My point was simply that we have gotten way too complex as a society and it would be good to simplify things. I can see the real value of a cell phone for basic things like text and talk. In fact, I don't know how I got on without it and I do feel naked if I forget my cell phone. They are excellent safety devices as well. But, I think in these economic times, spending money where one needs/has to is better than the, IMHO, frivolousness of the iPhone. Plus, the cost of the iPhone service is ridiculous and I don't know where AT&T gets off by charging such exhorbitant amounts of money. Not enough competition in the cellular market.
That's pretty cool! I am honestly surprised that didn't spark the interest of Time Warner and force a fight between them and Wilson. I've often thought about doing that in response to the absolute crap that companies like Time Warner, COX, Comcast, and Qwest force you to put up with. The tiered service and nickle and dime garbage. In fact, I looked into starting my own internet with some friends because I was sick of the politics of IANA, ICANN, etc.
So, I know I am inviting trouble here but I honestly don't mean to start a flame war so much as vent. I am no fan of AT&T whatsoever as they were/are complicit in illegal wiretapping. They have a direct feed to Big Brother and this is something that I do not like at all. The iPhone is just another "bling, bling" gadget and you can really do without it. I admit, I had withdrawal when I gave up my Blackberry but it freed up more personal time and I began to enjoy life outside of work. Whatever happened to simplicity in communications? I have two prepaid phones and still pay "much less" than 1 iPhone plan. One of the prepaid phones is a house phone for guests to use, the other is mine.
This is the sweet taste of victory for an excellent project. Thomson Education is notorious for charging exhorbitant amounts of money to students for textbooks. Their testing division is a borderline racket for the amount they charge for testing on testing software that still runs on Windows 2000 Professional and crashes mid way through the MC$E tests. I even was told that I couldn't get a refund or a makeup date because I was expected to be at a test center in the middle of snow storm in Pennsylvania. Never mind that two feet of snow fell. Any time Thomson Reuters gets its butt handed to it, I cheer.
The simple answer is, "Yes," enterprise should give back to the open source community. That said, ethics often take a back seat to the free market economy. Corporate responsibility is oft preached but rarely, if ever, practiced.
Hey, Microsoft is one of the software patent trawlers. They have to be careful about lobbying to hard for a legal weapon that could be used against them. I don't feel sympathetic in the least.
What's to stop a few people from putting together there own internet and call it, say, Internet3? With all of the regulation going on and those seeking to control it, I say it's high time a group of hard core computer users got together and started a new internet: one done from the ground up and done correctly. Make it utilize IPv4 and take all of the politics out of it. Instead of giving entire Class A blocks away, we smartly manage addresses and take actions to prevent all the nonsense associated with current ISPs, IANA, and ICANN.
A good tool like dia which can allow you to create a network diagram. When it comes to documenting a network, a picture can be worth a thousand words. Or you could also use MS Visio as it is, perish the thought, a good tool. A good, detailed diagram can come in very handy as a reference tool for your own use in case of a failure.
I am surprised the cops didn't nail Verizon on a technicality. It is illegal to shut a cell phone service off completely. The cell phone should always be allowed to call 911. In order to be able to dial 911, it needs to connect to the Verizon CDMA network. The police should pursue this with the FCC.
That is not funny whatsoever! There is nothing remotely humorous about animal cruelty. Also, Paro has been around for a number of years. This isn't new.
Go ahead, let them try. If they don't "knock and announce," I am going to treat them as invaders. In Arizona, there are laws allowing you to defend your home. I believe they call them, "Home as Castle" laws and they should be prepared to meet whatever force I deem necessary to protect my domicile. Ain't a prosecutor in the shady side of the desert that won't side with me as long as I don't shoot them in the back and give them a reasonable chance to retreat.
As pro Linux/BSD that I am, operating system should only be a small fraction of the choice. In reality, the quality of you hardware will be the most important aspect. You will need hardware that can stand up to the punishment of being on the road and banged around. You definitely can use Linux if you want, there are some good tools out there but to each person their own. Prior to beginning production, try sound/video editing and tools from various platforms and see what works best for you. If you want to make this documentary a partial advertisement for open source, by all means go for it and find ways to cleverly add it to the documentary. But, in the end, this is not about a "religious perspective," but completing the end product. That said, if ILM and Pixar can make feature length films on Linux, you can do it too.
Go ahead and host it but make it is public as possible. Include a blog and get as many people aware of it as possible. The public eye is what will ultimately protect you from illegal search and seizure. Make it so that people expect you to make daily updates and when you do not, you have the protection of the public. Government officials that are engaged in corruption and malfeasance do not want public attention. Make the press aware of this document, offer to speak with them in an interview. This could spell trouble for an government official wishing to "make you disappear."
I think Auto One deserved the backlash. Plus, it was funny as hell that their voicemail system got r00ted and pwned. Plus, the owner of Auto One ain't no saint. He has had some run ins with the law. He fought the law but didn't win.
Tata's goal is quite laudable, especially because housing should be affordable. Unfortunately, Americans have lost sight of this. The Indians are showing how it is not necessary to have these large, lavish, and expensive homes. Nor is it necessary to charge huge sums of money for a home. I remember seeing a special on TV once about someone taking disused shipping containers and turning them into really beautiful, small homes. Americans certainly have the resources to do this and potentially lead the world in economic, efficient living. But, we choose not and equate social status with the size of our homes. Also our home builders advertise lavish homes to feed this frenzy. Hey, I am guilty of this too as I look on sometimes with envy of those that can have lavish, large homes. But then, practical thinking comes into play and I really like my 1570 sq foot home which is still large for one person. I would be all for having a nice sub 1000 sq foot home that was well designed and efficient. Quality, mass fabricated homes are making a comback. Sears Roebuck did this 100 or so years ago with lots of success......... I'd love to see this return. Affordable housing should be measured in ability to own, not rent.
There is only one way that I could possibly support a bailout for Microsoft, a monopoly. Force them to open source all of their protocols and force them to allow interoperation with other products. If they do this, I would support a bailout for them. That said, this is the only way.
He is actually very lucky to be alive. While the cargo hold is pressurized, it is not heated. It is almost like being in Mount Everest cold. Thank the lord is was a short flight.
This is good, sound advice. A master's degree is something you typically pursue after you gain some years of practical experience or you can attend part time while working. My undergrad was in Criminal Justice and I decided, after two years of actually working in the IS field, that I would go for my masters and the practical, hands on experience put me miles ahead of those with just theoretical learning. I was discussing kerberos and its associated protocols for a presentation and lost just about everyone in the class, save for the professor. I ended up with a 4.0 for the presentation and understanding of the premier single sign-on solution.
Why are we spending money to attempt to squeeze more life out of an obsolete technology? Twisted pair copper is an absolete technology and it makes no sense to continue to use it as the infrastructure is aging and not very reliable in some areas. No wonder we are behind the curve of Japan when it comes to broadband and communications. They have already laid fibre that is capable of similar data transmission rates. I never liked DSL anyway, it is slower than cable. A much better investment, and our sitting president would agree, is upgrading our infrastructure nationwide to fibre optics.
A security course taught on Windows based platforms is kind of an oxymoron. Why would you teach security on an OS riddled with holes other than to show you how to get around them because you can't plug them? Use a real OS like Linux or BSD to teach security in Information Systems. Both have stellar records and access to source code. Folks, it is almost laughable that you would teach a Windows based security course. Windows is proof positive that security by obscurity just doesn't work.
LOL! Soon we'll have to have keyboards and mice with SSL connectivity. Hold on a second.... I have to update my mouse and keyboard cert. They just expired:D
I love it. According to it's own tests, Microsoft's IE 8 is faster. And these tests are really objective right? It is easy to skew the results of any test in your favor. I wouldn't trust those results unless a third, disinterested and impartial party took up a comparison speed test between the three browsers.
Due to the fact that it was made as a public announcement on a publicly viewable board, it looses the "locker room talk" argument. Officer Ettiene admitted to bias in his police work and judgement. Training Day is a prime example of extremely poor police work, judgement, and ethics; needless to say outright criminality. By not sending a message to this officer, we silently condone him. An officer that exhibits bias cannot be trusted to fairly and impartially enforce the law and has therefore abused the public trust put in him. Officer Ettiene showed incredibly poor judgement and will most likely loose his job for it.
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My point was simply that we have gotten way too complex as a society and it would be good to simplify things. I can see the real value of a cell phone for basic things like text and talk. In fact, I don't know how I got on without it and I do feel naked if I forget my cell phone. They are excellent safety devices as well. But, I think in these economic times, spending money where one needs/has to is better than the, IMHO, frivolousness of the iPhone. Plus, the cost of the iPhone service is ridiculous and I don't know where AT&T gets off by charging such exhorbitant amounts of money. Not enough competition in the cellular market.
That's pretty cool! I am honestly surprised that didn't spark the interest of Time Warner and force a fight between them and Wilson. I've often thought about doing that in response to the absolute crap that companies like Time Warner, COX, Comcast, and Qwest force you to put up with. The tiered service and nickle and dime garbage. In fact, I looked into starting my own internet with some friends because I was sick of the politics of IANA, ICANN, etc.
So, I know I am inviting trouble here but I honestly don't mean to start a flame war so much as vent. I am no fan of AT&T whatsoever as they were/are complicit in illegal wiretapping. They have a direct feed to Big Brother and this is something that I do not like at all. The iPhone is just another "bling, bling" gadget and you can really do without it. I admit, I had withdrawal when I gave up my Blackberry but it freed up more personal time and I began to enjoy life outside of work. Whatever happened to simplicity in communications? I have two prepaid phones and still pay "much less" than 1 iPhone plan. One of the prepaid phones is a house phone for guests to use, the other is mine.
This is the sweet taste of victory for an excellent project. Thomson Education is notorious for charging exhorbitant amounts of money to students for textbooks. Their testing division is a borderline racket for the amount they charge for testing on testing software that still runs on Windows 2000 Professional and crashes mid way through the MC$E tests. I even was told that I couldn't get a refund or a makeup date because I was expected to be at a test center in the middle of snow storm in Pennsylvania. Never mind that two feet of snow fell. Any time Thomson Reuters gets its butt handed to it, I cheer.
The simple answer is, "Yes," enterprise should give back to the open source community. That said, ethics often take a back seat to the free market economy. Corporate responsibility is oft preached but rarely, if ever, practiced.
Hey, Microsoft is one of the software patent trawlers. They have to be careful about lobbying to hard for a legal weapon that could be used against them. I don't feel sympathetic in the least.
What's to stop a few people from putting together there own internet and call it, say, Internet3? With all of the regulation going on and those seeking to control it, I say it's high time a group of hard core computer users got together and started a new internet: one done from the ground up and done correctly. Make it utilize IPv4 and take all of the politics out of it. Instead of giving entire Class A blocks away, we smartly manage addresses and take actions to prevent all the nonsense associated with current ISPs, IANA, and ICANN.
A good tool like dia which can allow you to create a network diagram. When it comes to documenting a network, a picture can be worth a thousand words. Or you could also use MS Visio as it is, perish the thought, a good tool. A good, detailed diagram can come in very handy as a reference tool for your own use in case of a failure.
I am surprised the cops didn't nail Verizon on a technicality. It is illegal to shut a cell phone service off completely. The cell phone should always be allowed to call 911. In order to be able to dial 911, it needs to connect to the Verizon CDMA network. The police should pursue this with the FCC.
That is not funny whatsoever! There is nothing remotely humorous about animal cruelty. Also, Paro has been around for a number of years. This isn't new.
Go ahead, let them try. If they don't "knock and announce," I am going to treat them as invaders. In Arizona, there are laws allowing you to defend your home. I believe they call them, "Home as Castle" laws and they should be prepared to meet whatever force I deem necessary to protect my domicile. Ain't a prosecutor in the shady side of the desert that won't side with me as long as I don't shoot them in the back and give them a reasonable chance to retreat.
As pro Linux/BSD that I am, operating system should only be a small fraction of the choice. In reality, the quality of you hardware will be the most important aspect. You will need hardware that can stand up to the punishment of being on the road and banged around. You definitely can use Linux if you want, there are some good tools out there but to each person their own. Prior to beginning production, try sound/video editing and tools from various platforms and see what works best for you. If you want to make this documentary a partial advertisement for open source, by all means go for it and find ways to cleverly add it to the documentary. But, in the end, this is not about a "religious perspective," but completing the end product. That said, if ILM and Pixar can make feature length films on Linux, you can do it too.
Go ahead and host it but make it is public as possible. Include a blog and get as many people aware of it as possible. The public eye is what will ultimately protect you from illegal search and seizure. Make it so that people expect you to make daily updates and when you do not, you have the protection of the public. Government officials that are engaged in corruption and malfeasance do not want public attention. Make the press aware of this document, offer to speak with them in an interview. This could spell trouble for an government official wishing to "make you disappear."
I think Auto One deserved the backlash. Plus, it was funny as hell that their voicemail system got r00ted and pwned. Plus, the owner of Auto One ain't no saint. He has had some run ins with the law. He fought the law but didn't win.
Tata's goal is quite laudable, especially because housing should be affordable. Unfortunately, Americans have lost sight of this. The Indians are showing how it is not necessary to have these large, lavish, and expensive homes. Nor is it necessary to charge huge sums of money for a home. I remember seeing a special on TV once about someone taking disused shipping containers and turning them into really beautiful, small homes. Americans certainly have the resources to do this and potentially lead the world in economic, efficient living. But, we choose not and equate social status with the size of our homes. Also our home builders advertise lavish homes to feed this frenzy. Hey, I am guilty of this too as I look on sometimes with envy of those that can have lavish, large homes. But then, practical thinking comes into play and I really like my 1570 sq foot home which is still large for one person. I would be all for having a nice sub 1000 sq foot home that was well designed and efficient. Quality, mass fabricated homes are making a comback. Sears Roebuck did this 100 or so years ago with lots of success ......... I'd love to see this return. Affordable housing should be measured in ability to own, not rent.
That and much of their software has come from their efforts at "embrace, extend, close, and patent."
There is only one way that I could possibly support a bailout for Microsoft, a monopoly. Force them to open source all of their protocols and force them to allow interoperation with other products. If they do this, I would support a bailout for them. That said, this is the only way.
He is actually very lucky to be alive. While the cargo hold is pressurized, it is not heated. It is almost like being in Mount Everest cold. Thank the lord is was a short flight.
This is good, sound advice. A master's degree is something you typically pursue after you gain some years of practical experience or you can attend part time while working. My undergrad was in Criminal Justice and I decided, after two years of actually working in the IS field, that I would go for my masters and the practical, hands on experience put me miles ahead of those with just theoretical learning. I was discussing kerberos and its associated protocols for a presentation and lost just about everyone in the class, save for the professor. I ended up with a 4.0 for the presentation and understanding of the premier single sign-on solution.
Why are we spending money to attempt to squeeze more life out of an obsolete technology? Twisted pair copper is an absolete technology and it makes no sense to continue to use it as the infrastructure is aging and not very reliable in some areas. No wonder we are behind the curve of Japan when it comes to broadband and communications. They have already laid fibre that is capable of similar data transmission rates. I never liked DSL anyway, it is slower than cable. A much better investment, and our sitting president would agree, is upgrading our infrastructure nationwide to fibre optics.
To "Don't send a cannon to kill a mosquito." Sorry, I couldn't resist :P
A security course taught on Windows based platforms is kind of an oxymoron. Why would you teach security on an OS riddled with holes other than to show you how to get around them because you can't plug them? Use a real OS like Linux or BSD to teach security in Information Systems. Both have stellar records and access to source code. Folks, it is almost laughable that you would teach a Windows based security course. Windows is proof positive that security by obscurity just doesn't work.
LOL! Soon we'll have to have keyboards and mice with SSL connectivity. Hold on a second .... I have to update my mouse and keyboard cert. They just expired :D
I love it. According to it's own tests, Microsoft's IE 8 is faster. And these tests are really objective right? It is easy to skew the results of any test in your favor. I wouldn't trust those results unless a third, disinterested and impartial party took up a comparison speed test between the three browsers.
Due to the fact that it was made as a public announcement on a publicly viewable board, it looses the "locker room talk" argument. Officer Ettiene admitted to bias in his police work and judgement. Training Day is a prime example of extremely poor police work, judgement, and ethics; needless to say outright criminality. By not sending a message to this officer, we silently condone him. An officer that exhibits bias cannot be trusted to fairly and impartially enforce the law and has therefore abused the public trust put in him. Officer Ettiene showed incredibly poor judgement and will most likely loose his job for it.