When I file for patents and/or trademarks at the United States patent and trademark office here, they accept/yournamehere/ as a legally binding signature for patent work. I don't see why this can't apply to email.
Although.NET takes the automatic system change to a whole new level, we shouldn't forget that many widely used "free" programs do this already.
Both real player and QuickTime install themselves and then attempt to make them the default player. Additionally, they do it for types of files that they are clearly not the optimal player for, such as mp3s.
Besides this, they feel it is necessary to automatically place agents in your system tray, shortcuts in your startup menu, and icons on your desktop. All in an effort to make their program the foremost one on your system.
All of these "features" should be optional to install and much easier to disable. Instead, the programmers hide the preferences in the least accessible spot..NET may be the worst, but it's most definitely not the first!
Mechanical clocks and watches are still hand manufactured by a company in sweeden after 200 years. They are accurate up to 1/10 of a second per week and the spring mechanisms have gotten so advanced that they go for a month without rewinding them. This may not sound so impressive in a large clock, but consider that this is all done in a watch! The only downside is due to the lack of trained watchmakers and the fact that these are all handmade, each watch can run you several thousand dollars! But think of all the money you'd save on batteries.
Seeing as these implants gave him as much trouble as they did, and I remember a story a few weeks ago on the first implantable locator chip for humans, what is the end result? We have just reached the age where it is concievable that a decent segment of the population will have some sort of implant.
My grandfather has trouble getting through the airport with his pacemaker as it is and he requires documentation from his doctor on occasion.
If implants get to the point where some are elective and may be bigger than the grain of sand that the ID chip is, we surely have quite a problem ahead of us.
They might have been talking about it for a while, but that doesn't mean they've been doing it. I am currently at the University of Wisconsin -- Madison and we barely have any wireless access. Aside from parts of the Union, the CS building, and about 10% of the libraries, wireless is just hype. Personally, any major chunk of property covered by wireless is a great acheivement compare to the majority of Universities.
To that end, I'm currently involved in a project to cover downtown Madison, WI. We should be starting the implementation in less than one month. I only hope we get as big as the one in Hawaii
Personally, I think this is great. Anytime a private corporation can extract any kind of information on the government and their organizations, it makes the government that much more accesible to the average citizen. The fact that it's entirely legal is even better. It's quite refreshing to hear about a legal and tolerated computer activity compare to all the "bad news" that gets reported on all the time.
I bought a smaller motherboard from Freetech a while ago with everything, and I mean everything, on board. It will take any PIII processsor and even includes firewire. The dimensions are about 150mm square. If anyone is interested, you have to buy it from Freetech directly, in Japan. Fortunately, VISA gives great exchange rates from dollars to yen. Check out this for more info.
Here is a case Here that looks like a stereo component. Tack on an LCD display here and you have a killer computer that matches with your stereo, does more than the $1500 device and costs much much less. Additionally, you can put whatever size HD you want. Personally, I love having 160GB of Mp3s at my disposal.
Acutally, as of last month, broadband users logged 11.9 billion hours/year whereas dialup users logged 11.7 billion hours/year. For the first time ever, over half of all internet usage is broadband. That said, as the rest of the households get broadband, the amount of information increases and therefore becomes even more difficult to keep track of. I'm not saying that logging the information is impossible, I'm saying that at some point, a person or people need to see that information and do something about it. That is where the bottle neck exists. The more responsibilites that are given by restricting laws, the harder it is to keep track of it all.
The topic is acedemic due to the lack of resources for enforcement. Napster is a great example of this. The RIAA got rid of Napster, but Mp3s are still being swapped all over the IRC, before, during, and after Napster's existance. Anything can be outlawed/illegal, but without enforcement, what difference does it make. The practicality of the bill needs to be discussed before any steps are taken.
I actually own one of these, it came as a demo when I purchased a variety of equipment from the manufacturer (to resell). It is by far the coolest rubberband gun ever, and while loading it does take a lot of time, it's well worth the pay off. For those of you who think this is a hoax, let me assure you, it's not.
Here is the google cached link: http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:yFtkFzNXw54C: www.bit-tech.net/article/63/4+The+Invisible+Case+b it-tech.net&hl=en
But what if you want four processors (as I do)? Now it makes that possible. There will always be people out there who want more power, this is just another way to give it to them.
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When I file for patents and/or trademarks at the United States patent and trademark office here, they accept /yournamehere/ as a legally binding signature for patent work. I don't see why this can't apply to email.
...and now for the ultimate camper... (tombstone epitaph)
Although .NET takes the automatic system change to a whole new level, we shouldn't forget that many widely used "free" programs do this already.
Both real player and QuickTime install themselves and then attempt to make them the default player. Additionally, they do it for types of files that they are clearly not the optimal player for, such as mp3s.
Besides this, they feel it is necessary to automatically place agents in your system tray, shortcuts in your startup menu, and icons on your desktop. All in an effort to make their program the foremost one on your system.
All of these "features" should be optional to install and much easier to disable. Instead, the programmers hide the preferences in the least accessible spot. .NET may be the worst, but it's most definitely not the first!
Mechanical clocks and watches are still hand manufactured by a company in sweeden after 200 years. They are accurate up to 1/10 of a second per week and the spring mechanisms have gotten so advanced that they go for a month without rewinding them. This may not sound so impressive in a large clock, but consider that this is all done in a watch! The only downside is due to the lack of trained watchmakers and the fact that these are all handmade, each watch can run you several thousand dollars! But think of all the money you'd save on batteries.
Seeing as these implants gave him as much trouble as they did, and I remember a story a few weeks ago on the first implantable locator chip for humans, what is the end result? We have just reached the age where it is concievable that a decent segment of the population will have some sort of implant. My grandfather has trouble getting through the airport with his pacemaker as it is and he requires documentation from his doctor on occasion. If implants get to the point where some are elective and may be bigger than the grain of sand that the ID chip is, we surely have quite a problem ahead of us.
They might have been talking about it for a while, but that doesn't mean they've been doing it. I am currently at the University of Wisconsin -- Madison and we barely have any wireless access. Aside from parts of the Union, the CS building, and about 10% of the libraries, wireless is just hype. Personally, any major chunk of property covered by wireless is a great acheivement compare to the majority of Universities. To that end, I'm currently involved in a project to cover downtown Madison, WI. We should be starting the implementation in less than one month. I only hope we get as big as the one in Hawaii
What we really need is Alan Keys to offend EVERYONE. Then it's time for prime time.
I see you have chosen to remain anonymous. Interesting.
Personally, I think this is great. Anytime a private corporation can extract any kind of information on the government and their organizations, it makes the government that much more accesible to the average citizen. The fact that it's entirely legal is even better. It's quite refreshing to hear about a legal and tolerated computer activity compare to all the "bad news" that gets reported on all the time.
I bought a smaller motherboard from Freetech a while ago with everything, and I mean everything, on board. It will take any PIII processsor and even includes firewire. The dimensions are about 150mm square. If anyone is interested, you have to buy it from Freetech directly, in Japan. Fortunately, VISA gives great exchange rates from dollars to yen. Check out this for more info.
Here is a case Here that looks like a stereo component. Tack on an LCD display here and you have a killer computer that matches with your stereo, does more than the $1500 device and costs much much less. Additionally, you can put whatever size HD you want. Personally, I love having 160GB of Mp3s at my disposal.
Acutally, as of last month, broadband users logged 11.9 billion hours/year whereas dialup users logged 11.7 billion hours/year. For the first time ever, over half of all internet usage is broadband. That said, as the rest of the households get broadband, the amount of information increases and therefore becomes even more difficult to keep track of. I'm not saying that logging the information is impossible, I'm saying that at some point, a person or people need to see that information and do something about it. That is where the bottle neck exists. The more responsibilites that are given by restricting laws, the harder it is to keep track of it all.
The topic is acedemic due to the lack of resources for enforcement. Napster is a great example of this. The RIAA got rid of Napster, but Mp3s are still being swapped all over the IRC, before, during, and after Napster's existance. Anything can be outlawed/illegal, but without enforcement, what difference does it make. The practicality of the bill needs to be discussed before any steps are taken.
I actually own one of these, it came as a demo when I purchased a variety of equipment from the manufacturer (to resell). It is by far the coolest rubberband gun ever, and while loading it does take a lot of time, it's well worth the pay off. For those of you who think this is a hoax, let me assure you, it's not.
Here is the google cached link: http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:yFtkFzNXw54C: www.bit-tech.net/article/63/4+The+Invisible+Case+b it-tech.net&hl=en
But what if you want four processors (as I do)? Now it makes that possible. There will always be people out there who want more power, this is just another way to give it to them.