Having the government get into your business about what you can and can't say on your own blog is very scary stuff. I'm nervous enough that my blog got mentioned in a recent article in my local newspaper. I was enjoying my web audience, free from the prying eyes of my fellow community members and family. Now I'll have to hear the moans and groans at the grocery store over subsequent posts, true. But at least I won't have the spectre of governmental punishment and fallout looming over me.
We in America take freedom of speech for granted, it is truly a glorious right.
I was upset by the worldwide banking/financial implications of this. Until I realized most of my retirement funds will have been dwindled away long before 2038 comes to pass. But still, I'd probably have trouble getting my bingo money out of my debit card, if the bank's UNIX server goes crap-up.
Isn't the mere (self-imagined?) threat of legal repercussions enough to dissuade people from posting others' personal data on their blogs? I don't know what laws would be broken specifically. But I figure there's a line to not cross. If I have to think if this may or may not be legal, chances are I better not post it.
Yep. In a social vaccuum, maybe Linux would work in corporate desktop environment situations. But any office I've ever been in, the cost of re-educating every employee on the simple mechanics of getting around the interface, coupled with the vendor modification costs that would ensue from switching away from Windows, and you haven't saved a dime in the transition. I know, WINE, and all that... But most of the niche-specific apps that some companies run will barely support a different version of Windows that the one you ran before, let alone Linux.
Yep. I had a regional ISP do this to my office network, about a year ago, for a similar situation. I believe they were going to contact me, but instead I called them before they got a chance. They walked me through resolving the situation, and we were back on the web, the very same morning.
Just spray your keyboard down with it, when you go to get your morning coffee. It'll be dry when you get back. Hopefully. Even if it isn't, you shouldn't be putting your fingers in your mouth, without washing them first. Or anytime, for that matter.
We're using a Cisco solution for our IP phone system. We've had a problem lately with some phones (that aren't PoE, they're powered by transformer) wanting to throw stray DC voltage back across the Ethernet communications pairs. Still don't know what's causing it.
I wouldn't have modded this "troll".
Being the go-to IT guy for an office full of non-tech types, I can totally predict a similar response if I attempted to switch our office away from IE. People resist change, and fear the unknown. If it so much as looks slightly different than it did yesterday, it's never going to be as good (to some people). Sure, they'd be in the minority, but they know my number, and wouldn't be afraid to ruin my life, until I switched it back.
I dont have any Google Ads.
I was saying I ready their policy, and didn't see what could be considered "fraud", if someone WHO DID HAVE ADSENSE ON THEIR SITE, clicked on their own ads occasionally.
It's against Google's policy, sure. Discontinue them for that. But "fraud"? That's a bit of a stretch to me, quite frankly.
I read that in their agreement, and still don't know why it's considered fraud. Botting clicks, sure. I can see that as being fradulent. But why would you not be allowed to manually click an ad that appears on your own page, to see what they're selling?
From clicking on the link, you can also visit some of the "recently updated Spaces" (Spaces, heh).
My blog is plain as a loaf of bread, sure. But at least it looks semi-original.
Maybe they'll add some "skins", with an equally original twist on the name for them.
I'd be all over this, if it were available on PS2. I'm not criticizing the graphics, but it would seem that the PS2 sould be able to handle WoW, with the HDD carrying the textures.
Any other console gamers that would like to see WoW ported to Xbox/PS2?
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I mut have read that blurb like 3 times, and then I was only barely able to glean the gist of the story.
Then again, this might be a symptom of caffeine depletion, rathern than bad writing.
I wondered that too. The printer itself is standard size. But it probably sits on top of a tower of expansion drawers.
Having the government get into your business about what you can and can't say on your own blog is very scary stuff. I'm nervous enough that my blog got mentioned in a recent article in my local newspaper. I was enjoying my web audience, free from the prying eyes of my fellow community members and family. Now I'll have to hear the moans and groans at the grocery store over subsequent posts, true. But at least I won't have the spectre of governmental punishment and fallout looming over me.
We in America take freedom of speech for granted, it is truly a glorious right.
I agree. Someone decides: "I don't know what to write this week, I guess I'll knock Windows" Unremarkable.
I was upset by the worldwide banking/financial implications of this. Until I realized most of my retirement funds will have been dwindled away long before 2038 comes to pass. But still, I'd probably have trouble getting my bingo money out of my debit card, if the bank's UNIX server goes crap-up.
Isn't the mere (self-imagined?) threat of legal repercussions enough to dissuade people from posting others' personal data on their blogs? I don't know what laws would be broken specifically. But I figure there's a line to not cross. If I have to think if this may or may not be legal, chances are I better not post it.
Yep. In a social vaccuum, maybe Linux would work in corporate desktop environment situations. But any office I've ever been in, the cost of re-educating every employee on the simple mechanics of getting around the interface, coupled with the vendor modification costs that would ensue from switching away from Windows, and you haven't saved a dime in the transition. I know, WINE, and all that... But most of the niche-specific apps that some companies run will barely support a different version of Windows that the one you ran before, let alone Linux.
Yep. I had a regional ISP do this to my office network, about a year ago, for a similar situation. I believe they were going to contact me, but instead I called them before they got a chance. They walked me through resolving the situation, and we were back on the web, the very same morning.
Just spray your keyboard down with it, when you go to get your morning coffee. It'll be dry when you get back. Hopefully. Even if it isn't, you shouldn't be putting your fingers in your mouth, without washing them first. Or anytime, for that matter.
Couldn't people just change them to a time when they weren't at the office? Not that *I* do... ;)
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Now there's a scary thought... wonder what the crossover is, for users who peer-to-peer AND use Google Desktop?
We're using a Cisco solution for our IP phone system. We've had a problem lately with some phones (that aren't PoE, they're powered by transformer) wanting to throw stray DC voltage back across the Ethernet communications pairs. Still don't know what's causing it.
Agreed. I have apparently missed the point on these new "Desktop Search" apps, because I don't see why you'd ever need one.
I just hope they don't get Ad-Aware and Spybot "on board with the program", to where they won't detect them.
I wouldn't have modded this "troll". Being the go-to IT guy for an office full of non-tech types, I can totally predict a similar response if I attempted to switch our office away from IE. People resist change, and fear the unknown. If it so much as looks slightly different than it did yesterday, it's never going to be as good (to some people). Sure, they'd be in the minority, but they know my number, and wouldn't be afraid to ruin my life, until I switched it back.
I dont have any Google Ads. I was saying I ready their policy, and didn't see what could be considered "fraud", if someone WHO DID HAVE ADSENSE ON THEIR SITE, clicked on their own ads occasionally. It's against Google's policy, sure. Discontinue them for that. But "fraud"? That's a bit of a stretch to me, quite frankly.
Um, I don't use AdSense, myself. I didn't "contractually agree" to anything.
I read that in their agreement, and still don't know why it's considered fraud. Botting clicks, sure. I can see that as being fradulent. But why would you not be allowed to manually click an ad that appears on your own page, to see what they're selling?
As long as there's a Trillian plugin, I'm cool with Google Messenger. Or maybe they'll make GMessenger work with AIM/ICQ/Yahoo/MSN, itself!
I think they're targeting NEW users, mainly.
From clicking on the link, you can also visit some of the "recently updated Spaces" (Spaces, heh). My blog is plain as a loaf of bread, sure. But at least it looks semi-original. Maybe they'll add some "skins", with an equally original twist on the name for them.
This was modded "offtopic"? Why is discussion about the game itself (and the platform it runs on) offtopic in a game review?
I'd be all over this, if it were available on PS2. I'm not criticizing the graphics, but it would seem that the PS2 sould be able to handle WoW, with the HDD carrying the textures. Any other console gamers that would like to see WoW ported to Xbox/PS2?
Hmmm...I'll have to check out my laptop specs when I get home. It may be able to handle that!