Comment Re:darn! (Score 1) 29
So... You want to see a hole-y rover, then.
So... You want to see a hole-y rover, then.
General searches will tell you a lot more about what somebody was like in the past. People change... particularly over the course of decades. And now we're accumulating those lengths of histories on the 'net.
Also, some sources will reflect who you are in relation to the theme or concept you interacted with. LinkedIn is a great example -- it tells how a person is when they're posturing for job contacts.
I do also agree with some of the previous statements regarding trust, as it's the basis of any relationship.
And social accountability? I'm reminded of that phrase, "None of us is a dumb as all of us."
Maybe there are some positive use-cases to this concept. But there are definitely some huge pitfalls. No panacea of human matchmaking will be found here. And our propensity to attach a label to someone -- "they are a
"legacy" x86 apps? What?
When you're referring to the entirety of the -current- Windows software ecosystem, except for a few corner cases that have been ported, "legacy" hardly seems the proper label.
The things that people pin on "fear of failure" really crack me up. Some people are better at some things than others, and running with your areas of expertise while eschewing others seems perfectly reasonable.
And then so much of life is a roll of the bones anyway... Why aren't you playing the lottery? It must be your fear of failure...
Always black and white with this subject when the multiverse is grey...
Belief in God is fine. It feeds the soul. It speaks to the world of spirit. It's a really great thing. But it's a really rare belief system that demands it's practitioners to be -in the moment- and holding spirit with presence. The Bible points us toward that state of mind, but too many are worshiping the words instead. That leads to absurdities like expecting the words to literally explain all that is in a dynamically changing environment.
Belief in Science is fine. It feeds the mind. It speaks to the world of experience and logic. It's a really great thing. But it's a really rare belief system that demands it's practitioners to be willing to toss aside all theories to consider another. Science demands that we treat all our scientific knowledge as theories, but too many are clinging to our models as facts, and the map is never the territory. This leads to absurdities like scientism and the belief that science can fully explain all aspects of our existence and consciousness.
Life contains many mysteries. Use all your lenses, including science, spirituality, and any other reality tunnel you've got, to see the mysteries from many perspectives.
I've been very disappointed with 3G and 4G connectivity in many places... Even with excellent radio signal, I've had similar experiences trying to perform remote administration. Congestion on cellular can be crazy these days. A 1G link without congestion would be preferable to this...
There are locations that my employer is considering having a point-of-presence with a need for access to email and a couple of Citrix XenApp applications. The only thing apparently available is satellite, and I loathe the thought...
I've bought 3
What's great is how they've become viral at work since I've brought mine in. It's great to hear the clickety-clack coming from other offices.
Relevant to this article, I bought a Rosewill to try. The build quality is less-than-desirable, and I suppose I'll be trying out their warranty service with the referenced USB port issue. I've stopped buying Rosewill -- it seems that too many of their products have some fatal flaw on an otherwise okay and cheap component. Such a waste of good switches.
It may help to make more sense if you'll notice that both "capitalistic" and "dystopia" are merely adjectives. They're used to describe the subject of: view of the "information age"
This -view- is all too common to gigantic, capitalistic corporations as well as individuals and other entities. My opinion, or lament as you've described it, regarding this view involves a myopic focus upon the monetization of information rather than evolving our species from its primitive state.
Your lack of cognitive dissonance is my goal. Please let me know if there's more I can clarify.
The outcome of this case is painfully obvious -- I don't understand why there's so much debate about it...
From patents to SOPA to the *AAs running the Justice Dept. and every little thing in-between, the "new economy" of the United States is a particular dystopian capitalistic view of the "information age".
Apple is the poster child of this movement. Like a Babe Ruth of it's time... like a blue-ribbon apple pie... Apple is the epitome of American elitism expressed as a company.
They can't lose. Not right now. Not on home turf. Not until after a critical mass of the planet's governments stop buying into the dystopian vision.
I'll make this short and sweet.
I got mine here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230774446127&ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160
It is the most amazing and beautiful screen I've ever owned, and I've actively been a computer geek for 34 years. It arrived in 2 days. There are no dead pixels. I've used it for hours daily since mid-April with no problems.
Have a nice day.
Two success stories...
The first was a small business with a dozen workstations wherein a Windows SBS was dismantled and retired. Everthing was migrated to a small Synology (currently running their DSM 4.x), OpenDNS and Google Apps. Works well.
The second is a medium size business I'm working with that has multiple sites. They're using Windows primarily for authentication. But all storage needs are taken care of by Synology DS1512+:
http://www.synology.com/products/product.php?product_name=DS1512%2B&lang=us
with WD RE4 drives in RAID 5:
http://wd.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=30
at each site.
Both companies are using either USB or eSATA portable drives to back up the NAS data nightly, which is managed by the Synology software. They really are solid and easy to manage.
Some businesses may need more infrastructure for their business needs, and will need a Windows foundation if the software they want to use requires it. Or maybe Linux and other open-source solutions under the right circumstances. But a decent Internet pipe and a Synology box can provide most of the infrastructure needed for small businesses running workstation-based software.
I'm not seeing this as an example, so I'm mentioning it:
I do pin most everything I need -- to the Start Menu! I don't pin anything to the taskbar.
Everything I need is one click away, and the only thing on my taskbar is the Start button and the list of tasks that are running.
That Start Menu list can be expanded... I have 14 pinned applications plus 4 of the automagically populated "recently used" apps.
What's really nice is when you pin something like Word, Excel, Firefox, PuTTY, Remote Desktop Client, etc. -- you get a list of both pinnable and recently used documents, URLs, sites, computers, etc.
Oh my gosh!
You're questioning the wisdom that's been provided by representatives of the Heritage Foundation -and- the American Enterprise Institute? The very think-tanks that write the words that become the lines that the Republicans tow? The bastions of conservative intelligence that push for perpetual wars, and want and need the FEAR of the general populace against THEM to give them power?
Oh my gosh!
Their demo estimated 18 years to crack a particular password based on a UNIX crypt. Changed the "Password Protection System" to "Microsoft Windows System" and it dropped to 1 day to crack the same password.
Credibility: gone.
The use of money is all the advantage there is to having money. -- B. Franklin
