The really funny thing is, it wouldn't happen that way.
Either the wealthiest people would just look for a solution to save themselves and a small group of peope they care about or need. Or, they would find a way to save lots of people, but would demand to be paid for it. A lot.
You're an idealist when you think that those people would save everybody just for the warm fuzzy feeling. If they where of that state of mind, they wouldn't be among the wealthiest people in the first place, because they would have cared about the well-being of other people and thus would have made a lot less profit.
That's kind of the point. How many cars where in the test? How many cars where stolen?
If we assume that 1% of the cars where stolen, then the fact that no pink car was stolen doesn't mean anything. One percent of 109 is 1, and zero stolen cards instead of 1 should be well within the margin of error.
If we are talking about 20% stolen cars, then it would be noteworthy: Statistically 22 cars should have been stolen, and that difference would actually mean something.
If you insert "black" into GPs question isntead of "pink", you might realize that he is right.
The summary states that most cars stolen where black, but it does not give any information on how that relates to the number ob black cards in the test. You need to put absolute numbers into relation to actually learn somthing.
Disclaimer: I haven't read the article. For all I know the authors may address this.
You're making the mistake of looking at it from todays POV. Back then, neither Zuckerberg nor Ceglia knew that "The Face Book" would be worth a billion Dollar down the line. Note that Zuckerberg intended it to be for his university only.
and yes, Zuckerberg was supposed to do all the work and Ceglia only gave some money. That's exactly who funding projects work. One party has the idea and usually does all the work, and the other party gives some money and get's more money back in return.
In my experience, to achieve a lot of this functionality in Opera (or other browsers) you need to lose a lot of time fiddling with the configuration. In firefox i just download and install a plugin.
Do you HONESTLY believe that having to download an extension to get a certain functionality is bettern that just turning the build in functionality on or setting it up according to your needs?
As for your examples: - In Opera you can put the tabbar wherever you want. I have mine at the bottom, but you can put it left or right, too. This is not the same as a tree layout, bout anyway. - Standard since Opera 10.50 (?) - Opera offers you a lot of options in terms of button arrangement and functionality. I don't know off hand if a combined stop/reload button exists, but I would guess it does. Just right-lcik on a bar, select "change" (or whatever it is called in English) select the button tab and navigation and off you go. - no idea - Userscripts work (without having to install Greasmonkey). Not those scripts that use functionality that's specific for FF, Chrome or whatever, but I have several scripts running in Opera.
Well, the point is that everybody expects the license for a book to be irreversible. When I buy the book, I have that license FOR EVER, or until I sell that book and give away that license.
But in this digital age, companies like Amazon or Apple tend to deny me that. The licences I buy from them come with a lot more limits (but usuallay without being less expensive).
They were asked by German data protection officials what data they collected with their streetview cars. First they said they didn't collect anything besides MAC addresses and SSID. Then they found the payload data.
Yes, they could have kept quiet... and thus lied to government officials. What do you think would have happend if that came to light?
However I haven't done a mixed boot and data (what are you trying to do?)
Syslinux bootloader and a bunch of live Linux and floppy images to select from at boot time. Why should I carry around x CDs when I can put everything on 1?
Basically every scenario where 1,4 MB (floppy image) is not enough need to mix boot code and data.
Sorry, but when a jury of your peers found you guilty, we have to assume you are, until new evidence appears. Otherwise, we couldn't send anybody to jail or fine anybody, because they *might* be punished for a crime that they *might* not have commited.
Well, it say's that you should share your passwords with nobody. If you take that literally, it would mean that root passwords and stuff would be completly lost when you leave the company. So there has to be an exemption for such cases.
As I understand it he gave the passwords to someone n levels higher up. That person would then have the responsibility to choose whether to hand them down to the middle-minions or not.
You think? At the end of the day, your (former) superior is responsibly for your place of work, he appoints somebody to fill in for you until somebody permanent is chosen, he needs to make sure that the show is going on. So yes, your superior is the one you should give the passwords to (not without getting in writing that you did so and he now bears the responsibility). The mayor doesn't know shit about the network, who does what and what needs to be done.
Never assume that you own the network that you build/administer. You're just an employee. Don't build back doors into a system for your own convenience. Don't be a jerk.
The "Do not share County passwords with anyone, including administrative assistants or secretaries." line is most certainly refering to the way you should handle your passwords in day to day business.
It sure does not apply to the event of your emplyment ending. In that case you HAVE to give the root passwords et. al. to somebody.
So how about you quote the regulations for that event?
Do you want to imply that only illegal aliens sue in such cases or that only illegal aliens break into other people's houses or is this just a case of conservative nuttery?
I'm sure citizens of the USA are much more likely to sue in such absurd cases.
Lets see: Smartphone, navigation device, MP3-Player, media player, internet-enabled TV,... all of those and more have a CPU, RAM, I/O, and display....so what was your point, again?
You're wrong. It's a limitation on Palm devices, it's a problem with Android, it can be a problem with Windows Mobile. It's therefore very very important for a mobile device that the interface doesn't feel laggy, and it's not a trivial problem.a
The gp was talking about tablet devices, and of those only the iPad from Apple doesn't support multitasking, afaik.
You're talking about mobile touchscreen devices, which is a completely different class of devices. The iPhone and iPod Touch are comparable to Palm, Android and Windows Mobile devices, the iPad is supposed to be something different.
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The really funny thing is, it wouldn't happen that way.
Either the wealthiest people would just look for a solution to save themselves and a small group of peope they care about or need.
Or, they would find a way to save lots of people, but would demand to be paid for it. A lot.
You're an idealist when you think that those people would save everybody just for the warm fuzzy feeling.
If they where of that state of mind, they wouldn't be among the wealthiest people in the first place, because they would have cared about the well-being of other people and thus would have made a lot less profit.
That's kind of the point.
How many cars where in the test?
How many cars where stolen?
If we assume that 1% of the cars where stolen, then the fact that no pink car was stolen doesn't mean anything. One percent of 109 is 1, and zero stolen cards instead of 1 should be well within the margin of error.
If we are talking about 20% stolen cars, then it would be noteworthy: Statistically 22 cars should have been stolen, and that difference would actually mean something.
If you insert "black" into GPs question isntead of "pink", you might realize that he is right.
The summary states that most cars stolen where black, but it does not give any information on how that relates to the number ob black cards in the test.
You need to put absolute numbers into relation to actually learn somthing.
Disclaimer: I haven't read the article. For all I know the authors may address this.
You're making the mistake of looking at it from todays POV.
Back then, neither Zuckerberg nor Ceglia knew that "The Face Book" would be worth a billion Dollar down the line.
Note that Zuckerberg intended it to be for his university only.
and yes, Zuckerberg was supposed to do all the work and Ceglia only gave some money. That's exactly who funding projects work. One party has the idea and usually does all the work, and the other party gives some money and get's more money back in return.
The truth is that code was reused from a UNIX derivative, which is now (somewhat disputably) owned by SCO.
Did I miss a verdict here?
As far as I know, it is right now only a claim, not yet proven.
And using the terms "truth" and "SCO" in one sentence... well, it just feels wrong.
In my experience, to achieve a lot of this functionality in Opera (or other browsers) you need to lose a lot of time fiddling with the configuration. In firefox i just download and install a plugin.
Do you HONESTLY believe that having to download an extension to get a certain functionality is bettern that just turning the build in functionality on or setting it up according to your needs?
As for your examples:
- In Opera you can put the tabbar wherever you want. I have mine at the bottom, but you can put it left or right, too. This is not the same as a tree layout, bout anyway.
- Standard since Opera 10.50 (?)
- Opera offers you a lot of options in terms of button arrangement and functionality. I don't know off hand if a combined stop/reload button exists, but I would guess it does. Just right-lcik on a bar, select "change" (or whatever it is called in English) select the button tab and navigation and off you go.
- no idea
- Userscripts work (without having to install Greasmonkey). Not those scripts that use functionality that's specific for FF, Chrome or whatever, but I have several scripts running in Opera.
Well, the point is that everybody expects the license for a book to be irreversible.
When I buy the book, I have that license FOR EVER, or until I sell that book and give away that license.
But in this digital age, companies like Amazon or Apple tend to deny me that.
The licences I buy from them come with a lot more limits (but usuallay without being less expensive).
He accessed computers he had no right to.
Yes, that IS a crime.
It doesn't matter whether he was guessing passwords or ran a brute force attack or what not.
If you hack into an AMERICAN computer then yes, you fall within the legal jurisdiction of the USA.
What's so hard to understand here?
He did commit a crime.
He commited that crime on American soil (that's where the servers are he hacked into).
He needs to be put on trial in the USA.
They were asked by German data protection officials what data they collected with their streetview cars.
First they said they didn't collect anything besides MAC addresses and SSID. Then they found the payload data.
Yes, they could have kept quiet... and thus lied to government officials.
What do you think would have happend if that came to light?
I'm trusting the German government more than Google (speaking as a German citizen).
However I haven't done a mixed boot and data (what are you trying to do?)
Syslinux bootloader and a bunch of live Linux and floppy images to select from at boot time.
Why should I carry around x CDs when I can put everything on 1?
Basically every scenario where 1,4 MB (floppy image) is not enough need to mix boot code and data.
He illegaly gained access to servers in the US, so he commited the crime in the US and should be prosecuted there.
Why do I never have mod point when I really need them?
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Sorry, but when a jury of your peers found you guilty, we have to assume you are, until new evidence appears.
Otherwise, we couldn't send anybody to jail or fine anybody, because they *might* be punished for a crime that they *might* not have commited.
Is it? It doesn't say so.
Well, it say's that you should share your passwords with nobody.
If you take that literally, it would mean that root passwords and stuff would be completly lost when you leave the company.
So there has to be an exemption for such cases.
As I understand it he gave the passwords to someone n levels higher up. That person would then have the responsibility to choose whether to hand them down to the middle-minions or not.
You think?
At the end of the day, your (former) superior is responsibly for your place of work, he appoints somebody to fill in for you until somebody permanent is chosen, he needs to make sure that the show is going on.
So yes, your superior is the one you should give the passwords to (not without getting in writing that you did so and he now bears the responsibility). The mayor doesn't know shit about the network, who does what and what needs to be done.
The main lesson from this seems clear:
Never assume that you own the network that you build/administer. You're just an employee. Don't build back doors into a system for your own convenience. Don't be a jerk.
The "Do not share County passwords with anyone, including administrative assistants or secretaries." line is most certainly refering to the way you should handle your passwords in day to day business.
It sure does not apply to the event of your emplyment ending. In that case you HAVE to give the root passwords et. al. to somebody.
So how about you quote the regulations for that event?
It's basically punishing them for not pleading guilty and trying to defend themselves.
Actually, it's punishing them for BEING guilty and not admiting it.
When they're found not guilty they certainly don't have to pay.
Do you want to imply that only illegal aliens sue in such cases or that only illegal aliens break into other people's houses or is this just a case of conservative nuttery?
I'm sure citizens of the USA are much more likely to sue in such absurd cases.
Lets see: Smartphone, navigation device, MP3-Player, media player, internet-enabled TV, ... all of those and more have a CPU, RAM, I/O, and display. ...so what was your point, again?
Bull. The main reason is $$$$.
Making the iProducts "more appealing" or "more stable" or whatnot is only an excuse, an afterthought at the best.
What they do is aim to get the tiniest details right; they really know their customers and make products to match them as perfectly as possible.
That's why it took them several versions of their iPhone OS until they added copy & paste or multitasking for third parties, right?
Yeah, because we all know that numbers sold stand in direct correlation to quality...
(Just to be sure, let me point out that Windows sells a lot more units than Mac OS. Do the math.)
You're wrong. It's a limitation on Palm devices, it's a problem with Android, it can be a problem with Windows Mobile. It's therefore very very important for a mobile device that the interface doesn't feel laggy, and it's not a trivial problem.a
The gp was talking about tablet devices, and of those only the iPad from Apple doesn't support multitasking, afaik.
You're talking about mobile touchscreen devices, which is a completely different class of devices.
The iPhone and iPod Touch are comparable to Palm, Android and Windows Mobile devices, the iPad is supposed to be something different.