If there is a nuclear exchange between the world superpowers then there will not be a winner and it is even hard to call such an event a war, more of a cataclysm, or a man made extinction level event.
Considering how paranoid most network admins are if it does end up that Cisco is spying for whomever pays them then Cisco will lose the majority of their customers and probably end up sued to hell and back.
As far as I can tell there is no upside for Cisco in this.
I like their routers, but there is NO CHANCE whatsoever that I will give a 3rd party my entire house's internet browsing history. You couldn't get me to do that if you gave me a free router AND free internet.
Doesn't matter if it is useful data since Marketing believes that if they have enough data about you that they will be able to create the perfect ad to make you buy a product that you really are not interested in buying.
I only pin so that certain application are in a certain order on the task-bar, otherwise I much preferred the quick launch toolbar to launch favorite programs.
If I could re-arrange the order that programs are in on the task-bar after they are already open I would probably not pin at all.
If you allow anonymous data collection, or whatever it's called that is how they are getting the statistics.
The problem is their thought process.
They think, oh people use these items they pinned to their task-bar 90+% of the time so therefor they do not need an easy way to access the programs they use less frequently.
So it's not that Microsoft had bad data, they just came to a very bad conclusion when they looked at it.
People pin the programs they use the most and in that way there is less start menu items being used total, but for infrequently used programs one usually accesses them via the start menu.
So basically Microsoft is saying that since you use certain programs 90+% of the time you don't need an easy way to access the ones you don't use on a regular basis. That is actually one of my main complaints in regards to using Linux so I think it is funny Microsoft is fucking this up in this way.
Microsoft could have came to the same conclusion if they were tracking how one uses Windows 95, but instead of it regarding pinning programs in Windows 95 you mainly used desktop items.
No seriously, go back and re-read what you wrote. It only makes sense in your head because there is a lot of context you are not writing out that exists only in your head.
I don't know what is up with you today, but you are being a huge fucking asshole, it is probably best for you to get up and take a little walk and clear your head.
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I like the stand trial portion since that is something that most people do not include when talking about ideas such as this.
Without the stand trial portion then the newbie politicians will just be temporary puppets of corporate interests.
If there is a nuclear exchange between the world superpowers then there will not be a winner and it is even hard to call such an event a war, more of a cataclysm, or a man made extinction level event.
#2 is also known as a bag of holding.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bag_of_holding
Considering how paranoid most network admins are if it does end up that Cisco is spying for whomever pays them then Cisco will lose the majority of their customers and probably end up sued to hell and back.
As far as I can tell there is no upside for Cisco in this.
Cuba is a bad example since the reason for their sanctions has absolutely nothing to do with what you said.
The reason for the sanctions is that the US paid for a revolution and then the people of Cuba had the gall to go communist.
It may not be legal, but if the rewards outweigh the fines then companies really do not give a shit if it is legal or not.
The fines are most likely less than the fine for illegally downloading music.
Is getting a -1 moderation really going to kill someone?
I like their routers, but there is NO CHANCE whatsoever that I will give a 3rd party my entire house's internet browsing history. You couldn't get me to do that if you gave me a free router AND free internet.
Do you consider your ISP a third party?
Most people who buy GM are not able to afford a Ferrari.
Marketing Marketing Marketing
Doesn't matter if it is useful data since Marketing believes that if they have enough data about you that they will be able to create the perfect ad to make you buy a product that you really are not interested in buying.
I was in the market for a new router, I now know that my next one will either not be another linksys or it will not be running the stock firmware.
Since most of those who ask me for tech advice might not be up for re-flashing their router I will not be recommending linksys.
So now the question is, what to recommend instead?
Just heat up a Jesus figurine and use that to burn the image into toast.
I seem to recall booting a computer with no hard drive using a Knoppix disk.
I take it you are not in tech support.
This will make some peoples lives hell, but will provide them with a steady paycheck as compensation.
I think this is actually closer to Microsoft Bob than it is to Windows ME.
I only pin so that certain application are in a certain order on the task-bar, otherwise I much preferred the quick launch toolbar to launch favorite programs.
If I could re-arrange the order that programs are in on the task-bar after they are already open I would probably not pin at all.
If you allow anonymous data collection, or whatever it's called that is how they are getting the statistics.
The problem is their thought process.
They think, oh people use these items they pinned to their task-bar 90+% of the time so therefor they do not need an easy way to access the programs they use less frequently.
So it's not that Microsoft had bad data, they just came to a very bad conclusion when they looked at it.
It is a misinterpretation of the data.
People pin the programs they use the most and in that way there is less start menu items being used total, but for infrequently used programs one usually accesses them via the start menu.
So basically Microsoft is saying that since you use certain programs 90+% of the time you don't need an easy way to access the ones you don't use on a regular basis. That is actually one of my main complaints in regards to using Linux so I think it is funny Microsoft is fucking this up in this way.
Microsoft could have came to the same conclusion if they were tracking how one uses Windows 95, but instead of it regarding pinning programs in Windows 95 you mainly used desktop items.
If it wasn't the supreme court of the US I would agree with you, but it is so I don't.
Which was the last justice forced out of their position on the supreme court?
They are appointed for life.
What exactly do you think the consequences would be for them if they did go "the wrong way"?
Why go the facebook route?
The discussion is linked directly underneath the submission in the "related links" section.
Congratulations you have managed to write out a complete thought!!!
There should be balloons and cake!
And here is one example of you just being an asshole without adding anything to the discussion.
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=2942817&cid=40471273
So anyway, in your opinion, what precautionary measures would you like them to implement?
Penguins are in the antarctic.
When referencing cute cuddly arctic animals go with Polar Bears and Seals.
Perhaps the actual storage chips have that much of a lifetime, but the supporting architecture may not?
Wow, you really had to work hard to come up with a grammar Nazi response.
That is actually rather impressive. You get an A+
No seriously, go back and re-read what you wrote. It only makes sense in your head because there is a lot of context you are not writing out that exists only in your head.
I don't know what is up with you today, but you are being a huge fucking asshole, it is probably best for you to get up and take a little walk and clear your head.