In business, it's very important to be the "first mover", which means the fist company to deploy an innovative (I use the term loosely) idea. Not only did MS fail at being the first mover, but they were also not the second mover. Is this why execs are starting to quit the company?:P
That's gotta be the lamest diagram I have ever seen. You should know that spammers actually do get paid BEFORE someone even buys a product.
I know about advertising and its effects since I studied it back in college. It's all about numbers and statistics.
If a spammer sends out an e-mail with a hyperlink and someone clicks it out of curiosity, that person just helped the spammer. The webmaster will see a hit on his site and can even see from which advertising company it came from (in this case, our spammer).
So more hits are generated. Therefor the company decides it's worth it to keep paying spammers. It's about letting people know that a company/website exists. It's about coverage.
You don't have to buy a product to help a spammer. All it takes is one click! And let's face it, a lot of people just can't help clicking on that add to see what lies beyond.
The Cisco statement, offered by Mojgan Khalili, senior manager for corporate public relations, went on to encourage customers to "upgrade their software to the latest available versions."
It's really funny to see that quote because they ALWAYS tell you to upgrade the IOS no matter what problem is reported to them... classic response from Cisco!
THEFT: The act or an instance of stealing; larceny
No property was stolen. The man accessed a network and he did so without hacking the WAP so how is this unauthorized?
I listen to the radio in my car or at work. There is no authentication protocols for me to access this radio network. Am I hacking it? Guess what? That WAP uses RF waves!!
If the man had been using the network to commit fraud or send death threats, he should have been charged for THOSE offenses alone. Using a wide open WAP should not be an offence. I mean the guy even admitted that he knew how to protect his WAP but chose not to... come on!!
This one is about a kid that got convicted of plotting to blow up his high school.
I don't have all the details of the evidence presented in court, nor do I know exactly what was said in court. but a bomb experts stated that the materials found could have been used to make bombs, but also for more innocent uses such as model rockets.
Guess what? He and his father launch model rockets all the time!! How could this NOT have created a reasonable doubt within the jury???
The answer is simple: People can be made to believe any lie, either because they want to believe it's true, or because they are AFRAID it's true - Terry Goodkind
How far must this paranoia go? How much will be lost before people realize that are very essence as humans are being destroyed from within? Our individuality is what makes us human? Why is conformity sought after so much? Why compliance? Do they want us to be BORG or something?
We are heavily reliant on fossil fuels because WE as consumers choose to take the easy solution.
Big oil companies make it difficult for consumers to use alternative energy sources. What, you think they don't go talk (see: bribe) to the big motor companies and entice them to build bigger, more powerful gas guzzlers?
How many ads about trucks or cars have you seen on tv or billboards? Out of the ones you have seen, how many were advertising the energy effecient and environmentally friendlier automobiles? For my part, in the last month I have seen exactly ZERO!
For Solar power, why do we need to have an entire field of them? I have seen energy self-sufficient houses equipped with solar panels on their roofs! How is the plant life dying there? Yes it is a problem when the sun goes down and I agree that batteries are not good for the environment, but they are cleaner and they last longer. As soon as fossil fuels burn up, they instantly pollute the environment. Batteries can be recycled and reused. If you don't want to use batteries, use another cleaner source of energy... deversify.
Onto the Wind power. The article talks about large-scale use of windpower. I agree that if you were to cover the entire continent with wind turbines, it would be detrimental to the ecology. I don't see a reason why we can't use them in moderation and add that source of energy to the diversity of energy.
In essence, I don't think there is one single energy solution that will solve our current situation, but there are other cleaner alternative sources of energy out there that can be used together and others will eventually become available http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/ 29/0212242&tid=232&tid=14
Wind Turbines would create friction to an already EXISTING wind current, not change it on a global scale!
In the long run, it would cost less to run on Wind Power starting TODAY rather then keep burning a limited source of of energy that polutes the atmosphere.
How is wind power detrimental to our eco-system? What about solar power? oh yeah that polutes to right? Oh and what if we use BOTH together? Oh the planet will just explode:P
Actually I disagree. Companies will usually make a case study.
Let's say it costs 3 million $ / year to have a really secured system, but if they leave it as is and they estimate that they MIGHT get a 1 million $ loss... they are still up 2 million bucks.
They don't look at logic, they look strictly at numbers on paper. They don't care if John Smith loses his house due to identity theft.
Think about this for a moment. There have been thousands upon thousands of malpractice lawsuits against individuals who showed gross incompetence.
In this case, not only did Citigroup fail to tranfer the data, but they also failed to secure it. People who could have been potentially affected by this might actually be able to sue them.
Oh and why they decided to use snail courrier is beyond me. There are so many SECURE VPN connections out there... idiots.
According to the guinness world records, the longest ocean swim was made by Susie Maroney in 1998. She swam from Mexico to Cuba for a distance of 197 KM (122 miles).
I'm pretty certain that from Norway to Iceland is a bit farther than 197 KM. Swimming in the ocean is not like swimming in a calm pool. You have waves, storms, marine life and all sorts of neato things to worry about.
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In business, it's very important to be the "first mover", which means the fist company to deploy an innovative (I use the term loosely) idea. Not only did MS fail at being the first mover, but they were also not the second mover. Is this why execs are starting to quit the company? :P
Skype has been doing this for how long now?
umm... after having my coffee, make that 10 pictures.
oops
....Click!!
Oh wait, hang on while I change my 1Gig card because it's already full after 1 shot.... ok... click!!
wash and repeat
0-10 degrees celcius: Black
11-15 degrees celcius: Blue
16-20 degrees celcius: Purple
21-25 degrees celcius: Dark Red
26-30 degrees celcius: Bright Red
31-50 degrees celcius: fuschia
Police Patrol: Dammit, the dispatcher is high again!
That alone deserves a top 5 spot!
I know about advertising and its effects since I studied it back in college. It's all about numbers and statistics.
If a spammer sends out an e-mail with a hyperlink and someone clicks it out of curiosity, that person just helped the spammer. The webmaster will see a hit on his site and can even see from which advertising company it came from (in this case, our spammer).
So more hits are generated. Therefor the company decides it's worth it to keep paying spammers. It's about letting people know that a company/website exists. It's about coverage.
You don't have to buy a product to help a spammer. All it takes is one click! And let's face it, a lot of people just can't help clicking on that add to see what lies beyond.
Curiosity killed the cat...
Nails, a pair of pliers and a blow torch.
Use your imagination :)
It's really funny to see that quote because they ALWAYS tell you to upgrade the IOS no matter what problem is reported to them... classic response from Cisco!
No property was stolen. The man accessed a network and he did so without hacking the WAP so how is this unauthorized?
I listen to the radio in my car or at work. There is no authentication protocols for me to access this radio network. Am I hacking it? Guess what? That WAP uses RF waves!!
If the man had been using the network to commit fraud or send death threats, he should have been charged for THOSE offenses alone. Using a wide open WAP should not be an offence. I mean the guy even admitted that he knew how to protect his WAP but chose not to... come on!!
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNew s/1118693467517_114102667
This one is about a kid that got convicted of plotting to blow up his high school.
I don't have all the details of the evidence presented in court, nor do I know exactly what was said in court. but a bomb experts stated that the materials found could have been used to make bombs, but also for more innocent uses such as model rockets.
Guess what? He and his father launch model rockets all the time!! How could this NOT have created a reasonable doubt within the jury???
The answer is simple: People can be made to believe any lie, either because they want to believe it's true, or because they are AFRAID it's true - Terry Goodkind
How far must this paranoia go? How much will be lost before people realize that are very essence as humans are being destroyed from within? Our individuality is what makes us human? Why is conformity sought after so much? Why compliance? Do they want us to be BORG or something?
Big oil companies make it difficult for consumers to use alternative energy sources. What, you think they don't go talk (see: bribe) to the big motor companies and entice them to build bigger, more powerful gas guzzlers?
How many ads about trucks or cars have you seen on tv or billboards? Out of the ones you have seen, how many were advertising the energy effecient and environmentally friendlier automobiles? For my part, in the last month I have seen exactly ZERO!
For Solar power, why do we need to have an entire field of them? I have seen energy self-sufficient houses equipped with solar panels on their roofs! How is the plant life dying there? Yes it is a problem when the sun goes down and I agree that batteries are not good for the environment, but they are cleaner and they last longer. As soon as fossil fuels burn up, they instantly pollute the environment. Batteries can be recycled and reused. If you don't want to use batteries, use another cleaner source of energy... deversify.
Onto the Wind power. The article talks about large-scale use of windpower. I agree that if you were to cover the entire continent with wind turbines, it would be detrimental to the ecology. I don't see a reason why we can't use them in moderation and add that source of energy to the diversity of energy.
In essence, I don't think there is one single energy solution that will solve our current situation, but there are other cleaner alternative sources of energy out there that can be used together and others will eventually become available http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/06/ 29/0212242&tid=232&tid=14
Wind Turbines would create friction to an already EXISTING wind current, not change it on a global scale!
In the long run, it would cost less to run on Wind Power starting TODAY rather then keep burning a limited source of of energy that polutes the atmosphere. How is wind power detrimental to our eco-system? What about solar power? oh yeah that polutes to right? Oh and what if we use BOTH together? Oh the planet will just explode :P
Let's see now... you have the mager oil companies who have blocked the R&D of automobiles that would use a clean energy/fuel source.
On the other hand you have a multi-government body who havn't done much to stop the abuse of these companies.
Then again you also have the consumers who want more power! more horsepower! more torque!!
Who is accountable? Who should pay? IMO, I think we will be burnt to a crisp before anyone agrees to anything.
Our destruction will be credited to bickering, distrust and dishonesty. This will be the mark we leave in our galaxy. That's disconcerting
Give me something that goes 299 792 KM/s and we can talk then! :P
Actually I disagree. Companies will usually make a case study.
Let's say it costs 3 million $ / year to have a really secured system, but if they leave it as is and they estimate that they MIGHT get a 1 million $ loss... they are still up 2 million bucks.
They don't look at logic, they look strictly at numbers on paper. They don't care if John Smith loses his house due to identity theft.
... A class-action lawsuit?
Think about this for a moment. There have been thousands upon thousands of malpractice lawsuits against individuals who showed gross incompetence.
In this case, not only did Citigroup fail to tranfer the data, but they also failed to secure it. People who could have been potentially affected by this might actually be able to sue them.
Oh and why they decided to use snail courrier is beyond me. There are so many SECURE VPN connections out there... idiots.
...To the guy that tried to stick it in a VCR and sees weird images coming up... It's not picasso porn!!!
THX is a certification and not a piece or pieces of equipement.
You can go to http://thx.com/mod/products/productFind.html and do a search for amps that are certified.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=oxymoron .....Enough said
Isn't that what it was? A lot of "hey this is how it looks and this is how you can change its look".
:P
Not much on specs. So what, they're selling looks now? Could this be the begining of tech. fashion show?
Will there be a miss USB contest?
I totally agree, but before Firefly started we had Babylon 5 which - IMHO - is the best Sci-Fi series I have ever seen.
It's too bad they butchered the the quality of the video when they transferred it to DVD.
He was an AOL user
If you go back to there webpage, they have an amuzing story as to how they got out of the promise...
http://www.opera.com/swim/
According to the guinness world records, the longest ocean swim was made by Susie Maroney in 1998. She swam from Mexico to Cuba for a distance of 197 KM (122 miles).
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link: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/gwr5/content_
I'm pretty certain that from Norway to Iceland is a bit farther than 197 KM. Swimming in the ocean is not like swimming in a calm pool. You have waves, storms, marine life and all sorts of neato things to worry about.
Well I WAS considering the Nikon 70Ds, but after learning of this, I will be spending a bit more $$$ and go for the Canon 20D.
check out all the specs here: http://dpreview.com/