I feel like there are other reasons, that are in the way that although possible to work around and get through, are hurdles that nobody wants to spend the time on.
Aside from the fact that training everybody in a hospital in a new system would take time that these overworked people do not have. Aside from the fact that deciding on standards that do not negatively impact at least one branch of health service is impossible. Aside from the fact that most hospitals have some electronic records in a highly proprietary format such that they cant get into an open format on their own. Aside from the fact that there exist different standards in different systems either country to country or state to state, in terms of who has access to information and who has what rights. Aside from the massive potential problems with keeping massive amounts of medical records in one format may cause. Aside from the traction in the system provided by the doctors who simply want to keep doing things their way.
I feel like there are other reasons, that are in the way that although possible to work around and get through, are hurdles that nobody wants to spend the time on.
Aside from the fact that training everybody in a hospital in a new system would take time that these overworked people do not have. Aside from the fact that deciding on standards that do not negatively impact at least one branch of health service is impossible. Aside from the fact that most hospitals have some electronic records in a highly proprietary format such that they cant get into an open format on their own. Aside from the fact that there exist different standards in different systems either country to country or state to state, in terms of who has access to information and who has what rights. Aside from the massive potential problems with keeping massive amounts of medical records in one format may cause. Aside from the traction in the system provided by the doctors who simply want to keep doing things their way.
one of the best ways to notice that you have something malicious on your computer sending things out is to monitor all your traffic. If an ISP were to provide that service (say an email that shows that any time you fill out a webform all the data is being sent to both that site and russia) along with metered billing I might actually pay something for it (although probably less than I would for an unlimited bandwidth).
I would wonder about the methodology for meters that dont work, but people arent always particularly bright about putting things in place the first time around.
Id rather have a volunteer group watching the feeds than somebody employed by the government.
In fact I would almost say that the ideal situation would be that there is a site and you can get a random feed that occasionally changes, such that it makes it very difficult to follow somebody. With some method built in for labeling something as suspicious with that causing either an object or a camera to be more likely to pop up. Of course this could be used by a voyeur or a stalker, but systems can be built in to try and prevent the abuse of the system.
Also, everybody is a little bit of a voyeur, just look at the popularity of reality television and ridiculous shows where people sacrifice their privacy for a (half baked) chance at fame.
in such an epic manner, and still claim that anybody not writing for a reputable news outlet is not capable of doing fact checking.
However, I believe the above comments as to the NYTimes attempt to intentionally distort the news are probably misplaced. There is always a slant, but intentional disinformation is not commonplace in the NYTimes, we aren't talking about fox news anchors whose only defense is that they may be mentally unbalanced to the point that they actually believe the lunacy that they espouse.
However, I guess that it is possible that the bastions of the copyright industry will start to get more and more perverse in their attempts to defend themselves. Backing an animal into a corner leads to unexpected results.
Mike has already addressed this numerous times. This site provides an added value. Which you are proving by engaging in this discussion.
The car versus carriage example is not claiming that there is somebody trying to sell a better internet. It is saying that there are people trying to market a better product with a better distribution method.
"If someone doesn't have something, but then ends up WITH something, but didn't pay for it or obtain it legally, how did they get it? You say it isn't "theft", it is just infringement and that is okay, no harm no foul, right? But in the end, there is harm, there is foul, there is no debate about it. "
It is not theft. It is a crime, but it is not theft " the felonious taking and removing of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it" -websters
Mike did not say that there was no harm or no foul. He said the it was not theft. There is theoretically some harm, in a lost sale. But the claim that every download of a product is upwards of 10 lost sales as various industry representatives have attempted to claim is utterly ridiculous. I can buy something and download it, or go to a movie and download it, or buy a game with drm and download an illegal copy because I want to install it repeatedly. So I would venture that the losses claimed by anybody in the industry are overstated.
The point of Mike's comment is that there is no loss of the owner's ability to continue to use the good. In the case of theft, the rightful owner no longer has the use of the good.
"As in most debates, a balance needs to be struck"
Obviously, but most people would prefer to take a side in an attempt to prove a point, as opposed to coming to a logical point. The writer obviously had their goal in writing the article.
"you should do it when and where it makes sense and not do it when and where it doesn't"
As with numerous laws that are passed, common sense does not rule the land. People need to be told common sense. Which in turn leads to people attempting to push their ideas on others who are willing to accept them. Unfortunately even after being told common sense or an agenda people will still act however they see fit to act in the moment. So its a lose, lose.
"Journalism is all about twisting uninteresting events"
not entirely, but the problem is that incentives are not properly aligned. There is more than one issue at hand. On the one hand, reporters should try to give a reasonably balanced view which reports both sides of an issue, but on the other hand they should try to support their opinion, and express their opinion in a clear way to demonstrate their belief. And another issue at hand is that the point of publications is to sell copies. As fox news realized, reporting the news doesn't get viewers, putting on a media circus does.
I read that interview yesterday, and the microsoft viewpoint was that intuit basically just spent as much money as possible pushing their product "He made Quicken a household name. He spent outrageous dollars to get there." Although it could be said that this was *better* marketing, in the end a truly small company never would have had the cash to push a giant like microsoft out of the way.
I like the fact that they have acknowledged that the CPAB shouldnt be making this decision unilaterally, but I dont know if I trust the politicians to be making the decisions either. Lets see how the lobbyists write this upcoming legislation.
Whats the difference between a web application that determines content via tagged xml messages and editing an xml document?
How about an addon for firefox called firebug where you can edit any part of the page? I notice that you can edit the content of the page without editing the architecture
Im pretty sure any reasonable patent office wouldnt have granted this patent, as the purpose of xml is to separate content from display.
Shouldnt people ruling on tech have some foundation in understanding technology?
On the post: Why The Healthcare Industry Doesn't Want Electronic Medical Records
stuff in the way
Aside from the fact that training everybody in a hospital in a new system would take time that these overworked people do not have. Aside from the fact that deciding on standards that do not negatively impact at least one branch of health service is impossible. Aside from the fact that most hospitals have some electronic records in a highly proprietary format such that they cant get into an open format on their own. Aside from the fact that there exist different standards in different systems either country to country or state to state, in terms of who has access to information and who has what rights. Aside from the massive potential problems with keeping massive amounts of medical records in one format may cause. Aside from the traction in the system provided by the doctors who simply want to keep doing things their way.
Then you get the bureaucracy.
On the post: Why The Healthcare Industry Doesn't Want Electronic Medical Records
stuff in the way
Aside from the fact that training everybody in a hospital in a new system would take time that these overworked people do not have. Aside from the fact that deciding on standards that do not negatively impact at least one branch of health service is impossible. Aside from the fact that most hospitals have some electronic records in a highly proprietary format such that they cant get into an open format on their own. Aside from the fact that there exist different standards in different systems either country to country or state to state, in terms of who has access to information and who has what rights. Aside from the massive potential problems with keeping massive amounts of medical records in one format may cause. Aside from the traction in the system provided by the doctors who simply want to keep doing things their way.
Then you get the bureaucracy.
On the post: If You're Going To Meter Broadband, Shouldn't You At Least Make Sure The Meters Work?
actually good for virus detection
I would wonder about the methodology for meters that dont work, but people arent always particularly bright about putting things in place the first time around.
On the post: Town Outsources Video Camera Surveillance To Resident Volunteers?
given that there are not privacy concerns
In fact I would almost say that the ideal situation would be that there is a site and you can get a random feed that occasionally changes, such that it makes it very difficult to follow somebody. With some method built in for labeling something as suspicious with that causing either an object or a camera to be more likely to pop up. Of course this could be used by a voyeur or a stalker, but systems can be built in to try and prevent the abuse of the system.
Also, everybody is a little bit of a voyeur, just look at the popularity of reality television and ridiculous shows where people sacrifice their privacy for a (half baked) chance at fame.
On the post: NY Times 'Corrects' False Article About Pirate Bay Appeal... Still Gets It Wrong
I just like how they can fail ...
However, I believe the above comments as to the NYTimes attempt to intentionally distort the news are probably misplaced. There is always a slant, but intentional disinformation is not commonplace in the NYTimes, we aren't talking about fox news anchors whose only defense is that they may be mentally unbalanced to the point that they actually believe the lunacy that they espouse.
However, I guess that it is possible that the bastions of the copyright industry will start to get more and more perverse in their attempts to defend themselves. Backing an animal into a corner leads to unexpected results.
On the post: Entertainment Industry Still Insisting That Gov't Protectionism Is The Only Way To Compete
Re: Try Again, Mike
The car versus carriage example is not claiming that there is somebody trying to sell a better internet. It is saying that there are people trying to market a better product with a better distribution method.
On the post: Entertainment Industry Still Insisting That Gov't Protectionism Is The Only Way To Compete
Re:
It is not theft. It is a crime, but it is not theft " the felonious taking and removing of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it" -websters
Mike did not say that there was no harm or no foul. He said the it was not theft. There is theoretically some harm, in a lost sale. But the claim that every download of a product is upwards of 10 lost sales as various industry representatives have attempted to claim is utterly ridiculous. I can buy something and download it, or go to a movie and download it, or buy a game with drm and download an illegal copy because I want to install it repeatedly. So I would venture that the losses claimed by anybody in the industry are overstated.
The point of Mike's comment is that there is no loss of the owner's ability to continue to use the good. In the case of theft, the rightful owner no longer has the use of the good.
On the post: In Defense Of Mobile E-Mail 'Addiction'
Re:
Obviously, but most people would prefer to take a side in an attempt to prove a point, as opposed to coming to a logical point. The writer obviously had their goal in writing the article.
"you should do it when and where it makes sense and not do it when and where it doesn't"
As with numerous laws that are passed, common sense does not rule the land. People need to be told common sense. Which in turn leads to people attempting to push their ideas on others who are willing to accept them. Unfortunately even after being told common sense or an agenda people will still act however they see fit to act in the moment. So its a lose, lose.
"Journalism is all about twisting uninteresting events"
not entirely, but the problem is that incentives are not properly aligned. There is more than one issue at hand. On the one hand, reporters should try to give a reasonably balanced view which reports both sides of an issue, but on the other hand they should try to support their opinion, and express their opinion in a clear way to demonstrate their belief. And another issue at hand is that the point of publications is to sell copies. As fox news realized, reporting the news doesn't get viewers, putting on a media circus does.
On the post: The End Of Microsoft Money: Big Company Doesn't Always Win
outspent in marketing,
On the post: Canadian Patent Office Rejects Software And Business Model Patents
this seems good and bad
On the post: Wait, Editing An XML Document Is Patented And Worth $98 Per Application?
AJAX
How about an addon for firefox called firebug where you can edit any part of the page? I notice that you can edit the content of the page without editing the architecture
Im pretty sure any reasonable patent office wouldnt have granted this patent, as the purpose of xml is to separate content from display.
Shouldnt people ruling on tech have some foundation in understanding technology?
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