I wonder if the Radio Shack clerks could be trained to use the RS website search function. A RS website Search for "null modem adapers" shows: DB9 male to DB9 female 26-264 and DB 25 male to DB25 female 26-1496. NOW to the problem is to find somebody who knows where the hook is that those parts are hanging from.
Objection: You are inferring that the Radio Shack staff even know the buzzwords. Ask a Radio Shack clerk for a cigarette lighter plug and a video switch and see if they can find them. Both of these terms have stumped more than one Radio Shack staff member. The favorite answer so far for the cigarette lighter plug question is that I have to go to a car parts store, and the favorite answer for the video switch question so far was to show me the electronic parts department. These items are carried by Radio Shack stores and the Radio Shack web page Search function finds the products.
Although FreeBSD is well suited for desktops, it is generally used on servers. The FreeBSD kernel is tweeked for security, performance and stability. Also, FreeBSD can run most Linux code about as fast as the Linux kernel can run the same software. TrustedBSD is being developed which is supposed to eventually make it's way back into the main FreeBSD code. The TrustedBSD Access Control Lists and file system Extended Attribute Support modules are available in FreeBSD 5.0.
This is the very reason why depending upon anti-virus software is dangerous. Anti-virus software causes people to become less careful about computer security. Becoming less careful about computer security because you have anti-virus software is something like driving less carefully because you believe that airbags will keep you safe in the event of a car accident.
Thank you for the information about Grande Communications. There is a similar provider in the Northeast and Mid Atlantic area called RCN/Starpower that had been trying to get franchises in the Washington DC area. RCN was able to get a franchise in DC, but Maryland and Virginia counties and towns are refusing to allow a second cable TV provider. Austin, San Antonio, San Marcos, Washington DC, and some other areas are fortunate to have competing cable TV providers. In most other areas there is still no cable TV competition. In many areas the lack of competition is due to LOCAL governments refusing to franchise a second provider.
What cable company is in competition to TWC in Austin? As soon as local governments grant franchises to more than one cable TV provider or the FCC effectively preempts all prohibitions on satellite dishes, I will stop calling cable providers unregulated monopolies. The only real difference between the 1980's and the 2000's cable TV monopolies is that the 1980's cable TV monopoly was regulated by the Federal Government.
Most independent stores I have gone to shop for music in are charing $16+ for a CD. If you're buying it for $12 and making $4+ a CD I seriously believe that you are gouging us. I don't feel bad for you.
$16 retail for an item that costs $12 is a 25% margin, which is very reasonable for an independant retail store. I wonder how reasonable it is to charge $12 for a CD that costs about a dollar to produce. Note that 40% to 50% margins are common for many consumer items that are sold at list price and margins for some types of items are much higher than 50%. 50% margin = 100% markup = cost x 2.
I parsed it as rhyming with "bosco". I can't see why anybody would ever go to it, except as a typo or to pick it apart. If they advertise it, they may as well advertise their main site. It's not like The Register or The Inquirer are going to do a positive article about it.
Most US states have both income tax and sales tax. The US Fed has what amounts to a sales tax, but only on certain items; such as cigarettes, liquor, telecommunications, air travel, etc.
It all depends upon which brand of Christian is defining who is a Real Christian. There are certain fundamentalist protestant Christians who believe that their particular brand of religion is the only one and true Christian Church. I do not see how people can call themselves Christians when they teach their children to either pity or hate people who are different from them.
Regulating radio, TV, and print ads within the US is easy to do because any organized advertising campaign will leave tracks and the media outlets can be subpoenaed. Regulating political ads on the internet is a whole different matter. How cooperative do you think the Chinese ISPs will be when the US FEC starts asking questions about who is paying for the smithsuxaspres.org website?
Wrong. When the Supreme Court declines to hear a case, the Supreme Court has ruled on the case. When the Supremes decline to hear a case, the Supremes are ruling that they do not disagree with the lower court's decision and the ruling stands. The lower court ruling has also set a precedent.
I wonder if shoe makers have copyrights on their designs...
For some reason your anology reminded me of going into a high end electronics store, having a trained sales person demo all of their equipment and help you pick out the stereo you want, and then ordering it from a discount electronics outfit in NYC.
IANAL. It is not necessarily infringement to trade or distribute copyrighted material. Some copyright holders grant licenses allowing the distribution of their work (such as some sort of copyleft or educational licenses). Some recorded material is not copyrighted and is in the public domain. It would only be copyright infringement to trade or distribute copyrighted material in a way that is contrary both to the license that is granted by the copyright holder and to applicable copyright laws.
I am not sure what your point is and I am sure that somebody said the same thing about 45 RPM record players when CD's were becoming popular. Yes, for economic reasons, there are always people who are at the tail end of the technology curve. Software for older technologies tends to remain widely available until the new technologies become cheap enough for most people to adopt. Sound recording technology has been progressing since the first tin foil recording. 78's replaced cylinders, vinyl replaced 78's, CD's largely replaced vinyl. Reel to reel tapes were replaced by 8 track tapes, 8 track tapes were replaced by cassette tapes, cassettes and "singles" are being replaced by MP3 and similar technologies. I am not sure that anybody makes new prerecorded tapes or 78's anymore. There are people who for economic reasons still listen to older music formats. Some people even prefer vinyl to newer formats and pay a premium for both vintage and newly manufactured vinyl records. Time changes, and formerly preeminant technologies either fade away or become high-end niche markets.
What do you see was wrong with granny buying underwear from a catalog? Unlike you, I *LIKE* ordering things from a catalog (whether online or paper). I have taken a *DISLIKE* to buying stuff from most shops. There are exactly TWO stores near me that I enjoy going to; a used book store and a used music store. I enjoy going to those two stores because real people run them and because they actually carry things that other stores don't carry. It seems that most music shops are now chain stores that infest malls, strip malls, and big box centers. Most shops carry the same things as all of the rest of the shops of the same genre. Why should I drive and shop for hours to find something unique? Why should I have to deal with traffic, parking, intrusive store security, lack of real selection, and indifferent sales drones? Why should I shop in stores that play music at levels that would make a '70's rock group put in ear plugs? I used to love shopping for music and books; the problem now is that with a precious few exceptions, music stores and book stores (which are now frequently the same store) are as impersonal as online stores. At least with online stores one does not have to deal with rude clerks.
This is one more example of why it is imperative to have current backups and to have redundant servers located in diverse areas. It is also a good argument for keeping as little data as possible located on hosted servers.
Research and Development is included in the BBC charter, and as required by that charter, the BBC has been carrying out R&D of broadcasting technology since 1927. In 1997 BBC R&D started supporting BBC Web services.
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/milestones/
If many republicans are Libertarians, how come the current Republican platform is overwhelmingly anti-libertarian? In addition, the current Republican administration (with the party line backing of Congress and the House) is anti-abortion, anti-gay, and supports "faith based" (meaning "Christian") social projects; how is that in any way Libertarian?
I know that there needs to be a dramatic increase in computer security in the US. Rather than force Americans to pay extra for smart cards, why not start by having the US banking officials require that internet connected ATMs not run unpatched versions of MS Windows? Or require that all PCs sold in the US that are sold with an OS be sold with a secure OS?
I believe that people who use any browser other than MSIE are either much less likely or incapable of having these dialers seripticiously loaded on their computers. The article said "previous efforts to raise awareness of the problem failed to significantly diminish complaints." Wouldn't it be more effective for Ireland to simply advertise the dangers of using MSIE?
"First of all, a black jack bot would be a silly idea. Black jack is a game that cannot be beaten in the long run. Played at it's best, the house still has a 2% advantage, which over the long haul will translate into certain losses."
Tell that to the folks who get blacklisted from casinos for "card counting". Card counting does not guarantee sure fire wins, card counting can take the odds away from the house.
... "If someone is running Windows, it's not really their fault that Windows is insecure. After all, it was already on the computer when they bought it (thanks to Microsoft's illegal monopoly), and it appeared to work out of the box.
Imagine if a restaurant sold food that made you constipated, knew that it made you constipated, and didn't do anything about it except suggest you buy some laxatives from the chemist across the street."...
I agree that it is not the users' fault that Windows has security problems; it is the users' fault that they are using an OS that is known to be insecure.
If a restaurant sells food that makes one constipated; one should take the responsibility to either find another restaurant or to remediate the constipation caused by the decision to eat at that particular restaurant.
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I wonder if the Radio Shack clerks could be trained to use the RS website search function. A RS website Search for "null modem adapers" shows: DB9 male to DB9 female 26-264 and DB 25 male to DB25 female 26-1496. NOW to the problem is to find somebody who knows where the hook is that those parts are hanging from.
Objection: You are inferring that the Radio Shack staff even know the buzzwords. Ask a Radio Shack clerk for a cigarette lighter plug and a video switch and see if they can find them. Both of these terms have stumped more than one Radio Shack staff member. The favorite answer so far for the cigarette lighter plug question is that I have to go to a car parts store, and the favorite answer for the video switch question so far was to show me the electronic parts department. These items are carried by Radio Shack stores and the Radio Shack web page Search function finds the products.
Although FreeBSD is well suited for desktops, it is generally used on servers. The FreeBSD kernel is tweeked for security, performance and stability. Also, FreeBSD can run most Linux code about as fast as the Linux kernel can run the same software. TrustedBSD is being developed which is supposed to eventually make it's way back into the main FreeBSD code. The TrustedBSD Access Control Lists and file system Extended Attribute Support modules are available in FreeBSD 5.0.
This is the very reason why depending upon anti-virus software is dangerous. Anti-virus software causes people to become less careful about computer security. Becoming less careful about computer security because you have anti-virus software is something like driving less carefully because you believe that airbags will keep you safe in the event of a car accident.
Thank you for the information about Grande Communications. There is a similar provider in the Northeast and Mid Atlantic area called RCN/Starpower that had been trying to get franchises in the Washington DC area. RCN was able to get a franchise in DC, but Maryland and Virginia counties and towns are refusing to allow a second cable TV provider. Austin, San Antonio, San Marcos, Washington DC, and some other areas are fortunate to have competing cable TV providers. In most other areas there is still no cable TV competition. In many areas the lack of competition is due to LOCAL governments refusing to franchise a second provider.
What cable company is in competition to TWC in Austin? As soon as local governments grant franchises to more than one cable TV provider or the FCC effectively preempts all prohibitions on satellite dishes, I will stop calling cable providers unregulated monopolies. The only real difference between the 1980's and the 2000's cable TV monopolies is that the 1980's cable TV monopoly was regulated by the Federal Government.
This post isn't even worth the match to flame it.
Most independent stores I have gone to shop for music in are charing $16+ for a CD. If you're buying it for $12 and making $4+ a CD I seriously believe that you are gouging us. I don't feel bad for you.
$16 retail for an item that costs $12 is a 25% margin, which is very reasonable for an independant retail store. I wonder how reasonable it is to charge $12 for a CD that costs about a dollar to produce. Note that 40% to 50% margins are common for many consumer items that are sold at list price and margins for some types of items are much higher than 50%. 50% margin = 100% markup = cost x 2.
I parsed it as rhyming with "bosco". I can't see why anybody would ever go to it, except as a typo or to pick it apart. If they advertise it, they may as well advertise their main site. It's not like The Register or The Inquirer are going to do a positive article about it.
Most US states have both income tax and sales tax. The US Fed has what amounts to a sales tax, but only on certain items; such as cigarettes, liquor, telecommunications, air travel, etc.
It all depends upon which brand of Christian is defining who is a Real Christian. There are certain fundamentalist protestant Christians who believe that their particular brand of religion is the only one and true Christian Church. I do not see how people can call themselves Christians when they teach their children to either pity or hate people who are different from them.
Regulating radio, TV, and print ads within the US is easy to do because any organized advertising campaign will leave tracks and the media outlets can be subpoenaed. Regulating political ads on the internet is a whole different matter. How cooperative do you think the Chinese ISPs will be when the US FEC starts asking questions about who is paying for the smithsuxaspres.org website?
Wrong. When the Supreme Court declines to hear a case, the Supreme Court has ruled on the case. When the Supremes decline to hear a case, the Supremes are ruling that they do not disagree with the lower court's decision and the ruling stands. The lower court ruling has also set a precedent.
I wonder if shoe makers have copyrights on their designs...
For some reason your anology reminded me of going into a high end electronics store, having a trained sales person demo all of their equipment and help you pick out the stereo you want, and then ordering it from a discount electronics outfit in NYC.
IANAL. It is not necessarily infringement to trade or distribute copyrighted material. Some copyright holders grant licenses allowing the distribution of their work (such as some sort of copyleft or educational licenses). Some recorded material is not copyrighted and is in the public domain. It would only be copyright infringement to trade or distribute copyrighted material in a way that is contrary both to the license that is granted by the copyright holder and to applicable copyright laws.
I am not sure what your point is and I am sure that somebody said the same thing about 45 RPM record players when CD's were becoming popular. Yes, for economic reasons, there are always people who are at the tail end of the technology curve. Software for older technologies tends to remain widely available until the new technologies become cheap enough for most people to adopt. Sound recording technology has been progressing since the first tin foil recording. 78's replaced cylinders, vinyl replaced 78's, CD's largely replaced vinyl. Reel to reel tapes were replaced by 8 track tapes, 8 track tapes were replaced by cassette tapes, cassettes and "singles" are being replaced by MP3 and similar technologies. I am not sure that anybody makes new prerecorded tapes or 78's anymore. There are people who for economic reasons still listen to older music formats. Some people even prefer vinyl to newer formats and pay a premium for both vintage and newly manufactured vinyl records. Time changes, and formerly preeminant technologies either fade away or become high-end niche markets.
What do you see was wrong with granny buying underwear from a catalog? Unlike you, I *LIKE* ordering things from a catalog (whether online or paper). I have taken a *DISLIKE* to buying stuff from most shops. There are exactly TWO stores near me that I enjoy going to; a used book store and a used music store. I enjoy going to those two stores because real people run them and because they actually carry things that other stores don't carry. It seems that most music shops are now chain stores that infest malls, strip malls, and big box centers. Most shops carry the same things as all of the rest of the shops of the same genre. Why should I drive and shop for hours to find something unique? Why should I have to deal with traffic, parking, intrusive store security, lack of real selection, and indifferent sales drones? Why should I shop in stores that play music at levels that would make a '70's rock group put in ear plugs? I used to love shopping for music and books; the problem now is that with a precious few exceptions, music stores and book stores (which are now frequently the same store) are as impersonal as online stores. At least with online stores one does not have to deal with rude clerks.
This is one more example of why it is imperative to have current backups and to have redundant servers located in diverse areas. It is also a good argument for keeping as little data as possible located on hosted servers.
Research and Development is included in the BBC charter, and as required by that charter, the BBC has been carrying out R&D of broadcasting technology since 1927. In 1997 BBC R&D started supporting BBC Web services. See http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/milestones/
If many republicans are Libertarians, how come the current Republican platform is overwhelmingly anti-libertarian? In addition, the current Republican administration (with the party line backing of Congress and the House) is anti-abortion, anti-gay, and supports "faith based" (meaning "Christian") social projects; how is that in any way Libertarian?
I know that there needs to be a dramatic increase in computer security in the US. Rather than force Americans to pay extra for smart cards, why not start by having the US banking officials require that internet connected ATMs not run unpatched versions of MS Windows? Or require that all PCs sold in the US that are sold with an OS be sold with a secure OS?
I believe that people who use any browser other than MSIE are either much less likely or incapable of having these dialers seripticiously loaded on their computers. The article said "previous efforts to raise awareness of the problem failed to significantly diminish complaints." Wouldn't it be more effective for Ireland to simply advertise the dangers of using MSIE?
"First of all, a black jack bot would be a silly idea. Black jack is a game that cannot be beaten in the long run. Played at it's best, the house still has a 2% advantage, which over the long haul will translate into certain losses."
Tell that to the folks who get blacklisted from casinos for "card counting". Card counting does not guarantee sure fire wins, card counting can take the odds away from the house.
Interesting, Section 102 of the US Copyright Law says that "motion pictures and other audiovisual works" may be copyrighted in the US. http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#102
Could this be another case of US copyright laws being enforced in another country?
Imagine if a restaurant sold food that made you constipated, knew that it made you constipated, and didn't do anything about it except suggest you buy some laxatives from the chemist across the street."
I agree that it is not the users' fault that Windows has security problems; it is the users' fault that they are using an OS that is known to be insecure. If a restaurant sells food that makes one constipated; one should take the responsibility to either find another restaurant or to remediate the constipation caused by the decision to eat at that particular restaurant.