> Australian Senate Hears Open Source Is Too Expensive
Well, dear senators, this is a normal consequence of vendor lock-in:
"In economics, vendor lock-in, also known as proprietary lock-in, or customer lock-in, makes a customer dependent on a vendor for products and services, unable to use another vendor without SUBSTANTIAL switching COSTS. Lock-in costs which create barriers to market entry may result in antitrust action against a monopoly."
So, of course, there will be a substantial cost for switching;-))
In the end, it all depends on how long you wish to stay locked-in. You have to consider the matter in the long term to see the advantages, and long-term thinking is seldom seen in modern politics;-))
I have said before that the truth on certain topics is far from being democratic. A majority of people will actually prove to be wrong regarding certain topics.
In other words, democracy is a form of downwards leveling ( using the lowest common denominator ), which limits progress in all sphere of society and goes against the principle of putting the smartest people in charge. Heck, in a democracy, we are even sometimes suspicious or scared of people that are "too smart".
Democracy is the best way we have found so far to avoid putting power in the hands of a leader that will take advantage of it for his own good. There is just too many horror stories going along with dictatorship that we have come to the conclusion that democracy is the best solution available.
> The goal isn't just to give ultra fast speed for some lucky ones, but to test under that conditions things like new generations of apps, and deployment techniques that take advantage of it.
So if you are connected to Google network, I assume that you will get close to the maximum speed while using Google applications. So, they will able to test "new generations of apps, and deployment techniques that take advantage of it."
In the below article about Tehran's former police chief, they say that prostitutes wear veils or even chadors so, also, the ones wearing veils might not be the ones one would expect;-)))
> But TFA describes the 11th circuit which includes Georgia and Alabama.
Ok, I thought that there were at least eleven levels of appeals in that area;-)
first circuit court of appeals second circuit court of appeals third circuit court of appeals 4th circuit court of appeals... 11th circuit court of appeals...;-)))))))
What do you mean ? The platform we use checks for array/buffer bounds on any access to them. We also use a persistence tool that is pretty good at preventing SQL injections.
It sure beats scanning on the efficiency level;-))
Slashdot Mirror
> but it's like being trapped in a prison with a key-making machine and full details on every lock in the place
Or, in modern prison terms:
"being trapped in a modern prison with a laptop with wireless access to all prison systems and with details on how to break-in every system"
Chances are you could even easily have them opening the doors for you and escort you out ;-) ;-))
> Australian Senate Hears Open Source Is Too Expensive
Well, dear senators, this is a normal consequence of vendor lock-in:
"In economics, vendor lock-in, also known as proprietary lock-in, or customer lock-in, makes a customer dependent on a vendor for products and services, unable to use another vendor without SUBSTANTIAL switching COSTS. Lock-in costs which create barriers to market entry may result in antitrust action against a monopoly."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor_lock-in
So, of course, there will be a substantial cost for switching ;-))
In the end, it all depends on how long you wish to stay locked-in. You have to consider the matter in the long term to see the advantages, and long-term thinking is seldom seen in modern politics ;-))
Hehe, ignore parent post, picture is misleading. It seems TFA and the summary is talking about flying robots, hehe ;-))
I wonder if the robot is a cousin of that one...
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/09/07/28/2012218/Londons-Robotic-Fire-Brigade
The one in the TFA seems to have tracks instead of wheels but they seem similar. Same company building them maybe ?
> there's always someone smarter; or someone with a different type of intelligence.
Unfortunately, this doesn't mean those persons intelligence would necessarily be used by society:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1543758&cid=31096234
I have said before that the truth on certain topics is far from being democratic. A majority of people will actually prove to be wrong regarding certain topics.
In other words, democracy is a form of downwards leveling ( using the lowest common denominator ), which limits progress in all sphere of society and goes against the principle of putting the smartest people in charge. Heck, in a democracy, we are even sometimes suspicious or scared of people that are "too smart".
Democracy is the best way we have found so far to avoid putting power in the hands of a leader that will take advantage of it for his own good. There is just too many horror stories going along with dictatorship that we have come to the conclusion that democracy is the best solution available.
> The goal isn't just to give ultra fast speed for some lucky ones, but to test under that conditions things like new generations of apps, and deployment techniques that take advantage of it.
So if you are connected to Google network, I assume that you will get close to the maximum speed while using Google applications. So, they will able to test "new generations of apps, and deployment techniques that take advantage of it."
Hmm... the next logical evolution step in your case might be this:
http://mashable.com/2008/01/30/richard-stallman-invents-new-way-of-browsing-the-web/
Me too please ;-)))
> The group responsible, called Anonymous
Wow, this group is pretty active on /., I see comments signed "anonymous" all the time on this site ;-))
> Then why allow uninformed, ignorant people to make decisions
This is a recursive problem !
Ignorant people decide who is allowed to make decisions ;-)
Most people *know* how those things work, this is not the case for the internet and ignorance causes all sorts of stupid decisions.
> Try being married for 27 years to a serial adulteress
Can you please tell me where your house is located ? ;-))
Hmm... According to this 2005 article, Dr. Ilan Wittstein came to the same conclusion after conducting a study:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_11_107/ai_n13452973/
Some might have conducted similar studies prior to his.
> double it and MOVE IT UP A TIME UNIT.
days -> weeks
weeks -> months
months -> years
> As investment firms usually disclaim: past performance is no guarantee of future performance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_oil
Also , in my community, reading /. is illegal, so we might eventually all get arrested ;-)))
John Black
Creationist Community
> It shows a blatant disregard for how internet works.
I guess the way internet works is irrelevant for some people. They make laws and decisions according to the way they think it *should* work. ;-))
You are right of course.
In the below article about Tehran's former police chief, they say that prostitutes wear veils or even chadors so, also, the ones wearing veils might not be the ones one would expect ;-)))
http://www.slate.com/id/2189816/
> But TFA describes the 11th circuit which includes Georgia and Alabama.
Ok, I thought that there were at least eleven levels of appeals in that area ;-)
first circuit court of appeals ... ... ;-)))))))
second circuit court of appeals
third circuit court of appeals
4th circuit court of appeals
11th circuit court of appeals
> This directly affects any freelancers who aren't operating as a company though, such as Rent-A-Coder, et. al.
Ahhh, we can finally raise our rates to American ones, thanks...
You know it takes a lot of money to live here, don't you ?
I am not saying this really seriously of course ;-))
Slow down man ! ;-) One step at the time, I suggest that you start with this:
http://news.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=1540138&cid=31047988
> There seems to be a little bit of a disconnect between the sales force and the operations team
No kidding, I can't believe that such a company exists ;-)))
> If your website has only 1 vulnerability and no scanner detects, score 1 for the bad guys.
except that the "bad guys" mostly use scanners to discover holes ;-))
So interestingly enough, holes detectable with scanners are more exploited.
> buffer overflows for example
What do you mean ? The platform we use checks for array/buffer bounds on any access to them. We also use a persistence tool that is pretty good at preventing SQL injections.
It sure beats scanning on the efficiency level ;-))