It is a great achievement, even if they sacrificed many souls to build it.
China says the line will promote the development of impoverished Tibet.
Who says Tibet wanted China to 'develop' it? Maybe the Tibetans are happier without sweatshops and slave labor factories. Maybe it is better to just be impoverished and be in touch with nature, rather than be impoverished in some polluted, run-down pre-fab neighborhood.
I don't like having to edit the registry to remove things, it is annoying to say the least. Isn't there a better way of doing this?
VirtualWiFi Uninstallation
Q: I am unable to uninstall VirtualWiFi. Nothing seems to work. Is there a brute force method?
A: Yes. Go to the Windows registry using Start->Run->"regedit". Note that you will be modifying the registry at your own risk. It is always better to save a copy of the registry before modifying it. From the registry, look for all entries having VirtualWiFi, and delete them. This is better done in safe mode. Also run "VirtualWiFiSvc.exe -remove" to remove the service.
The U.S.S. Enterprise is chosen to be the test ship for the new M-5 multitronic computer system, a computer meant to be able to run a starship without human intervention. Also aboard for the test is Dr. Richard Daystrom, the inventor of the M-5 and an obsessive and unstable individual.
Initially the M-5 performs well, but when it decides to destroy a robot freighter, Kirk orders the test canceled. The M-5, however, protects itself and makes it impossible for it to be disconnected. The computer becomes increasingly erratic, a result of Dr. Daystrom's decision to impress his engram onto the computer as part of its programming. Starting a scheduled war games drill, M-5 uses the full arsenal of the U.S.S. Enterprise to attack four other Federation starships.
In a last-ditch appeal to the M-5, Kirk makes the computer realize that it has committed the sin of murder. Since Dr. Daystrom would be ethically abhorred at such an act, the M-5 is equally penitent and tries to commit suicide by leaving the U.S.S. Enterprise defenseless against a counter-attack by the remaining other starships. At the last moment, Spock and Scott are able to finish disconnecting the M-5 unit. Kirk keeps the shields down, gambling successfully that the attacking ships would not fire on an undefended vessel. Restoring communications next, the fleet is called off.
And for the Hermiston Police Department, having squad cars equipped with a wireless laptop means officers can work less overtime by being able to file their crime reports from the field.
Nothing in this article mentions safety or security, and the question must be asked:
How safe is this network? Can anyone intercept data running through it? What happens if your data is stolen because of it?
Just a thought.
If you are vigilant about protecting and updating Windows, you MAY not experience any major problems.
However, if you don't, it will become infected - which in turn provides jobs to those who can clean, fix and update these PCs. If Windows wanted to get serious about fixing their problems, it would be sad news for support people who charge by the hour to fix Windows' flaws.
Yeah it kind of sucks and I am not making an excuse for it by any means, but it does provide work for techies who may not find work otherwise.
The perfect or ideal computer will have the ability to protect and fix itself.
"There's a cat-and-mouse game going on between states that seek to control the information environment and citizens who seek to speak freely online," said John Palfrey, the director of Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet and Society and a researcher with the OpenNet Initiative. "Filtering technologies, and the way that they are implemented, are becoming more sophisticated."
Not surprisingly, repressive governments have been eager buyers of those technologies.
Economy - overview:
Burma is a resource-rich country that suffers from government controls, inefficient economic policies, and abject rural poverty. The junta took steps in the early 1990s to liberalize the economy after decades of failure under the "Burmese Way to Socialism", but those efforts have since stalled and some of the liberalization measures have been rescinded. Burma has been unable to achieve monetary or fiscal stability, resulting in an economy that suffers from serious macroeconomic imbalances - including inflation and multiple official exchange rates that overvalue the Burmese kyat. In addition, most overseas development assistance ceased after the junta began to suppress the democracy movement in 1988 and subsequently ignored the results of the 1990 legislative elections. Economic sanctions against Burma by the United States - including a ban on imports of Burmese products and a ban on provision of financial services by US persons in response to the government of Burma's attack in May 2003 on AUNG SAN SUU KYI and her convoy - further slowed the inflow of foreign exchange. Official statistics are inaccurate. Published statistics on foreign trade are greatly understated because of the size of the black market and unofficial border trade - often estimated to be one to two times the size of the official economy. Though the Burmese government has good economic relations with its neighbors, a better investment climate and an improved political situation are needed to promote foreign investment, exports, and tourism. In February 2003, a major banking crisis hit the country's 20 private banks, shutting them down and disrupting the economy. As of January 2004, the largest private banks remained moribund, leaving the private sector with little formal access to credit.
I wonder what the executives at companies like Microsoft, Yahoo and Cisco feel about using their technology to aid oppressive regimes? The whole idea of information sharing and transferral is thrown out the window when you can no longer criticize your goverment or those in power. You then have a dumbed-down version of the software, with no reason to trust or believe anything you read through them since they are easily monitored, and easily censored.
Do the executives at these companies have any morals? How far must it go before they will object to censorship? Is their complacency indicative of their need for more sales or that they just don't care?
It is unfortunate that this techology is being sold to us so that we can 'see the magazine shelves in newsagents come alive with moving images vying for the customers' attention as they move along the aisle.' This to me sounds like keywords for annoying advertising.
I wish they would use this technology for anything OTHER than advertising. Ads for cars, beer and drugs are annoying enough without them 'jumping off the page' telling you about an erectile dysfunction solution.
A good argument for environmental conservation is the benefit to all mankind from the undiscovered riches (such as beneficial chemical compounds) of insects and plants. Instead of putting all of our faith and effort into man-made items and products, people should realize that environmental protection and economic growth/development are not mutually-exclusive.
"The challenge with Win XP was to give users new ways to use their systems, while retaining the features they had learned to appreciate from previous versions," says Chris Jones, corporate vice president of Windows Core Operating Systems Development.
"A lot of the value proposition of XP was, it's basically the same, with a new look, a new set of experiences around photos and music, and some new scenarios," Jones says. "But it had the new engine in it, and so it was just way, way more reliable."
Aside from virus and bug issues, Windows is not customizable enough right out of the box. Every copy looks the same with the same blue theme and it is getting tiresome. It should also update/protect itself automatically from outside attacks.
Windows did make computing cheaper and easier to access for the average human.
We have never forgotten since our start-up days that great things happen more frequently within the right culture and environment. So we offer Googlers a generous host of benefits as part of our efforts to keep Google a motivating, healthy, and productive place.
Among the various benefits many Googlers enjoy:
* Health care for you and your family, plus on-site physician and dental care at our headquarters in Mountain View, California
* Vacation days and holidays, and flexible work hours
* Maternity and parental leave, plus new moms and dads are able to expense up to $500 for take-out meals during the first four weeks that they are home with their new baby
* Employee referral bonus program
* Employee assistance services for personal issues, childcare referrals, answers to financial and legal questions
* Learning opportunities and tuition reimbursement
* Adoption assistance
* Google Child Care Center, just five minutes from Google headquarters in Mountain View
* Back-up child care helps California parents when their regularly scheduled child care falls through
* Free shuttle service to several San Francisco, East Bay, and South Bay locations
* Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Incentive Program
* Employee discounts
* Onsite dry cleaning, plus a coin-free laundry room in the Mountain View office
Look for us to continue exploring novel ideas in benefits, compensation, and culture. Our goal is to build a company characterized not only by success and innovation, but also by the highest levels of integrity and fairness in our dealings with one another.
Why can't all companies be like Google??? The world would be a better place.
Joe Moore of New Zealand writes:
'[Open standard] will provide a level playing field for all application developers to work towards, and will provide a standardized platform for all departments to adhere to. This will ensure that all systems, now and in the future can read the data recorded. That is a good thing, is it not?'
A very good thing!
Who at slashdot watches Fox News? Does it tend to insult your intelligence or do you think they are good at reporting?
In response to the need to find out why scientific competetiveness was lacking, a study was initiated to solve this conundrum. However, the study was deemed inconclusive due to the lack of resources, mismatched numerical systems, and little or no understanding of the core problem.
Is this Lucas' inspiration for the Death Star?
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"Although many of the images of the death ray depict Archimedes with a parabolic mirror, it seemed like a bunch of individual flat mirrors positioned by 'the troops' would be a fast, more practical implementation of the concept."
This reminds me of the Death Star's weapon in ROTJ, the configuration of the light beams firing upon a single ship.
Slashdot Mirror
It is a great achievement, even if they sacrificed many souls to build it.
China says the line will promote the development of impoverished Tibet.
Who says Tibet wanted China to 'develop' it? Maybe the Tibetans are happier without sweatshops and slave labor factories. Maybe it is better to just be impoverished and be in touch with nature, rather than be impoverished in some polluted, run-down pre-fab neighborhood.
I know I am just ripping on it.
I don't like having to edit the registry to remove things, it is annoying to say the least. Isn't there a better way of doing this?
VirtualWiFi Uninstallation
Q: I am unable to uninstall VirtualWiFi. Nothing seems to work. Is there a brute force method?
A: Yes. Go to the Windows registry using Start->Run->"regedit". Note that you will be modifying the registry at your own risk. It is always better to save a copy of the registry before modifying it. From the registry, look for all entries having VirtualWiFi, and delete them. This is better done in safe mode. Also run "VirtualWiFiSvc.exe -remove" to remove the service.
...and I will build you the LARGEST collection of computer junk you could ever imagine!
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I wonder if they have the W.O.P.R. (War Operation Planned Response) computer system?
Do they also have the M-5 from Star Trek? It sounds like something right up Microsoft's alley:
from: http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/TOS/
The U.S.S. Enterprise is chosen to be the test ship for the new M-5 multitronic computer system, a computer meant to be able to run a starship without human intervention. Also aboard for the test is Dr. Richard Daystrom, the inventor of the M-5 and an obsessive and unstable individual. Initially the M-5 performs well, but when it decides to destroy a robot freighter, Kirk orders the test canceled. The M-5, however, protects itself and makes it impossible for it to be disconnected. The computer becomes increasingly erratic, a result of Dr. Daystrom's decision to impress his engram onto the computer as part of its programming. Starting a scheduled war games drill, M-5 uses the full arsenal of the U.S.S. Enterprise to attack four other Federation starships.
In a last-ditch appeal to the M-5, Kirk makes the computer realize that it has committed the sin of murder. Since Dr. Daystrom would be ethically abhorred at such an act, the M-5 is equally penitent and tries to commit suicide by leaving the U.S.S. Enterprise defenseless against a counter-attack by the remaining other starships. At the last moment, Spock and Scott are able to finish disconnecting the M-5 unit. Kirk keeps the shields down, gambling successfully that the attacking ships would not fire on an undefended vessel. Restoring communications next, the fleet is called off.
Scotty: Computer. Computer?
[Bones hands him a mouse and he speaks into it]
Scotty: Hello, computer.
Dr. Nichols: Just use the keyboard.
Scotty: Keyboard. How quaint.
I see a multitude of uses for transparent aluminum including semi-transparent road signs, reinforced windows and cool computer cases. Scotty lives!
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/ 10/17/BUGT5F8K4U1.DTL&type=tech
Article about WIFI security in the SF area.
And for the Hermiston Police Department, having squad cars equipped with a wireless laptop means officers can work less overtime by being able to file their crime reports from the field.
Nothing in this article mentions safety or security, and the question must be asked:
How safe is this network? Can anyone intercept data running through it? What happens if your data is stolen because of it?
Just a thought.
MP3 cds for sale here:
o books_audio_books.html
http://www.audiobooksonline.com/shopsite/mp3_audi
I wholly support this way of paying for a subscription, $2.50 is not bad at all.
2 550706/103-3928436-9214253?v=glance
PS the book 'Ender's Game' by Orson Scott Card is excellent, I recommend it to anyone.
LINK: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/081
In the virtual world, you buy/do anything that rules allow.
It is as if you are sucked in by the game controller, rather than going in through the phone line.
http://419eater.com/
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Has info about scambaiters, kind of a funny effort. But the question must be asked, do 2 wrongs make a right?
article links from last year:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3887493.s
http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/07/13/16
If you are vigilant about protecting and updating Windows, you MAY not experience any major problems.
However, if you don't, it will become infected - which in turn provides jobs to those who can clean, fix and update these PCs. If Windows wanted to get serious about fixing their problems, it would be sad news for support people who charge by the hour to fix Windows' flaws.
Yeah it kind of sucks and I am not making an excuse for it by any means, but it does provide work for techies who may not find work otherwise.
The perfect or ideal computer will have the ability to protect and fix itself.
Didn't they use quoting?t tacks
Maybe next time they might want to look here:
http://shiflett.org/articles/foiling-cross-site-a
The very simple male love map has 2 large mountains on it with all roads leading in.
"There's a cat-and-mouse game going on between states that seek to control the information environment and citizens who seek to speak freely online," said John Palfrey, the director of Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet and Society and a researcher with the OpenNet Initiative. "Filtering technologies, and the way that they are implemented, are becoming more sophisticated."
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Not surprisingly, repressive governments have been eager buyers of those technologies.
From the CIA 'Factbook' on Myanmar (Burma):
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos
Economy - overview:
Burma is a resource-rich country that suffers from government controls, inefficient economic policies, and abject rural poverty. The junta took steps in the early 1990s to liberalize the economy after decades of failure under the "Burmese Way to Socialism", but those efforts have since stalled and some of the liberalization measures have been rescinded. Burma has been unable to achieve monetary or fiscal stability, resulting in an economy that suffers from serious macroeconomic imbalances - including inflation and multiple official exchange rates that overvalue the Burmese kyat. In addition, most overseas development assistance ceased after the junta began to suppress the democracy movement in 1988 and subsequently ignored the results of the 1990 legislative elections. Economic sanctions against Burma by the United States - including a ban on imports of Burmese products and a ban on provision of financial services by US persons in response to the government of Burma's attack in May 2003 on AUNG SAN SUU KYI and her convoy - further slowed the inflow of foreign exchange. Official statistics are inaccurate. Published statistics on foreign trade are greatly understated because of the size of the black market and unofficial border trade - often estimated to be one to two times the size of the official economy. Though the Burmese government has good economic relations with its neighbors, a better investment climate and an improved political situation are needed to promote foreign investment, exports, and tourism. In February 2003, a major banking crisis hit the country's 20 private banks, shutting them down and disrupting the economy. As of January 2004, the largest private banks remained moribund, leaving the private sector with little formal access to credit.
I wonder what the executives at companies like Microsoft, Yahoo and Cisco feel about using their technology to aid oppressive regimes? The whole idea of information sharing and transferral is thrown out the window when you can no longer criticize your goverment or those in power. You then have a dumbed-down version of the software, with no reason to trust or believe anything you read through them since they are easily monitored, and easily censored.
Do the executives at these companies have any morals? How far must it go before they will object to censorship? Is their complacency indicative of their need for more sales or that they just don't care?
It is unfortunate that this techology is being sold to us so that we can 'see the magazine shelves in newsagents come alive with moving images vying for the customers' attention as they move along the aisle.' This to me sounds like keywords for annoying advertising.
I wish they would use this technology for anything OTHER than advertising. Ads for cars, beer and drugs are annoying enough without them 'jumping off the page' telling you about an erectile dysfunction solution.
A good argument for environmental conservation is the benefit to all mankind from the undiscovered riches (such as beneficial chemical compounds) of insects and plants. Instead of putting all of our faith and effort into man-made items and products, people should realize that environmental protection and economic growth/development are not mutually-exclusive.
If you care about the environment, you are smarter than you think.
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneficial_insects
"The challenge with Win XP was to give users new ways to use their systems, while retaining the features they had learned to appreciate from previous versions," says Chris Jones, corporate vice president of Windows Core Operating Systems Development.
"A lot of the value proposition of XP was, it's basically the same, with a new look, a new set of experiences around photos and music, and some new scenarios," Jones says. "But it had the new engine in it, and so it was just way, way more reliable."
Aside from virus and bug issues, Windows is not customizable enough right out of the box. Every copy looks the same with the same blue theme and it is getting tiresome. It should also update/protect itself automatically from outside attacks.
Windows did make computing cheaper and easier to access for the average human.
I read about how most people that travel in space get a flu-like sickness, it is pretty miserable experience for the first few days.
I am not sure how much people are going to enjoy space travel unless significant advances are made in providing for people's comfort.
They must be disassembled by people with brains.
'The list (root zone file), held on 13 machines across the world, says who runs these domains and where to find them.'
Sounds like a plan for world domination judging by all the sci-fi movies I have seen.
I hear Google is hiring.
Anyone got some innovative web apps to develop?
Contact information:
http://www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/index.html
Google Benefits
We have never forgotten since our start-up days that great things happen more frequently within the right culture and environment. So we offer Googlers a generous host of benefits as part of our efforts to keep Google a motivating, healthy, and productive place.
Among the various benefits many Googlers enjoy:
* Health care for you and your family, plus on-site physician and dental care at our headquarters in Mountain View, California
* Vacation days and holidays, and flexible work hours
* Maternity and parental leave, plus new moms and dads are able to expense up to $500 for take-out meals during the first four weeks that they are home with their new baby
* Employee referral bonus program
* Employee assistance services for personal issues, childcare referrals, answers to financial and legal questions
* Learning opportunities and tuition reimbursement
* Adoption assistance
* Google Child Care Center, just five minutes from Google headquarters in Mountain View
* Back-up child care helps California parents when their regularly scheduled child care falls through
* Free shuttle service to several San Francisco, East Bay, and South Bay locations
* Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Incentive Program
* Employee discounts
* Onsite dry cleaning, plus a coin-free laundry room in the Mountain View office
Look for us to continue exploring novel ideas in benefits, compensation, and culture. Our goal is to build a company characterized not only by success and innovation, but also by the highest levels of integrity and fairness in our dealings with one another.
Why can't all companies be like Google??? The world would be a better place.
Joe Moore of New Zealand writes: '[Open standard] will provide a level playing field for all application developers to work towards, and will provide a standardized platform for all departments to adhere to. This will ensure that all systems, now and in the future can read the data recorded. That is a good thing, is it not?'
A very good thing!
Who at slashdot watches Fox News? Does it tend to insult your intelligence or do you think they are good at reporting?
In response to the need to find out why scientific competetiveness was lacking, a study was initiated to solve this conundrum. However, the study was deemed inconclusive due to the lack of resources, mismatched numerical systems, and little or no understanding of the core problem.
"Although many of the images of the death ray depict Archimedes with a parabolic mirror, it seemed like a bunch of individual flat mirrors positioned by 'the troops' would be a fast, more practical implementation of the concept."
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This reminds me of the Death Star's weapon in ROTJ, the configuration of the light beams firing upon a single ship.
See: http://www.theforce.net/swtc/Pix/cards/wide/rotj1
This convinced the students to go work for Apple.