Basically, NAT routers are the only thing limiting the hordes of zombie WinXP boxes to a reasonable size. We don't want to give people who don't know better the idea that they don't need them.
Mmmm.... No.
A properly configured firewall is the real solution.
Preferably on the switch/hub/router, but if you have to put it on the OS by all means.
Actually the real solution is to make the OS non-susceptible to running remote commands or code on its default configuration, but often that is too much to ask of some people.
Where does the money COME FROM? Especially in a burgeoning depression? A government that produces surpluses, though it does so on the backs of the people, at least can justify some absurd pork and waste.
Not to be a downer, but cutting government spending and raising taxes to balance the budget actually worsened the 1930's Great Depression. Its the worse thing any government could do when there is a shrinkage in credit liquidity. Balanced budgets anti-inflationary measures can only be done when the economy is healthy when there is room to avoid a deflationary death cycle.
Also... NASA's budget is minuscule to some other sectors of spending:
Notice how NASA doesn't even show up on the pie chart of spending categories. Its less than 20 billion compared to the 500 odd so billions for medicare, social security, and defense spending a piece!
I'd say something scathing and then list all the things the space program has benefited humanity and your daily life with but luckily NASA still has enough time to explain it all nicely without being condescending like I would have been:
Looks like a good time to learn to admin a mailing list.
I don't know. Google Groups was a great forum for discussing Stocks on Google's Finance page... Until the spammers took over.
It was really handy to get other's opinion about a stock from a street level perspective or just getting links to relevant sources about the stock you were researching without having to go to a forum and basically search until you found something related to the stock.
People tried self policing by changing the subject to anyone who spams to "SPAM" since it lets you do that to other people's posts, but even then it got tiring for everyone to keep fighting.
Reporting did nothing so the legitimate discussion died under the noise.
I'm not usually a fan of conspiracy theories, but "signals to turn off radar" seems more like a coverup to protect the Mossad agents who really turned off the radar. You can theoretically only use a kill signal like that once, but Mossad agents are much more versatile.
Because a space elevator will have cables over 90 km which will either need repeaters every so often or some hellacious voltage to push power that far over high voltage power wires.
And if you have seen close up on those high lines... Are rather thick bundles.
And 90km of that stuff is not going to be able to support its own weight.
Broadband access, of course. I'd imagine that narrowly edged out security, stability, access to medical care, and clean drinking water.
Strangely enough, Somalia is touted to have one of the most advanced telecommunications industry in Africa.
Apparently when there is no corrupt government (or any government worth mentioning) or regulatory body (FCC) then people just put up their own cell phone towers and wireless networks with little regard to the previous system.
Of course during the anarchy most of the copper why was torn down and sold as scrap by looters so wireless was the only alternative and many of the warlords and pirates were keen on having cell phone access to speak with people internationally so they had some high bankroll early adopters.
That said... Between the angry warlords and Islamic militias... I wouldn't move there for the wireless and broad band systems.
RMS could not care less about open source. He only cares about free software.
Well yeah... What is the use of have access to the source code when the license forbids you to modify it?
That's the different between Open Source Software and Free Open Source Software. I mean Microsoft releases source code to 3rd parties all the time but the strings attached to the code are pretty brutal.
To call Stallman a kook and crackpot would be overly flattering. He isn't concerned with "freedom", he is only interested in pushing a personal agenda.
Huh? By that definition the same thing could be said about Thomas Jefferson, Karl Marx, or any person involved in politics that was considered "radical" where they really don't even believe in their own ideas.
I mean seriously... Say what you will about RMS ideas and disagree with them if you don't like them, but to say he only does the FSF and GPL for the ladies and money is retarded at best.
I mean if he's got an agenda what is is for? To get attention from forum nerds? The lulz?
Assuming Microsoft does this - and they'd be insane if they didn't - then Windows 7 should not complain about iTunes.
Why should they? Apple and Google are considered competitors and chances are they only give as much support for their software by the kindness of the DoJ's heart.
I think the issue now is that the human brain is constantly having neurons dye and new ones grow.
If you slowly replace one at a time... At what point does it cease to be the original. Actually it only takes 7 years (or so) for the process for all our cells.
Did the person from 7 years ago die and I am a new person with their memories?
Everything in life should be free, but it isn't. Grow up.
It is in Sweeden.
As as I look around at the people in the United States... I think we could all do with a bit more education in order to benefit everyone in general as a society.
I mean, driving on roads are technically free (indirectly paid by taxes) because it helps out the economy and standard of living for society in general. Why not education?
The worrisome part about cloud computing is putting your trust in someone else's hands.
I don't get this part. (privacy issues aside) Cloud services aren't generally touted as incremental backup solutions.
I mean its the same exact thing as running a RAID server in your own home. Simply having a system that is designed to mitigate downtime a backup system does not make.
Even if you have a system that separates data across multiple disks in different locations, user error or a database bug could wipe the "live" data just as much as a cloud hosting provider mistake can.
I think its much as the user being at fault as accepting a single solution as an acceptable backup solution. If it is that important, you will keep it local, on the cloud, and then on an external drive and tape backup in a fire safe or in a safety deposit box off site.
If its too complicated or difficult for you to use multiple solutions, then the data must really not be that important to you.
One other fair point... Your data is always technically in someone elses hands but on different levels. I mean how much do you trust seagate or western digital to not make crappy hard drives? Or that your RAID controller isn't going to eat your data?
Just because the hardware is sitting next to you completely in your control doesn't make it any inherently better than one on the cloud. Backup includes using multiple solutions over multiple locations... And that its incremental!
And if you are worried about privacy issue... 256 bit Truecrypt that sh** before you upload.
While there are indeed areas where cable or DSL isn't available, I think you're seriously underestimating the number of people that use dial-up simply because they don't see the need for broadband, nor the point in paying for it.
I dunno about this. Ever since the introduction of digital switching over the POTS, the quality of dial-up services have gone down nation wide.
As in the frustration from "Page cannot be displayed" or "red x" or dropped calls 90 seconds after connected can make anyone who still use dial-up see the need to go broad band.
So are you arguing for a safety net, or are you arguing that government should give people a living?
I'm arguing that the government should generally not let boom and bust cycles happen to lead to either hyperinflation or great depressions.
This includes making sure people have a living either through legislation or deficit spending.
Otherwise you'll end up with a Fascist State or a Communist one. It is what happens when you let the free market ride itself out... People vote in extremists or take power by force.
Every once and awhile you get lucky but barring advertising or some one reviewing your product the odds are damn slim.
And word of mouth helps too... The only games I have bought on the iPhone without playing them on another platform first (I bought Wolfenstein 3d, Monkey Island, and Beneath a Steel Sky simply because I wanted to replay them after 10 year hiatus) are ones that my coworkers or friends recommended.
On that note... Alive4ever is a pretty good zombie shooter game for the iPhone. Have sore thumbs because of that game.
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No, I'd say iTunes/Quicktime and Acrobat are, in fact, crap.
Depends.
iTunes and Quicktime are crap on Windows as Microsoft Office is crap on OS X.
Reverse the two and not so bad.
Of course Acrobat is crap on any OS.
Basically, NAT routers are the only thing limiting the hordes of zombie WinXP boxes to a reasonable size. We don't want to give people who don't know better the idea that they don't need them.
Mmmm.... No.
A properly configured firewall is the real solution.
Preferably on the switch/hub/router, but if you have to put it on the OS by all means.
Actually the real solution is to make the OS non-susceptible to running remote commands or code on its default configuration, but often that is too much to ask of some people.
This is just a ploy by Infinity Ward to make everyone forget about the dedicated server fiasco!
Where does the money COME FROM? Especially in a burgeoning depression? A government that produces surpluses, though it does so on the backs of the people, at least can justify some absurd pork and waste.
Not to be a downer, but cutting government spending and raising taxes to balance the budget actually worsened the 1930's Great Depression. Its the worse thing any government could do when there is a shrinkage in credit liquidity. Balanced budgets anti-inflationary measures can only be done when the economy is healthy when there is room to avoid a deflationary death cycle.
Also... NASA's budget is minuscule to some other sectors of spending:
Look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Budget
Then look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_budget_(United_States)
Notice how NASA doesn't even show up on the pie chart of spending categories. Its less than 20 billion compared to the 500 odd so billions for medicare, social security, and defense spending a piece!
I'd say something scathing and then list all the things the space program has benefited humanity and your daily life with but luckily NASA still has enough time to explain it all nicely without being condescending like I would have been:
http://techtran.msfc.nasa.gov/at_home.html
Also... They have a particular section about helping humanity in general with feeding the world:
http://techtran.msfc.nasa.gov/at_home/formankind.html
Looks like a good time to learn to admin a mailing list.
I don't know. Google Groups was a great forum for discussing Stocks on Google's Finance page... Until the spammers took over.
It was really handy to get other's opinion about a stock from a street level perspective or just getting links to relevant sources about the stock you were researching without having to go to a forum and basically search until you found something related to the stock.
People tried self policing by changing the subject to anyone who spams to "SPAM" since it lets you do that to other people's posts, but even then it got tiring for everyone to keep fighting.
Reporting did nothing so the legitimate discussion died under the noise.
IT is staffed mainly by people who love doing the job.
I disagree.
IT is staffed mainly by people who love the technology but hate the job politics that go with it.
Its a love hate thing.
Personally, I'm getting laid off at the end of the year and my job is being outsourced to Mexico.
I'm thinking about going back to school to become an accountant. Tired of this mess.
I'm not usually a fan of conspiracy theories, but "signals to turn off radar" seems more like a coverup to protect the Mossad agents who really turned off the radar. You can theoretically only use a kill signal like that once, but Mossad agents are much more versatile.
Its not like the United States didn't do it before.
Well to be fair the KBG was buying the equipment on the blackmarket and should have known better.
Um... that's TFA. It wasn't hard to find. :/
That's ok. I actually clicked on the link the OP posted.
Wouldn't it be reasonable to use wire conductors?
Because a space elevator will have cables over 90 km which will either need repeaters every so often or some hellacious voltage to push power that far over high voltage power wires.
And if you have seen close up on those high lines... Are rather thick bundles.
And 90km of that stuff is not going to be able to support its own weight.
Broadband access, of course. I'd imagine that narrowly edged out security, stability, access to medical care, and clean drinking water.
Strangely enough, Somalia is touted to have one of the most advanced telecommunications industry in Africa.
Apparently when there is no corrupt government (or any government worth mentioning) or regulatory body (FCC) then people just put up their own cell phone towers and wireless networks with little regard to the previous system.
Of course during the anarchy most of the copper why was torn down and sold as scrap by looters so wireless was the only alternative and many of the warlords and pirates were keen on having cell phone access to speak with people internationally so they had some high bankroll early adopters.
That said... Between the angry warlords and Islamic militias... I wouldn't move there for the wireless and broad band systems.
Do not confuse capitalism with the free market.
I concur. After all Thomas Jefferson wrote many scathing letters against corporations and even proposed that laws be used to limit them.
After all... Corporations like the British East India Company were the ones that caused the revolutionaries to rise up in the first place.
Are we talking in units of man hands or lady hands?
RMS could not care less about open source. He only cares about free software.
Well yeah... What is the use of have access to the source code when the license forbids you to modify it?
That's the different between Open Source Software and Free Open Source Software. I mean Microsoft releases source code to 3rd parties all the time but the strings attached to the code are pretty brutal.
To call Stallman a kook and crackpot would be overly flattering. He isn't concerned with "freedom", he is only interested in pushing a personal agenda.
Huh? By that definition the same thing could be said about Thomas Jefferson, Karl Marx, or any person involved in politics that was considered "radical" where they really don't even believe in their own ideas.
I mean seriously... Say what you will about RMS ideas and disagree with them if you don't like them, but to say he only does the FSF and GPL for the ladies and money is retarded at best.
I mean if he's got an agenda what is is for? To get attention from forum nerds? The lulz?
Assuming Microsoft does this - and they'd be insane if they didn't - then Windows 7 should not complain about iTunes.
Why should they? Apple and Google are considered competitors and chances are they only give as much support for their software by the kindness of the DoJ's heart.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus
I think the issue now is that the human brain is constantly having neurons dye and new ones grow.
If you slowly replace one at a time... At what point does it cease to be the original. Actually it only takes 7 years (or so) for the process for all our cells.
Did the person from 7 years ago die and I am a new person with their memories?
Actually... IMO some electronic music sounds better with lossy compression.
As it sounds more crunchy or crisp.
Or maybe it seems just louder. ;)
Everything in life should be free, but it isn't. Grow up.
It is in Sweeden.
As as I look around at the people in the United States... I think we could all do with a bit more education in order to benefit everyone in general as a society.
I mean, driving on roads are technically free (indirectly paid by taxes) because it helps out the economy and standard of living for society in general. Why not education?
The worrisome part about cloud computing is putting your trust in someone else's hands.
I don't get this part. (privacy issues aside) Cloud services aren't generally touted as incremental backup solutions.
I mean its the same exact thing as running a RAID server in your own home. Simply having a system that is designed to mitigate downtime a backup system does not make.
Even if you have a system that separates data across multiple disks in different locations, user error or a database bug could wipe the "live" data just as much as a cloud hosting provider mistake can.
I think its much as the user being at fault as accepting a single solution as an acceptable backup solution. If it is that important, you will keep it local, on the cloud, and then on an external drive and tape backup in a fire safe or in a safety deposit box off site.
If its too complicated or difficult for you to use multiple solutions, then the data must really not be that important to you.
One other fair point... Your data is always technically in someone elses hands but on different levels. I mean how much do you trust seagate or western digital to not make crappy hard drives? Or that your RAID controller isn't going to eat your data?
Just because the hardware is sitting next to you completely in your control doesn't make it any inherently better than one on the cloud. Backup includes using multiple solutions over multiple locations... And that its incremental!
And if you are worried about privacy issue... 256 bit Truecrypt that sh** before you upload.
If I ever get fragged by a mouse, I hope no one ever tells me.
PRO TIP: Don't use cheese yellow colors for your model skins!
Why only two adults? What if three consenting adults which to form a civil union?
Its called a corporation... oh wait...
While there are indeed areas where cable or DSL isn't available, I think you're seriously underestimating the number of people that use dial-up simply because they don't see the need for broadband, nor the point in paying for it.
I dunno about this. Ever since the introduction of digital switching over the POTS, the quality of dial-up services have gone down nation wide.
As in the frustration from "Page cannot be displayed" or "red x" or dropped calls 90 seconds after connected can make anyone who still use dial-up see the need to go broad band.
So are you arguing for a safety net, or are you arguing that government should give people a living?
I'm arguing that the government should generally not let boom and bust cycles happen to lead to either hyperinflation or great depressions.
This includes making sure people have a living either through legislation or deficit spending.
Otherwise you'll end up with a Fascist State or a Communist one. It is what happens when you let the free market ride itself out... People vote in extremists or take power by force.
Every once and awhile you get lucky but barring advertising or some one reviewing your product the odds are damn slim.
And word of mouth helps too... The only games I have bought on the iPhone without playing them on another platform first (I bought Wolfenstein 3d, Monkey Island, and Beneath a Steel Sky simply because I wanted to replay them after 10 year hiatus) are ones that my coworkers or friends recommended.
On that note... Alive4ever is a pretty good zombie shooter game for the iPhone. Have sore thumbs because of that game.