I don't think you are grasping the whole picture, and your post is modded up by the same kind of people who complain that MJ out-twittered Iran for a little while. Do you believe that we are really incapable of being concerned about multiple topics at once? I am, of course, way more concerned for the people in Iran and the conflict that is happening there than I am about MJ's death - but did I search Google after my friend came by my desk that afternoon and said, "Michael Jackson died!" - of course I did! Does that mean I don't care about the coup in Honduras or the sham trial in Burma, or about Obama's new healthcare plans? No. And frankly, that's stupid to even suggest.
You see, those other things I listed are not surprise, immediate events. Those things are not likely to have caused millions upon millions of people with internet access to suddenly, at the same time, wonder, "is that true?" I'll let you finish thinking about only this post while I go check out some pr0n, read my email, and browse some other news headlines.
With the kinds of things we are seeing come out of places like Iran, Burma, and North Korea... isn't it a little bit naive and short sighted to be whining about freedom in the UK? Granted, I wasn't at all thrilled with the way the Bush administration ran the US into the ground for the last 8 years, but I didn't consider leaving. Maybe your elected officials aren't always doing what you want them to because there are definite flaws in the western dollarocracies--sorry, democracies (yes, money really runs them more than votes do), but at least you're not being gunned down in the street just because you're standing out there saying you think the election was rigged.
What's the point of blocking Hulu's ads? They last no more than 30s, and you have to wait for that time anyway... There's a little timer that tells when your show is gonna be back, so just get up and get a drink. Sometimes I think people block ads just to be able to. You're not gaining anything, and you're giving Hulu a reason to no longer be free. If Hulu cannot generate some stream of revenue through selling ads, just how the heck do you expect them to continue to provide you the content you're there to see? Or do you expect the content should just be free for everyone? Really, I'm trying to understand the point...
I love Hulu - in fact, Hulu is the only place I watch "television." House, 24, Bones, Heroes, Family Guy, Simpsons, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report... sure, some shows like House aren't available until 8 days after they air but what do I really miss out on.. a couple days of water cooler chat? Seriously, I can wait for my fix. Not to mention the fact that they just posted Season 4 of Stargate SG1 - now Seasons 1-4 are all available whenever I want them. Hulu is the best thing to happen to television since color.
I do agree that it's a very fine line to balance between giving authorities the ability to locate and use evidence of a crime, while maintaining a reasonable right to privacy.
I guess my main point is that I think it's foolhardy to give someone a container, ask work to be done on it which involves at least some of the contents of that container, and then expect the worker working with those contents to ONLY be legally capable of seeing certain parts of those contents. The worker had to work with SOME files. He also saw other files which were equally unsecured.
But whichever side of the fence you fall on, you have to agree the guy was a complete idiot for giving his computer to ANYONE when he knew it contained criminal files. Whether or not you should be able to expect privacy of those files in this case, to actually do so in practice is just idiocy.
Would you expect a dead body to be inadmissible in court just because it was found in your locked trunk by a guy at the car wash while he was detailing your vehicle? What about it if was wrapped in plastic and labeled, "Do not clean." ?
Let's say the guy had a brief case instead of a computer. Let's say he wanted a new pocket installed inside that would hold photographs. If he had taken the briefcase to the store filled with physical photographs, asking for the pocket to be installed, the leather-worker would certainly have seen them when they opened the briefcase to install the pocket. Would those photographs be admissible in court?
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Twitter is the biggest piece of crap on the internet. Hooray for mass distribution of mind-numbingly mundane minutia.
Communism doesn't exist in China, nor did it ever exist in any of the communist-controlled states past or present. What you called communism is actually authoritarianism. And this is not the merits of communism that are discussed, it is in fact the actual circumstances.
"Highly concentrated and centralized power structures," in which political power is generated and maintained by a "repressive system that excludes potential challengers" and uses political parties and mass organizations to "mobilize people around the goals of the government"
Ugh.. you know the editors are scrambling for anything when something like this makes the headlines... Why not just put up that feel-good piece about the kittens at the local bakery?
Back around 2003 or so, I picked up a BenQ projector that does 1080i and 720p (that was before they made 1080p most anywhere) or XGA resolution depending on input. It cost me $1100. I then picked up a set of JBL 7.1 speakers for $200 from J&R.
I have a beautiful movie experience in my living room at 96" to which I have connected both my computer and my PS3 for less than $1500. And after 6 years of using it without any care for how often or how long I left it on, the lamp FINALLY died after 5000hrs of life, even though the guide says 2-3000hrs. And the replacement only cost me $180. The brightness is good even during the day at 1700 lumens. And you don't even know it's there when it's off.
I don't know why anyone would buy one of those huge HD TVs or go to the theater compared to that...
What you point out is one of the many side effects of our modern "blog-news" internet world. The submitter is probably not schooled in journalism or maybe even any sort of story-writing. They were attempting to both introduce the idea of change as opposed to the subject of the story through use of the cliche and also introduce the 21st century as context of the story. Instead, they mangled the attempt and produced a bad sentence.
I have to say, though - when I come to slashdot, I'm not really looking for quality journalism. The story is just the starting point for the conversation here.
YouTube content is rarely worth paying any amount of money for, even $.05. Guess what, Google - there are countless other free video sharing sites out there (Metacafe, DailyMotion, Veoh, etc) that would love for you to start charging users extra money to watch content. Just think of how many users you'll send their way by doing that. They'll pick up the free, sharing community you're looking to alienate.
Sorry, that was poor wording on my part. I didn't mean the "more" to modify "mid-range", I meant it to modify "niche" - suggesting that it is the software that is mid-range or less complex that is best done in-house or with a close vendor partnership. I guess that's what I get for multi-tasking - posting while waiting for a debugging build to finish. Totally agree with you.:)
Generally, your best bet for total cost of ownership is a mid-sized vendor. A midsized vendor is too small to pull the shenanigans you will find a Microsoft pulling, but they are big enough to get you a quality product. They are in the business of keeping you happy, and they can be asked to implement custom solutions in their proprietary software - usually a lot faster and cheaper than you could on your own by hiring in skilled developers to enhance the open source software.
Open source is an interesting alternative to the giants like Microsoft, but for the mid-range or more niche software you're better off a) writing it all yourself or b) getting a mid-sized vendor you can push around.
But in the end, it's like my dad always said - there are always 2 sides to every story and usually neither of them is right./. users are very Open Source biased, so you'll hear a lot more support for it on this forum. However, they are usually just as wrong about their hatred of a Microsoft or 3rd Party solution as those who disparage the Open Source solution.
Both have their places, and both have their advantages and disadvantages, and you have to look at each situation and each business to see which is the right way to go.
I'm glad this has been modded down since I last saw it. It's not remotely insightful. It's pure drivel that ignores countless empirical evidence and countless international accounts of similar actions by DPRK. It ignores the actions of the DPRK over the last two years or so, as well as the actions of the US. It is clear the poster is biased against the US, and because the poster has no actual fact to back up their bias, they are turning to condescension toward their audience. Go look at some of his other posts if you don't think there is clear anti-US bias in this guy. The "analytical thinking" decried above is a pure fail in the "analytic" and the "thinking" department. I'd mod down further, if I had points.
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I don't think you are grasping the whole picture, and your post is modded up by the same kind of people who complain that MJ out-twittered Iran for a little while. Do you believe that we are really incapable of being concerned about multiple topics at once? I am, of course, way more concerned for the people in Iran and the conflict that is happening there than I am about MJ's death - but did I search Google after my friend came by my desk that afternoon and said, "Michael Jackson died!" - of course I did! Does that mean I don't care about the coup in Honduras or the sham trial in Burma, or about Obama's new healthcare plans? No. And frankly, that's stupid to even suggest.
You see, those other things I listed are not surprise, immediate events. Those things are not likely to have caused millions upon millions of people with internet access to suddenly, at the same time, wonder, "is that true?" I'll let you finish thinking about only this post while I go check out some pr0n, read my email, and browse some other news headlines.
On the topic of cost they face one extra challenge, being this an IT project... who could they outsource it to for a better price? ;)
Ebay'ers will tack the word "vintage" on anything these days in the hopes of luring some schmoe to buying it, won't they?
With the kinds of things we are seeing come out of places like Iran, Burma, and North Korea... isn't it a little bit naive and short sighted to be whining about freedom in the UK? Granted, I wasn't at all thrilled with the way the Bush administration ran the US into the ground for the last 8 years, but I didn't consider leaving. Maybe your elected officials aren't always doing what you want them to because there are definite flaws in the western dollarocracies--sorry, democracies (yes, money really runs them more than votes do), but at least you're not being gunned down in the street just because you're standing out there saying you think the election was rigged.
What's the point of blocking Hulu's ads? They last no more than 30s, and you have to wait for that time anyway... There's a little timer that tells when your show is gonna be back, so just get up and get a drink. Sometimes I think people block ads just to be able to. You're not gaining anything, and you're giving Hulu a reason to no longer be free. If Hulu cannot generate some stream of revenue through selling ads, just how the heck do you expect them to continue to provide you the content you're there to see? Or do you expect the content should just be free for everyone? Really, I'm trying to understand the point...
I love Hulu - in fact, Hulu is the only place I watch "television." House, 24, Bones, Heroes, Family Guy, Simpsons, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report... sure, some shows like House aren't available until 8 days after they air but what do I really miss out on.. a couple days of water cooler chat? Seriously, I can wait for my fix. Not to mention the fact that they just posted Season 4 of Stargate SG1 - now Seasons 1-4 are all available whenever I want them. Hulu is the best thing to happen to television since color.
I like rape!
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Wait.. that doesn't sound right, or nearly as funny, without the rest of the "Blazing Saddles" movie context around it.
...is one of the better examples of why we need to impose term limits on Senators. Right up there with Mitch McConnell and John Boehner.
I do agree that it's a very fine line to balance between giving authorities the ability to locate and use evidence of a crime, while maintaining a reasonable right to privacy.
I guess my main point is that I think it's foolhardy to give someone a container, ask work to be done on it which involves at least some of the contents of that container, and then expect the worker working with those contents to ONLY be legally capable of seeing certain parts of those contents. The worker had to work with SOME files. He also saw other files which were equally unsecured.
But whichever side of the fence you fall on, you have to agree the guy was a complete idiot for giving his computer to ANYONE when he knew it contained criminal files. Whether or not you should be able to expect privacy of those files in this case, to actually do so in practice is just idiocy.
Would you expect a dead body to be inadmissible in court just because it was found in your locked trunk by a guy at the car wash while he was detailing your vehicle? What about it if was wrapped in plastic and labeled, "Do not clean." ?
Let's say the guy had a brief case instead of a computer. Let's say he wanted a new pocket installed inside that would hold photographs. If he had taken the briefcase to the store filled with physical photographs, asking for the pocket to be installed, the leather-worker would certainly have seen them when they opened the briefcase to install the pocket. Would those photographs be admissible in court?
Twitter is the biggest piece of crap on the internet. Hooray for mass distribution of mind-numbingly mundane minutia.
I'll ignore your inability to relate to others in a civil manner the way you completely ignore irony in political commentary. Score you -1 Flamebait.
Communism doesn't exist in China, nor did it ever exist in any of the communist-controlled states past or present. What you called communism is actually authoritarianism. And this is not the merits of communism that are discussed, it is in fact the actual circumstances.
"Highly concentrated and centralized power structures," in which political power is generated and maintained by a "repressive system that excludes potential challengers" and uses political parties and mass organizations to "mobilize people around the goals of the government"
Gee, that sounds suspiciously like the USA?
Funny.. without the extra - in anti-booby-trap law, it reads like you mean a sneaky law against boobies. :)
This one deserves an Insightful, if I had the mod points right now. Nice post.
Ugh.. you know the editors are scrambling for anything when something like this makes the headlines... Why not just put up that feel-good piece about the kittens at the local bakery?
Back around 2003 or so, I picked up a BenQ projector that does 1080i and 720p (that was before they made 1080p most anywhere) or XGA resolution depending on input. It cost me $1100. I then picked up a set of JBL 7.1 speakers for $200 from J&R.
I have a beautiful movie experience in my living room at 96" to which I have connected both my computer and my PS3 for less than $1500. And after 6 years of using it without any care for how often or how long I left it on, the lamp FINALLY died after 5000hrs of life, even though the guide says 2-3000hrs. And the replacement only cost me $180. The brightness is good even during the day at 1700 lumens. And you don't even know it's there when it's off.
I don't know why anyone would buy one of those huge HD TVs or go to the theater compared to that...
I use my home computer for 3 main things: email, web, and gaming. Pretty simple. I can't even do 1/3 of THAT on Linux.
Year of the Linux Desktop? Give me a break...
What you point out is one of the many side effects of our modern "blog-news" internet world. The submitter is probably not schooled in journalism or maybe even any sort of story-writing. They were attempting to both introduce the idea of change as opposed to the subject of the story through use of the cliche and also introduce the 21st century as context of the story. Instead, they mangled the attempt and produced a bad sentence.
I have to say, though - when I come to slashdot, I'm not really looking for quality journalism. The story is just the starting point for the conversation here.
Yeah, I love when a Top Ten article lists numbers 10 through 3, with 2 honorable mentions. That's always my favorite top ten format.
Q: Would you pay for YouTube content?
A: No.
YouTube content is rarely worth paying any amount of money for, even $.05. Guess what, Google - there are countless other free video sharing sites out there (Metacafe, DailyMotion, Veoh, etc) that would love for you to start charging users extra money to watch content. Just think of how many users you'll send their way by doing that. They'll pick up the free, sharing community you're looking to alienate.
Sorry, that was poor wording on my part. I didn't mean the "more" to modify "mid-range", I meant it to modify "niche" - suggesting that it is the software that is mid-range or less complex that is best done in-house or with a close vendor partnership. I guess that's what I get for multi-tasking - posting while waiting for a debugging build to finish. Totally agree with you. :)
Generally, your best bet for total cost of ownership is a mid-sized vendor. A midsized vendor is too small to pull the shenanigans you will find a Microsoft pulling, but they are big enough to get you a quality product. They are in the business of keeping you happy, and they can be asked to implement custom solutions in their proprietary software - usually a lot faster and cheaper than you could on your own by hiring in skilled developers to enhance the open source software. Open source is an interesting alternative to the giants like Microsoft, but for the mid-range or more niche software you're better off a) writing it all yourself or b) getting a mid-sized vendor you can push around. But in the end, it's like my dad always said - there are always 2 sides to every story and usually neither of them is right. /. users are very Open Source biased, so you'll hear a lot more support for it on this forum. However, they are usually just as wrong about their hatred of a Microsoft or 3rd Party solution as those who disparage the Open Source solution.
Both have their places, and both have their advantages and disadvantages, and you have to look at each situation and each business to see which is the right way to go.
I'm glad this has been modded down since I last saw it. It's not remotely insightful. It's pure drivel that ignores countless empirical evidence and countless international accounts of similar actions by DPRK. It ignores the actions of the DPRK over the last two years or so, as well as the actions of the US. It is clear the poster is biased against the US, and because the poster has no actual fact to back up their bias, they are turning to condescension toward their audience. Go look at some of his other posts if you don't think there is clear anti-US bias in this guy. The "analytical thinking" decried above is a pure fail in the "analytic" and the "thinking" department. I'd mod down further, if I had points.