(In early 2005 Apple introduced another way of specifying a file's type: the uniform type identifier, or UTI. It's invisible metadata, like a type code, but it's longer, it carries more information, and it can be part of a hierarchy. For example, a text file would typically be a "public.plain-text", which is a subclass of "public.text". File extensions are still with us, though.)
A UTI is not another piece of metadata attached to the file, it's just a unified abstract representation of a file type. The system knows that a file with the extension ".txt", a file with the MIME type "text/plain" and a file with the type code "TEXT" are all of type "public.plain-text", without adding any further metadata to the file itself.
He also said the phone might not sell well because it's only the fourth iteration in their five-step plan, and people might wait for the fifth, which is going to be the real deal. Hasn't this genius heard of the Osborne effect?
16 years isn't such a long time, but just to be sure, put a netbook inside the capsule. Make sure it can run on external power alone, and remove the battery.
Yes, but now, if you do a Google image search for "Liskula Cohen", you can actually see her acting like a skank, right on the first page of results. I'm not sure that's an improvement for her.
Speaking of which, I wonder if any judge is going to fine the RIAA $40 million for comparing the defendant in a copyright infringement case to a seafaring marauder who terrorizes travelers and disrupts trade.
If it's legal to store backup copies of your discs, but you can't legally buy a tool to make them, it seems that the only way to exercise your fair use rights is to download backup copies from BitTorrent and similar services.
Nice passive-aggressive tone without a reason there. Maybe the writer just wanted to get straight to the point and not waste time making excuses for designs that are irrelevant nowadays.
The HTC bug, however, looks like it's caused by improper use of string formatting. That sort of problem can occur with any language, as seen with the host of sites (most of them written in high-level languages) that have had SQL injection vulnerabilities in the past. It's true that some languages and constructs are more dangerous than others, but at some level, programmers just have to bear in mind what they're doing and how they're using their data.
Contracts are weaker than the law. If your contract has terms that are forbidden by law, those terms are void (and possibly the entire contract, and you might be liable for punitive damages).
Of course, I have no idea if US law has such provisions against attempts to forbid class actions.
I downloaded and tried out the Mac build. Two things I noticed:
build alpha 2 is already available, only a day after alpha 1
the wiki lists the single most important feature missing from Firefox (imho, of course), namely OSX Keychain integration, as one of the requirements for "Firefox.next". Hooray! It's not in this build, though.
No, seriously. The current version of bash.org strips backslashes, but you can see the original text on qdb.us.
Strangely, searching for "\" on either site finds all quotes containing a percent sign.
Actually, the first dance move is "* nmp3bot dances:D\-<", with a backslash. It doesn't show up in the current version of bash.org because programming is hard.
I instinctively braced myself before clicking, but fortunately, there are no pictures on that page. I'm surprised some wikifreak hasn't put up a picture of his own manboobs lactating yet. I'm sure it's just a matter of time, though.
I can wiggle my ears (curiously, the left more than the right), but I don't think that helps me detect the origin of sounds. I just move my head like everyone else.
I wear glasses, btw, and moving my ears also affects them. That means it's unlikely that I subconsciously move my ears to improve listening, because I'd certainly feel my glasses moving. OTOH, it might also mean that I've gotten used to not moving my ears precisely to avoid moving my glasses.
To sum up, glasses are more useful than wiggly ears.
How about FTP, IRC, all sorts of file sharing protocols? All sorts of messaging/chatting/voice protocols that don't use a single corporate point of failure? VNC, RDP, all sorts of services one might want to run on his home computer and access remotely via dynamic DNS, or run at work and access from home?
Here, let me explain it in terms you should understand. Imagine that you get lost while driving. You should have reached your destination, but you're not sure, so you ask a passerby. "Is this 417 Pine Street?" Now, if you're driving a car, the man tells you "No, this is an abandoned warehouse. You need to go back and make a turn at...", and tells you the directions. BUT, if you're driving anything but a car, he tells you "Yeah, this is the place, but everyone is gone."
And now you're saying: "But I only ever drive cars!"
Maybe, but people also drive bikes, trucks, etc. Even if you only drive cars, you'll probably want delivery trucks to get to the right place when they're delivering stuff to you!
But just as you're pondering that, you get beat up by a gang of bikers.
The American prison system (judging by how it's described by American sources themselves - often with glee) is something to which no civilized nation should allow its citizens to be subjected. Sometimes people seem not to realize how twisted it is that prison rape be considered a normal part of going to jail, instead of the vile barbarity that it is.
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(In early 2005 Apple introduced another way of specifying a file's type: the uniform type identifier, or UTI. It's invisible metadata, like a type code, but it's longer, it carries more information, and it can be part of a hierarchy. For example, a text file would typically be a "public.plain-text", which is a subclass of "public.text". File extensions are still with us, though.)
A UTI is not another piece of metadata attached to the file, it's just a unified abstract representation of a file type. The system knows that a file with the extension ".txt", a file with the MIME type "text/plain" and a file with the type code "TEXT" are all of type "public.plain-text", without adding any further metadata to the file itself.
When was the last time you tried browsing without Noscript? What happened?
He also said the phone might not sell well because it's only the fourth iteration in their five-step plan, and people might wait for the fifth, which is going to be the real deal. Hasn't this genius heard of the Osborne effect?
Of course. They evolved to be that way, to maximize their fitness in an environment full of size queens.
16 years isn't such a long time, but just to be sure, put a netbook inside the capsule. Make sure it can run on external power alone, and remove the battery.
Yes, but now, if you do a Google image search for "Liskula Cohen", you can actually see her acting like a skank, right on the first page of results. I'm not sure that's an improvement for her.
I'm sure you can still beat the moon in latency.
Hard drive makers, you have my eternal gratitude.
Speaking of which, I wonder if any judge is going to fine the RIAA $40 million for comparing the defendant in a copyright infringement case to a seafaring marauder who terrorizes travelers and disrupts trade.
If it's legal to store backup copies of your discs, but you can't legally buy a tool to make them, it seems that the only way to exercise your fair use rights is to download backup copies from BitTorrent and similar services.
Nice passive-aggressive tone without a reason there. Maybe the writer just wanted to get straight to the point and not waste time making excuses for designs that are irrelevant nowadays.
The HTC bug, however, looks like it's caused by improper use of string formatting. That sort of problem can occur with any language, as seen with the host of sites (most of them written in high-level languages) that have had SQL injection vulnerabilities in the past.
It's true that some languages and constructs are more dangerous than others, but at some level, programmers just have to bear in mind what they're doing and how they're using their data.
Contracts are weaker than the law. If your contract has terms that are forbidden by law, those terms are void (and possibly the entire contract, and you might be liable for punitive damages).
Of course, I have no idea if US law has such provisions against attempts to forbid class actions.
Downloads
Wiki page on Namoroka
Actually, they'll want to do business with Germany and Finland, since Iran's filtering systems were provided by a Siemens-Nokia partnership.
I thought Langdell was cool with trademark dilution.
I don't think anybody is going to confuse a game called Edge with a company called Edge Games.
No, seriously. The current version of bash.org strips backslashes, but you can see the original text on qdb.us.
Strangely, searching for "\" on either site finds all quotes containing a percent sign.
Actually, the first dance move is "* nmp3bot dances :D\-<", with a backslash. It doesn't show up in the current version of bash.org because programming is hard.
I instinctively braced myself before clicking, but fortunately, there are no pictures on that page. I'm surprised some wikifreak hasn't put up a picture of his own manboobs lactating yet. I'm sure it's just a matter of time, though.
I can wiggle my ears (curiously, the left more than the right), but I don't think that helps me detect the origin of sounds. I just move my head like everyone else.
I wear glasses, btw, and moving my ears also affects them. That means it's unlikely that I subconsciously move my ears to improve listening, because I'd certainly feel my glasses moving. OTOH, it might also mean that I've gotten used to not moving my ears precisely to avoid moving my glasses.
To sum up, glasses are more useful than wiggly ears.
How about FTP, IRC, all sorts of file sharing protocols? All sorts of messaging/chatting/voice protocols that don't use a single corporate point of failure? VNC, RDP, all sorts of services one might want to run on his home computer and access remotely via dynamic DNS, or run at work and access from home?
Here, let me explain it in terms you should understand. Imagine that you get lost while driving. You should have reached your destination, but you're not sure, so you ask a passerby. "Is this 417 Pine Street?" Now, if you're driving a car, the man tells you "No, this is an abandoned warehouse. You need to go back and make a turn at...", and tells you the directions. BUT, if you're driving anything but a car, he tells you "Yeah, this is the place, but everyone is gone."
And now you're saying: "But I only ever drive cars!"
Maybe, but people also drive bikes, trucks, etc. Even if you only drive cars, you'll probably want delivery trucks to get to the right place when they're delivering stuff to you!
But just as you're pondering that, you get beat up by a gang of bikers.
What does this have to do with information technology?
The American prison system (judging by how it's described by American sources themselves - often with glee) is something to which no civilized nation should allow its citizens to be subjected. Sometimes people seem not to realize how twisted it is that prison rape be considered a normal part of going to jail, instead of the vile barbarity that it is.