Microsoft should have a simple on/off switch for RPC. And it should default to "Off". 90% of the problem is solved, and those who use RPC know it because they had to turn it on.
Does that sum it up enough? It's not like when you buy a house all the doors are in the attic and you have to go put them on the frames to keep people from just wandering in...why should I have to do that with Windows?
Of course, no one runs any of these programs from the Terminal, you know. The'll have an icon to look at and the combination of the two makes the meaning obvious. "Mozilla" with a big dinosaur head? Looks like a game. "Safari" with a compass isn't exactly the best way to convey web browsing, either. But "iCal" with a calendar for an icon seems quote obvious to me. iTunes with a CD and some notes? Sure. iPhoto might do better with a picture of a photo album book, but the picture and camera isn't quite what i'd call obfuscated.
For a bunch of geeks, it's sad to see that no careful thought EVER goes into UI issues, which is why, IMO, X enviroments are always ugly and poorly thought-out. Of couse, my experience is much more limited. But then, doesn't that sound familiar?
There a few common sense notions that people rightfully have. Among these are that 1) you can be on the internet and 2) connecting your system to a network should not harm other computers. If theory and practice are incompatible, I think they should rethink the practice of computers rather that the above two notions.
There a few common sense notions that people rightfully have. Among these are that 1) you can sleep around and 2) fucking without a condom probably won't give you diseases unless it's a whore from behind the Shell station. If theory and practice are incompatible, I think they should rethink the practice of humping like rabbits rather than the above two notions.
A system allowing a user of a browser program on a computer connected to an open distributed hypermedia system
...your LAN counts...
to access and execute an embedded program object. The program object is embedded into a hypermedia document much like data objects.
...Java and JavaScript...might not cover Flash unless it contains ActionScripts...
The user may select the program object from the screen. Once selected the program object executes on the user's (client) computer or may execute on a remote server or additional remote computers in a distributed processing arrangement.
...PHP/ASP/Perl?(!)...
After launching the program object, the user is able to interact with the object as the invention provides for ongoing interprocess communication between the application object (program) and the browser program. One application of the embedded program object allows a user to view large and complex multi-dimensional objects from within the browser's window. The user can manipulate a control panel to change the viewpoint used to view the image. The invention allows a program to execute on a remote server or other computers to calculate the viewing transformations and send frame data to the client computer thus providing the user of the client computer with interactive features and allowing the user to have access to greater computing power than may be available at the user's client computer.
It sounds to me like this only covers downloading executable code to be run, or having code run on the server to generate a web page. Doesnt' look at all to me liek they've patented "plug-ins" as some have said... Worded loosely enough that it could cover scripts and the like as "executable code". I hope MS appeals, as much as I hate the bastards I'm rooting for them this time.
Stick it to Redmond, or shoot down a software patent that could have implications on possibly every common software product to date? Talk about a rock and a hard place...;-)
If what you say is true, that also means Netscape, AOL, Photoshop, The Gimp, Mozilla, and Safari also infringe, as well as perhaps Windows (DLLs) Linux and the BSDs (libs) and MacOS 7-9 (INITs, CFMs, Shared Libraries) infringe as well!
Fortunately, I don't thnk it's quite that bad. Would anyone who knows exactly how far this will reach care to comment? Some of us saw this headline and are dreadfully fearing the evils this could bring across all current software as we know it.
Is this 1986? What about the thermal transfer recipt paper that's used in everything from ECRs to gas pumps to electronic label makers? That only makes a paper scroll noise, and if each vote gets one line, then no one can tell based on mechanical sound.
To solve the problem of peeking (and also recipt storage), simply have the paper spool from one roll, past printer heads, and back around a second roll, much like film in a projector. This would more than likely not require any human intervention, other than paper change, and could be contained internally by the voting machine.
Want to verify the results of the paper against the computer-counted votes to ensure accuracy? Print bar-codes instead of names and simply feed the recipt paper through a reader which will tally and compare. Each voting machine could have a different numbering scheme for the candidate list, making forgery of the paper more difficult, and overall forgery much harder, as one would need to falsify not only the electronic media, but also the paper recipt.
What would the sarcasm tag actually do? That surely must be decided before one can implement it...
Also: Does anyone ever even use tags like <EMPHASIS> and <STRONG>? I always just think to use <B> and <I>, and/. doesn't even allow <EMPHASIS>...
<SARCASM LEVEL="HIGH">Personally, I think we need a <STONG>, for all those lame e-mails that get sent in every Monday. Until we started working on da CD, yo.</SARCASM>
Oh, oh, one more interesting thought: Perhaps/. could implement the sarcasm tag using message filters and just make it into valid HTML when actually posting, for example, make it bold and green? Let the user decide on how it looks on a per-person basis (that would be a mess of work, however...)?
Seriously, is this an example of hero-worship gone too far?
I would have thought of it more of a joke on the kernel mailing list subscribers; however it was posted under the Linux catagory instead of Humor...makes me wonder.
Because the UNIX way of thinking is, different functionalities should be embodied in different programs. If someone, say, upgrades the bzip2 algorithm, all you have to do is update bzip2. If it was built into tar, then you'd have to update tar and bzip2 whenever the algorithm changes. This is just an example, but it demonstrates the way UNIX is "supposed" to work.
So...why would having tar try to untar a the archive first and if it doesn't encounter the expected format, pass it along to bzip2 the same way it does with the -z or -j flags and see if that returns an error or not?
If it succeeds, then it was just compressed. If it fails, then try another compression method until one works. Failing that, the archive must be corrupt, or the file isn't a tarball. You wouldn't need to build bzip2 or anything else into tar, just use a pipe or whatever the current method is. IANALH.
All I get on that page is "Object Required." Anyone mirror it? Whorepost the article text?
And, on topic: Doubt this is good for Linux, because even if everyone who is scared away from Linux hears that SCO lost and Linux was clean this whole time, they might stay away from it for fear that something like this might really happen in the future. Which brings up a good question: What steps can the Linux community take to actually prevent something like this from ever actually happening (assuming is hasn't already, and I dont' think it has)?
But long term, releasing this IP could end up costing them money, because the more "competition" there is out there for their current product, the less profitable the current product may be.
Somehow, I don't think the smart business people will be thinking that. If there was really enough demand for their old game that it might cause a flux in the sales of their current products (i.e. people buying the old game from the geeks who restored it instead of the new game from the game company), why wouldn't they put their old game back on the market and retain both revenue streams? All it would take to extend the copyright is to fix a few things to make it work on modern systems, perhaps convert it into a stand-alone executable instead of a ROM file.
Other then that, I doubt any companies are worried their old arcade games are going to cut into modern title sales. I love new games just as much as old ones, although I'd like to see some older-style ideas with newer technology.
...oh why did you put your data back on a drive with the same firmware version as the one that crapped out? Wouldn't it have been more reasonable to keep it on the newer drive, which perhaps fixes whatever problem the older one had that made it fail, rather than use the old revision and enable for the possibility of this happeneing again?
Perhaps it wasn't the board, perhaps the power supply sucks or something...but perhaps it was a firmware bug?
Both Windows and Linux are OS's that will run on my computer. So are BSD, Solaris, etc.
One will always be a substitute for the another.
Yes, but I think his point was that some expect Linux to be a replacement for Windows; they want it to actually be Windows, only for free. As it turns out, you get the same kind of reaction you would sitting Steve Balmer in front of a Mac.
We already do: Check out habbo.com, it's more of a virtual chat room than a MMORPG, but you pay real money for credits to buy items in the "game", and set up your own room. Many hacked items, stolen items, etc. float around. Average palyer age is around 15 or so, so I stopped going...
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How about this:
Microsoft should have a simple on/off switch for RPC. And it should default to "Off". 90% of the problem is solved, and those who use RPC know it because they had to turn it on.
Does that sum it up enough? It's not like when you buy a house all the doors are in the attic and you have to go put them on the frames to keep people from just wandering in...why should I have to do that with Windows?
Of course, no one runs any of these programs from the Terminal, you know. The'll have an icon to look at and the combination of the two makes the meaning obvious. "Mozilla" with a big dinosaur head? Looks like a game. "Safari" with a compass isn't exactly the best way to convey web browsing, either. But "iCal" with a calendar for an icon seems quote obvious to me. iTunes with a CD and some notes? Sure. iPhoto might do better with a picture of a photo album book, but the picture and camera isn't quite what i'd call obfuscated.
For a bunch of geeks, it's sad to see that no careful thought EVER goes into UI issues, which is why, IMO, X enviroments are always ugly and poorly thought-out. Of couse, my experience is much more limited. But then, doesn't that sound familiar?
What if we live longer but age the same rate?
I'd hate to see what 200 felt like then. Hell, I'm not even looking forward to 30.
Wow, this is terrible. Worse than I had thought....your LAN counts......Java and JavaScript...might not cover Flash unless it contains ActionScripts......PHP/ASP/Perl?(!)... It sounds to me like this only covers downloading executable code to be run, or having code run on the server to generate a web page. Doesnt' look at all to me liek they've patented "plug-ins" as some have said... Worded loosely enough that it could cover scripts and the like as "executable code". I hope MS appeals, as much as I hate the bastards I'm rooting for them this time.
Stick it to Redmond, or shoot down a software patent that could have implications on possibly every common software product to date? Talk about a rock and a hard place...
If what you say is true, that also means Netscape, AOL, Photoshop, The Gimp, Mozilla, and Safari also infringe, as well as perhaps Windows (DLLs) Linux and the BSDs (libs) and MacOS 7-9 (INITs, CFMs, Shared Libraries) infringe as well!
Fortunately, I don't thnk it's quite that bad. Would anyone who knows exactly how far this will reach care to comment? Some of us saw this headline and are dreadfully fearing the evils this could bring across all current software as we know it.
Perhaps these guys would be interested in marketing the reclining shitter...
Is this 1986? What about the thermal transfer recipt paper that's used in everything from ECRs to gas pumps to electronic label makers? That only makes a paper scroll noise, and if each vote gets one line, then no one can tell based on mechanical sound.
To solve the problem of peeking (and also recipt storage), simply have the paper spool from one roll, past printer heads, and back around a second roll, much like film in a projector. This would more than likely not require any human intervention, other than paper change, and could be contained internally by the voting machine.
Want to verify the results of the paper against the computer-counted votes to ensure accuracy? Print bar-codes instead of names and simply feed the recipt paper through a reader which will tally and compare. Each voting machine could have a different numbering scheme for the candidate list, making forgery of the paper more difficult, and overall forgery much harder, as one would need to falsify not only the electronic media, but also the paper recipt.
Whatever happened to WANs, anyways?
What would the sarcasm tag actually do? That surely must be decided before one can implement it...
Also: Does anyone ever even use tags like <EMPHASIS> and <STRONG>? I always just think to use <B> and <I>, and
<SARCASM LEVEL="HIGH">Personally, I think we need a <STONG>, for all those lame e-mails that get sent in every Monday. Until we started working on da CD, yo.</SARCASM>
Oh, oh, one more interesting thought: Perhaps
I know I'm offtopic and feeding a troll, but dude...that was one of the funniest pieces of troll literature I've read in months.
My Karma thanks your kind words.
"Flavor" fits most US accents. Think about it:
- Boston: FLAV-ah (Pahk teh cahr at havahd yahd)
- New York: FLAY-vuh (think almost Tony Soprano-ish)
- Texas: Flaayyy-VER (Cowfolk style, think George Bush +80 IQ points)
- California: flAY-ver!! ohmigod! (Valley girl style)
- All are easily represented by the spelling "Flavor".
Where "Flavour" fits the rest of the world's accents:- UK: FLAY-voor (like Eric Idle)
- France: ah-flah-VOUR (like French people)
- Australia: Fulav-or (Steve Erwin)
- These look more correct as "Flavor".
Can't speak for Linus on this matter, the only thing I have ever heard Linus say was "Hello my name is Linus Torvalds and I pronounce Linux 'Linux'."I dunno if it was beer or being from an Engrish speaking origin, but I believe he meant (emphasis mine):
Please start your own technical FAQ satire website. You'll be rich.
(Yes really, that was awsome. <APPLAUSE>)
If it succeeds, then it was just compressed. If it fails, then try another compression method until one works. Failing that, the archive must be corrupt, or the file isn't a tarball. You wouldn't need to build bzip2 or anything else into tar, just use a pipe or whatever the current method is. IANALH.
All I get on that page is "Object Required." Anyone mirror it? Whorepost the article text?
And, on topic: Doubt this is good for Linux, because even if everyone who is scared away from Linux hears that SCO lost and Linux was clean this whole time, they might stay away from it for fear that something like this might really happen in the future. Which brings up a good question: What steps can the Linux community take to actually prevent something like this from ever actually happening (assuming is hasn't already, and I dont' think it has)?
Other then that, I doubt any companies are worried their old arcade games are going to cut into modern title sales. I love new games just as much as old ones, although I'd like to see some older-style ideas with newer technology.
...oh why did you put your data back on a drive with the same firmware version as the one that crapped out? Wouldn't it have been more reasonable to keep it on the newer drive, which perhaps fixes whatever problem the older one had that made it fail, rather than use the old revision and enable for the possibility of this happeneing again?
Perhaps it wasn't the board, perhaps the power supply sucks or something...but perhaps it was a firmware bug?
Just make backups nightly and you'll be fine
If he is arrogant because reality shows suck, then Linus is arrogant because Windows sucks.
Exactly why this will get very very interesting, my friends...
Oh, absolutey...but you'd be suprised how far money and pretend ignorance can get you, especially in the American court system...
We already do: Check out habbo.com, it's more of a virtual chat room than a MMORPG, but you pay real money for credits to buy items in the "game", and set up your own room. Many hacked items, stolen items, etc. float around. Average palyer age is around 15 or so, so I stopped going...