I've been wondering why I've been getting mail for some guy in Australia with the same name, yet when I looked at the To: line, it has a dot in the username.
I worked at an American trucking company who had a Canadian subsidiary, and anytime that I got a call from Canada for a password reset or whatnot, I had to ask them their SIN. Every single time, I was told "Hang on" while they looked it up. No one seemingly has to commit it to memory like here in the states (I've known mine since I was 9).
I'm just surprised that Canadians don't have to use it nearly as often as we do.
This isn't new. Last year, I was a juror on a trial for various sex/computer crimes, and part of the evidence admitted were the search strings from Google in the IE history/cache. In the interest of keeping my lunch down, I'm not going to reprint some of the searches here. We'll just say that they're bad.
You will never have stronger passwords, because you will never be able to convince the average user the reasoning/rationale behind it. As a password-resetting moneky (help desk), I have people who call **daily** to get their passwords reset. They say "I promise I will write it down this time," and when I suggest that they memorise it, they make up some lame-ass excuse or simply say "Why, it's easier to write it down." The IS must be designed for the user, bad habits and all.
How the heck do you live with such a patchy service for such an essential piece of technology?
I think that's the issue. Cell phones are a convienence to many people in the US, not necessarily an essential. While millions of people have cell phones, to most people (YMMV), land lines at home are still the primary mode of communication. We have learned to accept problems with the wireless network; when our land lines become unreliable, that's when we break out with the pitchforks and the fire.
They started putting these in my town. Some of them have the LEDs showing bare, whereas others have a clear diffuser. Overall, they are much more visible during bright sunlight than an incadenscant traffic light.
Maybe it's just because I'm younger and that's the subculture, but my friends and I evoke a similar response when we encounter someone w/o a cell phone as well. Most of my family (heck, including my grandmother) has a cell. In fact, I can recall only one person that I know that DOESN'T have one. I think it's all about demographics, too.
I'm an American, and I don't get charged to send or receive SMS messages on my phone. Some plans do charge for SMS. That's what the article is attempting to convey; the free market lets consumers pick the plans they want based on features, costs and technologies.
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Funny, I wasn't planning on keeping my lunch down anyways. (too much info)
I've been wondering why I've been getting mail for some guy in Australia with the same name, yet when I looked at the To: line, it has a dot in the username.
I worked at an American trucking company who had a Canadian subsidiary, and anytime that I got a call from Canada for a password reset or whatnot, I had to ask them their SIN. Every single time, I was told "Hang on" while they looked it up. No one seemingly has to commit it to memory like here in the states (I've known mine since I was 9). I'm just surprised that Canadians don't have to use it nearly as often as we do.
I guess she is a brick house.
I know plenty of hippies that use Google.
Damn, this article trips my "Business-speak Bullshit"-o-meter bad.
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Jeez, might as well call it synergistic.
This isn't new. Last year, I was a juror on a trial for various sex/computer crimes, and part of the evidence admitted were the search strings from Google in the IE history/cache. In the interest of keeping my lunch down, I'm not going to reprint some of the searches here. We'll just say that they're bad.
OK, who paid for the Slashdot press release on this?
Great link: "1 airline used it, Others used an alternative carbon-based neural network system."
This has got to be satire.
"Not yours."
You're obviously a fan of Homestar Pay Plus!
What, are you people too good to use an old fashioned hammer nowadays?
And well dammit, I want my money back!
"It was the best of times, it was the ... blurst ... of times! You stupid monkey!"
You will never have stronger passwords, because you will never be able to convince the average user the reasoning/rationale behind it. As a password-resetting moneky (help desk), I have people who call **daily** to get their passwords reset. They say "I promise I will write it down this time," and when I suggest that they memorise it, they make up some lame-ass excuse or simply say "Why, it's easier to write it down." The IS must be designed for the user, bad habits and all.
I think that's the issue. Cell phones are a convienence to many people in the US, not necessarily an essential. While millions of people have cell phones, to most people (YMMV), land lines at home are still the primary mode of communication. We have learned to accept problems with the wireless network; when our land lines become unreliable, that's when we break out with the pitchforks and the fire.
They started putting these in my town. Some of them have the LEDs showing bare, whereas others have a clear diffuser. Overall, they are much more visible during bright sunlight than an incadenscant traffic light.
What are you talking about? MTV is MTV without the music tapes nowadays.
Someone forgot to turn the safety protocols back on.
Aren't there enough package/software installation formats for Linux that aren't being used enough as it is?
Gotta blow off steam somehow.
Try finding a pay phone in this day and age outside of a major metropolitan area.
Maybe it's just because I'm younger and that's the subculture, but my friends and I evoke a similar response when we encounter someone w/o a cell phone as well. Most of my family (heck, including my grandmother) has a cell. In fact, I can recall only one person that I know that DOESN'T have one. I think it's all about demographics, too.
I'm an American, and I don't get charged to send or receive SMS messages on my phone. Some plans do charge for SMS. That's what the article is attempting to convey; the free market lets consumers pick the plans they want based on features, costs and technologies.