Languages become abstract on their own
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It seems to me that any language, be it Java, C++ or plain old C will become more abstract on their own as people begin to use libraries and reuse classes and methods. Once someone writes some basic classes, he will write classes which use those, and so on until the classes which he writes are many steps above the original class in abstraction.
Do you really want to log into a shell using an unencrypted IM chat? There's a reason why SSH took over for telnet. I have a feeling that if a perl command were to automatically take commands without passwords, you would be in for a nasty suprise from script kiddies and crackers.
I suppose you could use one time passwords and such... Also, rather than simply taking arbitrary commands from users, it might make sense to present a list of commands that will be accepted; it's just like that famouse joke:
Question: How many people will need to run rm -rf / ? Answer: Just one.
1) Spend the next fifty years designing a teleporter as seen on Star Trek 2) Spend another thirty years designing a time machine to send the plans back to you 3) Use the teleporter to transport your stuff to the new apartment (should only take a few seconds)
It's far simpler than packing and unpacking, and since you send the plans back to yourself, you get a causality paradox which will make for great coversations.
Idea #2:
Leave your door wide open tonight, and put a label that says "FREE STUFF" on your door. When you wake up you will find you have less to pack.
I would like to be able to redirect running xwindows applications. Let's say I am running a copy of bzFlag, or some other type of productivity application. Wouldn't it be good to be able to transfer the running application to a different computer if I suddenly have to change terminals?
What the story said: Comcast said in a statement that it will stop storing the information "in order to completely reassure our customers that the privacy of their information is secure."
After using the MBA -> English translator on Babelfish, we get: Oh shoot, you cought us, so we will pretend we care about you. HAHA, we will just find another way to treat y'all like cattle. BTW: Please don't sue me.
[Linux] uses an "open-source" model, so
its users can suggest - or even write their own -
enhancements to the operating system, which can then be incorporated in future releases
[SNIP]
Of course, the development of new versions of Linux follows exactly the same process used by Microsoft
hmm... does this mean Microsoft is opensource? Where can I get the RPM of XP?
I would argue that lower prices are found on the internet. It's a real hassle to comparison shop in lots of brick and mortar stores, but to check a couple of websites... piece of cake!
Re:Arrogance more powerful than its technology?
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"Nothing has happened at the level of the pedestrian to improve transportation since we invented the
sneaker..."
Another was derived from the GPL in violation of the GPL's copyright.
The GPL license is not itself GPLed?!? If much GPLed software includes the GPL copyright, are they in violation? I thought the whole point of the GPL was (to borrow a quote from the borg) "embrace and extend" what was already created.
I think that December 9th is a bad time to air the premier. The popularity of Futurama probably rests highest amongst the college crowds... Won't they all be too busy with finals and papers to notice and remember that Futurama is on?
Such reports are not information about how to circumvent technology, they ARE newsworthy however. If a company can be so blatently stupid about writing their software, they are probably being stupid in some non-obvious things. Remember the IPOD formating your hard drive problem a few weeks back?
People need to know that these guys are getting sloppy so that they can make informed decisions in the future. Saying that the media shouldn't discuss Apple's problems for fear of lowering their profits would be like forbidding all reports of crime for a given town... after all if a town gets a bad reputation, its tax base will be reduced.
I got lots of books when I started playing with Linux, and you know what? They were all pretty much useless. The only way to lean Linux is to use it. Expect to mess up a lot of the time and delete your files on a regular basis, but the best way to learn is to make mistakes. If nothing else, you will get really good at the install process.
I think that y'all should avoid buing the X-Box, the Cube and the rest for now. Right now, there are relatively few games out for any of them. It would be best to wait until one of them becomes dominant over the others. Remember VHS vs Betamax? If you chose betamax, you might as well have thrown your money out. It was a great piece of hardware, but you couldn't watch anything on it. Wait a couple months, prices will drop, and you will be better able to pick the system that's gonna last.
We all know that both sides will appeal this as long as there is a higher court. It's only the supreme court who can really settle this after all. It's only in that court that the judgement really is final. The higher up the decision, the harder it will be for it to be challenged in the future.
MP3 players were supposed to be the end of music companies, VCRs were supposed to be the end of movie theatres, Photocopy machines were supposed to be the end of books, Radio was supposed to be the end of newspapers. You know what? None of them created the destruction that people feared they would. This will all blow over like the fears surrounding the RIO.
You only have to follow the EULA if you install the software. You can only read the EULA when you install the software. Anyone else see something weird here?
The FCC routinely blocks all sorts of content from American TV with little resistance. I don't see how Americans can be shocked when other governments do the same thing in other mediums.
But the.us country code didn't use to allow coke.us and things like that... it used to be that only geographical type names could be had like bob.boston.ma.us or something
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It seems to me that any language, be it Java, C++ or plain old C will become more abstract on their own as people begin to use libraries and reuse classes and methods. Once someone writes some basic classes, he will write classes which use those, and so on until the classes which he writes are many steps above the original class in abstraction.
Do you really want to log into a shell using an unencrypted IM chat? There's a reason why SSH took over for telnet. I have a feeling that if a perl command were to automatically take commands without passwords, you would be in for a nasty suprise from script kiddies and crackers.
I suppose you could use one time passwords and such... Also, rather than simply taking arbitrary commands from users, it might make sense to present a list of commands that will be accepted; it's just like that famouse joke:
Question: How many people will need to run rm -rf / ?
Answer: Just one.
Idea #1:
1) Spend the next fifty years designing a teleporter as seen on Star Trek
2) Spend another thirty years designing a time machine to send the plans back to you
3) Use the teleporter to transport your stuff to the new apartment (should only take a few seconds)
It's far simpler than packing and unpacking, and since you send the plans back to yourself, you get a causality paradox which will make for great coversations.
Idea #2:
Leave your door wide open tonight, and put a label that says "FREE STUFF" on your door. When you wake up you will find you have less to pack.
I would like to be able to redirect running xwindows applications. Let's say I am running a copy of bzFlag, or some other type of productivity application. Wouldn't it be good to be able to transfer the running application to a different computer if I suddenly have to change terminals?
They said the exact same thing about VHS
Everyone, CLICK THIS LINK. Let's give those ivy researchers some first hand data.
Does this mean that I can sue Taiwan for patent/copyright infringement?
... and here is my bug sumission. It's spelled COMMERCIAL, not commersial I guess this submission was proprietary.
What the story said:
Comcast said in a statement that it will stop storing the information "in order to completely reassure our customers that the privacy of their information is secure."
After using the MBA -> English translator on Babelfish, we get:
Oh shoot, you cought us, so we will pretend we care about you. HAHA, we will just find another way to treat y'all like cattle. BTW: Please don't sue me.
[Linux] uses an "open-source" model, so its users can suggest - or even write their own - enhancements to the operating system, which can then be incorporated in future releases
[SNIP]
Of course, the development of new versions of Linux follows exactly the same process used by Microsoft
hmm... does this mean Microsoft is opensource? Where can I get the RPM of XP?
Basically, you register a domain with them and get free email and web forwarding with it. A .com domain is $17 for one year.
Why pay 17 bucks for that when you can get it for $10? Gandi.net is a French company which will do the same thing for less.
I would argue that lower prices are found on the internet. It's a real hassle to comparison shop in lots of brick and mortar stores, but to check a couple of websites... piece of cake!
"Nothing has happened at the level of the pedestrian to improve transportation since we invented the sneaker..."
What about roller blades??
Click Here to read about the time when slashdot was forced to delete a post about scientology. It's interesting and relates to your question.
Another was derived from the GPL in violation of the GPL's copyright.
The GPL license is not itself GPLed?!? If much GPLed software includes the GPL copyright, are they in violation? I thought the whole point of the GPL was (to borrow a quote from the borg) "embrace and extend" what was already created.
I think that December 9th is a bad time to air the premier. The popularity of Futurama probably rests highest amongst the college crowds... Won't they all be too busy with finals and papers to notice and remember that Futurama is on?
Such reports are not information about how to circumvent technology, they ARE newsworthy however. If a company can be so blatently stupid about writing their software, they are probably being stupid in some non-obvious things. Remember the IPOD formating your hard drive problem a few weeks back?
People need to know that these guys are getting sloppy so that they can make informed decisions in the future. Saying that the media shouldn't discuss Apple's problems for fear of lowering their profits would be like forbidding all reports of crime for a given town... after all if a town gets a bad reputation, its tax base will be reduced.
I got lots of books when I started playing with Linux, and you know what? They were all pretty much useless. The only way to lean Linux is to use it. Expect to mess up a lot of the time and delete your files on a regular basis, but the best way to learn is to make mistakes. If nothing else, you will get really good at the install process.
I think that y'all should avoid buing the X-Box, the Cube and the rest for now. Right now, there are relatively few games out for any of them. It would be best to wait until one of them becomes dominant over the others. Remember VHS vs Betamax? If you chose betamax, you might as well have thrown your money out. It was a great piece of hardware, but you couldn't watch anything on it. Wait a couple months, prices will drop, and you will be better able to pick the system that's gonna last.
We all know that both sides will appeal this as long as there is a higher court. It's only the supreme court who can really settle this after all. It's only in that court that the judgement really is final. The higher up the decision, the harder it will be for it to be challenged in the future.
MP3 players were supposed to be the end of music companies, VCRs were supposed to be the end of movie theatres, Photocopy machines were supposed to be the end of books, Radio was supposed to be the end of newspapers. You know what? None of them created the destruction that people feared they would. This will all blow over like the fears surrounding the RIO.
So the guy doesn't have the time to type in answers to the questions. It's not easy to type when one of your arms is a chainsaw, you know.
Typing with a chainsaw for a hand is bad??? Try downloading porn!
You only have to follow the EULA if you install the software. You can only read the EULA when you install the software. Anyone else see something weird here?
The FCC routinely blocks all sorts of content from American TV with little resistance. I don't see how Americans can be shocked when other governments do the same thing in other mediums.
But the .us country code didn't use to allow coke.us and things like that... it used to be that only geographical type names could be had like bob.boston.ma.us or something