It is the most amazing and beautiful screen I've ever owned, and I've actively been a computer geek for 34 years. It arrived in 2 days. There are no dead pixels. I've used it for hours daily since mid-April with no problems.
The first was a small business with a dozen workstations wherein a Windows SBS was dismantled and retired. Everthing was migrated to a small Synology (currently running their DSM 4.x), OpenDNS and Google Apps. Works well.
Both companies are using either USB or eSATA portable drives to back up the NAS data nightly, which is managed by the Synology software. They really are solid and easy to manage.
Some businesses may need more infrastructure for their business needs, and will need a Windows foundation if the software they want to use requires it. Or maybe Linux and other open-source solutions under the right circumstances. But a decent Internet pipe and a Synology box can provide most of the infrastructure needed for small businesses running workstation-based software.
I'm not seeing this as an example, so I'm mentioning it:
I do pin most everything I need -- to the Start Menu! I don't pin anything to the taskbar.
Everything I need is one click away, and the only thing on my taskbar is the Start button and the list of tasks that are running.
That Start Menu list can be expanded... I have 14 pinned applications plus 4 of the automagically populated "recently used" apps.
What's really nice is when you pin something like Word, Excel, Firefox, PuTTY, Remote Desktop Client, etc. -- you get a list of both pinnable and recently used documents, URLs, sites, computers, etc.
You're questioning the wisdom that's been provided by representatives of the Heritage Foundation -and- the American Enterprise Institute? The very think-tanks that write the words that become the lines that the Republicans tow? The bastions of conservative intelligence that push for perpetual wars, and want and need the FEAR of the general populace against THEM to give them power?
Their demo estimated 18 years to crack a particular password based on a UNIX crypt. Changed the "Password Protection System" to "Microsoft Windows System" and it dropped to 1 day to crack the same password.
There will never be an available cure for cancer as long as the "health care" industry is making such huge profits to treat it.
If you can make an incredibly expensive vaccine, you might displace this effect with time.
This comment is US-centric. It may be that the rest of the world gets the cancer cure but it will be illegal in the US. Or only available to the few who can afford it.
Wow. That is actually quite awesome. Considering that overcoming cognitive bias could be beneficial to pretty much anyone in any environment. And that lessening cognitive bias on a large scale could only be beneficial to our species and planet.
Sadly, a great many people will oppose the concept or resource allocation toward it due to cognitive bias.
Seriously... Cancer is big, big business. I expect it will never be cured as long as this kind of money is being rolled around. I think I flipped from disturbed to disgusted by this when lots of billboard advertisements started appearing for cancer treatment facilities.
At this point, I may be happier calling this life good and heading out than feeding their damn money machine.
Really? Size and resolution were at the top of my list, and friends (techie and non-techie alike) seemed to think it important for their decisions, also.
Some of the confidentiality agreement is below. Love the way they name Google as "School Official" to mitigate FERPA. I also linked Wikipedia below for CIPA, COPPA, and FERPA. These are federal, not sure what the state laws and guidelines are in Wisconsin.
Maybe I'm paranoid, and it's okay for targeted ads for tutoring services to follow little Johnny around for a few years. I do feel bad for Wisconsin K-12 IT. I'm sure they've worked hard over the years to provide systems and AAA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAAA_protocol) to help students, teachers and school officials protect information and student record data as required. Kiss that goodbye when managed AAA is replaced with self-managed peer-to-peer document security on a per-document basis. What's this "make public" checkbox? Looks cool! How many Wisconsin teachers and administrators are being trained to manage their own data governance in this environment?
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5. Confidential Information.
5.1 Obligations.
Each party will: (a) protect the other party’s Confidential Information with the same standard of care, but no less than a reasonable standard of care, it uses to protect its own Confidential Information; and (b) subject to applicable law, not disclose the Confidential Information, except to Affiliates, employees and agents who have a reasonable need to know it and who have agreed in writing to keep it confidential. Each party (and any Affiliates, employees and agents to whom it has disclosed Confidential Information) may use Confidential Information only to exercise rights and fulfill its obligations under this Agreement, while using reasonable care to protect it. Each party is responsible for any actions of its Affiliates, employees and agents in violation of this Section.
5.2 Exceptions.
Confidential Information does not include information that: (a) the recipient of the Confidential Information already knew; (b) becomes public through no fault of the recipient (in the case of Google, without Google’s reference to Customer Data); (c) was independently developed by the recipient; or (d) was rightfully given to the recipient by another party.
5.3 Required Disclosure.
Each party may disclose the other party’s Confidential Information when required by law but only after it, if legally permissible: (a) uses commercially reasonable efforts to notify the other party; and (b) gives the other party the chance to challenge the disclosure.
5.4 FERPA.
The parties acknowledge that (a) Customer Data may include personally identifiable information from education records that are subject to FERPA (“FERPA Records”); and (b) to the extent that Customer Data includes FERPA Records, Google will be considered a “School Official” (as that term is used in FERPA and its implementing regulations) and will comply with FERPA.
To quote Wikipedia, which does a fair job of paraphrasing every other mainstream definition I can locate:
The term off-the-grid (OTG) or off-grid refers to living in a self-sufficient manner without reliance on one or more public utilities.
Off-the-grid homes are autonomous; they do not rely on municipal water supply, sewer, natural gas, electrical power grid, or similar utility services. A true off-grid house is able to operate completely independently of all traditional public utility services.
I personally believe that there is some level of debate available, even within your chosen definition of OTG (which appears to involve complete independence from the fruits of industrialized societies on the planet). However, in addressing your original comment and using the generally accepted definition, I find nothing laughable and everything appropriate in consideration of this technology's potential legitimacy in an OTG environment.
No I didn't expect them to send a car right over with a replacement.
And I never said I was angry. Disappointed would be more accurate.
Actually, your trolling is causing me a stronger emotional reaction. I'm sure I'll get over it -- you're not worth it.
What I expected is that Intel would have a process and statement for their own motherboards. Less CYA, which was all the chat rep was giving until I pushed the issue. More of "we'll take care of this for you, here's how..." -- that's what I expect from a vendor.
Suck it up? No. They should be accountable for customer service.
Here's my experience yesterday with Intel on their support chat. Not happy.
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info: Please wait for a site operator to respond.
info: You are now chatting with 'Diego'
Diego: Hello. Thank you for using the Intel Customer Support chat service. We are glad to be of service. How can I help you today?
_____@yahoo.com: Hi. I've read about your recent chipset issue. I just purchased and received a DP67BA motherboard. Is there a process to have it replaced with a corrected chipset?
Diego: In this situation, each place of purchase will be in charge of either replacing the motherboard.
Diego: Since the issue is very recent, there are no replacement units with the fix. Bear in mind this issue impacts all Intel® 6 Series Express Chipsets and Intel® Xeon® C200 Series chipsets on systems using SATA ports 2-5, if using ports 0-1, customers are not affected. Using ports 2-5 may impact functional issue rates over time, this is not impacted immediately.
_____@yahoo.com: So, I need to contact the sales vendor regarding this issue, even though it's an Intel motherboard?
Diego: The issue is being under investigation by Intel and we are working as fast as possible concerning this
Diego: Please be aware that in some cases, the Serial-ATA (SATA) ports within the chipsets may degrade over time, potentially impacting the performance or functionality of SATA-linked devices such as hard disk drives and DVD-drives. Systems with only SATA ports 0 and 1 enabled are not susceptible to these functional issues.
Diego: It is not a problem that will be present in a short time
_____@yahoo.com: Yes. I understand. This is a part I bought for a personal computer. I don't have a lot of money. I need the part to last properly for a long time.
_____@yahoo.com: Are you telling me that I have to contact the sales vendor regarding this? I bought an Intel brand motherboard because I thought I would receive good support.
Diego: You may check with the place of purchase in case you would like to replace the motherboard in the future when a hardware fix is available on a new revision. We are working together with our chain or Authorized Distributors and resellers to cover this problem
_____@yahoo.com: Okay then. I will forward this conversation to my sales vendor and see what they say about it. Thanks.
Diego: You are welcome
Diego: Is there something else I would be able to assist you with?
_____@yahoo.com: No. Goodbye.
Kinda like how the combination of characters in "9/11" suddenly has meaning attributed it. Our limited range of symbol usage will always belie the actual meanings and situations. As usual, Wikipedia is informative as a quick overview (link below).
Well, actually, there are growing numbers of individuals who consider themselves "spiritual" but not "religious". They seem to have no issues with differentiating themselves between practicing their theologies, which may or may not be theistic, and practicing a traditional religion. They generally seem interested in personal spiritual growth outside of a formal religion (which has a public or social aspect).
As far as Atheists go, I don't know if I would go so far as claiming they share such concepts as ritual or dogma. I have noticed that they are capable of having the same rigidity of beliefs and intolerance of other people's beliefs as any other dick.
Slashdot Mirror
I'll make this short and sweet.
I got mine here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230774446127&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160
It is the most amazing and beautiful screen I've ever owned, and I've actively been a computer geek for 34 years. It arrived in 2 days. There are no dead pixels. I've used it for hours daily since mid-April with no problems.
Have a nice day.
Two success stories...
The first was a small business with a dozen workstations wherein a Windows SBS was dismantled and retired. Everthing was migrated to a small Synology (currently running their DSM 4.x), OpenDNS and Google Apps. Works well.
The second is a medium size business I'm working with that has multiple sites. They're using Windows primarily for authentication. But all storage needs are taken care of by Synology DS1512+:
http://www.synology.com/products/product.php?product_name=DS1512%2B&lang=us
with WD RE4 drives in RAID 5:
http://wd.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=30
at each site.
Both companies are using either USB or eSATA portable drives to back up the NAS data nightly, which is managed by the Synology software. They really are solid and easy to manage.
Some businesses may need more infrastructure for their business needs, and will need a Windows foundation if the software they want to use requires it. Or maybe Linux and other open-source solutions under the right circumstances. But a decent Internet pipe and a Synology box can provide most of the infrastructure needed for small businesses running workstation-based software.
I'm not seeing this as an example, so I'm mentioning it:
I do pin most everything I need -- to the Start Menu! I don't pin anything to the taskbar.
Everything I need is one click away, and the only thing on my taskbar is the Start button and the list of tasks that are running.
That Start Menu list can be expanded... I have 14 pinned applications plus 4 of the automagically populated "recently used" apps.
What's really nice is when you pin something like Word, Excel, Firefox, PuTTY, Remote Desktop Client, etc. -- you get a list of both pinnable and recently used documents, URLs, sites, computers, etc.
Oh my gosh!
You're questioning the wisdom that's been provided by representatives of the Heritage Foundation -and- the American Enterprise Institute? The very think-tanks that write the words that become the lines that the Republicans tow? The bastions of conservative intelligence that push for perpetual wars, and want and need the FEAR of the general populace against THEM to give them power?
Oh my gosh!
Their demo estimated 18 years to crack a particular password based on a UNIX crypt. Changed the "Password Protection System" to "Microsoft Windows System" and it dropped to 1 day to crack the same password.
Credibility: gone.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2401570&cid=37233676
You can't mod down the truth.
There will never be an available cure for cancer as long as the "health care" industry is making such huge profits to treat it.
If you can make an incredibly expensive vaccine, you might displace this effect with time.
This comment is US-centric. It may be that the rest of the world gets the cancer cure but it will be illegal in the US. Or only available to the few who can afford it.
I'm just wondering if there's anyone else who frequents Slashdot who commits the heresy of disbelief in Scientism.
I started to consider this. But then I stopped when I realized that it's just the "blah blah blah" that somebody had spewed in the past.
tl;dr : The map is not the territory. ;-)
"Free to play" is a misnomer. It should accurately be "Pay to win" or "Pay to play well regardless of your skill level".
I hate it. It's a crappy way to do a game, and represents one of the more reprehensible expectations of sociopaths on this planet.
I've taken to assuming that any picture I see in print and many on the Internet have been Photoshopped...
I don't work for them -- I'm just a happy customer. Don't hang on to your Model M - get a new one in black with USB:
Unicomp Customizer
Unicomp SpaceSaver
I still use a wireless mouse, but ran an active USB cable to my comfey chair so I could put one of these beauties on my lap. Buckling springs FTW!
That's pretty good. I also thought of timed quotations from the Sword of Adam in Torchlight.
Wow. That is actually quite awesome. Considering that overcoming cognitive bias could be beneficial to pretty much anyone in any environment. And that lessening cognitive bias on a large scale could only be beneficial to our species and planet.
Sadly, a great many people will oppose the concept or resource allocation toward it due to cognitive bias.
Seriously... Cancer is big, big business. I expect it will never be cured as long as this kind of money is being rolled around. I think I flipped from disturbed to disgusted by this when lots of billboard advertisements started appearing for cancer treatment facilities.
At this point, I may be happier calling this life good and heading out than feeding their damn money machine.
Really? Size and resolution were at the top of my list, and friends (techie and non-techie alike) seemed to think it important for their decisions, also.
Ended up watching his entire presentation. Very thought-provoking. Thank you very much for the reference!
Well done on the consent form. Love the way it just drops reference to the real agreement:
https://sites.google.com/site/wiscgapps/wisconsin-google-apps-announcements/consentformandagreementavailable
Some of the confidentiality agreement is below. Love the way they name Google as "School Official" to mitigate FERPA. I also linked Wikipedia below for CIPA, COPPA, and FERPA. These are federal, not sure what the state laws and guidelines are in Wisconsin.
Maybe I'm paranoid, and it's okay for targeted ads for tutoring services to follow little Johnny around for a few years. I do feel bad for Wisconsin K-12 IT. I'm sure they've worked hard over the years to provide systems and AAA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAAA_protocol) to help students, teachers and school officials protect information and student record data as required. Kiss that goodbye when managed AAA is replaced with self-managed peer-to-peer document security on a per-document basis. What's this "make public" checkbox? Looks cool! How many Wisconsin teachers and administrators are being trained to manage their own data governance in this environment?
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5. Confidential Information.
5.1 Obligations.
Each party will: (a) protect the other party’s Confidential Information with the same standard of care, but no less than a reasonable standard of care, it uses to protect its own Confidential Information; and (b) subject to applicable law, not disclose the Confidential Information, except to Affiliates, employees and agents who have a reasonable need to know it and who have agreed in writing to keep it confidential. Each party (and any Affiliates, employees and agents to whom it has disclosed Confidential Information) may use Confidential Information only to exercise rights and fulfill its obligations under this Agreement, while using reasonable care to protect it. Each party is responsible for any actions of its Affiliates, employees and agents in violation of this Section.
5.2 Exceptions.
Confidential Information does not include information that: (a) the recipient of the Confidential Information already knew; (b) becomes public through no fault of the recipient (in the case of Google, without Google’s reference to Customer Data); (c) was independently developed by the recipient; or (d) was rightfully given to the recipient by another party.
5.3 Required Disclosure.
Each party may disclose the other party’s Confidential Information when required by law but only after it, if legally permissible: (a) uses commercially reasonable efforts to notify the other party; and (b) gives the other party the chance to challenge the disclosure.
5.4 FERPA.
The parties acknowledge that (a) Customer Data may include personally identifiable information from education records that are subject to FERPA (“FERPA Records”); and (b) to the extent that Customer Data includes FERPA Records, Google will be considered a “School Official” (as that term is used in FERPA and its implementing regulations) and will comply with FERPA.
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FERPA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FERPA
CIPA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Internet_Protection_Act
COPPA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%27s_Online_Privacy_Protection_Act
Dear Sir,
To quote Wikipedia, which does a fair job of paraphrasing every other mainstream definition I can locate:
The term off-the-grid (OTG) or off-grid refers to living in a self-sufficient manner without reliance on one or more public utilities.
Off-the-grid homes are autonomous; they do not rely on municipal water supply, sewer, natural gas, electrical power grid, or similar utility services. A true off-grid house is able to operate completely independently of all traditional public utility services.
I personally believe that there is some level of debate available, even within your chosen definition of OTG (which appears to involve complete independence from the fruits of industrialized societies on the planet). However, in addressing your original comment and using the generally accepted definition, I find nothing laughable and everything appropriate in consideration of this technology's potential legitimacy in an OTG environment.
Best regards.
No I didn't expect them to send a car right over with a replacement.
And I never said I was angry. Disappointed would be more accurate.
Actually, your trolling is causing me a stronger emotional reaction. I'm sure I'll get over it -- you're not worth it.
What I expected is that Intel would have a process and statement for their own motherboards. Less CYA, which was all the chat rep was giving until I pushed the issue. More of "we'll take care of this for you, here's how..." -- that's what I expect from a vendor.
Suck it up? No. They should be accountable for customer service.
Here's my experience yesterday with Intel on their support chat. Not happy.
---
info: Please wait for a site operator to respond.
info: You are now chatting with 'Diego'
Diego: Hello. Thank you for using the Intel Customer Support chat service. We are glad to be of service. How can I help you today?
_____@yahoo.com: Hi. I've read about your recent chipset issue. I just purchased and received a DP67BA motherboard. Is there a process to have it replaced with a corrected chipset?
Diego: In this situation, each place of purchase will be in charge of either replacing the motherboard.
Diego: Since the issue is very recent, there are no replacement units with the fix. Bear in mind this issue impacts all Intel® 6 Series Express Chipsets and Intel® Xeon® C200 Series chipsets on systems using SATA ports 2-5, if using ports 0-1, customers are not affected. Using ports 2-5 may impact functional issue rates over time, this is not impacted immediately.
_____@yahoo.com: So, I need to contact the sales vendor regarding this issue, even though it's an Intel motherboard?
Diego: The issue is being under investigation by Intel and we are working as fast as possible concerning this
Diego: Please be aware that in some cases, the Serial-ATA (SATA) ports within the chipsets may degrade over time, potentially impacting the performance or functionality of SATA-linked devices such as hard disk drives and DVD-drives. Systems with only SATA ports 0 and 1 enabled are not susceptible to these functional issues.
Diego: It is not a problem that will be present in a short time
_____@yahoo.com: Yes. I understand. This is a part I bought for a personal computer. I don't have a lot of money. I need the part to last properly for a long time.
_____@yahoo.com: Are you telling me that I have to contact the sales vendor regarding this? I bought an Intel brand motherboard because I thought I would receive good support.
Diego: You may check with the place of purchase in case you would like to replace the motherboard in the future when a hardware fix is available on a new revision. We are working together with our chain or Authorized Distributors and resellers to cover this problem
_____@yahoo.com: Okay then. I will forward this conversation to my sales vendor and see what they say about it. Thanks.
Diego: You are welcome
Diego: Is there something else I would be able to assist you with?
_____@yahoo.com: No. Goodbye.
"The map is not the territory" - Alfred Korzybski
Kinda like how the combination of characters in "9/11" suddenly has meaning attributed it. Our limited range of symbol usage will always belie the actual meanings and situations. As usual, Wikipedia is informative as a quick overview (link below).
Wikipedia (English): Swastika
As for the context of Korzybski's quote, see here: Wikipedia (English): General semantics
Sadly, I realize that some folks reading may not know of this meme. Thanks Wikipedia!
Blinkenlights
Wow.
Well, actually, there are growing numbers of individuals who consider themselves "spiritual" but not "religious". They seem to have no issues with differentiating themselves between practicing their theologies, which may or may not be theistic, and practicing a traditional religion. They generally seem interested in personal spiritual growth outside of a formal religion (which has a public or social aspect).
As far as Atheists go, I don't know if I would go so far as claiming they share such concepts as ritual or dogma. I have noticed that they are capable of having the same rigidity of beliefs and intolerance of other people's beliefs as any other dick.