I pay for HBO, and with the technology the way it is today, I should be able to choose my medium. If I want to download it, because that is more convenient for me, then why shouldn't I be able to. I have paid for the content. HBO should take the next step in allowing me to download the video, as long as I have an account with them or with my cable/satellite company. I have thought that this should be the way for all content I can get off of the TV.
The biggest problem is the bandwith needed by a company to provide this type of download service. I don't think we are really there yet. I priced out a model a few years ago, and even at premium prices this was way too expensive to implement. Bit Torrent, though it works well for free content, is too hard to control who has access to content and who does not. OnDemand is the first step in this arena, and though I don't have OnDemand I have used it quite a bit, and the biggest problem is that there is limited content. I am sure that this is some sort of bandwidth, or storage issue on the part of the vendors. Rest assured, I am sure that downloading tv content to your computer is on it's way.
No way should I need to give my fingerprint (used for many years to find and identify criminals) to check out a book or use a "public" computer, at a place where you the citizen pays to have the computer there in the first place!
Absolutely no way! Where do we draw the line? I don't care that it is a numerical representation of my finger, it's my finger. While they are at it maybe they should require my ssn, signature, telephone number, address, middle initial, and maiden name? Wait they already do... I have done work on a libraries computer system, how many librarians does it take to secure a computer network attached to the internet? Give up? THEY CAN'T!!! So why would you trust your information there?
I saw this on some PBS special, "it caught my eye" (No pun intended, but thought as long as I was at it...) This guy that did this Dobelle I believe, could help some more than others, the documentary had a lady on it that didn't regain much use of the system, despite spending her life savings on it. Poor lady really couldn't see much more than half resolution, or 50 phosphenes (white dots). The documentary then started looking at what other research was being done, and told of how a college (wish I could remember which one) was much closer to getting better brain interface. Their idea was to be able to stimulate in ways that would produce color, and/or much higher resolution. They were close to accomplishing this too. This Dobelle guy went out on his own to do it because the FDA would not approve of his research, though the college was fedarally funded.
I would be willing to bet that by being enrolled in the college and connected to their network that you are inherently bound by some sort of acceptable use policy that usually includes wording that allows them to allow or disallow any type of activity. I don't think that you can do anything about it. You can however always try to "enlighten" them by emailing them articles, and news precendents like the one listed in an above reply, hoping to change their minds.
I used to do that, but places like Coconuts and a few small grocery store chains actually denied me using my credit/debit card. The funny part was that at coconuts, they asked me to sign it right there at the counter and proceeded to check that and my ID? One of the grocery stores, I put up a fuss, because I knew that the lady next to me was a teller at my bank where I had asked if that was legal. She told them they had to except it. But now the law has changed and it must be signed. This was a few years ago that they changed the law to require a signature.
It happened to me once too in a honda, it hit 120 before I could get it under control. The weird part was that the button I hit was not to accelerate, but to decelerate. It just kept going faster. Jamming on the brakes didn't shut it off, but it did slow me down. I tried shutting the cruise off and that didn't work. I then tried the master switch on the dash and that didn't work either. I pulled up on the accelerator by placing my foot underneath the pedal, and hit the brakes. I still don't understand why and neither did honda but it promptly shut off. It is a scary thing when you know you don't have control of the vehicle. Sidenote: http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/news_cover.ht ml
I wonder how long the batteries last on it. They don't mention that in the article, but all of the WinCE devices I have ever used didn't last all that long. I assume that it would not last as long as the smartphone's as it probably has to search for the Wi-Fi all the time.
I watched something on PBS about how there is now a procedure that uses camera's (embedded in glasses) to "see" the surroundings. The 25lb computer that you wear has a plug that you plug into your head. This plug has 128 pins (8 bits, imagine that) that stick into your brain tissue. I don't remember what part of the brain they put it in but it was behind the ear towards the top of the brain. They then send small amounts of electricity to stimulate the tissue. This causes white dots to appear in a grid pattern instead of your sight. These dots are arranged in such a way that you can "see" corners and some shapes. The doctor admitted that the experiment does not have excellent results, but being able to see at all is worth while to some. Some have had great results (read 128 dots) and others have had less success. Also there was another doctor at a university that has been able to attach much more accurate connections (more than 8 bit) to the brain using a different technique. I think that this kind of research is amazing but scary at the same time. Imagine controlling your car by thinking.... They would never let me drive again!
The issue is two fold... One, they are able to force IIS (only IIS) to serve out a footer to every html, jpeg, etc. that the web server sends out. This then contains code that then executes on the browser. This isn't just Internet Explorers fault, it is the company's fault that uses IIS to serve out it's web pages. We have long since known that IIS is not secure, and yet still we have major sites that use this for their front end. I am not sure, but couldn't a reverse proxy stop this from happening at all? Aren't the major web sites responsible for serving out viral web pages. My problem is this: You cannot browse all of the web with only mozilla. You must use IE to browse some sites, or they don't look right. The content is sometimes unreadable without IE. I agree that Mozilla is comparable. I use both. I recently designed a site for a company, and the hardest part was getting it to look right in IE, Mozilla, and Opera. But when it was done, I knew that it was done right. This is the problem. Web designers don't want to take the time to worry about standards compliancy. The statistics still say that around 80% of all browsers are IE. Why would they need to worry that much, all of the people reviewing the sites are using IE (executives and marketing). We are not going to get all users, or even the majority of users to switch to Mozilla, they have been using IE for years and as some of you have said, some users still think that "E" stands for the internet. It is going to take time. What I think we really need is to stop relying on Microsoft to be the internet facing web applications. They can be the business worlds desktop, and even the enterprise servers, but they cannot continue to be the web facing application servers.
It was called "Iron Mountain", at least that was what I was told... I also know that it is a requirement that high speed telephone switches have a government spec interface that can read all of the data on each of the data ports on the front from the back... I wonder why? Carnivore What??
These contracts guaranteed no upgrades, just that if there was an upgrade in that time frame usually 2 years that you would be entitled to recieve the upgrade. There was no benefit, and we rarely sold them unless we knew that say for instance office xp was due to be released in like 3-6 months.
It reminds me of Platypus Technologies Qikdrive. You use it as another hard drive on your system for either database storage or caching or transaction files. Access time is much quicker than normal either way.
Browser Lockout link to MSN 3rd party Browser issue
Disrespecting Privacy link to Bad MSN Bot
Now building a search engine that removes our ability to choose?
I seem to remember a few years ago jokes about what would happen if M$ provided searches....
Have you ever used a pda?? It unfortunately has most of the same shortcomings. The screen still isn't large enough, sometimes it gets your notes wrong and believe me, paper is faster. Transcribing your notes back to your laptop later acts as study time, and when you read the notes that you rewrote 6 months ago you will still be able to read them. If you were going to have the money to buy a tablet, look into IBM's thinkpads, light, durable, fast, great warranty. I have used thinkpads for over 4 years. They are the best in the business. T41 is a good choice.
I agree with your statement, but many of the windows based line of business applications out there "require" administrative privileges to run properly, forcing users to have administrative permissions. This is also an issue that I have not seen people thinking about lately.
I agree here completely, and should have been modded up as insightful.... It's pretty likely that they will not be able to get away from the microsoft world entirely, and Citrix will also extend the functionality of their network outside the perimeter. It is always a large upfront cost, but the payback is steady and well deserved. I have found that even with 20 desktops (assuming super redundancy is not needed) in less than 5 years, you should have already paid back that investment. Typically you upgrade software and probably hardware at the desktop level at least once within 3 years. With citrix you only need to upgrade that server's software, and if needed you can just add another citrix server to help with the load. I urge you to buy big here though. Citrix though highly useful does need the ability to expand quite a bit especially memory. Also make sure that the line of business application that you are going with supports Citrix, so that you will not get turned away when support is needed. (Don't laugh I have seen it happen it's not pretty)
I like the ideas... Funny BAC calculator is at the top of your list for applications... I hope to see a good majority of your specs used in this new open source pda model.. I have used Pocket PC for a while, and found that I didn't like it because it wasn't flexible. I could never get it to do what I wanted it to do. I had to fight the software to make it usable, and a laptop was just easier.
I wonder if Microsofts press release will contain something to the effect of "The most effective step that you can take to prevent yourself from malicious files is not to download them" as they did with the URL vulnerability a couple of months ago. In that vulnerability
they realeased a statement saying: "The most effective step that you can take to help protect yourself from malicious hyperlinks is not to click them"
Taken from The Register article: No relief from Microsoft phishing bug
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I pay for HBO, and with the technology the way it is today, I should be able to choose my medium. If I want to download it, because that is more convenient for me, then why shouldn't I be able to. I have paid for the content. HBO should take the next step in allowing me to download the video, as long as I have an account with them or with my cable/satellite company. I have thought that this should be the way for all content I can get off of the TV.
The biggest problem is the bandwith needed by a company to provide this type of download service. I don't think we are really there yet. I priced out a model a few years ago, and even at premium prices this was way too expensive to implement. Bit Torrent, though it works well for free content, is too hard to control who has access to content and who does not. OnDemand is the first step in this arena, and though I don't have OnDemand I have used it quite a bit, and the biggest problem is that there is limited content. I am sure that this is some sort of bandwidth, or storage issue on the part of the vendors. Rest assured, I am sure that downloading tv content to your computer is on it's way.
MOD PARENT UP!!!
That's the "Gayest" thing I have ever heard!!!
No way should I need to give my fingerprint (used for many years to find and identify criminals) to check out a book or use a "public" computer, at a place where you the citizen pays to have the computer there in the first place!
Absolutely no way! Where do we draw the line? I don't care that it is a numerical representation of my finger, it's my finger. While they are at it maybe they should require my ssn, signature, telephone number, address, middle initial, and maiden name? Wait they already do... I have done work on a libraries computer system, how many librarians does it take to secure a computer network attached to the internet? Give up? THEY CAN'T!!! So why would you trust your information there?
I saw this on some PBS special, "it caught my eye" (No pun intended, but thought as long as I was at it...) This guy that did this Dobelle I believe, could help some more than others, the documentary had a lady on it that didn't regain much use of the system, despite spending her life savings on it. Poor lady really couldn't see much more than half resolution, or 50 phosphenes (white dots). The documentary then started looking at what other research was being done, and told of how a college (wish I could remember which one) was much closer to getting better brain interface. Their idea was to be able to stimulate in ways that would produce color, and/or much higher resolution. They were close to accomplishing this too. This Dobelle guy went out on his own to do it because the FDA would not approve of his research, though the college was fedarally funded.
I would be willing to bet that by being enrolled in the college and connected to their network that you are inherently bound by some sort of acceptable use policy that usually includes wording that allows them to allow or disallow any type of activity. I don't think that you can do anything about it. You can however always try to "enlighten" them by emailing them articles, and news precendents like the one listed in an above reply, hoping to change their minds.
I used to do that, but places like Coconuts and a few small grocery store chains actually denied me using my credit/debit card. The funny part was that at coconuts, they asked me to sign it right there at the counter and proceeded to check that and my ID? One of the grocery stores, I put up a fuss, because I knew that the lady next to me was a teller at my bank where I had asked if that was legal. She told them they had to except it. But now the law has changed and it must be signed. This was a few years ago that they changed the law to require a signature.
It happened to me once too in a honda, it hit 120 before I could get it under control. The weird part was that the button I hit was not to accelerate, but to decelerate. It just kept going faster. Jamming on the brakes didn't shut it off, but it did slow me down. I tried shutting the cruise off and that didn't work. I then tried the master switch on the dash and that didn't work either. I pulled up on the accelerator by placing my foot underneath the pedal, and hit the brakes. I still don't understand why and neither did honda but it promptly shut off. It is a scary thing when you know you don't have control of the vehicle. Sidenote: http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/news_cover.ht ml
I wonder how long the batteries last on it. They don't mention that in the article, but all of the WinCE devices I have ever used didn't last all that long. I assume that it would not last as long as the smartphone's as it probably has to search for the Wi-Fi all the time.
I watched something on PBS about how there is now a procedure that uses camera's (embedded in glasses) to "see" the surroundings. The 25lb computer that you wear has a plug that you plug into your head. This plug has 128 pins (8 bits, imagine that) that stick into your brain tissue. I don't remember what part of the brain they put it in but it was behind the ear towards the top of the brain. They then send small amounts of electricity to stimulate the tissue. This causes white dots to appear in a grid pattern instead of your sight. These dots are arranged in such a way that you can "see" corners and some shapes. The doctor admitted that the experiment does not have excellent results, but being able to see at all is worth while to some. Some have had great results (read 128 dots) and others have had less success. Also there was another doctor at a university that has been able to attach much more accurate connections (more than 8 bit) to the brain using a different technique. I think that this kind of research is amazing but scary at the same time. Imagine controlling your car by thinking.... They would never let me drive again!
The issue is two fold... One, they are able to force IIS (only IIS) to serve out a footer to every html, jpeg, etc. that the web server sends out. This then contains code that then executes on the browser. This isn't just Internet Explorers fault, it is the company's fault that uses IIS to serve out it's web pages. We have long since known that IIS is not secure, and yet still we have major sites that use this for their front end. I am not sure, but couldn't a reverse proxy stop this from happening at all? Aren't the major web sites responsible for serving out viral web pages. My problem is this: You cannot browse all of the web with only mozilla. You must use IE to browse some sites, or they don't look right. The content is sometimes unreadable without IE. I agree that Mozilla is comparable. I use both. I recently designed a site for a company, and the hardest part was getting it to look right in IE, Mozilla, and Opera. But when it was done, I knew that it was done right. This is the problem. Web designers don't want to take the time to worry about standards compliancy. The statistics still say that around 80% of all browsers are IE. Why would they need to worry that much, all of the people reviewing the sites are using IE (executives and marketing). We are not going to get all users, or even the majority of users to switch to Mozilla, they have been using IE for years and as some of you have said, some users still think that "E" stands for the internet. It is going to take time. What I think we really need is to stop relying on Microsoft to be the internet facing web applications. They can be the business worlds desktop, and even the enterprise servers, but they cannot continue to be the web facing application servers.
It was called "Iron Mountain", at least that was what I was told... I also know that it is a requirement that high speed telephone switches have a government spec interface that can read all of the data on each of the data ports on the front from the back... I wonder why? Carnivore What??
http://www.advogato.org/proj/Gmail/ This page is funny cause gmail is dead.
These contracts guaranteed no upgrades, just that if there was an upgrade in that time frame usually 2 years that you would be entitled to recieve the upgrade. There was no benefit, and we rarely sold them unless we knew that say for instance office xp was due to be released in like 3-6 months.
It reminds me of Platypus Technologies Qikdrive. You use it as another hard drive on your system for either database storage or caching or transaction files. Access time is much quicker than normal either way.
Browser Lockout
link to MSN 3rd party Browser issue
Disrespecting Privacy
link to Bad MSN Bot
Now building a search engine that removes our ability to choose?
I seem to remember a few years ago jokes about what would happen if M$ provided searches....
Have you ever used a pda?? It unfortunately has most of the same shortcomings. The screen still isn't large enough, sometimes it gets your notes wrong and believe me, paper is faster. Transcribing your notes back to your laptop later acts as study time, and when you read the notes that you rewrote 6 months ago you will still be able to read them. If you were going to have the money to buy a tablet, look into IBM's thinkpads, light, durable, fast, great warranty. I have used thinkpads for over 4 years. They are the best in the business. T41 is a good choice.
I agree with your statement, but many of the windows based line of business applications out there "require" administrative privileges to run properly, forcing users to have administrative permissions. This is also an issue that I have not seen people thinking about lately.
I agree here completely, and should have been modded up as insightful.... It's pretty likely that they will not be able to get away from the microsoft world entirely, and Citrix will also extend the functionality of their network outside the perimeter. It is always a large upfront cost, but the payback is steady and well deserved. I have found that even with 20 desktops (assuming super redundancy is not needed) in less than 5 years, you should have already paid back that investment. Typically you upgrade software and probably hardware at the desktop level at least once within 3 years. With citrix you only need to upgrade that server's software, and if needed you can just add another citrix server to help with the load. I urge you to buy big here though. Citrix though highly useful does need the ability to expand quite a bit especially memory. Also make sure that the line of business application that you are going with supports Citrix, so that you will not get turned away when support is needed. (Don't laugh I have seen it happen it's not pretty)
/.'d before 4 comments... unreachable
I like the ideas... Funny BAC calculator is at the top of your list for applications...
I hope to see a good majority of your specs used in this new open source pda model.. I have used Pocket PC for a while, and found that I didn't like it because it wasn't flexible. I could never get it to do what I wanted it to do. I had to fight the software to make it usable, and a laptop was just easier.
I wonder if Microsofts press release will contain something to the effect of "The most effective step that you can take to prevent yourself from malicious files is not to download them" as they did with the URL vulnerability a couple of months ago. In that vulnerability they realeased a statement saying: "The most effective step that you can take to help protect yourself from malicious hyperlinks is not to click them" Taken from The Register article: No relief from Microsoft phishing bug
All right! Lassie gets a PC... Now my dog and I have internet access, voice activated so she can call for help!
Here is an interesting idea for blocking them:
MIT BLOCKER TAG
couldn't help myself... Is there a scary mod??