Maybe revoke the authorization for that particular RFID device?
So all this does is eliminate cases of lost access cards? No improvement to security with this. But I think in most company hand books the employee is required to return all company property as well as access cards, IDs, keys.
So how many jobs can you have where they require RFID chips before you trip the airport detectors? "BEEP", "Empty your pockets sir." "Already did, its the RFID tags in my arm, I have had a lot of contracting jobs the past year." "I don't believe that sir, take off your belt." "Already did, and my shoes too. Its the RFID tags." "Step over here sir." (Snap of latex glove....)
unless there is physical restrictions that would make working in the data center dangerous during emergencies.
Many datacenters have mantraps installed that permit only one person in at a time to prevent drafting. For emergencies there are doors that will open allowing rapid egress of the facility bypassing the man traps normally used to leave and enter the facility.
The security team that thought implanting an rfid tag into the employees provided an increased level of security should be fired. About the best that can be claimed for this is elimination of lost access cards.
HA HA HA! And here you all thought the tin foil hats were just silly and non-functional! So next time you see someone with foil wrapped around their bodies you know where they work.
showed the VeriChip can be skimmed and cloned, duplicating an implant's authentication.
To say nothing of employee's arms being taken and used to gain access. Just need to have a large plastic bags to put the body part in to keep it from leaking all over the hacker. Gives a whole new meaning to the term hacker.
I wonder if these are the same implants they use on dogs. If they are it's no wonder they are insecure. And I don't see how this improves security much if any. It would be better to have a two man rule enforced by the access system, using two factor authentication, and have cameras monitoring the access into the cages. Securing a data center is not that difficult. It can be costly.
One last thought, what does the company do if those implanted leave or are fired? Pay out the insurance premium for dismemberment when they remove the arm of the employee? I guess you know you are being fired when the security guard shows up at your desk with a box for your stuff and a hacksaw to revoke your access.
Just because these products must use continuous system resources doesn't mean they need all of them. That would kind of defeat the purpose of having a computer.
But the purpose of having a computer is to run anti virus software, spy ware detectors, and firewalls. Between running those tools and updating the system there is not much time or resources for anything else.
There will be lots invested in water pumps and pumping systems as well as flood control walls. Hydro engineering may be a good track to get into in college. As well hydroponics for growing food in enclosed spaces.
Like I said, there will be lots of opportunities in the future as the climate changes. Don't try to fight it, embrace it and learn to make a good living from it.
It doesn't? So things have been just the same since the Jurrasic period? That is pretty neat! Or did Fred Flinstone cause climate change driving his car back then?
The climate has changes many times over the time the earth has been here. It will continue to change. We may or may not be having an affect on the climate. Regardless we will have to adapt. We have a unique opportunity, we have technology that will allow us to get off the planet and establish self sustaining colonies. It is time we started the process.
Wasn't it a lot warmer back in the jurrasic period? Or can I claim that because it was colder this week than last week that we are in a cooling cycle? And that man is causing the cooling cycle because a lot of people leave their doors open with the A/C running.
The question that is interesting to see never asked is: "Even if climate change is not mankinds fault, would we still be interested in trying to keep the climate from changing."
A changing climate will introduce a lot of opportunity. The trick is investing in the right companies to cash in on the opportunity. Cooling systems, flood control, boats, soylent green, weapons, should all be good investments.
Ok, but apart from that, why has it failed to take off?
Because Internet radio is a silly idea. Seriously.
The other reason is that Internet radio is hitting a much smaller group of users and as such can not get the advertising dollars that support your typical radio station. It's all about the money. Standard radio stations generate reports indicating they reach so many hundreds of thousands of people in their area which translates to money paid by advertisers. Internet radio probably boasts hundreds of listeners at best for most providers. And on top of that why listen to something that has ads when you have an Ipod with just the music you like to listen to on it?
Personally I am surprised that the satilite radio services are surviving as well as they do, but I guess there is a large enough population willing to pay monthly for such a service that they can support it.
and no i'm not going to connect my computer up to the stereo becase evry time someone IM's me or I get an email or windows breaks you get horible alert noises that would drive everyone insane!
Surley these problems are why these broadcasters are having problems.
You need to setup a dedicated computer in the office for that. You don't use your personal system for such things!
Why do they have to move to the GPL 3 at all? I know lots of people must have the latest upgrades in software but things don't stop working just because you are running a 2.4 kernel. So there is no reason for them to move to the GPL3 license. Nothing forces them to move to that license. Regardless of what RMS would like.
This will only increase the spam people get now. The good thing in this is if they do tag the message someway it will be really easy to identify such messages and dump them in the spam bucket. Just means there will be a market for a local spam checker.
And they need to call this by it's real name, "Sanctioned and approved SPAM".
Stallman ends by saying: 'I no longer endorse Creative Commons. I cannot endorse Creative Commons as a whole, because some of its licenses are unacceptable.
Just whip them out on the table and get the ruler. Let's settle this once and for all and find out who's is longer.
And the fact that the poles on Mars are also melting would seem to indicate a solar system wide event. Unless you think the rovers running around on Mars are causing global warming on that planet.
The climate of Earth changes all the time. We have been lucky the last thousand years that things have been relatively moderate. Very little of what we do will affect the climate to any significant degree. We will need to adapt and hopefully get off this planet. Self sustaining colonies in space is the only way to ensure long term survival of our species. Not that we deserve it.
I can see one of the following outcomes of this GPL3 fight.
Because of the DRM restrictions companies opt not to use GPLed code of any type and systems which use DRM to lock the code that can run become the mainstream platforms available. GPLed systems are dumped by companies since they won't be able to get hardware that meets RFP requirements.
Or, hardware companies never implement DRM in hardware allowing use of any GPL version of software with most developers opting for version 2 GPL.
Or an alternative to GPL licensing becomes prevalent such as BSD licensing or another license similar to GPL but without the DRM clauses.
Microsoft is hoping the first option is reality since they would end up being the primary OS permitted to run on most hardware with a lock in that would be impossible to break.
Personally I hope the third option arises with a new licensing option that gets back to the original free software concepts. Then we just need the license holders to dual license past work under the new option.
The climate is going to change regardless of what anyone does. It has changed in the past it will change in the future. What I want to know is how are the emissions produced here on Earth affecting the poles on Mars? Indications that this current warming cycle is solar system wide would seem to show that even if all emissions were eliminiated global warming would still happen.
As others have stated building nuclear plants to replace coal fired plants would be a way to reduce emissions in a significant manner. But we will still have to deal with global warming by adapting to the new climate, regardless of what we do to try and keep it the same. I never understood why some people think things will always stay the same.
If you walk into some strugling paper in Iraq or elsewhere and plunk down $1000 and say "run this", most will bite. I suspect you can still do it in the US too, but the Gods of Media have decreed it to be impossible and immoral and therefore nonexistent.
Actually over here that is called an advertising budget. With a big enough budget you can get TV stations to drop shows you don't like, papers to fire columnists, or even run stories you want to have run. They just hide the fact that it is payment for that specific service by saying you are advertising with them. Of course there are some groups that can not get their ads published in certain media because the ones that control the media don't want those groups to have a voice.
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Maybe revoke the authorization for that particular RFID device?
So all this does is eliminate cases of lost access cards? No improvement to security with this. But I think in most company hand books the employee is required to return all company property as well as access cards, IDs, keys.
So how many jobs can you have where they require RFID chips before you trip the airport detectors? "BEEP", "Empty your pockets sir." "Already did, its the RFID tags in my arm, I have had a lot of contracting jobs the past year." "I don't believe that sir, take off your belt." "Already did, and my shoes too. Its the RFID tags." "Step over here sir." (Snap of latex glove....)
I would be hard pressed to decide whether I was going to quit, or force them to put it in my asscheek.
So when you quit that job they would get their pound of flesh? Or would that be several pounds of flesh?
And most of your co-workers won't like using the reader after you go through.
unless there is physical restrictions that would make working in the data center dangerous during emergencies.
Many datacenters have mantraps installed that permit only one person in at a time to prevent drafting. For emergencies there are doors that will open allowing rapid egress of the facility bypassing the man traps normally used to leave and enter the facility.
The security team that thought implanting an rfid tag into the employees provided an increased level of security should be fired. About the best that can be claimed for this is elimination of lost access cards.
But now they want to chip us like dogs too?
What's next, kibble in the break room vending machines?
You mean you get kibble in the break room? Were lucky if the VPs leave a few crumbs.....
HA HA HA! And here you all thought the tin foil hats were just silly and non-functional! So next time you see someone with foil wrapped around their bodies you know where they work.
They won't require you to implant the chip to keep your job. But how long can you keep your job if you can't access the datacenter?
Depends on how good you are at hacking the datacenters firewall so you can get in to do your work.
showed the VeriChip can be skimmed and cloned, duplicating an implant's authentication.
To say nothing of employee's arms being taken and used to gain access. Just need to have a large plastic bags to put the body part in to keep it from leaking all over the hacker. Gives a whole new meaning to the term hacker.
I wonder if these are the same implants they use on dogs. If they are it's no wonder they are insecure. And I don't see how this improves security much if any. It would be better to have a two man rule enforced by the access system, using two factor authentication, and have cameras monitoring the access into the cages. Securing a data center is not that difficult. It can be costly.
One last thought, what does the company do if those implanted leave or are fired? Pay out the insurance premium for dismemberment when they remove the arm of the employee? I guess you know you are being fired when the security guard shows up at your desk with a box for your stuff and a hacksaw to revoke your access.
Just because these products must use continuous system resources doesn't mean they need all of them. That would kind of defeat the purpose of having a computer.
But the purpose of having a computer is to run anti virus software, spy ware detectors, and firewalls. Between running those tools and updating the system there is not much time or resources for anything else.
There will be lots invested in water pumps and pumping systems as well as flood control walls. Hydro engineering may be a good track to get into in college. As well hydroponics for growing food in enclosed spaces.
Like I said, there will be lots of opportunities in the future as the climate changes. Don't try to fight it, embrace it and learn to make a good living from it.
Global climate does change on its own naturally,
It doesn't? So things have been just the same since the Jurrasic period? That is pretty neat! Or did Fred Flinstone cause climate change driving his car back then?
The climate has changes many times over the time the earth has been here. It will continue to change. We may or may not be having an affect on the climate. Regardless we will have to adapt. We have a unique opportunity, we have technology that will allow us to get off the planet and establish self sustaining colonies. It is time we started the process.
Wasn't it a lot warmer back in the jurrasic period? Or can I claim that because it was colder this week than last week that we are in a cooling cycle? And that man is causing the cooling cycle because a lot of people leave their doors open with the A/C running.
The question that is interesting to see never asked is: "Even if climate change is not mankinds fault, would we still be interested in trying to keep the climate from changing."
A changing climate will introduce a lot of opportunity. The trick is investing in the right companies to cash in on the opportunity. Cooling systems, flood control, boats, soylent green, weapons, should all be good investments.
Ok, but apart from that, why has it failed to take off?
Because Internet radio is a silly idea. Seriously.
The other reason is that Internet radio is hitting a much smaller group of users and as such can not get the advertising dollars that support your typical radio station. It's all about the money. Standard radio stations generate reports indicating they reach so many hundreds of thousands of people in their area which translates to money paid by advertisers. Internet radio probably boasts hundreds of listeners at best for most providers. And on top of that why listen to something that has ads when you have an Ipod with just the music you like to listen to on it?
Personally I am surprised that the satilite radio services are surviving as well as they do, but I guess there is a large enough population willing to pay monthly for such a service that they can support it.
and no i'm not going to connect my computer up to the stereo becase evry time someone IM's me or I get an email or windows breaks you get horible alert noises that would drive everyone insane! Surley these problems are why these broadcasters are having problems.
You need to setup a dedicated computer in the office for that. You don't use your personal system for such things!
And stop calling me Surley!
Why do they have to move to the GPL 3 at all? I know lots of people must have the latest upgrades in software but things don't stop working just because you are running a 2.4 kernel. So there is no reason for them to move to the GPL3 license. Nothing forces them to move to that license. Regardless of what RMS would like.
This will only increase the spam people get now. The good thing in this is if they do tag the message someway it will be really easy to identify such messages and dump them in the spam bucket. Just means there will be a market for a local spam checker.
And they need to call this by it's real name, "Sanctioned and approved SPAM".
Stallman ends by saying: 'I no longer endorse Creative Commons. I cannot endorse Creative Commons as a whole, because some of its licenses are unacceptable.
Just whip them out on the table and get the ruler. Let's settle this once and for all and find out who's is longer.
http://www.climateark.org/articles/2001/4th/stsuma rs.htm
Just like the cycles here on Earth.....
And the fact that the poles on Mars are also melting would seem to indicate a solar system wide event. Unless you think the rovers running around on Mars are causing global warming on that planet.
The climate of Earth changes all the time. We have been lucky the last thousand years that things have been relatively moderate. Very little of what we do will affect the climate to any significant degree. We will need to adapt and hopefully get off this planet. Self sustaining colonies in space is the only way to ensure long term survival of our species. Not that we deserve it.
I can see one of the following outcomes of this GPL3 fight.
Because of the DRM restrictions companies opt not to use GPLed code of any type and systems which use DRM to lock the code that can run become the mainstream platforms available. GPLed systems are dumped by companies since they won't be able to get hardware that meets RFP requirements.
Or, hardware companies never implement DRM in hardware allowing use of any GPL version of software with most developers opting for version 2 GPL.
Or an alternative to GPL licensing becomes prevalent such as BSD licensing or another license similar to GPL but without the DRM clauses.
Microsoft is hoping the first option is reality since they would end up being the primary OS permitted to run on most hardware with a lock in that would be impossible to break.
Personally I hope the third option arises with a new licensing option that gets back to the original free software concepts. Then we just need the license holders to dual license past work under the new option.
Those guys over in Nigeria just love Western Union telegrams and money orders.
Hope they get some help soon. Their ISP access costs for sending all those emails must be huge.
Today most people have cell phones. Text messaging directly to people would replace telegrams.
What proof is there that we are accelerating climate change?
The climate is going to change regardless of what anyone does. It has changed in the past it will change in the future. What I want to know is how are the emissions produced here on Earth affecting the poles on Mars? Indications that this current warming cycle is solar system wide would seem to show that even if all emissions were eliminiated global warming would still happen.
As others have stated building nuclear plants to replace coal fired plants would be a way to reduce emissions in a significant manner. But we will still have to deal with global warming by adapting to the new climate, regardless of what we do to try and keep it the same. I never understood why some people think things will always stay the same.
If you walk into some strugling paper in Iraq or elsewhere and plunk down $1000 and say "run this", most will bite. I suspect you can still do it in the US too, but the Gods of Media have decreed it to be impossible and immoral and therefore nonexistent.
Actually over here that is called an advertising budget. With a big enough budget you can get TV stations to drop shows you don't like, papers to fire columnists, or even run stories you want to have run. They just hide the fact that it is payment for that specific service by saying you are advertising with them. Of course there are some groups that can not get their ads published in certain media because the ones that control the media don't want those groups to have a voice.