You are correct. Any proposals for migrating to new Windows and Office versions should include training costs. Do you think those costs would be any different from migrating to Linux and OpenOffice?
If the government wants to read my SSL traffic badly enough they will find a way. I'm not concerned about the NSA, CIA, Military, etc. If they take an interest in me, then I'm totally fucked anyway. I'm concerned with the rest of the government, I want them to work just a little harder to get access to my data. Think of it like locks on doors. They won't keep out a determined thief, but they are not intended to. They are intended to make you less of a target than your neighbors. i.e. you are making the thief work just a little harder to steal your stuff than your neighbors stuff. Fortunately I'm a nobody. I don't do stuff to piss off the government and I hope they never think I'm associated with someone who does piss off the government.
If you only use SSL when you have something to protect, then you are telling any attacker (including a government "attacker") exactly which data you think is important.
If they wanted a challenge they would have used a rifle. Obviously they just want to kill things as easily as possible and make a lot of loud noises. Maybe makes them feel more masculine or something.
I use this http://www.duplicate-finder.com/photo.html to find image files which are similar (they don't have be identical). Does not work with PSD files though. Maybe the files can be exported to PNG, etc?
I think the original poster was referring to PBS. PBS gets 15% of its funding from the federal govt (some stations get a higher percent) and the federal govt reminds PBS of that fact any time the "liberal network" does something someone doesn't like. I wish PBS got no funding from the govt. Then PBS could send them a nice "Fuck Off!" and do what it wants without worrying about offending someone and getting their funding yanked.
If Verizon did not want to "allow customers to freely use the devices and applications of their choosing.", then they should not have purchased spectrum ("C Block") which requires just that.
The soldiers don't have to be human. In the future we will divert valuable national resources to a war without all that messy "soldiers dying" stuff. I'm not sure if this is a good thing. I think one of the (many) reasons the Vietnam war was so unpopular is because the public saw bodies every night on the evening news as they were being unload from the aircraft. I think one of the worst things the USA government has done is to no longer allow the news media to film the bodies coming home. War is horrible. The public should not be shielded from this horror.
If you cannot patent software in Europe, then are the patents on audio and video codecs not valid in Europe? Specifically the G729, G723.1 and H.264 codecs.
I loathe Apple. They are probably one of the most detestable companies in the technology sector right now. I see them as a modern version of 90s Microsoft.
Apple will not reach Microsoft's level of evil until they have a monopoly. They don't. Not even close. I don't like Apple all that much, but the level of Microsoft's evilness in the 90's cannot be underestimated.
There could be several reasons for decaying infrastructure. In the local telecom (ILEC aka former "Bell" companies) world one cause is a weak Public Service Commission and FCC. Another reason the ILECs are allowing their copper infrastructure to fall into disrepair is because they must allow wholesale access to their copper infrastructure by competitors. They have no such requirement for their new fiber installations, so they let the copper rot in the ground and deploy fiber to places with the highest profits.
A government sanctioned monopoly should be heavily regulated with strong public oversight. The "wires in the ground" is a natural monopoly and as such should be heavily regulated and have Universal Service obligations. The services provided using that infrastructure, such as dial tone, internet service, cable TV service, etc should not be strongly regulated as long as the company which owns and manages the "wires in the ground" is an independent, heavily regulated company with no ties whatsoever to the service providers.
When my copper dialtone service from an ILEC doesn't work and I am unhappy with the service I can file a complaint with the state Public Service Commission. I have done so in the past and been very pleased by the result. After a week of getting the runaround from my telephone company, the service got fixed the day after filing a complaint with the PSC. There is no such oversight for cable television, internet, or telephone service from competing companies. In most places there is a similar option when dealing with electrical service.
Corruption happens, it will never totally go away. The only way to minimize it is constant vigilance, which does not happen much today.
Yes. As long as the remaining infrastructure is run by a company independent of the companies providing the cable television, telephone, and internet service and that company provides wholesale transport on a non-discriminatory basis to any service provider. This company is the only involved company which would need to be well regulated. Imagine having a choice of TimeWarner, Cox Cable, Mediacom, Cablevision, AT&T, Verizon, and your local ISP for cable television, telephone, and internet service.
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I don't use any Ad Blocking things for my browser. I do, however, use NoScript. If the ad does not require JS to display then I see the ad.
You are correct. Any proposals for migrating to new Windows and Office versions should include training costs. Do you think those costs would be any different from migrating to Linux and OpenOffice?
Why do you want to tell a potential attacker which data you consider important enough to secure with HTTPS?
If the government wants to read my SSL traffic badly enough they will find a way. I'm not concerned about the NSA, CIA, Military, etc. If they take an interest in me, then I'm totally fucked anyway. I'm concerned with the rest of the government, I want them to work just a little harder to get access to my data. Think of it like locks on doors. They won't keep out a determined thief, but they are not intended to. They are intended to make you less of a target than your neighbors. i.e. you are making the thief work just a little harder to steal your stuff than your neighbors stuff. Fortunately I'm a nobody. I don't do stuff to piss off the government and I hope they never think I'm associated with someone who does piss off the government.
If you only use SSL when you have something to protect, then you are telling any attacker (including a government "attacker") exactly which data you think is important.
My father hunts. It requires skill. He eats what he kills. It isn't my thing, but I respect it. These people are not hunters.
If they wanted a challenge they would have used a rifle. Obviously they just want to kill things as easily as possible and make a lot of loud noises. Maybe makes them feel more masculine or something.
You can by beer, wine, hard liquor, even Everclear at private stores, including Walmart in many parts of Louisiana.
I use this http://www.duplicate-finder.com/photo.html to find image files which are similar (they don't have be identical). Does not work with PSD files though. Maybe the files can be exported to PNG, etc?
I think the original poster was referring to PBS. PBS gets 15% of its funding from the federal govt (some stations get a higher percent) and the federal govt reminds PBS of that fact any time the "liberal network" does something someone doesn't like. I wish PBS got no funding from the govt. Then PBS could send them a nice "Fuck Off!" and do what it wants without worrying about offending someone and getting their funding yanked.
"At least I know where my faults are"
Did it work?
Republicans: regulate people's personal lives, don't regulate business
Democrats: regulate business, don't regulate people's personal lives
Weed comes under "personal lives" most of the time.
If Verizon did not want to "allow customers to freely use the devices and applications of their choosing.", then they should not have purchased spectrum ("C Block") which requires just that.
Another option is they are corrupt cops and are selling it.
Congress will start caring when someone hacks into the database and starts releasing their secrets.
The soldiers don't have to be human. In the future we will divert valuable national resources to a war without all that messy "soldiers dying" stuff. I'm not sure if this is a good thing. I think one of the (many) reasons the Vietnam war was so unpopular is because the public saw bodies every night on the evening news as they were being unload from the aircraft. I think one of the worst things the USA government has done is to no longer allow the news media to film the bodies coming home. War is horrible. The public should not be shielded from this horror.
I hope both sides appeal it all the way to the Supreme Court. End this BS once and for all.
It seems that if the proxy companies go bankrupt they should be forced to hand over the patents to the winner as compensation.
If you cannot patent software in Europe, then are the patents on audio and video codecs not valid in Europe? Specifically the G729, G723.1 and H.264 codecs.
Person A could be a hero. Person B is just a pussy. I'm a person B sort of person, but I respect person A.
Correct. I wish slashdot allowed editing posts.
Apple will not reach Microsoft's level of evil until they have a monopoly. They don't. Not even close. I don't like Apple all that much, but the level of Microsoft's evilness in the 90's cannot be underestimated.
There could be several reasons for decaying infrastructure. In the local telecom (ILEC aka former "Bell" companies) world one cause is a weak Public Service Commission and FCC. Another reason the ILECs are allowing their copper infrastructure to fall into disrepair is because they must allow wholesale access to their copper infrastructure by competitors. They have no such requirement for their new fiber installations, so they let the copper rot in the ground and deploy fiber to places with the highest profits.
A government sanctioned monopoly should be heavily regulated with strong public oversight. The "wires in the ground" is a natural monopoly and as such should be heavily regulated and have Universal Service obligations. The services provided using that infrastructure, such as dial tone, internet service, cable TV service, etc should not be strongly regulated as long as the company which owns and manages the "wires in the ground" is an independent, heavily regulated company with no ties whatsoever to the service providers.
When my copper dialtone service from an ILEC doesn't work and I am unhappy with the service I can file a complaint with the state Public Service Commission. I have done so in the past and been very pleased by the result. After a week of getting the runaround from my telephone company, the service got fixed the day after filing a complaint with the PSC. There is no such oversight for cable television, internet, or telephone service from competing companies. In most places there is a similar option when dealing with electrical service.
Corruption happens, it will never totally go away. The only way to minimize it is constant vigilance, which does not happen much today.
Yes. As long as the remaining infrastructure is run by a company independent of the companies providing the cable television, telephone, and internet service and that company provides wholesale transport on a non-discriminatory basis to any service provider. This company is the only involved company which would need to be well regulated. Imagine having a choice of TimeWarner, Cox Cable, Mediacom, Cablevision, AT&T, Verizon, and your local ISP for cable television, telephone, and internet service.