What, no paperless society? Where's my flying car? We still have mainframes?
The future isn't what it was predicted to be, and this is just another prediction. I noticed this in the article - "Perhaps a more interesting question should be - why bother with datacenters at all? Surely it's time we all started revisiting some basic assumptions..."
Of course, the author then fails to do that; maybe in his next "blog". This is a throwaway article trying to sound "visionary".
Wow, you really do want to go to GITMO, don't you? Proposing that "the People" reassume control of the US is a very risky position to take. Right now, most of "the People" are doing well enough to not think there is a problem.
Actually, I agree with you. What you propose (Fair Trade vs. Free Trade) is what the European Union has done. There are very specific criteria for membership; items such as worker and environmental protections are included. Here's the wikipedia entry on the criteria - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen_criteria.
Unfortunately, the US has embraced the "Race to the Bottom" approach and we now can see the results. Globalization is a mixed blessing; on the one hand it does raise GDP for participating nations, but on the other hand, it can have serious repercussions. Of course, I'm expecting to be flamed and modded down now for attempting to be truly "fair and balanced".
You raise a good point, public servants are becoming less and less capable of understanding current technology and are too arrogant or apathetic to attempt to educate themselves. At first I was wondering if it is "Stupid Judges Week". I'm still wondering if this is a joke.
Wait, we should see both sides of this argument. All of us can read what e360insight has to say at http://www.e360insight.com/case_history.html, and yes, I mean all of us. Of course, since we are polite, all of us won't do it at the same time, will we?
Also, we can express our concerns directly to them at http://www.e360insight.com/contact.php. They were nice enough to have a comment submission form. I hope they have a lot of disk space for submitted comments.
So we've learned that putting an unprotected windows box on the internet is a bad idea - well duh!
Yes, the article does state the obvious, but, as most/. posters have already pointed out, your average Joe doesn't know what we regard as obvious.
My issue with the article is it didn't provide any guidance on countermeasures. A sidebar or follow-up story on basic computer security would be useful. At least in Thursday's issue they will instruct readers on identifying phishing.
At my last government-related job (contractor) which I left last month, anything under games.slashdot.org was blocked because it fell under the category of "games".
Make friends in IA (Information Assurance), or better yet, work in IA, and you won't have to put up with a lot of their BS.
I just see this kind of funny war between objective thinkers and subjective thinkers. The objective thinkers are measurably winning, but the subjective thinkers THINK they are winning, even though they have no proof.
Hilarious! That was the funniest and most logical post I've read in a long time. Buzz, I'm a fan.
When scientists start attempting to use governmental censorship just like any Islamic or Southern Baptist, well, with friends like these who needs enemies?
You make an interesting point, but which do you prefer - Government using Reason or Government using Religion? A period where Faith overrules Reason is known as a "Dark Age", whereas a time where Reason overrules Faith is known as an "Enlightened Age" or a "Renaissance".
I'll choose SEFORA as friends. I prefer Technocrats over Talibans.
Think about it. The Oil Companies refuse to sell in California, which alienates every gas station owner and motorist in the state. This creates an instant demand and relatively easy to modify distribution system there. Someone with a lot of ethanol could be in business in a very big way if that happened.
Here's number 21 - Pakistan and India were both considering using nuclear weapons during the Kargil conflict of 1999. Fortunately, the United States persuaded Prime Minister Sharif of Pakistan to order a withdrawal.
If there's a software bug in your Cisco router, it's "yeah, that will be fixed in the next IOS release"...
They actually admitted to a bug? Hell, they must love you! When I was with UUNET, we used to have to escalate like mad to get them to admit a problem. Of course, once we had Junipers, Cisco started being much more helpful.
OK, I know it's foolish to feed the Trolls, but I couldn't let this one go unchallenged.
I don't see where the GP AC post is racist. It mentions no ethnic group. There are "poor and stupid" of all ethnicities, just as there are "wealthy and intelligent". However, the phrase "poor and stupid" is a loaded phrase; "poor and ignorant" doesn't have the same connotation of blame.
I once was a student of an outstanding (IMHO) History Professor who maintained that the current situation in the US was more like the fall of the Roman Republic than the fall of the Roman Empire, although I see parallels with both.
The Wikipedia Article on the Roman Republic has a few statements that I find both amusing and frightening,
"This kind of violent and sensationalist politics only sought to inflame tensions within Roman society, namely the poor and the disenfranchised."
"Starting with the Punic Wars, the Roman economy began to change, concentrating wealth in the hands of a few powerful clans and causing political tension within Rome."
"Formerly middle-class soldiers would return from years of campaigning to find themselves landless, unable to support their families, and ironically, unemployable because the successes of the Legions made slaves a much cheaper source of labor."
Regarding your comparisons to the late Roman Empire, I agree that there are striking similarities in both Europe and the US; just replace "barbarian invasion" with "massive illegal immigration".
I read that these watches did not sell well at Wal-Mart and they have discontinued selling them. They are not on the Wal-Mart web site. You found a decent watch at a good price.
I still assert that Wal-Mart sells junk; there are exceptions, but they are rare.
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The future isn't what it was predicted to be, and this is just another prediction. I noticed this in the article - "Perhaps a more interesting question should be - why bother with datacenters at all? Surely it's time we all started revisiting some basic assumptions..."
Of course, the author then fails to do that; maybe in his next "blog". This is a throwaway article trying to sound "visionary".
Too bad I don't have mod points today; elrous0, yours is the best synopsis.
Wow, you really do want to go to GITMO, don't you? Proposing that "the People" reassume control of the US is a very risky position to take. Right now, most of "the People" are doing well enough to not think there is a problem.
Actually, I agree with you. What you propose (Fair Trade vs. Free Trade) is what the European Union has done. There are very specific criteria for membership; items such as worker and environmental protections are included. Here's the wikipedia entry on the criteria - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen_criteria.
Unfortunately, the US has embraced the "Race to the Bottom" approach and we now can see the results. Globalization is a mixed blessing; on the one hand it does raise GDP for participating nations, but on the other hand, it can have serious repercussions. Of course, I'm expecting to be flamed and modded down now for attempting to be truly "fair and balanced".
You raise a good point, public servants are becoming less and less capable of understanding current technology and are too arrogant or apathetic to attempt to educate themselves. At first I was wondering if it is "Stupid Judges Week". I'm still wondering if this is a joke.
Also, we can express our concerns directly to them at http://www.e360insight.com/contact.php. They were nice enough to have a comment submission form. I hope they have a lot of disk space for submitted comments.
Yes, the article does state the obvious, but, as most /. posters have already pointed out, your average Joe doesn't know what we regard as obvious.
My issue with the article is it didn't provide any guidance on countermeasures. A sidebar or follow-up story on basic computer security would be useful. At least in Thursday's issue they will instruct readers on identifying phishing.
Actually, I noticed this link right before I posted - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5034098.stm. So, they have some useful information, but not much.
Make friends in IA (Information Assurance), or better yet, work in IA, and you won't have to put up with a lot of their BS.
I'll second that. When I read the tag line my first thought was, "so what?"
Antec has fanbois? I had a power supply die after 9 months and I haven't gotten a replacement for it from Antec yet.
Pretty cases and crappy power supplies. No, no Antec fanbois here.
Hilarious! That was the funniest and most logical post I've read in a long time. Buzz, I'm a fan.
You make an interesting point, but which do you prefer - Government using Reason or Government using Religion? A period where Faith overrules Reason is known as a "Dark Age", whereas a time where Reason overrules Faith is known as an "Enlightened Age" or a "Renaissance".
I'll choose SEFORA as friends. I prefer Technocrats over Talibans.
Think about it. The Oil Companies refuse to sell in California, which alienates every gas station owner and motorist in the state. This creates an instant demand and relatively easy to modify distribution system there. Someone with a lot of ethanol could be in business in a very big way if that happened.
That's the most honest self assessment I've read in a long time, and it was hilarious too. I probably would have done the same.
1983 was a very tense year. This didn't make the "20 Mishaps" list, but it should have -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Able_Archer_83.
When someone tells you, "Don't worry, they can't intercept these messages", he's wrong.
Here's number 21 - Pakistan and India were both considering using nuclear weapons during the Kargil conflict of 1999. Fortunately, the United States persuaded Prime Minister Sharif of Pakistan to order a withdrawal.
Here's the Wikipedia article - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kargil_War
And I just knew when I saw your username "Anonymous Coward" that your comment was going to be a troll. And it was! Fancy that.
A heart? Is that what it is? Honestly, I thought it was a witch's hat over buttocks.
Cretaceous and people? Damn, do you think "the Flinstones" was a reality show or a documentary?
They actually admitted to a bug? Hell, they must love you! When I was with UUNET, we used to have to escalate like mad to get them to admit a problem. Of course, once we had Junipers, Cisco started being much more helpful.
That's where you put Junipers.
OK, I know it's foolish to feed the Trolls, but I couldn't let this one go unchallenged.
I don't see where the GP AC post is racist. It mentions no ethnic group. There are "poor and stupid" of all ethnicities, just as there are "wealthy and intelligent". However, the phrase "poor and stupid" is a loaded phrase; "poor and ignorant" doesn't have the same connotation of blame.
The Wikipedia Article on the Roman Republic has a few statements that I find both amusing and frightening,
"This kind of violent and sensationalist politics only sought to inflame tensions within Roman society, namely the poor and the disenfranchised."
"Starting with the Punic Wars, the Roman economy began to change, concentrating wealth in the hands of a few powerful clans and causing political tension within Rome."
"Formerly middle-class soldiers would return from years of campaigning to find themselves landless, unable to support their families, and ironically, unemployable because the successes of the Legions made slaves a much cheaper source of labor."
Regarding your comparisons to the late Roman Empire, I agree that there are striking similarities in both Europe and the US; just replace "barbarian invasion" with "massive illegal immigration".
Actually, you own an M. Z. Berger & Co. watch; they use the Gruen name. Gruen went out of business in 1958.
The watch you have is likely a reasonably good watch since it probably uses a Swiss made ETA 2824 movement. Here's a good link on that - http://www.chronometrie.com/eta2824/eta2824.html.
I read that these watches did not sell well at Wal-Mart and they have discontinued selling them. They are not on the Wal-Mart web site. You found a decent watch at a good price.
I still assert that Wal-Mart sells junk; there are exceptions, but they are rare.
There are always exceptions. Honestly, I don't own an ipod, so I don't have an opinion on its quality.
Only if you make cheap junk; if you produce a high-quality product and are not willing to make compromises, then Wal-Mart is not your retail outlet.
Here is a good story about how the CEO of Snapper stood up to Wal-Mart - http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/102/open_snapp er.html
Which is very odd because Amazon and Target are partners. This press release is from 2001 - http://news.com.com/2110-1017-275199.html