But dump truck and crane operators always seem to find a way, it seems...
The lines the article are discussing are the high voltage transmission lines. My grandparents actually have a few of those on their property and there is no way you could reach them with a dump truck. A crane could do it, but you would almost have to hit one intentionally. I've NEVER heard of anyone around here getting into the transmission lines. I'm sure it would be BAD if they did.
Why are financial records not given the same protections as medical records?
Actually, with GLB there are some very specific regulations required for Banks and Financial institutions. The downside is most banks aren't following these guidelines and the laws aren't uniformly enforced. The same thing is happening with your medical records. HIPPA rules are very specific, but the laws aren't being enforced.
You have no privacy and all of these laws are passed just to make you feel better, not to actually regulate anyone.
...anyone who operates heavy construction equipment without proper training and preparation should be sued or shot, whichever is faster.
I'm guessing anyone who actually cuts into a distribution line with a backhoe isn't going to be around to be either sued or shot. That's probably a major concern, hitting a residential line with a piece of equipment normally isn't a big deal. Hit a very high voltage line and wackiness ensues. When the line is 100 foot in the air it's difficult to hurt yourself.
I was able to access the company VPN with no problem and get loads of work done throughout the entire flight.
I would think this type of activity would make it easily profitable. I have a relative that travels often for work, and the company pays him to sit on the plane. Since they are paying him anyway, it would be worthwhile if he could get some work done.
I keep hearing all of this nonsense about how scientists belive something named a 'theory' is actually what the rest of us would call a 'fact'. Here are some quotes from TFA.
The National Academy scientists concluded that the Mann-Bradley-Hughes research from the late 1990s was "likely" to be true, said John "Mike" Wallace, an atmospheric sciences professor at the University of Washington and a panel member.
The conclusions from the '90s research "are very close to being right" and are supported by even more recent data, Wallace said.
The scientists said they had less confidence in the evidence of temperatures before 1600. But they considered it reliable enough...
Terms like 'likely', 'close to being right' and 'less confidence in the evidence' do not instill in my mind that these people think this theory is a fact. Sounds to me like they are all doing a little CYA.
Of course, you could just go search for the number of vulnerabilities in Apache 2.x over the past 4 years and see that it absolutely dwarfs the number in IIS 6.
Sure, those numbers are reliable. I'm sure Microsoft reports EVERY problem found in IIS to the public, just like the Apache developers do. While we are at it we should analyze the number of reported security breaches.
I wish I was ignorant of Microsoft, unfortunately they won't let me be. Over twice as many active sites run Apache over IIS, it's hard to believe the less secure server is dominant.
insulting to all active duty and retired military, it is ignorant.
Believe me, my intention was not to insult any military personnel. My statement is simply that if all the doomsday predictions of the environment, global warming, etc... have any truth at all and if reducing automobile use will curb the coming destruction, the theft of some records is an unfortunate but acceptable loss.
Do you think that telecommuting has that great of an impact on CO2 reductions?
Have you seen the highways at 7:00am on a workday? There's a reason they call it rush hour. If automobiles are the primary cause of pollution, and commuting is one of the primary uses of automobiles then it stands to reason that if a large percentage of people telecommuted CO2 emissions would be significantly less.
having people live closer to where they work
Isn't telecommuting allowing people to work where they live? How do you get closer than that.
When less people drive to work, demand on gas drops, lowering prices, making it less economical...
So we should use more gas to keep prices higher. Not sure I follow your logic there.
I'm glad that the people in charge value my privacy more than you do.
Ahh.. but obviously they don't, otherwise your privacy wouldn't have been violated. Security procedures should have been in place. That particular data shouldn't have been taken off site, and if it was it should have been encrypted. The security issue isn't telecommuting by itself, that's just a convenient excuse.
>>"IIS 6 is an excellent web server and is one of the most secure web servers you can use"
>As compared to what exactly?
The only other web server out there with significant market share is Apache. If IIS is "one of the most secure web servers", that would imply it's not THE most secure web server. Therefore Apache is more secure and anyone using IIS is being foolish.
Really, what is more important, saving the planet or a few million VA records. I think the number one reason to support telecommuting is so people can live in the area of their choosing and still earn a decent wage. Commuting is wasteful of both time and energy. I can't believe the sierra club and greenpeace don't push telecommuting more.
The same people responsible for hating to pay for education & public-safety seem to be quite happy giving up tax-money to build prisons though.
Thing is, I hate to pay taxes not because I don't think these things need improvment, but because the government seems to constantly waste money. This is a prime example. Our government is more worried about enforcing copyright, spying on it's own citizens, fighting a war in Iraq and making sure gays don't get married, stoping public smoking and primarily wasting money in general than they are about law enforcement and education. Even programs designed for law enforcement or eductation (No Child Left Behind, Click-it or Ticket) are smokescreens designed to distract us from real problems.
My cynicism has grown to the point where I've pretty much ceased to have any empathy for what crimes happen to upper-middle-class & richer folks, unless they're someone who I might know personally.
Worst part is, the upper-middle class and up people aren't the ones most of the crime happens to. They live in nice neighborhoods that don't allow sex-offenders or any manner of riff raff to live near them. They hire security guards and create gated communities. Meanwhile it's our society's lower class that has to deal with the crime. That's why areas in big cities get ignored, no rich people live there and the cops don't feel like risking their lives for $12/hour.
Yes, they carry guns and every night theres a report of some kid being shot in a drug deal gone bad, or someone caught in the crossfire. If you're so cavalier about it, I can show you some real cheap real estate in DC or Baltimore. The police are afraid to go there at night, for fuck sakes.
This is a good example of the real problem. The government is spending money buying records when they know EXACTLY where the criminals are. Why don't they spend the $30Million cleaning up the areas of DC and Baltimore that the the police are afraid to go into.
The 14 year old, for not thinking what a 19 year old could have in mind.
If you think a 14 year old didn't know exactly what the 19 year old had in mind you are delusional. If the kid was on myspace I doubt she was completely innocent about sex. I refuse to believe she went on a date with a 19 year old and didn't have any inkling that she was doing something wrong.
Next year there may be a billion dollar opportunity that Craig is comfortable with because he feels it will enhance, not diminish the community.
Next year there may be another online classified service that puts Craig completely out of business. I'm all for building community and all that stuff, but I still think it's foolish to leave money on the table unless you really don't care. If they are satisfied with their current revenue level that's great, if they are holding out for something bigger 'next year' they are fools.
broadband should be free, provided by the most-local layer of government, as are most roads, paid for by a fee levied on providers of specific services
Sure, and food should be free, housing should be free, transportation should be free - can't live without those things. Maybe we should just live in a Star Trek world you freakin' Commie.
If the 'most-local layer of governments' provides a service IT'S NOT FREE!!! Where do you think the fees levied on 'providers of specific services' comes from? The consumer, you and I. All getting the government involved does is hide the actual price that the cable company gets paid because they sign some magic contract with the city that you and I will never see.
Consumer? These people are gambling online - typically with a company from outside the country? They aren't smart enough to know there's some risk - beyond the typical gambling risks? Those people DESERVE to lose their money.
Makes it your Google, MSN-search, Yahoo, AskJeeves, altavista, hotbot and many more illegal?
Good point, wasn't there just an article about Google, Yahoo, etc... putting servers near the power plants along the Columbia river because of the cheap electricity? Are any of those servers on the Washington side of the river? If so, any search engine will be subject to this law.
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But dump truck and crane operators always seem to find a way, it seems...
The lines the article are discussing are the high voltage transmission lines. My grandparents actually have a few of those on their property and there is no way you could reach them with a dump truck. A crane could do it, but you would almost have to hit one intentionally. I've NEVER heard of anyone around here getting into the transmission lines. I'm sure it would be BAD if they did.
Why are financial records not given the same protections as medical records?
Actually, with GLB there are some very specific regulations required for Banks and Financial institutions. The downside is most banks aren't following these guidelines and the laws aren't uniformly enforced. The same thing is happening with your medical records. HIPPA rules are very specific, but the laws aren't being enforced.
You have no privacy and all of these laws are passed just to make you feel better, not to actually regulate anyone.
...anyone who operates heavy construction equipment without proper training and preparation should be sued or shot, whichever is faster.
I'm guessing anyone who actually cuts into a distribution line with a backhoe isn't going to be around to be either sued or shot. That's probably a major concern, hitting a residential line with a piece of equipment normally isn't a big deal. Hit a very high voltage line and wackiness ensues. When the line is 100 foot in the air it's difficult to hurt yourself.
What happens when they decide block the sun and the earth cools too fast, or photosynthesis doesn't occur like it's supposed to?
The same kind of things that happen every other time they muck around with the environment and screw stuff up. Things like the cormorants in Michigan, the bears being re-introduced into the Alps and the Sea Lions on the west coast.
Why is it the same people who love evolution are the same people who want to keep everything the same?
I have no idea, but it is very true.
I was able to access the company VPN with no problem and get loads of work done throughout the entire flight.
I would think this type of activity would make it easily profitable. I have a relative that travels often for work, and the company pays him to sit on the plane. Since they are paying him anyway, it would be worthwhile if he could get some work done.
I keep hearing all of this nonsense about how scientists belive something named a 'theory' is actually what the rest of us would call a 'fact'. Here are some quotes from TFA.
The National Academy scientists concluded that the Mann-Bradley-Hughes research from the late 1990s was "likely" to be true, said John "Mike" Wallace, an atmospheric sciences professor at the University of Washington and a panel member.
The conclusions from the '90s research "are very close to being right" and are supported by even more recent data, Wallace said.
The scientists said they had less confidence in the evidence of temperatures before 1600. But they considered it reliable enough...
Terms like 'likely', 'close to being right' and 'less confidence in the evidence' do not instill in my mind that these people think this theory is a fact. Sounds to me like they are all doing a little CYA.
Of course, you could just go search for the number of vulnerabilities in Apache 2.x over the past 4 years and see that it absolutely dwarfs the number in IIS 6.
Sure, those numbers are reliable. I'm sure Microsoft reports EVERY problem found in IIS to the public, just like the Apache developers do. While we are at it we should analyze the number of reported security breaches.
I wish I was ignorant of Microsoft, unfortunately they won't let me be. Over twice as many active sites run Apache over IIS, it's hard to believe the less secure server is dominant.
insulting to all active duty and retired military, it is ignorant.
Believe me, my intention was not to insult any military personnel. My statement is simply that if all the doomsday predictions of the environment, global warming, etc... have any truth at all and if reducing automobile use will curb the coming destruction, the theft of some records is an unfortunate but acceptable loss.
Do you think that telecommuting has that great of an impact on CO2 reductions?
Have you seen the highways at 7:00am on a workday? There's a reason they call it rush hour. If automobiles are the primary cause of pollution, and commuting is one of the primary uses of automobiles then it stands to reason that if a large percentage of people telecommuted CO2 emissions would be significantly less.
having people live closer to where they work
Isn't telecommuting allowing people to work where they live? How do you get closer than that.
When less people drive to work, demand on gas drops, lowering prices, making it less economical...
So we should use more gas to keep prices higher. Not sure I follow your logic there.
I'm glad that the people in charge value my privacy more than you do.
Ahh.. but obviously they don't, otherwise your privacy wouldn't have been violated. Security procedures should have been in place. That particular data shouldn't have been taken off site, and if it was it should have been encrypted. The security issue isn't telecommuting by itself, that's just a convenient excuse.
>>"IIS 6 is an excellent web server and is one of the most secure web servers you can use"
>As compared to what exactly?
The only other web server out there with significant market share is Apache. If IIS is "one of the most secure web servers", that would imply it's not THE most secure web server. Therefore Apache is more secure and anyone using IIS is being foolish.
Really, what is more important, saving the planet or a few million VA records. I think the number one reason to support telecommuting is so people can live in the area of their choosing and still earn a decent wage. Commuting is wasteful of both time and energy. I can't believe the sierra club and greenpeace don't push telecommuting more.
The people I know, mostly gulf or Iraq vets, didn't have good things to say when about the medical care when they were active.
I never understood, why is it that the US have such a concentration of pilots in the Navy rather than the air force?
Because we rarely attack Canada and Mexico. Everyplace else is easier to reach by aircraft carrier.
I guarantee the Navy isn't using the 399.99 lasik guys. The best hospitals in the US are probably military.
Interesting. Every vet I know says the exact opposite. They are all scared to death of military medical care.
The same people responsible for hating to pay for education & public-safety seem to be quite happy giving up tax-money to build prisons though.
Thing is, I hate to pay taxes not because I don't think these things need improvment, but because the government seems to constantly waste money. This is a prime example. Our government is more worried about enforcing copyright, spying on it's own citizens, fighting a war in Iraq and making sure gays don't get married, stoping public smoking and primarily wasting money in general than they are about law enforcement and education. Even programs designed for law enforcement or eductation (No Child Left Behind, Click-it or Ticket) are smokescreens designed to distract us from real problems.
My cynicism has grown to the point where I've pretty much ceased to have any empathy for what crimes happen to upper-middle-class & richer folks, unless they're someone who I might know personally.
Worst part is, the upper-middle class and up people aren't the ones most of the crime happens to. They live in nice neighborhoods that don't allow sex-offenders or any manner of riff raff to live near them. They hire security guards and create gated communities. Meanwhile it's our society's lower class that has to deal with the crime. That's why areas in big cities get ignored, no rich people live there and the cops don't feel like risking their lives for $12/hour.
Because then they would be doing someone else's job.
Ahhh, bureaucracy. So instead of putting money where it could actually be used to stop crime the bureaucrats keep it and spend it.
Yes, they carry guns and every night theres a report of some kid being shot in a drug deal gone bad, or someone caught in the crossfire. If you're so cavalier about it, I can show you some real cheap real estate in DC or Baltimore. The police are afraid to go there at night, for fuck sakes.
This is a good example of the real problem. The government is spending money buying records when they know EXACTLY where the criminals are. Why don't they spend the $30Million cleaning up the areas of DC and Baltimore that the the police are afraid to go into.
The 14 year old, for not thinking what a 19 year old could have in mind.
If you think a 14 year old didn't know exactly what the 19 year old had in mind you are delusional. If the kid was on myspace I doubt she was completely innocent about sex. I refuse to believe she went on a date with a 19 year old and didn't have any inkling that she was doing something wrong.
If an underaged girl meets some guy in public on the street and he manipulates her in whatever way, a lawsuit wouldn't be filed against the city...
Don't worry, that's next.
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon.
Next year there may be a billion dollar opportunity that Craig is comfortable with because he feels it will enhance, not diminish the community.
Next year there may be another online classified service that puts Craig completely out of business. I'm all for building community and all that stuff, but I still think it's foolish to leave money on the table unless you really don't care. If they are satisfied with their current revenue level that's great, if they are holding out for something bigger 'next year' they are fools.
pick up a copy of a DVD, with packaging even, for the same price
Maybe I don't want the stupid packaging. I'm tired of little plastic boxes taking up space in my house.
broadband should be free, provided by the most-local layer of government, as are most roads, paid for by a fee levied on providers of specific services
Sure, and food should be free, housing should be free, transportation should be free - can't live without those things. Maybe we should just live in a Star Trek world you freakin' Commie.
If the 'most-local layer of governments' provides a service IT'S NOT FREE!!! Where do you think the fees levied on 'providers of specific services' comes from? The consumer, you and I. All getting the government involved does is hide the actual price that the cable company gets paid because they sign some magic contract with the city that you and I will never see.
It is protecting the consumer.
Consumer? These people are gambling online - typically with a company from outside the country? They aren't smart enough to know there's some risk - beyond the typical gambling risks? Those people DESERVE to lose their money.
Makes it your Google, MSN-search, Yahoo, AskJeeves, altavista, hotbot and many more illegal?
Good point, wasn't there just an article about Google, Yahoo, etc... putting servers near the power plants along the Columbia river because of the cheap electricity? Are any of those servers on the Washington side of the river? If so, any search engine will be subject to this law.
Heck yeah, couldn't have said it better myself - although I could add a few things to your list.