However, please keep in mind that Google is defending against this because they need to do it to protect their money and shareholders, not because they value your freedoms.
I disagree. After all, doesn't Google say it will "do no evil?" They wouldn't lie to me, would they?
...beat a dead horse. Is protecting minors from unwanted and unintended exposure to pornography a good thing? Yes! Can the government mandate it? No! It goes back to the problem of parenting. If parents are giving their kids unfettered access to the Internet, they're going to see this stuff. It's no different that parents not watching what programs their kids see on TV. The US Government is trying to parent the nation's kids, when it can't even govern the country effectively (NOTE: this is not Bush-bashing; the Democrats are just as ineffectual as the Republicans).
It's good that Google has drawn the line. They aren't responsible for what their search engine turns up; the Internet is free territory and if you put up pornography or any other type of content someone finds objectionable, it may turn up. That doesn't make it Google's responsibility to police what its users are doing, anymore than it makes it the government's responsibility. At some point parents need to take back the power.
There are a plethora of jokes to be made at this point... I'll refrain. It's just amazing how much money there is to be made in the domain name game. When you think about it, what is a domain name? On the technical level, it's just something plugged into DNS servers so people don't have to remember IPv4 codes. But on the media side of things, your domain name is an attribute, you're billboard on the information superhighway. And when you think about it, how smart were some people when they registered the more obvious domains back at the start? And now they're reaping the rewards. Sex.com was just too obvious to pass up, and now it's worth $14 million. That's easy money.
However, stealing (borrowing) GPLed code is expected (why re-invent the wheel?).
There's a pretty big divide between utilizing some code someone else created to help solve a problem and outright getting someone else to do your work for you. Let's face it, there's enough easily accessible code out there that someone can cobble together a program in relatively easy fashion. Of course, it would take effort to actually assemble a bunch of "free" code to make it work. Is it any wonder that so many script-kiddies out there copy and try to utilize virus code, only to do such a bad job of it that the virus doesn't work?
PSSSSSSSSTTTTT!!! Want to know where you can find all sorts of copper lying around, preprocessed? The local landfill! People have been throwing away copper-containing components since Edison's day. All the garbage dumps in the world are probably brimming with old wires, telephones, vacuum tubes (did they use copper?), and all sorts of detritus containing copper. Start digging and don't mind the stench!
I have a complaint, why is it that we are always fed the low hanging fruit? Is the high-hanging fruit reserved only for those who can reach it?
I agree. No,/. is not the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times, but it is a disseminator of public information and has some responsibility to its readers to make sure content is accurate.
Most people want to pick nits about grammar, and more often than not, typographical errors on Slashodt are the result of the brain thinking faster than the fingers are typing. That's understandable and a certain amount of this should be expected. When it comes to grammatical errors (such as the infamous "its/it's"), that's a different kettle of fish. Grammar is a foundation of communication and it is important that grammar be held as tightly as possible. Will everything get caught? No. <shamelessplug>I have been editing and publishing a science fiction publication (Hadrosaur Tales) for a decade now</shamelessplug> and despite my best efforts and those of my partners, a number of typos and grammatical errors have still slipped through. Nobody's perfect.
Still, in this age of the "dumbing down" of information and spread of jargon and lingo, grammar is slowly losing out to the quick-and-dirty. I'd hate to think Slashdot is going to hurry the process along and I will not stop reading over grammar issues I may have. I think in the end though, despite the desire of Slashdotters to grouse about anything, it would mean a lot to some of this publication tried to maintain the highest standards possible, within reason.
I've used redirects a lot and if properly set up, the transfer time between the redirect and the page the user wants is minimal. If you want a redirect to a lot of complicated things or collect a lot of data, of course it's going to be slow. The idea is to keep it simple. As long as this is something I'm not forced to use, I'm fine with it, though I can see the bitching down the road when someone finds a novel way to abuse it.
Starting a new job, when they bring you to your cubicle and lo and behold, the machine you are to use is the usual drab beige color but the keyboard is brownish and stained on all the critical buttons. Always bring a package of anti-bacterial wipes with you on the first day and keep them in your desk.
As an aside, I remember back in college, we had the old VT100 terminals with the clear plastic membranes over the keyboard. I always peeled it off and used the keys, figuring I didn't want to catch anything from the membrane.
Email - Don't open email from people you don't know or addresses you don't recognize; if you do recognize them, read them thoroughly first and do not click on anything in the email until you are sure it is actually from the sender and not a virus sent from their address book. If you're not sure, send them an email (do not forward!) asking them if they sent it.
IMs - See Email
Don't try this at home Unless you're knowledgeable about these things, do not try to set up firewalls, home networks, etc. without assistance. Find someone who knows these things.
Bad people will try to attack you - Set your virus scanner to automatically update your definitions daily. Install a firewall. Don't buy online except from well-known and trusted sources. Get, use, and update anti-spyware.
Keep up to date on events in cyberspace - visit computer news sites, Slashdot, anti-virus websites (using RSS where possible). Be on the lookout for the latest happenings (phishing atacks, Trojans, viruses, etc.). Ask someone for help if you are not sure.
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Guidance system? Could it be they're planning to use elevators to launch guided missiles? Or perhaps launch people to exotic destinations? Or perhaps they mean guidance as in job placement. Can't you see some interviewee getting on and the elevator going "you don't want to work there."?
Exactly! And therein lies the joke. This is a pattern of behavior that has been repeated over and over: Big Oil, Railroad Barons, Shipping Magnates, etc. Some group inside an industry decides that they control access to a resource and they try to get every penny from it they can. Eventually they bang their head against the law, because some one comes along and says "Hey, wait a minute, I'm already paying for that!" It's not blackmail, but extortion.
In keeping with the Mafia theme, how about using the RICO statute. To quote: "TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 96 > 1961: Definitions > Section 1 "racketeering activity" means - (B) any act which is indictable under any of the following provisions of title 18, United States Code:..., section 2319A (relating to unauthorized fixation of and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos of live musical performances)..."
He suggested that Apple Computer might be asked to pay a nickel or a dime to insure the complete and rapid transmission of a song via the Internet, which is being used for more and more content-intensive purposes. He cited Yahoo Inc.'s plans to stream reality TV shows as an example.
A little JavaScript box pops up: "If youse would like to download the remainder of dis' song, youse need to contribute to the fund, or we can't be held responsible for what might happen to da' data, see?
After all I don't see the little Google doodle commemorating it, therefore it never happened.
Google makes a poor Towne Cryer, not to mention it is global in scope and I doubt that many people outside the United States would be interested in the tricentennary on Franklin's birth, though they should, given his contributions to science and diplomacy.
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From A List Apart:It soon appeared that "Web 2.0" was not only bigger than the Apocalypse but also more profitable.
The only difference between 1.0 and 2.0 comes down to the languages used to generate the content. Switch from C++, Java, and Perl to Ruby On Rails, PHP, and Python, change HTML tables to XML, use AJAX liberally. Result? OK, you get Flickr and the like, but it still runs on the same tired architecture. "Web 2.0" doesn't become a reality until "WWW: Then Next Generation" comes to pass, where security and efficiency become the flavor of the day.
I have found that one meeting a week is sufficient; I tell people where I'm at on what I'm working, what my schedule looks like, and to remind them to provide me with concise details for any projects they may have upcoming. Past that, the odd development meeting where I might have to collaborate with someone, but the fact is you should only ever really have to have one meeting to determine who does what, and then actually give them the time to do it.
BFCan you quantify in some way the extent of the spam problem?
PSIt is massive. Years ago we saw as many as 3 billion incoming messages. This has declined, but the estimates are that 75 percent of all e-mail is spam. Over the past couple of years our techniques have gotten better, and our partnerships with other major ISPs have improved. I would say spam is still gross and abusive, but it hasn't been getting worse lately.
We do continue to react to spam on a daily basis as spammers continue to seek out holes in our defenses. What we see now is more sophistication in the spammers--more phishing schemes, people trying to get credit card numbers and that kind of thing.
But didn't he get the memo from headquarters? Bill Gates said there would be no more spam! They better get to work -- they're running out of time!
...spend a little more money patching and improving their software and a little less of it trying to convince us all that they're paragons of programming virtue, since we don't believe it anyway.
consumer - Usage: often attributive: one that consumes : as a : one that utilizes economic goods
customer - 1 : one that purchases a commodity or service
6 of one, a half dozen of the other. Semantics isn't my specialty and I try to keep my arguments in a simpler context. Either word will do, though "consumer" is usually linked with "producer", hence my choice. In the broader social context, you have a valid point.
Portable device convergence has been obvious for years, with the inclusion of cameras, music players, video players, video calling, games etc... being crammed into mobile phones, it's unsurprising that Apple would want to segway its iPod market into the mobile phone market.
There ya go! Next step: Apple merges with Segway, to produce the Segintosh, which merges phone, video, music and computing with a handy transportation device, only $22,000 USD!
In the end, it's not about DRM software, system security, greed or anything else. It boils down to this: am I free to do what I want? To listen to the music I want when I want, to watch the TV programs I want to watch, to download the internet content/software I want to have on my machine. To quote the phrase, "freedom isn't free," nor is it profitable.
If "consumers" (and that word should become an epithet) are allowed to have true choice, free access to everything, they will choose the things they want. If the companies providing those things charge a minimal fee for the privilege, they will make money. The conflict arises because "consumers" want something for nothing and producers want more money than is reasonable for their products, beyond the mere expense of producing them.
It's all going to come to a head eventually. Things can either be free or they can be metered, like electricity and water. And don't forget, the power company can cut you off at any time. Of course, if you're smart, you can generate you're own electricity. In the end it's a battle of wits between producers and consumers; I think it's safe to say the consumers hold the ultimate edge, for if they don't consume, producers will not have the resources to produce.
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I disagree. After all, doesn't Google say it will "do no evil?" They wouldn't lie to me, would they?
...beat a dead horse. Is protecting minors from unwanted and unintended exposure to pornography a good thing? Yes! Can the government mandate it? No! It goes back to the problem of parenting. If parents are giving their kids unfettered access to the Internet, they're going to see this stuff. It's no different that parents not watching what programs their kids see on TV. The US Government is trying to parent the nation's kids, when it can't even govern the country effectively (NOTE: this is not Bush-bashing; the Democrats are just as ineffectual as the Republicans).
It's good that Google has drawn the line. They aren't responsible for what their search engine turns up; the Internet is free territory and if you put up pornography or any other type of content someone finds objectionable, it may turn up. That doesn't make it Google's responsibility to police what its users are doing, anymore than it makes it the government's responsibility. At some point parents need to take back the power.
There are a plethora of jokes to be made at this point... I'll refrain. It's just amazing how much money there is to be made in the domain name game. When you think about it, what is a domain name? On the technical level, it's just something plugged into DNS servers so people don't have to remember IPv4 codes. But on the media side of things, your domain name is an attribute, you're billboard on the information superhighway. And when you think about it, how smart were some people when they registered the more obvious domains back at the start? And now they're reaping the rewards. Sex.com was just too obvious to pass up, and now it's worth $14 million. That's easy money.
There's a pretty big divide between utilizing some code someone else created to help solve a problem and outright getting someone else to do your work for you. Let's face it, there's enough easily accessible code out there that someone can cobble together a program in relatively easy fashion. Of course, it would take effort to actually assemble a bunch of "free" code to make it work. Is it any wonder that so many script-kiddies out there copy and try to utilize virus code, only to do such a bad job of it that the virus doesn't work?
PSSSSSSSSTTTTT!!! Want to know where you can find all sorts of copper lying around, preprocessed? The local landfill! People have been throwing away copper-containing components since Edison's day. All the garbage dumps in the world are probably brimming with old wires, telephones, vacuum tubes (did they use copper?), and all sorts of detritus containing copper. Start digging and don't mind the stench!
I agree. No, /. is not the Wall Street Journal or the New York Times, but it is a disseminator of public information and has some responsibility to its readers to make sure content is accurate.
Most people want to pick nits about grammar, and more often than not, typographical errors on Slashodt are the result of the brain thinking faster than the fingers are typing. That's understandable and a certain amount of this should be expected. When it comes to grammatical errors (such as the infamous "its/it's"), that's a different kettle of fish. Grammar is a foundation of communication and it is important that grammar be held as tightly as possible. Will everything get caught? No. <shamelessplug>I have been editing and publishing a science fiction publication (Hadrosaur Tales) for a decade now</shamelessplug> and despite my best efforts and those of my partners, a number of typos and grammatical errors have still slipped through. Nobody's perfect.
Still, in this age of the "dumbing down" of information and spread of jargon and lingo, grammar is slowly losing out to the quick-and-dirty. I'd hate to think Slashdot is going to hurry the process along and I will not stop reading over grammar issues I may have. I think in the end though, despite the desire of Slashdotters to grouse about anything, it would mean a lot to some of this publication tried to maintain the highest standards possible, within reason.
I've used redirects a lot and if properly set up, the transfer time between the redirect and the page the user wants is minimal. If you want a redirect to a lot of complicated things or collect a lot of data, of course it's going to be slow. The idea is to keep it simple. As long as this is something I'm not forced to use, I'm fine with it, though I can see the bitching down the road when someone finds a novel way to abuse it.
Starting a new job, when they bring you to your cubicle and lo and behold, the machine you are to use is the usual drab beige color but the keyboard is brownish and stained on all the critical buttons. Always bring a package of anti-bacterial wipes with you on the first day and keep them in your desk.
As an aside, I remember back in college, we had the old VT100 terminals with the clear plastic membranes over the keyboard. I always peeled it off and used the keys, figuring I didn't want to catch anything from the membrane.
- Email - Don't open email from people you don't know or addresses you don't recognize; if you do recognize them, read them thoroughly first and do not click on anything in the email until you are sure it is actually from the sender and not a virus sent from their address book. If you're not sure, send them an email (do not forward!) asking them if they sent it.
- IMs - See Email
- Don't try this at home Unless you're knowledgeable about these things, do not try to set up firewalls, home networks, etc. without assistance. Find someone who knows these things.
- Bad people will try to attack you - Set your virus scanner to automatically update your definitions daily. Install a firewall. Don't buy online except from well-known and trusted sources. Get, use, and update anti-spyware.
- Keep up to date on events in cyberspace - visit computer news sites, Slashdot, anti-virus websites (using RSS where possible). Be on the lookout for the latest happenings (phishing atacks, Trojans, viruses, etc.). Ask someone for help if you are not sure.
My two copper coins.Would be KGGL, not WGGL, since Idaho is to the left of the Mississippi on the map.
...you're listening to WGGL, from high atop the world's tallest structure, the Google Building in beautiful downtown Pocatello, Idaho... Coming up, Stevie Jobs and The Apple String Band with their rendition of "I Did It My Way", but first a word from our sponsor, Google!
Guidance system? Could it be they're planning to use elevators to launch guided missiles? Or perhaps launch people to exotic destinations? Or perhaps they mean guidance as in job placement. Can't you see some interviewee getting on and the elevator going "you don't want to work there."?
Exactly! And therein lies the joke. This is a pattern of behavior that has been repeated over and over: Big Oil, Railroad Barons, Shipping Magnates, etc. Some group inside an industry decides that they control access to a resource and they try to get every penny from it they can. Eventually they bang their head against the law, because some one comes along and says "Hey, wait a minute, I'm already paying for that!" It's not blackmail, but extortion.
In keeping with the Mafia theme, how about using the RICO statute. To quote: "TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 96 > 1961: Definitions > Section 1 "racketeering activity" means - (B) any act which is indictable under any of the following provisions of title 18, United States Code: ..., section 2319A (relating to unauthorized fixation of and trafficking in sound recordings and music videos of live musical performances)..."
A little JavaScript box pops up: "If youse would like to download the remainder of dis' song, youse need to contribute to the fund, or we can't be held responsible for what might happen to da' data, see?
Google makes a poor Towne Cryer, not to mention it is global in scope and I doubt that many people outside the United States would be interested in the tricentennary on Franklin's birth, though they should, given his contributions to science and diplomacy.
From A List Apart:It soon appeared that "Web 2.0" was not only bigger than the Apocalypse but also more profitable.
The only difference between 1.0 and 2.0 comes down to the languages used to generate the content. Switch from C++, Java, and Perl to Ruby On Rails, PHP, and Python, change HTML tables to XML, use AJAX liberally. Result? OK, you get Flickr and the like, but it still runs on the same tired architecture. "Web 2.0" doesn't become a reality until "WWW: Then Next Generation" comes to pass, where security and efficiency become the flavor of the day.
I have found that one meeting a week is sufficient; I tell people where I'm at on what I'm working, what my schedule looks like, and to remind them to provide me with concise details for any projects they may have upcoming. Past that, the odd development meeting where I might have to collaborate with someone, but the fact is you should only ever really have to have one meeting to determine who does what, and then actually give them the time to do it.
No. After all, they make products that break other people's products. Besides I believe they're already part of the Malware Coalition.
I guess I won't be getting that membership card I sent a $100 in for anytime soon.
BF Can you quantify in some way the extent of the spam problem?
PS It is massive. Years ago we saw as many as 3 billion incoming messages. This has declined, but the estimates are that 75 percent of all e-mail is spam. Over the past couple of years our techniques have gotten better, and our partnerships with other major ISPs have improved. I would say spam is still gross and abusive, but it hasn't been getting worse lately.
We do continue to react to spam on a daily basis as spammers continue to seek out holes in our defenses. What we see now is more sophistication in the spammers--more phishing schemes, people trying to get credit card numbers and that kind of thing.
But didn't he get the memo from headquarters? Bill Gates said there would be no more spam! They better get to work -- they're running out of time!
...spend a little more money patching and improving their software and a little less of it trying to convince us all that they're paragons of programming virtue, since we don't believe it anyway.
For clarification purposes from Merriam-Webster:
6 of one, a half dozen of the other. Semantics isn't my specialty and I try to keep my arguments in a simpler context. Either word will do, though "consumer" is usually linked with "producer", hence my choice. In the broader social context, you have a valid point.
There ya go! Next step: Apple merges with Segway, to produce the Segintosh, which merges phone, video, music and computing with a handy transportation device, only $22,000 USD!
In the end, it's not about DRM software, system security, greed or anything else. It boils down to this: am I free to do what I want? To listen to the music I want when I want, to watch the TV programs I want to watch, to download the internet content/software I want to have on my machine. To quote the phrase, "freedom isn't free," nor is it profitable.
If "consumers" (and that word should become an epithet) are allowed to have true choice, free access to everything, they will choose the things they want. If the companies providing those things charge a minimal fee for the privilege, they will make money. The conflict arises because "consumers" want something for nothing and producers want more money than is reasonable for their products, beyond the mere expense of producing them.
It's all going to come to a head eventually. Things can either be free or they can be metered, like electricity and water. And don't forget, the power company can cut you off at any time. Of course, if you're smart, you can generate you're own electricity. In the end it's a battle of wits between producers and consumers; I think it's safe to say the consumers hold the ultimate edge, for if they don't consume, producers will not have the resources to produce.