i think modem and wireless should be base. if you only go as far as local coffee shops, it won't matter to you. but a lot of travelers end up in places where modem is the only option. being a laptop, it should be designed for travelers. having to add it on is a hassle (wifi dongle anyone?) especially when it doesn't cost much to build it in. i would even go so far as to say more people use the modem than bluetooth (most still don't know what bt is). then again, some say it's a prototype so it might end up with a built-in modem. who knows.
if the flash drive is misplaced, the data is lost in the sense that you can't account for that copy. it's not that you no longer have the data, but another copy of it out there somewhere.
i misread u'r typo as "saute the fearless leader". forget impeachment, that sounds better! btw, i think the trend is to turn in "muslim looking" ppl now. rem that georgia lady who called in those 3 kids going to med school and caused a big rukus on the highway? i think she got a medal or something.
i'm actually surprised they didn't use the 9/11 angle on this one. they could have said "we want to find out who's been googling for "bomb-making". they seem to use 9/11 to justify everything, why not this? or maybe it's the backup reason. yahoo must be thinking "damn, i guess it's good to be #2". if the administration succeeds, i wonder if a massive boycott of google would allow them to sue the administration for damaging their business.
i think the operative word in your post is "christian". most universities are pretty lax. i've worked at a couple and the idea of a proxy is laughable. professors wouldn't stand for it. education and free access to information go hand in hand. every single computer is on a public ip, no firewalls or anything. and in most schools, the users also have admin access. sounds like a recipe for distaster, i know. i don't think this is the exception either. the only restrictions we have are bandwidth throttles, and mac address blocking if you're machine is botted.
is this the begining of being able to rewrite history? if only one holder is allowed to posses the statistics, won't it make it difficult to disprove the information? can dell start saying "only.01% of our computers break in the first 10 years"? i could just be over-reacting, but officially single-sourcing information, if that's where this might lead, is a scary road.
100% of my household thinks this is going too far. what's next? having a really good memory outlawed? i'm tired of the arguement "we lose money if.." maybe that's why drugs are illegal; drug dealers complained that "we would lose money if drugs were legal". it all makes sense now.. lemme get back to my drugs.
palm was also successful because of thier adherence to simplicty and ease of use. they left out a lot of features (and thus complexity) to keep this. how far has that gotten them? as people start to carry more and more electronics and become more tech savvy (and of course devices become more capable of doing multiple things well) convergence will happen.
or could it be that a lot of ipod owners just not as tech savvy? yes, you can rebutt here with how you own an ipod and know how to get all the music you want off emule/bitorrent/usenet/irc/etc. but you are not the average ipod owner. many people aren't even aware that there are other mp3 players out there. the ipod has become synonymous with mp3 player. i can't count how many times i've been asked "do i need a computer to use an ipod?". these are people who will rip their cds and buy from itms. and the whole "ipod is a premium device" thing is really stupid, ipods cost pretty much the same as any other decent player, often less. it's what people read/hear about on ads and tv. when your marketshare reaches such a large size, you obviously are not limited to the tech savvy. anyone claiming "ipod owners have more money so don't need to steal" or "ipod owners have more ethics" are just looking to congratulat themselves for buying one.
I guess the line is blurry here. most people are resigned to the fact that amazon, grocery stores, and credit card companies have a lot of info on what you order, as well as many others. they then use this information for markting data to recommend/advertise products to you or figure out what they should carry. it can actually be kind of handy despite privacy concerns. but itunes is installed on your computer, even though it connects to a store. now if it only collects data based on purchases from itms, then it is no better/worse than what other retailers do. now if it were to do it based on your own songs when u just use itunes as a media player, then that crosses into another territory. it becomes like a program which analyzes what site you go to and then suggests other sites to go to. having the portal to the store right on your computer makes it hard to seperate.
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do babes in beer commercials matter? advertisers will always appeal to that primal instinct, regardless of whether it has to do with the product.
i think modem and wireless should be base. if you only go as far as local coffee shops, it won't matter to you. but a lot of travelers end up in places where modem is the only option. being a laptop, it should be designed for travelers. having to add it on is a hassle (wifi dongle anyone?) especially when it doesn't cost much to build it in. i would even go so far as to say more people use the modem than bluetooth (most still don't know what bt is). then again, some say it's a prototype so it might end up with a built-in modem. who knows.
if the flash drive is misplaced, the data is lost in the sense that you can't account for that copy. it's not that you no longer have the data, but another copy of it out there somewhere.
i guess it's like going through a lost wallet to try to identify the owner.
"I'd suspect that the legal status of someone that's, well, legally dead would be rather iffy" us zombies have rights too, you insensative clod!
thank you *cough*
riiight, because privite companies never invade anyone privacy. our govt is already run by the private industry, not much would change.
i knew the govt would do this someday, that's why i've been googling porn for years.
i misread u'r typo as "saute the fearless leader". forget impeachment, that sounds better! btw, i think the trend is to turn in "muslim looking" ppl now. rem that georgia lady who called in those 3 kids going to med school and caused a big rukus on the highway? i think she got a medal or something.
i've been staring at that site for a few minutes now, i don't get it.
i'm actually surprised they didn't use the 9/11 angle on this one. they could have said "we want to find out who's been googling for "bomb-making". they seem to use 9/11 to justify everything, why not this? or maybe it's the backup reason. yahoo must be thinking "damn, i guess it's good to be #2". if the administration succeeds, i wonder if a massive boycott of google would allow them to sue the administration for damaging their business.
i think the operative word in your post is "christian". most universities are pretty lax. i've worked at a couple and the idea of a proxy is laughable. professors wouldn't stand for it. education and free access to information go hand in hand. every single computer is on a public ip, no firewalls or anything. and in most schools, the users also have admin access. sounds like a recipe for distaster, i know. i don't think this is the exception either. the only restrictions we have are bandwidth throttles, and mac address blocking if you're machine is botted.
haha, i guess i'm safe then. no chance of remembering copyrighted facts for me!
i think you confused ignorant with smug. i don't think many windows users are smug about security, just ignorant.
he's going to turn water into WINE.
is this the begining of being able to rewrite history? if only one holder is allowed to posses the statistics, won't it make it difficult to disprove the information? can dell start saying "only .01% of our computers break in the first 10 years"? i could just be over-reacting, but officially single-sourcing information, if that's where this might lead, is a scary road.
no, but it will feel snappier.
100% of my household thinks this is going too far. what's next? having a really good memory outlawed? i'm tired of the arguement "we lose money if.." maybe that's why drugs are illegal; drug dealers complained that "we would lose money if drugs were legal". it all makes sense now.. lemme get back to my drugs.
or how about "Dont Steal Mac OS X.mmmk"
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should that be free also?
palm was also successful because of thier adherence to simplicty and ease of use. they left out a lot of features (and thus complexity) to keep this. how far has that gotten them? as people start to carry more and more electronics and become more tech savvy (and of course devices become more capable of doing multiple things well) convergence will happen.
or could it be that a lot of ipod owners just not as tech savvy? yes, you can rebutt here with how you own an ipod and know how to get all the music you want off emule/bitorrent/usenet/irc/etc. but you are not the average ipod owner. many people aren't even aware that there are other mp3 players out there. the ipod has become synonymous with mp3 player. i can't count how many times i've been asked "do i need a computer to use an ipod?". these are people who will rip their cds and buy from itms. and the whole "ipod is a premium device" thing is really stupid, ipods cost pretty much the same as any other decent player, often less. it's what people read/hear about on ads and tv. when your marketshare reaches such a large size, you obviously are not limited to the tech savvy. anyone claiming "ipod owners have more money so don't need to steal" or "ipod owners have more ethics" are just looking to congratulat themselves for buying one.
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I guess the line is blurry here. most people are resigned to the fact that amazon, grocery stores, and credit card companies have a lot of info on what you order, as well as many others. they then use this information for markting data to recommend/advertise products to you or figure out what they should carry. it can actually be kind of handy despite privacy concerns. but itunes is installed on your computer, even though it connects to a store. now if it only collects data based on purchases from itms, then it is no better/worse than what other retailers do. now if it were to do it based on your own songs when u just use itunes as a media player, then that crosses into another territory. it becomes like a program which analyzes what site you go to and then suggests other sites to go to. having the portal to the store right on your computer makes it hard to seperate.