It isn't denial. It's paying attention to world affairs and seeing the backsliding of Russia into the same political mentality of the Soviet Union. I don't deny that the US government is performing domestic surveillance of us. That is obvious and has been speculated for a while. But, to say we are doing so more than Russia? That's worthy of skepticism.
I understand what is being said about Apache, et al ignoring it because it is a default setting and not explicitly indicative of how a user might feel. However, your response still doesn't explain the impact on consumers. How will defaulting to DNT be detrimental to the people not being tracked?
If anything, organizations and companies ignoring the setting whether it's on by default or not seems like it would have a far more negative affect on the browser's users.
IT is one of the few industries where a person can still work his or her way up from the bottom without any formal education in the field. Having a degree is good no matter what it is simply to be able to say that you have a formal education, but not necessary.
Your friend has already displayed one of the things that IT hiring managers seek almost above anything else: initiative to learn on his own and the ability to put the knowledge to good use. That alone is going to carry a lot of weight.
You just don't get it. They defy the Federal government seatbelt regulation, not themselves. New Hampshire citizens put their faith in the state to take care of the necessary bits (think infrastructure). Yes, they are as close to a true Libertarianism as any state has reached. However, they also recognize that government is there. If it weren't it wouldn't be Libertarianism. It would be Anarchy. Libertarianism is about freedom of individuals, not self-regulation of the government.
You're still off-target. You need to realize that the government is allowed to dictate the rules under which it operates. Or perhaps you'd consider that the ethics bill that the US Senate just passed is out of line because Congress shouldn't be regulating itself.
I think a state government is well within its rights to dictate how best to save and spend its money. If a person works for a state government he or she is agreeing to work within the confines dictated by government policy. Similarly, a corporate IT department dictates what can and cannot be run on its network. Are you suggesting that an employee should be free to make those decisions without regard to what corporate or government policy dictates?
Besides that, the NH legislature isn't telling government offices that they are required to use OSS. It is telling them to consider it as part of the decision-making process in order to best evaluate the options in order to find the most cost-effective choice. Your argument is off-target.
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That makes more sense and explains my difficulty with it.
I don't recall saying "At least we aren't..." or anything similar.
It isn't denial. It's paying attention to world affairs and seeing the backsliding of Russia into the same political mentality of the Soviet Union. I don't deny that the US government is performing domestic surveillance of us. That is obvious and has been speculated for a while. But, to say we are doing so more than Russia? That's worthy of skepticism.
I have a hard time believing the US performs more domestic surveillance than Putin's Russia.
...since the plane doesn't have fuel it can't crash and burn. It can only crash.
I agree. However, I was speaking to the point that lowering a bar in a game of Limbo makes it harder. ;)
Then wouldn't it get harder as it gets lower?
Call me when they figure out how to directly translate a gin and tonic to brain cells.
Don't we only use a small percentage? Wouldn't it make more sense to figure out how to put the remaining, unused portion to good use?
I understand what is being said about Apache, et al ignoring it because it is a default setting and not explicitly indicative of how a user might feel. However, your response still doesn't explain the impact on consumers. How will defaulting to DNT be detrimental to the people not being tracked?
If anything, organizations and companies ignoring the setting whether it's on by default or not seems like it would have a far more negative affect on the browser's users.
That really doesn't answer the question of how it would be detrimental too consumers.
And check all the config files.
And before any literalists jump down my throat asking why they'd sue if they don't have the patent or some nonsense like that, I know.
A recent study indicates that cost isn't really an issue. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/09/02/your-money/framing-prevents-needed-stimulus-economic-view.xml
But not for me when I have to keep fixing the mistakes made by the guy who doesn't understand when he's hit a wall and needs to go home.
IT is one of the few industries where a person can still work his or her way up from the bottom without any formal education in the field. Having a degree is good no matter what it is simply to be able to say that you have a formal education, but not necessary. Your friend has already displayed one of the things that IT hiring managers seek almost above anything else: initiative to learn on his own and the ability to put the knowledge to good use. That alone is going to carry a lot of weight.
Once you get to that level it's all just politics.
I'm sending you a new picture of a spider with eight legs. Please return my picture with seven legs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f2PCWYAZQc
No, but he'll know how to beat the aliens when they arrive. And they surely will now that we have technology like this.
We're going to need him before long.
You just don't get it. They defy the Federal government seatbelt regulation, not themselves. New Hampshire citizens put their faith in the state to take care of the necessary bits (think infrastructure). Yes, they are as close to a true Libertarianism as any state has reached. However, they also recognize that government is there. If it weren't it wouldn't be Libertarianism. It would be Anarchy. Libertarianism is about freedom of individuals, not self-regulation of the government.
You're still off-target. You need to realize that the government is allowed to dictate the rules under which it operates. Or perhaps you'd consider that the ethics bill that the US Senate just passed is out of line because Congress shouldn't be regulating itself.
I think a state government is well within its rights to dictate how best to save and spend its money. If a person works for a state government he or she is agreeing to work within the confines dictated by government policy. Similarly, a corporate IT department dictates what can and cannot be run on its network. Are you suggesting that an employee should be free to make those decisions without regard to what corporate or government policy dictates?
Besides that, the NH legislature isn't telling government offices that they are required to use OSS. It is telling them to consider it as part of the decision-making process in order to best evaluate the options in order to find the most cost-effective choice. Your argument is off-target.