This is a good analogy. It honestly hadn't occured to me prior to reading this post. I guess we are seeing similar behavior. The only difference is a product that is more directly, and evidently having an effect on the entire world rather than individuals that choose to use the product.
This in and of itself is cause for concern. What if people smoking around you (second hand smoke) had the exact same percentage of causing cancer in non-smokers as it did to the smokers themselves. This would be more similar to the effects of fossil fuel consumption. I think people would have a bigger problem with this at it is definitely more real to them that Global Warming.
"Were you saying the same thing for the last 20 years when the "no global warming" crowd were receiveing all the coverage, money and gov grants while those who went against the "corporate party line" basiclly talked themselves out of a job? Doubt it" Yes, actually I was. I agree in a hearty discourse with both sides presenting a lucid, factual based argument for their respective points of view. I frequently take the unfavorable side of a debate simply to engage people in defending their point of view, when in fact I may actually have agreed with them from the start. I do however, avoid being inflammatory and making assumptions on other people's beliefs or actions, but to each his own.
A good point. I think you are correct that this refusal of the bounty adds voracity to thier claims.
I also agree that I'd be tempted by the easy money for doing what I already believe in and plan on doing anyway. Kudos to these upright scientists.... there are far too few people with integrity left.
While I don't agree with "offering cash for dissenting papers" I do think that the scientists with opposing viewpoints AND the evidence to support these viewpoints do need to get more coverage. The Global Warming subject is currently a media darling as evidenced by Al Gore's recent Nobel Prize nomination for his "work" in this area. I guess the invention of the Internet wasn't good enough for a nomination!
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi -0702020118feb02,1,4285055.story?coll=chi-newsnati onworld-hed/
Under the Doctrine of Employment at Will and in the absence of an explicit or implied employment contract that indicates otherwise, your employee rights entitle you to quit your job at anytime for any or no reason and without giving advanced notice.
That said, I'm not a lawyer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.......
Initially this seemed to be a good idea. I am rather aggressive in defense of my business and home networks. However, the potential for abuse is quite strong. Now a hacker could quietly infect your network, and then under the pretense of striking back, make further intrustions. This would provide a legal grey area that I don't want when it comes to penetration of my network.
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Full Disk Encryption. That is the only answer. Otherwise you are relying on the user to make security decisions and they don't understand security.
Full Disk Encryption is just that. It encrypts the entire thing and requires pre-boot authentication. Even the OS is encrypted.
This is a good analogy. It honestly hadn't occured to me prior to reading this post. I guess we are seeing similar behavior. The only difference is a product that is more directly, and evidently having an effect on the entire world rather than individuals that choose to use the product. This in and of itself is cause for concern. What if people smoking around you (second hand smoke) had the exact same percentage of causing cancer in non-smokers as it did to the smokers themselves. This would be more similar to the effects of fossil fuel consumption. I think people would have a bigger problem with this at it is definitely more real to them that Global Warming.
A good point. I think you are correct that this refusal of the bounty adds voracity to thier claims. I also agree that I'd be tempted by the easy money for doing what I already believe in and plan on doing anyway. Kudos to these upright scientists.... there are far too few people with integrity left.
While I don't agree with "offering cash for dissenting papers" I do think that the scientists with opposing viewpoints AND the evidence to support these viewpoints do need to get more coverage. The Global Warming subject is currently a media darling as evidenced by Al Gore's recent Nobel Prize nomination for his "work" in this area. I guess the invention of the Internet wasn't good enough for a nomination! http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi -0702020118feb02,1,4285055.story?coll=chi-newsnati onworld-hed/
Under the Doctrine of Employment at Will and in the absence of an explicit or implied employment contract that indicates otherwise, your employee rights entitle you to quit your job at anytime for any or no reason and without giving advanced notice. That said, I'm not a lawyer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.......
Come on, leaving the default passwords on ANYTHING connected to your PC....You are STUPID and deserve what will inevitably happen.
Initially this seemed to be a good idea. I am rather aggressive in defense of my business and home networks. However, the potential for abuse is quite strong. Now a hacker could quietly infect your network, and then under the pretense of striking back, make further intrustions. This would provide a legal grey area that I don't want when it comes to penetration of my network.