them for me. Its a ridiculous, and unsustainable, situation that needs to change.
They do, technically, offer another way that doesn't require paying an expert or learning anything: give them every cent you make and don't ask for any of it back, ever. Not a good option, but it is there:P Really, the reason experts are needed is to get out of paying the maximum amount, if you're just going to pay the maximum and not deal with deductions or anything like that it's not overly complicated - it's when you want to not get screwed over that you run into the complications.
Being available and being maintained by are two different things. My mac came with a trial of MS Office, do you think Apple is maintaining the code base for that trial or just making the trial available?
In the past I've heard macs referred to as the ultimate developer's machine, with a full UNIX, all the gnu tools, a nice UI (with X if you need it), and nicely integrated laptop hardware. But Java is still one of the top languages on the planet, so if Apple really stops keeping it up to date that could put a nail in that coffin. Heck, I'm pretty sure the Apple Store has a big pile of Java back there...
Apple doesn't maintain a distribution of python, but you're still able to run Python on OS X. The only thing that's really going to change is that it won't be Apple doing the work, it will be Oracle.
I live in the States and travel to Canada several times a year for a few weeks each. I was pretty pissed off on my last visit when I wasn't able to watch any of the shows I had in my instant queue because I had a canada ip address. I'm up there now and signed up for a separate account just to watch some of the stuff in my US queue and I'm appalled by how much stuff is NOT available in the great white north. The regional restrictions on content due to licensing issues is just absurd. I honestly feel that if I have a US mailing address as well as a credit card on my account that has a US billing address then i should be able to watch my movies when I'm traveling.
Look into setting up a VPN on your home computer or using a VPN service.
And of course you'll get the *.A.As ALL on the side of the duopoly, because they know with no bandwidth piracy will drop to almost nothing in the USA.
True, without bandwidth, there can't be widespread movie piracy over BitTorrent. But without bandwidth, studios in the MPAA can't earn royalties from Netflix either.
Not only that, but the people currently pirating won't turn legit - they'll do something else.
I use a utility to remap the keys (I standardize on OS X as that's my main) and if it's a virtualized windows machine via Parallels then the OS X shortcuts will work as well.
If only the major password storage programs had versions for the iPhone and Android, but sadly I could only find what you described for KeePass, LastPass, 1Password, and RoboForm. But none of the major...wait a second!
So they all have programs that automatically input my password on any site that I'm browsing using Mobile Safari? Oh, I have to specifically go into their app and interrupt the flow of what I'm doing? Nope, too much effort.
store them locally in encrypted files, you go a long way to preventing some types of problems.
This is precisely the problem. I don't want my passwords only stored locally. If I wanted my data to be accessible from only one location in the world, I wouldn't have it be on the internet, I'd have it encrypted and stored locally.
The way the password systems were designed to were stupid to begin with. Programmers designed password systems for people like themselves. The real issue is, programmers did not forsee the internet and the need for easy authentication at multiple sites with strong keys.
I still don't know why Microsoft and other OS makers have not bought out roboform to integrate it into their OS and change the culture over time.
Roboform generates unique passwords and makes "click button" authentication easy, and you can back up your encrypted passwords on USB sticks, etc.
Because having unique passwords for every site makes it very different to use another computer at random. Storing on a USB stick is great, except when I want to log in from my iPhone and need to find some way to view that password. Or lose my USB stick and want to check my e-mail while in Russian on business. Simply put, it's terribly inconvenient for the average end user - the only way that they'd be willing to go along with it is if the passwords could be retrieved over the internet with a master password - which would give a single point of failure and be even less secure than the current system.
why does every type of problem that anyone encounters now have to be suffixed with "gate".
Not every problem is the result of a conspiracy to cover up illegal activity, so the analogy doesn't really fit imo.
Looks like this was just a case (no pun intended) of design oversight.
Indeed, we'll look into this "Problemgate" immediately!
Interesting question. It was the property of the FBI, and they kept track of it. Destroying it or throwing it in the trash would make you liable for replacement. You can't destroy someone else's property without their permission (and not telling you that you can't isn't giving you permission). I think taking it off the car and putting it into any reasonably safe location where they can pick it up would be fine.
So I attached a hundred dollar bill to your car. It has my name on it (my property). I checked if it was there every day (I kept track of it). I noticed today that it was gone. You owe me $100.
What bank is that and why are you still with them? My bank doesn't have any of their own ATMs, so they refund me the ATM fees of any ATM I use (up to $3 per transaction).
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for a crime which amounts to a homeless guy squatting in an unused home for a day or two
You don't understand - his cell membrane is a different COLOR. They're TERRORISTS.
They're really that expensive and you use the line break command to cause a new line:
Which is not 2.7, why is there no uproar over Apple not updating their Python library?!? OMG!!!!
One way encryption is still encryption
So is ROT26.
I never felt very good about paying into a system that requires me to either be an expert in that system, which would mean spending the equivalent time to get at least a two year degree, just to pay my taxes, or hiring an expert to do them for me. If I am required under penalty of imprisonment to pay taxes, its galling to me that I must also hire an expert to do them for me. Its a ridiculous, and unsustainable, situation that needs to change.
They do, technically, offer another way that doesn't require paying an expert or learning anything: give them every cent you make and don't ask for any of it back, ever. Not a good option, but it is there :P Really, the reason experts are needed is to get out of paying the maximum amount, if you're just going to pay the maximum and not deal with deductions or anything like that it's not overly complicated - it's when you want to not get screwed over that you run into the complications.
Being available and being maintained by are two different things. My mac came with a trial of MS Office, do you think Apple is maintaining the code base for that trial or just making the trial available?
In the past I've heard macs referred to as the ultimate developer's machine, with a full UNIX, all the gnu tools, a nice UI (with X if you need it), and nicely integrated laptop hardware. But Java is still one of the top languages on the planet, so if Apple really stops keeping it up to date that could put a nail in that coffin. Heck, I'm pretty sure the Apple Store has a big pile of Java back there...
Apple doesn't maintain a distribution of python, but you're still able to run Python on OS X. The only thing that's really going to change is that it won't be Apple doing the work, it will be Oracle.
I live in the States and travel to Canada several times a year for a few weeks each. I was pretty pissed off on my last visit when I wasn't able to watch any of the shows I had in my instant queue because I had a canada ip address. I'm up there now and signed up for a separate account just to watch some of the stuff in my US queue and I'm appalled by how much stuff is NOT available in the great white north. The regional restrictions on content due to licensing issues is just absurd. I honestly feel that if I have a US mailing address as well as a credit card on my account that has a US billing address then i should be able to watch my movies when I'm traveling.
Look into setting up a VPN on your home computer or using a VPN service.
And of course you'll get the *.A.As ALL on the side of the duopoly, because they know with no bandwidth piracy will drop to almost nothing in the USA.
True, without bandwidth, there can't be widespread movie piracy over BitTorrent. But without bandwidth, studios in the MPAA can't earn royalties from Netflix either.
Not only that, but the people currently pirating won't turn legit - they'll do something else.
Do you go crazy from CMD+C vs CNTL+C like I do?
I use a utility to remap the keys (I standardize on OS X as that's my main) and if it's a virtualized windows machine via Parallels then the OS X shortcuts will work as well.
If only the major password storage programs had versions for the iPhone and Android, but sadly I could only find what you described for KeePass, LastPass, 1Password, and RoboForm. But none of the major...wait a second!
So they all have programs that automatically input my password on any site that I'm browsing using Mobile Safari? Oh, I have to specifically go into their app and interrupt the flow of what I'm doing? Nope, too much effort.
and want to check my e-mail while in [a?] Russian on business
That's some business!
It pays the bills... :P
store them locally in encrypted files, you go a long way to preventing some types of problems.
This is precisely the problem. I don't want my passwords only stored locally. If I wanted my data to be accessible from only one location in the world, I wouldn't have it be on the internet, I'd have it encrypted and stored locally.
The way the password systems were designed to were stupid to begin with. Programmers designed password systems for people like themselves. The real issue is, programmers did not forsee the internet and the need for easy authentication at multiple sites with strong keys.
I still don't know why Microsoft and other OS makers have not bought out roboform to integrate it into their OS and change the culture over time.
http://www.roboform.com/
Roboform generates unique passwords and makes "click button" authentication easy, and you can back up your encrypted passwords on USB sticks, etc.
Because having unique passwords for every site makes it very different to use another computer at random. Storing on a USB stick is great, except when I want to log in from my iPhone and need to find some way to view that password. Or lose my USB stick and want to check my e-mail while in Russian on business. Simply put, it's terribly inconvenient for the average end user - the only way that they'd be willing to go along with it is if the passwords could be retrieved over the internet with a master password - which would give a single point of failure and be even less secure than the current system.
Since the article left more to be desired, you can find the project page here and follow NELL's 'learnings' on Twitter. Latest post:
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I think "FoxPro" is an #ethnicgroup (http://bit.ly/9530nT)
I think it sill has some learning to do...
(and hu-womans)
Really? Really? Have you actually met some woman who objected to being referred to as a human or are you just being PC to an absurd extreme?
What I don't get is why, 35 years later, it suddenly happened.
There was a conspiracy to keep the usage of Gate down, but that's finally been broken thanks to Gategate.
why does every type of problem that anyone encounters now have to be suffixed with "gate". Not every problem is the result of a conspiracy to cover up illegal activity, so the analogy doesn't really fit imo. Looks like this was just a case (no pun intended) of design oversight.
Indeed, we'll look into this "Problemgate" immediately!
Interesting question. It was the property of the FBI, and they kept track of it. Destroying it or throwing it in the trash would make you liable for replacement. You can't destroy someone else's property without their permission (and not telling you that you can't isn't giving you permission). I think taking it off the car and putting it into any reasonably safe location where they can pick it up would be fine.
So I attached a hundred dollar bill to your car. It has my name on it (my property). I checked if it was there every day (I kept track of it). I noticed today that it was gone. You owe me $100.
You are Barry Jacobson of course.
Close, but you made a common mistake :P
Why is it that whenever something is wrong in one area, clearly the solution is to not spend any money anywhere else until that problem is fixed?
Because THIS problem affects ME. Don't you know who I AM?!?!?
because how could they anticipate that someone would want to download a PDF from safari and e-mail it
They may have recognized that copying a link to the PDF and e-mailing that link is probably just as effective for most users.
It's iPod, not Pod that they're advertising. Looks similar but makes a big difference phonetically.
Because Microsoft wouldn't care if you came out with an operating system called Indows, right?
What good is a safe that only lets you put money in? You might as well use the bills to light cigars...
One would assume that they use the door of the safe to remove the money and only use the vacuum to deposit the money.
What bank is that and why are you still with them? My bank doesn't have any of their own ATMs, so they refund me the ATM fees of any ATM I use (up to $3 per transaction).