This view by certain US states that laws are copyrighted material is plexing to me. The laws are written by people, on materials, that are funded by the taxpayer. Therefore, laws are PUBLIC property.
And what point does copyrighting ones' laws serve? Is it about publication rights? If ignorance of the law is no excuse, then why is access not free to all.
Whenever asked how any normal personal will remember 16-character hexadecimal addresses, IPv6 proponents always scoff and reply simply, "Well that's what we have DNS for..."
This in my opinion is a terribly short-sighted answer. As Dan Kaminisky recently revealed, our existing DNS system is terribly fragile. I'm sure there are scores of system administrators out there who still rely on remembering IP addresses to manage and configure their networks. Take away that ability and suddenly everyone is dependant on DNS, which is badly in need of a redesign, and local naming schemes, such as WINS, Bonjour and locally-implemented DNS, which is highly inconsistent.
Let's get naming schemes working properly first before we leap headfirst into non-memorable addressing. That's where the IPv6 crusaders should be focusing their efforts if they want to see movement on this issue.
I have to say, I actually agree with the sentiment of the above comment. If you really want to think critically, there's no telling how well your chosen storage medium will stand the test of time. JPEGs have been around forever, while the Zip drive was a flash in the pan.
Make archives in whatever format (media and/or filetype) you like. After four or five years, ask yourself: "Do I need to move this data to another format?" If the answer is yes, then that's the progress of technology. If no, then you're good for another four or five years.
As for physical deterioration of your storage media, that's another risk that might be unavoidable. High-quality DVDs should be pretty safe, as long as they're properly stored.
50 employees? Sounds like a dream. I'm the IT Manager for a company with 11 employees. The majority of my time is spent doing non-IT work, and I dream of the day when we're large enough so that I can justify setting up a domain server.
Like the first poster said, read slashdot regularly and other tech blogs. Pick an area that you're currently not great at (but are interested in) and read up on it.
There are advantages to this kind of situation. You can become well-versed in the basics of many different areas. That's valuable experience.
That's true. The problem with militaries thinking in this manner is that the internet has become essential for the operation of the civilian industrialized world.
This probably explains why governments haven't retaliated against hacking with DoS attacks: it would lead to reprisals and a state of mutually assured internets destruction. Which I like to call "MAID".
It is baffling to me how these sort of Cyber-wars can go on and in the meantime countries will continue talking to eachother like nothing's the matter.
Understandably, one can draw parallels to the ongoing espionage among all countries during the 20th century. Still, this seems like the militarization of the internet, which is a civilian construct. That sets a troubling precedent.
Regular Wi-Fi might still be an option. If you've got line of sight, grab a pair of wireless routers and attach directional antennas to them. Even 802.11 signals can go quite far if attached to correctly calibrated antennas, as shown by the now infamous "Cantenna".
This seems like a really bad idea. Microsoft is immediately going to feel the need to compete with this (irrational as that may be). Soon enough we'll have Windows APIs embedded in the ROMS of major motherboards, and we'll pay more for these "Microsoft certified" motherboards because the added loading speed is a "feature".
Hardware should never be tied to an operating system. I'm a Mac user, and even I believe in that sacred tenet. The consumer needs to be able to choose whatever components they want, and tose components should work together to the best of their ability.
Because it's free, Linux on Asus boards may not impede my consumer choice at the moment. But it sets a precedent which could greatly damage the environment of choice we currently enjoy.
Thank God, I'm not the only one grappling with this problem.
Astronomical real estate prices in Vancouver have made it difficult to justify consolidating our two offices into one location. So management has come up with the great idea of running our two offices as a single LAN. It sounds like a great idea at first, but when you get down to the nitty gritty it becomes decidedly less practical. We deal with big files and need a speedy ODBC database connection, so our IPSec over WAN tunnel just isn't cutting it. Management was surprised to find that my estimates of several thousand dollars a month for leasing a dedicated fiber connection were, in fact, entirely accurate. I've suggested cloning our server equipment, but again, cost is balked at.
It's an intriguing scientific idea... but there are undertones of social control which are somewhat unsettling. Would children face mandatory vaccination? Or would we merely target individuals who are beyond hope of recovering from addiction?
In the end, it's irrelevant anyway. It's the same type of thinking as trying to make a disc format which is "uncrackable". People will simply switch to another drug: there's plenty of them.
If you really want to kill the drugs, address the social problems and mental health diseases that drug use stems from. It's a corny, overused line, but "talk to your kids about drugs".
Forcing people to do things never works very well. Educate them and let them make the choice. If it's truly the right choice, they'll make it by themselves.
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"Gonna" is not an actual word.
This view by certain US states that laws are copyrighted material is plexing to me. The laws are written by people, on materials, that are funded by the taxpayer. Therefore, laws are PUBLIC property.
And what point does copyrighting ones' laws serve? Is it about publication rights? If ignorance of the law is no excuse, then why is access not free to all.
Baffling.
Parachutes are for wimps.
Son, I believe you may be suffering from a disorder known as Freemanic Paracusia. ... isn't that something...
My, my... take that Intel.
Whenever asked how any normal personal will remember 16-character hexadecimal addresses, IPv6 proponents always scoff and reply simply, "Well that's what we have DNS for..."
This in my opinion is a terribly short-sighted answer. As Dan Kaminisky recently revealed, our existing DNS system is terribly fragile. I'm sure there are scores of system administrators out there who still rely on remembering IP addresses to manage and configure their networks. Take away that ability and suddenly everyone is dependant on DNS, which is badly in need of a redesign, and local naming schemes, such as WINS, Bonjour and locally-implemented DNS, which is highly inconsistent.
Let's get naming schemes working properly first before we leap headfirst into non-memorable addressing. That's where the IPv6 crusaders should be focusing their efforts if they want to see movement on this issue.
Let's stop killing each other.
"Stone knives and bearskins"
And when they both go back to being regular guys, they can decide which of them is more socially awkward.
Haven't we learned not to modify T-Cells already?
I have to say, I actually agree with the sentiment of the above comment. If you really want to think critically, there's no telling how well your chosen storage medium will stand the test of time. JPEGs have been around forever, while the Zip drive was a flash in the pan.
Make archives in whatever format (media and/or filetype) you like. After four or five years, ask yourself: "Do I need to move this data to another format?" If the answer is yes, then that's the progress of technology. If no, then you're good for another four or five years.
As for physical deterioration of your storage media, that's another risk that might be unavoidable. High-quality DVDs should be pretty safe, as long as they're properly stored.
50 employees? Sounds like a dream. I'm the IT Manager for a company with 11 employees. The majority of my time is spent doing non-IT work, and I dream of the day when we're large enough so that I can justify setting up a domain server.
Like the first poster said, read slashdot regularly and other tech blogs. Pick an area that you're currently not great at (but are interested in) and read up on it.
There are advantages to this kind of situation. You can become well-versed in the basics of many different areas. That's valuable experience.
... Yahoogle?
That's true. The problem with militaries thinking in this manner is that the internet has become essential for the operation of the civilian industrialized world.
This probably explains why governments haven't retaliated against hacking with DoS attacks: it would lead to reprisals and a state of mutually assured internets destruction. Which I like to call "MAID".
It's a French Canadian article.
It is baffling to me how these sort of Cyber-wars can go on and in the meantime countries will continue talking to eachother like nothing's the matter.
Understandably, one can draw parallels to the ongoing espionage among all countries during the 20th century. Still, this seems like the militarization of the internet, which is a civilian construct. That sets a troubling precedent.
Well-played, sir.
Que?
All right everyone, the old Blu-Ray is obsolete! See how crappy the puny 1080p looks on your pathetic Sony widescreen? It is time for NEW-RAY.
Throw out your entire video library once again and embrace NEW-RAY.
Regular Wi-Fi might still be an option. If you've got line of sight, grab a pair of wireless routers and attach directional antennas to them. Even 802.11 signals can go quite far if attached to correctly calibrated antennas, as shown by the now infamous "Cantenna".
This seems like a really bad idea. Microsoft is immediately going to feel the need to compete with this (irrational as that may be). Soon enough we'll have Windows APIs embedded in the ROMS of major motherboards, and we'll pay more for these "Microsoft certified" motherboards because the added loading speed is a "feature".
Hardware should never be tied to an operating system. I'm a Mac user, and even I believe in that sacred tenet. The consumer needs to be able to choose whatever components they want, and tose components should work together to the best of their ability.
Because it's free, Linux on Asus boards may not impede my consumer choice at the moment. But it sets a precedent which could greatly damage the environment of choice we currently enjoy.
They both work.
Thank God, I'm not the only one grappling with this problem.
Astronomical real estate prices in Vancouver have made it difficult to justify consolidating our two offices into one location. So management has come up with the great idea of running our two offices as a single LAN. It sounds like a great idea at first, but when you get down to the nitty gritty it becomes decidedly less practical. We deal with big files and need a speedy ODBC database connection, so our IPSec over WAN tunnel just isn't cutting it. Management was surprised to find that my estimates of several thousand dollars a month for leasing a dedicated fiber connection were, in fact, entirely accurate. I've suggested cloning our server equipment, but again, cost is balked at.
The future is not-quite-now, it seems.
It's an intriguing scientific idea... but there are undertones of social control which are somewhat unsettling. Would children face mandatory vaccination? Or would we merely target individuals who are beyond hope of recovering from addiction?
In the end, it's irrelevant anyway. It's the same type of thinking as trying to make a disc format which is "uncrackable". People will simply switch to another drug: there's plenty of them.
If you really want to kill the drugs, address the social problems and mental health diseases that drug use stems from. It's a corny, overused line, but "talk to your kids about drugs".
Forcing people to do things never works very well. Educate them and let them make the choice. If it's truly the right choice, they'll make it by themselves.
Filings to filings... rust to rust.