If this trend continues with other open source software Linux could gain a serious foothold. Another/. post commented that what linux really needs is applications to rival windows compatible apps. (sorry, couldn't find the link) I agree, and if this is true then open source software like firefox/thunderbird (that can easily be dl'ed for linux) gaining popularity over MS versions will someday lead to "average" user realizing: 'hey, I all the apps I'm using are available for any FREE linux OS I choose.' Then on that magical day, linux will rule the world and we'll all live happily ever after.
If linux ever hopes to gain a fat chunk of the market share that windows enjoys then they'll have to target the "average" user. And the "average" user doesn't know how to begin picking a distro from over 300 choices. So if linux is ever to conquer windows (let's be honest, that's our ultimate fantasy) I think there will at least have to be one or two big name distros that focus on providing all of the trite functionality that the "average" user wants as well as ease of use/installation.
There are definitely some good contenders in the linux distro world, but what the average user wants is "better" choices, not more.
"Faster development" just points out that they're getting done quicker. "Faster velocity of development" paints a picture of a high paced development environment where you don't get bored because there are no slow or tedious jobs to be done.
Sounds great, but how many of us believe that there will be no tedious jobs for the entire development project? (And that the project will be useful.)
Excellent point.
Bottom line, the system can tell the difference between lenses of glasses/sunglasses and camera lenses. But there's another side to the story. People will just start putting infared filters over their camera lenses to keep the reflections from returning to the system. They might need to do some image/video editing afterwards to recover the color loss, but I'm sure they're willing. I guess it's "stealth technology" for cameras.
Then of course they will back and forth just like the virus/antivirus battle and every time someone comes up with a new way to subvert the camera detection system people will have to by either updates or entirely new systems if they don't want to let those dedicated few get by.
Unfortunately these are the kinds of advances that democracy thrives on. Democracy depends upon everybody making sure they get their own. If most everybody does it the economy is fine.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking democracy. But it's like they say: Democracy isn't the best economic system, it's just better then all the other ones people have tried.
For hurricanes (such as Katrina) that cause an exceptional amount of damage they retire the name. So if the 22nd hurricane of the year is a monster will they retire "Alpha" as a hurricane name?
Unfortunately, there isn't a lot that can be done about this. Most domain registrars no longer send out notices when your domain is about to expire. To make things worse, if your information (contact info, etc) in the registrars database is incorrect they may cancel your domain within 15 days if you don't respond to their notice. I've read that ICANN started requiring registrars to contact customers yearly regarding domain status, but this doesn't seem to be enforced.
As far as what you can do, I suppose the going rate for bulk prevention is still about 16 times that of bulk cure.
Try to keep track of domain names and expiration dates. Consider consolidating domains if you own more than one. Renew early and/or for a longer time period. If nothing else, search the net and try to buy a domain... yours.
Verify the owner information with the registrar. For businesses the corporate owner or other company personnel should be listed as the domain owner. (NOT the company name or the name of an outside web designer) Remember this is the person who will be authorized to make changes, renew, etc.
Make sure that you're getting the registrar's emails. Don't give the registrar an email address you may not have in a few years. Add the registrar's domain to your email account's no spam list.
Oh and one more thing: Send a nasty email to your domain registrar from a throwaway email account. That ALWAYS works.
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If this trend continues with other open source software Linux could gain a serious foothold. Another /. post commented that what linux really needs is applications to rival windows compatible apps. (sorry, couldn't find the link) I agree, and if this is true then open source software like firefox/thunderbird (that can easily be dl'ed for linux) gaining popularity over MS versions will someday lead to "average" user realizing: 'hey, I all the apps I'm using are available for any FREE linux OS I choose.' Then on that magical day, linux will rule the world and we'll all live happily ever after.
If linux ever hopes to gain a fat chunk of the market share that windows enjoys then they'll have to target the "average" user. And the "average" user doesn't know how to begin picking a distro from over 300 choices. So if linux is ever to conquer windows (let's be honest, that's our ultimate fantasy) I think there will at least have to be one or two big name distros that focus on providing all of the trite functionality that the "average" user wants as well as ease of use/installation. There are definitely some good contenders in the linux distro world, but what the average user wants is "better" choices, not more.
"Faster development" just points out that they're getting done quicker. "Faster velocity of development" paints a picture of a high paced development environment where you don't get bored because there are no slow or tedious jobs to be done. Sounds great, but how many of us believe that there will be no tedious jobs for the entire development project? (And that the project will be useful.)
Excellent point. Bottom line, the system can tell the difference between lenses of glasses/sunglasses and camera lenses. But there's another side to the story. People will just start putting infared filters over their camera lenses to keep the reflections from returning to the system. They might need to do some image/video editing afterwards to recover the color loss, but I'm sure they're willing. I guess it's "stealth technology" for cameras. Then of course they will back and forth just like the virus/antivirus battle and every time someone comes up with a new way to subvert the camera detection system people will have to by either updates or entirely new systems if they don't want to let those dedicated few get by.
Unfortunately these are the kinds of advances that democracy thrives on. Democracy depends upon everybody making sure they get their own. If most everybody does it the economy is fine. Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking democracy. But it's like they say: Democracy isn't the best economic system, it's just better then all the other ones people have tried.
For hurricanes (such as Katrina) that cause an exceptional amount of damage they retire the name. So if the 22nd hurricane of the year is a monster will they retire "Alpha" as a hurricane name?
Unfortunately, there isn't a lot that can be done about this. Most domain registrars no longer send out notices when your domain is about to expire. To make things worse, if your information (contact info, etc) in the registrars database is incorrect they may cancel your domain within 15 days if you don't respond to their notice. I've read that ICANN started requiring registrars to contact customers yearly regarding domain status, but this doesn't seem to be enforced.
... yours.
As far as what you can do, I suppose the going rate for bulk prevention is still about 16 times that of bulk cure.
Try to keep track of domain names and expiration dates. Consider consolidating domains if you own more than one. Renew early and/or for a longer time period. If nothing else, search the net and try to buy a domain
Verify the owner information with the registrar. For businesses the corporate owner or other company personnel should be listed as the domain owner. (NOT the company name or the name of an outside web designer) Remember this is the person who will be authorized to make changes, renew, etc.
Make sure that you're getting the registrar's emails. Don't give the registrar an email address you may not have in a few years. Add the registrar's domain to your email account's no spam list.
Oh and one more thing: Send a nasty email to your domain registrar from a throwaway email account. That ALWAYS works.