I'd have to agree with him. Many beginners get too caught up with gear. I'm not a "pro" by definition, though I have won photo contests and my work has been published dozens of times. All of my work was done using "cheap", "inferior" cameras.
Reminds me of an ex-colleague who said his hobby is "building furniture". I thought "Wow! A real craftsman!" until I found out that his definition of building furniture is buying stuff from Ikea and assembling it.
I didn't have the heard to tell him that his efforts would fall under the "cheap, low-skilled labor" category in third world countries. He seemed genuinely proud of the furniture he "built".
That's an intriguing idea, and they wouldn't even have to buy the whole company. Plus, they could just use their personal money, and not Google's.
For instance, Vivendi, the parent company of Universal (the largest record label) has a market cap of $25.1 bil; 10% of that is "only" $250 mil. Warner Music has a market cap of only $1.1 bil.
Here's how I'd do it:
1) Buy a 10% stake in the "big four" labels right now.
2) Every month, for the next two years, buy another %1 stake in the labels.
3) Do not negotiate or meet with the labels at all.
4) Attend all shareholder meetings at the labels, but remain silent.
Can't you just block the servers used by Facebook games? e.g. Zynga, Mindjolt, etc. The domains and IP ranges should be easy to track down.
That should eliminate a major time sink, while still allowing access to FB messages, events, groups, etc which could possibly be used for work.
But really, if you've got someone playing Farmville 6+ hours a day at work, then it is an employee problem, not a security problem...
1. Don't chew gum while tasting wine.
2. Delicate grapes on a vine can be a metaphor for your life / personality, or something.
3. If anyone orders Merlot, leave.
What kind of gathering would require a pure wi-fi solution? Is everyone using smartphones or tablet PCs? Do they need to move around?
If this is your typical conference/meeting where people are rooted to one spot with their notebooks, you may want to consider wired connections, in addition to wi-fi.
WAPs are cheap these days, but Ethernet switches are also cheap, and possibly cheaper. For e.g. you can buy well-known brand 16-port switches for about $60 ea. Plus you don't need to buy "enterprise-grade" switches either - any ole switch should be able to outperform an 802.11g WAP.
There might be a bit of problem with providing Ethernet cables, but you could always ask everyone to BYOC.
Here's something else to consider.
If you go as far as to turn your apt into an Faraday cage, use EMF shielding paint, or whathaveyou, you would probably draw the ire of the cellular co.
Since your apt is so close to the tower, any shielding in your apt could affect other users "downstream" in a fairly wide radius. Plus, the apt is in Manhattan, so that could mean the tower serves hundreds or even thousands of users!
The cellular co may accuse you of "cellphone jamming" or "blocking cellphone services", both of which are illegal in the US.
I'm probably showing my age by saying this ("I'm 37! What? I'm 37. I'm not old") but this appears to be a totally appropriate response by the school authorities. In fact, I would advocate smashing her phone into a thousand pieces with a sledgehammer, right in front of her.
It's unfortunate that the cops have to get involved but remember that these days, teachers are hamstrung by lawsuits, PTAs and school boards.
I would recommend that everyone read the *entire* report before jumping to conclusions. This student has had discipline problems in the past (see last sentence in first para), and she repeatedly lied to the teacher, the principal and the police officer about the phone.
I also don't understand how anyone can claim that using a cellphone (this includes texting) during lessons is not disruptive. I'm sure parents would be aghast if their precious little snowflake pulled out a PSP or a Gameboy in class. And yet, using a cellphone in class is OK?
"As more customers make the move to Windows Vista, we want to make sure that they are making that transition with confidence and that it is as smooth as possible," Microsoft said. "Providing downgrade media for a few more months is part of that commitment, as is the Windows Vista Small Business Assurance program, which provides one-on-one, customized support for our small-business customers."
If the work was part of your assigned duties, then it belongs to the company, and it can do whatever it likes with it. So if you disobey orders, that's plain insubordination, and grounds for firing.
Don't release it on the Net w/o permission either; that's tantamount to revealing trade secrets. Also grounds for firing.
If you're opposed to what this company is doing, why are you still working there?
All the equipment is already set up, there is more space available, and you don't have to worry about care and feeding of the equipment or the exercise area.
While you can get by at home with just free weights and body exercises, there are certain muscle groups where you will have to resort to funky positions and additional effort if you don't have machines.
Yea, I don't like "public exercising" much either. But if you have a flexi schedule, you can pretty much have the gym to yourself at non-peak hours on work days; most people only get in after work or during the weekends.
Slashdot Mirror
the data just fades away. ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TAtRCJIqnk
$20 million per entry.
O wait, you gotta send someone there first to build the fences. Doh!
If they could run TCP over it, that'll greatly reduce the current speed-of-light and no-line-of-sight limitations.
For antipodal locations, it's about 40,075 km round trip (best case) with current technology versus 12,756 km for a direct route.
Sci-Fi/Mystery/Crime
Fist came out in 1975
Hugo Award Nominee
http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook535.htm
So says Ken Rockwell:
Your Camera Doesn't Matter
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/notcamera.htm
I'd have to agree with him. Many beginners get too caught up with gear. I'm not a "pro" by definition, though I have won photo contests and my work has been published dozens of times. All of my work was done using "cheap", "inferior" cameras.
http://www.defectivebydesign.org/
Mainly covers DRM products, but this sentence from their website is relevant:
These products have been intentionally crippled from the users' perspective, and are therefore "defective by design".
Reminds me of an ex-colleague who said his hobby is "building furniture". I thought "Wow! A real craftsman!" until I found out that his definition of building furniture is buying stuff from Ikea and assembling it.
I didn't have the heard to tell him that his efforts would fall under the "cheap, low-skilled labor" category in third world countries. He seemed genuinely proud of the furniture he "built".
Probably overlaps with:
Twitter's List Of 370 Banned Passwords
http://www.businessinsider.com/twitters-list-of-370-banned-passwords-2009-12
Anyone have the actual Hotmail list?
Who TF puts up Windows logos? People paid by Microsoft, that's who.
For instance, Vivendi, the parent company of Universal (the largest record label) has a market cap of $25.1 bil; 10% of that is "only" $250 mil. Warner Music has a market cap of only $1.1 bil.
Here's how I'd do it:
1) Buy a 10% stake in the "big four" labels right now.
2) Every month, for the next two years, buy another %1 stake in the labels.
3) Do not negotiate or meet with the labels at all.
4) Attend all shareholder meetings at the labels, but remain silent.
They'll eventually get the message.
Not sure if he wrote 99.8H or 99.84. It might be an FM radio station. Here's a list of MO radio stations: http://www.ontheradio.net/states/missouri.aspx
But really, if you've got someone playing Farmville 6+ hours a day at work, then it is an employee problem, not a security problem...
1. Don't chew gum while tasting wine.
2. Delicate grapes on a vine can be a metaphor for your life / personality, or something.
3. If anyone orders Merlot, leave.
What kind of gathering would require a pure wi-fi solution? Is everyone using smartphones or tablet PCs? Do they need to move around? If this is your typical conference/meeting where people are rooted to one spot with their notebooks, you may want to consider wired connections, in addition to wi-fi. WAPs are cheap these days, but Ethernet switches are also cheap, and possibly cheaper. For e.g. you can buy well-known brand 16-port switches for about $60 ea. Plus you don't need to buy "enterprise-grade" switches either - any ole switch should be able to outperform an 802.11g WAP. There might be a bit of problem with providing Ethernet cables, but you could always ask everyone to BYOC.
Here's something else to consider. If you go as far as to turn your apt into an Faraday cage, use EMF shielding paint, or whathaveyou, you would probably draw the ire of the cellular co. Since your apt is so close to the tower, any shielding in your apt could affect other users "downstream" in a fairly wide radius. Plus, the apt is in Manhattan, so that could mean the tower serves hundreds or even thousands of users! The cellular co may accuse you of "cellphone jamming" or "blocking cellphone services", both of which are illegal in the US.
Well, you could weed out the countries NOT to emigrate to. The 2009 Failed State Index is out:
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/06/22/the_2009_failed_states_index
I found their rating criteria exhaustive, but fair. It's basically a shopping list for what a good country should have.
I thought someone had created that Swan electromagnetic thingy from "Lost"!
I'm probably showing my age by saying this ("I'm 37! What? I'm 37. I'm not old") but this appears to be a totally appropriate response by the school authorities. In fact, I would advocate smashing her phone into a thousand pieces with a sledgehammer, right in front of her. It's unfortunate that the cops have to get involved but remember that these days, teachers are hamstrung by lawsuits, PTAs and school boards. I would recommend that everyone read the *entire* report before jumping to conclusions. This student has had discipline problems in the past (see last sentence in first para), and she repeatedly lied to the teacher, the principal and the police officer about the phone. I also don't understand how anyone can claim that using a cellphone (this includes texting) during lessons is not disruptive. I'm sure parents would be aghast if their precious little snowflake pulled out a PSP or a Gameboy in class. And yet, using a cellphone in class is OK?
1. Adblock Plus (not plain Adblock)
2. FlashBlock
3. Modified Hosts file (http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm)
4. If you need to watch a Youtube vid more than once, you can download it to your PC via keepvid.com.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10057617-56.html
"As more customers make the move to Windows Vista, we want to make sure that they are making that transition with confidence and that it is as smooth as possible," Microsoft said. "Providing downgrade media for a few more months is part of that commitment, as is the Windows Vista Small Business Assurance program, which provides one-on-one, customized support for our small-business customers."
... you set up a data center under tents.
If the work was part of your assigned duties, then it belongs to the company, and it can do whatever it likes with it. So if you disobey orders, that's plain insubordination, and grounds for firing. Don't release it on the Net w/o permission either; that's tantamount to revealing trade secrets. Also grounds for firing. If you're opposed to what this company is doing, why are you still working there?
While you can get by at home with just free weights and body exercises, there are certain muscle groups where you will have to resort to funky positions and additional effort if you don't have machines.
Yea, I don't like "public exercising" much either. But if you have a flexi schedule, you can pretty much have the gym to yourself at non-peak hours on work days; most people only get in after work or during the weekends.
Choosing a gym
http://life.familyeducation.com/exercise/fitness/35978.html
Maybe they should all be made to watch Alias.