That would be a good reason to insist on Open Source, to eliminate being "locked in". At this point, how willing are the Application Vendors to comply? And is it anything like Engineering App App vendors which traditionly prefer Unix?
That is, from the buyers point of view, the application, the operating system, and the hardware are all one system. And it is usually the application on which the decision makers focus.
Sorry, for the screw up. I hit the wrong button.
These large nonsoftware companies that shop for the application go with the OS and Hardware that the vender recommends. From there PoV, it is Ki>all system. They might specify a subsystem subsystem such as the OS, much as a buyer of a fleet of cars might specify an engine size. But,if it is not what the vender is accustomed to providing, the customer will be charged accordingly, both at time of original purchase and at times of service and upgrade. The vender will charge the customer a nominal fee for the privilige of being Linux savvy, even if it doesn't cost the vendor anything at all, since the decision maker focused on the application, not the OS.
Who says that you must get out of your car? As long as you never get out of the car, you will be sorta comfortable, keep your doors locked and never come to a complete stop and you will be sorta safe.
This could be a great way to do scheduled updates, maybe you won't get much rest, but truckers and others with the right automation could drive through and automatically log in, upload/download their messages and schedule changes, and just keep on going. Think of the productivity!
But did you sign some kind of release before going on? Or did you retain your right to complain if they pulled some kind of embarrassing trick on you? Most people know that NPR doesn't do that sort of thing, anyway, but I think that waiver is the Red Flag, not the money.
It means he has low criteria for choosing his appearances. Guilt by association, he's lumped himself in my mind with the other Art Bell guests, some who are way out there somewhere. I would wonder about someone who appeared on what I consider a joke show.
The Daily show does try to be reasonably accurate, in that their targets are people who are already in the straight news and presumably an intelligent viewer can sort things out It is almost a real news show for those who know to take it all with a grain of salt
I read the article, it's about an "embarass the guest" kind of show and since it's taped, Comedy Central holds all the cards. Definitely something you would never want to be on.
If you are ever asked to guest on a show you aren't familiar with, it is imperative that you get familiar with it. Any information you get from the producers should be in writing. If they insist on using only telephone or editable email (a red flag, BTW), print it out as a contract and ask that it be signed.
It's easier to figure out Linux and OS Mac than to figure out the latest in spyware and virus technology. And I get more satisfaction out of that know how.
It's been years since I booted my intel box with Windows, I only have it because it came installed on the system. In my prelinux days, I had to reboot just about every day. I only reboot linux and Mac OS when there is a power failure.
These people obviousle cared enough to buy the CD, why would the record industry need to protect themselves from them?
They don't get it. If they keep punishing the customers that pay, they will eventually have only the other kind. There will always be alternative distribution channels, especially if the legit channel sells defective products.
This would be an excellent medium for all those screeners that studios send out to Academy members so they don't have to base their votes on viewings in regular movie theaters. Screener videos are responsible for more than their share of pirating and other violations. It is hard to be sorry for the film industry when it adopts measures that interfere with honest consumers usage of their product and seems less concerned about the sins of industry insiders.
But the environmental issue is what will cause this crippled product to fail.
Or you can call your own answering machine or voice messaging service. You don't even need to use a cell phone. The phone in your motel or a pay phone can be almost as convenient and you don't need to carry them around.
The FCC has been trying to push HDTV and digital (which aren't the same thing) for years. By tying too many things together, they make it an expensive upgrade for the consumer and the broadcaster. And by requiring broadcasters to handover their analog whenever digital exceeds a certain amount, they provide a huge disincentave for the broadcasters to cooperate.
To ensure that no interference is caused to TV stations and their viewers, the FCC proposed to require unlicensed devices to incorporate "smart radio" features that detect used spectrum.
If the devices aren't required to be licensed, how can they force them to have "smart radio" features? Being low power isn't enough smarts to eliminate all interference.
To make the henge truly of Aotearoa (the Mâori name for New Zealand), the astronomers have ensured that their creation links to the stars that Polynesian navigators used to cross the Pacific Ocean
If they put in all these references to planting sweet potatos and ancienct Polynesion culture, anthropologists in the future won't know who to give credit to. 2000 years from now, people will think the Maori routinely wired their structures for sound.
My kid took one of those and got a perfect 0. Must have used the wrong kind of pencil. I could subvert the election by swapping out the provided #2's with #4's.
A piece of paper you leave at the polling place is not a receipt. It is a paper ballot. If you use the proper terminology, you will win more arguments.
We use that process (except that the Touch screen is the voter him/herself) and it works perfectly.
Who are "we" anyway? Your comment would be more useful if it gave a clue.
The basic problem here is that, in 2000, the public was shocked, SHOCKED, to learn that if you ask a person to "choose one", there is about a three percent chance that he or she will attempt to make an invalid choice, such as two candidates (overvote), or 1/10 of a candidate (unintentional "undervote"). Sometimes this is a mechanical problem (e.g., hanging chads) and sometimes it's just a combination of poor directions and voter stupidity.
All the well publicized errors with the last election , at least the ones that are addressed by the Diebold equipment, are related to the design of the user interface. Once the holes are punched, the ballots are relatively fool proof to process. A card punch system should produce an unambiguously punched ballot. In fact, that is why I prefer punched cards to most other systems. A hole is a hole, it is there or it isn't. If a voter knowingly screws up, he can request another ballot. The trick is producing a system that produces an unambiguous ballot.
The user interface can be done electroinically. Designing an electronic card punch machine would eliminate the hanging and pregnant chads. The user interface could be identical to any of the proposed and implemented e-voting systems. The only difference is that when the voter is satisified with his selection and presses the confirmation button, it spits out a card, very similar to the cards that we've been using for the past 30 years. Card sorting and counting equipment predates the computer. Remember Hollerith cards (aka IBM cards)? IBM had a very successful business in that industry before it ever made the leap into the computer industry. We don't need to replace the "old tech" part of the system that has worked for so long.
Furthermore, the Diebold equipment doesn't eliminate the problems of not having enough ballots and poor layout of "butterfly" document. And it introduces new problems in that the equipment must be kept secure at all times, not just during the election.
I think it will give Ms. Cox a snail mail. We had so many problems with the primary due to poll operators not knowing how to boot the machines, several precincts opened hours late, that she may actually be interested. I wonder if Diebold will give Georgia our money back?
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That would be a good reason to insist on Open Source, to eliminate being "locked in". At this point, how willing are the Application Vendors to comply? And is it anything like Engineering App App vendors which traditionly prefer Unix?
That is, from the buyers point of view, the application, the operating system, and the hardware are all one system. And it is usually the application on which the decision makers focus. Sorry, for the screw up. I hit the wrong button.
These large nonsoftware companies that shop for the application go with the OS and Hardware that the vender recommends. From there PoV, it is Ki>all system. They might specify a subsystem subsystem such as the OS, much as a buyer of a fleet of cars might specify an engine size. But,if it is not what the vender is accustomed to providing, the customer will be charged accordingly, both at time of original purchase and at times of service and upgrade. The vender will charge the customer a nominal fee for the privilige of being Linux savvy, even if it doesn't cost the vendor anything at all, since the decision maker focused on the application, not the OS.
This could be a great way to do scheduled updates, maybe you won't get much rest, but truckers and others with the right automation could drive through and automatically log in, upload/download their messages and schedule changes, and just keep on going. Think of the productivity!
Most convenient thing would be for it to run off my old glow in the dark radium wristwatch. The halflife of that thing should be long enough.
But did you sign some kind of release before going on? Or did you retain your right to complain if they pulled some kind of embarrassing trick on you? Most people know that NPR doesn't do that sort of thing, anyway, but I think that waiver is the Red Flag, not the money.
It means he has low criteria for choosing his appearances. Guilt by association, he's lumped himself in my mind with the other Art Bell guests, some who are way out there somewhere. I would wonder about someone who appeared on what I consider a joke show.
http://www.coasttocoastam.com/guests/12.html
The Daily show does try to be reasonably accurate, in that their targets are people who are already in the straight news and presumably an intelligent viewer can sort things out It is almost a real news show for those who know to take it all with a grain of salt
If you are ever asked to guest on a show you aren't familiar with, it is imperative that you get familiar with it. Any information you get from the producers should be in writing. If they insist on using only telephone or editable email (a red flag, BTW), print it out as a contract and ask that it be signed.
Mac and Linux users should be concerned. If it works for Windows, they will port to other platforms.
Remember, First they came for the Jews
We shouldn't wait until they come for us.
It's easier to figure out Linux and OS Mac than to figure out the latest in spyware and virus technology. And I get more satisfaction out of that know how. It's been years since I booted my intel box with Windows, I only have it because it came installed on the system. In my prelinux days, I had to reboot just about every day. I only reboot linux and Mac OS when there is a power failure.
They don't get it. If they keep punishing the customers that pay, they will eventually have only the other kind. There will always be alternative distribution channels, especially if the legit channel sells defective products.
This would be an excellent medium for all those screeners that studios send out to Academy members so they don't have to base their votes on viewings in regular movie theaters. Screener videos are responsible for more than their share of pirating and other violations. It is hard to be sorry for the film industry when it adopts measures that interfere with honest consumers usage of their product and seems less concerned about the sins of industry insiders. But the environmental issue is what will cause this crippled product to fail.
Or you can call your own answering machine or voice messaging service. You don't even need to use a cell phone. The phone in your motel or a pay phone can be almost as convenient and you don't need to carry them around.
The FCC has been trying to push HDTV and digital (which aren't the same thing) for years. By tying too many things together, they make it an expensive upgrade for the consumer and the broadcaster. And by requiring broadcasters to handover their analog whenever digital exceeds a certain amount, they provide a huge disincentave for the broadcasters to cooperate.
If the devices aren't required to be licensed, how can they force them to have "smart radio" features? Being low power isn't enough smarts to eliminate all interference.
Then there's this part religous, part political monument
If they put in all these references to planting sweet potatos and ancienct Polynesion culture, anthropologists in the future won't know who to give credit to. 2000 years from now, people will think the Maori routinely wired their structures for sound.
IAAA Like most polls, this one leaves out the best options. I get most of my news off of the internet. Why no Slashdot option?
My kid took one of those and got a perfect 0. Must have used the wrong kind of pencil. I could subvert the election by swapping out the provided #2's with #4's.
A piece of paper you leave at the polling place is not a receipt. It is a paper ballot. If you use the proper terminology, you will win more arguments.
From what you said, I don't see any difference. No paper trail, no way to verify that your vote happened. Maybe people in SC should be concerned.
We use that process (except that the Touch screen is the voter him/herself) and it works perfectly. Who are "we" anyway? Your comment would be more useful if it gave a clue.
All the well publicized errors with the last election , at least the ones that are addressed by the Diebold equipment, are related to the design of the user interface. Once the holes are punched, the ballots are relatively fool proof to process. A card punch system should produce an unambiguously punched ballot. In fact, that is why I prefer punched cards to most other systems. A hole is a hole, it is there or it isn't. If a voter knowingly screws up, he can request another ballot. The trick is producing a system that produces an unambiguous ballot.
The user interface can be done electroinically. Designing an electronic card punch machine would eliminate the hanging and pregnant chads. The user interface could be identical to any of the proposed and implemented e-voting systems. The only difference is that when the voter is satisified with his selection and presses the confirmation button, it spits out a card, very similar to the cards that we've been using for the past 30 years. Card sorting and counting equipment predates the computer. Remember Hollerith cards (aka IBM cards)? IBM had a very successful business in that industry before it ever made the leap into the computer industry. We don't need to replace the "old tech" part of the system that has worked for so long.
Furthermore, the Diebold equipment doesn't eliminate the problems of not having enough ballots and poor layout of "butterfly" document. And it introduces new problems in that the equipment must be kept secure at all times, not just during the election.
I think it will give Ms. Cox a snail mail. We had so many problems with the primary due to poll operators not knowing how to boot the machines, several precincts opened hours late, that she may actually be interested. I wonder if Diebold will give Georgia our money back?