"Uh, I wasn't hacked, nope. Must have been Corporation X."
And WTF is this? Government efforts to tighten Internet security and investigate online attacks have long been hampered by reluctance from companies to admit they were victims, even in cases where executives quietly paid thousands of dollars in extortion to hackers.
Ok, someone needs to prove this, otherwise I get the highly suspect that it's some government propaganda. Honestly, who pays a script kiddie to remove the pr0n and racist/anti-gay shit from their site?
Spending money to find out how to stop spending money...
Granted, you won't find a professional anything in the world who will invest money without research, but it still seems funny to make a big annoucement about spending to reduce spending.
Perhaps you ought to look into fuel consumption for a R44 before you go spouting off.
If you were to look at the R44 Spec Sheet you'll see that the standard fuel capacity is 30.6 US gal. with a max range of 400 miles.
A little simple math shows us that 400/30.6 is equal to what kids? That's right, 13.07 mpg. Now, let's take a look at the gas economy on your SUV..... hmm... Comparible, is it?
Well, the problem with actually enforcing that law is that most companies that actually blitz-fax the phone book put that well-worn line of "Per your request" or "Attn: Bob" and you'd be hard-pressed to argue that they didn't make an honest mistake.
This is from a single viewpoint, mind you. I'm sure if you had access to calls they sent and were able to talk to THOSE people then you would have a solid case against them.
I believe that's the difference in an individual verses a government agency.:)
Followed the trends lately? Pay-per-use software licenses? If you can't BUY your copy of software X anymore, you just LEASE it from Microsoft then $150 for a desktop ain't that bad. I mean, you may get fscked on the Office "lease" (whatever it's called) but at least you wouldn't be paying an ongoing OS fee as well.
I've noticed that Galeon sometimes has issues with things. Like Javascript and/or Java, it'll ignore the code. Not always, so don't hollar at me about how yours works fine. Or with secured sites, it doesn't cache the password, so you can't "Open link in new window" because you'll get authentication errors. You can clone the window, and that works just fine. Odd.
Other than that, i love Galeon. The ability to resize the font on the fly is a awesome feature that I wish other browsers had. And I really appreciate the previously mentioned pop-up blocking as well.
I used to work in a cleanroom environment as well, but i doubt my identification accuracy was in the 90-95% range... I figure more like 60%... I would grab someone's shoulder or say "hey" when they walked by and suddenly the voice from the particle mask wasn't the one I expected. Oops.. I'll be impressed if they can actually get this computer system to consistantly get it right in a real environment.
Come on... I mean, I have a C64 sitting in the closet, right next to my C128 and my ol' Atari. I even have a working TRaSh-80. I keep them because I loved them back in the day and I don't want to toss them.
It's called memorabilia. As in "something worthy of rememberance." How big do they think a market for this will be? I don't even think you'd find enough consumers to call it a niche market.... please correct me if I'm wrong.
The decision to adopt Linux came, in part, as a result of the growing size and strength of the open-source community. Thousands of developers around the world are participating in the evolution of Linux. Creating a new OS inside of IBM would require a massive engineering effort.
followed by
We chose Linux because it's open and....saw considerable advantage in using an operating system supported by the open-source community, so that we can get their input and feedback."
So, basically, IBM doesn't want to design their own proprietary system (smart) and plans to use the resources currently available. (also smart)
They want open-source to get them rich, right? Less initial cost by the company, etc etc. What are the odds they'll profit-share with people they're getting rich off of? (well, ok, attempting)
A possible reason that you didn't get any service is due to AirCell. I don't remember the exact details, but they had some *serious* fights with other cell carriers a few years back due to AirCell having a national network that the other guys were concerned about. The compromise, if I recall correctly, was that AirCell towers were engineered to handle traffic from 10,000 foot (FL100) or whatever, and the other towers would somehow not receive signals from above....
Also, as a employee of a decent-sized (and profitable, w00t) airline, I deal with flight deck crew who all seem to have a story or two about a cell phone interfering in a minor way with some avionics gear in the cockpit. Kill the cell phone, no problems. Granted, it was their phone they had left on, so maybe proximity was an issue, but still.....
Is it just me, or does the article read like a HOWTO for acting like a civil human. I don't know about you folks, but I've long awaited such gems as...
"Like any community, your group will have spats and factions and frictions. These must be handled wisely for the community to survive."
or perhaps,
"Community members will continually surprise you, especially if you've never really analyzed an online community before. The issues and themes you find important may never really resonate with your users."
It could be just me, but doesn't this whole article boil down to people are different, so dont be a dick.. ?
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Nothing beats security through denial.
"Uh, I wasn't hacked, nope. Must have been Corporation X."
And WTF is this?
Government efforts to tighten Internet security and investigate online attacks have long been hampered by reluctance from companies to admit they were victims, even in cases where executives quietly paid thousands of dollars in extortion to hackers.
Ok, someone needs to prove this, otherwise I get the highly suspect that it's some government propaganda. Honestly, who pays a script kiddie to remove the pr0n and racist/anti-gay shit from their site?
Spending money to find out how to stop spending money...
Granted, you won't find a professional anything in the world who will invest money without research, but it still seems funny to make a big annoucement about spending to reduce spending.
Um
Perhaps you ought to look into fuel consumption for a R44 before you go spouting off.
If you were to look at the R44 Spec Sheet you'll see that the standard fuel capacity is 30.6 US gal. with a max range of 400 miles.
A little simple math shows us that 400/30.6 is equal to what kids? That's right, 13.07 mpg. Now, let's take a look at the gas economy on your SUV..... hmm... Comparible, is it?
Well, the problem with actually enforcing that law is that most companies that actually blitz-fax the phone book put that well-worn line of "Per your request" or "Attn: Bob" and you'd be hard-pressed to argue that they didn't make an honest mistake.
:)
This is from a single viewpoint, mind you. I'm sure if you had access to calls they sent and were able to talk to THOSE people then you would have a solid case against them.
I believe that's the difference in an individual verses a government agency.
Followed the trends lately? Pay-per-use software licenses? If you can't BUY your copy of software X anymore, you just LEASE it from Microsoft then $150 for a desktop ain't that bad. I mean, you may get fscked on the Office "lease" (whatever it's called) but at least you wouldn't be paying an ongoing OS fee as well.
I've noticed that Galeon sometimes has issues with things. Like Javascript and/or Java, it'll ignore the code. Not always, so don't hollar at me about how yours works fine. Or with secured sites, it doesn't cache the password, so you can't "Open link in new window" because you'll get authentication errors. You can clone the window, and that works just fine. Odd.
Other than that, i love Galeon. The ability to resize the font on the fly is a awesome feature that I wish other browsers had. And I really appreciate the previously mentioned pop-up blocking as well.
I used to work in a cleanroom environment as well, but i doubt my identification accuracy was in the 90-95% range... I figure more like 60%... I would grab someone's shoulder or say "hey" when they walked by and suddenly the voice from the particle mask wasn't the one I expected. Oops.. I'll be impressed if they can actually get this computer system to consistantly get it right in a real environment.
Come on... I mean, I have a C64 sitting in the closet, right next to my C128 and my ol' Atari. I even have a working TRaSh-80. I keep them because I loved them back in the day and I don't want to toss them.
It's called memorabilia. As in "something worthy of rememberance." How big do they think a market for this will be? I don't even think you'd find enough consumers to call it a niche market.... please correct me if I'm wrong.
Alrighty then... on this Lookalike wesite, you've got Macheads trying to look like Ellen Feiss. So I mosey over and take a look.
4. That's the number of chicks I saw in this contest. The rest are males, trying to look like a chick. 26 of 'em, I believe.
Remind me never to go to a Mac users group meeting.
I believe the question was sarcastic and rhetorical.
As in "Man, I wonder what happens when i point this shotgun at my foot and pull the trigger?"
It doesn't need an answer, because it's obvious.
Anyone else notice this?
The decision to adopt Linux came, in part, as a result of the growing size and strength of the open-source community. Thousands of developers around the world are participating in the evolution of Linux. Creating a new OS inside of IBM would require a massive engineering effort.
followed by
We chose Linux because it's open and....saw considerable advantage in using an operating system supported by the open-source community, so that we can get their input and feedback."
So, basically, IBM doesn't want to design their own proprietary system (smart) and plans to use the resources currently available. (also smart)
They want open-source to get them rich, right? Less initial cost by the company, etc etc. What are the odds they'll profit-share with people they're getting rich off of? (well, ok, attempting)
A possible reason that you didn't get any service is due to AirCell. I don't remember the exact details, but they had some *serious* fights with other cell carriers a few years back due to AirCell having a national network that the other guys were concerned about. The compromise, if I recall correctly, was that AirCell towers were engineered to handle traffic from 10,000 foot (FL100) or whatever, and the other towers would somehow not receive signals from above....
Also, as a employee of a decent-sized (and profitable, w00t) airline, I deal with flight deck crew who all seem to have a story or two about a cell phone interfering in a minor way with some avionics gear in the cockpit. Kill the cell phone, no problems. Granted, it was their phone they had left on, so maybe proximity was an issue, but still.....
Is it just me, or does the article read like a HOWTO for acting like a civil human. I don't know about you folks, but I've long awaited such gems as... "Like any community, your group will have spats and factions and frictions. These must be handled wisely for the community to survive." or perhaps, "Community members will continually surprise you, especially if you've never really analyzed an online community before. The issues and themes you find important may never really resonate with your users." It could be just me, but doesn't this whole article boil down to people are different, so dont be a dick.. ?