Sure, this is not a good thing. But also remember, lawsuits like these are not filed by users who feel they were wronged, they are filed by lawyers looking for a good payout, it's a business plan. You, the user, will get a $25 coupon on an additional Bose purchase.
Who was that guy who was the infamous submitter after Roland? I forgot his name.
There was Bennett Haselton, who had a lot of good ideas but was just WAY too pedantic and long-winded for many here. Then there was another guy that like Roland just shotgunned out his stuff all over the web to sites like Slashdot and Soylentnews (and others), but when you went to his blog, the content was essentially the same short summary that was at Slashdot, with links to the real source and Google Ads. I forget his name, but there were copious pictures of his swanky accommodations and the occasional travelogue about the latest exotic place he had been, so when he stopped submitting I supposed he had lost interest and was on to the next "Man of Leisure" activity. I got the impression he drank Dos Equis...
I just came here to compliment the editor (EditorDavid). This is my first time submitting and thought my summary was pretty good. But EditorDavid just went above and beyond
Wow. You've got the "ass kissing" thing down. Is that part of "Agile"? Is Editor Timothy still around? He would make you his bitch, and you would become the next Roland Piquepaille! Some other guy tried to replace Piquepaille, but apparently it didn't work out.
It's often entertaining reading Slashdot Summaries, because you know that the wording / content is selected to press certain buttons. Just say hard coded password , and you know that the majority of regular Slashdot readers will immediately sport a huge raging erection of epic proportions. Yet there is a lot more to the story than that, for example - SURPRISE! - Lithium Ion Battery issues, who would have thought. As well, serious mechanical as well as software issues that go beyond a backdoor. But of course, Slashdot readers have a long history of becoming "aroused" when the word "backdoor" is uttered...
Boy am I glad I closed the tab for the Stranger before this was put up on the main page. Do you guys seriously not consider whether people might be reading Slog while at work? My monitor faces the hallway (I wish it didn't but I have no choice in the matter) and could get in serious shit if the wrong person saw this
Or maybe it's the other way around? Maybe all these little nothing apps want to be Facebook?
Seriously, why is there a;; this bitterness when Facebook adds a totally obvious feature that some Wannabe IPO thought they had exclusive rights to? Please...
Java, C, and Python are newer and more versatile than COBOL. I fail to see your point. Yeah, some are old, but COBOL is the oldest, so the sentence is still correct.
A pointlessly pedantic Anonymous Coward. Such a surprise.
The Common Business-Oriented Language was developed nearly 60 years ago and has been gradually replaced by newer, more versatile languages such as Java, C and Python.
I am amused by this statement, particularly seeing C on that list (developed around 1970, some 47 years ago) and Java because, well, Java. Who wrote this tripe?
I know this is not really the "right" way to think about it, but where these things not made clear at purchase, that in a lot of ways "purchase" meant "rent"? I'm sure contracts were signed, this isn't a $300 piece of software that you click through the EULA. My point is that these farmers knew or should have known what they were signing for when they bought that $400,000 tractor.
A program called RogueBlock accepts notifications from IP holders, which the PIPCU then acts on, giving private companies legal jurisdiction over the entire internet
That's a HUGE jump, from the ability of IP Rights Holders to directly complain to saying they have "legal jurisdiction". Um, no.
If you have an official policy that allows you to do it, then it's likely not a problem as long as you stay within the policy. How do you know what the other departments are doing?
Because intertube policy is often written on paper and published as an official document. I know, right? Who knewâ¦
That's actually a crime for a federal government worker to do such.
So, as I sit here at McChord Air Force Base in Washington State, in my cushy job as a C17 Mission Planner, you are telling me I'm breaking the law prattling on Slashdot? Is that why we have and Official Social Media Policy that talks about using Social Media on GOV computers? Oh, that's right, you don't work for the government and in fact have no idea what you are talking about.
It's 99.999% the fault of management. Most of them know *nothing* about what and how things are being done - in IT, I think some of them believe that you just have to point and click and it's done.
The truth is, your bosses know more than you think, that's why they are the boss and you are not.
For more than a year and a half, I was working 9, 10, 12 and some 16 hour days. I was getting paged frequently.
It's what you signed up for, why are you whining?
a friend who is a degreed clinical psychologist in private practice told me that it was her professional opinion that I was that close to clinical burnout.
Shrinks have a bias interest in telling you that you have PTSD. It's what they do.
Management didn't know what they were doing,...
Yest, as an IT Help Desk Jocky, you have all the answers.
Slashdot Mirror
After all, it is owned by an organization that has been found guilty of criminal behavior in a court of law.
Rubbish.
You're a cheap bastard that never would have bought Bose anyway.
Sure, this is not a good thing. But also remember, lawsuits like these are not filed by users who feel they were wronged, they are filed by lawyers looking for a good payout, it's a business plan. You, the user, will get a $25 coupon on an additional Bose purchase.
Being blocked from doing small fixes by Sarbanes-Oxley and management. But really Sarbanes Oxley.
Because, well, you know better than the "PHBs" what the legal / business ramifications are?
Who was that guy who was the infamous submitter after Roland? I forgot his name.
There was Bennett Haselton, who had a lot of good ideas but was just WAY too pedantic and long-winded for many here. Then there was another guy that like Roland just shotgunned out his stuff all over the web to sites like Slashdot and Soylentnews (and others), but when you went to his blog, the content was essentially the same short summary that was at Slashdot, with links to the real source and Google Ads. I forget his name, but there were copious pictures of his swanky accommodations and the occasional travelogue about the latest exotic place he had been, so when he stopped submitting I supposed he had lost interest and was on to the next "Man of Leisure" activity. I got the impression he drank Dos Equis...
I just came here to compliment the editor (EditorDavid). This is my first time submitting and thought my summary was pretty good. But EditorDavid just went above and beyond
Wow. You've got the "ass kissing" thing down. Is that part of "Agile"? Is Editor Timothy still around? He would make you his bitch, and you would become the next Roland Piquepaille! Some other guy tried to replace Piquepaille, but apparently it didn't work out.
It's often entertaining reading Slashdot Summaries, because you know that the wording / content is selected to press certain buttons. Just say hard coded password , and you know that the majority of regular Slashdot readers will immediately sport a huge raging erection of epic proportions. Yet there is a lot more to the story than that, for example - SURPRISE! - Lithium Ion Battery issues, who would have thought. As well, serious mechanical as well as software issues that go beyond a backdoor. But of course, Slashdot readers have a long history of becoming "aroused" when the word "backdoor" is uttered...
https://consumerist.com/2017/0...
Boy am I glad I closed the tab for the Stranger before this was put up on the main page. Do you guys seriously not consider whether people might be reading Slog while at work? My monitor faces the hallway (I wish it didn't but I have no choice in the matter) and could get in serious shit if the wrong person saw this
Wait... This is just some THEME ?
Slow news day, eh?
I had 5 facebook accounts to play farmville.
Wow.
So Uber had / has a program that allows them to see publically available information on the Intertubes about their competitor? Shocked. I'm shocked.
Sir Tim Berners-Lays, father of the chip.
So I still don't have a facebook account...
I know that's very "hip" to say, but I'll bet you're a liar.
Or maybe it's the other way around? Maybe all these little nothing apps want to be Facebook?
Seriously, why is there a;; this bitterness when Facebook adds a totally obvious feature that some Wannabe IPO thought they had exclusive rights to? Please...
None of this bothers me. The second I get on the jet and sit down, I push foam ear plugs in, and take a nap. The baby next to me does not bother me.
Java, C, and Python are newer and more versatile than COBOL. I fail to see your point. Yeah, some are old, but COBOL is the oldest, so the sentence is still correct.
A pointlessly pedantic Anonymous Coward. Such a surprise.
The Common Business-Oriented Language was developed nearly 60 years ago and has been gradually replaced by newer, more versatile languages such as Java, C and Python.
I am amused by this statement, particularly seeing C on that list (developed around 1970, some 47 years ago) and Java because, well, Java. Who wrote this tripe?
I know this is not really the "right" way to think about it, but where these things not made clear at purchase, that in a lot of ways "purchase" meant "rent"? I'm sure contracts were signed, this isn't a $300 piece of software that you click through the EULA. My point is that these farmers knew or should have known what they were signing for when they bought that $400,000 tractor.
So... Manufacturers of spy equipment sell to shady people? SURPRISE!
A program called RogueBlock accepts notifications from IP holders, which the PIPCU then acts on, giving private companies legal jurisdiction over the entire internet
That's a HUGE jump, from the ability of IP Rights Holders to directly complain to saying they have "legal jurisdiction". Um, no.
If you have an official policy that allows you to do it, then it's likely not a problem as long as you stay within the policy. How do you know what the other departments are doing?
Because intertube policy is often written on paper and published as an official document. I know, right? Who knewâ¦
That's actually a crime for a federal government worker to do such.
So, as I sit here at McChord Air Force Base in Washington State, in my cushy job as a C17 Mission Planner, you are telling me I'm breaking the law prattling on Slashdot? Is that why we have and Official Social Media Policy that talks about using Social Media on GOV computers? Oh, that's right, you don't work for the government and in fact have no idea what you are talking about.
Still a Help Desk Jocky, eh?
It's 99.999% the fault of management. Most of them know *nothing* about what and how things are being done - in IT, I think some of them believe that you just have to point and click and it's done.
The truth is, your bosses know more than you think, that's why they are the boss and you are not.
For more than a year and a half, I was working 9, 10, 12 and some 16 hour days. I was getting paged frequently.
It's what you signed up for, why are you whining?
a friend who is a degreed clinical psychologist in private practice told me that it was her professional opinion that I was that close to clinical burnout.
Shrinks have a bias interest in telling you that you have PTSD. It's what they do.
Management didn't know what they were doing,...
Yest, as an IT Help Desk Jocky, you have all the answers.
How long will it be before this card is available at Big Lots for $5. I might be able to get one then.
Six months and the price will be reasonable fo the technology.