In another comment someone suggested replying to all of them with "Sorry, that was a a joke." I think it would be better to email the 400 people not laid off with "The work force reduction notification is currently in progress. Unfortunately your position is one that has been eliminated." Might teach them a lesson to do things face to face.
Cheers.
Out of the 10 packages listed on their site, I've stopped using most of them (only photoshop is used on rare occasion, try to stick with GIMP) on my Win32 systems and moved to Open Source replacements. I just find it interesting that there are movements to port them to Linux when I and several people I know have dropped them even on Windows for Open Source projects.
TdC
I don't see why this is a big deal. Anyone who wants to make it more difficult (while theoretically not impossible) to track them back through an IP address can
1) use TOR,
2) use I2P,
3) use an open/free Wifi area (without camera mind you), or
4) in the works of Lawerence Lessig (if any of you went to law school): "use a pay phone." (and yes this is possible if you have some old school gear and the patience to wait on the modem)
While allowing accountability (IP request w/o subpoenas) would catch the majority of people on the internet, allowing cases for libel, any truly subversive or "alternative" group would understand how to avoid detection. Misinformation will always be available, anonymity existed way before the Internet become a popular tool, and no matter how many hoops you add those who want to remain unknown will.\
In the end maybe I support the proposed legal change, because it would increase the popularity of tools like TOR and I2P.
Vonage should just charge SBC a "termination" fee if their customers call vonage. In the end with everyone switching to VOIP anyway, it'll just result in the classic companies fading out faster.
Why not checkout Java? The Java Card system or the JAAS module for J2SE. Sun's machines have been doing this for years now. In fact, if you walk into any Sun office checkout the machines sitting in the lobbies; they'll have a smart card reader attached for people to walkup, and load up their desktop/settings using their smart cards.
I thought some/.ers might find this amusing. I typically vote using the absentee ballot system. I won't forget to vote, get stuck at work late, and this year don't have to deal with the whole e-voting mess. Unfortunately, I live in Palm Beach County and their website has been "temporarily unavailable" for over a week. I don't know about the rest of you, but if I ran a website and it was down for a week+ I think they'd have my head.
Obviously, you can still call up and order an absentee ballot, but most people order theirs over the web now. Not to be a conspiracy theorist or anything, but in Palm Beach County most of the "get out the vote" campaigns in urban/impoverished/highly democrat areas encourage voters to apply for absentee ballots, hmm.
PBC Elections Link
That sure gives me more faith in the system,
TdC
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In another comment someone suggested replying to all of them with "Sorry, that was a a joke." I think it would be better to email the 400 people not laid off with "The work force reduction notification is currently in progress. Unfortunately your position is one that has been eliminated." Might teach them a lesson to do things face to face. Cheers.
Out of the 10 packages listed on their site, I've stopped using most of them (only photoshop is used on rare occasion, try to stick with GIMP) on my Win32 systems and moved to Open Source replacements. I just find it interesting that there are movements to port them to Linux when I and several people I know have dropped them even on Windows for Open Source projects. TdC
1) use TOR,
2) use I2P,
3) use an open/free Wifi area (without camera mind you), or
4) in the works of Lawerence Lessig (if any of you went to law school): "use a pay phone." (and yes this is possible if you have some old school gear and the patience to wait on the modem)
While allowing accountability (IP request w/o subpoenas) would catch the majority of people on the internet, allowing cases for libel, any truly subversive or "alternative" group would understand how to avoid detection. Misinformation will always be available, anonymity existed way before the Internet become a popular tool, and no matter how many hoops you add those who want to remain unknown will.\
In the end maybe I support the proposed legal change, because it would increase the popularity of tools like TOR and I2P.
Cheers,
TdC
Definitely Ubuntu. Ubuntu Cheers, TdC_VgA
Vonage should just charge SBC a "termination" fee if their customers call vonage. In the end with everyone switching to VOIP anyway, it'll just result in the classic companies fading out faster.
Cheers,
TdC
Smart Card Module for J2SE:
http://www.gemplus.com/smart/r_d/publications/pdf/ GG00jaas.pdf
Cheers,
Tyler
Anyone seen this: Rock With Kerry I found it entertaining and there's some decent tracks on there. Cheers, TdC
Obviously, you can still call up and order an absentee ballot, but most people order theirs over the web now. Not to be a conspiracy theorist or anything, but in Palm Beach County most of the "get out the vote" campaigns in urban/impoverished/highly democrat areas encourage voters to apply for absentee ballots, hmm. PBC Elections Link That sure gives me more faith in the system, TdC