Seriously, this is one of my favorite features. There is a Co-Op ATM in the 7-11 a block from my house. It's a million times more convenient for me than my old bank. Plus, there are Co-Op credit unions all over the place.
You can at least remove yourself from the whims of some of these corporations. Find yourself a local credit union, and put your money there. They're not perfect, and they don't have all the fancy 'Get an iPod when you open a credit line' deals, but a stable place to keep your money, that is more or less customer-owned, should outweigh those gimmicks. I haven't looked back since I opened an account at a CU after WaMu went down.
This "Cars vs Bikes" argument is old and played out. I'm a cyclist who drives occasionally and I'm a driver who bikes for fun. I can understand the frustration on both sides of the issue. I don't tend to give much though to the law, but in this case having rules to follow keeps both parties safe, happy and on-time. For the most part, both the drivers and cyclists I have encountered have followed those rules, and so I don't know why these internet discussions get so heated. When I'm in a car my mild inconvenience is worth your safety as a cyclist, and if I'm on my bike, respecting traffic signals and right-of-way doesn't significantly decrease my own travel time. No one should be in such a hurry that they put their safety and the safety of others at risk. Admittedly, though I regularly participate in Seattle's Critical Mass, which damages my moral standing in the argument.
More on topic, this idea isn't really that great. It all depends on how it is implemented and marketed. Something like this might give a self-righteous rider more encouragement. It does seem like it could be useful, merely as a visibility tool, but the pattern that is projected probably has as big an effect on the inflation of the riders sense of importance as it does on the driver's visibility of the rider, and so I'm not sure the 'bike lane' metaphor is the best choice.
At this point in time, Tony certainly isn't losing that much business. In the future, as the current generation of technically aware grow older and begin to make up a higher percentage of the consuming population, the equation changes. Even now a good number of my non-technical friends use the UrbanSpoon iphone app to find dinner-spots and online reviews.
If we set a dumb precedent now, it will have consequences when the internet is large enough to have more of an impact on a small business.
Of course as internet usage swells, the number of reviewers will scale. Perhaps that alone will drown out planted reviews.
Gratuitously OT, but is this the general consensus about Thinkpads? I haven't owned one in a few years, but I always appreciated their build quality. I'd hate to hear that they've lost that.
12. Attempting to circumvent computer system or computer network security systems.
Attempting to circumvent University computer system or computer network security
systems, or using University computer systems or computer networks in attempting
to circumvent security systems elsewhere. and
22. Anonymous use, or use of pseudonyms on a computer system or computer network
to escape responsibility. No person shall use a computer system or computer
network anonymously or use pseudonyms to attempt to escape from prosecution of
laws or regulations, or otherwise to escape responsibility for their actions.
Now, the first one seems like it is worded vaguely and may or may not apply in this situation, but the second one is pretty clear: as long as you are using anonymity services "to escape responsibility". Clearly, the professor was not trying to skirt the law or detection for any shady behaviour. of course, in the eyes of admins, allowing any use of such anonymizers could be dangerous to their network, and make their jobs harder.
I take most issue to the detectives' request that the professor refrain from discussing Tor in his classes. It would be academically unethical for the prof to bend to this pressure because a little pressure was put on him by the rent-a-cops. The detectives can ask the professor to do whatever they want, but dictating what he can and cannot teach in his classroom is inappropriate.
There's a clause in the EULA where you give Microsoft or it's agents the right to come in and audit you at any time, at your expense. Refuse to let them audit and you're automatically in breach of every Windows license you have in addition to any other violations.
Can you provide a citation?
Way back in my more 'faithful' days. I read several of the Left Behind books. I can't remember if they 'taught' morals like that. The books are very post apocalyptic. A small group of faithful fight against the government machine that Satan has established on earth.
Interestingly, I remember the books to be quite gory. There are car bombs and torsos and gasoline burns. It was all quite exhilirating to a young go-get-em evangelical christian. It's interesting that they will put suck violent images in the books to attract readers, yet leave them out of the games to keep from offending sensibilities.
Last year at my school, there was a big controversy about a site set up by some male students called May Madness. It was a tournament bracket designed to highlight the 'hottest girls' at the school and ultimately choose one as the champion. All profiles and images on the site came from the girls' own myspace or facebook sites, yet it caused an enormous uproar that these girls' information was being made public. People made such a big deal about it that it made the local news for several days in a row. The entire thing was asinine.
There is a huge misconception among the users of social networking that the information posted is private. They need a wake-up call like this.
I just thought I'd throw in my $0.02.
A month or so ago, I bought a pair of Sennheisser HD-515s. They sound to me like just what you are looking for. They are open-ear, so outside noises are audible. They are comfortable (the biggest selling point, for me). I can usually wear them for several hours, with glasses, and they are still bearable to wear. They also sound pretty good, and they were about $80 online (with shipping). If you are an audiophile, there is a higher quality model, the HD-555 that sound better, I guess. I think that's about 20 bucks more.
They've served me well, so far.
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whoa, the reverse car analogy? You're blowing my mind, here.
Seriously, this is one of my favorite features. There is a Co-Op ATM in the 7-11 a block from my house. It's a million times more convenient for me than my old bank. Plus, there are Co-Op credit unions all over the place.
You can at least remove yourself from the whims of some of these corporations. Find yourself a local credit union, and put your money there. They're not perfect, and they don't have all the fancy 'Get an iPod when you open a credit line' deals, but a stable place to keep your money, that is more or less customer-owned, should outweigh those gimmicks. I haven't looked back since I opened an account at a CU after WaMu went down.
This "Cars vs Bikes" argument is old and played out. I'm a cyclist who drives occasionally and I'm a driver who bikes for fun. I can understand the frustration on both sides of the issue. I don't tend to give much though to the law, but in this case having rules to follow keeps both parties safe, happy and on-time. For the most part, both the drivers and cyclists I have encountered have followed those rules, and so I don't know why these internet discussions get so heated. When I'm in a car my mild inconvenience is worth your safety as a cyclist, and if I'm on my bike, respecting traffic signals and right-of-way doesn't significantly decrease my own travel time. No one should be in such a hurry that they put their safety and the safety of others at risk. Admittedly, though I regularly participate in Seattle's Critical Mass, which damages my moral standing in the argument.
More on topic, this idea isn't really that great. It all depends on how it is implemented and marketed. Something like this might give a self-righteous rider more encouragement. It does seem like it could be useful, merely as a visibility tool, but the pattern that is projected probably has as big an effect on the inflation of the riders sense of importance as it does on the driver's visibility of the rider, and so I'm not sure the 'bike lane' metaphor is the best choice.
Too many mosquitos, and it will develop a taste for human blood.
Tony isn't losing 10% of his business this way.
At this point in time, Tony certainly isn't losing that much business. In the future, as the current generation of technically aware grow older and begin to make up a higher percentage of the consuming population, the equation changes. Even now a good number of my non-technical friends use the UrbanSpoon iphone app to find dinner-spots and online reviews.
If we set a dumb precedent now, it will have consequences when the internet is large enough to have more of an impact on a small business.
Of course as internet usage swells, the number of reviewers will scale. Perhaps that alone will drown out planted reviews.
Gratuitously OT, but is this the general consensus about Thinkpads? I haven't owned one in a few years, but I always appreciated their build quality. I'd hate to hear that they've lost that.
oh! now I get it!
The book "Free as in Freedom" is actually written by Sam Williams. It is about Stallman, not by Stallman.
You should point that out to all the people who say "if they found out who he was, how good can Tor be?"
http://www.bgsu.edu/downloads/cio/file9602.pdf
12. Attempting to circumvent computer system or computer network security systems. Attempting to circumvent University computer system or computer network security systems, or using University computer systems or computer networks in attempting to circumvent security systems elsewhere.
and
22. Anonymous use, or use of pseudonyms on a computer system or computer network to escape responsibility. No person shall use a computer system or computer network anonymously or use pseudonyms to attempt to escape from prosecution of laws or regulations, or otherwise to escape responsibility for their actions.
Now, the first one seems like it is worded vaguely and may or may not apply in this situation, but the second one is pretty clear: as long as you are using anonymity services "to escape responsibility". Clearly, the professor was not trying to skirt the law or detection for any shady behaviour. of course, in the eyes of admins, allowing any use of such anonymizers could be dangerous to their network, and make their jobs harder.
I take most issue to the detectives' request that the professor refrain from discussing Tor in his classes. It would be academically unethical for the prof to bend to this pressure because a little pressure was put on him by the rent-a-cops. The detectives can ask the professor to do whatever they want, but dictating what he can and cannot teach in his classroom is inappropriate.
There's a clause in the EULA where you give Microsoft or it's agents the right to come in and audit you at any time, at your expense. Refuse to let them audit and you're automatically in breach of every Windows license you have in addition to any other violations. Can you provide a citation?
The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is fraudulent. I hereby declare a war of faith in the name of the one true God: The Green Tomato!
Way back in my more 'faithful' days. I read several of the Left Behind books. I can't remember if they 'taught' morals like that. The books are very post apocalyptic. A small group of faithful fight against the government machine that Satan has established on earth.
Interestingly, I remember the books to be quite gory. There are car bombs and torsos and gasoline burns. It was all quite exhilirating to a young go-get-em evangelical christian. It's interesting that they will put suck violent images in the books to attract readers, yet leave them out of the games to keep from offending sensibilities.
and pant fwapping...
Last year at my school, there was a big controversy about a site set up by some male students called May Madness. It was a tournament bracket designed to highlight the 'hottest girls' at the school and ultimately choose one as the champion. All profiles and images on the site came from the girls' own myspace or facebook sites, yet it caused an enormous uproar that these girls' information was being made public. People made such a big deal about it that it made the local news for several days in a row. The entire thing was asinine. There is a huge misconception among the users of social networking that the information posted is private. They need a wake-up call like this.
I just thought I'd throw in my $0.02. A month or so ago, I bought a pair of Sennheisser HD-515s. They sound to me like just what you are looking for. They are open-ear, so outside noises are audible. They are comfortable (the biggest selling point, for me). I can usually wear them for several hours, with glasses, and they are still bearable to wear. They also sound pretty good, and they were about $80 online (with shipping). If you are an audiophile, there is a higher quality model, the HD-555 that sound better, I guess. I think that's about 20 bucks more. They've served me well, so far.