...If I remember correctly, didn't Amazon do something where if you searched enough times per week on a partner search engine, you'd get a certain percent off anything you bought on Amazon?
But pushing against the government is like pushing against a giant bear. It accomplishes nothing, and there's a good chance if you piss it off, you'll wind up "missing".
This is exactly what I came in here to say. When using a public terminal, always, always treat it as if it is actively trying to steal your data. Nothing can protect you from a hardware based keylogger, save for ripping the case open and removing it, but I doubt that would fly either.
Even worse, when malware makes owned computers hit the URLs, the FBI now has cause to permanently confiscate millions of dollars worth of equipment due to boxes getting pwned.
I may be thinking in a paranoid manner, but what's to stop someone from doing this just to cause an economic issue due to many, many people losing their equipment and having to repurchase it?
I'm trying to think of a situation where a person in a business environment would even NEED to set up a wireless network when, in most cases, I'm guessing a wired or an already-setup encrypted wireless connection would do just fine. I'm betting there's a long story behind this...
You know, that Firefox extension that is now owned by Yahoo? They might just make the extension uninstall, but a more dangerous possibility would be that they could use the auto-update features of Firefox extensions to brick installations of Firefox, as a forceful measure to get people back to IE. Question is, could they legally do something like that, or even morally?
But still, I hope that EA doesn't take hold of them. EA's gaining way too much influence on gaming, and considering how they run things into the ground and churn out mediocre games on the backs of good games makes me worried that they'll grab as many companies as they can, and run them and their brands right into the ground.
That's not the point. The point is that it's a Microsoft controlled format, and Microsoft has a track record of continually updating their software, which in turns, often ends up breaking compatibility with free implementations of said software, making it a game a perpetual catch-up to be able to read their formats. Not to mention, this is a government website, which shouldn't be forcing people to use a certain operating system just to view their website.
Or a better idea: Make a profile that has no access to the internet whatsoever, or whitelist based, and is considered private.
Make another profile that would be subject to scanning by parents at any time, and access to the internet is blacklist based instead, with parental supervision required to use that profile.
I believe the question you should be asking is "Can anyone change that" and the answer to that is no.
That's the way it works. I don't like it, most people don't, but I doubt anything short of single-handedly handing over millions in campaign contributions will really allow any average person to have much of a say in what goes on in America.
Even worse, this will choke any development of any new web technology that requires high or higher amounts of bandwidth, as once they have a metered system in place, you just know they won't lift a finger to add more infrastructure to support higher usage caps, and even worse and more likely, they'll keep raising the prices on their metered packages as well.
Even if it did happen, who says the government won't change the votes, or in a more blatant way of showing it's dislike of the people, just ignore what the people choose and elect or keep whoever they want anyways?
I seriously doubt there's any turning back at this point, sadly enough.
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I'd assume that the idea is the person would get games from Gamefly instead of getting some with the setup.
But things always have worked that way, and, most likely, always will work that way. It's just how life is, sadly.
...If I remember correctly, didn't Amazon do something where if you searched enough times per week on a partner search engine, you'd get a certain percent off anything you bought on Amazon?
Except it's more of an entire page about Nike and Adidas putting an ad on that page, that's clearly marked as an ad.
You can push against it, of course!
But pushing against the government is like pushing against a giant bear. It accomplishes nothing, and there's a good chance if you piss it off, you'll wind up "missing".
This would be funny if it wasn't so serious.
This is exactly what I came in here to say. When using a public terminal, always, always treat it as if it is actively trying to steal your data. Nothing can protect you from a hardware based keylogger, save for ripping the case open and removing it, but I doubt that would fly either.
I kind of doubt courts would really care about that.
I wouldn't be so... nah. Too easy.
I'm sorry, I'm afraid I don't understand. Could you restate that in the form of a car analogy?
Even worse, when malware makes owned computers hit the URLs, the FBI now has cause to permanently confiscate millions of dollars worth of equipment due to boxes getting pwned.
I may be thinking in a paranoid manner, but what's to stop someone from doing this just to cause an economic issue due to many, many people losing their equipment and having to repurchase it?
Was the call coming from inside the house?
I'm trying to think of a situation where a person in a business environment would even NEED to set up a wireless network when, in most cases, I'm guessing a wired or an already-setup encrypted wireless connection would do just fine. I'm betting there's a long story behind this...
You know, that Firefox extension that is now owned by Yahoo? They might just make the extension uninstall, but a more dangerous possibility would be that they could use the auto-update features of Firefox extensions to brick installations of Firefox, as a forceful measure to get people back to IE. Question is, could they legally do something like that, or even morally?
But still, I hope that EA doesn't take hold of them. EA's gaining way too much influence on gaming, and considering how they run things into the ground and churn out mediocre games on the backs of good games makes me worried that they'll grab as many companies as they can, and run them and their brands right into the ground.
Obligatory Penny Arcade. Different company, but I still feel it applies here.
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/12/05
I really don't see many desktop apps that demand more than 2GB of RAM.
Vista?
Which makes me wonder why e-mail hasn't killed off SMS on the iPhone.
Anyone have any explanation?
That's not the point. The point is that it's a Microsoft controlled format, and Microsoft has a track record of continually updating their software, which in turns, often ends up breaking compatibility with free implementations of said software, making it a game a perpetual catch-up to be able to read their formats. Not to mention, this is a government website, which shouldn't be forcing people to use a certain operating system just to view their website.
Or a better idea: Make a profile that has no access to the internet whatsoever, or whitelist based, and is considered private.
Make another profile that would be subject to scanning by parents at any time, and access to the internet is blacklist based instead, with parental supervision required to use that profile.
Underwater backhoes, of course.
The worst part is, it's most likely too late.
I believe the question you should be asking is "Can anyone change that" and the answer to that is no.
That's the way it works. I don't like it, most people don't, but I doubt anything short of single-handedly handing over millions in campaign contributions will really allow any average person to have much of a say in what goes on in America.
It's depressing, really...
Even worse, this will choke any development of any new web technology that requires high or higher amounts of bandwidth, as once they have a metered system in place, you just know they won't lift a finger to add more infrastructure to support higher usage caps, and even worse and more likely, they'll keep raising the prices on their metered packages as well.
Even if it did happen, who says the government won't change the votes, or in a more blatant way of showing it's dislike of the people, just ignore what the people choose and elect or keep whoever they want anyways?
I seriously doubt there's any turning back at this point, sadly enough.
Such full bans are not neccessary. Just make it so that Windows boxes and boxes with IRC clients are at least a few miles away from graveyards.
I'm sorry, reciting the lyrics to a song is copyright infringement. The RIAA will be taking your house, children, and dignity shortly.