The Internet like Water, like Electricity, is becoming a public utility, it should be transparent in an transparent manner like one. And to the Cable Cos and the Telcos, no its not your network anymore.
True, but do you really want it to become the 'governments' network again? Setting it free is what made it the resource it is today.
Why are we so concerned about eye-candy? How about the actual system underneath?
Is it stable, scalable, administrable? What sort of resources does it need? Ram? CPU?
Sure, 'pretties' are nice ( especially for the end user ), but its a lot like a cake: If the cake is full of holes, lopsided or not fully cooked, does it really matter what flavor the icing is?
If you think this is bad today, this is only the tip of the ice burg. The national archives better ramp up for a drastic increasing curve of data to store as each new president is elected.
Not that i have the answer, but i can see it happening. Just look at the exponential increases in personal information for the average citizen.
Yet another reason to protest and refuse when a school mandates a particular application for 'home work' ( unless its a class about that particular package of course ).
A word processor to write a term paper is not just 'Microsoft Word'.
And they are the only one that can say the user benefits from a 'pay per use continual raping' scheme...
Besides hotels, remember the entire premise of Microsoft in the beginning was based on was to avoid the 'timesharing charges and have your own computer'...
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
I guess they also have forgot the days of 'metered internet' and how it hardly used. More revenue stream was gained by dropping 'metering'. Lots more.
I have to agree totally. To me a old piece of steel ( think antique tool passed down thru the family, with no real 'market value' ) is more valuable to ME then a shiny Ferrari.
I agree that there may be a lot of knowledge here but there is far more blind bias around these parts that make all advice suspect and subject to rational review.
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The Internet like Water, like Electricity, is becoming a public utility, it should be transparent in an transparent manner like one. And to the Cable Cos and the Telcos, no its not your network anymore.
True, but do you really want it to become the 'governments' network again? Setting it free is what made it the resource it is today.
The economy has tanked since Vista shipped.
Why are we so concerned about eye-candy? How about the actual system underneath?
Is it stable, scalable, administrable? What sort of resources does it need? Ram? CPU?
Sure, 'pretties' are nice ( especially for the end user ), but its a lot like a cake: If the cake is full of holes, lopsided or not fully cooked, does it really matter what flavor the icing is?
Legally there are distinctions between public and private data release, even ( especially ) if you are an elected official.
As along as the legal boundaries are followed, then the politician is completely in the right and your 'feelings' are null and void.
Don't like this idea? Lobby and get the laws changed.
If you think this is bad today, this is only the tip of the ice burg. The national archives better ramp up for a drastic increasing curve of data to store as each new president is elected.
Not that i have the answer, but i can see it happening. Just look at the exponential increases in personal information for the average citizen.
Haven't you heard? Broadband is capped for many of us. Do you want to have to pay extra to check on that spreadsheet some weekend? I don't.
Besides, broadband isn't the answer for everyone. Availability, security, offline areas, are all concerns for many of us.
Might be YOUR solution, but its not everyones.
Or perhaps they produced a useful product already?
If I'm buying the equipment, I'm not going to pay monthly for something I currently get for free.
But you see that is the point, to get people ( kids ) used to paying and slowly remove all the 'free' ( or flat rate purchase ) routes.
Get the next generation used to "pay-to-play" and it will be the standard way of doing things in 15 years.
Yet another reason to protest and refuse when a school mandates a particular application for 'home work' ( unless its a class about that particular package of course ).
A word processor to write a term paper is not just 'Microsoft Word'.
If they are an area monopoly, not market forces. Unfortunately it will take the government to step in.
And they are the only one that can say the user benefits from a 'pay per use continual raping' scheme...
Besides hotels, remember the entire premise of Microsoft in the beginning was based on was to avoid the 'timesharing charges and have your own computer'...
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
I guess they also have forgot the days of 'metered internet' and how it hardly used. More revenue stream was gained by dropping 'metering'. Lots more.
So in other words: they won that battle.
I have to agree totally. To me a old piece of steel ( think antique tool passed down thru the family, with no real 'market value' ) is more valuable to ME then a shiny Ferrari.
Considering we paid for its development with public funds, it best not be 'commercially' released.
Easy solution is for media giants to pair up with ISPs and charge for ALL content. ( and shutoff/sue anyone that tries to get around it )
Not that i want to them to of course.
Ummm just bought a DVD/VHS combo this summer. See them all the time at the local electronic super store ( even walmart ).
Dunno where you live but something is wrong.
BS, why should someone change when what they have works fine?
Just because its new and shiny and you don't care doesn't make you a sad loser. It means you don't succumb to marketing.
Right, but much of the current tracking is not a 'coordinated' effort by the HSD.
Its that encroachment is what im concerned about.
Really, a lot of things got started in 'garages'. Its not just computer companies that did it.
Only if you get caught.
It will soon be banned, much as anything else remotely scientific at home is in the process of becoming.
Next, just having the knowledge will get you on a watched list.
It will also be slowly expanded to include citizens.
Give them an inch, and they take a foot.
I agree that there may be a lot of knowledge here but there is far more blind bias around these parts that make all advice suspect and subject to rational review.
No i wouldn't come here FIRST. I would have done a little research on my own before i came to a (suspect) public forum to ask my question.
A little bit of upfront leg work isn't unreasonable to ask.
There are plenty of document control systems out there. ( both free and FOSS ) did you take even 5 minutes to search?