I agree, we're the good guys- the previous post was intended to be sarcastic, but I messed up the pseudo-tags (not to mention mis-spelling throw as through)! I guess that is what I get for blowing my first post...;)
Unless you can educate webmasters about the fact that not everyone accesses the web using IE, this problem *will not* go away! M$ always is going to have the resources to throw at "value added feature" development, at the expense of standards, good taste, or anything else. I suggested in a previous post (with heavy sarcasm that evidently wasn't picked up) that we play their game. Obviously, this is what we must not do- what we do need, however, are not only equivelent tools for the internet, but we need to develop original ones as well.
As long as we're playing catch up, we can't expect the masses to want to change OSs
Open Source has wonderful potiential, and we have to play to our strengths: creativity, innovation, passion, and the moral high ground!:-)
Not everyone who watches DVDs does it on a PC DVD drive. What about the users who have DVD component systems? Will they have to take their DVD player in for an upgrade in order to watch DVDs made after the hack? If so, it better be free of charge. If it isn't, you're simply going to have a whole lot of upset consumers who forked over a couple hundred bucks for a player that won't work with the "new standard", and now are being told to spend more money to make the system that they bought "compliant". Who wants to bet that if this is the case, those darn "Linux hackers" will get blamed rather than Real Networks?
When the amount of memory available to a computer becomes effectively infinite? If each PC can hold the contents of the entire Internet, Library of Congress, etc. and still have room for more, we will effectively have access to any information we care to store at our fingertips. Think library computer from Star Trek on steroids...
This has been one of the things that my non-linux friends and co-workers mention when I expound on the virtues of open source software. Although the information is out there- available to those who want to post to a newsgroup, or read a FAQ (GASP! *grin*), there are those out there who will always prefer to talk to a human over the phone. RHAT does this to a degree with their 90-day phone support, but I believe that a company which simply has people available for basic to guru level support could really help the Open Source movement get into the "comfort zone" of all those pointy-haired managers out there that tend to spend the technology dollars.
Does anyone have documented proof for use of a EMP weapon by the United States (or anyone else, for that matter)? I know that there was/is extensive research into the subject, but I was curious if this ever has gotten beyond the *wow, wouldn't it be cool if...* department. The USAF, since it appears that they will be handling all the "cyberwarfare" through their Space Command, probably has it's work cut out for itself, given the state of security (both physical and internet) that it's going to face.;-) "Hey, Captain! I tried "password" and it worked!!"
I would guess that in addition to the bank "diddling" that Clinton had authorized, the primary "cyberwarfare" that was involved consisted of carbon fiber warheads to kill electrical substations and more conventional things like that rather than some 31337 d00d trying to own some box.
I wouldn't characterize the use of checks as a fault of Silicon Valley, but rather of the banks and companies involved. You as a consumer have the right to make your opinion heard- if your bank doesn't offer direct debit, complain! Similarly, if a company that you do business with does not handle direct debit, complain! Maybe then they'll wake up and join the 21st century.
Linus's comment that the long winters make for higher tech "because there's nothing else to do" makes one wonder when Alaska will take it's rightful place as the world leader in technological innovation.;-) Seriously though, as a Minnesotan, I can relate to the long winters being prime programming time...
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I had trouble loading the page as well, but eventually got it to come up. Just keep at it.
I agree, we're the good guys- the previous post was intended to be sarcastic, but I messed up the pseudo-tags (not to mention mis-spelling throw as through)! ;)
I guess that is what I get for blowing my first post...
I suggested in a previous post (with heavy sarcasm that evidently wasn't picked up) that we play their game. Obviously, this is what we must not do- what we do need, however, are not only equivelent tools for the internet, but we need to develop original ones as well.
Open Source has wonderful potiential, and we have to play to our strengths: creativity, innovation, passion, and the moral high ground!
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Hey, while they're at it, why doesn't Mozilla through a couple options in there that M$ doesn't have?
Someone moderate Derek's post up a bit!
Not everyone who watches DVDs does it on a PC DVD drive. What about the users who have DVD component systems? Will they have to take their DVD player in for an upgrade in order to watch DVDs made after the hack? If so, it better be free of charge. If it isn't, you're simply going to have a whole lot of upset consumers who forked over a couple hundred bucks for a player that won't work with the "new standard", and now are being told to spend more money to make the system that they bought "compliant". Who wants to bet that if this is the case, those darn "Linux hackers" will get blamed rather than Real Networks?
When the amount of memory available to a computer becomes effectively infinite? If each PC can hold the contents of the entire Internet, Library of Congress, etc. and still have room for more, we will effectively have access to any information we care to store at our fingertips. Think library computer from Star Trek on steroids...
This has been one of the things that my non-linux friends and co-workers mention when I expound on the virtues of open source software. Although the information is out there- available to those who want to post to a newsgroup, or read a FAQ (GASP! *grin*), there are those out there who will always prefer to talk to a human over the phone. RHAT does this to a degree with their 90-day phone support, but I believe that a company which simply has people available for basic to guru level support could really help the Open Source movement get into the "comfort zone" of all those pointy-haired managers out there that tend to spend the technology dollars.
Does anyone have documented proof for use of a EMP weapon by the United States (or anyone else, for that matter)? I know that there was/is extensive research into the subject, but I was curious if this ever has gotten beyond the *wow, wouldn't it be cool if...* department. The USAF, since it appears that they will be handling all the "cyberwarfare" through their Space Command, probably has it's work cut out for itself, given the state of security (both physical and internet) that it's going to face. ;-) "Hey, Captain! I tried "password" and it worked!!"
I would guess that in addition to the bank "diddling" that Clinton had authorized, the primary "cyberwarfare" that was involved consisted of carbon fiber warheads to kill electrical substations and more conventional things like that rather than some 31337 d00d trying to own some box.
I wouldn't characterize the use of checks as a fault of Silicon Valley, but rather of the banks and companies involved. You as a consumer have the right to make your opinion heard- if your bank doesn't offer direct debit, complain! Similarly, if a company that you do business with does not handle direct debit, complain! Maybe then they'll wake up and join the 21st century.
Linus's comment that the long winters make for higher tech "because there's nothing else to do" makes one wonder when Alaska will take it's rightful place as the world leader in technological innovation. ;-) Seriously though, as a Minnesotan, I can relate to the long winters being prime programming time...