I would be really interested in finding some kind of construction system which allows for arbitrary sized Gothic arcs. (Virtual systems would also do.) This is virtually unseen, because it would take arc pieces with different radiuses, but it would be cool nonetheless:-)
With a little luck, outsorcing will eventually improve the overall economy -- that is, of the poorer countries that are getting the orders. The fact that they have found a niche in the market doesn't disturb me at all: finally, here's the Fair Trade that America and Europe deny to others.
There are limits to the possibilities of outsourcing; these generally guarantee that outsourcing is only valid when the economical differences between two countries are too large. So IMHO, this whole outsourcing stuff is only stabilizing global economy, for the better of the poorer countries.
Westvleteren 12 is the greatest beer in the world.
That's a darn mean comment considering you will have to go to the Westvleteren monastery yourself to get this beer, and you are only limited to taking a few dozen beers with you at one single time.
(Hey, I just happen to know because my brother works in a Trappisten cafe in Delft. They'll have to take the ride all the way to Westvleteren every now and then. But for our American readers, this is just a mean comment.)
...how a primary Open Source project like Perl turns out to have been there long before this whole Linux thing?
I mean "what's the story behind this", not "why could this happen". I don't have a problem with this (not at all:-); I just didn't realize this was true.
mmmKay, so I just finished making 24-hour emergency patient's overviews in graph AND tabular, for a LOT of critical parameters (or so I'm told, I'm no doctor:-).
It takes 1 landscape A4 to put these in tab, but that A4 would be filled from its left top to its right bottom with numbers, numbers, numbers.
It takes 1 1/3 A4 to represent the same info in five large resolution, highly readable graphs. For some reason, people preferred to keep the graph version in, and I know why: peaks can be read out in an instance of a second.
Around the sixties, the Library of the Delft University of Technology had a "bibliofoon" system, where people could find the books they want in a catalog and then enter their number in the ordering system. A red light would start burning at the right shell, and personnel would start taking the order.
Once arrived at the right spot, they would get the ordered book and put it on a large spiral slide that was central to the building. This slide was connected to a sliding table ("lopende band", how does that translate?) which ended up in the catalog room, so that people could take their books and check them out.
The most fun part about this system was that people would keep the slide clean by simply taking a slide:-) Must have been marvellous.
Personally I first thought this was about the Microsoft patent on automatic online software malfunction reporting, which has prior art in Netscape. (Full Circle, whatsitcaled. Annoying anyway.)
OK, I was afraid that this part would be misunderstood, but: how could you ever expect to know that you have been exploited? E.g., as in: how big is the chance that an average Debian (or other) machine at any time (other than now, of course) has been exploited without anyone being aware? And how do you expect to prevent this situation?
What I find intriguing is that those fine folks at Debian have come this far at detecting the exploit and tracking down the who's and why's (with the who's still being left undecided for the public, anyway).
Honestly, if I were smart enough to sniff a password, I'd also be smart enough not to let anyone know I've sniffed. Still, the folks at Debian were able to blame the unpriviledged account part on a sniffed password. Now how do you gain evidence for something like that?
Likewise, if I'd be smart enough to gain local root access by flipping the kernel, I would also be smart enough to ditch the binary with which I did that. Nevertheless, though after a thorough research, the Debian team has found the binary and managed to understand its potentials.
But still, what intrigues me the most is that they have found out that they were hijacked in the first place. Now I have a rock solid system for that at home, which is an 8 Mb RAM Sparc Classic, which starts to trash so hard at the least of activity, that I would well be alarmed if someone else than me was using that machine for whatever purposes. But as I may assume that those Debian machines weren't that low-end, how could you ever expect to know when you have been exploited?
Slashdot Mirror
I heard some of these monasteries actually make money off brewing beer!
(Next, they'll be back at handwriting Bibles again for the lack of printing ink...)
What about the Slashdot crowd?
:-)
I would be really interested in finding some kind of construction system which allows for arbitrary sized Gothic arcs. (Virtual systems would also do.) This is virtually unseen, because it would take arc pieces with different radiuses, but it would be cool nonetheless
What's the use of a sub-inch HD if it's 6 inch tall and 4 inch wide anyway?
"Oh well, it's only Karma..."
Oh, come on, you've dealt for years with Eltaveeschta.
With a little luck, outsorcing will eventually improve the overall economy -- that is, of the poorer countries that are getting the orders. The fact that they have found a niche in the market doesn't disturb me at all: finally, here's the Fair Trade that America and Europe deny to others.
There are limits to the possibilities of outsourcing; these generally guarantee that outsourcing is only valid when the economical differences between two countries are too large.
So IMHO, this whole outsourcing stuff is only stabilizing global economy, for the better of the poorer countries.
Or, there should be exactly N seconds in a year, no matter how fast they are :-)
This battle is about science time vs. calendar time, really.
What is your new year's resolution?
Geez, Linus is starting to look like a penguin stuffed with fish... ...wait a minute...
Actually, how about the rising popularity of the new rating system for action movies called "shooting, tits and helicopters".
According to the rule, if one of three misses, the movie stinks.
The French can keep Liege, long as we get Luik!
:-)
(this from a Dutchee
Westvleteren 12 is the greatest beer in the world.
That's a darn mean comment considering you will have to go to the Westvleteren monastery yourself to get this beer, and you are only limited to taking a few dozen beers with you at one single time.
(Hey, I just happen to know because my brother works in a Trappisten cafe in Delft. They'll have to take the ride all the way to Westvleteren every now and then. But for our American readers, this is just a mean comment.)
...how a primary Open Source project like Perl turns out to have been there long before this whole Linux thing?
:-); I just didn't realize this was true.
I mean "what's the story behind this", not "why could this happen". I don't have a problem with this (not at all
Being forced to leave your computer for a few minutes every hour... Nice!!
I'm serious. Kinda. But I'm sure it'd do the trick for me. Oddly, I would really be delighted to have one.
I, for one, welcome our new American overlords! ...now THAT would be in true Slashdot tradition!! :-)
definitely NO graphs
:-).
mmmKay, so I just finished making 24-hour emergency patient's overviews in graph AND tabular, for a LOT of critical parameters (or so I'm told, I'm no doctor
It takes 1 landscape A4 to put these in tab, but that A4 would be filled from its left top to its right bottom with numbers, numbers, numbers.
It takes 1 1/3 A4 to represent the same info in five large resolution, highly readable graphs. For some reason, people preferred to keep the graph version in, and I know why: peaks can be read out in an instance of a second.
who's impressed by a monkey?
:-)
Ximian people.
Yay - Blender/GTK+ shouldn't be far away now
OK, this is cool, now for a mirror of the screenshots...
>> It's missing the CowboyNeal option!
> That's an exclusive Slashdot value-add.
Yeah, but for this poll, it would not be an unreasonable option, now would it?
Around the sixties, the Library of the Delft University of Technology had a "bibliofoon" system, where people could find the books they want in a catalog and then enter their number in the ordering system. A red light would start burning at the right shell, and personnel would start taking the order.
:-) Must have been marvellous.
Once arrived at the right spot, they would get the ordered book and put it on a large spiral slide that was central to the building. This slide was connected to a sliding table ("lopende band", how does that translate?) which ended up in the catalog room, so that people could take their books and check them out.
The most fun part about this system was that people would keep the slide clean by simply taking a slide
Personally I first thought this was about the Microsoft patent on automatic online software malfunction reporting, which has prior art in Netscape. (Full Circle, whatsitcaled. Annoying anyway.)
:-)
"Andreessen Interview Discusses Post-Crash Innovation"
Admit it, it's up for two interpretations
OK, I was afraid that this part would be misunderstood, but: how could you ever expect to know that you have been exploited? E.g., as in: how big is the chance that an average Debian (or other) machine at any time (other than now, of course) has been exploited without anyone being aware? And how do you expect to prevent this situation?
bash Theo
Never EVER put these words together. It's like keeping the Bible next to the Koran. You'll never know just when they will auto-ignite!
What I find intriguing is that those fine folks at Debian have come this far at detecting the exploit and tracking down the who's and why's (with the who's still being left undecided for the public, anyway).
Honestly, if I were smart enough to sniff a password, I'd also be smart enough not to let anyone know I've sniffed. Still, the folks at Debian were able to blame the unpriviledged account part on a sniffed password. Now how do you gain evidence for something like that?
Likewise, if I'd be smart enough to gain local root access by flipping the kernel, I would also be smart enough to ditch the binary with which I did that. Nevertheless, though after a thorough research, the Debian team has found the binary and managed to understand its potentials.
But still, what intrigues me the most is that they have found out that they were hijacked in the first place. Now I have a rock solid system for that at home, which is an 8 Mb RAM Sparc Classic, which starts to trash so hard at the least of activity, that I would well be alarmed if someone else than me was using that machine for whatever purposes. But as I may assume that those Debian machines weren't that low-end, how could you ever expect to know when you have been exploited?
Whah, flamebait :-)
These days, nobody recognizes "funny" anymore...