Imagine the humiliation if a woman is refused because she allegedly has a mannish face-- so they want "more proof".
Thats what lawyers are for. For all that humiliation, they will get you a fat check from the admins of this game.
But I have to wonder...in this case, did the photographer in question use the CC website to determine the license, or did he make the selection on the Flickr website, and would that make a difference in the case>
Now, do they get it to the point that they are going to completely rewrite entire portions of their architecture... probably not, doing so would be almost unrealistic from a business point of view. Odds are that they are just going to add more spaghetti code to patch and augment the current mess of spaghetti code.
I'm not sure if they did some of this based on security concerns or if it was to eliminate the FUD of "See, even Microsoft uses Open Source," but they've rewritten their entire TCP/IP stack. I believe they also made significant changes to the Windows Server codebase that was used to build Windows Vista.
Arrival areas, where a traveler would pick up their luggage or meet their ride home, aren't heavily secured. Unlike gates, there aren't security checkpoints to check everyone who walks into one of those areas.
Self-expression is great, and I'm all for it. I'm also for people having enough frickin common-sense to know that there are times and places for certain kinds of self-expression as it may, just may, incite a panic. For example, walking through an airport with a breadboard on your chest...
A small breadboard, with some flashing led's on a pretty girls shirt, certainly does not look like a bomb.
So are you saying that a bomb can't be made with a breadboard? Or that it shouldn't be treated as suspicious?
While the channels that "geeks" find popular might be more expensive per channel, it would be cheaper than the current setup now. Look at the current pricing structure now days - if I only watch 3-4 channels in my cable or satellite package, I'm spreading that price over those 3-4 channels. If the price of digital cable in my area is $60, then I'm paying $20 per channel if I only watch 3.
With an ala carte option, it would be hard to justify charging $15 for any channel. Therefore, I can get my 4 channels and the cable company can still make their profit.
Its more like The History Channel (UFOs, Paranormal, Modern Marvels), The Weather Channel (round the clock weather maps on DirecTv), Discovery Channel (Mythbusters), and The Learning Channel (the Ladies Channel - What Not Wear, Trading Spaces, etc). I think the only two channels that stuck to their premise are The NASA Channel and CSPAN.
Slammer was embarassing, but that one was hardly Microsoft's fault (although they do share some blame). They had released a patch for that vulnerability six months before the attack occurred.
Security isn't just something you can pin on the software vendor and expect them to solve all your problems. It takes good system admins to keep the systems up-to-date with security patches and have them on a network that is designed for security.
Perhaps, but why should other students in your classes suffer? Laptops in the classroom are just obnoxious if the people with them are doing anything more than keeping up with powerpoint slides, and even that isn't the most useful as the cost of a proper projector has come down in price quite a bit over the last number of years.
But it wasn't just for keeping up with powerpoint slides. I had a lot of professors who used blackboard and chalk. When I used my laptop the way it was meant to be used, it allowed me to keep up with them and stay focused on the lecture instead of worrying if I got everything written down. I was able to process the lectures quicker and ask better questions.
When it comes time to share my notes with my friends after class, I can just email them a copy instead of giving up my notebook. If I want to refer to my notes a few months or years later, I'm not looking for the notebook, and I can find the lesson I need using a simple text search.
Sure they can be very helpful in the learning process, but they still cannot be as efficient as doing things in a handwritten form.
I disagree. First, I've discovered (and this is only true with me...ymmv) that when handwriting my notes, I'm paying more attention to my writing and whether I've missed something instead of focusing on the lecture. Then, if I wanted to retain the notes or share them with classmates or friends, I'm typing the notes up because I don't want to give my notebook away. Its not more efficent for me to write my notes then retype them.
I found that I did better in classes where I used my laptop to take notes. I remembered more, had an easier time sharing, and didn't have to try deciphering my own writing.
But there were only a few classes where I actually did that...most professors thought I was taking notes when I was really playing the Sims or surfing the net.
Perhaps you mean the most popular pirated image editor.
The only reason Photoshop is pirated is because it is the industry standard. I would say that a good portion of professional and serious amateur photographers, many graphic artist, and even some web-graphics designers will have a purchased copy of Photoshop or Photoshop Elements if they are using a Mac or Windows box for a desktop.
Nearly everything? I doubt it. The GIMP can do a lot, but it doesn't come close to matching the functionality of Photoshop. According to the Wikipedia article:
Comparison with Adobe Photoshop
Like Photoshop, GIMP features support for 8-bit per-channel images. Its Intelligent Scissors are similar to Photoshop's Magnetic Lasso tool, and many basic tools and filters have identical functionality in both.
Photoshop features several advantages in color management. It has support for 16-bit, 32-bit, and floating point images,[10] support for the Pantone color matching system, or spot color and support for color models other than RGB(A) and greyscale, such as CIE XYZ.[11] Photoshop features extensive gamma correction support.
GIMP features no or (with the PSPI plug-in) very weak support for plugins designed for Photoshop, such as 8BF filters.[12]
In addition, Photoshop contains several productivity features and tools not supported by the GIMP, such as native support for Adjustment layers (layers which act like filters),[13], undo history "snapshots" that persist between sessions, the history brush tool, folders in the layer window, a free transform tool to rotate, scale and move in one tool, and an interpolation code to draw smooth brush strokes using a tablet. The GIMP also requires basic programming knowledge to build an automation upon it, usually Script-Fu (scheme) or Python-Fu, while Photoshop can record your actions and repeat them with a "Play" button.
The GIMP's open development model means that it is much more readily available at low or zero cost than Photoshop, on more operating systems, and plugin development is not limited by developers; by comparison, access to Adobe Photoshop's SDK requires authorization.
So, it seems like the GIMP is just barely scratching the surface of what Photoshop can do...
As the saying goes, to each their own. As a fellow techie, I don't mind iTunes, and it has become my player of choice. Why? Because I like the simple interface. If I wanted more than just a simple media player, I would go back to using WinAmp or some other program.
Not really, but then who really cares if the kid looks at porn? The better question that the poster should have responded with is "Would you like me to show you how to lock your computer down so if your son does go to porn sites, it won't infect your machine with a ton of crapware?"
You completely miss the point of the Electoral College. It has nothing to do with candidates being able to personally visit every state and everything to do with the Founding Fathers not trusting direct democracy. The system, as it stands now, requires candidates to appeal to broad parts of the nation and have a plurality of the states supporting him (or her).
That's close, but not quite right. Most states have the "winner take all" mentality where the candidate that wins that state gets all the electoral votes. There are two states that are an exception to this rule: Maine and Nebraska. Both states sum up the presidential votes by district, and the candidate with the most votes across the entire state gets an additional two electors.
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Thats what lawyers are for. For all that humiliation, they will get you a fat check from the admins of this game.
But I have to wonder...in this case, did the photographer in question use the CC website to determine the license, or did he make the selection on the Flickr website, and would that make a difference in the case>
I'm not sure if they did some of this based on security concerns or if it was to eliminate the FUD of "See, even Microsoft uses Open Source," but they've rewritten their entire TCP/IP stack. I believe they also made significant changes to the Windows Server codebase that was used to build Windows Vista.
Then why not just answer the airport employee's question?
Arrival areas, where a traveler would pick up their luggage or meet their ride home, aren't heavily secured. Unlike gates, there aren't security checkpoints to check everyone who walks into one of those areas.
Self-expression is great, and I'm all for it. I'm also for people having enough frickin common-sense to know that there are times and places for certain kinds of self-expression as it may, just may, incite a panic. For example, walking through an airport with a breadboard on your chest...
So are you saying that a bomb can't be made with a breadboard? Or that it shouldn't be treated as suspicious?
While the channels that "geeks" find popular might be more expensive per channel, it would be cheaper than the current setup now. Look at the current pricing structure now days - if I only watch 3-4 channels in my cable or satellite package, I'm spreading that price over those 3-4 channels. If the price of digital cable in my area is $60, then I'm paying $20 per channel if I only watch 3.
With an ala carte option, it would be hard to justify charging $15 for any channel. Therefore, I can get my 4 channels and the cable company can still make their profit.
Its more like The History Channel (UFOs, Paranormal, Modern Marvels), The Weather Channel (round the clock weather maps on DirecTv), Discovery Channel (Mythbusters), and The Learning Channel (the Ladies Channel - What Not Wear, Trading Spaces, etc). I think the only two channels that stuck to their premise are The NASA Channel and CSPAN.
Slammer was embarassing, but that one was hardly Microsoft's fault (although they do share some blame). They had released a patch for that vulnerability six months before the attack occurred.
Security isn't just something you can pin on the software vendor and expect them to solve all your problems. It takes good system admins to keep the systems up-to-date with security patches and have them on a network that is designed for security.
Every significant non free program has roots in some kind of free software.
I thought it was the other way around - free software has its roots in creating free alternatives to non-free software.
Forex:
GIMP - Photoshop/PSP
Scribus - Pagemaker/Indesign/Quark
OpenOffice - MS Office/Star Office/Corel/Lotus/etc
Linux - AT&T Unix
Perhaps, but why should other students in your classes suffer? Laptops in the classroom are just obnoxious if the people with them are doing anything more than keeping up with powerpoint slides, and even that isn't the most useful as the cost of a proper projector has come down in price quite a bit over the last number of years.
But it wasn't just for keeping up with powerpoint slides. I had a lot of professors who used blackboard and chalk. When I used my laptop the way it was meant to be used, it allowed me to keep up with them and stay focused on the lecture instead of worrying if I got everything written down. I was able to process the lectures quicker and ask better questions.
When it comes time to share my notes with my friends after class, I can just email them a copy instead of giving up my notebook. If I want to refer to my notes a few months or years later, I'm not looking for the notebook, and I can find the lesson I need using a simple text search. Sure they can be very helpful in the learning process, but they still cannot be as efficient as doing things in a handwritten form.
I disagree. First, I've discovered (and this is only true with me...ymmv) that when handwriting my notes, I'm paying more attention to my writing and whether I've missed something instead of focusing on the lecture. Then, if I wanted to retain the notes or share them with classmates or friends, I'm typing the notes up because I don't want to give my notebook away. Its not more efficent for me to write my notes then retype them.
I found that I did better in classes where I used my laptop to take notes. I remembered more, had an easier time sharing, and didn't have to try deciphering my own writing.
But there were only a few classes where I actually did that...most professors thought I was taking notes when I was really playing the Sims or surfing the net.
Perhaps you mean the most popular pirated image editor.
The only reason Photoshop is pirated is because it is the industry standard. I would say that a good portion of professional and serious amateur photographers, many graphic artist, and even some web-graphics designers will have a purchased copy of Photoshop or Photoshop Elements if they are using a Mac or Windows box for a desktop.
Comparison with Adobe Photoshop
Like Photoshop, GIMP features support for 8-bit per-channel images. Its Intelligent Scissors are similar to Photoshop's Magnetic Lasso tool, and many basic tools and filters have identical functionality in both.
Photoshop features several advantages in color management. It has support for 16-bit, 32-bit, and floating point images,[10] support for the Pantone color matching system, or spot color and support for color models other than RGB(A) and greyscale, such as CIE XYZ.[11] Photoshop features extensive gamma correction support.
GIMP features no or (with the PSPI plug-in) very weak support for plugins designed for Photoshop, such as 8BF filters.[12]
In addition, Photoshop contains several productivity features and tools not supported by the GIMP, such as native support for Adjustment layers (layers which act like filters),[13], undo history "snapshots" that persist between sessions, the history brush tool, folders in the layer window, a free transform tool to rotate, scale and move in one tool, and an interpolation code to draw smooth brush strokes using a tablet. The GIMP also requires basic programming knowledge to build an automation upon it, usually Script-Fu (scheme) or Python-Fu, while Photoshop can record your actions and repeat them with a "Play" button.
The GIMP's open development model means that it is much more readily available at low or zero cost than Photoshop, on more operating systems, and plugin development is not limited by developers; by comparison, access to Adobe Photoshop's SDK requires authorization.
So, it seems like the GIMP is just barely scratching the surface of what Photoshop can do...
I thought the most popular image manipulation program was Photoshop??
As the saying goes, to each their own. As a fellow techie, I don't mind iTunes, and it has become my player of choice. Why? Because I like the simple interface. If I wanted more than just a simple media player, I would go back to using WinAmp or some other program.
Not really, but then who really cares if the kid looks at porn? The better question that the poster should have responded with is "Would you like me to show you how to lock your computer down so if your son does go to porn sites, it won't infect your machine with a ton of crapware?"
Google doesn't assemble the hardware for that device...they contract that out to a company in San Jose that does it for them.
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And I think that IBM built upon the work of Standard Oil and US Steel.
You completely miss the point of the Electoral College. It has nothing to do with candidates being able to personally visit every state and everything to do with the Founding Fathers not trusting direct democracy. The system, as it stands now, requires candidates to appeal to broad parts of the nation and have a plurality of the states supporting him (or her).
That's close, but not quite right. Most states have the "winner take all" mentality where the candidate that wins that state gets all the electoral votes. There are two states that are an exception to this rule: Maine and Nebraska. Both states sum up the presidential votes by district, and the candidate with the most votes across the entire state gets an additional two electors.
Read this for more information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College#Maine_Method
Chances are...if you actually need WSUS, the price of the platform it runs on won't be that great of a concern to you.