Crashplan is free for home users who back up to "friends". All you need to do is register the computers as friends and have them back up onto each-other.
A far better policy would be to require companies to disclose any time their servers are hacked, whether private user data is stolen or not. That would go a long way towards tieing server security to a company's bottom line.
Mandating specific guidelines is a bad idea because the government has no clue when it comes to good security and even if they did guidelines change over time.
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Mercurial has 95% of Git's functionality and is far easier to use. The extra features are simply not worth the headache.
Git's Windows support is atrocious. The installation process is an easy indication of that. Mercurial is packed of "just works" moments.
It is worth nothing, however, that as we ask more complex questions science turns into a game of faith as well. Most religions I'm aware of shy away from explaining basics and instead focus exclusives on those more complex questions. I don't think science or religion have provided any conclusive answers there.
I somewhat get the idea of corporations being able to snoop on your emails when it resides on *their* computers, but what business is it of theirs when it resides on *your* computer?
Using the reverse logic: if my emails happen to reside on their computers, do I get to snoop *their* personal emails too?!
If you ignore their instructions and stare at the ring while it is rotating you will notice that the colors change a lot slower while the ring is in motion than when it is static. When I look at the white dot I notice the surrounding change, it just seems a lot slower. Slower change is a lot harder to detect, especially when it's whirling past your vision.
A real test would involve changing the colors at the same speed whether the ring was moving or not.
More sophisticated = more costly. If the end-result of this game is raising the cost for Iran to seek nuclear weapons then it's a win in its own right.
What good is a "democracy" that wage unnecessary wars, lies to its people, censors information, and acts as if it has jurisdiction all over the world?
Why should the world aspire to become such a "democracy"? On a lot of measures, these so called "non-democratic" countries are actually a lot more civil.
Cowards? Who would you fear more, the USA, who controls the whole world, or some puny authoritarian state, which you can escape by simply moving to some "free" country?
Last time I checked you cannot simply flee authoritarian states. I get the fact that the US makes mistakes. I just question the benefit of attacking the US (an easy target) when there are bigger fish to fry that do a lot more harm around the world.
Take out all the dictatorships before you focus all this negative energy on Democracies.
It's (relatively) easy to target democracies, especially the US. Ask yourself who really benefits from this.
Real journalists would spend more time reporting on the various failed-states and dictatorships around the world. You know, the ones with a "Ministry of Information" and "Ministry of Vice and Virtue". It might not be as easy but it would make the world a better place. WikiLeaks in its current state comes across as a cheap attack against the US by some guy with an ego trip. If you really wanted to further Democracy you would get more countries on-board, not take down the ones who have already made it.
The main reason Linux has less viruses is that the market-share is smaller and most virus writers don't waste their time targeting smaller fish. Nothing prevents the OS from initiating program installation and running it in user-mode.
My biggest point of contention with the Global Warming crowd is that this story only picked up steam when Al Gore came out with a popular movie. Science isn't supposed to be a popularity content. People of differing views are supposed to be able to present their theories without the kind of hostile rhetoric we've been seeing. Everyone should be allowed to present their evidence and let the community decide (over the next decade, not overnight!) what makes sense. Give it time...
The constant flinging of insults by the pro and anti Global Warming crowd does nothing to further science. Labeling people "deniers" or "nutballs" is against the spirit of science.
This gives them an unfair advantage over smaller companies.
Bigger companies have all sorts of advantages over smaller companies. Why is this particular advantage unfair in your mind? Would you object if a smaller ISP was offering breaks on additional services?
My point is, the current situation encourages monopolies. You have at almost 10 large companies competing with each other in the US. In Quebec (Canada) we have two. There is absolutely no competition. Prices and terms are ridiculous.
Bundling should not be allowed.
Why? Here in the states so-called "triple play" (phone/data/tv) packages are popular. You really think it would be to the benefit of society to force those consumers to pay more?
Companies don't need bundling in order to compete or lower prices. Individual services could compete amongst themselves.
You're wrong. If Bell was a utility then it would sell the infrastructure, not the service. Bell sells its internet service at the same cost as its competitors, but then turns around and says "If you order extra services, your internet bill will drop by $10/month". This gives them an unfair advantage over smaller companies.
Bell should be split into two companies: one providing infrastructure and one selling services on that infrastructure. Bundling should not be allowed.
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There is plenty of profit in R&D. You simply need to tax the heck out of consumerism and use the resulting tax money into researching reusable energy.
I'd much rather save the earth by spending and using less than dumping even more crap into the air. Quick fix anyone?
http://support.crashplan.com/doku.php/faq/security#what_type_of_encryption_does_crashplancrashplan_use
Alternatively, you can encrypt the data yourself before passing it on to Crashplan.
Crashplan is free for home users who back up to "friends". All you need to do is register the computers as friends and have them back up onto each-other.
http://www.crashplan.com/
I'm not affilitated with Crashplan. I'm just a happy end-user.
A far better policy would be to require companies to disclose any time their servers are hacked, whether private user data is stolen or not. That would go a long way towards tieing server security to a company's bottom line.
Mandating specific guidelines is a bad idea because the government has no clue when it comes to good security and even if they did guidelines change over time.
Mercurial has 95% of Git's functionality and is far easier to use. The extra features are simply not worth the headache.
Git's Windows support is atrocious. The installation process is an easy indication of that. Mercurial is packed of "just works" moments.
Plastic is recyclable. So what?
How about more biodegradable substances?
That is a good point.
It is worth nothing, however, that as we ask more complex questions science turns into a game of faith as well. Most religions I'm aware of shy away from explaining basics and instead focus exclusives on those more complex questions. I don't think science or religion have provided any conclusive answers there.
Some faiths encourage introspection and doubt as well.
... the blue penis. Seriously. The rest of the movie was a blur.
I somewhat get the idea of corporations being able to snoop on your emails when it resides on *their* computers, but what business is it of theirs when it resides on *your* computer?
Using the reverse logic: if my emails happen to reside on their computers, do I get to snoop *their* personal emails too?!
People like you are why the rest of us suffer :)
Seriously, people will keep on taking advantage of programmers so long as they willingly work crazy hours for little pay and no resistance.
If you ignore their instructions and stare at the ring while it is rotating you will notice that the colors change a lot slower while the ring is in motion than when it is static. When I look at the white dot I notice the surrounding change, it just seems a lot slower. Slower change is a lot harder to detect, especially when it's whirling past your vision.
A real test would involve changing the colors at the same speed whether the ring was moving or not.
Better throw in some XML for good measure...
I think your joke went over most people's heads (your post is modded Insightful instead of Funny). For those who are wondering, the answer is OpenGL.
More sophisticated = more costly. If the end-result of this game is raising the cost for Iran to seek nuclear weapons then it's a win in its own right.
Name me a single Democracy that does more harm than a Dictatorship.
What good is a "democracy" that wage unnecessary wars, lies to its people, censors information, and acts as if it has jurisdiction all over the world?
Why should the world aspire to become such a "democracy"? On a lot of measures, these so called "non-democratic" countries are actually a lot more civil.
Cowards? Who would you fear more, the USA, who controls the whole world, or some puny authoritarian state, which you can escape by simply moving to some "free" country?
Last time I checked you cannot simply flee authoritarian states. I get the fact that the US makes mistakes. I just question the benefit of attacking the US (an easy target) when there are bigger fish to fry that do a lot more harm around the world.
Take out all the dictatorships before you focus all this negative energy on Democracies.
It's (relatively) easy to target democracies, especially the US. Ask yourself who really benefits from this.
Real journalists would spend more time reporting on the various failed-states and dictatorships around the world. You know, the ones with a "Ministry of Information" and "Ministry of Vice and Virtue". It might not be as easy but it would make the world a better place. WikiLeaks in its current state comes across as a cheap attack against the US by some guy with an ego trip. If you really wanted to further Democracy you would get more countries on-board, not take down the ones who have already made it.
Just my 2 cents.
Love the new features, except for Project Lambda. The proposed syntax needs to be more Java-like.
Well said!
The main reason Linux has less viruses is that the market-share is smaller and most virus writers don't waste their time targeting smaller fish. Nothing prevents the OS from initiating program installation and running it in user-mode.
My biggest point of contention with the Global Warming crowd is that this story only picked up steam when Al Gore came out with a popular movie. Science isn't supposed to be a popularity content. People of differing views are supposed to be able to present their theories without the kind of hostile rhetoric we've been seeing. Everyone should be allowed to present their evidence and let the community decide (over the next decade, not overnight!) what makes sense. Give it time...
The constant flinging of insults by the pro and anti Global Warming crowd does nothing to further science. Labeling people "deniers" or "nutballs" is against the spirit of science.
This gives them an unfair advantage over smaller companies.
Bigger companies have all sorts of advantages over smaller companies. Why is this particular advantage unfair in your mind? Would you object if a smaller ISP was offering breaks on additional services?
My point is, the current situation encourages monopolies. You have at almost 10 large companies competing with each other in the US. In Quebec (Canada) we have two. There is absolutely no competition. Prices and terms are ridiculous.
Bundling should not be allowed.
Why? Here in the states so-called "triple play" (phone/data/tv) packages are popular. You really think it would be to the benefit of society to force those consumers to pay more?
Companies don't need bundling in order to compete or lower prices. Individual services could compete amongst themselves.
You're wrong. If Bell was a utility then it would sell the infrastructure, not the service. Bell sells its internet service at the same cost as its competitors, but then turns around and says "If you order extra services, your internet bill will drop by $10/month". This gives them an unfair advantage over smaller companies.
Bell should be split into two companies: one providing infrastructure and one selling services on that infrastructure. Bundling should not be allowed.