"But the vast legions of radicals that Bush and Cheney used to keep the populace in check..."
Hope you noticed that it didn't take "vast legions of radicals" to make a rather large hole in lower Manhatten...
"Despite this being true, and known to millions upon millions of people with no love for america, nothing has happened."
Well... nothing successful, at any rate.
It also helps--for the lack of a better word--that we tend to get kind of pissy when we find out who did something to us. Taking out a building or two in exchange for having your entire country bombed flat isn't exactly equitable.
Actually, I think they deserve it. The whole pirate thing exists primarily because people can steal without consequence.
They wouldn't steal the box at the store because at the store there's a significant risk of getting caught, held, and even stuck in jail. But they do so from the safety and presumed security of their parent's basement because they enjoy all of the benefits and risk none of the consequences.
As the article points out, to get the most out of Spaces you really need to let go of old ways of thinking and doing things. Defining clusters, adjacencies, and locking favorite applications to certain spaces helps greatly.
I've no doubt that it's a major improvement over the old Taskbar, but nearly every feature is cloned from the dock.
That includes mixing running/pinned applications, application-specific context menus, active application switching, integration with Spaces, nearly everything except the rollover thumbnails.
But the OS X dock allows multiple docked folders, stacks, and documents. Plus the dock supports additional functionality like the numbered icon badges for Mail's inbox counts, in-progress status bars for apps like Handbrake, snapshot icons for minimized documents and movies and even minimized windows (icons) for things like the Activity Monitor's CPU usage graph.
As such, I fail to see how, as the article suggests, that "superbar" is markedly superior.
You needed to use Spaces. Group any number of applications and windows into the same or adjacent spaces, then use control-arrows or control-numbers to immediately jump into the correct space.
"Let's just say I set it up in my father's business and it rid us of 100% of SPAM without filtration. We have 0 false positives."
IF you set it up and IF it rids you of spam and IF you have no false positives and IF you don't end up blocking ANY legitimate mail... THEN, I suppose, it's a good deal.
IF, however, a simple IP blacklist or delay system were foolproof and 100% effective, THEN don't you think we'd have implemented it by now?
"The chances of you being the first recipient of a spam message are so incredibly small..."
So, I would think, are of the odds of one of Bob Beck's systems being the first to see a spam message. And since you can't block it until he's seen it and until he says it's spam, I'd say a lot of spam could still get through. And one counter, I suppose, would simply be not sending spam to the University of Alberta.
And you do realize, of course, that DSL and cable users share IP addresses? Just because this IP is a bot today doesn't mean it's a bot tomorrow.
At best, such techniques can be combined to make a fairly effective system, with a gray-listed IP used to weight a spam score... but not used as the sole effective 100% successful technique.
Here's a technical solution. I receive email from a botnet touting v1a@ra. I tunnel back to the infected machine, slip in, and wipe the drive.
Pretty soon, no more botnet. And we also get a nice little econo-boost from all of those people replacing their antiquated virus-ridden computers, systems, and software.
Most numbers like IDC's are using internet tracking numbers to a host of web sites. While on the one hand this only tracks machines connected to the internet, by and large that's compensated by ignoring all of the non-desktop, non-notebook machines like servers, POS systems, and other dedicated devices, as those typically don't spend much time browsing the web.
And tracking those percentages would definitely include netbooks, by their very nature.
And the spammer quickly sets up his net to abort after a few seconds and move on to the next sucker who isn't using OpenBSD. And which, BTW, still only works IF you know from the IP or the first few bytes that the incoming email is spam.
And IP lists like Bob's can screw with mail systems because just one infected machine at a business or ISP can drop-kick any and all legitimate mail sent from the gateway IP address. One can obviously TKO all spam by TKO'ing ALL incoming email, spam or not. Unfortunately, that's not usually a viable option.
"...THEN, we subtract the cost of manufacturing, accounting, and shipping from that $7.22 (since those costs don't exist for a digitally copied album)..."
Sigh. Another idiot who can't RTFA. Nor even a simple post.
To quote one more time: "For example, the RIAA said that 183 albums were transferred through Dove's server 17,281 times, then multiplied that by the WHOLESALE PRICE OF A DIGITAL ALBUM in 2005 ($7.22)..."
Did you see it that time? The wholesale cost of a DIGITAL album (e.g. iTunes). Not a CD. Digital. To which the costs of manufacturing and shipping do not apply... and as such can't be subtracted. Accounting for the sale would be done either case.
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"But the vast legions of radicals that Bush and Cheney used to keep the populace in check..."
Hope you noticed that it didn't take "vast legions of radicals" to make a rather large hole in lower Manhatten...
"Despite this being true, and known to millions upon millions of people with no love for america, nothing has happened."
Well... nothing successful, at any rate.
It also helps--for the lack of a better word--that we tend to get kind of pissy when we find out who did something to us. Taking out a building or two in exchange for having your entire country bombed flat isn't exactly equitable.
"You need weapons grade plutonium in order to make a working nuke."
Except when you need weapons grade Uranium.
Depends on the nuke.
"Still sure you want the government to have all the good guns?"
Ah... I've noticed that having all of the "good guns" hasn't helped our side much in Iraq.
I'm just sayin'
Whoa. You're talking about bionic bears here??? It's already hard enough to keep 'em out of the garbage cans.
That's not a good idea at ALL!
"That's pretty much why I didn't care too much whether Saddam (or anyone in that area) had the bomb."
Yeah. So he could only take out a LOCAL city containing a few million people, start a major war, and potentially devastate a region. Big deal.
"How's he gonna send it over? FedEx?"
Noticed the increased security around the ports recently? That comment's closer than you think...
"...banning the following unsafe items that could harm you and possibly others: smoking, alcohol, CARS..."
Hey man, like, we're already doing it man. Why else do you think GM, Ford, and Chevy are closing plants left and right?
[takes drag of my herbal cigarette]
I tell you, like it's a government plot, man.
Actually, I think they deserve it. The whole pirate thing exists primarily because people can steal without consequence.
They wouldn't steal the box at the store because at the store there's a significant risk of getting caught, held, and even stuck in jail. But they do so from the safety and presumed security of their parent's basement because they enjoy all of the benefits and risk none of the consequences.
I just hope it starts happening more often...
Perhaps not, but anyone who thinks the seller has your best interests at heart, or wants anything more than your money, is smoking some of that crack.
Actions have consequences.
"So I assume you would be in favour of trojaned pirated mp3s deleting your music collection?'
Since I don't run torrents or download mp3's... sure.
As the article points out, to get the most out of Spaces you really need to let go of old ways of thinking and doing things. Defining clusters, adjacencies, and locking favorite applications to certain spaces helps greatly.
The admin password isn't root.
Not to mention that plasma TVs are typically 70-80% cheaper than same-size LCD screens.
By mandating low-power screens they're also mandating higher prices for consumers... and manufacturers.
Entering the admin password for the original package installer doesn't mean that the trojan has the admin password.
"...and not a gimmicky un-logical mess that was created by marketing?"
OMG!!! Now THAT'S funny!
Hey, where do Windows ME, Vista, and Microsoft BOB fit into that logic?
Not to troll, but as far as I'm concerned anyone who pirates software deserves it...
I've no doubt that it's a major improvement over the old Taskbar, but nearly every feature is cloned from the dock.
That includes mixing running/pinned applications, application-specific context menus, active application switching, integration with Spaces, nearly everything except the rollover thumbnails.
But the OS X dock allows multiple docked folders, stacks, and documents. Plus the dock supports additional functionality like the numbered icon badges for Mail's inbox counts, in-progress status bars for apps like Handbrake, snapshot icons for minimized documents and movies and even minimized windows (icons) for things like the Activity Monitor's CPU usage graph.
As such, I fail to see how, as the article suggests, that "superbar" is markedly superior.
You needed to use Spaces. Group any number of applications and windows into the same or adjacent spaces, then use control-arrows or control-numbers to immediately jump into the correct space.
See: Confessions of a Space-o-holic
Apple gave Xerox PARC stock in exchange for engineer visits and an understanding that Apple would create a GUI product.
Defined "ripped off".
Actually, the Xerox Star had a dock for applications, printers. tools, and so on.
"Let's just say I set it up in my father's business and it rid us of 100% of SPAM without filtration. We have 0 false positives."
IF you set it up and IF it rids you of spam and IF you have no false positives and IF you don't end up blocking ANY legitimate mail... THEN, I suppose, it's a good deal.
IF, however, a simple IP blacklist or delay system were foolproof and 100% effective, THEN don't you think we'd have implemented it by now?
"The chances of you being the first recipient of a spam message are so incredibly small..."
So, I would think, are of the odds of one of Bob Beck's systems being the first to see a spam message. And since you can't block it until he's seen it and until he says it's spam, I'd say a lot of spam could still get through. And one counter, I suppose, would simply be not sending spam to the University of Alberta.
And you do realize, of course, that DSL and cable users share IP addresses? Just because this IP is a bot today doesn't mean it's a bot tomorrow.
At best, such techniques can be combined to make a fairly effective system, with a gray-listed IP used to weight a spam score... but not used as the sole effective 100% successful technique.
Here's a technical solution. I receive email from a botnet touting v1a@ra. I tunnel back to the infected machine, slip in, and wipe the drive.
Pretty soon, no more botnet. And we also get a nice little econo-boost from all of those people replacing their antiquated virus-ridden computers, systems, and software.
Most numbers like IDC's are using internet tracking numbers to a host of web sites. While on the one hand this only tracks machines connected to the internet, by and large that's compensated by ignoring all of the non-desktop, non-notebook machines like servers, POS systems, and other dedicated devices, as those typically don't spend much time browsing the web.
And tracking those percentages would definitely include netbooks, by their very nature.
And the spammer quickly sets up his net to abort after a few seconds and move on to the next sucker who isn't using OpenBSD. And which, BTW, still only works IF you know from the IP or the first few bytes that the incoming email is spam.
And IP lists like Bob's can screw with mail systems because just one infected machine at a business or ISP can drop-kick any and all legitimate mail sent from the gateway IP address. One can obviously TKO all spam by TKO'ing ALL incoming email, spam or not. Unfortunately, that's not usually a viable option.
Moves and countermoves.
No, at worst it's the cowardly, immoral, unethical act of a parasite.
You may not like the language equating the act with theft, but in turn I refuse to use language designed to mitigate and trivialize the offense.
"...THEN, we subtract the cost of manufacturing, accounting, and shipping from that $7.22 (since those costs don't exist for a digitally copied album)..."
Sigh. Another idiot who can't RTFA. Nor even a simple post.
To quote one more time: "For example, the RIAA said that 183 albums were transferred through Dove's server 17,281 times, then multiplied that by the WHOLESALE PRICE OF A DIGITAL ALBUM in 2005 ($7.22)..."
Did you see it that time? The wholesale cost of a DIGITAL album (e.g. iTunes). Not a CD. Digital. To which the costs of manufacturing and shipping do not apply... and as such can't be subtracted. Accounting for the sale would be done either case.