I suspect the Knistrom case is a "red herring" the whole cycle of police action was attempted in that case - from talking right up to tasers and billy clubs. Everything short of actually shooting him with a gun.
IMHO - that one's going to come out as "proper procedure followed, subject was dangerous". I know that's not kind. But I do pay attention. The Chilliwack RCMP -did- follow procedure as I understand it.
The Dziekanski case however is very much a tragedy and the RCMP involved did NOT follow procedure as I understand it. Neither did the airport authority - who I consider to bear the majority of the guilt here. How can a guy get lost and end up in a secure zone in a modern airport for 12 hours?
4 - is most likely false. However, in thanks - we get call blocking that works.
7 - at least than US beer. However - US beer DOES taste better than US pop - and is as alcoholic. *grin*
also - with (3) - a surprising number of our politicians are honest. You can also talk to them if you want.
Lots of other cool stuff too of course. Canada's really cool.
And don't forget Canada is Really Big!
It's a breach of fair use (which allows for this from what I remember) - and this kind of copying is explicitly allowed in Canada by our copyright laws.
Sony's being a bunch of thieves - stealing from our rights to line their pockets. Good thing I don't buy anything from them anymore....
Although the Soviet Union had many important scientific discoveries, the independent discovery of the atom bomb wasn't among them. The soviets made their first atom bomb by stealing US designs through espionage. The earliest soviet bombs closely resembled early US bombs.
Easily confirmed by anyone who wants to poke through the old KGB's public records (I did a couple of years ago). They listed agents.... some suspected and some formerly unknown.
(not terribly informative I'm afraid - but it's out there)
Mostly I don't block ads. I DO block ones that annoy me though. (sounds, flashy video - all blocked)
I will occasionally click on ads if they're the kind of thing I'm looking for - but that's intensely rare. I'll even seek out particularly imaginative ads on youtube and the like - and I do follow some advertising quality journals. Any advertising that demands my attention has just guaranteed they've lost my interest - and WILL be blocked if I have any means of doing so. There's no excuse for popup/popunder ads.
Flip side - I'm fond of the "secondhand lions" approach to door-to-door salesmen and advertisers alike.... *wishful thinking*
I first saw this in a Wired magazine circa 2000, but it's been going on a while.
- Insufficient competition (due to the rest of this list). - Too many laws restricting use of technology (IP protection, trade restrictions, access to air) - Too many laws restricting competition
As a result, prices are considerably higher than the rest of the world and available equipment is far lower. One probable factor though is that we have high level of telephone access - which is not true of some of the areas with much better access to cell technologies.
Oh - I've got an O2 XDA (purchased in Hong Kong by one of my predecessors) that's a couple of years old - and supplies more features than all of the phones I've seen so far. I'm in Canada though and if people think the US is bad, Canada is far worse.
For C++: no. C++ doesn't really scale very well and doesn't share nicely. So no I can't think of any specific C++ examples. Nice language for relatively quick UI interface dev (but both C# and python are superior for prototyping except where scripts have too much overhead).
Some other languages (python for instance) tend to be clean code from design.
Now, C on the other hand... - Linux kernel: absolutely beautiful. - Gnome - clean, decent, nice. There are sections that still require work but for the most part it's a scalable reliable system. - postgres - the underlying model takes getting used to but after that - very nice code. - libJPEG - the origins for me of object-oriented C. - MacOSX API (okay I really really really like it. It's still evolving but I very much enjoy the directions it's going)
for worst-ever code I'm nominating MFC++. My past experiences with it resulted in multiplied development time with many "artifacts".
By the time I've gotten to work I've already checked the logs and my email (first thing, while making breakfast) - which is my first warning of emergencies / attention-requiring details.
Therefore the first thing I do is say hi to folks. I check in with the receptionist (front line), the sales department (main users of the stuff I write these days) and the tech department (folks most likely to be able to fix their own problems).
By the time I reach my desk I already have a good idea on how the day is going to go.
Being sociable has never hurt my work - and I end up enjoying the company of those I work with more. Also - it has meant I've occasionally been able to deal with problems before they caused "side effects".
It has also meant some expansion of work but that seems to be a good investment for growth within the company.
As far as I know from all the *IAA suites posted - this is the first time someone has actually claimed on this. The US federal anti-racketeering laws require that cases like this happen before those can be examined.
Again, IANAL - but if this claim goes through, this will not be the end of it for the *AA groups. Even the filing of such a counterclaim may be good news.
I could of course be completely wrong. I'm not a lawyer and I'm not a US citizen, let alone a citizen of the state of Florida.
I've been waiting for access to multiprocessor/multicore systems for YEARS. Right now I'm writing this on a dual core laptop that I've had for two months - and is the first such system I've had in my life. (I've been programming since 1984 - however outside of some circa 1980-ish "big iron systems" in the early 90s I've had no access to that world.
now I do and I'm starting to recode all the work I did in prep for this day.
The cost has dropped. It can finally be tested by those of us operating on a shoestring budget with hand-me-down equipment. About time:)
It's the same by the same court traditions that protectionist actions have been put against my home province (British Columbia) by the US. RE: softwood lumber levies and protectionist actions against hothouse tomato growers. (*cough* 100 years of hothouse tomatos here. Since when is industrial failures in the southern states - who started growing these ~1980s - OUR fault?) (both are breach of NAFTA... but that's an entirely separate issue. The fact they happened at all is kind of precedence)
So while it may look frivolous - it would pretty much have to go to court to decide. Unfortunately - at least on an international (NAFTA) level - there's precedence. But IANAL and I'm not a US citizen either. However I suspect the cease and desist letters can be ignored. There doesn't seem (again IANAL) to be any legal validity to them. Perhaps - if it's found the organization's associated with the MPAA or something though - they could be used as evidence as racketeering charges? *grin*
Maybe it's time to start working up an alternative to DNS zones?
It's either that or coming up with a way of keeping such information outside of the hands of a foreign power (the USA is a foreign power from my country. Not an enemy by any hands at this time... but it has been).
Large company actually paying attention to what it's seeing yes we can all feel cynical based on many other similar stories.
but every now and again a company will surprise it and attempt to actually <i>solve</i> problems. A lot of Microsoft's problems date from interesting "for the user" support features. This could be interesting to follow...
on downloading ads: - I prefer having the choice over what I see. - I am curious about things. - sometimes even I want to buy something and thus will look for it.
I see news about latest tech precisely because I sign onto lists from the manufacturers describing what's coming. It's still adspeak - but I've chosen when and where.
I don't watch TV. If an online ad offends me - I block it. Actually I ignore most ads otherwise.
It's all about choice - and not offending. I can deal with interruptions if they don't break the environment I'm working with.
As soon as they've taken the freedom of choice from me they've lost me as a customer. And my income is not dependant on advertising.
I have been employed at base level (or in remarkably bad) positions in the computer industry since 1991. I don't have a degree and none of the employers I've had have allowed me time off or sufficient income to afford any of the certifications.
At this point I'm screwed. I'd LOVE to be working - but I can't even prove anything because I worked for a run of really, really, really bad employers. The best of the bunch are closed now and the worst had their main offices burn down (they were in a really poorly built building. There were a couple cool people working there and I hope they're doing well wherever). *sigh*
Certification or a degree would make my chances better. I've worked with most of the technology around here before certification existed. And it's not like I've stopped.
Oh well. Now I'm taking my chances on a new startup based on MacOSX programming, and having fun doing it. I may not have an income above local social assistance, but at least I'm programming and system administrating. *sigh*
I repeat - certification and degrees are GREAT. They let you in the door. The one that keeps slamming in my face.
VR, like AI and other depreciated overhyped fads - is not ready for the field.
A fair amount has entered the public field - but there's still barriers to cross and work to be done.
I'll post someday if I get something to show. Ta!
US DCMA in pretty much any form is incompatible with Canadian IP law.
And considering we (Canada) has a law in our constitution ruling that any law can be overturned in favour of a simpler older law, I have a feeling the DCMA wouldn't survive a challenge in Canada.
Not looking forward to this though - trade conflicts between US and Canada have a history of being bad for Canada.
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Sounds like Shockwave Rider concept. Perhaps healthier due to complex social culture of Google culture.
IT is dead, long live IT :)
you'd think there'd be a way to edit it again... *sigh*. 'pologies for the extra HTML ;(
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I suspect the Knistrom case is a "red herring"
the whole cycle of police action was attempted in that case - from talking right up to tasers and billy clubs.
Everything short of actually shooting him with a gun.
IMHO - that one's going to come out as "proper procedure followed, subject was dangerous".
I know that's not kind. But I do pay attention. The Chilliwack RCMP -did- follow procedure as I understand it.
The Dziekanski case however is very much a tragedy and the RCMP involved did NOT follow procedure as I understand it. Neither did the airport authority - who I consider to bear the majority of the guilt here. How can a guy get lost and end up in a secure zone in a modern airport for 12 hours?
I guess this is a move toward the "Bread and Circuses" or "Right to Vote" debate as happened in the Roman Republic
... and people will want their bread and circuses, obviously enough.
What cost Tyranny?
4 - is most likely false. However, in thanks - we get call blocking that works.
7 - at least than US beer. However - US beer DOES taste better than US pop - and is as alcoholic. *grin*
also - with (3) - a surprising number of our politicians are honest. You can also talk to them if you want.
Lots of other cool stuff too of course. Canada's really cool.
And don't forget Canada is Really Big!
It's a breach of fair use (which allows for this from what I remember) - and this kind of copying is explicitly allowed in Canada by our copyright laws.
Sony's being a bunch of thieves - stealing from our rights to line their pockets. Good thing I don't buy anything from them anymore....
Although the Soviet Union had many important scientific discoveries, the independent discovery of the atom bomb wasn't among them. The soviets made their first atom bomb by stealing US designs through espionage. The earliest soviet bombs closely resembled early US bombs.
Easily confirmed by anyone who wants to poke through the old KGB's public records (I did a couple of years ago). They listed agents.... some suspected and some formerly unknown.
(not terribly informative I'm afraid - but it's out there)
Mostly I don't block ads. I DO block ones that annoy me though. (sounds, flashy video - all blocked)
I will occasionally click on ads if they're the kind of thing I'm looking for - but that's intensely rare. I'll even seek out particularly imaginative ads on youtube and the like - and I do follow some advertising quality journals.
Any advertising that demands my attention has just guaranteed they've lost my interest - and WILL be blocked if I have any means of doing so. There's no excuse for popup/popunder ads.
Flip side - I'm fond of the "secondhand lions" approach to door-to-door salesmen and advertisers alike.... *wishful thinking*
I first saw this in a Wired magazine circa 2000, but it's been going on a while.
- Insufficient competition (due to the rest of this list).
- Too many laws restricting use of technology (IP protection, trade restrictions, access to air)
- Too many laws restricting competition
As a result, prices are considerably higher than the rest of the world and available equipment is far lower.
One probable factor though is that we have high level of telephone access - which is not true of some of the areas with much better access to cell technologies.
Oh - I've got an O2 XDA (purchased in Hong Kong by one of my predecessors) that's a couple of years old - and supplies more features than all of the phones I've seen so far. I'm in Canada though and if people think the US is bad, Canada is far worse.
oh no, not again.
(and again....)
this concept needs to die.
For C++: no. C++ doesn't really scale very well and doesn't share nicely. So no I can't think of any specific C++ examples. Nice language for relatively quick UI interface dev (but both C# and python are superior for prototyping except where scripts have too much overhead).
Some other languages (python for instance) tend to be clean code from design.
Now, C on the other hand...
- Linux kernel: absolutely beautiful.
- Gnome - clean, decent, nice. There are sections that still require work but for the most part it's a scalable reliable system.
- postgres - the underlying model takes getting used to but after that - very nice code.
- libJPEG - the origins for me of object-oriented C.
- MacOSX API (okay I really really really like it. It's still evolving but I very much enjoy the directions it's going)
for worst-ever code I'm nominating MFC++. My past experiences with it resulted in multiplied development time with many "artifacts".
By the time I've gotten to work I've already checked the logs and my email (first thing, while making breakfast) - which is my first warning of emergencies / attention-requiring details.
Therefore the first thing I do is say hi to folks. I check in with the receptionist (front line), the sales department (main users of the stuff I write these days) and the tech department (folks most likely to be able to fix their own problems).
By the time I reach my desk I already have a good idea on how the day is going to go.
Being sociable has never hurt my work - and I end up enjoying the company of those I work with more.
Also - it has meant I've occasionally been able to deal with problems before they caused "side effects".
It has also meant some expansion of work but that seems to be a good investment for growth within the company.
As far as I know from all the *IAA suites posted - this is the first time someone has actually claimed on this. The US federal anti-racketeering laws require that cases like this happen before those can be examined.
Again, IANAL - but if this claim goes through, this will not be the end of it for the *AA groups. Even the filing of such a counterclaim may be good news.
I could of course be completely wrong. I'm not a lawyer and I'm not a US citizen, let alone a citizen of the state of Florida.
"Blame Canada"
The families I know still do this. They are not the ones complaining.
I've been waiting for access to multiprocessor/multicore systems for YEARS. Right now I'm writing this on a dual core laptop that I've had for two months - and is the first such system I've had in my life. (I've been programming since 1984 - however outside of some circa 1980-ish "big iron systems" in the early 90s I've had no access to that world.
:)
now I do and I'm starting to recode all the work I did in prep for this day.
The cost has dropped. It can finally be tested by those of us operating on a shoestring budget with hand-me-down equipment.
About time
It's the same by the same court traditions that protectionist actions have been put against my home province (British Columbia) by the US. RE: softwood lumber levies and protectionist actions against hothouse tomato growers. (*cough* 100 years of hothouse tomatos here. Since when is industrial failures in the southern states - who started growing these ~1980s - OUR fault?) (both are breach of NAFTA... but that's an entirely separate issue. The fact they happened at all is kind of precedence)
So while it may look frivolous - it would pretty much have to go to court to decide. Unfortunately - at least on an international (NAFTA) level - there's precedence. But IANAL and I'm not a US citizen either.
However I suspect the cease and desist letters can be ignored. There doesn't seem (again IANAL) to be any legal validity to them. Perhaps - if it's found the organization's associated with the MPAA or something though - they could be used as evidence as racketeering charges? *grin*
Maybe it's time to start working up an alternative to DNS zones?
It's either that or coming up with a way of keeping such information outside of the hands of a foreign power (the USA is a foreign power from my country. Not an enemy by any hands at this time... but it has been).
Confirmed from my own preliminary review of this.
The bill also lists exemption rules for dealing with issues such as excessive cost.
Large company actually paying attention to what it's seeing
yes we can all feel cynical based on many other similar stories.
but every now and again a company will surprise it and attempt to actually <i>solve</i> problems.
A lot of Microsoft's problems date from interesting "for the user" support features. This could be interesting to follow...
on downloading ads:
- I prefer having the choice over what I see.
- I am curious about things.
- sometimes even I want to buy something and thus will look for it.
I see news about latest tech precisely because I sign onto lists from the manufacturers describing what's coming. It's still adspeak - but I've chosen when and where.
I don't watch TV. If an online ad offends me - I block it. Actually I ignore most ads otherwise.
It's all about choice - and not offending. I can deal with interruptions if they don't break the environment I'm working with.
As soon as they've taken the freedom of choice from me they've lost me as a customer.
And my income is not dependant on advertising.
I have been employed at base level (or in remarkably bad) positions in the computer industry since 1991. I don't have a degree and none of the employers I've had have allowed me time off or sufficient income to afford any of the certifications.
At this point I'm screwed. I'd LOVE to be working - but I can't even prove anything because I worked for a run of really, really, really bad employers. The best of the bunch are closed now and the worst had their main offices burn down (they were in a really poorly built building. There were a couple cool people working there and I hope they're doing well wherever). *sigh*
Certification or a degree would make my chances better. I've worked with most of the technology around here before certification existed. And it's not like I've stopped.
Oh well. Now I'm taking my chances on a new startup based on MacOSX programming, and having fun doing it. I may not have an income above local social assistance, but at least I'm programming and system administrating. *sigh*
I repeat - certification and degrees are GREAT. They let you in the door. The one that keeps slamming in my face.
VR, like AI and other depreciated overhyped fads - is not ready for the field. A fair amount has entered the public field - but there's still barriers to cross and work to be done. I'll post someday if I get something to show. Ta!
US DCMA in pretty much any form is incompatible with Canadian IP law.
And considering we (Canada) has a law in our constitution ruling that any law can be overturned in favour of a simpler older law, I have a feeling the DCMA wouldn't survive a challenge in Canada.
Not looking forward to this though - trade conflicts between US and Canada have a history of being bad for Canada.