I being from the USA and also working for an ISP would have to say its a mix of both. USA does have more PCs in homes then most other countries (also more data centers with servers). It also has a lot of Defective End Users (DEU's) that just don't know whats out there and how their computer can get infected.
I cleaned over 120 spyware and viruses off my sisters computer one time. I yelled at her and told her i wouldn't fix it till she at least got a irewall router to help block some or most of the incoming crap and also made her run a software firewall that won't allow outgoing connecting without clicking on "Allow" button on a popup.
I think people over the age of 40 that have less then 2 years internet usage should take some kind of internet class before using the internet.
This would help and some cable providers do block outgoing port 25 to any other mail server other then their own.
I have brought this up to the ISP i work for many times but the head above me shoot it down with stupid reasons like "our customers arn't smart enough to know how to use this". Well if people arn't forced to learn something they they will remain stupid. They will learn if needed to!
IF myspace knew about this then they are at fult but I doubt they will say they knew about it if thats the case. Could you imagine what would happen to microsoft if they came out and said "Oh yeah.. we knew about ALL the exploits and holes in our OS but choose not to tell anyone" =)
I just see you as one of the handfull of people that will turn their cheek to those that strap bombs to the backs then blow up people drinking coffee or riding on a train however have a fit when a bomb falls on a families house tat has terrorist hiding in it behind the women and children. You soak up exactly what the terrorist want you to and what the media only reports on. I never see people like you complain about the ones that are killing innocent people going to and from work, enjoying a nice cup of coffee or watching a play in some theatre.
I'm guessing you think Isreal is the big bad evil one for dropping bombs on buildings eh? I guess hezbollah has the right to just "LOB" (in your words) 100+ missles blindly into cities douring the day time when more people are out walking around. At least the "U.S. and Zionist secret services" try their best NOT to kill people and give warnings to get out because bombs will be falling.
There was a study done that showed something like 15% of American high school students don't even know where America is on a map. Maybe he's one of them?
So while this is a neat idea and all, what's to stop a guy from firing a dozen tennis balls at a target followed by an actual bomb? Every solution has a counter-solution.
Where this statement is correct, the rest of your comment must have come out of your ass.
back in the 40's douring WW2 then the Times and other media would be held for treasing or whatnot for making such reports.
80% of the American media (mainly those on the east and west coast) doesn't give a rats ass about keeping smething a secret douring these times. They hide behind freedom of the press and report anything and everythign that will damage America and make it look bad. Liberalism is a mental disorder! =)
The hippies from the 70's are heading up the media now days and using it to brain wash people.
BTW the file sending does work.. Its just slow as crap because GAIM somehow can't do a client-to-client direct connect and must send the files throuh the MSN servers. This causes all file transfers to run = 5k/sec. From what i read it will never support the direct connect. I don't get it and I'm no C programmer but I think its annoying. However the other features in GAIM out weight all other reasons for using MSN MEssenger.
Read up on your history and you will see that Japan had warnings before we used the bombs on them. They were warned before the first bomb then given a day and told another one would be dropped. They choose to keep fighting thus another one was dropped.
Seems that people also forgot that Japan was taking over the entire pacific islands and who knows how much further they would have gone. the US pushed them back to their island and if we were going to get them to surrender it would have involved putting boots on the island of Japan which would have killed hundreds of thousands of US troops and possible leaving our pacific troup count so low that Japan would have retaken all the islands or drop one bomb. You choose buddy.
Maybe its just me and a few others out there but I'm still not a fan of Java. Everytime 'java_vm' gets loaded on my computer(s) it seens to lag it to hell and back. For example: I was using the the 'Upload Applet' in the rather nice Gallery2 web pages. The use of the applet is nice, I uploaded 677 images into one album but after posting several images into all sorts of albums, it would just stop uploading. I had to close firefox and kill off all the running java_vm processes. Then I could open firefox and post more images.
My co-worker has similar problems with java as well. So I know its not just my computer. Anywho thats my 2 cents.
Guess its just me.. I could care less if someone is watching me. Even with big brother government. If the government wants to tap my phone.. go ahead. I have nothing to hide.. its just going to be VERY boring for them is all.
OnStar is yet another way to turn over responsibility to someone else.
I'll admit the commercials are a little annoying but then again there are way worse.
As for being responsibe. My sister got in an accent out on a country road one night and there was no one around. The OnStar was on her truck and they sent help. If it wasn't for that then she would have been walking for a very long time to get help.
This system is just a cell phone pluged into a computer that can send for help if needed.
Use it in court. Need Insurance? Let's call OnStar and see if you are a safe driver.
Several other car makers put a black box in their cars also. OnStar doesn't monitor your driving anyways.
Also how is this an invation of privacy? They arn't watching what you are doing. It takes them maybe 30 seconds to run the check. So unless you choose to drive around with a failing drive train or maybe dieing alternator, this isn't a privacy issue. Also you can just cancel your onstar if you don't like it.
Slashdot Mirror
refering to the tubes being clogged at flickr? =)
I being from the USA and also working for an ISP would have to say its a mix of both. USA does have more PCs in homes then most other countries (also more data centers with servers). It also has a lot of Defective End Users (DEU's) that just don't know whats out there and how their computer can get infected.
I cleaned over 120 spyware and viruses off my sisters computer one time. I yelled at her and told her i wouldn't fix it till she at least got a irewall router to help block some or most of the incoming crap and also made her run a software firewall that won't allow outgoing connecting without clicking on "Allow" button on a popup.
I think people over the age of 40 that have less then 2 years internet usage should take some kind of internet class before using the internet.
This would help and some cable providers do block outgoing port 25 to any other mail server other then their own.
I have brought this up to the ISP i work for many times but the head above me shoot it down with stupid reasons like "our customers arn't smart enough to know how to use this". Well if people arn't forced to learn something they they will remain stupid. They will learn if needed to!
IF myspace knew about this then they are at fult but I doubt they will say they knew about it if thats the case. Could you imagine what would happen to microsoft if they came out and said "Oh yeah.. we knew about ALL the exploits and holes in our OS but choose not to tell anyone" =)
Announce iTunes for Linux?!!
ARG!
I just see you as one of the handfull of people that will turn their cheek to those that strap bombs to the backs then blow up people drinking coffee or riding on a train however have a fit when a bomb falls on a families house tat has terrorist hiding in it behind the women and children. You soak up exactly what the terrorist want you to and what the media only reports on. I never see people like you complain about the ones that are killing innocent people going to and from work, enjoying a nice cup of coffee or watching a play in some theatre.
I'm guessing you think Isreal is the big bad evil one for dropping bombs on buildings eh? I guess hezbollah has the right to just "LOB" (in your words) 100+ missles blindly into cities douring the day time when more people are out walking around. At least the "U.S. and Zionist secret services" try their best NOT to kill people and give warnings to get out because bombs will be falling.
There was a study done that showed something like 15% of American high school students don't even know where America is on a map. Maybe he's one of them?
So while this is a neat idea and all, what's to stop a guy from firing a dozen tennis balls at a target followed by an actual bomb? Every solution has a counter-solution.
Where this statement is correct, the rest of your comment must have come out of your ass.
So you're sayin that they are making up the story that it was returned to them?
This should be used on the ACLU. If anyone is protecting terrorists its them more then anyone else. We can find out using this.
back in the 40's douring WW2 then the Times and other media would be held for treasing or whatnot for making such reports.
80% of the American media (mainly those on the east and west coast) doesn't give a rats ass about keeping smething a secret douring these times. They hide behind freedom of the press and report anything and everythign that will damage America and make it look bad. Liberalism is a mental disorder! =)
The hippies from the 70's are heading up the media now days and using it to brain wash people.
BTW the file sending does work.. Its just slow as crap because GAIM somehow can't do a client-to-client direct connect and must send the files throuh the MSN servers. This causes all file transfers to run = 5k/sec. From what i read it will never support the direct connect. I don't get it and I'm no C programmer but I think its annoying. However the other features in GAIM out weight all other reasons for using MSN MEssenger.
Don't forget that hospitals wouldn't have to charge $50 for an asprin to make up for giving care to those that sneak in and can't pay for it.
Including giving jobs to illegals and paying them under the table or just shipping the jobs to other countries. I say OUTSOURCE THE CEO!
Read up on your history and you will see that Japan had warnings before we used the bombs on them. They were warned before the first bomb then given a day and told another one would be dropped. They choose to keep fighting thus another one was dropped.
Seems that people also forgot that Japan was taking over the entire pacific islands and who knows how much further they would have gone. the US pushed them back to their island and if we were going to get them to surrender it would have involved putting boots on the island of Japan which would have killed hundreds of thousands of US troops and possible leaving our pacific troup count so low that Japan would have retaken all the islands or drop one bomb. You choose buddy.
HUmm.. the USA is like 5-6 trillion in debt.. Where do we sign up? Oh wait.. we still send out money to the 3rd world places anyways.. sorry my bad...
the oh so great Communist News Network
all we need is the right frequency to drive liberals away :p
I just changed to 2.6 thinking I was with the times now and theres 2.7!? BAH!
I think SCO is so lost up their own ass they don't know what year it is anymore...
Maybe its just me and a few others out there but I'm still not a fan of Java. Everytime 'java_vm' gets loaded on my computer(s) it seens to lag it to hell and back. For example: I was using the the 'Upload Applet' in the rather nice Gallery2 web pages. The use of the applet is nice, I uploaded 677 images into one album but after posting several images into all sorts of albums, it would just stop uploading. I had to close firefox and kill off all the running java_vm processes. Then I could open firefox and post more images.
My co-worker has similar problems with java as well. So I know its not just my computer. Anywho thats my 2 cents.
Guess its just me.. I could care less if someone is watching me. Even with big brother government.
If the government wants to tap my phone.. go ahead. I have nothing to hide.. its just going to be VERY boring for them is all.
stop complaing. You don't have to get a GM car with onstar OR just don't pay for the service. in fact.. its an extra $800.
OnStar is yet another way to turn over responsibility to someone else.
I'll admit the commercials are a little annoying but then again there are way worse.
As for being responsibe. My sister got in an accent out on a country road one night and there was no one around. The OnStar was on her truck and they sent help. If it wasn't for that then she would have been walking for a very long time to get help.
This system is just a cell phone pluged into a computer that can send for help if needed.
Use it in court. Need Insurance? Let's call OnStar and see if you are a safe driver.
Several other car makers put a black box in their cars also. OnStar doesn't monitor your driving anyways.
I like my onstar..
Also how is this an invation of privacy? They arn't watching what you are doing. It takes them maybe 30 seconds to run the check. So unless you choose to drive around with a failing drive train or maybe dieing alternator, this isn't a privacy issue. Also you can just cancel your onstar if you don't like it.
the new Iraqi regime
eh? Isn't that was was thrown out?