Alright, I'm a little confused here. We have laws on the book which prevent breaking into computers and installing "spyware" without the user knowing about it, but if that "spyware" is encrypted/hidden/copy protected in any way, it is also illegal to remove it??
Is it just me, or is the US government getting too stupid for its britches??
We already do help those people in Inner Cities and rural areas. Its called a local library, and I believe that they've all been hooked up to the Internet by now.
And dont even get me started on how my rural area schoolchildren are yet to see a computer until their latter high school years.
I wouldn't go that far. I've regularly travelled through some rural areas in Wisconsin, and it seems like everyone has a computer in their home now. So what if you don't touch one in school, the Slashdot crowd should know that you learn more with the help of Google than you can in a classroom.
Somehow, I don't think you can have it both ways. Businesses seem to depend on, or want, some proprietary apps. Until these apps are ported to Unix/Linux, you'll have a hard time convincing businesses, or at least some departments, of switching over.
A previous poster mentioned accounting departments, and that is just one example. You'll have a hard time convincing graphic artists and photographers to give up their Windows/Mac boxes with Adobe products and the specialized software for their scanners/cameras/graphics tablets.
No idea. CMOS and CCD sensors can't be too cheap, though.
And if you think the price of cameras is bad, you should look at the price of lenses. To get a decent telephoto lens for action/sports photography, you're looking at a minimum of $1200 for the low end model and over $10000 for the 600mm lens.
Actually? A $2900 camera gets you a lot. You might not think you need it, but some people actually need full frame (35mm sized) sensors, 8 frames per second, and things like weather sealing and the ability to set the color temperature that the camera uses.
When I was searching for a Canon EOS 20D to replace my Rebel XT, I found a number of sites that offered extremely low prices on new, in box items I was looking for. I dug a little deeper into these companies and I found a lot of reports of the same types of tactics.
Usually, the company tried to sell them items that would come with the camera, like the battery, battery charger, and documentation. By the time these items were taken into account, the price had reached the price that you would pay if you bought it elsewhere.
There is only one New York store that I would deal with - B&H (www.bhphotovideo.com). They're one of the best camera retailers in the country.
Besides for them, the only other company I will deal with now is Calumet Photographic. I've heard good things about Robert's in Indianapolis as well, but I've never had any dealings with them.
That clearly ignores the possibility that the parent wasn't careless and the kid did something because they didn't know better. So, it is possible that A and E are also correct.
I would never kill. If I had to shoot someone in the foot or in the shoulder I would, but only in defense.
I have a serious problem with this. When I learned about using a handgun/pistol for self-defense, I was taught that you should "shoot-to-stop." This was explained to me as using sufficient force to get the assailant to stop his actions.
It was also explained to me that shooting for non-vital areas, like the foot, leg, or shoulder, aren't sufficient for this. If you're shot in the foot or shoulder, you can continue your actions. Sure, it may hurt like hell, but you haven't been incapactitated in any way. If you don't have the mentality to use the firearm to its fullest extent, then you're just providing another opportunity to would-be assailants.
Carrying a weapon can be just as dangerous to you as not carrying a weapon. Is your wallet seriously worth that much?
Within 10 feet, its easy to avoid a shot or create a situation where the gun can be turned against you.
Lets say I was mugging you. I'm within 10 feet, and I have a gun. If I see you making any sudden or false moves for what might be a gun, you'd be dead where you stood. You wouldn't even have a chance to draw down on me.
Lets say I didn't have a gun, and it looked like you were going for one. I would rush you so fast that even if you did get your gun out of your holster, it wouldn't help you. And then it would either be on the ground out of play or in my hands.
There is a reason cops won't get within 21 feet of an armed individual unless they have cover, and that reason is that inside 21 feet, an individual can close fast enough to force a hand-to-hand fight.
"Hot Coffee" was probably a sloppy mistake. The developers probably got their AO rating, went into the code and commented out a few lines, and recompiled so they could get it in quickly for review. No one probably thought to remove the media files.
As opposed to what? In other words, what ways and means do we already have in place for handling the above situations, and why are they not working (implied by the fact that they're asking for more than what they already have).
I suspect they're working...but TPTB don't like the results they're getting.
But in a lot of ways, it is a tax. When you purchase a desktop machine from any major computer manufacturer, you don't have the option to get one without an operating system.
For the average home user, I highly doubt that this is a big deal. Most, in my experience, don't care that they have Windows so long as 1)they can use their multimedia files, 2)play their games, and 3)surf the web. If "it just works," people aren't going to complain, the average person won't complain.
Most people who want to choose their operating systems aren't going to be buying $300 commodity machines from Dell. You're either going to build one yourself using components that you know to work, or you will go to a local shop and have one built for you.
That doesn't mean there isn't a market for other open-source software. Open Office and Firefox are two pieces of software I recommend to everyone I go to school with simply because they are better than Microsoft's offerings, especially for the price.
I wish I had mod points to mod this up. You can't fake real interest in technology. This is so true. In my (limited) experience, there are a number of students who don't possess that interest in technology, whether it is learning it on their own by experimenting, spending time on Slashdot, or reading the latest technical articles or magazines.
Technology isn't the be-all, end-all of an IT program, though. You do need to have outside interests, but when you're in class, you should be able to know and discuss the technologies you're studying. My program has a class dealing with the social implications of information technology, and very few people were interested in the potential uses of technology. I swear I heard crickets chirping a few times.
If you don't have the knowledge to back that degree up, you'll end up working help desk for the rest of your life.
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I'm currently an IT student, and I will be graduating in December. What I've found is that most entry-level jobs are in tech support unless I get lucky and find a small company that is looking to expand its IT staff.
Part of the problem that I've noticed with many IT students in my program is that they're not interested in computers. I've performed just as much (Windows) tech support for my fellow IT students as I have for students who aren't in the IT program. For our Senior "capstone" class, we were asked to give a presentation on a piece of software. Over half the class had to have one assigned by the teacher because they didn't know of anything unique that they wanted to present.
Look for kids that are interested in IT. They're going to be the ones who take what they learn in the classroom and try to extend it. They may even come back at you with more complex and complicated problems that they discovered while, learning on their own.
With Oracle's purchase of Inno-DB and their recent release of a free version of their database software, it looks like a war will be shaping up over the low end of the database market.
Besides for being open-source, what advantages do PostgreSQL and MySQL have over Oracles' 10g Express, Microsoft's SQL Server 2005 Express, and IBM's proposed DB2 Express?
Copyright isn't dying. The corporate media companies that use copyright as a whomping stick are. Well, maybe not dying, but afraid of their death.
The right for authors to protect their work can't die, otherwise photographers, authors, and musicians wouldn't be able to make an income off of their works.
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Alright, I'm a little confused here. We have laws on the book which prevent breaking into computers and installing "spyware" without the user knowing about it, but if that "spyware" is encrypted/hidden/copy protected in any way, it is also illegal to remove it??
Is it just me, or is the US government getting too stupid for its britches??
We already do help those people in Inner Cities and rural areas. Its called a local library, and I believe that they've all been hooked up to the Internet by now.
And dont even get me started on how my rural area schoolchildren are yet to see a computer until their latter high school years.
I wouldn't go that far. I've regularly travelled through some rural areas in Wisconsin, and it seems like everyone has a computer in their home now. So what if you don't touch one in school, the Slashdot crowd should know that you learn more with the help of Google than you can in a classroom.
Adobe already has a product that does that - ImageReady, which is included with Photoshop.
Somehow, I don't think you can have it both ways. Businesses seem to depend on, or want, some proprietary apps. Until these apps are ported to Unix/Linux, you'll have a hard time convincing businesses, or at least some departments, of switching over.
A previous poster mentioned accounting departments, and that is just one example. You'll have a hard time convincing graphic artists and photographers to give up their Windows/Mac boxes with Adobe products and the specialized software for their scanners/cameras/graphics tablets.
No idea. CMOS and CCD sensors can't be too cheap, though.
And if you think the price of cameras is bad, you should look at the price of lenses. To get a decent telephoto lens for action/sports photography, you're looking at a minimum of $1200 for the low end model and over $10000 for the 600mm lens.
Actually? A $2900 camera gets you a lot. You might not think you need it, but some people actually need full frame (35mm sized) sensors, 8 frames per second, and things like weather sealing and the ability to set the color temperature that the camera uses.
When I was searching for a Canon EOS 20D to replace my Rebel XT, I found a number of sites that offered extremely low prices on new, in box items I was looking for. I dug a little deeper into these companies and I found a lot of reports of the same types of tactics.
Usually, the company tried to sell them items that would come with the camera, like the battery, battery charger, and documentation. By the time these items were taken into account, the price had reached the price that you would pay if you bought it elsewhere.
There is only one New York store that I would deal with - B&H (www.bhphotovideo.com). They're one of the best camera retailers in the country.
Besides for them, the only other company I will deal with now is Calumet Photographic. I've heard good things about Robert's in Indianapolis as well, but I've never had any dealings with them.
The right answer is clearly 'B',
That clearly ignores the possibility that the parent wasn't careless and the kid did something because they didn't know better. So, it is possible that A and E are also correct.
Better yet...if he is so friggin omnipotent, why would he let you die for him?
I would never kill. If I had to shoot someone in the foot or in the shoulder I would, but only in defense.
I have a serious problem with this. When I learned about using a handgun/pistol for self-defense, I was taught that you should "shoot-to-stop." This was explained to me as using sufficient force to get the assailant to stop his actions.
It was also explained to me that shooting for non-vital areas, like the foot, leg, or shoulder, aren't sufficient for this. If you're shot in the foot or shoulder, you can continue your actions. Sure, it may hurt like hell, but you haven't been incapactitated in any way. If you don't have the mentality to use the firearm to its fullest extent, then you're just providing another opportunity to would-be assailants.
Carrying a weapon can be just as dangerous to you as not carrying a weapon. Is your wallet seriously worth that much?
Within 10 feet, its easy to avoid a shot or create a situation where the gun can be turned against you.
Lets say I was mugging you. I'm within 10 feet, and I have a gun. If I see you making any sudden or false moves for what might be a gun, you'd be dead where you stood. You wouldn't even have a chance to draw down on me.
Lets say I didn't have a gun, and it looked like you were going for one. I would rush you so fast that even if you did get your gun out of your holster, it wouldn't help you. And then it would either be on the ground out of play or in my hands.
There is a reason cops won't get within 21 feet of an armed individual unless they have cover, and that reason is that inside 21 feet, an individual can close fast enough to force a hand-to-hand fight.
"Hot Coffee" was probably a sloppy mistake. The developers probably got their AO rating, went into the code and commented out a few lines, and recompiled so they could get it in quickly for review. No one probably thought to remove the media files.
Just playing devils advocate...
I think the judicial branch could rule on these issues - if someone could ever get a case in front of courts.
As opposed to what? In other words, what ways and means do we already have in place for handling the above situations, and why are they not working (implied by the fact that they're asking for more than what they already have).
I suspect they're working...but TPTB don't like the results they're getting.
But in a lot of ways, it is a tax. When you purchase a desktop machine from any major computer manufacturer, you don't have the option to get one without an operating system.
For the average home user, I highly doubt that this is a big deal. Most, in my experience, don't care that they have Windows so long as 1)they can use their multimedia files, 2)play their games, and 3)surf the web. If "it just works," people aren't going to complain, the average person won't complain.
Most people who want to choose their operating systems aren't going to be buying $300 commodity machines from Dell. You're either going to build one yourself using components that you know to work, or you will go to a local shop and have one built for you.
That doesn't mean there isn't a market for other open-source software. Open Office and Firefox are two pieces of software I recommend to everyone I go to school with simply because they are better than Microsoft's offerings, especially for the price.
Thanks for the tip. I'll put it to use just as soon as you buy me a copy of it.
Which distribution do you use? I have an old Pentium Pro 200 that I want to use as a file server.
#1 sounds like it would be more fun at a Best Buy or CompUSA than any second hand store.
I wish I had mod points to mod this up. You can't fake real interest in technology. This is so true. In my (limited) experience, there are a number of students who don't possess that interest in technology, whether it is learning it on their own by experimenting, spending time on Slashdot, or reading the latest technical articles or magazines.
Technology isn't the be-all, end-all of an IT program, though. You do need to have outside interests, but when you're in class, you should be able to know and discuss the technologies you're studying. My program has a class dealing with the social implications of information technology, and very few people were interested in the potential uses of technology. I swear I heard crickets chirping a few times.
If you don't have the knowledge to back that degree up, you'll end up working help desk for the rest of your life.
I'm currently an IT student, and I will be graduating in December. What I've found is that most entry-level jobs are in tech support unless I get lucky and find a small company that is looking to expand its IT staff.
Part of the problem that I've noticed with many IT students in my program is that they're not interested in computers. I've performed just as much (Windows) tech support for my fellow IT students as I have for students who aren't in the IT program. For our Senior "capstone" class, we were asked to give a presentation on a piece of software. Over half the class had to have one assigned by the teacher because they didn't know of anything unique that they wanted to present.
Look for kids that are interested in IT. They're going to be the ones who take what they learn in the classroom and try to extend it. They may even come back at you with more complex and complicated problems that they discovered while, learning on their own.
With Oracle's purchase of Inno-DB and their recent release of a free version of their database software, it looks like a war will be shaping up over the low end of the database market.
Besides for being open-source, what advantages do PostgreSQL and MySQL have over Oracles' 10g Express, Microsoft's SQL Server 2005 Express, and IBM's proposed DB2 Express?
Didn't Oracle just release a free version of their database technology?
Copyright isn't dying. The corporate media companies that use copyright as a whomping stick are. Well, maybe not dying, but afraid of their death.
The right for authors to protect their work can't die, otherwise photographers, authors, and musicians wouldn't be able to make an income off of their works.