Will SP2 boost the company image? We'll see what the ratio of machines that NO LONGER BOOT after spending several hours downloading through Automatic Update is. After all, just a few days ago it was 3 out of 5 wouldn't boot after SP2 was applied- either the fix was dead simple, or Microsoft decided to release with bugs intact.
Back before I lost my job and had to cut back on IP compatibility on my cell phone. Been 6 months working again- and I hope to clear up the credit by this time next year.
Which? That the death penalty is too good for the crimes it is currently being used for- or that starvation is a good, cheap replacement for the electric chair, or that at least you have some time to back out based on new evidence (years, as long as you keep throwing food down the hole)? The last is my true thought on the subject- that the primary purpose of jail is to separate the criminal from the non-criminal in as permanent a fashion as possible- until innocence is proved or until you turn the cell into a coffin, whichever comes first.
The problem with the stockade, and in fact any *public* punishment, is that the main goal of any penal system should be to separate *public* from *criminals*. All else, including rehabilitation, is secondary to that primary goal.
Why the heck would any criminal already subjected to that system, actually stay in Arizona? I'd think that after that level of punishment, walking across death valley would be an easier feat than actually staying in the same town with Arpaio.
There are innocents? Why aren't they doing enough to stop that terror organization known as the New York Stock Exchange? Is nobody else terrified of the immense power of large scale bankers? How about huge worldwide conglomerates that destroy people's lives?
The truly innocent people are the ones who live far, far, away from such dens of inequity (or should that be, dens of inequality?) and yet are destryed by companies like Haliburton, Enron, Worldcom, and agribusinesses just for the fun of that wierd thing called profit.
This won't work in the U.S. -- usually there aren't any victims.
In violent crime there is a victim. In burglary, there is a victim. In driving under the influence there is a victim (due to the fact most DUIs are caught with crashes and property destruction). Under what circumstances isn't there a victim that is a crime worthy of jail?
Personally- I like some of the sci-fi methods better if we're going to get into unusual punishments:
1. Coventry- Set aside land for criminals who refuse to acknowledge the government. Dump them in there and let them starve or survive based on their own skills.
2. Reeducation- brainwashing, an alternative to Coventry. This option, with number 1, was known as "The Two Alternaives" in Heinlein's _Revolt_in_2100_.
3. Death of Personality- this one comes from Babylon 5, where a sort of chemical amnesia is induced in the criminal. They aren't allowed to know their former life- and their present one is as a slave to the family of their victims, with all wages earned going to restitution.
4. The Hole- another Heinlein idea, done by aliens in _Have_Space_Suit_Will_Travel_. Basically a smooth sided hole in the ground 30 feet down. First 15 feet is a 40" pipe (you've got to put the prisoner on a diet first). Second 15 feet is a 10x10 room with a fountain in the center and a drain with a pressure switch that shuts off the fountain if the drain gets plugged. Throw your prisoner in, feed him as long as you're interested in keeping him alive, and leave him there. Neat replacement for the Death Penalty.
Ah- but what about his recidivism rate? Or is that also faked?
And before you say it- if I was a criminal I'd want to get the hell out of that county also, so his recidivism rate might just be the "scare them out of the county" rate.
When the courts would begin steping on Araipo. It's clear that most of his activities don't meet the "cruel and unusual punishment" constitutional test- even if they do work to deter crime.
iGuidance is the program I use- I think it uses the iNav map base. Not perfect on speed limits- seems to be based on size of road and last state loaded in (for instance, I drive in Oregon, but my last state loaded into the PDA is Washington, and so it gives me speed limits 5MPH higher than correct on the freeway and 20MPH lower than normal on country roads; but it seems to be pretty accurate in cities), but it works well enough to get me to watch my speed closer.
Give it enough time and someone will create the technology to fix this with no government intervention.
Actually, somebody already did- it's called the personal broadband firewall, costs less than $100 from many companies. But that's not the point- and I most certainly consider this form of a popup- the local subnet broadcast message- to be the computer equivalent of the poisoned water supply. Buy your own filter/distillery and put it on your incoming water supply pipe and you won't have to worry about poisoned water supplies either.
If someone abuses the system, it's time to change the system. I would most certainly say that THIS type of popup ad is the computer equivalent of a poisoned water supply.
Most larger networks already have policies in place for that sort of thing- IBM ain't no bording school.
And nobody's saying it is a great solution- but when we're talking about a patch that just a few days ago caused 3 out of 5 computers it was applied to to fail to reboot- and given Microsoft's reputation for bugs- it can be more expensive to apply the patch without testing than it can be to delay a bit.
Yeah- about 200 years too early, IIRC. Though, if our Capitan Archer can end up in the 1940s as a prisoner of a Nazi Xendi.....anything can happen indeed.
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Will SP2 boost the company image? We'll see what the ratio of machines that NO LONGER BOOT after spending several hours downloading through Automatic Update is. After all, just a few days ago it was 3 out of 5 wouldn't boot after SP2 was applied- either the fix was dead simple, or Microsoft decided to release with bugs intact.
Back before I lost my job and had to cut back on IP compatibility on my cell phone. Been 6 months working again- and I hope to clear up the credit by this time next year.
Which? That the death penalty is too good for the crimes it is currently being used for- or that starvation is a good, cheap replacement for the electric chair, or that at least you have some time to back out based on new evidence (years, as long as you keep throwing food down the hole)? The last is my true thought on the subject- that the primary purpose of jail is to separate the criminal from the non-criminal in as permanent a fashion as possible- until innocence is proved or until you turn the cell into a coffin, whichever comes first.
The problem with the stockade, and in fact any *public* punishment, is that the main goal of any penal system should be to separate *public* from *criminals*. All else, including rehabilitation, is secondary to that primary goal.
Why the heck would any criminal already subjected to that system, actually stay in Arizona? I'd think that after that level of punishment, walking across death valley would be an easier feat than actually staying in the same town with Arpaio.
All of which have their victims. Nope- can't get by on the score of "I'm immoral and the rest of the world should be as well, oops, guess I got AIDS."
There are innocents? Why aren't they doing enough to stop that terror organization known as the New York Stock Exchange? Is nobody else terrified of the immense power of large scale bankers? How about huge worldwide conglomerates that destroy people's lives?
The truly innocent people are the ones who live far, far, away from such dens of inequity (or should that be, dens of inequality?) and yet are destryed by companies like Haliburton, Enron, Worldcom, and agribusinesses just for the fun of that wierd thing called profit.
30th century technology- perhaps it was a Stargate Atlantis style ZPT (vaccuum energy).
Yes- but what a way to go- bet you could do an entire lifetime's work in the hour or so before your heart explodes.
Most of what I can't stand about our society happens East of the Appalachian Mountains- so a tidal wave in this area would be a problem why?
This won't work in the U.S. -- usually there aren't any victims.
In violent crime there is a victim. In burglary, there is a victim. In driving under the influence there is a victim (due to the fact most DUIs are caught with crashes and property destruction). Under what circumstances isn't there a victim that is a crime worthy of jail?
Personally- I like some of the sci-fi methods better if we're going to get into unusual punishments:
1. Coventry- Set aside land for criminals who refuse to acknowledge the government. Dump them in there and let them starve or survive based on their own skills.
2. Reeducation- brainwashing, an alternative to Coventry. This option, with number 1, was known as "The Two Alternaives" in Heinlein's _Revolt_in_2100_.
3. Death of Personality- this one comes from Babylon 5, where a sort of chemical amnesia is induced in the criminal. They aren't allowed to know their former life- and their present one is as a slave to the family of their victims, with all wages earned going to restitution.
4. The Hole- another Heinlein idea, done by aliens in _Have_Space_Suit_Will_Travel_. Basically a smooth sided hole in the ground 30 feet down. First 15 feet is a 40" pipe (you've got to put the prisoner on a diet first). Second 15 feet is a 10x10 room with a fountain in the center and a drain with a pressure switch that shuts off the fountain if the drain gets plugged. Throw your prisoner in, feed him as long as you're interested in keeping him alive, and leave him there. Neat replacement for the Death Penalty.
Ah- but what about his recidivism rate? Or is that also faked?
And before you say it- if I was a criminal I'd want to get the hell out of that county also, so his recidivism rate might just be the "scare them out of the county" rate.
When the courts would begin steping on Araipo. It's clear that most of his activities don't meet the "cruel and unusual punishment" constitutional test- even if they do work to deter crime.
I'm well aware of that- should have said my financial safety. I'm not yet rich enough again to pay a $350 speed ticket to a municipality.
iGuidance is the program I use- I think it uses the iNav map base. Not perfect on speed limits- seems to be based on size of road and last state loaded in (for instance, I drive in Oregon, but my last state loaded into the PDA is Washington, and so it gives me speed limits 5MPH higher than correct on the freeway and 20MPH lower than normal on country roads; but it seems to be pretty accurate in cities), but it works well enough to get me to watch my speed closer.
Instant feedback? That's what I need. My GPS unit goes beep when I exceed the speed limit for a given road- it's made me a safer driver.
Simply sandwidtch between panes of glass and seal- that way there's no place for the shield to go, and therefore, it stays put.
Absolutely- so why not require all students to have ZoneAlarm installed? It's not like the firewall technology in XP SP2 is new....
Give it enough time and someone will create the technology to fix this with no government intervention.
Actually, somebody already did- it's called the personal broadband firewall, costs less than $100 from many companies. But that's not the point- and I most certainly consider this form of a popup- the local subnet broadcast message- to be the computer equivalent of the poisoned water supply. Buy your own filter/distillery and put it on your incoming water supply pipe and you won't have to worry about poisoned water supplies either.
If someone abuses the system, it's time to change the system. I would most certainly say that THIS type of popup ad is the computer equivalent of a poisoned water supply.
Most larger networks already have policies in place for that sort of thing- IBM ain't no bording school.
And nobody's saying it is a great solution- but when we're talking about a patch that just a few days ago caused 3 out of 5 computers it was applied to to fail to reboot- and given Microsoft's reputation for bugs- it can be more expensive to apply the patch without testing than it can be to delay a bit.
1. Internal 2. Employees 3. Corporate firewall should already be protecting them.
What, baby puke green isn't sick enough for you?
Yeah- about 200 years too early, IIRC. Though, if our Capitan Archer can end up in the 1940s as a prisoner of a Nazi Xendi.....anything can happen indeed.