Why do CEO's in this country think they are above everyone else, demanding excessive compensation and feel they can prevaricate with impunity when it suits their purposes?
I use OpenBSD as one of the layers that protect me from the evils that lurk on the Internet.
OpenBSD works quite well as my firewall and router and ntp time server and DHCP server and DNS server and....
but after that the browser will update silently - just like Chrome.
Chrome installs the browser into the user's folder in order to silence the UAC controls.
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Firefox is continuing to install in the protected system area, without the benefit of the UAC warnings, bypassing any Windows security.
Will Firefox now become a new attack vector for exploits?
The developers said this move was in response to the complaints about the flurry of versions being released. But I have to say, I'd rather have fewer versions released than to have a new security exploit vector installed.
LibreOffice Writer still cannot print envelopes (I've tried both Monarch and #10 envelopes). The last version that could print envelopes properly and easily was Open Office 3.3, Since then then envelope printing must have been "fixed" or "enhanced", and it doesn't work properly.
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I have never had a problem printing envelopes with any version of Microsoft Word.
So much so, that over 99% of internet users have Flash installed on their browser,' writes Mozilla's Jared Wein, the lead software engineer on the project, in a blog post.
Yes, I have Flash installed in my browser.
No, I do not have Flash enabled all the time in my browser. I only enable Flash for the particular content I want to view via Flash.
I already have the "click to play" option for Flash.
How does this affect the home schooled children who do not have the microbial benefit of socializing with the other rug-rat microbe incubators in a classroom environment?
'We know from lots of studies and lots of data now that violent criminals very often begin their careers as nonviolent criminals. And the earlier you can get a nonviolent criminal's DNA in the data bank, the higher your chances are of apprehending the right person.'"
We also know that almost all, if not all, violent criminals begin their life as babies. So the earlier you can get a baby's DNA in the data bank, the higher your chances are of apprehending the right person.
In the case of forward-facing particles the outburst can be very energetic — enough to destroy anyone at the destination directly in front of the ship.
“Any people at the destination,” the team’s paper concludes, “would be gamma ray and high energy particle blasted into oblivion due to the extreme blueshifts for [forward] region particles.”
I do not see anywhere where it is mentioned how far in front of the ship the blasted into oblivion effects will occur. How close is directly in front of the ship?
Apple executives say that going overseas, at this point, is their only option
It is a self-fulfilling prophesy. The jobs were initially shipped overseas due to the cheap workforce. Then the overseas workforce built up their skills because those skills were in demand and being used, meanwhile the skills of American workers atrophied because no company wanted to use them. The overseas manufacturing facilities were heavily invested in because that is where the cheap sweat-shop labor was, and still is. Do you know the working conditions at these factories are so bad that the companies install suicide nets around the building to catch the workers trying to commit suicide by jumping off the roof? Do you know that the workers in those factories are required to sleep 8 to 10 people in a dorm room, and they are not allowed to talk or socialize with their roommates?
Now it is at the point that manufacturing in the US has been neglected for so long, that to catchup and compete is a daunting task. And no company wants to make the investment in American people and manufacturing infrastructure anymore.
The Apple execs are being very self-serving in their rationalizations for abandoning the American worker. They are just trying to paint a smiley face on a sad situation.
In reality it is the American companies that neglected the American workforce and manufacturing infrastructure for cheap overseas labor. Then the American companies invested in the overseas workforce.
It is about time that companies pay their employees for the work done. My manager once told me that he expected me to answer work emails until 9pm each weekday evening, and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. He effectively double the length of my work week, and there was no compensation for it.
Absolutely, companies punish employees who dare to take the vacation time they have earned.
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I was once told by my manager that I could take vacation when, and only when, the project I was working on was finished. It was a two-year project that was dreamed up by my non-technical manager (the CIO, believe it or not) without my input (or the technical input from any other technology people in the company) and was doomed to failure because it would never work. My manager was looking for a scapegoat to assign blame to, as he finally realized his pet project was the fiasco I told him it would be.
Meanwhile, I am getting emails from Human Resources telling me that I have to take my vacation time or lose it.
It is a no win situation for technical people.
Netflix has the right solution on this topic......
Russia should just admit to its failures, and move on. From what I've read, Russia's high-technology infrastructure is held together with band-aids® and chewing gum. They should concentrate upon repairing their space exploration foundation, then make the attempts to explore Mars.
... the digital audio path in Windows 7 is messed up. When you plug a digital audio USB source into the USB port of a PC running Windows 7, the Windows 7 processing automatically assumes the input is a microphone-level input and places a "preamp" on the input. The "preamp" cannot be bypassed or disabled. This design is broken on so many levels. First of all, there is no such thing as a "microphone-level" digital input that requires a preamp. Secondly, it prevents me from passing a bit-transparent audio signal into Windows 7.
. Who in the world at Microsoft came up with the stunningly bad idea of putting a "preamp" stage on a digital audio input?
I was told that Microsoft does not intend to fix this bug until Windows 8, and that if I wanted a bug fix I would have to buy Windows 8.
So now I am thinking that Microsoft planted this bug intentionally in order to generate more Windows 7 to Windows 8 upgrade sales.
And that is why I am staying on Windows XP --- XP works fine with digital audio USB inputs.
More pre-release Microsoft hype about a vapor product that is going to change the world. What ever happened to Windows Phone 7 changing the world? Remember Windows Phone 7? Neither do I.
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Beware Dihydrogen Monoxide. It can kill you within minutes, yet is it everywhere around you.
The hashtag or "#" symbol is also called an octothorpe.
Why do CEO's in this country think they are above everyone else, demanding excessive compensation and feel they can prevaricate with impunity when it suits their purposes?
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An awesome periphery and utility server OS.
but after that the browser will update silently - just like Chrome.
Chrome installs the browser into the user's folder in order to silence the UAC controls.
.
Firefox is continuing to install in the protected system area, without the benefit of the UAC warnings, bypassing any Windows security.
Will Firefox now become a new attack vector for exploits?
The developers said this move was in response to the complaints about the flurry of versions being released. But I have to say, I'd rather have fewer versions released than to have a new security exploit vector installed.
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I have never had a problem printing envelopes with any version of Microsoft Word.
So much so, that over 99% of internet users have Flash installed on their browser,' writes Mozilla's Jared Wein, the lead software engineer on the project, in a blog post.
Yes, I have Flash installed in my browser.
No, I do not have Flash enabled all the time in my browser. I only enable Flash for the particular content I want to view via Flash.
I already have the "click to play" option for Flash.
A Swansea University spokesperson said: "The student remains suspended from the university pending the conclusion of our disciplinary proceedings."
How does this affect the home schooled children who do not have the microbial benefit of socializing with the other rug-rat microbe incubators in a classroom environment?
It's pretty interesting to go through the top-100 list and look at the passages people think are worth highlighting.
Why does Amazon think it is OK to look over my shoulder as I read a book, and then publish the results of what it sees?
'We know from lots of studies and lots of data now that violent criminals very often begin their careers as nonviolent criminals. And the earlier you can get a nonviolent criminal's DNA in the data bank, the higher your chances are of apprehending the right person.'"
We also know that almost all, if not all, violent criminals begin their life as babies. So the earlier you can get a baby's DNA in the data bank, the higher your chances are of apprehending the right person.
In the case of forward-facing particles the outburst can be very energetic — enough to destroy anyone at the destination directly in front of the ship. “Any people at the destination,” the team’s paper concludes, “would be gamma ray and high energy particle blasted into oblivion due to the extreme blueshifts for [forward] region particles.”
I do not see anywhere where it is mentioned how far in front of the ship the blasted into oblivion effects will occur. How close is directly in front of the ship?
an effort to strike the right balance between security and usability
Microsoft used that same excuse for the early security problems in Windows. It's time we hear a new reason used to rationalize poor design.
Apple executives say that going overseas, at this point, is their only option
It is a self-fulfilling prophesy. The jobs were initially shipped overseas due to the cheap workforce. Then the overseas workforce built up their skills because those skills were in demand and being used, meanwhile the skills of American workers atrophied because no company wanted to use them. The overseas manufacturing facilities were heavily invested in because that is where the cheap sweat-shop labor was, and still is. Do you know the working conditions at these factories are so bad that the companies install suicide nets around the building to catch the workers trying to commit suicide by jumping off the roof? Do you know that the workers in those factories are required to sleep 8 to 10 people in a dorm room, and they are not allowed to talk or socialize with their roommates?
Now it is at the point that manufacturing in the US has been neglected for so long, that to catchup and compete is a daunting task. And no company wants to make the investment in American people and manufacturing infrastructure anymore.
The Apple execs are being very self-serving in their rationalizations for abandoning the American worker. They are just trying to paint a smiley face on a sad situation.
In reality it is the American companies that neglected the American workforce and manufacturing infrastructure for cheap overseas labor. Then the American companies invested in the overseas workforce.
I try connecting my "car" to people I see nearby who are (illegally here) holding their cell phones to their ears.
How can you tell that someone is "illegally here" just by looking at them?
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I have to wonder how much of the pre-release ReFS hype will prove to be true in the coming years.
I cannot see how pouring water into volcano will end up being a good thing ....
It is about time that companies pay their employees for the work done. My manager once told me that he expected me to answer work emails until 9pm each weekday evening, and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. He effectively double the length of my work week, and there was no compensation for it.
.
I was once told by my manager that I could take vacation when, and only when, the project I was working on was finished. It was a two-year project that was dreamed up by my non-technical manager (the CIO, believe it or not) without my input (or the technical input from any other technology people in the company) and was doomed to failure because it would never work. My manager was looking for a scapegoat to assign blame to, as he finally realized his pet project was the fiasco I told him it would be.
Meanwhile, I am getting emails from Human Resources telling me that I have to take my vacation time or lose it.
It is a no win situation for technical people.
Netflix has the right solution on this topic......
Yup. :)
Russia should just admit to its failures, and move on. From what I've read, Russia's high-technology infrastructure is held together with band-aids® and chewing gum. They should concentrate upon repairing their space exploration foundation, then make the attempts to explore Mars.
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At some point we have to realize that the Internet (rightly and wrongly) gives any voice a megaphone.
So you have to decide what you want to listen to and what you want to believe.
I understand that takes more than a few neurons to rub together, but you can do it. I know you can.
Think for yourself. It's fun.
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Who in the world at Microsoft came up with the stunningly bad idea of putting a "preamp" stage on a digital audio input?
I was told that Microsoft does not intend to fix this bug until Windows 8, and that if I wanted a bug fix I would have to buy Windows 8.
So now I am thinking that Microsoft planted this bug intentionally in order to generate more Windows 7 to Windows 8 upgrade sales.
And that is why I am staying on Windows XP --- XP works fine with digital audio USB inputs.
... I shudder to think what Dell's cost-cutting frenzy would do to the quality of the ThinkPad line.
More pre-release Microsoft hype about a vapor product that is going to change the world. What ever happened to Windows Phone 7 changing the world? Remember Windows Phone 7? Neither do I.