I agree, and it's not all "pictures of dogs' noses." There are some talented photographers on flickr (can't speak for the other sites). The majority of the users are point-and-click hacks like me, but a substantial portion of the pictures are very good.
At least in California the telecoms own the cable and DSL networks, so Earthlink and AOL could resell it but the profit margins on that are really small.
I could see major ISPs like AOL and Earthlink latching on to this as their dial-up customer numbers dwindle. They have no connectivity to compete with cable and DSL, so something like this could keep them alive.
They also contribute the decrease to an increased use of spam filters by individuals and businesses: "New privacy laws and the use of spam filters by individuals and Internet providers helped lower the amount of unsolicited e-mail to 49 per cent of all electronic mail, down from 68 per cent in 2003." So, there might be just as much spam being sent...Canadians just aren't seeing as much because they are using filters.
webster.com seems to have everything I search for. I go there instead of google if I need to check the spelling of a word real quick; it has decent word suggestion if I don't guess the spelling correctly.
Seriously though, I wonder how many people do auto-accept BT connections? My PDA only accepts known pairs, so you need to physically talk to me to pair you up for the first time.
I imagine most people just use the default setting...
Those wankers at Kazaa have hurt the p2p cause quite a bit. They knew they were doing shady stuff (adware, etc.) and now they are rightfully paying the price. For every step that people like the EFF make to make government realize it shouldn't over-regulate technology, shysters like Kazaa force things a step back to make a quick buck.
Working tech support for an ISP I often have opportunity to switch people over to Firefox. Even if I wasn't a Firefox fan it is often the best/only option. Some people call in w/ IE installs that are so hosed they won't load web pages or crash frequently, so short of an OS reinstall Firefox is their best solution. It would be awesome if the ISP I work for officially endorsed Firefox like Speakeasy has but I don't foresee that, it would likely cause more confusion than management wants to deal with. As I have mentioned a good number of people don't even know what a 'web browser' is. Telling them to install Firefox would blow their minds.
I've heard of Cisco letting its developers have the rights for some of their projects, or let them open source their projects. The assumption is of course that Cisco owns it when you start out, but sometimes employees get a "bonus" of the rights to their project.
I worked for a university and one of my tasks was to track down rogue wireless routers (ones not setup by the school's NOP department). My favorites were the ones that had the building and room number for the SSID, they made it really easy to find them.
There was always the concern that someone would get smart and use the same SSID as the what the official APs used, but if they did I didn't notice...
ZoneMinder is a collection of Perl, PHP, and C++ modules which work together to deliver a highly functional video security package. It can handle multiple cameras, either locally attached, like a USB Webcam, or remote Internet cameras. Also required are MySQL and an HTTP server like Apache. That can mean a lot of installation time, and perhaps a few frustrations along the way, but it's worth it.
This project might be out of reach for folks without the technical ability of the geniuses that populate slashdot. Anyone know how much a professional installation like this would cost for comparison?
Slashdot Mirror
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:xOH_jKTvBeEJ:ww w.cs.huji.ac.il/~yweiss/Colorization/+&hl=en
Any footage of hot promo-girls?
I agree, and it's not all "pictures of dogs' noses." There are some talented photographers on flickr (can't speak for the other sites). The majority of the users are point-and-click hacks like me, but a substantial portion of the pictures are very good.
At least in California the telecoms own the cable and DSL networks, so Earthlink and AOL could resell it but the profit margins on that are really small.
I could see major ISPs like AOL and Earthlink latching on to this as their dial-up customer numbers dwindle. They have no connectivity to compete with cable and DSL, so something like this could keep them alive.
They also contribute the decrease to an increased use of spam filters by individuals and businesses: "New privacy laws and the use of spam filters by individuals and Internet providers helped lower the amount of unsolicited e-mail to 49 per cent of all electronic mail, down from 68 per cent in 2003." So, there might be just as much spam being sent...Canadians just aren't seeing as much because they are using filters.
webster.com seems to have everything I search for. I go there instead of google if I need to check the spelling of a word real quick; it has decent word suggestion if I don't guess the spelling correctly.
answers.com has a much cleaner interface than dictionary.com I still prefer webster.com though.
Seriously though, I wonder how many people do auto-accept BT connections? My PDA only accepts known pairs, so you need to physically talk to me to pair you up for the first time.
I imagine most people just use the default setting...
Those wankers at Kazaa have hurt the p2p cause quite a bit. They knew they were doing shady stuff (adware, etc.) and now they are rightfully paying the price. For every step that people like the EFF make to make government realize it shouldn't over-regulate technology, shysters like Kazaa force things a step back to make a quick buck.
Here is another instance of an ISP pushing OSS.
Working tech support for an ISP I often have opportunity to switch people over to Firefox. Even if I wasn't a Firefox fan it is often the best/only option. Some people call in w/ IE installs that are so hosed they won't load web pages or crash frequently, so short of an OS reinstall Firefox is their best solution. It would be awesome if the ISP I work for officially endorsed Firefox like Speakeasy has but I don't foresee that, it would likely cause more confusion than management wants to deal with. As I have mentioned a good number of people don't even know what a 'web browser' is. Telling them to install Firefox would blow their minds.
I've heard of Cisco letting its developers have the rights for some of their projects, or let them open source their projects. The assumption is of course that Cisco owns it when you start out, but sometimes employees get a "bonus" of the rights to their project.
Better yet, turn off the broadcast on the neighbor's router then change the password. No more interference!
I worked for a university and one of my tasks was to track down rogue wireless routers (ones not setup by the school's NOP department). My favorites were the ones that had the building and room number for the SSID, they made it really easy to find them. There was always the concern that someone would get smart and use the same SSID as the what the official APs used, but if they did I didn't notice...
If you are stingy and/or broke it might help if you click on the ads on lokitorrent's site. If they get paid per click every little should help.
Who better to support the product than the group developed it?
Is that a pocket beamer in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
No joke. If a lot of people are using your software you'll be able to sell a boat load of support contracts.
Didn't they do this allready? You know...the original internet...
The company I work for has given options as compensation in the past, but they do it very rarely and I haven't had the opportunity to receive any yet.
What about .slash or .dot?
Clearly you didn't sense my sarcasm. Slashdot surely has a 'diverse' crowd.
ZoneMinder is a collection of Perl, PHP, and C++ modules which work together to deliver a highly functional video security package. It can handle multiple cameras, either locally attached, like a USB Webcam, or remote Internet cameras. Also required are MySQL and an HTTP server like Apache. That can mean a lot of installation time, and perhaps a few frustrations along the way, but it's worth it.
This project might be out of reach for folks without the technical ability of the geniuses that populate slashdot. Anyone know how much a professional installation like this would cost for comparison?
Complex, and inherently insecure.