But a 5% showing for a 3rd party candidate will have an effect. Ralph Nader didn't even need those numbers nationally to get noticed by the Democratic party or the media.
The problem is that when a 3rd party candidate gets popular, one or both of the major parties will resort to keeping that candidate off the ballot by any means necessary. In the last US election, the DNC successfully went to court in several states to keep Nader off the ballot because they feared he would take more votes away from their candidate.
Students studying at the university level shouldn't need their course to match up exactly with a textbook all the time.
You would think that, but there are some that can't. I had a business law class where we had this thick book as a reference, but the teacher (a lawyer for longer than I had been alive) based all her lectures on personal experience (when we had lectures). Most of the people in the class had problems because her lectures sometimes contradicted the book, and one girl couldn't function during tests unless she had a million different post-it notes marking the page where everything was.
These laws aren't made to be enforced, per se, they just raise awareness of wireless encryption for the average westchester county layman.
If that is the case, then this is a gross misuse of government power. Its great that they want to raise awareness of wireless security, BUT there are better ways to do that than passing laws.
If you want people to learn about wireless security and encourage them to secure their wireless routers, draft a pamphlet and mail it to each person in the county. If that is too expensive, create a website that contains information on wireless security and how to secure some common routers.
Stupid, un-enforceable laws don't solve the problem. They only create, at best, half-baked proposals that don't actually solve anything.
If they wanted to bring the matter of wireless security to the attention of businesses, then they could create a pamphlet or put up information on the county webpage. If they wanted to legislate wireless security, they would require encryption. If they wanted to keep public users from accessing company data, the law would require the hotspot to be on a seperate subnet or Internet connection.
This bill is like the PATRIOT ACT, a feel good measure that makes people think the government is actually doing something.
You're right, which is why most police departments have non-emergency numbers. In the instances that you mentioned, 9-1-1 would be appropriate only in the drug transaction (if it actually is a drug transaction). The ones where the car is parked incorrectly or where you have a neighbor throwing trash into your yard could involve the police, but there is a number you can use to contact them which won't have them running to your property with full lights and sirens.
Even in those cases, though, the police shouldn't be involved except as a last resort. It never hurts to talk to your neighbors first to try and resolve the problem.
I run a WRT54 v5. I can administer it from the wireless or ethernet ends, but I don't allow it to be administered from the WAN connection.
I like having the ability to administer my router from the wireless end of the connection. If I am having problems with my DSL Connection, I don't have to get up and move to my router in order to check for problems.
Well I would not have called the police. Couples fight and they sometimes throw things that is there business not yours. If one of them is really in trouble they can call the police themselves or run to a neighbor, etc. they do not need a neighbor watching them to keep them safe. Of course if you knew that the husband had a history of wife abuse, etc. then I could see you being more concerned/justified in your actions but I doubt that was the case from what you have said. Unless you really witness a crime you should not be calling the police and especially not 911!
Think that all you like, but if a couple is throwing multiple objects during a fight, chances are it is worthy of police intervention. Its not always possible for one to be able to call the police themselves or get out and run for help if it is a domestic issue.
Now, I agree that one shouldn't be using 9-1-1 for non-emergencies, but there are times when you have to get the police involved.
I'd rather have a local government trying to save me from unsecured WiFi than a national government trying to save me from stray boobies, thanks. Especially when I don't live in that local government's jurisdiction.
This isn't something that the government has any business getting into. Using unsecured WiFi is a choice I make, and if I am dumb enough to a)transmit sensative data over that connection or b)make purchases where I have to input my credit card over said connection, then that is my choice. There are already laws in place that make stealing personal data and using it a crime.
This is just some self-important government official trying to make a name for him/herself and manufacture a problem to solve.
While it is good to focus on one set of skills and develop them to their fullest, if you don't have any other usable skills that the company might be able to use, you will be passed over for someone who could do a little less in your area of focus but has skills in many other areas.
The more you can offer to a business, the more likely they are going to look at you.
Air pollution is more than just CO2. The exhaust from a coal power plant contains sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, ash, and radioactive elements. Even with exhaust scrubbers and emerging technologies, you will still have other compounds entering the atmosphere that create smog.
Microsoft marketed a load of vapor to people for years so they would wait for Vista. And if someone is waiting for Vista, they aren't installing Mac OS X or Linux. Br.
That might be true for corporations or the few consumers who want to have the latest and greatest from Microsoft, but I don't think that is generally true of most users. Most users will use whatever comes on their system so long as it works and will run the programs they want.
In the online applications that I have filled out, there is no number or email that you can use to contact the HR department to ensure that your application is recieved and contains all the information you input.
Everyone also needs to remember that this is a first-gen device. Its not going to work perfectly, and it is going to have its little quirks and bugs that will get worked out as it is revised. Many of the problems, like battery life and the Wi-fi troubles, will be worked out, and the software and UI will improve.
Microsoft is caught in an awkward position, but it isn't defending the computer from administrative users. Well...not entirely, anyway.
As another poster mentioned, Microsoft did a good job building a solid security foundation for the Windows NT line. They even attempted to implement a unix-style user system where program settings would be stored in each users Application Data file.
Unfortunately, some programmers didn't get the memos about that, and either through lazy coding practices or some other reason, decided that all program data should be in an area where only administrators could access it, thus necessitating all users running as administrator to run this software.
Oh god forbid someone should make copies of their wedding photos.
Make sure you read the contract before you sign it. If the photographer doesn't give you the copyright to the images from the wedding, find a different one. Just realize that weddings are big money for photographers and some like to control the distribution as much as possible to make the most buck.
Speaking as a photographer now, I don't think I would ever stoop that low. When I shoot a few weddings for my friends, they will have the copyrights to all the images, and if they want, they can go to Wal-mart and make their own prints. They'll pay more for that, but in the end, the happy couples will be able to make all the copies they want and do what they please with them.
None of that would actually bother me. I still have a valid Win2k license floating around, and it would give me more of a reason to look to Linux, BSD, and Darwin.
It makes sense for Microsoft to offer a "free, basic operating system." They don't even have to sell add-ons like WMP and Outlook Express as they are little used products in my experience.
Most businesses also *don't* pirate windows. It's a good bit harder to pirate windows than it seems like it would be; the *real* big reason for the "Microsoft Malware Removal Tool" that automatic updates downloads once a month is really to disable everyone's activation cracks (because it does this too.)
If you run Windows 2000, there are no activation cracks.
PDAs were sci-fi 20 years ago. 30 years ago, cell phones and computers small enough that you could have one in your home were sci-fi. Landing a man on the moon was sci-fi fifty years ago.
Things that we take for granted now were sci-fi back in the day. They never would have happened if it wasn't for visionary science-fiction authors looking at possible uses for technology that hadn't even been developed yet.
Except I don't think that is something the Chinese would want us to do. Unfortunately for both nations, they have become somewhat linked through trade. China exports billions of dollars worht of goods to the United States while strongly backing our currency. A massive crop failure would send our economy into the tubes and leave them with a trading partner with very weak currency (not good for exports) and piles of junk bonds.
IBM/Lenovo gets you to a call center in Atlanta. I've spoken to more people with thick southern accents there then any other tech-support I have called.
In terms of price, it is a poor analogy. However, I wasn't making a comparison in the products. I was making a comparison in attitudes.
I was comparing the attitude of the GP to that of a teenage girl. He's comparing superficial traits of the web browsers and stating that he won't use one basically because it looks bad on a Mac and doesn't use certain features that I'm sure the designers wouldn't want the program to use.
Its like a teenage girl who won't hang out with her friend because she is wearing Wal-mart and Target brand clothes while the other is buying Prada bags and Gucci dresses.
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Sounds like a great idea, but will the politicians listen?
But a 5% showing for a 3rd party candidate will have an effect. Ralph Nader didn't even need those numbers nationally to get noticed by the Democratic party or the media.
The problem is that when a 3rd party candidate gets popular, one or both of the major parties will resort to keeping that candidate off the ballot by any means necessary. In the last US election, the DNC successfully went to court in several states to keep Nader off the ballot because they feared he would take more votes away from their candidate.
Students studying at the university level shouldn't need their course to match up exactly with a textbook all the time.
You would think that, but there are some that can't. I had a business law class where we had this thick book as a reference, but the teacher (a lawyer for longer than I had been alive) based all her lectures on personal experience (when we had lectures). Most of the people in the class had problems because her lectures sometimes contradicted the book, and one girl couldn't function during tests unless she had a million different post-it notes marking the page where everything was.
These laws aren't made to be enforced, per se, they just raise awareness of wireless encryption for the average westchester county layman.
If that is the case, then this is a gross misuse of government power. Its great that they want to raise awareness of wireless security, BUT there are better ways to do that than passing laws.
If you want people to learn about wireless security and encourage them to secure their wireless routers, draft a pamphlet and mail it to each person in the county. If that is too expensive, create a website that contains information on wireless security and how to secure some common routers.
Stupid, un-enforceable laws don't solve the problem. They only create, at best, half-baked proposals that don't actually solve anything.
If they wanted to bring the matter of wireless security to the attention of businesses, then they could create a pamphlet or put up information on the county webpage. If they wanted to legislate wireless security, they would require encryption. If they wanted to keep public users from accessing company data, the law would require the hotspot to be on a seperate subnet or Internet connection.
This bill is like the PATRIOT ACT, a feel good measure that makes people think the government is actually doing something.
You're right, which is why most police departments have non-emergency numbers. In the instances that you mentioned, 9-1-1 would be appropriate only in the drug transaction (if it actually is a drug transaction). The ones where the car is parked incorrectly or where you have a neighbor throwing trash into your yard could involve the police, but there is a number you can use to contact them which won't have them running to your property with full lights and sirens.
Even in those cases, though, the police shouldn't be involved except as a last resort. It never hurts to talk to your neighbors first to try and resolve the problem.
I run a WRT54 v5. I can administer it from the wireless or ethernet ends, but I don't allow it to be administered from the WAN connection.
I like having the ability to administer my router from the wireless end of the connection. If I am having problems with my DSL Connection, I don't have to get up and move to my router in order to check for problems.
Well I would not have called the police. Couples fight and they sometimes throw things that is there business not yours. If one of them is really in trouble they can call the police themselves or run to a neighbor, etc. they do not need a neighbor watching them to keep them safe. Of course if you knew that the husband had a history of wife abuse, etc. then I could see you being more concerned/justified in your actions but I doubt that was the case from what you have said. Unless you really witness a crime you should not be calling the police and especially not 911!
Think that all you like, but if a couple is throwing multiple objects during a fight, chances are it is worthy of police intervention. Its not always possible for one to be able to call the police themselves or get out and run for help if it is a domestic issue.
Now, I agree that one shouldn't be using 9-1-1 for non-emergencies, but there are times when you have to get the police involved.
I'd rather have a local government trying to save me from unsecured WiFi than a national government trying to save me from stray boobies, thanks. Especially when I don't live in that local government's jurisdiction.
This isn't something that the government has any business getting into. Using unsecured WiFi is a choice I make, and if I am dumb enough to a)transmit sensative data over that connection or b)make purchases where I have to input my credit card over said connection, then that is my choice. There are already laws in place that make stealing personal data and using it a crime.
This is just some self-important government official trying to make a name for him/herself and manufacture a problem to solve.
Sounds like you need to specialize.
Ack!!! NO!!! Specialize = BAD!!!!
While it is good to focus on one set of skills and develop them to their fullest, if you don't have any other usable skills that the company might be able to use, you will be passed over for someone who could do a little less in your area of focus but has skills in many other areas.
The more you can offer to a business, the more likely they are going to look at you.
Air pollution is more than just CO2. The exhaust from a coal power plant contains sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, ash, and radioactive elements. Even with exhaust scrubbers and emerging technologies, you will still have other compounds entering the atmosphere that create smog.
Microsoft marketed a load of vapor to people for years so they would wait for Vista. And if someone is waiting for Vista, they aren't installing Mac OS X or Linux.
Br. That might be true for corporations or the few consumers who want to have the latest and greatest from Microsoft, but I don't think that is generally true of most users. Most users will use whatever comes on their system so long as it works and will run the programs they want.
In the online applications that I have filled out, there is no number or email that you can use to contact the HR department to ensure that your application is recieved and contains all the information you input.
Everyone also needs to remember that this is a first-gen device. Its not going to work perfectly, and it is going to have its little quirks and bugs that will get worked out as it is revised. Many of the problems, like battery life and the Wi-fi troubles, will be worked out, and the software and UI will improve.
Microsoft is caught in an awkward position, but it isn't defending the computer from administrative users. Well...not entirely, anyway.
As another poster mentioned, Microsoft did a good job building a solid security foundation for the Windows NT line. They even attempted to implement a unix-style user system where program settings would be stored in each users Application Data file. Unfortunately, some programmers didn't get the memos about that, and either through lazy coding practices or some other reason, decided that all program data should be in an area where only administrators could access it, thus necessitating all users running as administrator to run this software.
Oh god forbid someone should make copies of their wedding photos.
Make sure you read the contract before you sign it. If the photographer doesn't give you the copyright to the images from the wedding, find a different one. Just realize that weddings are big money for photographers and some like to control the distribution as much as possible to make the most buck.
Speaking as a photographer now, I don't think I would ever stoop that low. When I shoot a few weddings for my friends, they will have the copyrights to all the images, and if they want, they can go to Wal-mart and make their own prints. They'll pay more for that, but in the end, the happy couples will be able to make all the copies they want and do what they please with them.
None of that would actually bother me. I still have a valid Win2k license floating around, and it would give me more of a reason to look to Linux, BSD, and Darwin.
It makes sense for Microsoft to offer a "free, basic operating system." They don't even have to sell add-ons like WMP and Outlook Express as they are little used products in my experience.
Or a version of Adobe Photoshop.
Yes, I know it runs on a mac, but unless you're gonna buy me one, I don't want to hear about it.
Most businesses also *don't* pirate windows. It's a good bit harder to pirate windows than it seems like it would be; the *real* big reason for the "Microsoft Malware Removal Tool" that automatic updates downloads once a month is really to disable everyone's activation cracks (because it does this too.)
If you run Windows 2000, there are no activation cracks.
PDAs were sci-fi 20 years ago. 30 years ago, cell phones and computers small enough that you could have one in your home were sci-fi. Landing a man on the moon was sci-fi fifty years ago.
Things that we take for granted now were sci-fi back in the day. They never would have happened if it wasn't for visionary science-fiction authors looking at possible uses for technology that hadn't even been developed yet.
Except I don't think that is something the Chinese would want us to do. Unfortunately for both nations, they have become somewhat linked through trade. China exports billions of dollars worht of goods to the United States while strongly backing our currency. A massive crop failure would send our economy into the tubes and leave them with a trading partner with very weak currency (not good for exports) and piles of junk bonds.
IBM/Lenovo gets you to a call center in Atlanta. I've spoken to more people with thick southern accents there then any other tech-support I have called.
But that kinda defeats the point of getting a laptop, doesn't it?
In terms of price, it is a poor analogy. However, I wasn't making a comparison in the products. I was making a comparison in attitudes.
I was comparing the attitude of the GP to that of a teenage girl. He's comparing superficial traits of the web browsers and stating that he won't use one basically because it looks bad on a Mac and doesn't use certain features that I'm sure the designers wouldn't want the program to use.
Its like a teenage girl who won't hang out with her friend because she is wearing Wal-mart and Target brand clothes while the other is buying Prada bags and Gucci dresses.