Posts by Mark 85

Re: Kaboom

That's probably the most easy answer since there's no money for development costs. The only problem is the "shooting down". Most prisons in the States these days don't have high walls nor the staff to fully patrol the fence line. You definitely don't want someone with a shotgun (goose gun, maybe?) inside the fence line. Since the prisons are designed to keep the prisoners in and generally not to keep things out, it's a problem. More staff.. full-time... three shifts with night googles... one guard every (back of the napkin calculation...) 200 yards or so?

The problem is detection. These things are so small and fast.

Re: @Mark 85

While I agree, asking the "most transparent president" for an answer will be futile in the least.

As for the answer about overturning the Constitution, just look to what's been happening over the last 30 years or so. The Constitution has definitely been mangled.

Re: Business model?

After the speculation by various governments in the news today about the Russian airliner.. I expect budgets will be rapidly ramped up. Even the Russians seem to be believing now.

Re: Please be upstanding

Don't confuse hate with apathy. Many of us are former MS supporters. We've been manipulated, screwed, and betrayed. Hate is reasonable and expected because of that. But then it devolves into apathy. I'm still watching and listening in case there's a turn around. I don't hate them, I'm just apathetic about them at this point. My Win7 is locked down, and will not get any updates unless I allow it. When Win7 gets creaky and I find an OS that does what I need it to do, I'll use it.

Re: Does anyone else wince when they see this phrase?

Only as long at it "unlocks shareholder value".

I don't think so.. I'm looking at the line: "We're your servants. We will do what the public wants us to do". I'm guessing one or two terrorist blamed attacks will be sufficient to sway public opinion.

I'm not sure if I need a tin-foil hat or just need to get a grip but it seems we've been down this pot-holed road at least once before.

Re: The Yanks have always been a bit techy about gambling and nudity

Oh dear. Ever been to a casino and took a look at the clientele? If they were naked, I believe you would be off your feed real quick. Or at the least, upchucking breakfast.

Re: Is there a B Ark?

Maybe an "old codger" might be for the best. We're cynical, usually a broad base of knowledge, and reactive about some things, other things we ride out because experience has taught us to know the difference. I do believe that "youth is wasted on the young"...

Right.. real friends that you know because FB says it's your "friends" list. Some people shouldn't be allowed to be within 100 feet of a computer or "smartphone"...

Re: How times change ....

They (the Stasi) were better informed since their info was targeted. Then again, if they were around today, they would be doing massive surveillance. Oh wait... nevermind... the 5-Eyes and every other country seems to have left the Stasi in the dust.

For many in IT, they need this kind of language to get things done and done right. I'm not suggesting that Cisco is right about their product or anything else. It's just that most folks in IT don't do "Manglement Speak".

The average user wouldn't know the difference between a source IP and their butt. I've noticed that many email clients no longer let you see the source IP or any head info. The dumbing down process is well under way.

Re: "VW needs a Snowden"

Nice twisting of things. In my post the concept was "Snowden = whistleblower" or someone to come forward and say "here's what really happened"

Re: Online environment clean up?

Well, part of the plan is to monitor industrial stationary pollution... nothing about things like cars, buses, etc. or about the use of coal for cooking and heating. I'm curious if they'll try cleaning up the rivers and keeping the industrial pollution out of the water supply.

Reading between the lines here and on a couple of other places reporting on the plan, it seems they're tightening some things up in relation to the populace and production. So maybe the Great Firewall will also include a physical one of sorts as well. The restraints on the flow of information seem to be behind a couple of points. Historically, their Plan is prioritized... the lower on the list, the less it gets looked at.

But, the placement on the list (priorities) could change between now and when it gets published.

Not much on anything like the widespread stealing of IP (and not just IT tech) which might make some problems with any kind of trade agreement.

@AC -- Re: Trust, indeed

For some of us, it's being stuck there. Not about habit or addiction. We buy hardware that has support for one or maybe two OS's. In my case it's a laser cutter. I'm stuck with Windows. Not to say that I wouldn't got to Mint (and am planning on it) but I will still need a dedicated Win machine to run the cutter. I know of a bunch of other folks in the same basket... specialized hardware and only one OS available.... But, we are as a group and individually testing and looking for solutions so we don't have replace some expensive equipment.

Re: Ah! Clitoris

Ah.. the Clitorati have arrived and reminiscing on the veranda.

Re: Hint - time to blame cheap offshore programmers?

I think you're right about who will get the blame. However, I feel the rest of this is smoke and mirrors. No ignorance, no stupidity. But a carefully cultivated corporate culture of "deniability" by the upper manglement types. The lower types are told "do what it takes but never, ever bring up the 'fix' or 'workaround' to any manglement". I worked at one place that had that in place and when I found (2nd day on the job), I was there only long enough to find another place to work.

Re: So what about the Windows 10 data slurp ?

That's all ok... NSA will pass along all that data to your closest TLA/FLA for them to take of you and all the children. And the NSA won't even peek at it.... </sarc>

Re: So which is is?

I was wondering that also... you beat me to the punch by a couple of minutes. Upvote for being faster on the keyboard.

Finnegan's Wake it seems. Have an upvote.

Re: Bait and switch

Exactly. It's bait and switch and probably planned. 1TB is a lot of disk space to give away "free". And when they pull that "oh, you need to pay us now" with the "free" Windows10 watch the screaming.