While it looks like most people here didn't even read the requirements before they posted ( typical these days ) i did, and i think for the best 'customer expirence' you are best off sending a DVD along with it and not screw with a partition.
it gives them a way to come back from a *dead* drive ( the most likely scenario ) and it gives them something to hold in their hands that will if nothing else make them feel like you care.
Disks are cheap, eat a few pennies in the name of customer service...
Engineering nodes (and particularly operational nodes) should always be managed differently from the administrators laptops, etc.
As long as IT still manages them im ok wit that as I have found most engineers are some of the worst users out there, They *think* they know better because the are an 'engineer'. Sure they know THEIR field but they don't know how to manage their desktops. ( again this is not ALL of them as some do cross fields like i did, just a large percentage ). Also a good IT shop would have different polices for different classes of equipment and departments anyway.
If IT doesn't manage them, then they should be cut off from the network.
Actually it would be just as popular, but it wouldn't be using HTML. And it wouldn't be called 'the web'. But the same functional result would be here.
Unless perhaps it was licensed for free, and control was used just to help keep the garbage out... donno.
Not that i normally approve of federal government intervention, but some industries do need to be regulated to ensure fairness of service to the citizens. Industries that are fundamental to our way of life ( i wont use the term required however, as we don't NEED them for life.. but it is ingrained into modern society now, just as running water and electricity is )
Many states have already had this internally, so its logical to extend this nationwide since we don't have "hard" borders between states, from a technology standpoint. Next logical step will be linking up all the nations street corner and red light cameras with this database as a pre-emptive measure to find people.
Not that i agree with any of this morally, but its logical in the pure technical sense.
Does that mean that soon if you lose 'net access your house is deemed uninhabitable and are kicked out? Much as they will do now in several cities if you get your water and/or power cut.
Even tho people lived thousands of years without electricity or running water. ( and still do, even rural America )
For those of us that were around before Usenet existed, and watched it overtake local dial-up BBSs i can assure you that Usenet effectively died a long time ago. The Usenet of today is just a obscure shadow of what it was at its height.
It was great to have you around for the party. Too bad eventually Oracle got a hold of you.
At this point, even if it was the most awesome CPU ever designed, who wants to touch it now its attached to that evil corporate monster ( that has no choice due to legacy system investements )?
Not that i am approving of all these patent lawsuits, i hope that Google finds a small nugget of gold and teaches Microsoft a lesson and pounds them with it until they bleed. Motorola was around long before bill gates was even born and should have a portfolio to trump anyone in the communications business.
Local police have forever been retaining records for people that have been detained but found not to be involved, either by investigators or actual court. ( even random traffic stops, other than those invasive slippery slope seat-belt 'enforcement' road blocks, and i even wonder about who's taking pictures of license plates )
They retain in your record statements, pictures, prints, even DNA in many cases.
When there are no more jobs? Sure costs may plummet, but how will we afford to buy services and products from these 'robot workers' if we have no jobs ourselves?
its based on Debian so its 'standard' in case you want to expand or need help, and will setup a lamp server with just a few simple questions like what admin password you want. It does all the hard work for you.
Solves several problems, such as traceable mac address, and easily deletable files but retaining your 'os' install so it does not look suspicious.
I also doubt Apple keeps that sort of record, as there is this pesky thing called the 'second hand market' which would make that database obsolete in minutes.
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While it looks like most people here didn't even read the requirements before they posted ( typical these days ) i did, and i think for the best 'customer expirence' you are best off sending a DVD along with it and not screw with a partition.
it gives them a way to come back from a *dead* drive ( the most likely scenario ) and it gives them something to hold in their hands that will if nothing else make them feel like you care.
Disks are cheap, eat a few pennies in the name of customer service...
No that is not a solution, that just continues the core problem by rewarding amazon.
Ok this is a silly argument for them to go and yank off something that is making them money, and bringing people into their stores.
Sounds childish to me 'little johnny has a new 5 speed bike so I'm going to toss my old 3 speed in the river and walk to school. That will show him! '
Engineering nodes (and particularly operational nodes) should always be managed differently from the administrators laptops, etc.
As long as IT still manages them im ok wit that as I have found most engineers are some of the worst users out there, They *think* they know better because the are an 'engineer'. Sure they know THEIR field but they don't know how to manage their desktops. ( again this is not ALL of them as some do cross fields like i did, just a large percentage ). Also a good IT shop would have different polices for different classes of equipment and departments anyway.
If IT doesn't manage them, then they should be cut off from the network.
Actually it would be just as popular, but it wouldn't be using HTML. And it wouldn't be called 'the web'. But the same functional result would be here.
Unless perhaps it was licensed for free, and control was used just to help keep the garbage out... donno.
As of late, is often seemingly ignored by the patent office.
And go where? Eventually this will be mandated at private schools, and not everyone has the resources to home school.
When its of value. If its crap, then i feel i was cheated. In these 'entertainment' fields you get no warranty and have go to on faith alone.
Right, in either scenario they win.
Not that i normally approve of federal government intervention, but some industries do need to be regulated to ensure fairness of service to the citizens. Industries that are fundamental to our way of life ( i wont use the term required however, as we don't NEED them for life.. but it is ingrained into modern society now, just as running water and electricity is )
Many states have already had this internally, so its logical to extend this nationwide since we don't have "hard" borders between states, from a technology standpoint. Next logical step will be linking up all the nations street corner and red light cameras with this database as a pre-emptive measure to find people.
Not that i agree with any of this morally, but its logical in the pure technical sense.
You don't think they have read it ? Of course they have.
Does that mean that soon if you lose 'net access your house is deemed uninhabitable and are kicked out? Much as they will do now in several cities if you get your water and/or power cut.
Even tho people lived thousands of years without electricity or running water. ( and still do, even rural America )
Thankfully, no.
Are the tolls somehow calculated per # of passengers? If not, its a violation of privacy, if it is, its f-ing insane.
You actually trust top gear to make a fair review? They are there to entertain you, not be accurate.
You really need to get your facts somewhere else before you cast a judgement.
I have to disagree, as in the old days, it was *not* full of spam. Now, porn and lawlessness, that is another story ;)
At least there is still freenet. ( until draconian bandwidth caps effectively kill that off )
Could this be the end of Usenet as we know it?
For those of us that were around before Usenet existed, and watched it overtake local dial-up BBSs i can assure you that Usenet effectively died a long time ago. The Usenet of today is just a obscure shadow of what it was at its height.
So now kids wont have to lie when they say 'school makes me sick'.
Yep, its all about you. geesh.
It was great to have you around for the party. Too bad eventually Oracle got a hold of you.
At this point, even if it was the most awesome CPU ever designed, who wants to touch it now its attached to that evil corporate monster ( that has no choice due to legacy system investements )?
Not that i am approving of all these patent lawsuits, i hope that Google finds a small nugget of gold and teaches Microsoft a lesson and pounds them with it until they bleed. Motorola was around long before bill gates was even born and should have a portfolio to trump anyone in the communications business.
Local police have forever been retaining records for people that have been detained but found not to be involved, either by investigators or actual court. ( even random traffic stops, other than those invasive slippery slope seat-belt 'enforcement' road blocks, and i even wonder about who's taking pictures of license plates )
They retain in your record statements, pictures, prints, even DNA in many cases.
When there are no more jobs? Sure costs may plummet, but how will we afford to buy services and products from these 'robot workers' if we have no jobs ourselves?
its based on Debian so its 'standard' in case you want to expand or need help, and will setup a lamp server with just a few simple questions like what admin password you want. It does all the hard work for you.
It also installs GUI tools to manage the thing.
Vmware
Solves several problems, such as traceable mac address, and easily deletable files but retaining your 'os' install so it does not look suspicious.
I also doubt Apple keeps that sort of record, as there is this pesky thing called the 'second hand market' which would make that database obsolete in minutes.