The Dude: Would you come off it Walter? You're not even fucking Jewish, man.
Walter Sobchak: What the fuck are you talking about Dude?
The Dude: You're fucking Polish-Catholic!
Walter Sobchak: What the fuck are you talking about? I converted when I married Cynthia, Dude.
The Dude: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...
Walter Sobchak: And you know this!
The Dude:...And five fucking years ago you were divorced man!
Walter Sobchak: When you get a divorce you get a new license? You turn in your library card? You *stop* being Jewish?
Once this technology has matured a bit, and immersive gaming is the norm, I imagine it will be very popular.
I also imagine it will be very popular with younger people.
It makes me wonder how immersive gaming with an oculus or similar on for hours at a time will affect players health.
How will it affect eyesight and vision and other things?
Wow, this find is incredible.
A 300 ft' + maintained wood and stone bridge
A battle with possibly thousands of combatants
Many of the combatants from locations hundreds of miles away(Mediterranean)
Many combatants show signs of previous healed wounds(professional fighters)
In a part of Europe that was essentially "backwater" compared to the Bronze Age civilizations of the Near East and Mediterranean
Read "1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed" for a great analysis of the various factors that contributed to the increase in warfare during this period and how these factors caused the collapse of most Broze Age civilizations.
People who engage in a lot of social media use may feel they are not living up to the idealized portraits of life that other people tend to present in their profiles
I noticed this both in the real world and in the social media world very early on. I noticed how the perception of the profile, the sort of larger than life appeal profiles had on people. It sort of created this hunger, this drive for people to become almost morbidly obsessed by the endless detritus of their online lives. And all those posts, updates, etc that don't reflect reality. The online profile and its affect on people is an interesting thing to behold.
As much as your snarky tone would make me otherwise disagree with you, I agree totally.
I would never use my free time to hunt down media.
Nor would I subscribe to multiple services.
If anything, I'm streamlining my media/content approach.
Obviously you never listen to local PBS radio stations.
If you did you would note the wealth of... wait for it... LOCAL NEWS
Local news is something important to people that want to know what is going on in their local community, city and region.
I hope you understand that it's not always the IT Administration that causes this, right? Many, many. many times it's the non-IT business units that demand we DONT put prevention in place because it will make them have 2 more steps to log in, can't save anywhere they want w/o elevating their status, can't just plug any old USB device in to their PCs, they have to change their passwords every 30 days and can't be one of their last 6, they demand to have YouTube or Facewebs or whatnot, the execs NEED to have access to their home DVRs and Home Automation systems so we have to poke firewall holes and install some insecure version of some remote control application....
You're right on the money brother.
The thing many forget is that security and securing the network, SAN, virtual infrastructure, servers, workstations, etc, etc is actually pretty low on the priority list for "real world" admins out there. Were too busy "taking care of business", you know, keeping things running smoothly to ensure profits, etc. Unfortunately many things admins do to increase security will annoy or slow down someone or something, and many times are inevitably undone so that little jimmy from marketing can get to those pdfs easier, etc.
I remember when MS first announced "Windows Updates" and there were people who swore they would never let MS remotely download software onto their computer, and/or have processes running on their computers that would "phone home" to check for updates, etc;
How could we know that software isn't something besides what MS claimed it was...?
When was that, like the late 90's/early 2000's?
If you extrapolate where we came from to where we are now, regarding things like privacy, the IoT, etc;, what do you think it will be like 15-20 years from now?
I can guarantee you, if we did know, no one would believe it.
Believe it.
It's not a valid complaint, true, but his point is also true.
I've noticed for the last few years how much inconsistency there is regarding who/what gets blocked for violation.
But I guess I got off easy.
A friend loaned me a DVD of an old Italian Spaghetti Western, that was in Italian with English subtitles.
Kind of a cult classic.
This is a film you can't get on DVD or any other way.
There is no way to watch this film, period.
So I ripped it and uploaded it to YouTube.
Then about a month later I got an email from YouTube/Google, whoevertheyare, saying:
[Copyright claim] Your video has been blocked
the claim was from some German film company...
Then about two weeks later they released the claim.
Why keep art hidden away so it will never be seen or enjoyed.
I can understand blocking things that are already available and can be purchased.
But for something that is unavailable?
First off, do read "How the Irish Saved Civilization"
Great book.
Along similar lines of who the original humans in Eire were, is the mystery of the Etruscans, who settled in what is now Tuscany in Italy.
Genetic tests indicate they're only similar the current residents of Sardinia, who haven't been as intermingled with wave after wave of migrations, etc that Italy was.
Etruscan cattle DNA are similar to cattle DNA from ancient Anatolia(Turkey).
The Etruscan language, architecture and culture were dissimilar from those around them like the Greeks and Celts.
The Romans incorporated much from them, but the Etruscans remain a mystery...
Your suggestions are great for the current time frame.
The question is, what happens when these IoT devices won't function correctly without a constant phone home.
Updates, patches, etc.
There have been reports of things like SmartTVs automatically connecting to ANY open WiFi(xFinity, etc). They are trying to create mesh networks that don't care whether you give them your networks pw or not.
We all see that eventually self driving cars will become mandatory and driving a car will become unthinkable. It is only a matter of time.
Eventually, these IoT surveillance and control devices will become mandatory.
Right now we aren't forced to buy internet connected appliances.
Right now we aren't forced to buy internet connected cars.
Right now we aren't forced to buy internet connected clothes, toiletries, etc.
How long will that last?
Once the First World fully embraces the IoT, not for any reason other than because "its cool", eventually it will become mainstream and commodified, just like having internet connectivity to your phone, computer and television is now.
Will the government mandate IoT?
Will we still be able to just buy an appliance that doesn't need weekly firmware updates and be constantly under threat from Romanian hackers?
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The Dude: Would you come off it Walter? You're not even fucking Jewish, man. ...And five fucking years ago you were divorced man!
Walter Sobchak: What the fuck are you talking about Dude?
The Dude: You're fucking Polish-Catholic!
Walter Sobchak: What the fuck are you talking about? I converted when I married Cynthia, Dude.
The Dude: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah...
Walter Sobchak: And you know this!
The Dude:
Walter Sobchak: When you get a divorce you get a new license? You turn in your library card? You *stop* being Jewish?
Once this technology has matured a bit, and immersive gaming is the norm, I imagine it will be very popular.
I also imagine it will be very popular with younger people.
It makes me wonder how immersive gaming with an oculus or similar on for hours at a time will affect players health.
How will it affect eyesight and vision and other things?
Wow, this find is incredible.
A 300 ft' + maintained wood and stone bridge
A battle with possibly thousands of combatants
Many of the combatants from locations hundreds of miles away(Mediterranean)
Many combatants show signs of previous healed wounds(professional fighters)
In a part of Europe that was essentially "backwater" compared to the Bronze Age civilizations of the Near East and Mediterranean
Read "1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed" for a great analysis of the various factors that contributed to the increase in warfare during this period and how these factors caused the collapse of most Broze Age civilizations.
People who engage in a lot of social media use may feel they are not living up to the idealized portraits of life that other people tend to present in their profiles
I noticed this both in the real world and in the social media world very early on. I noticed how the perception of the profile, the sort of larger than life appeal profiles had on people. It sort of created this hunger, this drive for people to become almost morbidly obsessed by the endless detritus of their online lives. And all those posts, updates, etc that don't reflect reality. The online profile and its affect on people is an interesting thing to behold.
As much as your snarky tone would make me otherwise disagree with you, I agree totally.
I would never use my free time to hunt down media.
Nor would I subscribe to multiple services.
If anything, I'm streamlining my media/content approach.
or Netflix will become the next Redbox.
I have seen how "the obscure" titles have dried up, which is sad.
There are a lot of foreign and classic films that deserve to be available.
Obviously you never listen to local PBS radio stations.
If you did you would note the wealth of... wait for it... LOCAL NEWS
Local news is something important to people that want to know what is going on in their local community, city and region.
I hope you understand that it's not always the IT Administration that causes this, right? Many, many. many times it's the non-IT business units that demand we DONT put prevention in place because it will make them have 2 more steps to log in, can't save anywhere they want w/o elevating their status, can't just plug any old USB device in to their PCs, they have to change their passwords every 30 days and can't be one of their last 6, they demand to have YouTube or Facewebs or whatnot, the execs NEED to have access to their home DVRs and Home Automation systems so we have to poke firewall holes and install some insecure version of some remote control application....
You're right on the money brother.
The thing many forget is that security and securing the network, SAN, virtual infrastructure, servers, workstations, etc, etc is actually pretty low on the priority list for "real world" admins out there. Were too busy "taking care of business", you know, keeping things running smoothly to ensure profits, etc. Unfortunately many things admins do to increase security will annoy or slow down someone or something, and many times are inevitably undone so that little jimmy from marketing can get to those pdfs easier, etc.
Right, but everyone will have VR gaming to while away the hours.
No one will care.
I remember when MS first announced "Windows Updates" and there were people who swore they would never let MS remotely download software onto their computer, and/or have processes running on their computers that would "phone home" to check for updates, etc;
How could we know that software isn't something besides what MS claimed it was...?
When was that, like the late 90's/early 2000's?
If you extrapolate where we came from to where we are now, regarding things like privacy, the IoT, etc;, what do you think it will be like 15-20 years from now?
I can guarantee you, if we did know, no one would believe it.
Believe it.
An appomination!
Perhaps FB was "$helping$" the WikiMedia Foundation to get them to sign on to this.
mod points
Sounds like you just got done watching Al Pacino in "...and justice for all"
Actually there is quite a bit of really interesting and entertaining content.
Perhaps you should take another look.
It's not a valid complaint, true, but his point is also true.
I've noticed for the last few years how much inconsistency there is regarding who/what gets blocked for violation.
A friend loaned me a DVD of an old Italian Spaghetti Western, that was in Italian with English subtitles.
Kind of a cult classic.
This is a film you can't get on DVD or any other way.
There is no way to watch this film, period.
So I ripped it and uploaded it to YouTube.
Then about a month later I got an email from YouTube/Google, whoevertheyare, saying:
[Copyright claim] Your video has been blocked
the claim was from some German film company...
Then about two weeks later they released the claim.
Why keep art hidden away so it will never be seen or enjoyed.
I can understand blocking things that are already available and can be purchased.
But for something that is unavailable?
Thank you AC. I thought the same thing.
Why in the fuck did they use the DEC logo for this story?
Idiotic!
Right.
Gobekli Tepe in Turkey has redefined our understanding of early human "civilization".
Were talking about a massive undertaking that would have involved hundreds if not thousands of workers.
And this was all done BEFORE agriculture...
First off, do read "How the Irish Saved Civilization"
Great book.
Along similar lines of who the original humans in Eire were, is the mystery of the Etruscans, who settled in what is now Tuscany in Italy.
Genetic tests indicate they're only similar the current residents of Sardinia, who haven't been as intermingled with wave after wave of migrations, etc that Italy was.
Etruscan cattle DNA are similar to cattle DNA from ancient Anatolia(Turkey).
The Etruscan language, architecture and culture were dissimilar from those around them like the Greeks and Celts.
The Romans incorporated much from them, but the Etruscans remain a mystery...
Your suggestions are great for the current time frame.
The question is, what happens when these IoT devices won't function correctly without a constant phone home.
Updates, patches, etc.
Just look at what they did with gaming.
it's the consumer crap designed to spy on you that are the problem, not IOT.
Once it starts going mainstream, what do you think most people will be using?
There have been reports of things like SmartTVs automatically connecting to ANY open WiFi(xFinity, etc). They are trying to create mesh networks that don't care whether you give them your networks pw or not.
Appsolutely!
when these sorts of things become mandatory.
We all see that eventually self driving cars will become mandatory and driving a car will become unthinkable. It is only a matter of time.
Eventually, these IoT surveillance and control devices will become mandatory.
Right now we aren't forced to buy internet connected appliances.
Right now we aren't forced to buy internet connected cars.
Right now we aren't forced to buy internet connected clothes, toiletries, etc.
How long will that last?
Once the First World fully embraces the IoT, not for any reason other than because "its cool", eventually it will become mainstream and commodified, just like having internet connectivity to your phone, computer and television is now.
Will the government mandate IoT?
Will we still be able to just buy an appliance that doesn't need weekly firmware updates and be constantly under threat from Romanian hackers?