Actually, T-Mobile's service is pretty good... a site better than Sprint's and the data speeds are faster than Verizon and AT&T. Sure, there are coverage gaps but I think T-Mobile is really beginning to shore those up with the purchase of some 700mhz spectrum from Verizon and the announced efforts to upgrade areas on 2G to LTE, T-Mobile may rapidly become a force to be reckoned with. Wall Street and consumer-America seem to think so as they have had a whopping number net customer additions.
You also miss the point that a contract in the wireless telecommunications industry heavily favors the carrier and, if you are under contract, you cannot just dump the service because it starts to go downhill. Well, okay, you can by paying a hefty early termination fee. Having contract free wireless forces carriers to actually provide a highly reliable, good quality service. If they do not, the customer simply drops the carrier for one that is.
If the government owned the internet infrastructure, it would look a lot like the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York City; which is to say neglected and falling apart. As much as I hate a lack of neutrality, it might be good to keep government hands out of this as well. I do think that since Big Telecom got its way about no neutrality then they should lose the regulations giving them the veritable monopolies. Make less (or zero) barriers to entry for smaller ISPs to come back on the seen. This way, people can just vote with their wallet. If Comcast wants to lock Netflix out, then say, MomAndPop Connect can go ahead and tell Netflix come on over to us - we won't charge you for content - hell, give us one of your media servers and we'll give you direct access.
The key reason OpenSSL is so popular in US is because the project is on top of FIPS certifications. LibreSSL might cure cancer, but very few system integrators will use it unless it has certified module.
I would rather it NOT be FIPS certified. I trust my government as much as I trust an 800 lb gorilla.
PolarSSL is basically non-free. It is copyleft but not truly free. The developers at OpenBSD will basically make LibreSSL the new standard and you'll want to adopt it because they have a helluva track record at writing quality, low-bug code.
I've not had a problem getting OpenBSD to work. Even if your mileage varies, you have dmesg and other troubleshooting tools at your disposal. Part of the fun of UNIX-like operating systems is getting them to work when they don't. You learn a lot about troubleshooting and gain a solid understanding of computers.
The infrastructure guys always get fucked over, always! Without infrastructure, what will your whiz bang application run on? Software Engineers, developers, you guys have it made whereas the lowly systems and network admins only get recognition when something takes a shit.
In fact, if your radio controlled aircraft is operating on HAM bands then you can probably, successfully argue emergency and disaster assistance. I know because I am a General-class HAM radio operator.
She is sharp and well-connected but I hope that this does not undermine Dropbox. I know I never trusted Dropbox from the very beginning and this is giving me even more reason not to trust them. Does this mean that government has an in road to easier spying? Only time will tell....
This study just reeks of poor design. After all, doesn't the violent content create the experience which then leads to gamer aggression? Sounds to me like a poorly conducted study to try and take the heat off of the gaming industry. It's almost as bad as guns don't kill people, people kill people. Come up with a logical argument. That much said, I'm fully for ownership of firearms and no regulation of video games.
I call BS. We are talking FOSS here so there can be absolutely no security issue because it was produced by a large community of do-gooders who vetted all commits for us and this means that every bug gets caught within seconds of being committed.
It is a fact (not theory or guess) that only commercial, closed software has security flaws.
Well, it is a security flaw/hole until it's been plugged.
PolarSSL would be nice to use if more of the other software packages supported its libraries. I'd be curious how easy it is to use to create and manage a CA with.
Will Microsoft even be relevant in the future? They seem to have stagnated on innovation and are late coming to the latest and greatest technology party. Google and Facebook have relegated Microsoft to a lesser innovator.
Yes, Microsoft should be legally required to provide specifications to third party vendors wishing to keep supporting Windows XP. In retrospect, I don't know why Microsoft did not see this as a potential vertical market and additional revenue stream. They could make additional money off of an obsolete operating system that has more than covered the research and development costs associated with it by charging potential vendors for access to certain amounts of XP code and specs. Meanwhile, they can continue to push the importance of upgrades and it's not like modern software will really run on XP anyways. Shortsightedness abounds!
There may be a way for small, rural WISP operators to do this on part-time basis. How much daily attention does a small town WISP's infrastructure really need? It might make a nice supplementary income and you could offer it relatively inexpensively in return for a lesser service guarantee.
There were thousands of independent ISPs once, they extincted themselves because they lacked the vision to work together and instead died one by one. I had a ringside seat.
They went extinct because the cost of building the infrastructure to provide the broadband internet access that consumers now demanded. It fell on king telecom to build that out. Even with the number of ISPs that you pull out of the air, I doubt they could collectively come up with the 100s of millions necessary to make this happen. Government helped the big boys make it happen and also created regulatory nightmares to ensure that the telecom industry is an oligarchy.
To become a small town ISP by providing longer range WiFi and deploying it in the 5GHZ or 24GHZ spectrums. Ubiquity makes very reliable equipment to make this happen and if the area is terrain-friendly, it certainly is possible. To build out a high speed, broadband wired infrastructure is nearly impossible with the government and regulatory issues alone. Ever notice how the large telecom corporations wine about free markets when bills are introduced that don't favor them but when the legal winds are in their favor, it is "fuck free markets, we want to own it!"
Yes, I said it. GM should have been left to die in bankruptcy. Bringing GM back from the dead at tax payer's expense absolutely changed nothing in the quality. I always said there is a reason why Ford never went bankrupt.
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We really need a third party - I'm sick of both of the Republicans and Democrats. They both suck!!
This is absolutely brilliant! It would be even cooler if this could be done surreptitiously to FCC public servers.
Actually, T-Mobile's service is pretty good ... a site better than Sprint's and the data speeds are faster than Verizon and AT&T. Sure, there are coverage gaps but I think T-Mobile is really beginning to shore those up with the purchase of some 700mhz spectrum from Verizon and the announced efforts to upgrade areas on 2G to LTE, T-Mobile may rapidly become a force to be reckoned with. Wall Street and consumer-America seem to think so as they have had a whopping number net customer additions.
You also miss the point that a contract in the wireless telecommunications industry heavily favors the carrier and, if you are under contract, you cannot just dump the service because it starts to go downhill. Well, okay, you can by paying a hefty early termination fee. Having contract free wireless forces carriers to actually provide a highly reliable, good quality service. If they do not, the customer simply drops the carrier for one that is.
If the government owned the internet infrastructure, it would look a lot like the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York City; which is to say neglected and falling apart. As much as I hate a lack of neutrality, it might be good to keep government hands out of this as well. I do think that since Big Telecom got its way about no neutrality then they should lose the regulations giving them the veritable monopolies. Make less (or zero) barriers to entry for smaller ISPs to come back on the seen. This way, people can just vote with their wallet. If Comcast wants to lock Netflix out, then say, MomAndPop Connect can go ahead and tell Netflix come on over to us - we won't charge you for content - hell, give us one of your media servers and we'll give you direct access.
OpenSSL needs a revamp. If the project won't do it, fork it!
The key reason OpenSSL is so popular in US is because the project is on top of FIPS certifications. LibreSSL might cure cancer, but very few system integrators will use it unless it has certified module.
I would rather it NOT be FIPS certified. I trust my government as much as I trust an 800 lb gorilla.
PolarSSL is basically non-free. It is copyleft but not truly free. The developers at OpenBSD will basically make LibreSSL the new standard and you'll want to adopt it because they have a helluva track record at writing quality, low-bug code.
I've not had a problem getting OpenBSD to work. Even if your mileage varies, you have dmesg and other troubleshooting tools at your disposal. Part of the fun of UNIX-like operating systems is getting them to work when they don't. You learn a lot about troubleshooting and gain a solid understanding of computers.
The infrastructure guys always get fucked over, always! Without infrastructure, what will your whiz bang application run on? Software Engineers, developers, you guys have it made whereas the lowly systems and network admins only get recognition when something takes a shit.
In fact, if your radio controlled aircraft is operating on HAM bands then you can probably, successfully argue emergency and disaster assistance. I know because I am a General-class HAM radio operator.
Well said! Fuck the FAA and fuck most of the federal government too. Many of those pea-brained morons couldn't make it in the real world anyhow.
She is sharp and well-connected but I hope that this does not undermine Dropbox. I know I never trusted Dropbox from the very beginning and this is giving me even more reason not to trust them. Does this mean that government has an in road to easier spying? Only time will tell ....
Are nothing more than impediments to a police officer. They think they are above the law, and unfortunately, most times they are. :-(
This study just reeks of poor design. After all, doesn't the violent content create the experience which then leads to gamer aggression? Sounds to me like a poorly conducted study to try and take the heat off of the gaming industry. It's almost as bad as guns don't kill people, people kill people. Come up with a logical argument. That much said, I'm fully for ownership of firearms and no regulation of video games.
I call BS. We are talking FOSS here so there can be absolutely no security issue because it was produced by a large community of do-gooders who vetted all commits for us and this means that every bug gets caught within seconds of being committed.
It is a fact (not theory or guess) that only commercial, closed software has security flaws.
Well, it is a security flaw/hole until it's been plugged.
PolarSSL would be nice to use if more of the other software packages supported its libraries. I'd be curious how easy it is to use to create and manage a CA with.
Will Microsoft even be relevant in the future? They seem to have stagnated on innovation and are late coming to the latest and greatest technology party. Google and Facebook have relegated Microsoft to a lesser innovator.
Yes, Microsoft should be legally required to provide specifications to third party vendors wishing to keep supporting Windows XP. In retrospect, I don't know why Microsoft did not see this as a potential vertical market and additional revenue stream. They could make additional money off of an obsolete operating system that has more than covered the research and development costs associated with it by charging potential vendors for access to certain amounts of XP code and specs. Meanwhile, they can continue to push the importance of upgrades and it's not like modern software will really run on XP anyways. Shortsightedness abounds!
There may be a way for small, rural WISP operators to do this on part-time basis. How much daily attention does a small town WISP's infrastructure really need? It might make a nice supplementary income and you could offer it relatively inexpensively in return for a lesser service guarantee.
There were thousands of independent ISPs once, they extincted themselves because they lacked the vision to work together and instead died one by one. I had a ringside seat.
They went extinct because the cost of building the infrastructure to provide the broadband internet access that consumers now demanded. It fell on king telecom to build that out. Even with the number of ISPs that you pull out of the air, I doubt they could collectively come up with the 100s of millions necessary to make this happen. Government helped the big boys make it happen and also created regulatory nightmares to ensure that the telecom industry is an oligarchy.
To become a small town ISP by providing longer range WiFi and deploying it in the 5GHZ or 24GHZ spectrums. Ubiquity makes very reliable equipment to make this happen and if the area is terrain-friendly, it certainly is possible. To build out a high speed, broadband wired infrastructure is nearly impossible with the government and regulatory issues alone. Ever notice how the large telecom corporations wine about free markets when bills are introduced that don't favor them but when the legal winds are in their favor, it is "fuck free markets, we want to own it!"
Living on earth is enough to drive me crazy, let alone Mars.
So much for free market economics and competition. I hate it when government goes to lengths like these as competition is good all around.
Agreed, these ideas are very stupid! Steel towers within line of sight of each other are much more practical.
Yes, I said it. GM should have been left to die in bankruptcy. Bringing GM back from the dead at tax payer's expense absolutely changed nothing in the quality. I always said there is a reason why Ford never went bankrupt.