While I primarily use FreeBSD, I have a Debian box to run Scalix Community Edition for email. Of all the Linux distros out there, it is the tightest. I sure hope they get past their current problems and get Etch released.
According to ordb.org's website, they maintained a list of open relay servers that you can use to block mail. I may be wrong but it seems that most email servers disable open relay by default. I know that Postfix takes great pains to prevent open relay in the default install, configurations not even withstanding. ORDB filled a niche for a while but may actually be redundant at this point. Spam will always be a game of cat and mouse.
I think Bush has stated in none too many words that being a dictator would be easier. This slip of the tongue seemed to hint at a fascist agenda. I think a lot of our freedoms are riding on the control of the senate. I certainly hope for the speedy recovery of the democratic senator. Bush needs to experience checks and balances again.
That pretty much sums it up. Bush seems to make up for his lack of ability to be articulate through bluster and impulsivity. Sensor your critics and you no longer have to worry about your lack of intellect.
When a company is allowed to continue doing business after being caught several times with its hand in the malware cookie jar and gets nothing more than a slap on the wrist, there becomes no incentive to cease malware/spyware behavior. This is an enforcement issue and enforcement is not good enough. I'll bet if you label malware as a form of terrorism . . . . Well, on second thought don't do that, too many innocents would get caught up in the dragnet.
Despite having the noblest of intentions, this could lead to a slippery slope. I am no fan of censorship but do find child pornography particularly deplorable. According to what has been stated in the prior comments, have law enforcement go after the perpetrators. But, I recognize, this is easier said than done as many sites could be international and not subject to Canadian or US law.
Who makes the determination of what sites to block? If you leave this to the politicans, they'll stretch the determining factors too far and legitimate pornographic sites might get caught up in the cross hairs. This is one problem not easily solved.
DRM is simple, there is nothing complicated at all. DRM is simply the proverbial pain in the ass because, instead of one standard, there are several. Microsoft and Apple each have a format that marries you to their specific platform. This isn't complicated, it is anti-competitive and the consumer actually feels anger and frustration.
Unfortunately, we do need to have a better understanding of how the individual micro-climates effect the larger. There is a lot of interdependence in climate. If we change something or try to make a prediction without the understanding of its potential consequences, we can create a whole new problem. I am no expert, far from it, I just see this as a complex system. In any complex system there are multitudes of variables. Changing one variable without enough understanding can cause catastrophic effects.
Ah, the placebo effect. You make an excellent point. This is also one very important aspect of homeopathic treatments. While conventional medicine is about treating the body, homeopathy encompasses mind, body, and spirit. All three are essential for maintaining good health. It stands to reason that if your mind and spirit are healthy, your body will more readily repair itself. Conventional medicine places no emphasis on treating the whole patient. Therefore, the belief that what you are injesting is good enhances the overall power of the remedy. Once again, interdependence plays a role.
Of course he is going to defend his own program. I for one am solidly against this. The government has too much power now with The Patriot Act. Something needs to be done to make government again accountable to the people.
Some things you just know; some things your parents taught you; and some things humans have learned over centuries. It's called "received wisdom."
"Recieved wisdom" is not necessarily truth. Think about the amount of old wives tales and other amounts of advice that we have recieved that turned out to be determental. Some recieved wisdom is good, but question everything.
The problem is very deep. We have politicians that are playing experts when formulating policy. Since the politicians do not really know or understand they often pass legislation detrimental to science. Politicians have only two things in mind: constituents and re-election. Even the scientists claim expertise when they do not really know. What we need are people to be honest and say that they really do not know what is causing global warming or disease, etc. We need open research minds that are objective. The global warming campaign is not very objective. The fact is, no one understands earth's climate completely. We may have some understanding of small aspects of the climate but we have yet to see how these aspects affect the larger picture.
This is not limited to the climate. Let's look at the pharmaceutical industry. We have seen a huge rise in medicinal advertising and it looks like the pharmaceutical companies (thought to be safe because of science) are creating drugs to counteract harmful side effects of others. There has been definitive evidence that homeopathic and herbal treatments can be effective without the side effects. However, there is no profit or exclusivity in selling homeopathic medicines. It is a shame when the pharmaceutical industry's answer to erectile dysfunction when taking blood pressure medicines is to introduce a medicine to counteract this. We are becoming increasingly dependent upon this. What if there were another way . . . . Lobbyists are paid big bucks to discredit homeopathy. However, homeopathic research is 100 plus years old.
Thus science is not truely objective as long as people are narrow minded or profit moded.
This does seem like an awful, tasteless game but you are right. Banning is not going to help the situation. However, there should be a few more limits to freee speech. I think the press and media have gone WAY too far. I have to admit that the game would be better if the antichrists could win. Too biased:P
Well, if his or her personality makes them a shit, fine. However, Mozart is beautiful, timeless music. The violin is also a good instrument. But, please don't blame the violin. Blame the asshole playing it.
Personally, I hate the corporate life and all the attached B.S. but still, like everyone, need money. I thought the entire reason for wanting to work from home was to be able to earn money without having to put up with the, sometimes difficult, office situation (not to mention family needs). I would love a job which would allow me to work from home. The benefits are many.
I have Sprint's Nextel service and it isn't bad. Their customer service is excellent and I don't have dropped calls. It seems to do alright. Now I came from Cingular and Cingular definitely is poor. The service was so bad that I willingly paid the early termination fee just to go back to Nextel. I never should have left Nextel. For the equivalent package, I pay 15.00 less per month and when your cell bill gets to 60 some dollars a month, any saving is significant.
Try http://www.attrm.com./ It is a remote camera monitoring solution. Works fairly well. You can even attach intruder and temperature sensors. Possibly more
I am all for helping needy people. There are many needy people at home in the U.S. Why is it so en vogue to help foreign nations before some of our own starving people? There are some areas, like Flint, Michigan, for example, where most people are living below the poverty line. Are there any other people out there troubled by this? I, for one, am. Since we are in the season of giving, I implore you to consider donating to a charity that helps domestically. After all, how, in good conscience, can we help other nations when some of our own citizens suffer?
If the car used windows for engine management we would be in trouble. The engine would unexpectedly stall at red lights, oil pressure would suddenly go through the roof, and can you just say "VALVE JOB!" Oooh, even worse the engine gets a virus that only allows the car to start once in a while.
Agreed. Especially when background checks that come back with no problems are no guarrantee at all. Look at Uncle Sam who hires "squeeky clean" people. Ooops!
Yup, they have no problem mass exporting cheap, poorly made shit and when we want to sell them something they attach a 30% duty. Wow, what a level playing field.
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I am not so sure. Why not look at the white papers that were written. Many have Asian last names and were foriegn born.
I think the reason for less students pursuing science and engineering fields is largely due to offshoring and the importation of labor through H1B visa. Many students have the perception, which is not inaccurate, that their jobs will be given to H1B visas or just shipped overseas. Look at students pursing computer science and information technology degress: they come out of school and they don't get hired. I knew it would be a sad day when I saw a job fair in New York City for technology jobs in Ireland. I never thought I would have to leave my country to find work. My brother studied mechanical engineering and he did well academically yet no one would hire him except for 6.50 per hour machinist job. His anger and frustration was justifiable. The offering of prizes is nothing but shortsighted and completely fails to address the roots of the problem. Unless the prizes are ubiquitous enough to give every science graduate whom does well employment, than it is a poorly spent effort. It will take a fundamental attitude shift beginning with our president whom supports offshoring and H1B programs. Our president, our government, and our corporations are contributing to our decline in science and manufacturing. Gee, with all of this in the forefront, why would I want to go into science?
Perhaps I am wrong, but the article's solution seems more typical of a politician. I think they know the real reason but would ultimately get burned if they should make the suggestion that it is government. After all, it is our senators and congressman that voted for tax incentives for labor importation and H1B visas.
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While I primarily use FreeBSD, I have a Debian box to run Scalix Community Edition for email. Of all the Linux distros out there, it is the tightest. I sure hope they get past their current problems and get Etch released.
According to ordb.org's website, they maintained a list of open relay servers that you can use to block mail. I may be wrong but it seems that most email servers disable open relay by default. I know that Postfix takes great pains to prevent open relay in the default install, configurations not even withstanding. ORDB filled a niche for a while but may actually be redundant at this point. Spam will always be a game of cat and mouse.
Hmmm, seems as if the color is a very apt indicator of the quality of the Zune. Seems that M$ jinxed itself by making the thing look like a turd.
I think Bush has stated in none too many words that being a dictator would be easier. This slip of the tongue seemed to hint at a fascist agenda. I think a lot of our freedoms are riding on the control of the senate. I certainly hope for the speedy recovery of the democratic senator. Bush needs to experience checks and balances again.
That pretty much sums it up. Bush seems to make up for his lack of ability to be articulate through bluster and impulsivity. Sensor your critics and you no longer have to worry about your lack of intellect.
When a company is allowed to continue doing business after being caught several times with its hand in the malware cookie jar and gets nothing more than a slap on the wrist, there becomes no incentive to cease malware/spyware behavior. This is an enforcement issue and enforcement is not good enough. I'll bet if you label malware as a form of terrorism . . . . Well, on second thought don't do that, too many innocents would get caught up in the dragnet.
Who makes the determination of what sites to block? If you leave this to the politicans, they'll stretch the determining factors too far and legitimate pornographic sites might get caught up in the cross hairs. This is one problem not easily solved.
DRM is simple, there is nothing complicated at all. DRM is simply the proverbial pain in the ass because, instead of one standard, there are several. Microsoft and Apple each have a format that marries you to their specific platform. This isn't complicated, it is anti-competitive and the consumer actually feels anger and frustration.
Unfortunately, we do need to have a better understanding of how the individual micro-climates effect the larger. There is a lot of interdependence in climate. If we change something or try to make a prediction without the understanding of its potential consequences, we can create a whole new problem. I am no expert, far from it, I just see this as a complex system. In any complex system there are multitudes of variables. Changing one variable without enough understanding can cause catastrophic effects. Ah, the placebo effect. You make an excellent point. This is also one very important aspect of homeopathic treatments. While conventional medicine is about treating the body, homeopathy encompasses mind, body, and spirit. All three are essential for maintaining good health. It stands to reason that if your mind and spirit are healthy, your body will more readily repair itself. Conventional medicine places no emphasis on treating the whole patient. Therefore, the belief that what you are injesting is good enhances the overall power of the remedy. Once again, interdependence plays a role.
Of course he is going to defend his own program. I for one am solidly against this. The government has too much power now with The Patriot Act. Something needs to be done to make government again accountable to the people.
"Recieved wisdom" is not necessarily truth. Think about the amount of old wives tales and other amounts of advice that we have recieved that turned out to be determental. Some recieved wisdom is good, but question everything.
The problem is very deep. We have politicians that are playing experts when formulating policy. Since the politicians do not really know or understand they often pass legislation detrimental to science. Politicians have only two things in mind: constituents and re-election. Even the scientists claim expertise when they do not really know. What we need are people to be honest and say that they really do not know what is causing global warming or disease, etc. We need open research minds that are objective. The global warming campaign is not very objective. The fact is, no one understands earth's climate completely. We may have some understanding of small aspects of the climate but we have yet to see how these aspects affect the larger picture. This is not limited to the climate. Let's look at the pharmaceutical industry. We have seen a huge rise in medicinal advertising and it looks like the pharmaceutical companies (thought to be safe because of science) are creating drugs to counteract harmful side effects of others. There has been definitive evidence that homeopathic and herbal treatments can be effective without the side effects. However, there is no profit or exclusivity in selling homeopathic medicines. It is a shame when the pharmaceutical industry's answer to erectile dysfunction when taking blood pressure medicines is to introduce a medicine to counteract this. We are becoming increasingly dependent upon this. What if there were another way . . . . Lobbyists are paid big bucks to discredit homeopathy. However, homeopathic research is 100 plus years old. Thus science is not truely objective as long as people are narrow minded or profit moded.
This does seem like an awful, tasteless game but you are right. Banning is not going to help the situation. However, there should be a few more limits to freee speech. I think the press and media have gone WAY too far. I have to admit that the game would be better if the antichrists could win. Too biased :P
Well, if his or her personality makes them a shit, fine. However, Mozart is beautiful, timeless music. The violin is also a good instrument. But, please don't blame the violin. Blame the asshole playing it.
Personally, I hate the corporate life and all the attached B.S. but still, like everyone, need money. I thought the entire reason for wanting to work from home was to be able to earn money without having to put up with the, sometimes difficult, office situation (not to mention family needs). I would love a job which would allow me to work from home. The benefits are many.
I have Sprint's Nextel service and it isn't bad. Their customer service is excellent and I don't have dropped calls. It seems to do alright. Now I came from Cingular and Cingular definitely is poor. The service was so bad that I willingly paid the early termination fee just to go back to Nextel. I never should have left Nextel. For the equivalent package, I pay 15.00 less per month and when your cell bill gets to 60 some dollars a month, any saving is significant.
Try http://www.attrm.com./ It is a remote camera monitoring solution. Works fairly well. You can even attach intruder and temperature sensors. Possibly more
I am all for helping needy people. There are many needy people at home in the U.S. Why is it so en vogue to help foreign nations before some of our own starving people? There are some areas, like Flint, Michigan, for example, where most people are living below the poverty line. Are there any other people out there troubled by this? I, for one, am. Since we are in the season of giving, I implore you to consider donating to a charity that helps domestically. After all, how, in good conscience, can we help other nations when some of our own citizens suffer?
If the car used windows for engine management we would be in trouble. The engine would unexpectedly stall at red lights, oil pressure would suddenly go through the roof, and can you just say "VALVE JOB!" Oooh, even worse the engine gets a virus that only allows the car to start once in a while.
My thoughts exactly. The Blackberry is nothing but an electronic leash. I *refuse* to get one.
Agreed. Especially when background checks that come back with no problems are no guarrantee at all. Look at Uncle Sam who hires "squeeky clean" people. Ooops!
I agree with you. And given RIAA's tactics, I am not and cannot be sure that the victim was even actually guilty of anything.
Yup, they have no problem mass exporting cheap, poorly made shit and when we want to sell them something they attach a 30% duty. Wow, what a level playing field.
I am not so sure. Why not look at the white papers that were written. Many have Asian last names and were foriegn born.
I think the reason for less students pursuing science and engineering fields is largely due to offshoring and the importation of labor through H1B visa. Many students have the perception, which is not inaccurate, that their jobs will be given to H1B visas or just shipped overseas. Look at students pursing computer science and information technology degress: they come out of school and they don't get hired. I knew it would be a sad day when I saw a job fair in New York City for technology jobs in Ireland. I never thought I would have to leave my country to find work. My brother studied mechanical engineering and he did well academically yet no one would hire him except for 6.50 per hour machinist job. His anger and frustration was justifiable. The offering of prizes is nothing but shortsighted and completely fails to address the roots of the problem. Unless the prizes are ubiquitous enough to give every science graduate whom does well employment, than it is a poorly spent effort. It will take a fundamental attitude shift beginning with our president whom supports offshoring and H1B programs. Our president, our government, and our corporations are contributing to our decline in science and manufacturing. Gee, with all of this in the forefront, why would I want to go into science? Perhaps I am wrong, but the article's solution seems more typical of a politician. I think they know the real reason but would ultimately get burned if they should make the suggestion that it is government. After all, it is our senators and congressman that voted for tax incentives for labor importation and H1B visas.