I hate to admit I've become so desensitized that 52 deaths didn't even register as significant to me. It seems that is about the average death toll coming out of Iraq each day. Thanks W.
Actually, its not funny. Not one bit. I really fail to see the humor in you owning 6 copies of the same software, why you happily paid retail for them makes even less sense.
And since you missed the point, we (i.e. not you) would be the representative 'linux pals' in the statement I believe you were replying to.
To your original post - of course. That's because the people you've been talking to or reading comments from are not the same sampling from the Novell/MS sponsored survey (of their own customers, mind you). You see, we all have different thoughts. When we communicate we expressed those thoughts and thus, our individuality (although some choose to do so with various piercings and or permanent ink markings on their body - which is fine while they are young, but aging... well, you've seen National Geographic haven't you, but I digress...). MS has not yet achieved mass acceptance of their Redmond mind-meld - whereas you accept control over your mind/body/spirit and hereto relinquish all rights for self-decision to your one and only master Bill Gates. Not that they haven't tried mind you, but the grass-roots resistance is strong (particularly among your linux-pals you seem so eager to dodge).
So, what is it you're doing with 6 networked XP boxes at home? You can't be gaming or downloading pr0n from 6 boxes at the same time so I'm assuming somewhere near 5 of them are idle, mind loading something for me so I can capitalize on those wasted cycles? I'll shoot it over in email, just double-click the attachment and I'll take care of the rest... thanks.
But a verdict requires a unanimous conclusion of all jury members, if there is a split, be it 11-1, 1-11 or 6-6, its a hung jury, we reboot and try again (if prosecutors are so inclined that is).
Thats great, as long as the people that use the vital data (executives, accounting, legal, sales, tech support, etc) don't need to get to the internet. Or do you have a kiosk set up that everyone queues up at?
I've worked for two large (150,000+) Fortune 100 companies. One was a bank and the other... the other employeed scientest and lets just say their IP, is the lifeblood of the business. And in my experience, no one is interested is disconnecting the data, it just isn't feasible (simple, yes). With two factor authentication, an IDS, and regular auditing a good remote access system is, IMHO, safer then LAN access. If its designed and implemented well there is nothing to worry about.
The thing you have to remember about information security is, if its not available to the users that are authorized, its considered down time and in most businesses, down time of the critical data is unacceptable.
The numbers sound staggering, but the majority of the world's population are dirt poor (of course something should be done about that). If you live the west and don't believe me, enter your income here and find out for yourself.
Just because you OWN a computer store doesn't make you a tech - obviously from what you've told me about your boss I would certify he is not a tech if the concept of point & click (in 2006?) is foreign to him.
And that relates to training how? I'm trying to remove "training" as one of the hurdles to upgrading. Obviously functionality should drive your decision, my point is training shouldn't prevent it.
But taking your automotive analogy to heart means, we should have stopped progressing cars around 1940 (or whenever 20 years after mass adoption happened). Because as its root, the combustible engine, 4 rubber tires, automatic transmission haven't changed significantly enough to warrant an upgrade. What the last 75 years of automotive innovation is about are creature comforts (power steering, power brakes, power seats, heated cupholders, etc) and overall ergonomics and comfort. But other things have come too, things like reliability and safety.
But my point was about training alone, and I think you've confirmed my stance. After all, the seat, steering wheel, gas/break pedals haven't changed. The drivers didn't need to be re-trained when the ignition, headlight switch, radio or glove move moved positions - they adapted. People as a group are cattle I concede. But we're talking about individual users who ARE smarter and more adaptive then we give them credit for.
Dave, do you find the hurdles larger when changing from one application to another (IE to Opera) or when there are version changes (2000 to XP)? My assumption would be application changes are larger then upgrades. Maybe I'm lucky in that the companies I've work for have tech-talented workforces but since its all I've known, I assumed they were average.
the alert was issued as a routine matter and out of an abundance of caution
There is no immediate threat to our homeland at this time
The title of TFA is "U.S. Warns of Possible Cyber Biz Attack" but the article is full of back tracking and spin. There will come a point when they issue so many warning that people tune out and the valid warnings will lose value, I recall a fable about a boy and wolf. 9/11 didn't happen because someone didn't act on a couple memos (amongst tens of thousands), 9/11 happened for a lot of reasons (some decades in the making) and fear mongering by the constant issue of warnings is only aimed to keep the masses in a state of fear. You can't go out and enjoy your life, not without Terror Insurance (6 month premiums start as low as 75.99, call this toll free number.
When Bush says FREE Market, he means FEAR Market. - now that's strategry at its finest.
True. I also wonder if training is really that big a hurdle anymore. As the general public (and especially long term business users) get more tech savvy can't we expect the average user to just need a couple hours of play time to re-learn where the core functionality is? Everything the average user needs is in the ribbons of Office07, its just a matter of learning their arrangement.
Even greater reason to push home users towards Google's Docs & Spreadsheets, but the business users everyone is concerned about aren't mindless cattle anymore. Lets give them credit. Office 2003 & 2007 can be installed in parallel, let them play with it and call it pilot testing.
In small shops maybe, but most mid-size companies and up deploy a managed desktop image (in most cases the manufacturer pre-loads it when the machine is ordered).
My hunch is, if it plays out that way, IBM would make the best offer - SCO would be steamed to sell to them, but when in default you're choices are limited. Who else, besides IBM, are in a position to desire such a purchase... Sun? Oracle? The fanciest story I've heard is MS buying it, let the existing support agreements expire and then bury UNIX in the end-zone of Giants Stadium next to Hoffa.
Especially when SCO goes bust and can't defend against the counterclaims, and a in a twist of fate SCO and all IP is awarded to IBM bring the whole thing full circle.
Criminal Law is just one branch of many (contract, tort, property, etc) one can be found guilty of, criminal cases are punishable by jail time and since you can't send a company to jail...
And if the ORDER, whether from enforcement agencies lack of size/strength/resources/capabilities/perception, can not enforce a law the free market will provide a solution for a fee.
Its creators are planning to make hospitals more hygienic
Well, how nice for them. I plan on forcing the world's population to pay me a small tax, I have a flag and everything.
Seriously, the creators always have big plans of making riches, that's what keeps most of them going, untold fortunes and all. Theres nothing really new here. Now, if they can project the surface via a hologram and then track my motions and interrupt interaction (ala Minority Report and similar movie scenes), that would be cool.
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I hate to admit I've become so desensitized that 52 deaths didn't even register as significant to me. It seems that is about the average death toll coming out of Iraq each day. Thanks W.
Not being British, do tell... I tried myself but came up empty - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_7
And since you missed the point, we (i.e. not you) would be the representative 'linux pals' in the statement I believe you were replying to.
To your original post - of course. That's because the people you've been talking to or reading comments from are not the same sampling from the Novell/MS sponsored survey (of their own customers, mind you). You see, we all have different thoughts. When we communicate we expressed those thoughts and thus, our individuality (although some choose to do so with various piercings and or permanent ink markings on their body - which is fine while they are young, but aging... well, you've seen National Geographic haven't you, but I digress...). MS has not yet achieved mass acceptance of their Redmond mind-meld - whereas you accept control over your mind/body/spirit and hereto relinquish all rights for self-decision to your one and only master Bill Gates. Not that they haven't tried mind you, but the grass-roots resistance is strong (particularly among your linux-pals you seem so eager to dodge).
So, what is it you're doing with 6 networked XP boxes at home? You can't be gaming or downloading pr0n from 6 boxes at the same time so I'm assuming somewhere near 5 of them are idle, mind loading something for me so I can capitalize on those wasted cycles? I'll shoot it over in email, just double-click the attachment and I'll take care of the rest... thanks.
But a verdict requires a unanimous conclusion of all jury members, if there is a split, be it 11-1, 1-11 or 6-6, its a hung jury, we reboot and try again (if prosecutors are so inclined that is).
I've worked for two large (150,000+) Fortune 100 companies. One was a bank and the other... the other employeed scientest and lets just say their IP, is the lifeblood of the business. And in my experience, no one is interested is disconnecting the data, it just isn't feasible (simple, yes). With two factor authentication, an IDS, and regular auditing a good remote access system is, IMHO, safer then LAN access. If its designed and implemented well there is nothing to worry about.
The thing you have to remember about information security is, if its not available to the users that are authorized, its considered down time and in most businesses, down time of the critical data is unacceptable.
The numbers sound staggering, but the majority of the world's population are dirt poor (of course something should be done about that). If you live the west and don't believe me, enter your income here and find out for yourself.
Just because you OWN a computer store doesn't make you a tech - obviously from what you've told me about your boss I would certify he is not a tech if the concept of point & click (in 2006?) is foreign to him.
And that relates to training how? I'm trying to remove "training" as one of the hurdles to upgrading. Obviously functionality should drive your decision, my point is training shouldn't prevent it.
But my point was about training alone, and I think you've confirmed my stance. After all, the seat, steering wheel, gas/break pedals haven't changed. The drivers didn't need to be re-trained when the ignition, headlight switch, radio or glove move moved positions - they adapted. People as a group are cattle I concede. But we're talking about individual users who ARE smarter and more adaptive then we give them credit for.
Dave, do you find the hurdles larger when changing from one application to another (IE to Opera) or when there are version changes (2000 to XP)? My assumption would be application changes are larger then upgrades. Maybe I'm lucky in that the companies I've work for have tech-talented workforces but since its all I've known, I assumed they were average.
I'm speaking directly to training - its always one of many things people list as issues to upgrading, I'm trying to widdle the list down.
If your security awareness program doesn't start with the CEO, then you've already made your bed.
When Bush says FREE Market, he means FEAR Market. - now that's strategry at its finest.
Even greater reason to push home users towards Google's Docs & Spreadsheets, but the business users everyone is concerned about aren't mindless cattle anymore. Lets give them credit. Office 2003 & 2007 can be installed in parallel, let them play with it and call it pilot testing.
In small shops maybe, but most mid-size companies and up deploy a managed desktop image (in most cases the manufacturer pre-loads it when the machine is ordered).
My hunch is, if it plays out that way, IBM would make the best offer - SCO would be steamed to sell to them, but when in default you're choices are limited. Who else, besides IBM, are in a position to desire such a purchase... Sun? Oracle? The fanciest story I've heard is MS buying it, let the existing support agreements expire and then bury UNIX in the end-zone of Giants Stadium next to Hoffa.
There is more then just technical innovation isn't there, can't innovations be made is usability, presentation, interfaces, support, etc?
Especially when SCO goes bust and can't defend against the counterclaims, and a in a twist of fate SCO and all IP is awarded to IBM bring the whole thing full circle.
Criminal Law is just one branch of many (contract, tort, property, etc) one can be found guilty of, criminal cases are punishable by jail time and since you can't send a company to jail...
Well, then we'll deem it the evolutionary market as a free market is free to evolve into whatever the people make of it.
And by doing the opposite, we'll surely get a different set of results. Logic trumps all.
And if the ORDER, whether from enforcement agencies lack of size/strength/resources/capabilities/perception, can not enforce a law the free market will provide a solution for a fee.
Seriously, the creators always have big plans of making riches, that's what keeps most of them going, untold fortunes and all. Theres nothing really new here. Now, if they can project the surface via a hologram and then track my motions and interrupt interaction (ala Minority Report and similar movie scenes), that would be cool.
But they said it was NEW and EASY!
I didn't realize the study was editable prior to it being released.