Not to mention the fact that the rest of my family can't function using a non-Windows computer. Even with how easy Ubuntu is, you have to admit that the daily, run-of-the-mill person will have trouble trying to figure out what to do with it. MS has that market cornered because not only is it easy to use, everybody around you uses it too. It's been firmly embedded in almost every industry as the desktop OS of choice, and would be way too painful for most industries to change.
Call me a pessimist, but I don't see MS going anywhere... Ever.....
So how would I go about charging the spammers and popup companies for utilizing my bandwidth? For that matter, how much more capacity would we have if popups and spammers were actually LIABLE for the bandwidth they utilized?
If I can charge the companies that keep adding shit that I really didn't ask for, then I'm ok with what Comcast has done.
Yes, you may have 2-3 options where you live for an isp. What if 2 of them do the same thing Comcast does, and the other is obscenely expensive? Most people don't even have 3 options.
The point is, if Comcast is allowed this, what's to stop other isps? There's only more money to make, with less infrastructure costs. If this is allowed, then all telcos will follow suit, and we'll continue to fall behind other countries.
Nope, I'm not "implying" anything. I said what I meant. Apple has a very limited software library. They probably released their dev tools because they are desperate for SOMEBODY to be able to write software. Apple and MS are in very different situations, and my statement re: apple has nothing to do with MS.
Yeah, most of your search pages already do logical banners. You search for something and they post up related products next to it. Hell, even most of your free webmail providers do it. As long as the ISP isn't dropping cookies on your box, I don't have too many problems with it...
However, the one problem I see here comes when the ISPs start charging for bandwidth, and your browsing becomes as fast as using a 56k, due to the sheer amounts of tracking being done. Why should I have to pay for their ads?
You know, looking at Mozilla's release, they didn't seem to mention anything to anybody about Opera having a problem too. Looks more like Opera screwed themselves.
And that's what makes this sort of thing possible. I hate to cite a tired example from the Nazis, but it's just too appropriate...
"Just doing their job" is what allowed the atrocities of WWII death camps to occur. I very strongly believe that there were good people in the Nazi organization that realized the insanity of what was going on and tried to do something about it. Whether they were killed or just fired, I'm sure they were removed from that decision making position.
The article refers to an ex-marshal who was apparently removed for attempting to change the policies. 2 sides and all that, but if all people are removed for trying to change things, how long will it be before we lose all checks and balances? Isn't that the core of what makes us different from Nazi Germany?
Then again, I'm left wondering if this is created by public demand...
Would the public be more outraged by this, or by a 6 month training delay in getting qualified air marshalls in the air? If they were to train them correctly, it would also cost more. Who wants to be the one that has to tell the people why it costs so much to put a guy on a plane?
I think it may have actually been a case of what-would-be-more-noticeable-and-cost-least. They probably decided that not only would it be cheaper, but the general populace would probably not notice this as much. Hence the reason that this is not in the NYT or any other big name newspaper. They don't much care if a town or even a city makes a stink. It's the entire nation that they care about, and as a government agency, they're only going to do what isn't going to get them screamed at, not what's best.
You know what's really frightening is that I fly at least once a month. If they're picking random people who sneeze wrong, the odds are that frequent flyers like me are going to eventually end up on this list for some silly infraction. The guys that report to me sometimes travel even more. What happens to them?
Does anybody know what the requirements are to get off the list, or if there is a timeout period?
This seems to be a case of education. They haven't invested the time/funds to train the marshals enough to recognize who they're looking for. Instead of fixing the problem, they compensate with higher numbers to keep up with the odds.
This is your typical case of quantity being chosen instead of quality.
Am I the only one that thinks this is just a silly comparison? Just because 1 guy broke into something with a good outcome to it, doesn't mean safe cracking should be made legal. it's the same damned thing with computer security.
That said, I truly believe there's nothing wrong with a CONTRACTED professional coming in and testing the limits of systems. there are definite, good alternatives to this form of hacking, and thinking this is the only way to improve security is ludicrous...
I actually work for one of the biggest software companies out there (Not sure if I'm allowed to say who;) ). We have a lot of different monitoring processes and systems. We have 55,000 employees, and in the datacenter I physically work at, 5,000+ servers (about the 3rd largest in my co).
We run at least 3 different monitors at this site that I know of. Some are hardware specific, some are 3rd party. It all comes down to what the different lines of business need. Our QA testers have to have a clean system that won't be interefered with for testing. There can't be any installed programs that aren't going to be on customers' systems. That group has to use agentless. Others need more monitoring for server asset management. Our developers take their servers from a pool. In order to effectively manage that pool, we need to have them managed closely to assertain if the server is being used to its full potential. We get that from agent-based monitoring. Basically, it comes down to the universal truth of all things... One isn't "better" than the other. It's just suited for a different purpose.
I understand the goal, and to a certain degree, I agree with it. On the other hand, I don't think that the government realizes that they just opened a big, black hole. As Umbral Blot says, this isn't an obtainable goal. There's no magic egg at the end of the level that says piracy has been defeated. This is another "war" that is just a huge money dump.
At the same time, I get mp3s from friends and listen to them. If I like the stuff, then I feel it's worthwhile to support the group. The question is, am I evil for getting something for free? Is my Karma neutralized when I actually buy the album or go to the concert? Could it be that the entertainment industry is demonizing their own biggest fans? How many people downloaded some of this content to try it out, then either deleted it (didn't like it) or bought it (did like it)? In the government and Ent Industry's eyes, they are still pirates.
So along those lines...
How long before we have an iPhone? Apple has to see the implications of this market. They aren't exactly getting a whole lot of converts, so their only choice is to expand their offerings...
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Yeah, we use it only because we were borged.... :(
Not to mention the fact that the rest of my family can't function using a non-Windows computer. Even with how easy Ubuntu is, you have to admit that the daily, run-of-the-mill person will have trouble trying to figure out what to do with it. MS has that market cornered because not only is it easy to use, everybody around you uses it too. It's been firmly embedded in almost every industry as the desktop OS of choice, and would be way too painful for most industries to change. Call me a pessimist, but I don't see MS going anywhere... Ever.....
Will the calendar work with Oracle? Oh wait, nobody would be stupid enough to run Oracle's calendar....
So how would I go about charging the spammers and popup companies for utilizing my bandwidth? For that matter, how much more capacity would we have if popups and spammers were actually LIABLE for the bandwidth they utilized? If I can charge the companies that keep adding shit that I really didn't ask for, then I'm ok with what Comcast has done.
Yes, you may have 2-3 options where you live for an isp. What if 2 of them do the same thing Comcast does, and the other is obscenely expensive? Most people don't even have 3 options. The point is, if Comcast is allowed this, what's to stop other isps? There's only more money to make, with less infrastructure costs. If this is allowed, then all telcos will follow suit, and we'll continue to fall behind other countries.
Well, I suppose we could safely assume that you're not right then. Compared to MS, Apple does have a very limited library.
The bigger beast does require more to sustain itself, and MS has been losing market share, so I can see your point of view.
Wow, exaggeration is just completely lost on you....
Nope, I'm not "implying" anything. I said what I meant. Apple has a very limited software library. They probably released their dev tools because they are desperate for SOMEBODY to be able to write software. Apple and MS are in very different situations, and my statement re: apple has nothing to do with MS.
Heh..... I wonder if that was anything like how my music teacher used to photocopy sheet music? ;)
Yeah, well when you only have a total of 5 programs that work on your system, you get desperate...
Yeah, most of your search pages already do logical banners. You search for something and they post up related products next to it. Hell, even most of your free webmail providers do it. As long as the ISP isn't dropping cookies on your box, I don't have too many problems with it... However, the one problem I see here comes when the ISPs start charging for bandwidth, and your browsing becomes as fast as using a 56k, due to the sheer amounts of tracking being done. Why should I have to pay for their ads?
You know, looking at Mozilla's release, they didn't seem to mention anything to anybody about Opera having a problem too. Looks more like Opera screwed themselves.
"Just doing their job" is what allowed the atrocities of WWII death camps to occur. I very strongly believe that there were good people in the Nazi organization that realized the insanity of what was going on and tried to do something about it. Whether they were killed or just fired, I'm sure they were removed from that decision making position.
The article refers to an ex-marshal who was apparently removed for attempting to change the policies. 2 sides and all that, but if all people are removed for trying to change things, how long will it be before we lose all checks and balances? Isn't that the core of what makes us different from Nazi Germany?
Would the public be more outraged by this, or by a 6 month training delay in getting qualified air marshalls in the air? If they were to train them correctly, it would also cost more. Who wants to be the one that has to tell the people why it costs so much to put a guy on a plane?
I think it may have actually been a case of what-would-be-more-noticeable-and-cost-least. They probably decided that not only would it be cheaper, but the general populace would probably not notice this as much. Hence the reason that this is not in the NYT or any other big name newspaper. They don't much care if a town or even a city makes a stink. It's the entire nation that they care about, and as a government agency, they're only going to do what isn't going to get them screamed at, not what's best.
Does anybody know what the requirements are to get off the list, or if there is a timeout period?
This is your typical case of quantity being chosen instead of quality.
Am I the only one that thinks this is just a silly comparison? Just because 1 guy broke into something with a good outcome to it, doesn't mean safe cracking should be made legal. it's the same damned thing with computer security.
That said, I truly believe there's nothing wrong with a CONTRACTED professional coming in and testing the limits of systems. there are definite, good alternatives to this form of hacking, and thinking this is the only way to improve security is ludicrous...
I actually work for one of the biggest software companies out there (Not sure if I'm allowed to say who ;) ). We have a lot of different monitoring processes and systems. We have 55,000 employees, and in the datacenter I physically work at, 5,000+ servers (about the 3rd largest in my co).
We run at least 3 different monitors at this site that I know of. Some are hardware specific, some are 3rd party. It all comes down to what the different lines of business need. Our QA testers have to have a clean system that won't be interefered with for testing. There can't be any installed programs that aren't going to be on customers' systems. That group has to use agentless. Others need more monitoring for server asset management. Our developers take their servers from a pool. In order to effectively manage that pool, we need to have them managed closely to assertain if the server is being used to its full potential. We get that from agent-based monitoring.
Basically, it comes down to the universal truth of all things... One isn't "better" than the other. It's just suited for a different purpose.
At the same time, I get mp3s from friends and listen to them. If I like the stuff, then I feel it's worthwhile to support the group. The question is, am I evil for getting something for free? Is my Karma neutralized when I actually buy the album or go to the concert? Could it be that the entertainment industry is demonizing their own biggest fans? How many people downloaded some of this content to try it out, then either deleted it (didn't like it) or bought it (did like it)? In the government and Ent Industry's eyes, they are still pirates.
I for one, like to "Try before I buy".
So along those lines... How long before we have an iPhone? Apple has to see the implications of this market. They aren't exactly getting a whole lot of converts, so their only choice is to expand their offerings...