true, but if the emails are on your system, you can delete them. If they are on Google's system, there is no way to ensure the message has been erased.
I'm not saying a company should be looking to scrub their backups after receiving a subpoena, but if you delete an email that could be used in a legal proceeding (prior to the request) you have the safety of knowing that that email/document is gone.
With all the news lately with emails and documents being used for all sorts of legal proceedings, and the ability of the government to subpoena service providers, do companies really want to outsource such a huge chunk of liability?
I drive an 88 Fiero with a beefed up 3.4l engine and a dieing 3 speed auto (no overdrive). It's about 25 miles to my theater of choice (stadium seating, THX sound, huge screens, free parking). At $2.59/gal in a car that gets 20mpg at best I'll easily blow $6 driving to the show and back with out detours.
Last RV I drove got 8 mpg on diesel. At $2.70/gal for diesel it would cost almost $17 to travel round trip to the show.
Very true, and at a point in my life I probably felt the same way. But given the choice between seeing a movie together or playing pool together, the wife and I usualy head out to some of our favorite hang outs to shoot a few games and chat with friends. And I'm sure there would be some people who would still go to theaters, just not nearly the numbers now. Like in the closest city to where I live (Madison, WI) we have 2 (maybe 3) major cinemas, 1 imax, and 4 or 5 budget cinemas. I could see this move trimming that back to 1 major and one or maybe two budget cinemas.
I mean honestly, with the dropping cost of home entertainment systems is there really that much of a drive to spend the money to goto the theator any more?
There are some flicks I'll head out for, block buster action flicks usually (HP 4, Lion Witch and the Wardrobe, and Underworld 2 where the last 3 movies I saw in the theator). But for most movies my home entertainment system is plenty good enough.
But why would I spend over $30 ($6+ in gas, $18 in tickets, $8 in refreshments) to take my wife to a movie in the theator when we can watch it at home from the couch on a 48" screen? $20 bucks on a DVD and some popcorn, or $2 for a rental. And then I can pause the movie if I have to run to the bathroom (or if I get food poisoning and miss 75% of LW&tW! damnit!)
It sounds like an IP issue. They are claiming that Google is causing lost revenue to the people who would be selling this data, as best as I can tell. Piracy in the "Recipe for Beer" sense.
I've had my hotmail account since 2001. I'm on numerous mailing lists. My address is posted on my web site and on numerous other web sites and forums. I get maybe 3-5 unsolicited spam mailings a day. I get maybe 15-20 spams a day, but the vast majority come from newsletters, email lists, and update notices from different groups I've opted in with.
I did have an account from 97-98 (from before the MS buyout) that I had until 2001 but the spam on that account was out of control. 200+ unsolicited spam emails a day. My newer account has varied in the amount of spam it gets, but in the last year it has been well below the what I would consider a problem.
"If you aren't comfortable with the command line, forget about Trustix"
So this product is designed to be used by a tiny portion of the market. A portion so small that there is really no glory to be gained by hacking it. Even if one did crack it, you wouldn't get a fleet of bot nets out of it. Even if you do crack it, there isn't likely going to be a wealth of ransomable data on it. Nope, it is just some linux nut trying to be hard core about security. So.... Why bother trying?
It's all about the cost/benefit ratio. If it takes 4 weeks to come up with an exploit would it be better to spend that time focused on A) Trustix, B) Mac, or C) Windows? With Windows huge market penetration, it is significantly more profitable to spend time focused on it then some redheaded step child of the Linux kernal.
"Hotmail subjects anyone to random blocking who doesn't pay the $2,000 Bonded Sender fee"
Do they actually block the email, or do they just send it to your junk mail folder? I am on numerous email lists, and I find it hard to believe that any of them would have coughed up the $2k to avoid getting blocked. Those emails all go to my junk mail folder by default (I have my in box set up with a white list), which is right where I want them to go. They sit in there for 7 days for my review and get deleted on their own, no need for me to hold tri-mag build questions or Microsoft news letters for more then a one time read. So if the "blocking" is just getting sent to the junk mail folder, I say who cares.
On the other hand, allowing a company to stick their emails in my in box against my wishes (like some MS and Hotmail newsletters) really annoys me. It bothers me in the same way a two tier internet bothers me. It takes away the level playing field and turns the system itself into a capitalist entity.
But I do like the idea of a certified white list and verified emails. Anything to cut down on the number of phishing emails and exploitation of the uneducated computer using masses.
And what about the old Commander Keen series. 'Aliens ate my Babysitter' and what not. I wouldn't mind riding a pogo stick through some UR3 environments;)
Given your opinion that "in 5-10 years most of the software you use will be free." How do you see the future of software development business plans? Will every software development company depend on the profits of their support department for funding?
From TFB: "I predict that in 5-10 years most of the software you use will be free."
Does he also predict that in 5-10 years most software development position will be gone or significantly value reduced the also?
The obvious answer is no, the market will find a balance between free and non-free business models to support further development. Some one has to pay the developers to put bread on the table. Someone has to pay the advertisers to get the word out about the project. Someone has to pay the management to keep the project on task and schedule.
I would guess it would be more like a FF extension that added a tool bar that rotated text adds bassed on the contents of your browsing. But in that case, they should be patenting the toolbar, not the business process.
IANAL and I am only familiar with this proceding from the little tidbits read/seen in mainstream media, but I was of the belief that the case being presented was not about guilt, or copyright, but about clarification of when injunctions are exceptable. Is it lawful for a company to file for an injuction on another company's business practices when the underlying copyright is under contest?
SOE has screwed up SWG long enough, if they loose the licensing, who really cares? The few remaining players will be bummed, and rumors will float about some other company trying to do SWG right.
But having yet another solid and profitable independant developer like Mythic sucked up into the oppresive regime that is EA?!? I find that to be a much more disturbing thought.
"Those of us that don't upgrade very often are likely to have machines that run dog-slow for Vista or not at all."
Fair enough, those people who have not upgraded their computer since prior to Windows 2k release may have issues. Windows Vista in classic windows mode WILL run on the same graphics card as W2K though. So if you have a P1 200mhz machine that limps along in W2k with 64megs of memory, it wont run Vista. But the graphics card from it would meet Vista's requirements.
I was trying to show that a 3-5 year old PC should handle Vista fine. As for a GF2 MX card, as per the wiki entry: "Graphics card requirements are the same as Windows 2000." so if you are running 2k on a GF2MX, you should be fine. I only listed the AMD 1ghz w/ FX5600 because it is the oldest/slowest PC I have on hand at home, and it is running 2k with no problem.
* CPU: x86-compatible 32-bit or x64-compatible 64-bit microprocessor(s) (Dual Core systems will be supported)
* Motherboard: ACPI-compatible firmware is required.
* Memory: At least 512 megabytes (Encouraged to use ECC memory [2])
* Graphics Card: A DirectX 9-compatible GPU that is capable of supporting Windows Vista Display Driver Model (WVDDM) (only needed for aero glass) and has 64 megabytes of VRAM
* Hard Drive space: At least 1.5 gigabytes for installation files, possibly more, depending on the version of Windows Vista
And under graphics requirements for 'Classic Windows' mode:
* Does not use the new Desktop Compositing Engine; Flip 3D, live window previews, and tearing-free window dragging are therefore not supported.
* Requires Windows XP Display Driver Model (XPDM) or WVDDM drivers.
* Graphics card requirements are the same as Windows 2000.
* An option for corporate deployments and upgrades.
so yes, I expect Vista to run in classic windows mode on a 1ghz AMD w/ a GForce 5600 graphics card. It won't be blazing fast, but it should run basic apps (office/web browser/email) with out a problem.
Rabbits and Fish do help with conduit runs, but it is still expensive to get the techs out to actually perform the service. Escpecially when compared to just changing a module at either end of the line. And for things like that 6 mile run, it is hung from a tension line on telephone polls. Replacing that line would be easier, but would still require a team of techs with a cherry picker to drive the entire route and swap cables. Even if there is a repeater on traditional fiber, I would think it would be faster to just determine the failure point drive to that location, replace the repeater and call it a day.
I would think maybe this could be more useful on tiny items. perhaps using the core to send power to a tip that contained a sensor and relayed that information back over the fiber. I would put this into the medical/scientific tool bin. Someone will find a way to use this for brain surgery or something.
"For example, a person using Windows 2000 will be forced to buy a copy of Vista if he needs the added security and extra features like better search. And to install Vista on his computer, he will most certainly have to embark on a spending spree to upgrade his PC to accomodate the extra special effects that are integrated into the OS."
Apparently, the author failed to notice that Vista has the option of the running classic interface, the XP interface, or the new Aero (ie: processor intencive) interface. So while a 2k user may want to buy a copy of Vista for security concerns, they should not have to upgrade their hardware in order to do so.
I'm not sure on that. For example, at the school district where I went they installed a fiber back bone to and from each school. Whether the schools where half a block apart, a mile apart, or the elementary school that was over 6 miles away. Rerunning any of those lines would have costed a fortune. Even the one that ran through conduit under a few parking lots to connect the two closest schools.
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true, but if the emails are on your system, you can delete them. If they are on Google's system, there is no way to ensure the message has been erased.
I'm not saying a company should be looking to scrub their backups after receiving a subpoena, but if you delete an email that could be used in a legal proceeding (prior to the request) you have the safety of knowing that that email/document is gone.
-Rick
With all the news lately with emails and documents being used for all sorts of legal proceedings, and the ability of the government to subpoena service providers, do companies really want to outsource such a huge chunk of liability?
-Rick
I drive an 88 Fiero with a beefed up 3.4l engine and a dieing 3 speed auto (no overdrive). It's about 25 miles to my theater of choice (stadium seating, THX sound, huge screens, free parking). At $2.59/gal in a car that gets 20mpg at best I'll easily blow $6 driving to the show and back with out detours.
Last RV I drove got 8 mpg on diesel. At $2.70/gal for diesel it would cost almost $17 to travel round trip to the show.
-Rick
Very true, and at a point in my life I probably felt the same way. But given the choice between seeing a movie together or playing pool together, the wife and I usualy head out to some of our favorite hang outs to shoot a few games and chat with friends. And I'm sure there would be some people who would still go to theaters, just not nearly the numbers now. Like in the closest city to where I live (Madison, WI) we have 2 (maybe 3) major cinemas, 1 imax, and 4 or 5 budget cinemas. I could see this move trimming that back to 1 major and one or maybe two budget cinemas.
-Rick
I mean honestly, with the dropping cost of home entertainment systems is there really that much of a drive to spend the money to goto the theator any more?
There are some flicks I'll head out for, block buster action flicks usually (HP 4, Lion Witch and the Wardrobe, and Underworld 2 where the last 3 movies I saw in the theator). But for most movies my home entertainment system is plenty good enough.
But why would I spend over $30 ($6+ in gas, $18 in tickets, $8 in refreshments) to take my wife to a movie in the theator when we can watch it at home from the couch on a 48" screen? $20 bucks on a DVD and some popcorn, or $2 for a rental. And then I can pause the movie if I have to run to the bathroom (or if I get food poisoning and miss 75% of LW&tW! damnit!)
-Rick
It sounds like an IP issue. They are claiming that Google is causing lost revenue to the people who would be selling this data, as best as I can tell. Piracy in the "Recipe for Beer" sense.
-Rick
I've had my hotmail account since 2001. I'm on numerous mailing lists. My address is posted on my web site and on numerous other web sites and forums. I get maybe 3-5 unsolicited spam mailings a day. I get maybe 15-20 spams a day, but the vast majority come from newsletters, email lists, and update notices from different groups I've opted in with.
I did have an account from 97-98 (from before the MS buyout) that I had until 2001 but the spam on that account was out of control. 200+ unsolicited spam emails a day. My newer account has varied in the amount of spam it gets, but in the last year it has been well below the what I would consider a problem.
-Rick
"We're all going to die, you know"
God I hated that character.
-Rick
"If you aren't comfortable with the command line, forget about Trustix"
So this product is designed to be used by a tiny portion of the market. A portion so small that there is really no glory to be gained by hacking it. Even if one did crack it, you wouldn't get a fleet of bot nets out of it. Even if you do crack it, there isn't likely going to be a wealth of ransomable data on it. Nope, it is just some linux nut trying to be hard core about security. So.... Why bother trying?
It's all about the cost/benefit ratio. If it takes 4 weeks to come up with an exploit would it be better to spend that time focused on A) Trustix, B) Mac, or C) Windows? With Windows huge market penetration, it is significantly more profitable to spend time focused on it then some redheaded step child of the Linux kernal.
-Rick
"Hotmail subjects anyone to random blocking who doesn't pay the $2,000 Bonded Sender fee"
Do they actually block the email, or do they just send it to your junk mail folder? I am on numerous email lists, and I find it hard to believe that any of them would have coughed up the $2k to avoid getting blocked. Those emails all go to my junk mail folder by default (I have my in box set up with a white list), which is right where I want them to go. They sit in there for 7 days for my review and get deleted on their own, no need for me to hold tri-mag build questions or Microsoft news letters for more then a one time read. So if the "blocking" is just getting sent to the junk mail folder, I say who cares.
On the other hand, allowing a company to stick their emails in my in box against my wishes (like some MS and Hotmail newsletters) really annoys me. It bothers me in the same way a two tier internet bothers me. It takes away the level playing field and turns the system itself into a capitalist entity.
But I do like the idea of a certified white list and verified emails. Anything to cut down on the number of phishing emails and exploitation of the uneducated computer using masses.
-Rick
You sir are an Antiblogotarian.
-Rick (j/k)
And what about the old Commander Keen series. 'Aliens ate my Babysitter' and what not. I wouldn't mind riding a pogo stick through some UR3 environments ;)
-Rick
Given your opinion that "in 5-10 years most of the software you use will be free." How do you see the future of software development business plans? Will every software development company depend on the profits of their support department for funding?
-Rick
From TFB: "I predict that in 5-10 years most of the software you use will be free."
Does he also predict that in 5-10 years most software development position will be gone or significantly value reduced the also?
The obvious answer is no, the market will find a balance between free and non-free business models to support further development. Some one has to pay the developers to put bread on the table. Someone has to pay the advertisers to get the word out about the project. Someone has to pay the management to keep the project on task and schedule.
-Rick
I would guess it would be more like a FF extension that added a tool bar that rotated text adds bassed on the contents of your browsing. But in that case, they should be patenting the toolbar, not the business process.
-Rick
IANAL and I am only familiar with this proceding from the little tidbits read/seen in mainstream media, but I was of the belief that the case being presented was not about guilt, or copyright, but about clarification of when injunctions are exceptable. Is it lawful for a company to file for an injuction on another company's business practices when the underlying copyright is under contest?
-Rick
I would lose my software 'sales' associate friends from Russia. j/k
-Rick
That's good to hear. That's a great group of people they have working their.
-Rick
SOE has screwed up SWG long enough, if they loose the licensing, who really cares? The few remaining players will be bummed, and rumors will float about some other company trying to do SWG right.
But having yet another solid and profitable independant developer like Mythic sucked up into the oppresive regime that is EA?!? I find that to be a much more disturbing thought.
-Rick
"Those of us that don't upgrade very often are likely to have machines that run dog-slow for Vista or not at all."
Fair enough, those people who have not upgraded their computer since prior to Windows 2k release may have issues. Windows Vista in classic windows mode WILL run on the same graphics card as W2K though. So if you have a P1 200mhz machine that limps along in W2k with 64megs of memory, it wont run Vista. But the graphics card from it would meet Vista's requirements.
-Rick
I was trying to show that a 3-5 year old PC should handle Vista fine. As for a GF2 MX card, as per the wiki entry: "Graphics card requirements are the same as Windows 2000." so if you are running 2k on a GF2MX, you should be fine. I only listed the AMD 1ghz w/ FX5600 because it is the oldest/slowest PC I have on hand at home, and it is running 2k with no problem.
-Rick
* CPU: x86-compatible 32-bit or x64-compatible 64-bit microprocessor(s) (Dual Core systems will be supported)
* Motherboard: ACPI-compatible firmware is required.
* Memory: At least 512 megabytes (Encouraged to use ECC memory [2])
* Graphics Card: A DirectX 9-compatible GPU that is capable of supporting Windows Vista Display Driver Model (WVDDM) (only needed for aero glass) and has 64 megabytes of VRAM
* Hard Drive space: At least 1.5 gigabytes for installation files, possibly more, depending on the version of Windows Vista
And under graphics requirements for 'Classic Windows' mode:
* Does not use the new Desktop Compositing Engine; Flip 3D, live window previews, and tearing-free window dragging are therefore not supported.
* Requires Windows XP Display Driver Model (XPDM) or WVDDM drivers.
* Graphics card requirements are the same as Windows 2000.
* An option for corporate deployments and upgrades.
so yes, I expect Vista to run in classic windows mode on a 1ghz AMD w/ a GForce 5600 graphics card. It won't be blazing fast, but it should run basic apps (office/web browser/email) with out a problem.
-Rick
Rabbits and Fish do help with conduit runs, but it is still expensive to get the techs out to actually perform the service. Escpecially when compared to just changing a module at either end of the line. And for things like that 6 mile run, it is hung from a tension line on telephone polls. Replacing that line would be easier, but would still require a team of techs with a cherry picker to drive the entire route and swap cables. Even if there is a repeater on traditional fiber, I would think it would be faster to just determine the failure point drive to that location, replace the repeater and call it a day.
I would think maybe this could be more useful on tiny items. perhaps using the core to send power to a tip that contained a sensor and relayed that information back over the fiber. I would put this into the medical/scientific tool bin. Someone will find a way to use this for brain surgery or something.
-Rick
"For example, a person using Windows 2000 will be forced to buy a copy of Vista if he needs the added security and extra features like better search. And to install Vista on his computer, he will most certainly have to embark on a spending spree to upgrade his PC to accomodate the extra special effects that are integrated into the OS."
Apparently, the author failed to notice that Vista has the option of the running classic interface, the XP interface, or the new Aero (ie: processor intencive) interface. So while a 2k user may want to buy a copy of Vista for security concerns, they should not have to upgrade their hardware in order to do so.
-Rick
I'm not sure on that. For example, at the school district where I went they installed a fiber back bone to and from each school. Whether the schools where half a block apart, a mile apart, or the elementary school that was over 6 miles away. Rerunning any of those lines would have costed a fortune. Even the one that ran through conduit under a few parking lots to connect the two closest schools.
-Rick