Most people don't want to learn any more than they have to, especially then they could care less about the computer. It would be like teaching me how to pet a skunk. I don't care, and I dont' want to learn.
Where are you getting from the government that they want to scan every email??? They can't, don't want to do that. Maybe with a court order like a wire tap but that's about it.
Apparently you haven't heard of a program called carnivore. You also haven't been reading about the internet wire tapping law they are trying to get through.
M$ would be like the steering wheel in a car. If this were to happen would they go after the steering wheel manufacturer or Ford.
But as the integrator they are responsible to have quality assurance. When faulty wiring is found in a car the company that makes the wire isn't sued. The car company would be. Just because someone else makes one of the componants doesn't remove the responsiblity from the manufacturer, even if he or she is assembling it.
As far as HP/Compaq, Dell, etc.. is concerned, it's also their obligation to make sure the OS doesn't suck. If windows continues to be a security-challenged OS, isn't in the customers best interests to give them the option of a different operating system?
I think that if the government thinks that they can scan every e-mail which is supposedly for our benefit (although many feel otherwise) they should also be responsible for imposing fines on Operating System companies (*cough Microsoft*) and the hardware vendors that put out products that cause businesses to lose money due to security problems. The larger the scale of the problem, the bigger the fine. The fact is that this negligent behavior is completely unacceptable.
If Ford produced a car that when it got into an accident, took control away from the driver for the next few months and continuously drove into other cars they would probably be held responsible.
And yes, the hardware vendor should be responsible (if it's the preloaded OS). I realize it's not always their operating system but they are under NO obligation to continue distributing that particular OS. So Dell, HP/Compaq, E-Machines , Apple, whoever, all need to have some accountability.
It is impossible to stop people from unlocking this stuff. There is a key to decode the file, you have the key. It's only a matter of time. The same concept that keeps Windows viruses alive is why FairPlay is cracked first - there's a lot more iTunes songs than WMA.
Also no one gives a shit about cracking decoding walmart.com WMA files right now.
Sooo.. why waste it on paying your grandparents rent when we could be influencing third grade classes a hundred years from now? Amazing idea. Grandma get your ass in the street, sell rock to make a living!
I wouldn't say he reinvented the whitelist. The whitelist is based on resending an e-mail after it's bounced back to the sender because it's an unrecognized e-mail address. This technique relies on something that's similar to public/private keys, with a dynamic code that helps detect true users from automated ones.
My main gripe (that I just realized) is that some e-mail must be send automatically, like web server confirmations. They would get sent into your "other" inbox with the thousands of spam messages if you lacked the persons "code".
And whats this "average joe" line you always like to throw at win users, its like, you Linux assholes are all running scientific apps, or controlling particle accellerators? Bullshit, you surf the web and type letters just like everyone else...only I can do it a lot quicker, and nicer, in Windows.
The average Joe is someone who's never used a compiler, rendered an image in photoshop, or written code. he doesn't care about his computer, as long as it's easy to use, and it's compatibile with what other people use. He does not, under any circumstanced, want to troubleshoot computer problems.
Right now most people will admit that setting something up in Windows is easier. However, it dumbs everything down to the point where it's really hard to fix some problems because the Wizard is offereing to do everything for you.
Microsoft DO innovate
Nitpicking.. learn English.
whereas anyone can administer windows
Funny, most jobs require a Bachalor of Science.
couldn't give two fucks about the next flavour of linux. Its too diluted now anyway, all those different brands...doesn't make any sense.
Then it's not for you. Thank god for choice, cause I'd hate to hear you bitch every day.
"All my Windows user friends are happily playing games or downloading porn while I am trying to get this piece of excrement to work properly"
I have a theory about this, and hopefully I can explain it without making it sound compex.
Much like there is a learning curve, there is also a peak for what people want to do with their computer. While windows might cater to the average Joe better than Linux right now, that doesn't mean Linux won't meet the average user's needs. In the past few years, Windows has met those needs, and they are the follow: e-mail, web browsing, text editing. Once they can do this, they move on to music, maybe pictures. The ultimate linux distro will let them do this without needing to know a single unix command. it will use huge fonts and icons, and give the user few if any installation options.
Once the hurdle of features is passed (which honestly is pretty much done) then the focus goes to ease of use.
It all comes down to the following: Make it cheap, make it quckly, and make it Good. Pick 2. Linux has picked good and cheap. Windows is crappy but easy (so good I suppose). and certainly not cheap.
Please, don't mod up posts like this for "insightful."
A while ago Apple helped bring a version of Linux to the Mac, they had an entire section on their website on the project.
Additionally, Darwin is Open Source, not GNU, but you can still get the code.
Third, Apple is presenting at Linux shows. It's my opinion (and many others I'd assume ) that Apple wants Linux to thrive. Why? Any program written for Linux have the possibility of running on OSX, especially when KDE and GNOME are up and running. Hell, apple might even bundle KDE and GNOME eventually.
Even if you are correct in your claim, which you aren't, how do you explain shows such as SNL mentionion Linux in their skits? Please fill me in, apparently I've been living in a fantasy world.
You're kidding right? There are people putting Linux on their desktops that would never have even known about it three years ago. While it's true that there isn't a Linux steamroller crushing Microsoft in front of your face, it's a lot more out in the open now, which by itself is a huge success.
I don't remember seeing any ads for Linux 3 superbowls ago.
While I do agree with you that the kid might be better off left alone, there's a reason why adults raise children, we (adults) know stuff.
In my life I had the opportunity to go both routes, one being the supergeek and the other being a very social person. I was lucky enough to have the choice - because some people helped me out along the way. There's no one saying that the child should be forced to act a certain way, but I agree with one of the posts above, he should at least experience both ends of the spectrum before assuming Super Geek is the best way to go. He might choose it in the end, I know many that have and love it, who knows.
And yes, getting ass is a huge plus.
While there were several problems that were identified with different models, Apple certainly handled them very well. They shipped me a new power supply for free because of my G4. They've swapped out screens on Powerbooks and extended the iBook warrentee to 3 years for time frames where a problem was identified.
A customer isn't always dissatisfied when there is a problem, but is always royally pissed off when the company does nothing to solve his problem. Despite my loud G4, I still purchased a new iBook 4 days ago, and it's a terrific machine.
C was supposed to be portable and multiplatform when it started off as well.
ANSI C is portable and multiplatform. Unfortunately there were no ANSI graphic libraries that addressed the issue of a legit GUI. As a result, MFC / Mac Toolbox came about and made things much different. However, Java shouldn't have that problem because it does contains graphic libraries that are already written. There would be no need to create another version of Java that did the same thing, and even if someone did, it probably wouldn't have much of a following.
in theory then it could be ported to the mac by some rogue developer with years of free time. any one out there win the lottery, quit their job at microsoft and switch to a mac?
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Most people don't want to learn any more than they have to, especially then they could care less about the computer. It would be like teaching me how to pet a skunk. I don't care, and I dont' want to learn.
Where are you getting from the government that they want to scan every email??? They can't, don't want to do that. Maybe with a court order like a wire tap but that's about it.
Apparently you haven't heard of a program called carnivore. You also haven't been reading about the internet wire tapping law they are trying to get through.
M$ would be like the steering wheel in a car. If this were to happen would they go after the steering wheel manufacturer or Ford.
But as the integrator they are responsible to have quality assurance. When faulty wiring is found in a car the company that makes the wire isn't sued. The car company would be. Just because someone else makes one of the componants doesn't remove the responsiblity from the manufacturer, even if he or she is assembling it.
As far as HP/Compaq, Dell, etc.. is concerned, it's also their obligation to make sure the OS doesn't suck. If windows continues to be a security-challenged OS, isn't in the customers best interests to give them the option of a different operating system?
I think that if the government thinks that they can scan every e-mail which is supposedly for our benefit (although many feel otherwise) they should also be responsible for imposing fines on Operating System companies (*cough Microsoft*) and the hardware vendors that put out products that cause businesses to lose money due to security problems. The larger the scale of the problem, the bigger the fine. The fact is that this negligent behavior is completely unacceptable.
If Ford produced a car that when it got into an accident, took control away from the driver for the next few months and continuously drove into other cars they would probably be held responsible.
And yes, the hardware vendor should be responsible (if it's the preloaded OS). I realize it's not always their operating system but they are under NO obligation to continue distributing that particular OS. So Dell, HP/Compaq, E-Machines , Apple, whoever, all need to have some accountability.
Do you really think the iTunes music store is going to be shut down? Come on.
Also, if AAC was insecure it would be broken WITHOUT THE KEY. You have the key, you can unlock it.
I was referring to anyone's grandparents, not just mine.
It is impossible to stop people from unlocking this stuff. There is a key to decode the file, you have the key. It's only a matter of time. The same concept that keeps Windows viruses alive is why FairPlay is cracked first - there's a lot more iTunes songs than WMA.
Also no one gives a shit about cracking decoding walmart.com WMA files right now.
Sooo.. why waste it on paying your grandparents rent when we could be influencing third grade classes a hundred years from now? Amazing idea. Grandma get your ass in the street, sell rock to make a living!
Isn't getting past bayesian as simple as including a paragraph or two from a newspaper or book?
I wouldn't say he reinvented the whitelist. The whitelist is based on resending an e-mail after it's bounced back to the sender because it's an unrecognized e-mail address. This technique relies on something that's similar to public/private keys, with a dynamic code that helps detect true users from automated ones.
My main gripe (that I just realized) is that some e-mail must be send automatically, like web server confirmations. They would get sent into your "other" inbox with the thousands of spam messages if you lacked the persons "code".
Sarcasm noted.. but you can get your iPod battery replaced for like $50. The fish was THIS BIG!
Gotta admit, it looks pretty badass. I saw the older model a few months ago and I was really impressed, but I didn't see the real value in it.
And whats this "average joe" line you always like to throw at win users, its like, you Linux assholes are all running scientific apps, or controlling particle accellerators? Bullshit, you surf the web and type letters just like everyone else...only I can do it a lot quicker, and nicer, in Windows.
The average Joe is someone who's never used a compiler, rendered an image in photoshop, or written code. he doesn't care about his computer, as long as it's easy to use, and it's compatibile with what other people use. He does not, under any circumstanced, want to troubleshoot computer problems.
Right now most people will admit that setting something up in Windows is easier. However, it dumbs everything down to the point where it's really hard to fix some problems because the Wizard is offereing to do everything for you.
Microsoft DO innovate
Nitpicking.. learn English.
whereas anyone can administer windows
Funny, most jobs require a Bachalor of Science.
couldn't give two fucks about the next flavour of linux. Its too diluted now anyway, all those different brands...doesn't make any sense.
Then it's not for you. Thank god for choice, cause I'd hate to hear you bitch every day.
"All my Windows user friends are happily playing games or downloading porn while I am trying to get this piece of excrement to work properly"
I have a theory about this, and hopefully I can explain it without making it sound compex.
Much like there is a learning curve, there is also a peak for what people want to do with their computer. While windows might cater to the average Joe better than Linux right now, that doesn't mean Linux won't meet the average user's needs. In the past few years, Windows has met those needs, and they are the follow: e-mail, web browsing, text editing. Once they can do this, they move on to music, maybe pictures. The ultimate linux distro will let them do this without needing to know a single unix command. it will use huge fonts and icons, and give the user few if any installation options.
Once the hurdle of features is passed (which honestly is pretty much done) then the focus goes to ease of use.
It all comes down to the following: Make it cheap, make it quckly, and make it Good. Pick 2. Linux has picked good and cheap. Windows is crappy but easy (so good I suppose). and certainly not cheap.
Sorry if I got off topic a little.
The prefix mono means 1. Two companies cannot have a monopoly in the same industry? Ever been to fifth grade?
Please, don't mod up posts like this for "insightful." A while ago Apple helped bring a version of Linux to the Mac, they had an entire section on their website on the project.
Additionally, Darwin is Open Source, not GNU, but you can still get the code. Third, Apple is presenting at Linux shows. It's my opinion (and many others I'd assume ) that Apple wants Linux to thrive. Why? Any program written for Linux have the possibility of running on OSX, especially when KDE and GNOME are up and running. Hell, apple might even bundle KDE and GNOME eventually.
My 2 cents.
Even if you are correct in your claim, which you aren't, how do you explain shows such as SNL mentionion Linux in their skits? Please fill me in, apparently I've been living in a fantasy world.
You're kidding right? There are people putting Linux on their desktops that would never have even known about it three years ago. While it's true that there isn't a Linux steamroller crushing Microsoft in front of your face, it's a lot more out in the open now, which by itself is a huge success.
I don't remember seeing any ads for Linux 3 superbowls ago.
While I do agree with you that the kid might be better off left alone, there's a reason why adults raise children, we (adults) know stuff.
In my life I had the opportunity to go both routes, one being the supergeek and the other being a very social person. I was lucky enough to have the choice - because some people helped me out along the way. There's no one saying that the child should be forced to act a certain way, but I agree with one of the posts above, he should at least experience both ends of the spectrum before assuming Super Geek is the best way to go. He might choose it in the end, I know many that have and love it, who knows. And yes, getting ass is a huge plus.
While there were several problems that were identified with different models, Apple certainly handled them very well. They shipped me a new power supply for free because of my G4. They've swapped out screens on Powerbooks and extended the iBook warrentee to 3 years for time frames where a problem was identified.
A customer isn't always dissatisfied when there is a problem, but is always royally pissed off when the company does nothing to solve his problem. Despite my loud G4, I still purchased a new iBook 4 days ago, and it's a terrific machine.
Honestly why anyone go from a g5 to a 3 year old cube? Would you buy a horse and buddy if you had a car, just because it polutes less?
C was supposed to be portable and multiplatform when it started off as well.
ANSI C is portable and multiplatform. Unfortunately there were no ANSI graphic libraries that addressed the issue of a legit GUI. As a result, MFC / Mac Toolbox came about and made things much different. However, Java shouldn't have that problem because it does contains graphic libraries that are already written. There would be no need to create another version of Java that did the same thing, and even if someone did, it probably wouldn't have much of a following.
in theory then it could be ported to the mac by some rogue developer with years of free time. any one out there win the lottery, quit their job at microsoft and switch to a mac?