Not to rain on the parade ( I dig sql lite ), but sql lite is most appropriate for light database work ( ha! who'da thought? ). I have attempted to run it in a more demanding environment ( greylisting on a semi-busy mail server ), and after a few days it tends to puke all over itself ( multiple ins and outs concurrently ).
For bookmarks, I'm sure it will work just fine. However, what I'd like to see from firefox are more corporate friendly features. Shared bookmarks, for example, to an sql backend. Group settings ( proxy address, home pages, look and feel, security to name a few settings I'd like to set group-wide ). These are just a few of the things I'd like to see centrally managed.
Uh no. If anything, the way some people handle email may be outdated, but that's about the most that can be said about it. Personally, I tell everyone to email me if they have something for me. Then, when I'm between projects or otherwise not occupied ( ie: slacking off ), I'll go through my inbox and pop things to do on the ol' corkboard. Low tech, sure, but it works. Then, I'll simply go through the cork board by priority and be done with it.
Some people want to spaz out over every bit of communication they receive, but once you learn to prioritize it the problem goes away.
I would like you to do something for me: find a Holocaust survivor, look into their aging eyes, full of more painful, horrific memories than you can ever imagine, and tell them that you believe the propagation of evolution and arguing of scientifically unprovable points is more important than countering the blatant lies of anyone that would deny the Holocaust.
Emotionally, on an individual level, no one would argue which is more important. However, for a society as a whole, teaching false-science as a science while mucking up the real stuff can have far reaching consquences to all.
Sure Microsoft can go after companies with legal threats, but ultimately the patents would have to come out. You can't sue and not be prepared for the information to become public. There was a little software company in Utah that is finding this out.
It's been 4 years since this came out. SCO didn't have any facts to put into the case, and it's still banging around after 4 years. The only thing that will really limit them is their bankroll, which is running out.
The problem is M$ on the desktop. Big dumb companies fork over all sorts of money, do what they are told and get slammed anyway. What will be funny is when M$ themselves end up on this list. Who will they blame then?
How to think like a manager 101: You are presented with two answers to a single problem. One; is to "task" the network/email admins to fix a problem. Two; involves blaming a large vendor. One of these answers actually lets you accomplish something, while the other doesn't. Which do you choose?
All the bot needs to do is find out what the user's SMTP server is and use that. That way it doesn't care which outbound ports are open and which are blocked.
But by then we are dealing with a known quantity at a central location. These companies should be blocking everything their users don't need first and foremost, then they can look at the traffic from their mail server and use standard off the shelf pattern analysis to find the spammer bots.
Wouldn't it be funny if it turned out that China & Co were actually waging economic terrorism on the states via these investment firm's taste for litigation?
I wonder how much longer that'll fly with the local states. See: http://www.realidrebellion.com/ in regards to another law which steps on state rights, and who's unhappy with it.
This doesn't SAVE Vonage - it just allows them to continue to exist until Verizon can either buy them on the cheap or else get lots of money from them. In order for your argument to make sense, then Verizon would have to believe that another larger player in the VOIP market was going to emerge that they should wait and try to extort for a larger payday in the future.
It's not about the money. Phone companies in general aren't about making money; They have more money than God. What do they need an extra 60 mil for?
The telcos are all about power; Consolidating theirs. If there are external voice players out there, they want them eliminated. A rival and real competition would threaten their hold on their market, and that's not something they'll stand for. VoIP has the potential to be the most disrupting technology since the internet itself; The telcoms are terrified of it. If they can supress it long enough to establish a strangle hold on it, they win.
Somehow I can't image that Verizon really wanted to cause Vonage to immediately go out of business which is what would have happened had they not gotten this stay. They would have been out of business by the time the case made it to trial and Verizon wouldn't have received much if anything.
Except to shutdown the most public use of VoIP outside of any physical medium carrier. Or, in verizon's case, outside of their own business.
"Up to" means nothing to me, except as an advertisement for the competator; whichever has the least unpleasant average and worst case performance is the one I'm interested in.
And those numbers would be indicative of anything either. The problem with CPU benchmarks is that they have no real world application; Everyone has different needs. However, the marketing types for both the suppliers and consumers need numbers to push in front of each other, so they make up these things which those of us in the field understand have no real world meaning.
Shouldn't CS programs be changing to adapt to business needs ( like a real networking degree )? Or how about a CS program that changes to better educate the students?
I've come to the conclusion that there is little I can do to stop the overwhelming tide of corporate interests or otherwise greedy minded individuals who control the world. That is, until even the sheeple of the world get annoyed. I figure that'll be about the time they interfere with american idol in some way or another. Or Grey's Anatomy. Until then, those of us with good intent are going to be continued to get kicked to the curb any time a large corporation with deep pockets want something.
They say real life is nothing like school. They are wrong on one point: The bully still wins. Standing up to the bully gets you little more than a bloody nose and some sympathy.
People like you are killing democracy. 'nuff said.
Actually, it's the people that don't care what our government does, as long as they can watch their american idol. Me? I've fought long and hard against it, only to see the apathy general throughout the public. So let the government rape these people with a jagged broom stick. Let it take everything away from them, including their TV shows. I've done what i can and no one cared.
Truly. For years we've had governments and other special interests clamoring for change because they fear the digital age. In part due to this, we've lost more and more freedoms while the sheeple of the world are led by the ring in the nose ( which they are not even aware of ) into believing that everything is ok; Nothing going wrong here.
So let them redo the internet into a new corporate-friendly version. Let them rape us six ways from sunday. After working in the industry as I have, I could just as easily walk away and leave it to other more patient and gullible folks to handle.
Someone who has a very high opinion of himself. Some might say he has an overactive ego. Regardless, he did some naughty things and much to his surprise, his kiddy skillz weren't enough to keep him out of trouble. He's been whining ever since.
It's sad and telling, isn't it? When I haven't heard half those names on that list, and the ones I do know I wouldn't listen to even if they were offered freely.
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Not to rain on the parade ( I dig sql lite ), but sql lite is most appropriate for light database work ( ha! who'da thought? ). I have attempted to run it in a more demanding environment ( greylisting on a semi-busy mail server ), and after a few days it tends to puke all over itself ( multiple ins and outs concurrently ).
For bookmarks, I'm sure it will work just fine. However, what I'd like to see from firefox are more corporate friendly features. Shared bookmarks, for example, to an sql backend. Group settings ( proxy address, home pages, look and feel, security to name a few settings I'd like to set group-wide ). These are just a few of the things I'd like to see centrally managed.
Uh no. If anything, the way some people handle email may be outdated, but that's about the most that can be said about it. Personally, I tell everyone to email me if they have something for me. Then, when I'm between projects or otherwise not occupied ( ie: slacking off ), I'll go through my inbox and pop things to do on the ol' corkboard. Low tech, sure, but it works. Then, I'll simply go through the cork board by priority and be done with it.
Some people want to spaz out over every bit of communication they receive, but once you learn to prioritize it the problem goes away.
I would like you to do something for me: find a Holocaust survivor, look into their aging eyes, full of more painful, horrific memories than you can ever imagine, and tell them that you believe the propagation of evolution and arguing of scientifically unprovable points is more important than countering the blatant lies of anyone that would deny the Holocaust.
Emotionally, on an individual level, no one would argue which is more important. However, for a society as a whole, teaching false-science as a science while mucking up the real stuff can have far reaching consquences to all.
Sure Microsoft can go after companies with legal threats, but ultimately the patents would have to come out. You can't sue and not be prepared for the information to become public. There was a little software company in Utah that is finding this out.
It's been 4 years since this came out. SCO didn't have any facts to put into the case, and it's still banging around after 4 years. The only thing that will really limit them is their bankroll, which is running out.
MS has a much larger bank roll.
Nnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Stupid lameness filter is causing issues
Between crap like this and the crap they subject you to in the name of "entertainment", I'm so glad I gave up on TV years ago.
Disney, and any other oppressive media company out there, can blow me if they think they are getting a single dime outta me.
The problem is M$ on the desktop. Big dumb companies fork over all sorts of money, do what they are told and get slammed anyway. What will be funny is when M$ themselves end up on this list. Who will they blame then?
How to think like a manager 101: You are presented with two answers to a single problem. One; is to "task" the network/email admins to fix a problem. Two; involves blaming a large vendor. One of these answers actually lets you accomplish something, while the other doesn't. Which do you choose?
All the bot needs to do is find out what the user's SMTP server is and use that. That way it doesn't care which outbound ports are open and which are blocked.
But by then we are dealing with a known quantity at a central location. These companies should be blocking everything their users don't need first and foremost, then they can look at the traffic from their mail server and use standard off the shelf pattern analysis to find the spammer bots.
It's simple security.
Wouldn't it be funny if it turned out that China & Co were actually waging economic terrorism on the states via these investment firm's taste for litigation?
The irony would be delectable.
I wonder how much longer that'll fly with the local states. See: http://www.realidrebellion.com/ in regards to another law which steps on state rights, and who's unhappy with it.
This doesn't SAVE Vonage - it just allows them to continue to exist until Verizon can either buy them on the cheap or else get lots of money from them. In order for your argument to make sense, then Verizon would have to believe that another larger player in the VOIP market was going to emerge that they should wait and try to extort for a larger payday in the future.
It's not about the money. Phone companies in general aren't about making money; They have more money than God. What do they need an extra 60 mil for?
The telcos are all about power; Consolidating theirs. If there are external voice players out there, they want them eliminated. A rival and real competition would threaten their hold on their market, and that's not something they'll stand for. VoIP has the potential to be the most disrupting technology since the internet itself; The telcoms are terrified of it. If they can supress it long enough to establish a strangle hold on it, they win.
Somehow I can't image that Verizon really wanted to cause Vonage to immediately go out of business which is what would have happened had they not gotten this stay. They would have been out of business by the time the case made it to trial and Verizon wouldn't have received much if anything.
Except to shutdown the most public use of VoIP outside of any physical medium carrier. Or, in verizon's case, outside of their own business.
That'd be a huge bonus to them.
You know, I keep getting told that; And I keep meaning to fix it. But then I realized, it's more amusing when people accidently out themselves.
The FDA is taking consumer comments until April 25.
After which time they will toss them out and make a re$pon$ible deci$ion.
I gave up reality a while ago.
"Up to" means nothing to me, except as an advertisement for the competator; whichever has the least unpleasant average and worst case performance is the one I'm interested in.
And those numbers would be indicative of anything either. The problem with CPU benchmarks is that they have no real world application; Everyone has different needs. However, the marketing types for both the suppliers and consumers need numbers to push in front of each other, so they make up these things which those of us in the field understand have no real world meaning.
It's a vicious circle, non?
And let me tell you, I have no problem believing they have buggy software.
Shouldn't CS programs be changing to adapt to business needs ( like a real networking degree )? Or how about a CS program that changes to better educate the students?
Seems somehow wrong to be cattering to a gender.
Right. And then, Modesto.
And that's the end of it.
If any company names a product after this shithole of a town, it's a sure sign they are declaring bankruptcy next week.
I've come to the conclusion that there is little I can do to stop the overwhelming tide of corporate interests or otherwise greedy minded individuals who control the world. That is, until even the sheeple of the world get annoyed. I figure that'll be about the time they interfere with american idol in some way or another. Or Grey's Anatomy. Until then, those of us with good intent are going to be continued to get kicked to the curb any time a large corporation with deep pockets want something.
They say real life is nothing like school. They are wrong on one point: The bully still wins. Standing up to the bully gets you little more than a bloody nose and some sympathy.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but CDs don't come with any DRM worth mentioning. I have yet to have a problem with one at any rate.
Oh, you mean under windows. Ya. Then stay away from Sony's offerings, and turn off autoplay. Problem solved.
People like you are killing democracy. 'nuff said.
Actually, it's the people that don't care what our government does, as long as they can watch their american idol. Me? I've fought long and hard against it, only to see the apathy general throughout the public. So let the government rape these people with a jagged broom stick. Let it take everything away from them, including their TV shows. I've done what i can and no one cared.
Truly. For years we've had governments and other special interests clamoring for change because they fear the digital age. In part due to this, we've lost more and more freedoms while the sheeple of the world are led by the ring in the nose ( which they are not even aware of ) into believing that everything is ok; Nothing going wrong here.
So let them redo the internet into a new corporate-friendly version. Let them rape us six ways from sunday. After working in the industry as I have, I could just as easily walk away and leave it to other more patient and gullible folks to handle.
Who is Gary McKinnon?
Someone who has a very high opinion of himself. Some might say he has an overactive ego. Regardless, he did some naughty things and much to his surprise, his kiddy skillz weren't enough to keep him out of trouble. He's been whining ever since.
Yeah, I think that might cover it.
It's sad and telling, isn't it? When I haven't heard half those names on that list, and the ones I do know I wouldn't listen to even if they were offered freely.
I must be getting old.