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  1. Enterprise Updates? on Do Any Companies Power Down at Night? · · Score: 1

    When do you your updates, backups and large software pushes to distribution points? In the middle of the day so it hoses your network and gets in the way of the users?

    No, its done at night. Shutting down at night isn't overly practical unless you are a SMB with 20 users.

  2. Re:Something smoking in Hollywood... on A Proposal For Unionizing Bloggers · · Score: 1

    And if all the ISPS in the country decide to honour the union, where will you post?

  3. Re:Something smoking in Hollywood... on A Proposal For Unionizing Bloggers · · Score: 1

    If you are a member of the union, you wont be able 'give away' your 'work' according to the contract. ( it would be considered freelance, normally a no-no )

    I'm not talking about how practical enforcement will be, only the 'rules' that will appear.

  4. Re:Something smoking in Hollywood... on A Proposal For Unionizing Bloggers · · Score: 1

    No, you wont suddenly get paid, what will happen is you wont be able to publish any longer, due to union rules. Sort of like rules that say you cant work at a non union shop if you are a member of the UAW.

    If i was paranoid about conspiracies, id say this is being secretly pushed by the 'media' so as to pretty much wipe out the blog 'competition'.

  5. Once a union on A Proposal For Unionizing Bloggers · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Then forget independence.

    Unions had/have their place, but this isn't one of those places.

  6. Re:If true on CIA Claims Cyber Attackers Blacked Out Cities · · Score: 1

    of course not. but they should be on dedicated lines, not across the cloud.

  7. Broken up on Microsoft Threatens Startups Over Account Info · · Score: 1

    They should have been broken up after being found a monopoly. There is little to stop them from doing things like this.

  8. Required to treat on The Doctor Will See Your Credit Score Now · · Score: 1

    If this starts happening at the local doctor level, everyone will just goto the ER where they are required by law to assist ( at least if they get any federal funding, not sure about 100% private hospitals ).

    This is a real bad idea. Just like giving auto insurance companies your credit report. They should only be concerned about your driving record.

  9. If true on CIA Claims Cyber Attackers Blacked Out Cities · · Score: 1

    What the hell is the control systems like this doing online in the first place?

  10. Re:Closed Network no more on AOL Adopting Jabber (XMPP) · · Score: 1

    Only in some cases. Not everything will get opened. As long as there is still cash in keeping it closed, expect it to remain that way.

    Apparently there isnt enough to be made in the IM arena. the scary part is if they decide to start dropping the services, putting more pressure on the free services and causing them to collpase.

  11. An exact copy on US FDA Deems Cloned Animals Edible · · Score: 1

    Is just as safe as the original.

  12. If true on Microsoft to Spy on Employees · · Score: 1

    It would be time to find another job.

  13. Coverage Difference on Y2K38 Watch Starts Saturday · · Score: 1

    It wasn't about numbers, or lack of caring. One was a natural disaster. The other was a calculated malicious attack.

  14. Re:At least they won't be able to mass-scan... on US Policy Would Allow Government Access to Any Email · · Score: 1

    Self incrimination issues are at stake here.

    I don't think its been decided yet, so until then you don't know if they can make you 'give up your keys'.

  15. Re:Really? on US Policy Would Allow Government Access to Any Email · · Score: 1

    Depends on how the cases go where people have plead the 5th when they wont give them up.

    If we lose the 5th amendment argument, then it wont matter what you do. If they cant read your files, you get tossed in the clink regardless of potential content. Or worse, using private encryption becomes a crime all itself.

  16. First thing i would do on What Would You Do As President? · · Score: 1

    Is fly airforce one around myself :)

    After that, piss off everyone in congress by going back to the basics, the constitution and 10 amendments and then cutting taxes.

  17. Re:Analog IS better on Vinyl Gets Its Groove Back · · Score: 1

    Have a nice day.

  18. Re:Public Records on Student Expelled For Facebook Photo Description · · Score: 1

    You are incorrect. Schools still have to get permits and inspections for building projects.

    Public schools also must get public approval since they are using tax dollars. Few people ever get involved so its almost like there is no approval, but its there..

    Private schools of course don't need public approval per-se, but they still have to get the permits ( which do require a certain level of approval due to codes and ordinances ) and inspections.

  19. Re:Analog IS better on Vinyl Gets Its Groove Back · · Score: 1

    I agree, the myth that digital is as good should die a hard cold death.

    This is an arguement you cant ever win. You may like digital, but its only a sample of the original.

  20. Re:Or maybe it will stop at just criminals. on Proposal for UK Prisoners to be Given RFID Implants · · Score: 1

    Yes i know its the UK but similar things happen there too. The names are different but the same rights / privacy restrictions are in process.

    If you really want to go stick your head i the sand and pretend slow encroachment is not real, by all means go ahead. The rest of us prefer to live in the real world were you DONT trust your government.

  21. Re:You get what you pay for on Promoting FOSS to People Who Don't Care · · Score: 1

    "free" is just to get their attention. Then the real sales job begins.

  22. Re:Its just criminals on Proposal for UK Prisoners to be Given RFID Implants · · Score: 1

    Here locally, the criminals that get those leg-beepers for home detention have to pay some sort of fee.

  23. Re:Returned media? on Malware Distribution Through Physical Media a Growing Concern · · Score: 1

    And you cant fake a CDROM driver disk, right?

  24. Cost on Promoting FOSS to People Who Don't Care · · Score: 1

    Just tell them its free, that will at least get their attention.

  25. Re:Its just criminals on Proposal for UK Prisoners to be Given RFID Implants · · Score: 1

    Just 10 minutes ago i saw a commercial for Captain Morgan. So your point again?