the first part of your remark is true, but I'm not sure China does have laws that require filtering. I think they merely impose their view more strictly on their people than in the Western hemisphere.
On the other hand, consider the fact that while China does filter traffic, it set up a large government funded network for the benefits of its people. Analogy: most Corporations have internet access for their employees, and they filter content just the same.
I think it's great the Chinese government provides its people with internet access, and though I condemn filtering to some point I do understand what they are trying to achieve with this. Ultimately they will succumb to the users' creativity anyway although this might take a few years.
"He had some far fetched ideas about completely tossing the desktop out of the window"
Linux has some far fetched idea about completely tossing Windows out of the desktop.
Okay... that is funny... BUT:
but at the time of the broadcast of the show, he mentioned tossing the concept of normal *files* and folders too
Hmz... IIRC, linux 101: In Linux, EVERYTHING is a file??? Does that mean completely tossing Linux out of the desktop as well?
They're after a system where you have a smart card that you swipe and then the system logs you on the your personal desktop from anywhere in the network. Don't you think that'll take a little bit of moola to do feasibility studies, rather than a 5 minute google search?
This is what Sun Microsystems has as a key selling point... you don't even need a special card, any card with a chip on it will do. Yes, that includes your Pin/ATM card. Serverbased applications and secure terminals, cheap and robust OS WITH good support, hmm... OK... my 5 minute Googletime (tm) are up... Now give me those 250,000 euros...
What about serverside content, or content that is pushed? How do these get indexed? I mean if content is retreived from a database, will google access that database? I don't think so.
Furthermore, with the advent of more and more Flash (tm) sites, how will these get indexed if the META-tags are abandoned? Currently, Google only uses the META-tags if there is no relevant text in the body, but what if they stop that altogether?
What with all the traffic jams? It would be nice to have an open network for everyone to access when they're standing still or for your companions. Heck, I'd love to see this for the kids. Finally you don't have to tell them to shut up... just tell 'em to go on the internet or IRC. ^_^
that if the site is not available, the server is down as well? If they built their network with a little sense, the webserver is dedicated... so even if it went down, the business processes are not affected. Duh...
Having a single physical pipe between the areas rather than, as at present, multiple pipes could make the security setup a lot easier, and make the design of the machine considerably cheaper
uh... and the military would want a single point of failure? Redundancy is an integrated part of most large networks, especially the military ones(it's the way internet was devised when it was still called DARPA - D for Defense).
that's why they might just implement a minifirewall allowing only port 80 and a few others. that are basically necessary for running the pages. no strange udp connections and other stuff. Just be sure to take it out of most users' hands and make an option available for admins/geeks that want to tinker with it.
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You _should_ buy and read it! Your .sig is not logical and believe me - I tried analyzing it. Therefore I identified the area of _your_ slipping.
On the other hand, consider the fact that while China does filter traffic, it set up a large government funded network for the benefits of its people. Analogy: most Corporations have internet access for their employees, and they filter content just the same.
I think it's great the Chinese government provides its people with internet access, and though I condemn filtering to some point I do understand what they are trying to achieve with this. Ultimately they will succumb to the users' creativity anyway although this might take a few years.
I will _never_ allow MS to fiddle around with _MY_ bits...
Hmz... IIRC, linux 101: In Linux, EVERYTHING is a file??? Does that mean completely tossing Linux out of the desktop as well?
This is what Sun Microsystems has as a key selling point... you don't even need a special card, any card with a chip on it will do. Yes, that includes your Pin/ATM card. Serverbased applications and secure terminals, cheap and robust OS WITH good support, hmm... OK... my 5 minute Googletime (tm) are up... Now give me those 250,000 euros...
please?
What about serverside content, or content that is pushed? How do these get indexed? I mean if content is retreived from a database, will google access that database? I don't think so.
Furthermore, with the advent of more and more Flash (tm) sites, how will these get indexed if the META-tags are abandoned? Currently, Google only uses the META-tags if there is no relevant text in the body, but what if they stop that altogether?
Just my 2 cents
start life, grow up, think & do nothing but sex, and ultimately die... What new order is this? All animals do that :-)
As mentioned here quoted from this article. ;-)
Wow... I'd even get up early for work
imagine getting lost in "space"
What with all the traffic jams? It would be nice to have an open network for everyone to access when they're standing still or for your companions. Heck, I'd love to see this for the kids. Finally you don't have to tell them to shut up... just tell 'em to go on the internet or IRC. ^_^
that if the site is not available, the server is down as well? If they built their network with a little sense, the webserver is dedicated... so even if it went down, the business processes are not affected. Duh...
uh... and the military would want a single point of failure? Redundancy is an integrated part of most large networks, especially the military ones(it's the way internet was devised when it was still called DARPA - D for Defense).
Haha! Dare you post this with your own nick instead of AC? or are you afraid of the L337 B@$h1ng $k1llz of the /. crowd?
that's why they might just implement a minifirewall allowing only port 80 and a few others. that are basically necessary for running the pages. no strange udp connections and other stuff. Just be sure to take it out of most users' hands and make an option available for admins/geeks that want to tinker with it.
anyone remembers this article? I wonder how the pple there will react. OTOH, the matrix crew might be delighted to have wireless internet :P