I have a few small sites that I take care of. None of the owners wanted to spend a large sum of money so I directed them to Huricane Electric (www.he.net). They have a lot of features and the price is right (starts at $10 a month). I haven't really found anything much cheaper that allowed all that HE does.
Just when you think the rules don't apply to you, BAM! you get your butt nailed to the wall. If anyone REALLY believes we are above natural selection, guess again.
Anybody remember the PLAUGE years - you know what they taught in history? How much of the population was wiped out?
Those who do not study the past are destined to repeat it.
The scary thing is I remeber this book all too well. I still have the first edition paperback. It is an excellent book. I agree that living thru the Cold War era does make the book more 'real'.
People may dismiss this book as either old fashioned or heavy handed, but history has this really neat way of sneaking up on you making you repeat the lessons of the past.
As for digital media, I recal a story of an archeologist who found a recording device from Egypt, but had no way of making it work because he didn't understand the technology. I wonder if sometime in the future some poor researcher is going to be struggling over that C64 I still have;)
Having been the VC route some time ago (before the world went Internet crasy) I will say that this info is straight up correct. If you don't have a defensable position and an idea of your marketing information, you are SOL. My experience is that VCs are interested in the following:
The Market size and your attack position The Management Team and lastly Product.
Expect to give away somewhere around 80% of the company, but in some cases the management and finacing assistance you gain is very well worth it (if you are good enough to get in the door).
One way to get attention is to be able to provide all of the above mentioned items in a 5 minute speech. Get used to giving it (join Toastmasters International if you need to learn how to get up in front of crowd and give a speech), and be ready at all times. Show the what, where, when, why and how to everyone you meet. Network with people - you never know what surprises will pop up (when you least expect them).
Trust me...I've been there...twice!
By the way, I am working with a team to create a business guide web site that includes VC funding and other resources. I'll keep slashdot posted.
Why implement a technology when you know you don't understand its ramifications?
Be careful. Most people do not understand Web technology. Should we collect all the computers and destroy them (or lock them away) until we Understand the technology to its fullest extent?
Freedom and Censorship are both slippery slopes - there is a price to be paid for both. But do not confuse them with progress - which happens with or without them. It is and always will be.
As a society, we must debate the issues of our inventions so that they will find their proper place. If we do not debate (censorship) then these items will still find a place although it may not be the best possible answer for that invention. This carries over to a free market society in which debate carries over to the wallet which in turn decides the fate of the invention.
I really would not worry about the CyberTerrorists with computers. I would worry about the terrorists whith a few backhoes who could rip out LARGE sections of wire (read backbone) thereby eliminating the Cyber system as we know it.
Case in point - some misguided utility worker did how much damage with a simple misreading of a map?
The physical world threat to computers is far more dangerous than the computer threat to the real world.
An interesting piece of writing. In one respect I can see the cry of the developer community who say 'why should we help?' and the plea of the advocates for the poor. While it would be nice to live an equal society, it is not possible now or ever.
People must make choices. Anyone can strive to overcome life's difficulties. If you do then you succeed and are rewarded. If you don't you fail - and try again. If a person regardless of race wants to gain something, they can.
To counter this, as we move up the food chain in computer hardware, we should at the very least consider making our old hardware available so that others might gain a foothold in technology rather than trying to complete some obscure project that we never seem to get around to doing.
Finally, I see someone else with the same experience. I used to run a games publishing house. We did our own development and some really cool technologies. The company did not survive the early 90's when they refused to pay the chain computer dealers Spiffs for every copy sold PLUS pay for the shelf space. On top of that, we had to discount the product.
The gaming industry is in for a rude awakening soon. I just want to be around to see it.
Last I checked, America was a free country. Freedom means responisbility. If parents are not are too busy to care for their own children then that is their problem. As a pernet, I monitor my childrens' activites. That is my job, my right, my resposibility. If they do something wrong, then I, as a parent answer for it until they turn 18.
We as a society should stop whining and start doing. Life is terminal - deal with it.
If NASA does go into commercial operations mode, then they should lose the gov't subsidies. Maybe we can create yet another agency to oversee all space ventures - get rid of some of the problems, and add a few to boot.
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Coffee Cup software has a flash tool called Firestarter that you might find useful. www.coffeecup.com/firestarter
A 2 CD remastered soundtrack is also available.
I have a few small sites that I take care of. None of the owners wanted to spend a large sum of money so I directed them to Huricane Electric (www.he.net). They have a lot of features and the price is right (starts at $10 a month). I haven't really found anything much cheaper that allowed all that HE does.
If I could find one, I'd buy it. Thought there was one on the web a while back but haven't seen it since.
Just when you think the rules don't apply to you, BAM! you get your butt nailed to the wall. If anyone REALLY believes we are above natural selection, guess again.
Anybody remember the PLAUGE years - you know what they taught in history? How much of the population was wiped out?
Those who do not study the past are destined to repeat it.
The scary thing is I remeber this book all too well. I still have the first edition paperback. It is an excellent book. I agree that living thru the Cold War era does make the book more 'real'.
;)
People may dismiss this book as either old fashioned or heavy handed, but history has this really neat way of sneaking up on you making you repeat the lessons of the past.
As for digital media, I recal a story of an archeologist who found a recording device from Egypt, but had no way of making it work because he didn't understand the technology. I wonder if sometime in the future some poor researcher is going to be struggling over that C64 I still have
Having been the VC route some time ago (before the world went Internet crasy) I will say that this info is straight up correct. If you don't have a defensable position and an idea of your marketing information, you are SOL. My experience is that VCs are interested in the following:
The Market size and your attack position
The Management Team
and lastly Product.
Expect to give away somewhere around 80% of the company, but in some cases the management and finacing assistance you gain is very well worth it (if you are good enough to get in the door).
One way to get attention is to be able to provide all of the above mentioned items in a 5 minute speech. Get used to giving it (join Toastmasters International if you need to learn how to get up in front of crowd and give a speech), and be ready at all times. Show the what, where, when, why and how to everyone you meet. Network with people - you never know what surprises will pop up (when you least expect them).
Trust me...I've been there...twice!
By the way, I am working with a team to create a business guide web site that includes VC funding and other resources. I'll keep slashdot posted.
Be careful. Most people do not understand Web technology. Should we collect all the computers and destroy them (or lock them away) until we Understand the technology to its fullest extent?
Freedom and Censorship are both slippery slopes - there is a price to be paid for both. But do not confuse them with progress - which happens with or without them. It is and always will be.
As a society, we must debate the issues of our inventions so that they will find their proper place. If we do not debate (censorship) then these items will still find a place although it may not be the best possible answer for that invention. This carries over to a free market society in which debate carries over to the wallet which in turn decides the fate of the invention.
Let the arguments continue...
Keep us thinking Katz!
I really would not worry about the CyberTerrorists with computers. I would worry about the terrorists whith a few backhoes who could rip out LARGE sections of wire (read backbone) thereby eliminating the Cyber system as we know it.
Case in point - some misguided utility worker did how much damage with a simple misreading of a map?
The physical world threat to computers is far more dangerous than the computer threat to the real world.
Dateline 2000 - Mir to Hit Earth. I can see lots of T-shirts with targets on the back coming soon to a store near you. Anybody remember Skylab?
An interesting piece of writing. In one respect I can see the cry of the developer community who say 'why should we help?' and the plea of the advocates for the poor. While it would be nice to live an equal society, it is not possible now or ever.
People must make choices. Anyone can strive to overcome life's difficulties. If you do then you succeed and are rewarded. If you don't you fail - and try again. If a person regardless of race wants to gain something, they can.
To counter this, as we move up the food chain in computer hardware, we should at the very least consider making our old hardware available so that others might gain a foothold in technology rather than trying to complete some obscure project that we never seem to get around to doing.
Just a few thoughts...
Finally, I see someone else with the same experience. I used to run a games publishing house. We did our own development and some really cool technologies. The company did not survive the early 90's when they refused to pay the chain computer dealers Spiffs for every copy sold PLUS pay for the shelf space. On top of that, we had to discount the product.
The gaming industry is in for a rude awakening soon. I just want to be around to see it.
15 Hours? I wonder if that is REAL time or Apple time.
Last I checked, America was a free country. Freedom means responisbility. If parents are not are too busy to care for their own children then that is their problem. As a pernet, I monitor my childrens' activites. That is my job, my right, my resposibility. If they do something wrong, then I, as a parent answer for it until they turn 18.
We as a society should stop whining and start doing. Life is terminal - deal with it.
If NASA does go into commercial operations mode, then they should lose the gov't subsidies. Maybe we can create yet another agency to oversee all space ventures - get rid of some of the problems, and add a few to boot.