Not only that, but have you ever sat next to some schmuck who feels he has make a call as soon as the wheels hit the ground? And we're not talking some urgent business communication - it's more like "yeah, we just landed... I think I'll grab a burger and be there in an hour... yada yada yada..."
I say, install automatic detection systems for wireless devices, identify the location of the phone and put it on the screen for all passengers to see. Let them then decide what to do about it - I think after a few blanket parties the message will get around!
Perhaps you misunderstood my post - by saying "it's the vendor's problem", I meant that it's the vendor's responsibility to make sure that their message is sent only to appropriate audiences. They shouldn't have free license to broadcast objectionable content like that. If they wish to market their material, they have several ways of doing so - email is only one option. Just because email addresses by themselves don't identify a person is no excuse to hide behind...
Hmmm... sounds like there's an opportunity here for the right developers. There's a big need for a parent-child email screening system that is easy to use, but nothing readily available fits that bill.
This raises an interesting point - is there an email client out there that would facilitate this kind of parental monitoring? For example, the parent could lock or unlock the child's access to email. Once the parent has filtered out the nasties, access is granted to those cleared messages.
Now that I think about it, you could just set them up with an address that is private and not given out. Their public address would be screened by the parent, who could forward messages to the guarded address. On the guarded account, the "Reply To" equals the public address.
In short, that's the vendor's problem, not the consumer. When the vendor makes a choice about how they market their material, email is one of many options...
They always told me that my writing was messy and hard to read and that they would take points off for not writing in cursive. Then when I wrote in cursive, they complained even more, so eventually, I went back to my current writing.
So let me guess, you're a doctor now? Looks like things worked out just fine...
One could sue them in small claims court, for a small enough amount that they wouldn't want to hire a lawyer and fight it in your jurisdiction. Of course, you'd have to come up with some kind of tort to base the claim on (what have they done to you?), but just as they can bully individuals by suind them into oblivion, individuals could strike back by needling them bit by bit...
Having obtained financing for the project, how does that impact the future direction of development? How do you balance the interests of developers, users and sponsors to choose which updates to pursue?
I'm trying to find a link, but there was a story here in Indianapolis last week about high school students making an anti-smoking pledge. One of the organizers was on camera talking about how they know that smoking leads to greater usage of hard drugs, so this will save the universe, blah blah blah...
When suits get settled, it's usually the case that allegations are dismissed and the defendant can still deny any wrongdoing. The defendant presumably pays because it's not worth the cost of the fight.
This is more about a big trade group shaking down a kid in broad daylight hoping to intimidate the rest of the crowd. The $12K means nothing to them.
Remember that the government gathers information on all of us in many ways, most of which have little to do with law enforcement. Taxes, census, real estate records, drivers licenses, etc. are all examples where the government collects information. The key factor here is how the information is gathered. None of what falls under TIA involves unlawful snooping or spying - instead it's about digging into a wider base of information that has already been lawfully gathered. It appears to start with government-owned information, requiring legal barriers to be crossed before commercial information (credit card usage, etc.) is accessed. In procedure, it sounds like what law enforcement analysts do today, but in a streamlined format. The real difference is that pattern-matching will be used to notify analysts preemtively based on those government records - a notice would get sent to the analyst who would then make a determination as to whether further inquiry needs to take place. Again, legal hurdles regarding probable cause, etc. would have to be overcome before commercial information would be pursued.
In short, the government already has the information needed for TIA - they just don't have the tools to use it effectively.
Be very careful - this sounds like a French spy who's been trapped successfully. Sometimes they try to escape by climbing a rope, so be sure that field has a lid to it...
Lately they've even taken the next step, and "concluded" that tobacco smoking leads to greater use of harmful drugs. I think it's only a matter of time before leaving the toilet seat up becomes grounds for criminal prosecution!
And having just seen Chamber of Secrets, I'd have to agree with Gollum (not Smeagol) on that one! To be honest, that's what I was thinking while watching the movie - what a lousy Gollum knockoff...
While they might not be able to get ongoing license revenue under that plan, they'd still be able to sue like mad for damages dating back to the "theft" of the code. That could still amount to a nice tidy sum...
About a month ago I got a 3.0GHz from IBuyPower with a Radeon 9500 Pro (looks way good enough for me!), 1GB RAM and no monitor (no need to replace the one I have) for around $1,500.
Having come from a 300MHz IBM Aptiva, I'm pretty freakin' giddy these days!
Oracle's got the dough, as you'll see here. With $1.15 cash in hand per share, at 5.24 Billion shares outstanding, that's around the $6 billion mark right there. A large portion of this purchase could be made in Oracle stock or by arranging a loan (the technique made famous in the 80's, the Leveraged BuyOut or LBO) as well, reducing the need for cash.
Either way, this story is only just beginning. Analysts portend a consolidation wave coming in the software field. Also consider that Oracle's standing offer amounts to $16 per share of Peoplesoft, but the stock price on Friday closed at $17.82. That means the folks who know best (investment bankers, merger arbitragers) see this as the first step in a longer auction process.
That would be a ReallyMindbogglinglyBigAssDatabase, the cost of which is hardly worth any benefit they'd get by tracking each individual item in stock.
In short, the privacy concerns around RFID are incredibly overblown compared to things like dumpster diving and online commerce. It's more about an initial reaction to new and not-very-well-understood technology...
"I think that companies should be prohibited by law from using foreign firms that charge less than domestic ones."
A few years of that and you'd have some pretty lousy American companies that wouldn't stand a chance competing in international markets (presuming other countries don't enact similar calamities).
"I would rather we attempt to create everything we need in the USA and only import things that it's impossible to build, mine, or grow here."
I suggest you go study Economics 101 and learn about comparitive advantage - often called the only truly interesting notion to come out of the dismal science. When different nations focus their production on the things they do most efficiently (rather than trying to do everything for themselves), the result is more for everybody. And gee, while you're at it, why stop at the national level with the "do it all yourself" mindset? Why not take it down to the personal level, and churn your own butter, butcher your own meat, and build your own house? Why take the chance that specializing in a trade could result in an unpredictable future?
Wow, a software company that actively encourages the users to actively tinker with their product, with the understanding that this will only increase the popularity of their game. While this trend has been developing lately in the game world, this definitely takes it a huge step forward! Bravo!
Sociopathic greed??? I'd call it progress. I suppose you'd prefer to turn the clock back to, say, 1900 or so?
This is all about developing nations actually growing competitive IT/IS industries - where's the problem here? We should be cheering the fact that millions of people around the world are being lifted out of poverty and are gaining skills that will better their lives and the lives of their children. In turn, a middle class will develop that in time will add to overall global demand.
In the end, this is about American IS professionals coming under the same pressure that their efforts have exerted on others (clericals, laborers, etc.) for decades. If anything, IS folks should be better prepared to deal with this change, since continuing education and adaptability are supposed to be hallmarks of the technical crowd...
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How did the parent get modded "interesting"? It's just plain wrong...
Not only that, but have you ever sat next to some schmuck who feels he has make a call as soon as the wheels hit the ground? And we're not talking some urgent business communication - it's more like "yeah, we just landed... I think I'll grab a burger and be there in an hour... yada yada yada..."
I say, install automatic detection systems for wireless devices, identify the location of the phone and put it on the screen for all passengers to see. Let them then decide what to do about it - I think after a few blanket parties the message will get around!
It depends where the rocket is headed. Now where are those SCO headquarters again???
Perhaps you misunderstood my post - by saying "it's the vendor's problem", I meant that it's the vendor's responsibility to make sure that their message is sent only to appropriate audiences. They shouldn't have free license to broadcast objectionable content like that. If they wish to market their material, they have several ways of doing so - email is only one option. Just because email addresses by themselves don't identify a person is no excuse to hide behind...
Hmmm... sounds like there's an opportunity here for the right developers. There's a big need for a parent-child email screening system that is easy to use, but nothing readily available fits that bill.
3) Profit!
This raises an interesting point - is there an email client out there that would facilitate this kind of parental monitoring? For example, the parent could lock or unlock the child's access to email. Once the parent has filtered out the nasties, access is granted to those cleared messages.
Now that I think about it, you could just set them up with an address that is private and not given out. Their public address would be screened by the parent, who could forward messages to the guarded address. On the guarded account, the "Reply To" equals the public address.
Does this makes sense to folks?
In short, that's the vendor's problem, not the consumer. When the vendor makes a choice about how they market their material, email is one of many options...
They always told me that my writing was messy and hard to read and that they would take points off for not writing in cursive. Then when I wrote in cursive, they complained even more, so eventually, I went back to my current writing.
So let me guess, you're a doctor now? Looks like things worked out just fine...
One could sue them in small claims court, for a small enough amount that they wouldn't want to hire a lawyer and fight it in your jurisdiction. Of course, you'd have to come up with some kind of tort to base the claim on (what have they done to you?), but just as they can bully individuals by suind them into oblivion, individuals could strike back by needling them bit by bit...
But don't they save money by just leaving the phone up on the pole rather than running wire into the house?
Having obtained financing for the project, how does that impact the future direction of development? How do you balance the interests of developers, users and sponsors to choose which updates to pursue?
I'm trying to find a link, but there was a story here in Indianapolis last week about high school students making an anti-smoking pledge. One of the organizers was on camera talking about how they know that smoking leads to greater usage of hard drugs, so this will save the universe, blah blah blah...
When suits get settled, it's usually the case that allegations are dismissed and the defendant can still deny any wrongdoing. The defendant presumably pays because it's not worth the cost of the fight.
This is more about a big trade group shaking down a kid in broad daylight hoping to intimidate the rest of the crowd. The $12K means nothing to them.
Not a chance, in the general case.
Remember that the government gathers information on all of us in many ways, most of which have little to do with law enforcement. Taxes, census, real estate records, drivers licenses, etc. are all examples where the government collects information. The key factor here is how the information is gathered. None of what falls under TIA involves unlawful snooping or spying - instead it's about digging into a wider base of information that has already been lawfully gathered. It appears to start with government-owned information, requiring legal barriers to be crossed before commercial information (credit card usage, etc.) is accessed. In procedure, it sounds like what law enforcement analysts do today, but in a streamlined format. The real difference is that pattern-matching will be used to notify analysts preemtively based on those government records - a notice would get sent to the analyst who would then make a determination as to whether further inquiry needs to take place. Again, legal hurdles regarding probable cause, etc. would have to be overcome before commercial information would be pursued.
In short, the government already has the information needed for TIA - they just don't have the tools to use it effectively.
Be very careful - this sounds like a French spy who's been trapped successfully. Sometimes they try to escape by climbing a rope, so be sure that field has a lid to it...
Sure, but don't forget that those were manned missions. Perhaps that's what we need to think about with Mars...
Lately they've even taken the next step, and "concluded" that tobacco smoking leads to greater use of harmful drugs. I think it's only a matter of time before leaving the toilet seat up becomes grounds for criminal prosecution!
And having just seen Chamber of Secrets, I'd have to agree with Gollum (not Smeagol) on that one! To be honest, that's what I was thinking while watching the movie - what a lousy Gollum knockoff...
While they might not be able to get ongoing license revenue under that plan, they'd still be able to sue like mad for damages dating back to the "theft" of the code. That could still amount to a nice tidy sum...
About a month ago I got a 3.0GHz from IBuyPower with a Radeon 9500 Pro (looks way good enough for me!), 1GB RAM and no monitor (no need to replace the one I have) for around $1,500.
Having come from a 300MHz IBM Aptiva, I'm pretty freakin' giddy these days!
Oracle's got the dough, as you'll see here. With $1.15 cash in hand per share, at 5.24 Billion shares outstanding, that's around the $6 billion mark right there. A large portion of this purchase could be made in Oracle stock or by arranging a loan (the technique made famous in the 80's, the Leveraged BuyOut or LBO) as well, reducing the need for cash.
Either way, this story is only just beginning. Analysts portend a consolidation wave coming in the software field. Also consider that Oracle's standing offer amounts to $16 per share of Peoplesoft, but the stock price on Friday closed at $17.82. That means the folks who know best (investment bankers, merger arbitragers) see this as the first step in a longer auction process.
That would be a ReallyMindbogglinglyBigAssDatabase, the cost of which is hardly worth any benefit they'd get by tracking each individual item in stock.
In short, the privacy concerns around RFID are incredibly overblown compared to things like dumpster diving and online commerce. It's more about an initial reaction to new and not-very-well-understood technology...
Please tell me you just forgot your sarcasm tags!
"I think that companies should be prohibited by law from using foreign firms that charge less than domestic ones."
A few years of that and you'd have some pretty lousy American companies that wouldn't stand a chance competing in international markets (presuming other countries don't enact similar calamities).
"I would rather we attempt to create everything we need in the USA and only import things that it's impossible to build, mine, or grow here."
I suggest you go study Economics 101 and learn about comparitive advantage - often called the only truly interesting notion to come out of the dismal science. When different nations focus their production on the things they do most efficiently (rather than trying to do everything for themselves), the result is more for everybody. And gee, while you're at it, why stop at the national level with the "do it all yourself" mindset? Why not take it down to the personal level, and churn your own butter, butcher your own meat, and build your own house? Why take the chance that specializing in a trade could result in an unpredictable future?
Wow, a software company that actively encourages the users to actively tinker with their product, with the understanding that this will only increase the popularity of their game. While this trend has been developing lately in the game world, this definitely takes it a huge step forward! Bravo!
Sociopathic greed??? I'd call it progress. I suppose you'd prefer to turn the clock back to, say, 1900 or so?
This is all about developing nations actually growing competitive IT/IS industries - where's the problem here? We should be cheering the fact that millions of people around the world are being lifted out of poverty and are gaining skills that will better their lives and the lives of their children. In turn, a middle class will develop that in time will add to overall global demand.
In the end, this is about American IS professionals coming under the same pressure that their efforts have exerted on others (clericals, laborers, etc.) for decades. If anything, IS folks should be better prepared to deal with this change, since continuing education and adaptability are supposed to be hallmarks of the technical crowd...