I'm in the same situation, but you know who gets screwed if I let people install software on those computers? Me. And if I do it on mine and get caught, that sets bad precident, so I get fired. That is how it works. I do complain, and don't use the company laptops at home, but some people do. And I have to make sure they keep the shitty software we use on it, because that is my job. And there is a claus in the agreement that says you can use it for personal use off company time at home. People that need a computer for just finances like that use it for this purpose.
I'm on a company computer, which doesn't allow me to instal firefox. I assume that many people don't have additional computers at home which would mean they need to use their company loaners for personal use as well. It is not that uncommon. How are those people going to know about this bug in the first place, and what can they do about it as far as changing browsers? The answers: They won't know about it, and they can't change.
Because that would be a huge hassel to implement compared to the 1 operator it will take to handle these calls to countries most people don't know exist. When was the last time you called Sao Tome(of your own will)?
It would be great if we could set this up, and have multiple power suppliers for an area. The XML would automatically determine the lower price and order from that vendor for a month. Companies would "bid" for large areas, and power prices would drop. The only problem would be if too many people did this and forced the more expensive power companies out of business.
Say you have a budget of X dollars a month for electricity. You don't want to lose that money to someone else's projects if you are in charge of it, but you don't want to go over it either. So what do you do? You maximize your usage of electricity whenever possible, and cut back when the costs start hitting too hard. Yeah, you could do it on half power all the time, but the goal isn't to minimize costs, it is to maximize cost effectiveness. Make the most for the dollar you spend.
This is only akin to telephone number portability if people needed to know what port to switch to at the company. You know like in the old days where they had actual plugs that they moved? DNS is the phone number, and it already is portable. That is the whole idea behind dynamic. Moving an IP is like keeping the port the phone company switches you to. It really is useless to anyone except the phone company or ISP in this case.
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Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition enables you to create Windows Forms- and console-based applications as well as class libraries.
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They also released SQL Server 2005 Express (Very nice for web developement) which they say:
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition complements the other Express products by providing database support that is both powerful and easy to use.
So it looks like these are functional development tools, however they don't have all the extras (or dead weight to some) that the others have. I personally think this would be great for those of us who can't afford the full version on our home computers, and would still like to work on small projects.
So now they are going to have a listing of all of these script kiddies' addresses. Now we know where they live, just match up the IP to the address to the name.
A speed boost is always nice, but is it really necessary? I think faster RAM would be a better advance, and faster bus speeds for harddrives as well. While the processor might be able to handle more data, we still are having trouble getting data there in the first place. Bring on the 2 gig on-die cache where I run all of my current apps and OS straight on the proc. That is what I'm looking forward to.
I see businesses migrating to an instant messenger service in the future. Email's are meant to be kept short, just like instant messages, and many businesses require anything longer than an instant message will be routed through hard copy. I think that as soon as enterprise instant messaging (company hosts the server and controls through-put) becomes available in a solution that works, most companies will migrate to that.
From the ATF site:
Carl J. Truscott was appointed by Attorney General John Ashcroft to be the 6th Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, in the Department of Justice, on April 18, 2004
These guys get appointed, and the ones that aren't appointed get hired. It isn't really a voting issue, more of an issue with appointees.
In the survey only 2,500 people were polled. That's an insanely small number to post concerning such a wide spread thing as computers. That is like taking a group of 100 people in New York and using that as a representitive sample. An online poll could have gathered more like 50,000 on a well traveled site.
The matter of putting an LCD monitor onto one of these and designing a new case has already been done. For an example of the wireless idea, look at the Radiosphere (one of my favorites). All the designer would have needed to do it enclose the monitor as well, putting in a splitter for the power cord wouldn't be that much trouble, and I can't recall, but I believe he modified the power cord and ran it thru in that model as I described.
1. Those bots that post goat.cx are very annoying.
2. The author of CRM114 admits that not everyone gets the results others do. Some people get perfect handling, while others get very poor handling. He also claims that setup might have been a problem with the testing. On one hand the tester should have set the system up correctly, but on the other hand this just shows that it isn't a fool-proof system (yet).
It would be more like the radio station asking you if they can modify the radio, you saying yes (either thru a direct answer or accepting a packaged offer) and them actually hardlocking the channel into their frequency. They aren't forcing you to use the software, they don't make it so your computer won't delete it, the only thing they do that could be considered hijacking is that they make it a required part of some apps (ex: kazaa) and those are usually hacked to disable that (kazaa lite), but the spyware is actually in the license you agree to. I don't like spyware any more than anyone else, but the idea that we should limit anyone's speech isn't my fancy either.
Then he should have explained that it would increase the profits, because all these security problems are causing people to migrate away. I doubt he really cared about increasing security if he couldn't even put some spin on his side.
Note: I'll prob. get modded down -1 Flamebait
Actually they have the right to be heard.
There is a fine line in the communication model: If a signal is sent and someone is around it will be heard. Whether they LISTEN or not is something different. Listening involves actually accepting that data, and converting it into something that can be understood.
So while you can say they don't have the right to force us to listen, I think it is unfair to say that they don't have the right to be heard. That would mean they basically can't send any messages out at all.
When-U isn't claiming it is their speech that is being stopped (well legally, not literally), they are claiming their right to advertise is being stopped.
This is what When-U said in the article from the previous post, which God knows would be impossible for almost all of slashdot to read (...wait they expect us to read THIS article AND the one before!?)
"While protecting the privacy of computer users is an important objective, the act does little or nothing to achieve it," the suit states. "WhenU's software, one of the apparent targets of the act, is installed only with user consent, and does not invade the privacy of computer users. The state of Utah does not have a valid interest in regulating a company like WhenU, nor, given the nature of the Internet, can it promulgate such regulations without impermissibly burdening interstate commerce."
burn in? Does this screen still get it? I know that one of the problems with a lot of people is that they sometimes leave a projector on and get burn in on the screen. Example: I know a guy who had street fighter going on a projector, left it for a long time, and now has a permanent health bar on both sides of the screen.
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I'm in the same situation, but you know who gets screwed if I let people install software on those computers? Me. And if I do it on mine and get caught, that sets bad precident, so I get fired. That is how it works. I do complain, and don't use the company laptops at home, but some people do. And I have to make sure they keep the shitty software we use on it, because that is my job. And there is a claus in the agreement that says you can use it for personal use off company time at home. People that need a computer for just finances like that use it for this purpose.
I'm on a company computer, which doesn't allow me to instal firefox. I assume that many people don't have additional computers at home which would mean they need to use their company loaners for personal use as well. It is not that uncommon. How are those people going to know about this bug in the first place, and what can they do about it as far as changing browsers? The answers: They won't know about it, and they can't change.
Because that would be a huge hassel to implement compared to the 1 operator it will take to handle these calls to countries most people don't know exist. When was the last time you called Sao Tome(of your own will)?
It would be great if we could set this up, and have multiple power suppliers for an area. The XML would automatically determine the lower price and order from that vendor for a month. Companies would "bid" for large areas, and power prices would drop. The only problem would be if too many people did this and forced the more expensive power companies out of business.
Say you have a budget of X dollars a month for electricity. You don't want to lose that money to someone else's projects if you are in charge of it, but you don't want to go over it either. So what do you do? You maximize your usage of electricity whenever possible, and cut back when the costs start hitting too hard. Yeah, you could do it on half power all the time, but the goal isn't to minimize costs, it is to maximize cost effectiveness. Make the most for the dollar you spend.
This is only akin to telephone number portability if people needed to know what port to switch to at the company. You know like in the old days where they had actual plugs that they moved? DNS is the phone number, and it already is portable. That is the whole idea behind dynamic. Moving an IP is like keeping the port the phone company switches you to. It really is useless to anyone except the phone company or ISP in this case.
Don't forget their mac ports:
iVisual Studio Express Edition iWindows XP Starter Addition iWindows Millenium Edition iWindows XP Home Edition iWindows 98 Second Edition iWindows XP Media Center Edition iWindows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition iWindows XP Tablet PC Edition iWindows Server 2003, Web Edition iWindows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition iSQL Server Developer Edition iSQL Server Enterprise Edition
Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition enables you to create Windows Forms- and console-based applications as well as class libraries.
Visual C# 2005 Express Edition enables you to create Windows Forms- and console-based applications as well as class libraries.
Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition enables you to create Windows Forms- and console-based applications as well as class libraries.
Visual J# 2005 Express Edition enables you to create Windows Forms- and console-based applications as well as class libraries.
Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition is focused exclusively on Web development with ASP.NET 2.0. Choose from Visual Basic, C#, or J# languages.
They also released SQL Server 2005 Express (Very nice for web developement) which they say:
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition complements the other Express products by providing database support that is both powerful and easy to use.
So it looks like these are functional development tools, however they don't have all the extras (or dead weight to some) that the others have. I personally think this would be great for those of us who can't afford the full version on our home computers, and would still like to work on small projects.
So now they are going to have a listing of all of these script kiddies' addresses. Now we know where they live, just match up the IP to the address to the name.
A speed boost is always nice, but is it really necessary? I think faster RAM would be a better advance, and faster bus speeds for harddrives as well. While the processor might be able to handle more data, we still are having trouble getting data there in the first place. Bring on the 2 gig on-die cache where I run all of my current apps and OS straight on the proc. That is what I'm looking forward to.
I see businesses migrating to an instant messenger service in the future. Email's are meant to be kept short, just like instant messages, and many businesses require anything longer than an instant message will be routed through hard copy. I think that as soon as enterprise instant messaging (company hosts the server and controls through-put) becomes available in a solution that works, most companies will migrate to that.
From the ATF site:
Carl J. Truscott was appointed by Attorney General John Ashcroft to be the 6th Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, in the Department of Justice, on April 18, 2004
These guys get appointed, and the ones that aren't appointed get hired. It isn't really a voting issue, more of an issue with appointees.
In the survey only 2,500 people were polled. That's an insanely small number to post concerning such a wide spread thing as computers. That is like taking a group of 100 people in New York and using that as a representitive sample. An online poll could have gathered more like 50,000 on a well traveled site.
So they are bringing back the same characters? But how will this work with the merging of the AI with the naked assassin?
The matter of putting an LCD monitor onto one of these and designing a new case has already been done. For an example of the wireless idea, look at the Radiosphere (one of my favorites). All the designer would have needed to do it enclose the monitor as well, putting in a splitter for the power cord wouldn't be that much trouble, and I can't recall, but I believe he modified the power cord and ran it thru in that model as I described.
You mean something like the Cubit or the T-Cube (a little down the page in orange) with a monitor slapped on? Been done. Many times.
1. Those bots that post goat.cx are very annoying. 2. The author of CRM114 admits that not everyone gets the results others do. Some people get perfect handling, while others get very poor handling. He also claims that setup might have been a problem with the testing. On one hand the tester should have set the system up correctly, but on the other hand this just shows that it isn't a fool-proof system (yet).
Obligatory Penny Arcade reference
It would be more like the radio station asking you if they can modify the radio, you saying yes (either thru a direct answer or accepting a packaged offer) and them actually hardlocking the channel into their frequency. They aren't forcing you to use the software, they don't make it so your computer won't delete it, the only thing they do that could be considered hijacking is that they make it a required part of some apps (ex: kazaa) and those are usually hacked to disable that (kazaa lite), but the spyware is actually in the license you agree to. I don't like spyware any more than anyone else, but the idea that we should limit anyone's speech isn't my fancy either.
Then he should have explained that it would increase the profits, because all these security problems are causing people to migrate away. I doubt he really cared about increasing security if he couldn't even put some spin on his side.
If you look at the picture closely you can see dozens of nerds with laptops boating around.
Note: I'll prob. get modded down -1 Flamebait Actually they have the right to be heard.
There is a fine line in the communication model: If a signal is sent and someone is around it will be heard. Whether they LISTEN or not is something different. Listening involves actually accepting that data, and converting it into something that can be understood.
So while you can say they don't have the right to force us to listen, I think it is unfair to say that they don't have the right to be heard. That would mean they basically can't send any messages out at all.
When-U isn't claiming it is their speech that is being stopped (well legally, not literally), they are claiming their right to advertise is being stopped.
This is what When-U said in the article from the previous post, which God knows would be impossible for almost all of slashdot to read (...wait they expect us to read THIS article AND the one before!?)
"While protecting the privacy of computer users is an important objective, the act does little or nothing to achieve it," the suit states. "WhenU's software, one of the apparent targets of the act, is installed only with user consent, and does not invade the privacy of computer users. The state of Utah does not have a valid interest in regulating a company like WhenU, nor, given the nature of the Internet, can it promulgate such regulations without impermissibly burdening interstate commerce."
burn in? Does this screen still get it? I know that one of the problems with a lot of people is that they sometimes leave a projector on and get burn in on the screen. Example: I know a guy who had street fighter going on a projector, left it for a long time, and now has a permanent health bar on both sides of the screen.
But is this going to turn into a mockable thing, like A+ is now?