I remember that Google want you to use your "real name" on Internet, sure it may help them earn more money but as one can see here it's not always a good idea!
It would be a good idea to shame them about their dumb policy during public manifestations..
> I can't wait for the people who'll come howling about censorship... which this wasn't.
Uh? You have a weird definition of censorship.. Making unlawful a certain type of speech is censorship, the question is whether it is moral or immoral here.
What I find totally abnormal here is the length of the prison sentence for such a petty offence..
> The fraction of climate science researchers who come down on the side of anthropogenic global warming is over ninety eight percent. You won't find a stronger concensus on a front-line research issue anywhere. There is no scientific debate on this issue. It's settled.
First, the issue isn't so much wether there is man-made global warning, but what will be the consequences, and what should we do about it. Second: Nothing in science is ever "settled", remember supersymmetry? At some point, it was also thought to be true, but now not so much..
> So you're arguing over which part of Linux is the problem
No, Linux is the kernel, so there is no 'part of Linux'.
Yet, the Phoronix tittle talks about 'Linux 3D applications' implying that this is true for every Linux distribution but with another Linux distribution in the same desktop configuration as PC-BSD, it is likely that the 3D applications would have the same performance.
So, it is not a Linux kernel problem, it is a distribution-related problem, a very different type of issue..
The approach make sense, ok, but then the tittle should be '3D games run faster on PC-BSD than on Ubuntu'. It *could be* a Linux kernel issue sure, but it's much more probably linked to Gnome/Compiz/Ubuntu than to the Linux kernel itself..
Outrageous because the setup is too different, if you really want to compare the performance of the kernel using the same desktop would be a good start, no?
Remember that at some point in time even educated people at a hard time doing multiplications, divisions..
While we have not changed our math system since Einstein, trying to understand something "already done" is much easier than inventing it, so this is a very different task..
That said, I agree that tensors are quite difficult to understand and it isn't helped by the fact that most books aren't very good (not progressive enough so that you can learn without too much difficulty).
You forget a major part here, sure Apple mostly lost because only one minor patent was upheld, but it still means that a judge in Europe considered (again) that a "software patent" is valid.
>> 1. You have to hold ALT when right clicking the panels in order to customize them. No more by-mistake applet moves.
> How the hell is that at all intuitive or good UI design?
Oh, it must be a good UI design since Microsoft does the same in Windows with the "shift+right click" menu that 0.0001% of users know. So it's not even a *new* UI mistake, it's an old one!! Those who don't know history... I guess.
> There are discussions on where to after that in the glass elevator project though.
Given the mailing list archive stopped in 2009, a more correct phrasing would be: "there were discussions".
Given the (lack of) speed of development of the cloning of the original BeOS, it's not very surprising that the discussions about the future have stalled.. A reminder that the NIH syndrome has (mostly) killed another nice project *sigh*.
> nanoscience researchers on Friday reported substantial improvements in the ability to make carbon nanotubes. They can now "grow" 1 cm nanotube mats, which can be spun into fibers. This is a substantial improvement from even 1 year ago.
OK, but what is the strength of those fibers compared to what we need for a space elevator? I bet that those fibers are not strong enough: until they are (which may never happen), space elevators will remain a dream..
One curious part of the interview is when Alan Dang write: "But it seems like in today's world, the end-user is playing a less important role. The end-user with the latest software updates who is also savvy to social engineering cannot protect himself against hackers who steal credit card data from Sony." This is incorrect: many banks sell "virtual" credit cards services: these CC number work only for one purchase, so users can protect themselves. But the sad part in this case is that it's the security conscious users who pay the cost of the protection against hackers, not Sony and the other stupid companies storing credit card numbers on unsecured servers..
> The more these patent trolls do their thing, the closer we get to legislation that puts an end
Maybe, but remember that big and powerful companies such as IBM, Microsoft, etc have lots of patents, so don't expect software patents to die anytime soon.
> "loser pays" idea may have an impact
Against small patent trolls, maybe; against Microsoft? Unlikely!
> Several experiments were conducted in the 60s and 70s on children raised in gender neutral parenting conditions, that focused on toy choices.
Was the experiment done in a "double blind" fashion? I.E you tell the adults and the children that some of the boys are girls and vice-versa? Otherwise I doubt that the experiment is very interesting: even if we try to be neutral, we treat differently boys and girls..
While I agree that on theory OS correctly designed shouldn't have an issue with decoding data, the notion that only Windows is poorly designed is very, very wrong: Unixes have also the same issue with "ambiant capabilites".
While I agree with what you said, there's a big difference between Virus scanners and the other OS security mechanism: they are much more CPU and "latency" consuming that the other security mechanisms.
So sandboxing/capabilities are much better security mechanism than virus scanners..
> yes, but they don't set the max mount counts parameter. That's set to a random number by mkfs
Look, Ubuntu devs ship the code, they can change the defaults as they wish.
>> IMHO fsck should be done periodically in the background with a low priority process, rather than at startup. > > You can't check a file system while it's being used. It has to be done at boot time with the filesystem mounted read-only.
1) it needs to change their network to route the HTTPS request to pass through the "stations" 2) if the ISP is discovered, it's very likely that it would be blocked by the censoring governement.
IMHO a good idea would be first to implement "Telexed website": it can be blocked as any website, but at least users who would use the Telex-proxy of the website would be "anonymous"(*) among the normal users of the website.
This "stealthiness" is a big advantage of "Telexed website" over a Tor proxy because if the government see you trying to use a Tor proxy it makes you automatically suspect!
*: well unless the government manage to steal the private keys of the Telex proxy!
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I remember that Google want you to use your "real name" on Internet, sure it may help them earn more money but as one can see here it's not always a good idea!
It would be a good idea to shame them about their dumb policy during public manifestations..
> I can't wait for the people who'll come howling about censorship... which this wasn't.
Uh? You have a weird definition of censorship..
Making unlawful a certain type of speech is censorship, the question is whether it is moral or immoral here.
What I find totally abnormal here is the length of the prison sentence for such a petty offence..
> The fraction of climate science researchers who come down on the side of anthropogenic global warming is over ninety eight percent. You won't find a stronger concensus on a front-line research issue anywhere. There is no scientific debate on this issue. It's settled.
First, the issue isn't so much wether there is man-made global warning, but what will be the consequences, and what should we do about it.
Second: Nothing in science is ever "settled", remember supersymmetry?
At some point, it was also thought to be true, but now not so much..
> So you're arguing over which part of Linux is the problem
No, Linux is the kernel, so there is no 'part of Linux'.
Yet, the Phoronix tittle talks about 'Linux 3D applications' implying that this is true for every Linux distribution but with another Linux distribution in the same desktop configuration as PC-BSD, it is likely that the 3D applications would have the same performance.
So, it is not a Linux kernel problem, it is a distribution-related problem, a very different type of issue..
The approach make sense, ok, but then the tittle should be '3D games run faster on PC-BSD than on Ubuntu'.
It *could be* a Linux kernel issue sure, but it's much more probably linked to Gnome/Compiz/Ubuntu than to the Linux kernel itself..
Outrageous because the setup is too different, if you really want to compare the performance of the kernel using the same desktop would be a good start, no?
> This is likely caused by Compiz interacting with the game engine on Ubuntu. Turn Compiz off and re-run the benchmarks.
True, but if you do this, you couldn't have the outrageous tittle, which would mean fewer ads served and less money: cannot have this on Phoronix!
Your nano-maker machine to be useful must only be
- very, very precise
- nearly flawless
- very energy efficient
- quick
It is possible of course (as proved by existence of complex biological entities) but it's going to be incredibly hard.
>the students can have a fully-functional Linux box
The GPU's driver is a blob so I wouldn't say "fully-functionnal", sadly.
Remember that at some point in time even educated people at a hard time doing multiplications, divisions..
While we have not changed our math system since Einstein, trying to understand something "already done" is much easier than inventing it, so this is a very different task..
That said, I agree that tensors are quite difficult to understand and it isn't helped by the fact that most books aren't very good (not progressive enough so that you can learn without too much difficulty).
Oups sorry for the cut.
I would call this a victory for patent trolls, big companies and lawyers, but a defeat for everyone else!!!
You forget a major part here, sure Apple mostly lost because only one minor patent was upheld, but it still means that a judge in Europe considered (again) that a "software patent" is valid.
I would call this a victory!!!
>> 1. You have to hold ALT when right clicking the panels in order to customize them. No more by-mistake applet moves.
> How the hell is that at all intuitive or good UI design?
Oh, it must be a good UI design since Microsoft does the same in Windows with the "shift+right click" menu that 0.0001% of users know. ... I guess.
So it's not even a *new* UI mistake, it's an old one!!
Those who don't know history
> There are discussions on where to after that in the glass elevator project though.
Given the mailing list archive stopped in 2009, a more correct phrasing would be: "there were discussions".
Given the (lack of) speed of development of the cloning of the original BeOS, it's not very surprising that the discussions about the future have stalled..
A reminder that the NIH syndrome has (mostly) killed another nice project *sigh*.
> nanoscience researchers on Friday reported substantial improvements in the ability to make carbon nanotubes. They can now "grow" 1 cm nanotube mats, which can be spun into fibers. This is a substantial improvement from even 1 year ago.
OK, but what is the strength of those fibers compared to what we need for a space elevator?
I bet that those fibers are not strong enough: until they are (which may never happen), space elevators will remain a dream..
Well, given that 'black' is not a race also..
Unless you use the word 'race' in its biological meaning, 'race' is meaningless really..
One curious part of the interview is when Alan Dang write: "But it seems like in today's world, the end-user is playing a less important role. The end-user with the latest software updates who is also savvy to social engineering cannot protect himself against hackers who steal credit card data from Sony."
This is incorrect: many banks sell "virtual" credit cards services: these CC number work only for one purchase, so users can protect themselves.
But the sad part in this case is that it's the security conscious users who pay the cost of the protection against hackers, not Sony and the other stupid companies storing credit card numbers on unsecured servers..
> The more these patent trolls do their thing, the closer we get to legislation that puts an end
Maybe, but remember that big and powerful companies such as IBM, Microsoft, etc have lots of patents, so don't expect software patents to die anytime soon.
> "loser pays" idea may have an impact
Against small patent trolls, maybe; against Microsoft? Unlikely!
> Several experiments were conducted in the 60s and 70s on children raised in gender neutral parenting conditions, that focused on toy choices.
Was the experiment done in a "double blind" fashion?
I.E you tell the adults and the children that some of the boys are girls and vice-versa?
Otherwise I doubt that the experiment is very interesting: even if we try to be neutral, we treat differently boys and girls..
While I agree that on theory OS correctly designed shouldn't have an issue with decoding data, the notion that only Windows is poorly designed is very, very wrong: Unixes have also the same issue with "ambiant capabilites".
While I agree with what you said, there's a big difference between Virus scanners and the other OS security mechanism: they are much more CPU and "latency" consuming that the other security mechanisms.
So sandboxing/capabilities are much better security mechanism than virus scanners..
> yes, but they don't set the max mount counts parameter. That's set to a random number by mkfs
Look, Ubuntu devs ship the code, they can change the defaults as they wish.
>> IMHO fsck should be done periodically in the background with a low priority process, rather than at startup.
>
> You can't check a file system while it's being used. It has to be done at boot time with the filesystem mounted read-only.
No, that's a FS limitation, not something always true: for example ZFS can do those kind of checks:
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/1405/zfs-how-to-fsck-or-check-filesystem-integrity-with-scrub/
>> 2.5) Optional 2 hour wait if Ubuntu decides to fsck all partitions again
>
> It's not "ubuntu" that decides, it's the file system.
Ubuntu devs chose which filesystem to use and how to configure it..
IMHO fsck should be done periodically in the background with a low priority process, rather than at startup.
> *: Why am I using a file to generate the XSLT? Have you SEEN the XSLT language?
Yes, unfortunately I had to understand why some files were incorrectly generated, which made me debug XSLT scripts, the horror!
I'm still wondering how XSLT was created..
Maybe the creator was a sadist?
But will any ISP implement the Telex system?
1) it needs to change their network to route the HTTPS request to pass through the "stations"
2) if the ISP is discovered, it's very likely that it would be blocked by the censoring governement.
IMHO a good idea would be first to implement "Telexed website": it can be blocked as any website, but at least users who would use the Telex-proxy of the website would be "anonymous"(*) among the normal users of the website.
This "stealthiness" is a big advantage of "Telexed website" over a Tor proxy because if the government see you trying to use a Tor proxy it makes you automatically suspect!
*: well unless the government manage to steal the private keys of the Telex proxy!