I believe this is the end of civilization as we know it. Banks are not meant to be in the business of IP and patents. Patents were meant for true innovators. If this is an attempt to kill Bitcoin, it'll never work because Bitcoin is decentralized! Plus, this is clearly prior art.
As a small business owner in IT managed services, age absolutely does NOT matter to me. I'm more interested in a person's willingness to continue to learn and not stay stagnant. If you are in your 80s and have continued to learn on your own and want to stay engaged, I can do the heavy lifting... that's no problem, welcome aboard. Attitude, experience, and wisdom trump youth every time. My marketing director is 25 years older than I am and I can constantly learn from him because he stays on the cutting edge and subscribes to lifelong learning. My brother has a mechanical engineer on his payroll that is 92 years old and is an extremely talented and creative guy. He can design something on paper in a mere fraction of the time it would take a lesser experienced engineer to do. Don't ever make the mistake of judging someone on age - judge on attitudes.
Actually, I have several friends that are Airbus 330 and 321 captains that actually would like to have more control over the plane and less automation. To some degree, they are hamstrung by the company, Airbus Industrie, that is relegating to pilots to "flight management" duties instead of actually "stick and rudder" flying. Most pilots I know lean towards type A and would much rather have control over their plane then hand it over to avionics and flight management systems.
and makes me think that there is still hope. MBAs destroy innovation, motivation, and productivity in the name of short term profits. MBAs represent modern scorched earth business tactics. Profit in the short term and destroy a thriving business in the long term. I run my own consulting business and an MBA is my weedout criteria - have MBA, will not travel.
We have a big thank you to Snowden for making us aware of what is actually going on behind the scenes. As a result, I've taken extra security precautions. I don't really know whether or not they will do any good but suffice it to say that I'm taking it more seriously. And, by the way, the old argument, "If you have nothing to hide, you need not worry" is bullshit. Look at the innocent people that get wrapped up in the Criminal Injustice System.
I say just do away with daylight savings time altogether! All we really need is two time zones: one for east of the Mississippi and one for the west. Simplicity is underrated.
I don't think complete hosting providers are a very good idea at all. I can see doing web/email in one place but putting all of your eggs in one basket with a single provider is never a good idea. You trade convenience for a single point of failure and that is just no bueno.
Linux is good for some things but as a network OS, OpenBSD is far better for security and routing. I would use Linux maybe as an internet server or desktop OS but OpenBSD hands down for anything security and network related. The Linux kernel may have a fast robust network stack but it's tool chain is an ineffective quagmire of different projects with different leadership. OpenBSD has a unified, open source tool chain all driven under the direction of a single organization. I would argue that the inefficient Linux networking tool chain renders any benefit a moot point.
I'm a capitalist and all for competition. For too long the telecom industry has been an oligopoly. If Google wants to come into Austin and shake things up a litte, so be it! I welcome when they come to the Philadelphia area. Comcast and Verizon, the duopoly in my area, will be scrambling!
I'm a fan of using tablets to replace textbooks. Apple could capitalize on this by making a very stripped down E-iPad for educational use that neither includes WiFi nor cellular data. Apple could create a special education store like E-iTunes and have the tablet interface with that. That would be an effective use of a tablet that doesn't include a complex spyware network. It would make the tablet ONLY for reading books and watching educational/instructional videos. I figure that would be a far more effective use of technology. Furthermore, this should be introduced at the middle (jr. high) school level. Kids will be introduced to technology early on by their parents and their world outside of the classroom.
The parents are well intentioned but it might actually hinder their children's growth and development. We live in a digital, connected, and networked world - people who do not interface well with technology are often left behind. A ban is a little bit extreme. Instead, teach them the joys of the outdoor world and life beyond technology. Technology and living a health, balanced life are not mutually exclusive. I remember when my parents banned TV when The Simpsons first started. My brother and I were cast into the veritable social stone age.
The efforts of Aerovolo are laudable! The video is simply amazing and they deserve that prize win. As technology improves and knowledge gains are made, this may be one day practical.
Sometimes the perception of conflict really works well because it draws media attention to those involved: almost like some free advertising. For the longest time, Coca Cola and Pepsi played up on the public's perception of bitter competition and conflict. In reality, the competition is a good bit friendlier with the executives at each company respecting their counterparts; If you recall, a few years ago someone tried to steal a recipe from Coke and hand it to Pepsi. Pepsi Co ended up reporting this to authorities.
I have to give the creator credits for a relatively creative scheme but there is a fundamental flaw. Ultimately, based on the availability of the font, NSA can just forensically evaluate which key strokes create which characters and work backwards from there. There is no privacy guarantee. This could only work well if the font were dynamic and shifted shapes on a random basis. Then you would be more closely approximating cryptography.
Let's give an award to an employee of a company that's basically polluting the agricultural gene pool! Boo on Monsanto, Archer Daniels Midland, and their ilk!
I'm partly going for funny and partly serious. I really don't want to be observed in my own home like that. I figure if I can make it distasteful enough, it may stop.:-)
I think I'll drop my drawers and spread my ass cheeks really wide for the camera. Hopefully that'll nauseate the folks on the other end watching. Knowing my luck, if there is targeted advertising then I might suddenly see advertisements for Charmin Ultra and Tidy Bowl.
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The telecom oligarchy will find a way to fuck us out of it anyway
I believe this is the end of civilization as we know it. Banks are not meant to be in the business of IP and patents. Patents were meant for true innovators. If this is an attempt to kill Bitcoin, it'll never work because Bitcoin is decentralized! Plus, this is clearly prior art.
It would seem that this is sweet irony! Epic fail on politicians trying to promote their religion.
As a small business owner in IT managed services, age absolutely does NOT matter to me. I'm more interested in a person's willingness to continue to learn and not stay stagnant. If you are in your 80s and have continued to learn on your own and want to stay engaged, I can do the heavy lifting ... that's no problem, welcome aboard. Attitude, experience, and wisdom trump youth every time. My marketing director is 25 years older than I am and I can constantly learn from him because he stays on the cutting edge and subscribes to lifelong learning. My brother has a mechanical engineer on his payroll that is 92 years old and is an extremely talented and creative guy. He can design something on paper in a mere fraction of the time it would take a lesser experienced engineer to do. Don't ever make the mistake of judging someone on age - judge on attitudes.
Actually, I have several friends that are Airbus 330 and 321 captains that actually would like to have more control over the plane and less automation. To some degree, they are hamstrung by the company, Airbus Industrie, that is relegating to pilots to "flight management" duties instead of actually "stick and rudder" flying. Most pilots I know lean towards type A and would much rather have control over their plane then hand it over to avionics and flight management systems.
and makes me think that there is still hope. MBAs destroy innovation, motivation, and productivity in the name of short term profits. MBAs represent modern scorched earth business tactics. Profit in the short term and destroy a thriving business in the long term. I run my own consulting business and an MBA is my weedout criteria - have MBA, will not travel.
If the price were absolutely right, I'd be all over it in a heartbeat.
We have a big thank you to Snowden for making us aware of what is actually going on behind the scenes. As a result, I've taken extra security precautions. I don't really know whether or not they will do any good but suffice it to say that I'm taking it more seriously. And, by the way, the old argument, "If you have nothing to hide, you need not worry" is bullshit. Look at the innocent people that get wrapped up in the Criminal Injustice System.
Mod parent up! Snowden is a true patriot!
I say just do away with daylight savings time altogether! All we really need is two time zones: one for east of the Mississippi and one for the west. Simplicity is underrated.
I don't think complete hosting providers are a very good idea at all. I can see doing web/email in one place but putting all of your eggs in one basket with a single provider is never a good idea. You trade convenience for a single point of failure and that is just no bueno.
Linux is good for some things but as a network OS, OpenBSD is far better for security and routing. I would use Linux maybe as an internet server or desktop OS but OpenBSD hands down for anything security and network related. The Linux kernel may have a fast robust network stack but it's tool chain is an ineffective quagmire of different projects with different leadership. OpenBSD has a unified, open source tool chain all driven under the direction of a single organization. I would argue that the inefficient Linux networking tool chain renders any benefit a moot point.
I'm a capitalist and all for competition. For too long the telecom industry has been an oligopoly. If Google wants to come into Austin and shake things up a litte, so be it! I welcome when they come to the Philadelphia area. Comcast and Verizon, the duopoly in my area, will be scrambling!
I'm a fan of using tablets to replace textbooks. Apple could capitalize on this by making a very stripped down E-iPad for educational use that neither includes WiFi nor cellular data. Apple could create a special education store like E-iTunes and have the tablet interface with that. That would be an effective use of a tablet that doesn't include a complex spyware network. It would make the tablet ONLY for reading books and watching educational/instructional videos. I figure that would be a far more effective use of technology. Furthermore, this should be introduced at the middle (jr. high) school level. Kids will be introduced to technology early on by their parents and their world outside of the classroom.
The parents are well intentioned but it might actually hinder their children's growth and development. We live in a digital, connected, and networked world - people who do not interface well with technology are often left behind. A ban is a little bit extreme. Instead, teach them the joys of the outdoor world and life beyond technology. Technology and living a health, balanced life are not mutually exclusive. I remember when my parents banned TV when The Simpsons first started. My brother and I were cast into the veritable social stone age.
This makes the argument for use of a private certificate authority with self-signed certificates.
The efforts of Aerovolo are laudable! The video is simply amazing and they deserve that prize win. As technology improves and knowledge gains are made, this may be one day practical.
Sometimes the perception of conflict really works well because it draws media attention to those involved: almost like some free advertising. For the longest time, Coca Cola and Pepsi played up on the public's perception of bitter competition and conflict. In reality, the competition is a good bit friendlier with the executives at each company respecting their counterparts; If you recall, a few years ago someone tried to steal a recipe from Coke and hand it to Pepsi. Pepsi Co ended up reporting this to authorities.
I have to give the creator credits for a relatively creative scheme but there is a fundamental flaw. Ultimately, based on the availability of the font, NSA can just forensically evaluate which key strokes create which characters and work backwards from there. There is no privacy guarantee. This could only work well if the font were dynamic and shifted shapes on a random basis. Then you would be more closely approximating cryptography.
Snowden would be the notable exception! He actually would deserve the award.
Giving a Monsanto exec a food award is like giving a freedom award to an NSA employee.
Let's give an award to an employee of a company that's basically polluting the agricultural gene pool! Boo on Monsanto, Archer Daniels Midland, and their ilk!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44_JUkrLXp8
-or if you prefer the original-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YvAYIJSSZY
One of my favorite hits! GEICO had Mysto & Pizzi do a version that was cool as well.
I'm partly going for funny and partly serious. I really don't want to be observed in my own home like that. I figure if I can make it distasteful enough, it may stop. :-)
I think I'll drop my drawers and spread my ass cheeks really wide for the camera. Hopefully that'll nauseate the folks on the other end watching. Knowing my luck, if there is targeted advertising then I might suddenly see advertisements for Charmin Ultra and Tidy Bowl.