I wonder did anyone here actually tried or uses IntelliJ? On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Ryan Waterer <[email protected]> wrote: > We have definitely gotten off topic! > > This is something that I've become much more passionate about in the > last couple of years, and I appreciate Fabrizio for his viewpoints. > We, as a group, tend to enjoy the newest features, the newest toys and > worry more about the time to deploy, stability and functionality than > security and privacy. > > Fundamentally, JavaScript is a broken piece of software. Java Script > is the primary culprit for most web based attacks. If we look at > Adobe, the primary reason why Reader has so many updates and security > holes is simply due to adding JavaScript into the Adobe Reader. There > are many hacks, workaround and policies that have been invented in the > last 14 or so years to sidestep the vulnerabilities of JavaScript and > mitigate the possible damages. I don't believe that there is a need > to go into this right now; a Google search will come up with pages and > pages of examples of both attacks and defenses. > > I've been consulting off and on for a few local lawyers and I've told > each of them to get off of google mail. While this may seem strange > to many people, the privacy of a lawyer and their discussions is > paramount. While Google Mail does offer many strengths, they are an > easy target for legal subpoena of all of your email content. This > also has been well documented in Google's privacy policy as well as > online. (Yes, I understand the risks of a hosting a private email > server as well) > > Recently, Eric Schmidt has come under fire for his views on privacy on > the internet as well. > http://www.pcworld.com/article/184446/googles_schmidt_roasted_for_privacy_comments.html > > FaceBook has recently come under a lot of fire for their privacy > policy changes. From appearances, it looks like they're trying to > scale up and in essence going to sell your data to do so. > > Please note, I love what Google is doing with their products. They are > really pushing the envelope as to how we interact with each other, > data, and also computers. As with Fabrizio, I just don't trust them > to store all of my data in a secure, private way. I've hesitated to > really start using products such as Google Voice, Google Mail, Wave, > etc. due to that lack of trust. I don't want to be a tin-foil wearing > psychopath, and yet, there are so many examples of why I should be! > > Now, back on topic: > > I love NetBeans, and I'm trying to incorporate it more into my daily > life. However, I find that Eclipse just does some things better than > NetBeans. As with others, I wish we could have a good melting of the > best of NetBeans, and the best of Eclipse. > > --Ryan > > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 11:15 AM, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Why on earth would I want to sort my inbox?! >>> I have search, which is powerful and fast. There is no >>> need for tidy email management. This of course is one of >> >> Perhaps because the mess reflects the mess in organizing my >> life :-) I tend to do things related to interaction with >> others (ranging from paid jobs to supporting open source >> projects to paying taxes) in email-driven mails, by properly >> tagging. This happens 80%+ of my emails, that get properly >> collected in folders, but not for the remaining ones. On one >> side I'm just involved in too many things, so I always lack >> large portions of time, on the other I have to improve my >> efficiency. I've been suggested to read the book "Getting >> things done", but so far I haven't found the time to do it >> :-) >> >>> Gmail's great strength. I don't want to be rude but I >>> think you should try something before writing it off, >>> probably true for facebook as well. >> >> No rudeness, instead I'm always thankful for advice. But >> Thunderbird basic concepts are ok for me (tags and >> searches). And as I said, even though GMail was so better, I >> don't want to put all my stuff in the hands of Google (I'm >> always puzzled when I see people complaining for yet another >> camera at the airport check in, and then put all their >> digital life in other's hands). >> >> For FaceBook, I've already expressed my thoughts two years >> ago: >> http://weblogs.java.net/blog/2008/02/15/officially-i-hate-social-networking-non-java-rants >> >> It just sounds as FaceBook incarnates the opposite of my >> life style. >> >> -- >> Fabrizio Giudici >> >> -- >> Fabrizio Giudici, Ph.D. - Java Architect, Project Manager >> Tidalwave s.a.s. - "We make Java work. 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