"A near as I could tell, for almost any executable you gave it, it reported there was a bug. The exception is that if you dropped its own executable on itself (even a renamed copy), it reported no bug. That seems pretty accurate to me."
Actually there was one bug in that software so it should have reported itself as having a bug but since it didn't do it that was a bug in the bug detection system so it should have reported itself as having a bug...;)
"It's what Slashdot pundits have been saying all along"
The big difference is that IBM supposedly had a team of lawyers look at it very thoroughly before endorsing it, making it more likely to be relevant than if it is said by john doe slashdot reader.
Earth is too back-water a planet to be able to find one in the solar system so due the the unfortunate limitations of this robot it seems unlikely. Can't people have a bit of foresight when they construct things nowadays?
"...by finding the position of virtually everything in the solar system."
"Even...Uranus?"
Don't worry, it is programmed to avoid shade so it won't go where the Sun doesn't shine.
Now if it could find the position of my keys in the morning that would be nice (I'm almost certain that they are in the solar system so it shouldn't be a problem).
Linux was written from scratch in 91 as a project to be a better Minix than Minix because AST (Andy S. Tanenbaum, the creator of Minix) refused many improvement to Minix in order to keep it simple for teaching purposes.
So Linux descends in spirit from Minix hich descends in spirit from Unix but doesn't share any code with any of them (unless somebody screwed up later and submitted some but nobody proved that yet).
Furthermore Unix was a monolithic kernel (one big binary) whereas Minix was a demonstration of a micro-kernel (smaller "core" binary with many additional binaries communicating with the core via messages) and Linux is mostly monolithic (it was completely monolithic at first) but added modules which adds a bit of flexibility to the kernel.
If you want you can still download the old kernels here ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/Historic or probably at some mirrors.
"And that's also the reason why Linux can no longer have a versioned file system built into it - it's against the licence of the 'free' BK users, like Linus."
"This is so storing up problems for later. It's true - it doesn't cause a huge problem at the moment. But it will do in years to come. More and more of a problem as Linux development is locked into BK."
Fortunately Linux is Free Software so if a versioning file system become as important in the future as journaling ones today then a fork could always happen and if BK's use really hinders the Linus tree then it will be overlooked in favour of a fork, if not then it is because BK will not be such a problem.
It's a very interesting idea but it is unlikely to work if they tried to.
Why? Because many companies licensed SysV from Sco to base their Unix on it, including IBM, so even if SCO doctored their source code IBM could say "wait a minute, this isn't the comments accompanying the code AT&T licensed us way back in the 80's" and then SCO is in deep shit for fraud.
However, I thought that something like that may happen anyway if SCO get their way. When SCO supposedly yanked IBM's Unix license for AIX they asked that all copies of SCO's code be either returned to them or destroyed, which if it happened would make it much harder for IBM to prove that they doctored it.
Luckily it seems improbable that IBM will be forced to do so, after all to obtain a permanent injunction against IBM they would have to prove that irreparable harm would be done to them which would be hard after several SCO managers said they didn't mind having IBM not comply with their revocation because they amass damages meanwhile if their case is successful of course (if they are so happy about it it can't harm them that much). On the other hand, IBM would most definitely be adversly affected by an injunction against selling AIX, both monetary and in goodwill to their clients that depend on IBM being able to provide new AIX licenses when they need them. And SCO would be unlikely to be able to pay all the hundreds of millions of damage to IBM if they lost so the probability of them having such an injunction is very low.
"Rats become infected with T. gondiii by eating infected beetles or worms. Once infected, the rats lose their fear of cats and become aggressive towards them and thereby becoming dinner for the cat."
"I wonder how long it will be before T. Gondii evolves to affect humans?"
Don't worry, even if you lose your fear of cats it is unlikely that you will become their next meal, unless you live in Africa where there are some really big cats or if you are an old woman.
If updatedb (the program updating the locate database) only makes your hard drive for 5-10 seconds as the grandparent post said then you must have a bloody fast machine or a bloody small hard drive.
True the G5 Macs have 9 fans but given that they have that number in order to have it quieter they need to have them strategically placed and smaller so that the total cooling may not be comparable to what you may think at first when you think of 9 fans which would mean that a P4 cooled with an equivalent cooling power may not be overclockable that much.
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"A near as I could tell, for almost any executable you gave it, it reported there was a bug. The exception is that if you dropped its own executable on itself (even a renamed copy), it reported no bug. That seems pretty accurate to me."
;)
Actually there was one bug in that software so it should have reported itself as having a bug but since it didn't do it that was a bug in the bug detection system so it should have reported itself as having a bug...
A bit like Linux then (according to Microsoft)?
Mr Baumgartner said the plane was at 30,000 ft (9,000 m) when he jumped - and he initially reached speeds of 360 km (220 miles) per hour.
So which system do you want to use, metric or imperial?
But his photographer was running Windows:
"A cameraman following him passed out through lack of oxygen in the plane before the jump.
And when he jumped his legs and glider got entangled and he had to cut his glider into pieces, he said. "
With the channel beneath you it gives a new meaning to BLUE screen of death.
> > > "Even...Uranus?"
> > Don't worry, it is programmed to avoid shade so it won't go where the Sun doesn't shine.
> "And how does this help me?"
> - The Goatse Guy.
It helps you because the sun shines there for you.
"It's what Slashdot pundits have been saying all along"
The big difference is that IBM supposedly had a team of lawyers look at it very thoroughly before endorsing it, making it more likely to be relevant than if it is said by john doe slashdot reader.
There were a few before they were posted on
Earth is too back-water a planet to be able to find one in the solar system so due the the unfortunate limitations of this robot it seems unlikely. Can't people have a bit of foresight when they construct things nowadays?
"...by finding the position of virtually everything in the solar system."
"Even...Uranus?"
Don't worry, it is programmed to avoid shade so it won't go where the Sun doesn't shine.
Now if it could find the position of my keys in the morning that would be nice (I'm almost certain that they are in the solar system so it shouldn't be a problem).
If you want the beer to be English make sure that the water is warm enough.
"I'm holding out for the day when we can go to the corner 7-11 and order up a beautiful woman"
"You can do that today at the corner of 7th and 11th."
He said _beautiful_.
Linux was written from scratch in 91 as a project to be a better Minix than Minix because AST (Andy S. Tanenbaum, the creator of Minix) refused many improvement to Minix in order to keep it simple for teaching purposes.
So Linux descends in spirit from Minix hich descends in spirit from Unix but doesn't share any code with any of them (unless somebody screwed up later and submitted some but nobody proved that yet).
Furthermore Unix was a monolithic kernel (one big binary) whereas Minix was a demonstration of a micro-kernel (smaller "core" binary with many additional binaries communicating with the core via messages) and Linux is mostly monolithic (it was completely monolithic at first) but added modules which adds a bit of flexibility to the kernel.
If you want you can still download the old kernels here ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/Historic or probably at some mirrors.
"And that's also the reason why Linux can no longer have a versioned file system built into it - it's against the licence of the 'free' BK users, like Linus."
"This is so storing up problems for later. It's true - it doesn't cause a huge problem at the moment. But it will do in years to come. More and more of a problem as Linux development is locked into BK."
Fortunately Linux is Free Software so if a versioning file system become as important in the future as journaling ones today then a fork could always happen and if BK's use really hinders the Linus tree then it will be overlooked in favour of a fork, if not then it is because BK will not be such a problem.
I Hope it helps.
Or depending on your point of view "C double plus ungood". Let the flamewars begin!
It's a very interesting idea but it is unlikely to work if they tried to.
Why? Because many companies licensed SysV from Sco to base their Unix on it, including IBM, so even if SCO doctored their source code IBM could say "wait a minute, this isn't the comments accompanying the code AT&T licensed us way back in the 80's" and then SCO is in deep shit for fraud.
However, I thought that something like that may happen anyway if SCO get their way. When SCO supposedly yanked IBM's Unix license for AIX they asked that all copies of SCO's code be either returned to them or destroyed, which if it happened would make it much harder for IBM to prove that they doctored it.
Luckily it seems improbable that IBM will be forced to do so, after all to obtain a permanent injunction against IBM they would have to prove that irreparable harm would be done to them which would be hard after several SCO managers said they didn't mind having IBM not comply with their revocation because they amass damages meanwhile if their case is successful of course (if they are so happy about it it can't harm them that much). On the other hand, IBM would most definitely be adversly affected by an injunction against selling AIX, both monetary and in goodwill to their clients that depend on IBM being able to provide new AIX licenses when they need them. And SCO would be unlikely to be able to pay all the hundreds of millions of damage to IBM if they lost so the probability of them having such an injunction is very low.
"Ah, this reminds me of a great ad for a language school from some years back."
I would be interested in seeing it, I am always saying that French* is easy to learn, even a baby can do it.
*replace by langage of choice.
"Heh. Dr Pepper tastes funny after going through your nose. Yuck."
What? Do you mean to say you drank it again after ejecting it from your nose? Yuck indeed.
I know, I have read the other posts saying it already affects humans but I don't see why it should stop me from making a joke.
"Rats become infected with T. gondiii by eating infected beetles or worms. Once infected, the rats lose their fear of cats and become aggressive towards them and thereby becoming dinner for the cat."
"I wonder how long it will be before T. Gondii evolves to affect humans?"
Don't worry, even if you lose your fear of cats it is unlikely that you will become their next meal, unless you live in Africa where there are some really big cats or if you are an old woman.
" Now I have to go find my Railroad Tycoon CD. Now thanks to you, my three-day weekend has just became drastically shorter."
If your room wasn't such a mess it wouldn't take so long to find that Railroad Tycoon CD.
If updatedb (the program updating the locate database) only makes your hard drive for 5-10 seconds as the grandparent post said then you must have a bloody fast machine or a bloody small hard drive.
True the G5 Macs have 9 fans but given that they have that number in order to have it quieter they need to have them strategically placed and smaller so that the total cooling may not be comparable to what you may think at first when you think of 9 fans which would mean that a P4 cooled with an equivalent cooling power may not be overclockable that much.
"I wanna hear what one [nuke] sounds like."
Don't worry, I will send one (nuke) your way so you can know what it sounds like.
Saddam
"They have my crappy ass Wintel box when they pry it from my numb, pale fingers."
Well, they can have MY crappy ass Wintel laptop when they replace it with a G5 Mac for free, and as a bonus for them there won't be any prying at all.