If "redundancy" is clumsily implemented, then having multiple widgets doesn't help. Your monitor may think widget 1 is up when it really isn't. I've seen that problem in a common load balancing appliance.
Yes, and encryption is about authentication as well as confidentiality. The fact that your data is encrypted doesn't mean much if the recipient is not who you think it is- and has the ability to decrypt.
Sirius has how many different rock & pop stations (a special one just for "Hair" bands? An "Elvis" channel?) but over a year ago dropped one of the two "swing and standards" channels, and recently bastardized the only remaining one. So my hope is programming will expand. If not, well I'll have to learn to put up with commercials on broadcast radio again (or listen to NPR.... )
I read it the other way- that the FCC is not adequately serving its employer (the American people) so Congress, which sometimes DOES serve the will of the people (aka pandering in an election year) is stepping in (though to me the laundry list of points of contention could be viewed as both pro- and anti- industry).
I have no doubts the cable companies can figure out how to implement ala carte. Hell, they'll turn it to their advantage and set pricing structures that will make really nice lemonade out of the FCC lemons.
Hard as it is to swallow, one reason why we've had so many years with low inflation is the shifting of manufacturing jobs to cheaper labor markets. Of course now the hens are coming home to roost so to speak in that the rising standard of living in China is resulting in demand-push inflation in the energy markets, more pollution, contributions to global warming (excuse me, climate change) etc.
I do like the option of buying locally manufactured goods (for me that means USA), even if the cost is higher and I have to hunt (you CAN buy US made shoes, wristwatches, home audio etc). But the market is often too small for anyone to enter, so you either buy Chinese made or do without.
Yah, it WAS six years ago but... Match.com worked well for me, put me in contact with a woman I'd likely never have run across in my social circles then. Turns out to be one of the best things to have happened to me, and we've been married four years. But the key was to be open to being approached by someone who was intrigued by my profile but who I might have avoided otherwise. That's where math etc. goes out the window- sometimes you have to trust your gut.
1. It encourages the distribution of art. That is what music is -- art. It isn't a product that can be bought, marketed, packaged and sold (though some people would love to believe so). The band, well maybe they could be a product, but the music itself can never be.
This raises the question- how are those who produce art supposed to earn a living if they can't sell their product? I can see the arguments coming- "they don't make money from art sales, the middleman does." But again, how do they put food on the table?
3 . It opens music to a much wider audience. Let's face it, most stores will never carry certain
Well, if obscure bands want their music to reach the masses without a middleman, they should put it online. Again, to predict the argument - "bands are oppressed by record labels and can't do what they wish." The record the music in your garage and post it online.
The thing is, art and any intellectual property takes time and effort to create. Why shouldn't the creators be compensated? And the argument that the actual producer of the product doesn't see much of the money. Well, when you buy a pound of coffee or a pair of jeans the farmer or tailor doesn't see much of the money, but does that mean you should just shoplift them?
Asbestos suit on!
How about this- if a company wants to hire from country X, then they can have one H-1B visa for each corresponding visa that country X issues to allow a US citizen to work in country X. Of course that visa MUST be used. The "prevailing wage" issue might be a sticky wicket, the wage in country X might be too low to attract interest. But if country X is not willing to hire non-citizens because their own people are looking for work, why should the US?
I too took my handle from one of his novels (Bumptious Q. Bangwhistle from "Jailbird") He had such a way with words, I can't think of anyone quite like him.
I too was alarmed to see this email from the Bruce (Speakeasy CEO) today. I've been a Speakeasy customer for several years, the service has been great, the few times I've had to call support it's always gone well. I've got static IPs, they run secondary DNS for me, speeds are always "as advertised." It costs more than service from the phone company, but well worth it. Now I'm not sure. The fact that Bruce's email mentions "small business" over and over again makes we wonder if they have decided to let the consumer market wither away. Maybe going direct with Covad IS the way to go, just let that email address go....
Maybe MS is aiming for the untapped corporate market. You issue your executives and sales force notebooks, PDAs and wireless phones, why not mp3 players? They can hold inspirational speeches, clips of those dopey motivational posters, corporate training videos, the audiobook of "Who Moved My Cheese," why the list is endless! And you don't have to worry about them being used to download sensitive company data.
I've gotta speak up for those of us who actually ENJOY Spam, the meat product. Hormel sells millions of cans a year, and I know I'm not eating all of them. Fry it up crispy, yum it's as good as bacon.
As to Hormel claiming the trademark- they have been open minded about the use of "spam" to refer to UCE, and now are realizing they've created a monster. My understanding is trademark law is not on their side. Where Spam does not refer to a food product, they can't trademark it (see Apple computers, Apple records).
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First you'd have to hire (and pay) thousands of moderators to approve all Usenet postings. Make that 10's of thousands. Who'd fund that?
If "redundancy" is clumsily implemented, then having multiple widgets doesn't help. Your monitor may think widget 1 is up when it really isn't. I've seen that problem in a common load balancing appliance.
Yes, and encryption is about authentication as well as confidentiality. The fact that your data is encrypted doesn't mean much if the recipient is not who you think it is- and has the ability to decrypt.
Sirius has how many different rock & pop stations (a special one just for "Hair" bands? An "Elvis" channel?) but over a year ago dropped one of the two "swing and standards" channels, and recently bastardized the only remaining one. So my hope is programming will expand. If not, well I'll have to learn to put up with commercials on broadcast radio again (or listen to NPR.... )
I have no doubts the cable companies can figure out how to implement ala carte. Hell, they'll turn it to their advantage and set pricing structures that will make really nice lemonade out of the FCC lemons.
Hard as it is to swallow, one reason why we've had so many years with low inflation is the shifting of manufacturing jobs to cheaper labor markets. Of course now the hens are coming home to roost so to speak in that the rising standard of living in China is resulting in demand-push inflation in the energy markets, more pollution, contributions to global warming (excuse me, climate change) etc.
I do like the option of buying locally manufactured goods (for me that means USA), even if the cost is higher and I have to hunt (you CAN buy US made shoes, wristwatches, home audio etc). But the market is often too small for anyone to enter, so you either buy Chinese made or do without.
Yah, it WAS six years ago but... Match.com worked well for me, put me in contact with a woman I'd likely never have run across in my social circles then. Turns out to be one of the best things to have happened to me, and we've been married four years. But the key was to be open to being approached by someone who was intrigued by my profile but who I might have avoided otherwise. That's where math etc. goes out the window- sometimes you have to trust your gut.
Yes, but less than 3 oz- so don't pack that telephoto lens.
1. It encourages the distribution of art. That is what music is -- art. It isn't a product that can be bought, marketed, packaged and sold (though some people would love to believe so). The band, well maybe they could be a product, but the music itself can never be.
This raises the question- how are those who produce art supposed to earn a living if they can't sell their product? I can see the arguments coming- "they don't make money from art sales, the middleman does." But again, how do they put food on the table?
3 . It opens music to a much wider audience. Let's face it, most stores will never carry certain
Well, if obscure bands want their music to reach the masses without a middleman, they should put it online. Again, to predict the argument - "bands are oppressed by record labels and can't do what they wish." The record the music in your garage and post it online.
The thing is, art and any intellectual property takes time and effort to create. Why shouldn't the creators be compensated? And the argument that the actual producer of the product doesn't see much of the money. Well, when you buy a pound of coffee or a pair of jeans the farmer or tailor doesn't see much of the money, but does that mean you should just shoplift them?
Asbestos suit on!
How about this- if a company wants to hire from country X, then they can have one H-1B visa for each corresponding visa that country X issues to allow a US citizen to work in country X. Of course that visa MUST be used. The "prevailing wage" issue might be a sticky wicket, the wage in country X might be too low to attract interest. But if country X is not willing to hire non-citizens because their own people are looking for work, why should the US?
I too took my handle from one of his novels (Bumptious Q. Bangwhistle from "Jailbird") He had such a way with words, I can't think of anyone quite like him.
I too was alarmed to see this email from the Bruce (Speakeasy CEO) today. I've been a Speakeasy customer for several years, the service has been great, the few times I've had to call support it's always gone well. I've got static IPs, they run secondary DNS for me, speeds are always "as advertised." It costs more than service from the phone company, but well worth it. Now I'm not sure. The fact that Bruce's email mentions "small business" over and over again makes we wonder if they have decided to let the consumer market wither away. Maybe going direct with Covad IS the way to go, just let that email address go....
Such cynicism! Policticians aren't swayed by money, are they?
Maybe MS is aiming for the untapped corporate market. You issue your executives and sales force notebooks, PDAs and wireless phones, why not mp3 players? They can hold inspirational speeches, clips of those dopey motivational posters, corporate training videos, the audiobook of "Who Moved My Cheese," why the list is endless! And you don't have to worry about them being used to download sensitive company data.
I've gotta speak up for those of us who actually ENJOY Spam, the meat product. Hormel sells millions of cans a year, and I know I'm not eating all of them. Fry it up crispy, yum it's as good as bacon. As to Hormel claiming the trademark- they have been open minded about the use of "spam" to refer to UCE, and now are realizing they've created a monster. My understanding is trademark law is not on their side. Where Spam does not refer to a food product, they can't trademark it (see Apple computers, Apple records).