You don't deal with Indians over the phone and in person too often do you? The accent is thick, the english is Indian English (just like there is American English, UK English, Australian English, etc.) It is not always easy to speak with someone from India and when you get into highly technical jargon, it gets even worse.
Unfortunately, translation will not be too much of a problem if all the tech jobs will be in India. They just need to be able to translate the customer needs to the Indian programmers through a few multi-lingal intermediaries...the rest of us are screwed.
Thats a great point that I did not think of... however, I do not know if it will apply to our situation. We are talking about travelling through space - a place that is fairly barron. The rain example seems more apt if we were running through a meteor shower, or an astroid belt (one moving fast enough to make it impossible to dodge individual rocks).
Obviously, over time the "road" you take will have more objects passing through it, however, we are only concerned about our space ship at a given location at a given time. Since we cannot calculate where a random debri will be at any given time, it is impossible for us to figure out if its better to send the ship faster or slower. In the end, the ship will remain in space until it is decomissioned and sent hurtling to some planet. Now going faster is better because it will save time--- now what we need to figure out is some kind of shield (i.e. star trek) to help deflect these objects from hitting the ship. I would imagine that a rock the size of a fist going at high velocity towards a ship would be detrimental.
Space ship arrives at Mars at a high rate of speed. Previous calculations have it set to whip around Mars and go in circles and circles allowing the gravity of Mars to decelarate the crazy fast ship (damn earthlings).
The space ship (hopefully larger then what we are used to sending today) will have a big package - another one of those launchpads. Spaceship leaves supplies and a crew and then goes home to pick up the second group of people and supplies (and hopefully another launchpad)...ideally it would be great to have 5-10 lanchpads...redundency is a great thing:D
My stocks droping 3 points? That is simply unacceptable - call the board of directers... And setup a meeting with the CEO of that stupid floating rock that we mined a while back;)
lol
Though I see your point, but hopefully any mining we do will have some thought placed into it - like disposing of hazmats (a floating rock that might hit us is a hazmat).
I don't think going faster will help you avoid more meteors, and going slower will not have any effect (unless you plan on trying to dodge them).
Saying that by going faster you will spend less time travelling and reduce the amount of meteoroids hitting you sounds flawed. If you have to travel 10 million miles you have to travel 10 million miles...the amount of time it takes you to get there is irrelevant...any objects in your way will be there and we do not have any current way of calculating the best speed to avoid the countless debris in space.
Though I am not particularly worried about it at this time. Space is so vast and has so much raw materials, us actually mining an asteroid that passes us every 1000 years is like a caveman lighting a spark by striking two rocks together... eh and who cares.
In space, the laws of conservation really kick in, and I doubt that humans will ever be able to do to space what we have done to Earth...though the mother of invention could spur a device that destroys the universe, but I am hoping that 1) that is not possible or 2) if it is possible, nobody is smart enough to do it.
Transport up to space (Earth orbit) all the equipment to build a MASSIVE transport. Enough to hold say one thousand people, and enough supplies for one - two years. Start transporting people to mars - one thousand at a time. Build more ships like this, have nice routes...give me a laptop - Counterstrike, PS2 - FF X-2, a gym, and PLENTY of Netflix DVD's and I can be set for a 90 day journey to Mars...with luck I will find myself a girlfriend on the trip:D
Build bases on Mars..wash rinse and repeat. If done properly (maybe not have the gov't contractors get a super outrageous payroll) it is feasible.
I have problems with people being able to buy such equipment. Ready made rockets. While making a rocket is not the most difficult thing in the world, lets slow the process for terrorists or would-be-terrorists by not making things like this available (which i am shocked in our day and age someone can buy these)
Come on, Dubbaya giving up his chance to fire his six shooters? What are you nuts?
He must also look good with that halo image of "we are stopping those evil people from downloading the poor artists hard worked music." He forgot the mention that a few years ago the gov't tried suing the music/video industry for price fixing. Not like the prosecution could beat the combination RIAA/MPAA team of sharks... errr lawyers.
EULA's are only taught to forth year students:D
In all seriousness, I have read parts of the EULA and I understand those parts - but in reality your average (actually MOST) computer user does not take the time to read it because it is so long.
Most EULA agreements are similar enough. In our society, if you sign a contract without reading it - it's your fault and you are still bound by the contract; otherwise people would sign contracts and later say "but I didn't read it, so I can have it recinded at no fault."
The difference doesn't come from who does it legally or illegally - the difference comes from who flat out states that they are collecting data from you and how easy it is to remove the data collection program. i.e. Bearshare comes with two spyware programs (save and weathercast) - it tells you about both of these programs and removing the both of them is easier then uninstalling Doom 3 from my computer.
Stupidty has never been a viable excuse from the law (unless your IQ makes you mentally retarded).
Prior to plugging in network cable, install firewall, firefox, adaware, spybot, antivirus program and THEN use a network cable...
My one co-worker said that all this virus and spyware crap is the "cost of doing business"... what a shame that we have to spend valuable resources on this.
If they are using that access to spam your computer yes - if not, no. Then again, if the law is not a dummy law (non-waivable) then by agreeing to the EULA you must accept the terms
Also, some of the tracking features can be disabeled - and if I remember correctly - spyware makers just need to ask for your permission. So if you consent to it then you are free game:D
How should we go about this? The companies who hire these spyware companies just claim that they had no idea - and in some cases it is true. A law that punishes these guys criminally is what the Dr. ordered.
I think that companies who hire spyware makers should also be punished (just in case your local US company decides to hire someone from China). But then you need to prove that the company knew of such actions (which shouldn't be that impossible, because I doubt the spyware maker would make the software without getting paid for it...and thusly, would need to disclose what he is charging).
How about rewards for helping in identifying spyware makers - that aught to spur people into action (i.e. disgrunteled mail clerk rats out his company who is built on creating spyware)
While the analogy was not perfect, information "theft" happens the moment unauthorized persons read the document. Even if it was on private property (i.e. i have a confidential letter in my briefcase, and it falls out in your office) the persons finding the document do not have an inherent right to read the letter. You see cases of this when a company sends a fax, at the bottom they include the blurb should the fax be sent to someone else by accident.
While e-mails are not in a sealed container (unless encrypted) a person has to go out of their way to inspect the e-mail. They have to, at the very least, double click (opening) the e-mail. The physical aspects of it are not really the issue, so much as the intent - the right to read someones messages.
I think every person and organization should be expected to follow the same privacy rights of the end users as the telephone companies. My reasoning goes to a much simpler level then things like someones "right" to privacy...my reasoning goes to this: I do not want people to read my private letters, so I realize that people do not want me to read their private letters (unless sent to me). I guess the Golden Rule applies here (for me at least).
Now since we live in a world of crime, if the gov't needs a legitimate reason to read my letters then so be it....unfortunately "legitimate" is a negotiable term.
If the document was labeled confidential - yes. Poor security measures do not invalidate your right to privacy. Why?: One of the reasons for this is because some people can't afford high security measures, second security measures may fail, three security measures can be broken, and a few other reasons i cannot recall.
A great example I received from a law class I took (I am no legal expert, but my professor is) was a hypothetical situation: If I leave my car engine running, with the windows open and ten thousand dollars on the seat... Would someone who took the car and/or money be liable both criminal and civil courts? Yes.
Fast forward to computer: If I send a text email and at the top of the email it says "the following message is intended for John Schmoe ONLY", anyone reading it is in violation of privacy acts (unless they are authorized to do so by groups like the proper authorities, or contracts.)
For just pennies a day, we can end the suffering. ....is whipping around the corner with a SCO lawyer - they might actually have a legitimate claim this time.
I know you are just being funny, but on a side note - I do not think they state got rid of its paper documents (though that would be cool for recycling)...instead I think they just added this as a nice and easy way for society to benefit from technology...
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You don't deal with Indians over the phone and in person too often do you? The accent is thick, the english is Indian English (just like there is American English, UK English, Australian English, etc.) It is not always easy to speak with someone from India and when you get into highly technical jargon, it gets even worse.
Unfortunately, translation will not be too much of a problem if all the tech jobs will be in India. They just need to be able to translate the customer needs to the Indian programmers through a few multi-lingal intermediaries...the rest of us are screwed.
Thats a great point that I did not think of... however, I do not know if it will apply to our situation. We are talking about travelling through space - a place that is fairly barron. The rain example seems more apt if we were running through a meteor shower, or an astroid belt (one moving fast enough to make it impossible to dodge individual rocks).
Obviously, over time the "road" you take will have more objects passing through it, however, we are only concerned about our space ship at a given location at a given time. Since we cannot calculate where a random debri will be at any given time, it is impossible for us to figure out if its better to send the ship faster or slower. In the end, the ship will remain in space until it is decomissioned and sent hurtling to some planet. Now going faster is better because it will save time--- now what we need to figure out is some kind of shield (i.e. star trek) to help deflect these objects from hitting the ship. I would imagine that a rock the size of a fist going at high velocity towards a ship would be detrimental.
Space ship arrives at Mars at a high rate of speed. Previous calculations have it set to whip around Mars and go in circles and circles allowing the gravity of Mars to decelarate the crazy fast ship (damn earthlings). :D
The space ship (hopefully larger then what we are used to sending today) will have a big package - another one of those launchpads. Spaceship leaves supplies and a crew and then goes home to pick up the second group of people and supplies (and hopefully another launchpad)...ideally it would be great to have 5-10 lanchpads...redundency is a great thing
My stocks droping 3 points? That is simply unacceptable - call the board of directers... And setup a meeting with the CEO of that stupid floating rock that we mined a while back ;)
lol
Though I see your point, but hopefully any mining we do will have some thought placed into it - like disposing of hazmats (a floating rock that might hit us is a hazmat).
I don't think going faster will help you avoid more meteors, and going slower will not have any effect (unless you plan on trying to dodge them).
Saying that by going faster you will spend less time travelling and reduce the amount of meteoroids hitting you sounds flawed. If you have to travel 10 million miles you have to travel 10 million miles...the amount of time it takes you to get there is irrelevant...any objects in your way will be there and we do not have any current way of calculating the best speed to avoid the countless debris in space.
Though I am not particularly worried about it at this time. Space is so vast and has so much raw materials, us actually mining an asteroid that passes us every 1000 years is like a caveman lighting a spark by striking two rocks together... eh and who cares.
In space, the laws of conservation really kick in, and I doubt that humans will ever be able to do to space what we have done to Earth...though the mother of invention could spur a device that destroys the universe, but I am hoping that 1) that is not possible or 2) if it is possible, nobody is smart enough to do it.
people will pay money to send someone else someplace because "it's there". :D
My mom sent me to Israel
Transport up to space (Earth orbit) all the equipment to build a MASSIVE transport. Enough to hold say one thousand people, and enough supplies for one - two years. Start transporting people to mars - one thousand at a time. Build more ships like this, have nice routes...give me a laptop - Counterstrike, PS2 - FF X-2, a gym, and PLENTY of Netflix DVD's and I can be set for a 90 day journey to Mars...with luck I will find myself a girlfriend on the trip :D
Build bases on Mars..wash rinse and repeat. If done properly (maybe not have the gov't contractors get a super outrageous payroll) it is feasible.
I have problems with people being able to buy such equipment. Ready made rockets. While making a rocket is not the most difficult thing in the world, lets slow the process for terrorists or would-be-terrorists by not making things like this available (which i am shocked in our day and age someone can buy these)
Come on, Dubbaya giving up his chance to fire his six shooters? What are you nuts?
He must also look good with that halo image of "we are stopping those evil people from downloading the poor artists hard worked music." He forgot the mention that a few years ago the gov't tried suing the music/video industry for price fixing. Not like the prosecution could beat the combination RIAA/MPAA team of sharks... errr lawyers.
EULA's are only taught to forth year students :D
In all seriousness, I have read parts of the EULA and I understand those parts - but in reality your average (actually MOST) computer user does not take the time to read it because it is so long.
Most EULA agreements are similar enough. In our society, if you sign a contract without reading it - it's your fault and you are still bound by the contract; otherwise people would sign contracts and later say "but I didn't read it, so I can have it recinded at no fault."
The difference doesn't come from who does it legally or illegally - the difference comes from who flat out states that they are collecting data from you and how easy it is to remove the data collection program. i.e. Bearshare comes with two spyware programs (save and weathercast) - it tells you about both of these programs and removing the both of them is easier then uninstalling Doom 3 from my computer.
Stupidty has never been a viable excuse from the law (unless your IQ makes you mentally retarded).
Prior to plugging in network cable, install firewall, firefox, adaware, spybot, antivirus program and THEN use a network cable...
My one co-worker said that all this virus and spyware crap is the "cost of doing business"... what a shame that we have to spend valuable resources on this.
If they are using that access to spam your computer yes - if not, no. Then again, if the law is not a dummy law (non-waivable) then by agreeing to the EULA you must accept the terms :D
Also, some of the tracking features can be disabeled - and if I remember correctly - spyware makers just need to ask for your permission. So if you consent to it then you are free game
How should we go about this? The companies who hire these spyware companies just claim that they had no idea - and in some cases it is true. A law that punishes these guys criminally is what the Dr. ordered.
I think that companies who hire spyware makers should also be punished (just in case your local US company decides to hire someone from China). But then you need to prove that the company knew of such actions (which shouldn't be that impossible, because I doubt the spyware maker would make the software without getting paid for it...and thusly, would need to disclose what he is charging).
How about rewards for helping in identifying spyware makers - that aught to spur people into action (i.e. disgrunteled mail clerk rats out his company who is built on creating spyware)
Right...no real plot, so they can't mess that up. It's like Predator on crack - in an urban setting...oh wait
While the analogy was not perfect, information "theft" happens the moment unauthorized persons read the document. Even if it was on private property (i.e. i have a confidential letter in my briefcase, and it falls out in your office) the persons finding the document do not have an inherent right to read the letter. You see cases of this when a company sends a fax, at the bottom they include the blurb should the fax be sent to someone else by accident.
While e-mails are not in a sealed container (unless encrypted) a person has to go out of their way to inspect the e-mail. They have to, at the very least, double click (opening) the e-mail. The physical aspects of it are not really the issue, so much as the intent - the right to read someones messages.
I think every person and organization should be expected to follow the same privacy rights of the end users as the telephone companies. My reasoning goes to a much simpler level then things like someones "right" to privacy...my reasoning goes to this: I do not want people to read my private letters, so I realize that people do not want me to read their private letters (unless sent to me). I guess the Golden Rule applies here (for me at least).
Now since we live in a world of crime, if the gov't needs a legitimate reason to read my letters then so be it....unfortunately "legitimate" is a negotiable term.
If the document was labeled confidential - yes. Poor security measures do not invalidate your right to privacy. Why?: One of the reasons for this is because some people can't afford high security measures, second security measures may fail, three security measures can be broken, and a few other reasons i cannot recall.
A great example I received from a law class I took (I am no legal expert, but my professor is) was a hypothetical situation: If I leave my car engine running, with the windows open and ten thousand dollars on the seat... Would someone who took the car and/or money be liable both criminal and civil courts? Yes.
Fast forward to computer: If I send a text email and at the top of the email it says "the following message is intended for John Schmoe ONLY", anyone reading it is in violation of privacy acts (unless they are authorized to do so by groups like the proper authorities, or contracts.)
It's an election year
For just pennies a day, we can end the suffering.
....is whipping around the corner with a SCO lawyer - they might actually have a legitimate claim this time.
Neither have I ---but my mom did (I love you mom!) :D
I know you are just being funny, but on a side note - I do not think they state got rid of its paper documents (though that would be cool for recycling)...instead I think they just added this as a nice and easy way for society to benefit from technology...
No doubt a lot of researchers would be using OS X/Linux/Firefox
They would? How do you know this?
I said "mainly", not "all".