just go ahead and doubleclick on any attachment from an unknown sender (msblast) -snip-
Blaster was a worm, and thus spread through user inaction, not action. SoBig is the attachment virus you are thinking of. Might want to "keep up to date" on all those viruses yourself.;)
That is what a second social security number is for. Ruin the first one, then just switch identies for the fresh start. Your life won't exactly be normal, but....who wants to breed in the suburbs for life, anyway?
That has more to do with increasing Electronic Art's bottom line than with the ubiquity of the PDF. $49.99 goes alot further when you skip the fat, expensively-coated-paper books. The producer is happy, the shipper is happy. The consumer can go....print it out at work, or something.
If I pay $50 per seat, I'd like to hear something I'll enjoy, whether it is slightly modified or not. Bad music isn't fun.
Bear with me through this analogy:
You are visiting Harlem, NYC, for the first time. You have heard people talk about the legendary soul food that can be found in these ghetto streets; however, as you start exploring all you see is....well, a ghetto. The windows of these incredible establishments are dirty, and the decor was old in 1982. You say to yourself "Surely, a place like this cannot be as good as everyone claims." You turn around and head over to KFC, where you can get "soul food" (ahem) in a nice, clean, store with menus you comfortably recognize from your hometown. The food tastes exactly like you expect it to taste. You leave, stomach full, but certainly no richer for the experience.
The point? Taking chances is what fun (and life) is all about. Maybe, just maybe, going to terrible concerts makes the good ones all the better. You know, no pleasure without pain, no light without darkness, etc. etc.
Alternate point: You could always just find out if Band X is a good show before you spend $50. With the technology mentioned above, you obviously cannot go by the sound of the album.....
I suspect that they were considered evil -- not only because of the witch connection, but by their nocturnal activities (hideously loud mating rituals come to mind here). This society still considered breathing night air to be harmful to the health....it wouldn't be a leap of (twisted) logic to say that anything that thrived in such evil conditions was evil, too.
I have a few of the demons myself; contrary to lore, the white ones are the true hell-spawn....
Some towns cleaned up the sewers, and the water systems and killed off as many rats as they could find, those towns did relatively well during the plague. There were other towns that were convinced that the plague was sent by God (and maybe it was) and refused to clean or do anything about it, and those towns were wiped from the map.
Cats were considered to be small demons by the excessively-Chrisitan (and excessively stupid), and routinely killed. This allowed the rats (and thus, the plague) to spread unchecked. Delightfully ironic -- who in this case was doing Satan's work, the cats, or the cat-killers?
As to the Secret Service getting the info at their own discretion, I'm against that.
As a general rule, you should assume that all information about a person, be it in a government or business database, is privy to Law Enforcement upon request (or court order, at worst). This is doubly true for the Secret Service; they get any and all information they want, even medical records.
Just because you don't like the idea of them doing this does not mean that they won't. If you put a program like this into operation, it will be used improperly. It is just a matter of time.
...in your otherwise valid criticisms. Universal Healthcare is necessary. No it isn't. If you are going to do a socialized medicare system, the better way to do it rather pay for everybody's healthcare is to evaluate every citizen's income and give it only to those whose income couldn't buy private insurance. Many in the lower class could afford insurance, if they stopped buying luxury items like controlled substances, IP, cable tv and internet access. It's a matter of priority.
Not without sweeping reforms of the entire capitalist medical system. If a poor family was forced to cover themselves with insurance, in addition to house and car payments (and added expenses related to such), throw in food, and POOF -- post-industrial peonage. You have just enough money to live a joyless existence, keeping you and your family alive only to perform whatever mediocre jobs are available. Forget saving for college, retirement, anything. Not a good idea.
Contributions makes it possoble for the weak canditade that are not that well know to increase their name recognition by advertising.
Please tell me, then, why an incumbent President needs $35 million dollars in contributions? No one knows who George Bush is, right?
Ever stop to think that in the 200+ years that our Democracy has been on-line, some clever enterprising sorts of people might have figured out an exploit? The patching process is very slow in our system, you know.....
The sad thing is that such a promising candidate fall to such populistic methods, trying to win some easy votes.
Are these populisitc methods worse than pandering (read:whoring) one's ethics to donors (individual and corporate) with fat wallets? I fail to see the distinction here.
Ask Frigidaire that same question with regards to the icebox in your kitchen. When your product/company names becomes ubiquitous, you lose the trademark over it. Then Seoul Shack, of Fort Lee, NJ (an imaginary, yet enterprising, group of businessmen) can start manufacturing "Palm devices" for 20 dollars.
From my own support experience, all PDA devices, from Visors to Pilots to Blackberrys to Zauruses, are all called "my Palm" or "my Palm Pilot" by the average user. While this may not be the reason for the name-shift, I am sure they are aware of the threat.
Apple computers require much more attention than Windows computers (this from observing the workload of 1 Mac tech and 60 machines, vs 2 Windows techs and 475 machines), but that is not even really the point. TCO for technicians may actually still be lower, because, inexplicably, Macintosh technicians get the shortest end of the IT salary stick. A true Macintosh expert will not see anything near what a Windows or Unix expert will see. I observed this fact firsthand when my organization needed an enterprise-level Macintosh administrator; they came in the door already expecting to get nothing.
"...having "two modes of operation" like what you're suggesting is demonstrably not a good thing.... -snip-
How about full-featured command line with full-featured GUI, a la OS X? They keep the interface clean and intelligent, while at the same time providing expansive text operations for those that need it (IT Support, developers, hackers, and whatnot). If they had brought the 'expert command-line mode' functionality into the GUI, Apple would be cursed instead of praised right now.
...is a great indication of what the public at large thinks of Microsoft, if nothing else. Even if a tedious appeals process somehow whittles the 521 down to something less painful (and painful that is, even with cash reserves), the message has still been sent that even the varied population that forms a jury of peers is ready to punish, even when our business-friendly Government (Administration?) is not.
I would have to add that the nature of the people you work with is somewhat dependent on the industry you are in. For example, doing tech support in a tech firm is a very different experience than supporting an advertising agency. Similarly, working in a law firm is going to be relatively stuffy and conservative compared to working in a free-wheeling fashion house.
One of the best reasons to network with other people in your field is to get a feel for how the job is different from place to place.
Now people are claiming that the US invaded Iraq to get its oil. Yet oil production remains below pre-war levels, and the first shipment of oil did not go just to US firms, but was split with European firms as well (include France's TotalFinaElf).
Oil production remains low thanks to unpreparedness, mismanagement, and the work of dedicated saboteurs. Believe me, the Administration is desparate to get that oil out, so they can start to pay for the war. Oh, yes, and distribute the wealth to the Iraqi people. Of course.
In addition, there are many pre-existing contracts dealing with said oil; certain French and Russian firms spring foremost to my mind. If the US did not cut some sort of deal with the other nations, then France, Russia, et al can sue in the International Courts, and have Iraqi oil "tainted." Think how SCO is attempting to taint the legality of the Linux kernel, and you are getting the idea here. No sane oil merchant would dare buy oil that might have been illegally distributed.
So please, go re-check the facts you advise others to check. Try googling for Lukoil and Iraq and see what happens....
Many, many people use large commercial banks that will charge for each and every transaction that the user makes, regardless of size. A.50 cent micropayment suddenly jumps to 1.00; worse still, a hundred.001 cent payments gets a whopping $50 fee.
This is very common with debit cards; less so with credit cards, but still a problem, as credit cards are issued by banks and not by Visa and Mastercard. The only real alternative is PayPal, which cannot really be trusted with more than five dollars of your money at a time.
A McDonald's on 42nd Street in New York (close to Times Square & train station, and thus close to tourists) adds $.50 - $1.00 to every item on the menu. If you walk two [short] blocks to the 40th St McDonalds (which serves office workers), you will see the difference.
The tourist McDonalds has no Value Menu; the regular one does. This is common practice, and it is up to the consumer to avoid rip-offs.
Where in the constitution does it say they [businesses] get representation? Last time I checked, the government was of the people, by the people, and for the people.
It was not in the Constitution, but perhaps only because the corporation as a organization was not yet on the scene. In more modern times, the Judicary ruled that corporations are, in fact, people. Immortal people, perhaps, with immense stores of resources.
Lobbying in and of itself is not bad. The rules that make individuals equal to corporations are the problem here.
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Blaster was a worm, and thus spread through user inaction, not action. SoBig is the attachment virus you are thinking of. Might want to "keep up to date" on all those viruses yourself. ;)
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Bear with me through this analogy:
You are visiting Harlem, NYC, for the first time. You have heard people talk about the legendary soul food that can be found in these ghetto streets; however, as you start exploring all you see is....well, a ghetto. The windows of these incredible establishments are dirty, and the decor was old in 1982. You say to yourself "Surely, a place like this cannot be as good as everyone claims." You turn around and head over to KFC, where you can get "soul food" (ahem) in a nice, clean, store with menus you comfortably recognize from your hometown. The food tastes exactly like you expect it to taste. You leave, stomach full, but certainly no richer for the experience.
The point? Taking chances is what fun (and life) is all about. Maybe, just maybe, going to terrible concerts makes the good ones all the better. You know, no pleasure without pain, no light without darkness, etc. etc.
Alternate point: You could always just find out if Band X is a good show before you spend $50. With the technology mentioned above, you obviously cannot go by the sound of the album.....
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I have a few of the demons myself; contrary to lore, the white ones are the true hell-spawn....
Cats were considered to be small demons by the excessively-Chrisitan (and excessively stupid), and routinely killed. This allowed the rats (and thus, the plague) to spread unchecked. Delightfully ironic -- who in this case was doing Satan's work, the cats, or the cat-killers?
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As a general rule, you should assume that all information about a person, be it in a government or business database, is privy to Law Enforcement upon request (or court order, at worst). This is doubly true for the Secret Service; they get any and all information they want, even medical records.
Just because you don't like the idea of them doing this does not mean that they won't. If you put a program like this into operation, it will be used improperly. It is just a matter of time.
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Universal Healthcare is necessary. No it isn't. If you are going to do a socialized medicare system, the better way to do it rather pay for everybody's healthcare is to evaluate every citizen's income and give it only to those whose income couldn't buy private insurance. Many in the lower class could afford insurance, if they stopped buying luxury items like controlled substances, IP, cable tv and internet access. It's a matter of priority.
Not without sweeping reforms of the entire capitalist medical system. If a poor family was forced to cover themselves with insurance, in addition to house and car payments (and added expenses related to such), throw in food, and POOF -- post-industrial peonage. You have just enough money to live a joyless existence, keeping you and your family alive only to perform whatever mediocre jobs are available. Forget saving for college, retirement, anything. Not a good idea.
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Please tell me, then, why an incumbent President needs $35 million dollars in contributions? No one knows who George Bush is, right?
Ever stop to think that in the 200+ years that our Democracy has been on-line, some clever enterprising sorts of people might have figured out an exploit? The patching process is very slow in our system, you know.....
The sad thing is that such a promising candidate fall to such populistic methods, trying to win some easy votes.
Are these populisitc methods worse than pandering (read:whoring) one's ethics to donors (individual and corporate) with fat wallets? I fail to see the distinction here.
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From my own support experience, all PDA devices, from Visors to Pilots to Blackberrys to Zauruses, are all called "my Palm" or "my Palm Pilot" by the average user. While this may not be the reason for the name-shift, I am sure they are aware of the threat.
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How about full-featured command line with full-featured GUI, a la OS X? They keep the interface clean and intelligent, while at the same time providing expansive text operations for those that need it (IT Support, developers, hackers, and whatnot). If they had brought the 'expert command-line mode' functionality into the GUI, Apple would be cursed instead of praised right now.
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One of the best reasons to network with other people in your field is to get a feel for how the job is different from place to place.
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Oil production remains low thanks to unpreparedness, mismanagement, and the work of dedicated saboteurs. Believe me, the Administration is desparate to get that oil out, so they can start to pay for the war. Oh, yes, and distribute the wealth to the Iraqi people. Of course.
In addition, there are many pre-existing contracts dealing with said oil; certain French and Russian firms spring foremost to my mind. If the US did not cut some sort of deal with the other nations, then France, Russia, et al can sue in the International Courts, and have Iraqi oil "tainted." Think how SCO is attempting to taint the legality of the Linux kernel, and you are getting the idea here. No sane oil merchant would dare buy oil that might have been illegally distributed.
So please, go re-check the facts you advise others to check. Try googling for Lukoil and Iraq and see what happens....
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This is very common with debit cards; less so with credit cards, but still a problem, as credit cards are issued by banks and not by Visa and Mastercard. The only real alternative is PayPal, which cannot really be trusted with more than five dollars of your money at a time.
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The tourist McDonalds has no Value Menu; the regular one does. This is common practice, and it is up to the consumer to avoid rip-offs.
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National Security.
It was not in the Constitution, but perhaps only because the corporation as a organization was not yet on the scene. In more modern times, the Judicary ruled that corporations are, in fact, people. Immortal people, perhaps, with immense stores of resources.
Lobbying in and of itself is not bad. The rules that make individuals equal to corporations are the problem here.
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