I've been there several times, I found that outside Paris the problem was MUCH LESS prevalent. But by the same token the Average Westerner is treated with the same veiled inferiority in Japan, and DO NOT ATTEMPT to speak Japanease unless you've MASTERED the language. What kind of reception do you think most folks get in say NYC ? not good I bet:) I make no excuses for anyone least of all ourselves but it is not a reaction or attitude limited to the French, just listen in at a nice British place and get the genereal reaction of the average Brit to an American, we are ignorant, savages barely capable of civilized behavior on a good day. I won't even begin to talk about the Northern European's view of america:)
I travel alot btw:) My job keeps me hopping continents 6-8 times a year.
that is the heart of my point, why do we the US people suddenly take a governments' actions personally.It is irrational, the anti-french sentiment, considering say Turkey or several other countries recent actions. They were only trying to look out for their own economic future, France and Russia HAD a big stake in the oil flowing from Iraq. If we here in the US are going to do that we had better get used to the waves of hatred from the rest of the world as the US government sticks its' nose all over the place.
but to expect a government to act in anything but its own self interest is very niave. I am quite sure the US government has somthing similar in mind for the new Iraqi government as well.
AvP2 game of the minute ? How do you figure that ? That is one of the best FPS I've played, mood, decent balance if you enforce it, it actually requires team play:) JK2 was about as deep as a teaspoon I agree there wholeheartedly.
You have driver issues with ATI ?!?! I finally got my 9700pro to work correctly and I love it but I do sympathize, it took nearly 6 months and a bazillion driver combos...Turned out to be old Via Hyperion 4in1 drivers:(
Here Here, It is amazing how America, a country that would probably NOT BE HERE if not for the French turns on a foriegn government and people, for doing EXACTLY what the US government is doing, securing future prosperity for itself and its' people. Does France not have an economy ? They've got the same problems we do and take very similar actions...for The US to point the finger is Hypocritical in the extreme, but I forget, that's what we do best... Note, I am a US citizen and proud of it, I did 4 years in the service, national guard mind you so it is the remedial service but I did volunteer.
ROCK SOLID memory management is the KEY. I work for a very LARGE bank and we've got rights to the source code and LONG term contracts with IBM for support. It hooks in with Z/OS Linux on IBM mainframe hardware as if it was made for it:) Native SNA connecticity doesn't hurt either.
I've seen no plans to migrate to V6 here either. The routers can go with just a firmware upgrade I understand though, but the bottome line is WHY ? With NAT I just don't see the need. At home I'd rather not have a bunch of registered IP's for everything at my house anyways, make the stuff work behind my firewall, anonymously
so this really isn't video on demand, it is pay per view ? watch what we offer at the time we offer it ? Maybe I am not understanding but I thought VoD was the viewer chose the program at the time they wanted and watched at their leisure.
I am sooooo confused..is it friday yet...maybe I need a vacation day:)
wifi cards have limited numbers of channels, and 80 people in a 2 block radius using wifi cards is going to be a FARKING NIGHTMARE. Wire each condo, townhouse or whatever, then provide wireless access for building level access. That way you have fewer frequencies to manage, you use dhcp so joe user needs to do no config, just click the radio button that says use dhcp and sit back. You can use mac verification to keep things secure or provide a public access point:) 802.11G Baby:)
in standard wall plugs with ether connectors, rca jacks, and power plugs, use a wireless access point for each building group. The local wire prevents you from having bleed over when 8 people all turn on their wireless stuff at the same time, as well as covering you in case some other great technology starts using the same frequency, not to mention when the idiot in 2b chanegs frequencies and can't fix it:) With each large condo unit on a wireless point you can manage remotely and control access via mac verification.
I was poking at the idea of downoading a movie, not the concept of pay-per-view. Maybe I misunderstood the article but I thought they were talking about the ability to download a movie, not order one thru a tradition cable system.
LOL how long will it take to download ? and what will you connection be like while it is downloading. Video on Demand over a tradition structure is a cool idea, what I am laughing at is the idea that the average joe will be able to DL a movie/dvd at home and watch it anytime in the near future...
The dotcom idea that everyone would have GB bandwidth is farther away every day...
How is it evidence if it hasn't be called into court ? It is just GB's of data that the company is choosing to store. My question is does the possible benefit to the COMPANY outweigh the cost of storage, and the POTENTIAL cost in liability...anyone recall a REALLY OLD email at netscape that surfaced ?? I wonder what the final $$$ value attributed to that gem was:)
If the records are already the subject of a court inquiry then to destroy them would be illegal.
the bottom line they (school admin's) said was access liability, we got around it by agreeing to take on a limited number of 4-6 graders and teach them basic computer skills after school. Not only did we feel good about it, it looks AWESOME of on a HS transcript. Once we got a few students word spread and we were given FULL access to the lab. Long after I and the other founding geeks left it has continued and grown to include access to the local community colleges lab and mainframe.
and even if I did 'click-thru' it would be a rote motion, without any intention of making a purchase, which just highlights the problem. Somehow the ISP who is getting all the money, for providing the infrastructure, while not providing any content has got to be made to share the $$$'s around...They made it work for cable TV and you can't tell me the ad system there is any more functional, they just can't yet quantify it, and the one signal many users function, vs bandwidth growth issues keep crippling the net. I guess if we let the corps have their way we'll have a net that consists of 55 'channels' of digitally 'protected' content for our viewing pleasure at their scheduling pleasure:(
I totally agree with you...the whole thing is an end around, why should they get special treatment when the means for judicial relief already exist, I was just pointing out a means for the ISP's to get out from under the real teeth of the issue, not the best answer, or really even feasible:)
Mods, ANYONE who has access to the STATS can this be quantified ?
MrCaseyB,"I like my slashdot subscription, but I'm curious if they makes more money from me removing the ads or from me viewing the ads?"
Would It be better if I just gave in and clicked a couple dozen ads a day on a site I liked and wanted to support, or does micropayment scheme work out better ?
This is like the VOD, a pipe dream, the bandwidth isn't there, and why would the customer front the bill for it anyways ? Maybe it is time for a viewer micropayment system, keep track of the ads I watch and ensure my isp is credited with them, and I get a discount based on my demographic contribution ?
both ways...either you provide the means but assume no responsibility for the content, ala online forumn boards, or you own and are responsible FOR EVERYTHING...give an inch, taken a mile. While I am not advocating kiddie porn, presidential death threats or terrorism in any form, you can't really moderate some with out moderating all.
Verizon could solve this problem easily, BY JUST BLACKHOLING THE LOGS after say a 2 hour retention of maybe even 4 hours, or drop the identifying pieces from the logs and keep the clean data if they wanted, then they could happily roll over for the RIAA like a good company and still 'protect' their customers. I've yet to see anywhere that REQUIRES you to keep this kind of information, and you can't turn over what you don't have...
It was not a tech bust but a VC funding bust, and the ones that went bust did not have 2 brain cells to rub together between them. The Tech boys wore out there vapour-ware welcome. You can only promise the sky and deliver dirt so many times before even a moron with too much money and not enough brains will wise up and stop giving you cash.
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I've been there several times, I found that outside Paris the problem was MUCH LESS prevalent. :) :)
:) My job keeps me hopping continents 6-8 times a year.
But by the same token the Average Westerner is treated with the same veiled inferiority in Japan, and DO NOT ATTEMPT to speak Japanease unless you've MASTERED the language. What kind of reception do you think most folks get in say NYC ? not good I bet
I make no excuses for anyone least of all ourselves but it is not a reaction or attitude limited to the French, just listen in at a nice British place and get the genereal reaction of the average Brit to an American, we are ignorant, savages barely capable of civilized behavior on a good day. I won't even begin to talk about the Northern European's view of america
I travel alot btw
that is the heart of my point, why do we the US people suddenly take a governments' actions personally.It is irrational, the anti-french sentiment, considering say Turkey or several other countries recent actions. They were only trying to look out for their own economic future, France and Russia HAD a big stake in the oil flowing from Iraq. If we here in the US are going to do that we had better get used to the waves of hatred from the rest of the world as the US government sticks its' nose all over the place.
but to expect a government to act in anything but its own self interest is very niave. I am quite sure the US government has somthing similar in mind for the new Iraqi government as well.
LOL the EQ A online for the PS2 made a huge belly flopp, it might be tough to equal that :)
AvP2 game of the minute ? How do you figure that ? :) JK2 was about as deep as a teaspoon I agree there wholeheartedly.
:(
That is one of the best FPS I've played, mood, decent balance if you enforce it, it actually requires team play
You have driver issues with ATI ?!?! I finally got my 9700pro to work correctly and I love it but I do sympathize, it took nearly 6 months and a bazillion driver combos...Turned out to be old Via Hyperion 4in1 drivers
Here Here, It is amazing how America, a country that would probably NOT BE HERE if not for the French turns on a foriegn government and people, for doing EXACTLY what the US government is doing, securing future prosperity for itself and its' people. Does France not have an economy ? They've got the same problems we do and take very similar actions...for The US to point the finger is Hypocritical in the extreme, but I forget, that's what we do best...
Note, I am a US citizen and proud of it, I did 4 years in the service, national guard mind you so it is the remedial service but I did volunteer.
But I don't wanna play the Bible...I KNOW I'll get stuck as Judas :()
:)
TGIF...Beer time for me
No, doesn't the GPL allow for use as long as the terms are met, ie provide source and modifications ?
ROCK SOLID memory management is the KEY. I work for a very LARGE bank and we've got rights to the source code and LONG term contracts with IBM for support. It hooks in with Z/OS Linux on IBM mainframe hardware as if it was made for it :)
Native SNA connecticity doesn't hurt either.
I've seen no plans to migrate to V6 here either. The routers can go with just a firmware upgrade I understand though, but the bottome line is WHY ?
With NAT I just don't see the need. At home I'd rather not have a bunch of registered IP's for everything at my house anyways, make the stuff work behind my firewall, anonymously
how soon till someone hacks a zapper bot and subs a picture of say oh I don't KNOW a COW or Farmer Joe :)
Where's Tom Selleck these days ?
so this really isn't video on demand, it is pay per view ? watch what we offer at the time we offer it ? Maybe I am not understanding but I thought VoD was the viewer chose the program at the time they wanted and watched at their leisure.
:)
I am sooooo confused..is it friday yet...maybe I need a vacation day
wifi cards have limited numbers of channels, and 80 people in a 2 block radius using wifi cards is going to be a FARKING NIGHTMARE. Wire each condo, townhouse or whatever, then provide wireless access for building level access. That way you have fewer frequencies to manage, you use dhcp so joe user needs to do no config, just click the radio button that says use dhcp and sit back. You can use mac verification to keep things secure or provide a public access point :) 802.11G Baby :)
in standard wall plugs with ether connectors, rca jacks, and power plugs, use a wireless access point for each building group. The local wire prevents you from having bleed over when 8 people all turn on their wireless stuff at the same time, as well as covering you in case some other great technology starts using the same frequency, not to mention when the idiot in 2b chanegs frequencies and can't fix it :) With each large condo unit on a wireless point you can manage remotely and control access via mac verification.
The RIAA would first multiply the number based on the speed and number of your cd drives, and the barometric pressure in Thailand :)
I was poking at the idea of downoading a movie, not the concept of pay-per-view. Maybe I misunderstood the article but I thought they were talking about the ability to download a movie, not order one thru a tradition cable system.
LOL how long will it take to download ? and what will you connection be like while it is downloading. Video on Demand over a tradition structure is a cool idea, what I am laughing at is the idea that the average joe will be able to DL a movie/dvd at home and watch it anytime in the near future...
The dotcom idea that everyone would have GB bandwidth is farther away every day...
How is it evidence if it hasn't be called into court ? It is just GB's of data that the company is choosing to store. My question is does the possible benefit to the COMPANY outweigh the cost of storage, and the POTENTIAL cost in liability...anyone recall a REALLY OLD email at netscape that surfaced ?? I wonder what the final $$$ value attributed to that gem was :)
If the records are already the subject of a court inquiry then to destroy them would be illegal.
the bottom line they (school admin's) said was access liability, we got around it by agreeing to take on a limited number of 4-6 graders and teach them basic computer skills after school. Not only did we feel good about it, it looks AWESOME of on a HS transcript. Once we got a few students word spread and we were given FULL access to the lab. Long after I and the other founding geeks left it has continued and grown to include access to the local community colleges lab and mainframe.
and even if I did 'click-thru' it would be a rote motion, without any intention of making a purchase, which just highlights the problem. Somehow the ISP who is getting all the money, for providing the infrastructure, while not providing any content has got to be made to share the $$$'s around...They made it work for cable TV and you can't tell me the ad system there is any more functional, they just can't yet quantify it, and the one signal many users function, vs bandwidth growth issues keep crippling the net. I guess if we let the corps have their way we'll have a net that consists of 55 'channels' of digitally 'protected' content for our viewing pleasure at their scheduling pleasure :(
:)
is it friday yet
I totally agree with you...the whole thing is an end around, why should they get special treatment when the means for judicial relief already exist, :)
I was just pointing out a means for the ISP's to get out from under the real teeth of the issue, not the best answer, or really even feasible
Mods, ANYONE who has access to the STATS can this be quantified ?
MrCaseyB,"I like my slashdot subscription, but I'm curious if they makes more money from me removing the ads or from me viewing the ads?"
Would It be better if I just gave in and clicked a couple dozen ads a day on a site I liked and wanted to support, or does micropayment scheme work out better ?
This is like the VOD, a pipe dream, the bandwidth isn't there, and why would the customer front the bill for it anyways ? Maybe it is time for a viewer micropayment system, keep track of the ads I watch and ensure my isp is credited with them, and I get a discount based on my demographic contribution ?
both ways...either you provide the means but assume no responsibility for the content, ala online forumn boards, or you own and are responsible FOR EVERYTHING...give an inch, taken a mile. While I am not advocating kiddie porn, presidential death threats or terrorism in any form, you can't really moderate some with out moderating all.
Verizon could solve this problem easily, BY JUST BLACKHOLING THE LOGS after say a 2 hour retention of maybe even 4 hours, or drop the identifying pieces from the logs and keep the clean data if they wanted, then they could happily roll over for the RIAA like a good company and still 'protect' their customers. I've yet to see anywhere that REQUIRES you to keep this kind of information, and you can't turn over what you don't have...
It was not a tech bust but a VC funding bust, and the ones that went bust did not have 2 brain cells to rub together between them. The Tech boys wore out there vapour-ware welcome. You can only promise the sky and deliver dirt so many times before even a moron with too much money and not enough brains will wise up and stop giving you cash.