Maybe its more a term used in the cities where sexuality (among other things) or a little more open. Sex worker, in my understanding is slightly more open-ended. Meaning it can be used in reference to a number of activities.
Anyway, I think its sad how afraid of sexuality we are and I don't see a lot of good coming out of it. America was in many ways founded by missionaries and fundamentalists. Bad combo.
If anything feeds vice its repression and shame. There are certainly some things we should protect (children..) but I think we've taken sexuality and turned it into something we teach our children is wrong. We teach them shame and we do it out of ignorance and fear.
Really, if this was a serious request (of course you don't mention your grade/age..) there are lots of better ways to do this. Opening a (hopefully?) ridiculous flame-war on everyones favorite *tech* (note: not anti-Microsoft) blog seems pretty juvenile.
Microsoft is what it is. There are bound to be lots of opinions about anything as ubiquitous but if your actually trying to accomplish something interesting or insightful your opening pretty much killed it.
Has anyone bothered listening to Linus speak (or maybe read his book?). He's not RMS. He chose the GPL for his kernel because he liked the idea, not the politics (if you try really hard you can still sort the two out).
It was never intended to be a free service, just a splashy promotion. I don't think VOIP to POTS is going to be free (they do have to have call centers somewhere to connect those calls, right).
Anyway, no free rides.:) @ $30 its a good deal for people who would use it, those that don't can either use something like SIP (although a SIP to POTS service is going to....cost!) or stick with their free cell minutes.
Skype out started as a pay service the (with much aplomb) they announced they'd make it free for calls through the end of the year. Honestly, I'd consider this pretty generous. Kind of a win-win for people who were interested in using it (or computer people who were savvy and interested in free calls).
I used the service prior to their promotion. It was cheap and worked as advertised (you might remember, since they had/have a Linux client they made./). I'm not 100% sure, but as I recall their price was cheap, but I don't suspect $30 a year flat-fee cheap (I charged mine with about $10 and used it until I got bored/distracted, which happens frequently).
Anyway, I don't think this is a bait-and-switch if thats what you meant. Sounds like they are ending a very long promotion with a new promotion. Maybe I'll sign up (cell phone minutes! eek!).
I couldn't agree more. I'd accomplish nothing but embarassing myself if I seriously tried to use the word. I really don't see how this became a story, sounds like something of a publicity stunt or maybe just some media stupidity (remember the Valley talk books?).
I wonder if the author even knows what slipstreaming is? Or how easy accomplishing a similar task would be with, say, Linux? I'm not a MS fan, but FUD is FUD and annoys the hell out of me.
Tone down the fever-pitch and write articles that draw readership based on merit, not fear.
I've personally used Scalix and I believe OpenXchange (although I didn't like the install process with OX so I dropped it pretty quickly).
Scalix has one of the best installs I've seen with an application under linux in a while. I believe both OX and Scalix rely on plugins for Outlooks support. I'm currently waiting for Scalix 11 to be release and am planning to move our corporate server over to it (from plain-old Sendmail/imap/pop).
I'm pretty sure I didn't use Zimbra because they didn't offer an open version (Scalix offers a community version with a license limitation thats pretty fair).
Whats really funny is how HUGE the sleep inducing drug industry is right now. But honestly, I don't see any reasonable non-scheduled uses for this kind of drug. I can't imagine even the FDA would be comfortable allowing otc access to a drug that will allow people to potentially drive cars and operate heavy machinery without having had a sound rem state. This looks like a useful development for military and other critical applications not so much something for Joe-Bob down the road.
Or more in the lime-light then their counterparts. We use Oracle at our shop, upgrades certainly aren't as fast, but then enterprise database systems are frequently behind firewalls and not always something they want to tinker around with.
They say A) they have enough bugs (erherm, not exploits) to last a year B) they also say (I won't even speculate on the quality of the comment) "we don't want to give away all our 0days".
So whatever. They had a weeks worth of exploits and they'd like some other people to pony up so they can make it two while holding on to some super-secret exploits. 7337!
Anyway, slamming on Oracle seems a little silly. Its software, there will be problems.
They are talking about two different things. Its one thing to say: hey, I'm a DBA and Oracle has a lot of bugs. Its another to say: hey hackers! There are a whole bunch of unpatched 0day exploits.
Extending the week to two would be fine if it helps motivate Oracle to patch their software *before* someone makes these more trivially exploitable.
I think its interesting that Duren says he was trying incapacitate Tabatabainejad using that Drive Stun method, which is specifically claimed to work off a
"..pain compliance verses the incapacitation ability..."
"..Drive Stun causes significant localized pain in the area touched by the TASER but does not have a significant effect on the central nervous system. The Drive Stun has a lesser chance of incapacitating a subject but may assist in taking a subject into custody."
Sounds more like he was trying to hurt him in order to get him to cooperate.
LAPD are having a pretty bad time and I have *no* idea what it must be like working in the Los Angeles area. I saw the video and it was hard to shake. Kind of disheartening. The kid had no weapon, was never considered a serious threat, appeared to be incapacitated while trying to comply and was surrounded by frightened and outraged students who the police also threatened. Makes you wonder what happens when civil disobedience can be nullified with none lethal violence. Who will speak up? Someone should have intervened *peacefully* much sooner. Hell, drag the kid out yourself. But of course they would have been tased too.
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Maybe its more a term used in the cities where sexuality (among other things) or a little more open. Sex worker, in my understanding is slightly more open-ended. Meaning it can be used in reference to a number of activities.
Anyway, I think its sad how afraid of sexuality we are and I don't see a lot of good coming out of it. America was in many ways founded by missionaries and fundamentalists. Bad combo.
If anything feeds vice its repression and shame. There are certainly some things we should protect (children..) but I think we've taken sexuality and turned it into something we teach our children is wrong. We teach them shame and we do it out of ignorance and fear.
Really, if this was a serious request (of course you don't mention your grade/age..) there are lots of better ways to do this. Opening a (hopefully?) ridiculous flame-war on everyones favorite *tech* (note: not anti-Microsoft) blog seems pretty juvenile.
Microsoft is what it is. There are bound to be lots of opinions about anything as ubiquitous but if your actually trying to accomplish something interesting or insightful your opening pretty much killed it.
Has anyone bothered listening to Linus speak (or maybe read his book?). He's not RMS. He chose the GPL for his kernel because he liked the idea, not the politics (if you try really hard you can still sort the two out).
And are willing to. Tivo is for those that can't (>ilk).
:-)
No more complaining about Myth being hard to setup. No-one makes you do it.
Friends are probably cheaper (you use a string-can system like the rest of us, right?). ;)
I thought *I* had the bad memory problems!
:) @ $30 its a good deal for people who would use it, those that don't can either use something like SIP (although a SIP to POTS service is going to....cost!) or stick with their free cell minutes.
It was never intended to be a free service, just a splashy promotion. I don't think VOIP to POTS is going to be free (they do have to have call centers somewhere to connect those calls, right).
Anyway, no free rides.
Skype out started as a pay service the (with much aplomb) they announced they'd make it free for calls through the end of the year. Honestly, I'd consider this pretty generous. Kind of a win-win for people who were interested in using it (or computer people who were savvy and interested in free calls).
./). I'm not 100% sure, but as I recall their price was cheap, but I don't suspect $30 a year flat-fee cheap (I charged mine with about $10 and used it until I got bored/distracted, which happens frequently).
I used the service prior to their promotion. It was cheap and worked as advertised (you might remember, since they had/have a Linux client they made
Anyway, I don't think this is a bait-and-switch if thats what you meant. Sounds like they are ending a very long promotion with a new promotion. Maybe I'll sign up (cell phone minutes! eek!).
I couldn't agree more. I'd accomplish nothing but embarassing myself if I seriously tried to use the word. I really don't see how this became a story, sounds like something of a publicity stunt or maybe just some media stupidity (remember the Valley talk books?).
I'm pretty sure they'll be exposed to enough technology (including Windows PC's) that this will only increase their understanding.
Come into my country and torture me with experimental technology, I'll be forgiving.
I wonder if the author even knows what slipstreaming is? Or how easy accomplishing a similar task would be with, say, Linux? I'm not a MS fan, but FUD is FUD and annoys the hell out of me.
Tone down the fever-pitch and write articles that draw readership based on merit, not fear.
Anyway, by 'getting rid of them' I don't mean replacing them with paper currency.
Interesting. I'm curious if this includes Outlook connectors (tasks, scheduling, calendar)?
I *hate* coins. They are heavy and cumbersome. Want to save money? Get rid of them.
Coins and strippers. That *would* be a shame ... maybe.
I've personally used Scalix and I believe OpenXchange (although I didn't like the install process with OX so I dropped it pretty quickly). Scalix has one of the best installs I've seen with an application under linux in a while. I believe both OX and Scalix rely on plugins for Outlooks support. I'm currently waiting for Scalix 11 to be release and am planning to move our corporate server over to it (from plain-old Sendmail/imap/pop). I'm pretty sure I didn't use Zimbra because they didn't offer an open version (Scalix offers a community version with a license limitation thats pretty fair).
To read complaints about the competitors products?
Whats really funny is how HUGE the sleep inducing drug industry is right now. But honestly, I don't see any reasonable non-scheduled uses for this kind of drug. I can't imagine even the FDA would be comfortable allowing otc access to a drug that will allow people to potentially drive cars and operate heavy machinery without having had a sound rem state. This looks like a useful development for military and other critical applications not so much something for Joe-Bob down the road.
Help my imagination, which in turn helps to enhance the quality of my life. We are wired to sleep, lets not take that too superficially.
Or more in the lime-light then their counterparts. We use Oracle at our shop, upgrades certainly aren't as fast, but then enterprise database systems are frequently behind firewalls and not always something they want to tinker around with.
I think this was pretty reprehensible.
They say A) they have enough bugs (erherm, not exploits) to last a year B) they also say (I won't even speculate on the quality of the comment) "we don't want to give away all our 0days".
So whatever. They had a weeks worth of exploits and they'd like some other people to pony up so they can make it two while holding on to some super-secret exploits. 7337!
Anyway, slamming on Oracle seems a little silly. Its software, there will be problems.
They are talking about two different things. Its one thing to say: hey, I'm a DBA and Oracle has a lot of bugs. Its another to say: hey hackers! There are a whole bunch of unpatched 0day exploits.
Extending the week to two would be fine if it helps motivate Oracle to patch their software *before* someone makes these more trivially exploitable.
The Las Vega police describe it as:
Sounds more like he was trying to hurt him in order to get him to cooperate.
LAPD are having a pretty bad time and I have *no* idea what it must be like working in the Los Angeles area. I saw the video and it was hard to shake. Kind of disheartening. The kid had no weapon, was never considered a serious threat, appeared to be incapacitated while trying to comply and was surrounded by frightened and outraged students who the police also threatened. Makes you wonder what happens when civil disobedience can be nullified with none lethal violence. Who will speak up? Someone should have intervened *peacefully* much sooner. Hell, drag the kid out yourself. But of course they would have been tased too.