my understanding is that northern virginia is going through something of a tech boom right now. especially if they don't mind going into the defense sector. i'd be more worried if they were here in the SFBay area; things suck enough out here!
i make maps and for the kind of maps i make the best package i've found is fractal terrains and campaign cartographer by profantasy. i use MacOS X primarily, have a linux box, but for this creative (non-GIS) map making i am almost obligated to use Windows (natively or emulated, but windows regardless). otherwise i've managed to delete M$ from my personal life (work... that's another story).
Why isn't this being treated like a virus or a worm? Hello... unwanted and unrequested software is downloaded and installed on your computer. They will say, "They opted in by clicking the link" but if that's the case they should stop pursuing anyone who writes a virus like the I LOVE YOU virus as it can't be activated till someone "voluntarily" clicks on it.
I think this sort of thing should be taken on by the anti-virus industry AND the security industry in general.
i've never ever seen any techie's desk so clean. in a matter of hours questions like "where the hell is my mouse!" and "who put the keyboard on the shelf?" and "who put this picture of spock on my monitor!" would come screaming out of the cubicle/office space. sometimes i think the cables are necessary just so we don't lose the components, and the size so they dominate the desk full of clutter...
you, the eater, by eating our genetically modified and/or enhanced food, agree to the following terms:
1: buying and eating our food does not constitute ownership of the food. we own the food at all stages and permutations. yes, that means we'll own your crap, too.
2: the food may or may not be nutritional.
3: unforseen genetic diseases caused by eating our food products are not our fault.
4: you are what you eat, and since we own the food (see #1 above) that helped build you, we own you. report to soylent facility green for immidiate assimilation.
i worry that someday, a serious version of this "license" will become a reality. as corporations (and some individuals) continue to try and own every small aspect of existence, what chance do we have?
despite the fact that we are *migrating* to aol mail, it isn't complete. despite my employer (aoltw... megacompany...) and the fact that i'm not looking forward to getting aol mail, i think i will prefer it to the idiocy of the ccmail system currently in use. enterprise it may be, but what a pain.
rollouts of the aol mail system have started in NYC HQs and aren't going so well. the rest of us subject companies were slated for june rollouts, and that is steadily getting pushed back.
maybe what we need is a small set of generic licenses with a set of "plugin" additions that companies can use to then limit the license to their needs. there is a lot of "code" these licenses all have in common with some having only minor differences. plugin clauses and stipulations could then flesh out the simple license.
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my understanding is that northern virginia is going through something of a tech boom right now. especially if they don't mind going into the defense sector. i'd be more worried if they were here in the SFBay area; things suck enough out here!
does anyone find it strange that the *mercury* news is carrying articles about disposing objects that contain... mercury?
i make maps and for the kind of maps i make the best package i've found is fractal terrains and campaign cartographer by profantasy. i use MacOS X primarily, have a linux box, but for this creative (non-GIS) map making i am almost obligated to use Windows (natively or emulated, but windows regardless). otherwise i've managed to delete M$ from my personal life (work... that's another story).
Why isn't this being treated like a virus or a worm? Hello... unwanted and unrequested software is downloaded and installed on your computer. They will say, "They opted in by clicking the link" but if that's the case they should stop pursuing anyone who writes a virus like the I LOVE YOU virus as it can't be activated till someone "voluntarily" clicks on it.
I think this sort of thing should be taken on by the anti-virus industry AND the security industry in general.
i've never ever seen any techie's desk so clean. in a matter of hours questions like "where the hell is my mouse!" and "who put the keyboard on the shelf?" and "who put this picture of spock on my monitor!" would come screaming out of the cubicle/office space. sometimes i think the cables are necessary just so we don't lose the components, and the size so they dominate the desk full of clutter...
you, the eater, by eating our genetically modified and/or enhanced food, agree to the following terms:
1: buying and eating our food does not constitute ownership of the food. we own the food at all stages and permutations. yes, that means we'll own your crap, too.
2: the food may or may not be nutritional.
3: unforseen genetic diseases caused by eating our food products are not our fault.
4: you are what you eat, and since we own the food (see #1 above) that helped build you, we own you. report to soylent facility green for immidiate assimilation.
i worry that someday, a serious version of this "license" will become a reality. as corporations (and some individuals) continue to try and own every small aspect of existence, what chance do we have?
despite the fact that we are *migrating* to aol mail, it isn't complete. despite my employer (aoltw... megacompany...) and the fact that i'm not looking forward to getting aol mail, i think i will prefer it to the idiocy of the ccmail system currently in use. enterprise it may be, but what a pain.
rollouts of the aol mail system have started in NYC HQs and aren't going so well. the rest of us subject companies were slated for june rollouts, and that is steadily getting pushed back.
time for some coffee...
maybe what we need is a small set of generic licenses with a set of "plugin" additions that companies can use to then limit the license to their needs. there is a lot of "code" these licenses all have in common with some having only minor differences. plugin clauses and stipulations could then flesh out the simple license.
to anyone who has been following the study of dinosaurs, this is pretty much old news. is it really republishable?
if it hasn't already been done, a port of MAME (arcade ROM emulation) would be nigh perfect. tons of games with one small emulator.