I have programmed and support Crestron devices (among many other AV solutions) over the years (coming close to 20 years). This is all hype.
Yes, you can open a web page on an embeded browser, you can send/view video streams, etc. But it is all very complex since their systems run proprietary code which has to be written then compiled in their editor. Then you have to load the code on the system, which mind you if you don't have the original source code you immediately break the room/system. And all of this assumes the Crestron(AV) system is not on its own vlan/control subnet. It's like saying a Linux box with a web cam sitting in a conference room can be used to spy on people....as soon as you write, compile and wipe the existing kernel/OS.
Where is the Cisco article discussing how a "hacker" can open the web interface of a Cisco telepresence system and spy on conference rooms!?!?! Or make it answer an incoming call while overriding what the user in the room might otherwise deny?!?!? Oh wait, thats working as designed....
They are shutting down the gateway because their system is more advanced than IRC and other XMPP clients? The entire point of the gateway is to allow two disparate systems to work with each other, even with limited features.
Since when? I have certain phones at my work I mask behind a xxx555xxx number to prevent robo calls into the phone. Any PSTN call made from this phone shows the receiving end a "555" number, which is not legitimate. This allows me to make out going phone calls from an e164 formatted number, but to not allow anyone on the outside to call back in.
Poor analogy. If I call in a false fire alarm, the fire department shows up, and without investigating applies water to the entire building, who is at fault for the water damage? I would certainly say the fire department since they blindly applied water without all the facts.
And the article needs to clarify a little. They mention "under a contract" then they mention "without benefits/full-time employment/etc'
Here are the different types of "contractors":
-Traditional full-time employees who also have a contract with the company. Probably less common in the US, but more common elsewhere. Could also be considered union workers. They receive full benefits from the company, but have a little extra positioning when it comes to not getting fired for no real reason.
-Staff augmentation/out sourced, most common "contractor" for large companies. These are full-time workers, typically with benefits of some sort from their true W2 employer, but don't go towards the head count of the company paying for them. It also lets them focus costs intro a straight per hour rate, rather than calculating salary, bonus, benefits, etc. These are common with large companies where they need lots of workers but doesn't want to report it to Wall-street or the local news outlet when large downsizing occurs.
-Independent contractors/1099 workers. These are the ones which are usually not receiving any benefits because they work for themselves. They likely receive a 1099 for everyone they work for, and you can more or less set your own hours/schedule.
Discerning intent was not impossible. They were, as you say, at a safe distance. There is nothing wrong, if you think the person is about to shoot, to find cover and assess the situation, especially if you were already at a safe distance. There is nothing about policing that demands you shoot first and ask questions later. There's something wrong with Americans thinking they're going to be the hero. There's nothing wrong with hiding. You're supposed to be the police. You're not a fucking soldier.
Even soldiers are held to higher standards and typically cannot, and will not, shoot unless shot at first. Obviously different when they are actively invading a building after having tons of intel, but normally on patrol they do not shoot first in hostile zones.
I love how city policy do more killing, with less info, and in less hostile areas, than our military.
Trademarking yellow is obviously bull. But the actual suit was: 1) that yellow when combined with 2) breakfast cereal 3) oat based 4) torus shaped
I hate IP as much as the next self entitled youtube downloader, but 1-4 seems fair.
I agree, however the judge noted that there are other competitors out there using the same similar colors on similar cereal products. When it came to the TMO, Home Depot, etc, examples, no other competitor was using the requested color and thus the trademark was granted. I can see General Mills point, but I also agree with the judge in this case.
It's the government for you. I remember seeing an audio/video tech job posted on the USA Jobs website. It was nothing special, similar to an IT job and only paid around $55k at the time (not many years ago). However, they wanted the person to have a PhD!
But what is a spoofed number? If I mask a DID behind a general number for the operator is that spoofing? If I mask a DID behind a 555-xxxx number to prevent call backs is that spoofing?
I think spoofing should be defined as masking behind a range you do not own, with the exception of xxx.555.xxxx
It sounds like you need to upgrade your touch panels, or work with Crestron to get working units. I have been working with Crestron TPs for almost 15 years and I can count the number of times I have had to re-calibrate them on one hand.
It's corporate America. Every large company has a clause to fire someone for doing some stupid act that no one agrees with. This shouldn't shock you and this document is nothing more than a SOP that is turned into click bait by main stream media. I don't like Verizon, but it's not like Verizon is on a witch hunt firing hundreds of techs for fixing something.
Document: 1) Determine if customer is pre-qualified 2) Determine if customer is actually qualified 3) Migrate to VoiceLink if they are qualified
From Verizon: "Verizon said it does not use VoiceLink when a customer has alarms or other systems that depend on a wired phone connection."
That means they are disqualified if they have alarms or other systems, thus copper gets repaired.
"failure to follow this directive may result in disciplinary action...". It does NOT say "failure to migrate the customer may result in disciplinary action". All it says is failure to follow this SOP (again, not migrate) will have disciplinary action.
First the customer has to be pre-qualified, which means ONLY phone over copper. Then they have to have wireless coverage. Then they have to go through a qualifying checklist, which includes determining if the customer has any disqualifying requirements (fax, medical, etc).
The disciplinary action is not failing to move the customer, but failing to follow a company SOP....nothing new. The SOP does cover when they should repair, and when they should migrate. I fail to see how this is earth shattering news.
A non-FIOS eligible customer which ONLY has phone over copper and has ZERO needs for a traditional copper phone (fax, medical, alarm, etc) is likely far and few between.
I don't want the Pixel launcher or assistant. All I thought about during the presentation was how to disable all the crap. I'll gladly keep using my N6 if it means I don't receive all the stupid speech/assistant crap.
No. First they must see if wireless is available, then run through a checklist. If they don't pass the checklist then they get the copper fixed. One of the things on the checklist is to determine if they need copper for security, medical equipment, fax lines, etc. This is just click-bait.
Having used both, and WebEx, and Skype For Business, WebEx wins. WebEx has multiple methods to get the app running, most not requiring admin rights.
Click the "join" button, enter any required info and click the share button. I don't know why so many people have a problem with those simple tasks. It's the SHARE button....in the middle of the screen....jumping out at you....just click it!!!!!
I'm an AMX programmer (and Crestron as well). I can tell you that A LOT of the time the A/V LAN is a completely separate system that isn't physically connected to the house network.
Maybe in government, somewhat in education (by VLAN only), pretty much never in corporate.
Fish & Wildlife/DNR makes sense. Most of the time its one person in a remote area which is both taking care of the area and also enforcing law. Furthermore given the environment, protection is needed from the very resources they are protecting. It makes perfect sense to have them armed and empowered.
As for most of the others, I agree they should leverage the FBI or other proper enforcement agencies.
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By every station, you mean not every station right? In major cities yes, but go to any small town in any state, they accept post-pumping payment.
I receive Fox Sports (Detroit) on YTTV. Are you not in a regional area? It's great for hockey too, 60fps!
"internet access is down".....there is an option. Non-existent problem solved ;)
Should also expand that to mention that it appears to be based on a Chrome 49 build, which is 2 years out of date.
The next time RIAA/MPAA issues a DMCA to me I'll let them know the song or video is more than 2 years old and its OK to copy.
I have programmed and support Crestron devices (among many other AV solutions) over the years (coming close to 20 years). This is all hype.
Yes, you can open a web page on an embeded browser, you can send/view video streams, etc. But it is all very complex since their systems run proprietary code which has to be written then compiled in their editor. Then you have to load the code on the system, which mind you if you don't have the original source code you immediately break the room/system. And all of this assumes the Crestron(AV) system is not on its own vlan/control subnet. It's like saying a Linux box with a web cam sitting in a conference room can be used to spy on people....as soon as you write, compile and wipe the existing kernel/OS.
Where is the Cisco article discussing how a "hacker" can open the web interface of a Cisco telepresence system and spy on conference rooms!?!?! Or make it answer an incoming call while overriding what the user in the room might otherwise deny?!?!? Oh wait, thats working as designed....
They are shutting down the gateway because their system is more advanced than IRC and other XMPP clients? The entire point of the gateway is to allow two disparate systems to work with each other, even with limited features.
Since when? I have certain phones at my work I mask behind a xxx555xxx number to prevent robo calls into the phone. Any PSTN call made from this phone shows the receiving end a "555" number, which is not legitimate. This allows me to make out going phone calls from an e164 formatted number, but to not allow anyone on the outside to call back in.
Poor analogy. If I call in a false fire alarm, the fire department shows up, and without investigating applies water to the entire building, who is at fault for the water damage? I would certainly say the fire department since they blindly applied water without all the facts.
And the article needs to clarify a little. They mention "under a contract" then they mention "without benefits/full-time employment/etc'
Here are the different types of "contractors": -Traditional full-time employees who also have a contract with the company. Probably less common in the US, but more common elsewhere. Could also be considered union workers. They receive full benefits from the company, but have a little extra positioning when it comes to not getting fired for no real reason.
-Staff augmentation/out sourced, most common "contractor" for large companies. These are full-time workers, typically with benefits of some sort from their true W2 employer, but don't go towards the head count of the company paying for them. It also lets them focus costs intro a straight per hour rate, rather than calculating salary, bonus, benefits, etc. These are common with large companies where they need lots of workers but doesn't want to report it to Wall-street or the local news outlet when large downsizing occurs.
-Independent contractors/1099 workers. These are the ones which are usually not receiving any benefits because they work for themselves. They likely receive a 1099 for everyone they work for, and you can more or less set your own hours/schedule.
Discerning intent was not impossible. They were, as you say, at a safe distance. There is nothing wrong, if you think the person is about to shoot, to find cover and assess the situation, especially if you were already at a safe distance. There is nothing about policing that demands you shoot first and ask questions later. There's something wrong with Americans thinking they're going to be the hero. There's nothing wrong with hiding. You're supposed to be the police. You're not a fucking soldier.
Even soldiers are held to higher standards and typically cannot, and will not, shoot unless shot at first. Obviously different when they are actively invading a building after having tons of intel, but normally on patrol they do not shoot first in hostile zones.
I love how city policy do more killing, with less info, and in less hostile areas, than our military.
Parent was naming Microsoft's products. Cisco has also committed to Jabber and is not EOLing it any time soon.
Trademarking yellow is obviously bull. But the actual suit was:
1) that yellow when combined with
2) breakfast cereal
3) oat based
4) torus shaped
I hate IP as much as the next self entitled youtube downloader, but 1-4 seems fair.
I agree, however the judge noted that there are other competitors out there using the same similar colors on similar cereal products. When it came to the TMO, Home Depot, etc, examples, no other competitor was using the requested color and thus the trademark was granted. I can see General Mills point, but I also agree with the judge in this case.
It's the government for you. I remember seeing an audio/video tech job posted on the USA Jobs website. It was nothing special, similar to an IT job and only paid around $55k at the time (not many years ago). However, they wanted the person to have a PhD!
But what is a spoofed number? If I mask a DID behind a general number for the operator is that spoofing? If I mask a DID behind a 555-xxxx number to prevent call backs is that spoofing?
I think spoofing should be defined as masking behind a range you do not own, with the exception of xxx.555.xxxx
It sounds like you need to upgrade your touch panels, or work with Crestron to get working units. I have been working with Crestron TPs for almost 15 years and I can count the number of times I have had to re-calibrate them on one hand.
It's corporate America. Every large company has a clause to fire someone for doing some stupid act that no one agrees with. This shouldn't shock you and this document is nothing more than a SOP that is turned into click bait by main stream media. I don't like Verizon, but it's not like Verizon is on a witch hunt firing hundreds of techs for fixing something.
Document:
1) Determine if customer is pre-qualified
2) Determine if customer is actually qualified
3) Migrate to VoiceLink if they are qualified
From Verizon:
"Verizon said it does not use VoiceLink when a customer has alarms or other systems that depend on a wired phone connection."
That means they are disqualified if they have alarms or other systems, thus copper gets repaired.
"failure to follow this directive may result in disciplinary action...". It does NOT say "failure to migrate the customer may result in disciplinary action". All it says is failure to follow this SOP (again, not migrate) will have disciplinary action.
Re-read the article.
First the customer has to be pre-qualified, which means ONLY phone over copper. Then they have to have wireless coverage. Then they have to go through a qualifying checklist, which includes determining if the customer has any disqualifying requirements (fax, medical, etc).
The disciplinary action is not failing to move the customer, but failing to follow a company SOP....nothing new. The SOP does cover when they should repair, and when they should migrate. I fail to see how this is earth shattering news.
A non-FIOS eligible customer which ONLY has phone over copper and has ZERO needs for a traditional copper phone (fax, medical, alarm, etc) is likely far and few between.
I don't want the Pixel launcher or assistant. All I thought about during the presentation was how to disable all the crap. I'll gladly keep using my N6 if it means I don't receive all the stupid speech/assistant crap.
No. First they must see if wireless is available, then run through a checklist. If they don't pass the checklist then they get the copper fixed. One of the things on the checklist is to determine if they need copper for security, medical equipment, fax lines, etc. This is just click-bait.
Having used both, and WebEx, and Skype For Business, WebEx wins. WebEx has multiple methods to get the app running, most not requiring admin rights.
Click the "join" button, enter any required info and click the share button. I don't know why so many people have a problem with those simple tasks. It's the SHARE button....in the middle of the screen....jumping out at you....just click it!!!!!
I'm an AMX programmer (and Crestron as well). I can tell you that A LOT of the time the A/V LAN is a completely separate system that isn't physically connected to the house network.
Maybe in government, somewhat in education (by VLAN only), pretty much never in corporate.
Fish & Wildlife/DNR makes sense. Most of the time its one person in a remote area which is both taking care of the area and also enforcing law. Furthermore given the environment, protection is needed from the very resources they are protecting. It makes perfect sense to have them armed and empowered.
As for most of the others, I agree they should leverage the FBI or other proper enforcement agencies.
Mod this up. Moon is never mentioned.
I don't think you work in the US. If you are fired or laid off, you can file for unemployment. The government then decides if you can collect.
If you quit, you cannot collect unemployment, period. Also, the employer pays into the unemployment fund, not the employee.