Something tells me this particular device won't make it into my house...
Yes, because you're 1337. And so am I. And it's not coming anywhere near me (well, unless some dupe lets it stay open and I happen to be nearby wardriving.)
So we (/.) really don't have anything to worry about. Unless they make it mandatory.
Yes, companies are not your friends. But they aren't giving jobs to people in Europe. The playing field isn't level. There are two options: Drop the quality of life in the US so that cost of living matches that in India and China, or make it more costly to do business in those countries by insisting on human and environmental rights comparable to what we enjoy in the US as a condition for trade. Then and only then will the true capitalist condition be met.
Think about it this way: Jobs are water. Right now the US side of the jobs container is higher than the Indo-China side. Do you lower the US side or raise the Indo-China side? People are going to pay the same amount anyway, why not improve life in those countries. Oh, wait, that will hurt the consumer culture we've grown to enjoy, with our disposable toilet brushes and razors and houses and cars.
I'm hearing a lot of "ought tos" and "shoulds." The point is that we can't *trust* corporations to do the right thing. We can't trust a lot of people, that's why we have three branches of government, to keep one of them from doing things that will hurt the US. The government needs to stick to its guns and hold corporations accountable, or you'll see more corruption and offshoring. I love Steve Jobs, but I can't trust him or any other CEO to do anything but what will make the most money for himself and the shareholders. Which is as it should be.
If you want to keep your jobs, make the playing field level. Insist on human and environmental rights to be negotiated into our treaties, or withdraw from them. Insist on living wages and honest working conditions, and for god's sake, the right to unionize. This will make outsourcing less profitable compared to keeping jobs here. It's about a level playing field. We're losing because we have those rights. So our choice is either to lose them ourselves or give them to others. I, for one, wouldn't mind paying an extra $2 for a pair of pants if I knew the person who made them didn't live in squalid conditions under an oppressive regime.
The reason we're losing to China is because we refuse to tell them that we won't trade with them unless they start treating their people like they should be treated under human rights guaranteed by our Bill of Rights. If it's good enough for our people, it's good enough for everyone.
Until people take a stand for the rights of others (or until enough others stand up for their own rights) we'll always have trade inequity, in both manufacturing and services.
Sorry. You start typing a sentence, then your boss walks by and you have to ALT+tab, and then it's hard to get back on your train of thought. And then they don't let you edit your post. Bastards.
And, no, I don't have a second account with Mod points, Trolly McTrollerson.
Was there a paper trail? (A hardcopy that shows who the vote was cast for anonymously) If not, then it's not safe from manipulation. Was it open source? If not, then there's no way to prevent a company from fixing the elections through closed source 'black box' software. Those are the two conditions that need to be satisfied for me to trust e-voting. I don't care about 'ease of use.' I use Windows all day, so I think I can figure out just about any voting system, now matter how illogical or convoluted.
I stand corrected. However, I still think that the business community needs to start looking at interoperability as a standard. Perhaps a large-scale move by other countries (like a large EU department or a whole country's government) will start to bring that to the fore.
But people won't buy things just because they're better, they have to interoperate fully. You can't say to a client "No, I can't see your Excel file because I hate copying Microsoft." Until and unless Microsoft adopts open file formats (based on XML, hopefully), Linux won't be able to out-innovate Microsoft. Only by copying them (initially, at least) will we be able to compete.
Interestingly, I think XML-based file format standards are a great way to break Microsoft's monopoly without disrupting market forces.
Why should we let NASA blow money on projects like that? Because the DoD would have all the fun! I'd much rather spend $87 billion to get to Mars and start colonizing than blowing things up that we then have to rebuild while killing people.
I think it's network time phoning home. If you notice, the servers in the network time connection are something.apple.com. But I don't think it's Apple somehow stealing your information. And besides, it's better then something downloading and installing itself under false pretenses or without your knowledge.
IMHO, I'd start at the beginning of the series and watch them in order. I picked up bits and pieces here and there on [as] and it was weird when Ed, Ein and Faye weren't in the episodes until I saw them all. Then I watched them the whole way through three or four times
Why do they want a free operating system that's made by Microsoft when there are soooooo many alternatives? I mean, if I'm gonna buy an OS, it'll be Mac OS X. If I'm gonna get one for free, it'll be a Linux distro.
Pirating Windows is like breaking into a Yugo that's sitting next to an unlocked Bimmer with the keys in the ignition.
There's a little bit of an omission in the article: Spyware is becoming the number one tech support problem for Windows users. Macs and Linux are, as usual, unaffected.
I keep important computer files on my iPod in an encrypted and compressed disk image, with a backup on my (remote) server and a CD at my parent's house. 128-bit encryption + multiple backups + being the first thing I grab in a fire = Secure and cheaper that a fire safe.
No, bring an ordinary pickle and a voltmeter and a zinc and copper electrode. Stick the electrodes into the pickle, show that the pickle has voltage, and then take the electrodes out and eat the pickle. You've proven that it's electric (has electricity or can produce it), and all you have to do is eat a whole pickle.
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Yes, because you're 1337. And so am I. And it's not coming anywhere near me (well, unless some dupe lets it stay open and I happen to be nearby wardriving.)
So we (/.) really don't have anything to worry about. Unless they make it mandatory.
Flash drive suppository.
Yes, companies are not your friends. But they aren't giving jobs to people in Europe. The playing field isn't level. There are two options: Drop the quality of life in the US so that cost of living matches that in India and China, or make it more costly to do business in those countries by insisting on human and environmental rights comparable to what we enjoy in the US as a condition for trade. Then and only then will the true capitalist condition be met.
Think about it this way: Jobs are water. Right now the US side of the jobs container is higher than the Indo-China side. Do you lower the US side or raise the Indo-China side? People are going to pay the same amount anyway, why not improve life in those countries. Oh, wait, that will hurt the consumer culture we've grown to enjoy, with our disposable toilet brushes and razors and houses and cars.
A lot of people did leave during the Depression. For Soviet Russia.
I'm hearing a lot of "ought tos" and "shoulds." The point is that we can't *trust* corporations to do the right thing. We can't trust a lot of people, that's why we have three branches of government, to keep one of them from doing things that will hurt the US. The government needs to stick to its guns and hold corporations accountable, or you'll see more corruption and offshoring. I love Steve Jobs, but I can't trust him or any other CEO to do anything but what will make the most money for himself and the shareholders. Which is as it should be.
If you want to keep your jobs, make the playing field level. Insist on human and environmental rights to be negotiated into our treaties, or withdraw from them. Insist on living wages and honest working conditions, and for god's sake, the right to unionize. This will make outsourcing less profitable compared to keeping jobs here. It's about a level playing field. We're losing because we have those rights. So our choice is either to lose them ourselves or give them to others. I, for one, wouldn't mind paying an extra $2 for a pair of pants if I knew the person who made them didn't live in squalid conditions under an oppressive regime.
The reason we're losing to China is because we refuse to tell them that we won't trade with them unless they start treating their people like they should be treated under human rights guaranteed by our Bill of Rights. If it's good enough for our people, it's good enough for everyone.
Until people take a stand for the rights of others (or until enough others stand up for their own rights) we'll always have trade inequity, in both manufacturing and services.
"We saved your ass in World War II"
"Yes, but we saved your ass in World War III"
It's all about perspective, people.
*Turns off car stereo, stopping the loud music coming from his iPod + tape adapter*
Sorry. Pirate radio? Who listens to radio anymore?
Once again please, for those of us with IT departments that treat us like children? (DAMN WEBSENSE!)
Sorry. You start typing a sentence, then your boss walks by and you have to ALT+tab, and then it's hard to get back on your train of thought. And then they don't let you edit your post. Bastards.
And, no, I don't have a second account with Mod points, Trolly McTrollerson.
Was there a paper trail? (A hardcopy that shows who the vote was cast for anonymously) If not, then it's not safe from manipulation. Was it open source? If not, then there's no way to prevent a company from fixing the elections through closed source 'black box' software. Those are the two conditions that need to be satisfied for me to trust e-voting. I don't care about 'ease of use.' I use Windows all day, so I think I can figure out just about any voting system, now matter how illogical or convoluted.
I stand corrected. However, I still think that the business community needs to start looking at interoperability as a standard. Perhaps a large-scale move by other countries (like a large EU department or a whole country's government) will start to bring that to the fore.
But people won't buy things just because they're better, they have to interoperate fully. You can't say to a client "No, I can't see your Excel file because I hate copying Microsoft." Until and unless Microsoft adopts open file formats (based on XML, hopefully), Linux won't be able to out-innovate Microsoft. Only by copying them (initially, at least) will we be able to compete.
Interestingly, I think XML-based file format standards are a great way to break Microsoft's monopoly without disrupting market forces.
Why should we let NASA blow money on projects like that? Because the DoD would have all the fun! I'd much rather spend $87 billion to get to Mars and start colonizing than blowing things up that we then have to rebuild while killing people.
I would volunteer for a one way trip. Just let me bring my iPod and Powerbook, and make sure I have enough to live the rest of my life there.
I think it's network time phoning home. If you notice, the servers in the network time connection are something.apple.com. But I don't think it's Apple somehow stealing your information. And besides, it's better then something downloading and installing itself under false pretenses or without your knowledge.
IMHO, I'd start at the beginning of the series and watch them in order. I picked up bits and pieces here and there on [as] and it was weird when Ed, Ein and Faye weren't in the episodes until I saw them all. Then I watched them the whole way through three or four times
Why do they want a free operating system that's made by Microsoft when there are soooooo many alternatives? I mean, if I'm gonna buy an OS, it'll be Mac OS X. If I'm gonna get one for free, it'll be a Linux distro.
Pirating Windows is like breaking into a Yugo that's sitting next to an unlocked Bimmer with the keys in the ignition.
No, I call it Swordfish. Or Sexy. Depending on my mood (I kid! I kid because I love!)
There's a little bit of an omission in the article: Spyware is becoming the number one tech support problem for Windows users. Macs and Linux are, as usual, unaffected.
"Hal, I installed a new Hard drive, and I need you to reauthorize my windows license."
"I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that."
Is that pronounced Pentium "emm" or Pentium "One Thousand?"
Signed,
Confused Mac User
Wow. That totally explains why I got a 2 on the AP physics test.
I keep important computer files on my iPod in an encrypted and compressed disk image, with a backup on my (remote) server and a CD at my parent's house. 128-bit encryption + multiple backups + being the first thing I grab in a fire = Secure and cheaper that a fire safe.
No, bring an ordinary pickle and a voltmeter and a zinc and copper electrode. Stick the electrodes into the pickle, show that the pickle has voltage, and then take the electrodes out and eat the pickle. You've proven that it's electric (has electricity or can produce it), and all you have to do is eat a whole pickle.