So your argument is that even though the bug exists, it's okay because no one took the time to massively exploit it?
you do realize that if OSX had anywhere near the market share of windows, this would've been exploited years ago, right? i accept that 'security through obscurity' is perfectly valid, but you need to recognize it for what it is.
It shouldn't be more controversial
than the reactors that powered Voyager and other deep
space probes. There have been protests over some of
the more potentially dangerous reactors that might
have caused contamination over a wide area if they blew
up; but IIRC they launched anyway.
RTGs (Voyager) are not nuclear fission reactors, and have nowhere near the same risk elements as fission. RTG's are powered by radioactive decay, not fission.
and apparently I'm alone in thinking that. How many parents wouldn't want to know what their child's best chance for success will be?
The whole 'denying that genetics play a role in development' thing is just wrong and passe.
That's faux-socialists for you. Everyone giving gifts to each other works out great, as long as there's a lot of money paid up front to create the temp economy. Real life doesn't operate for free, but get someone high enough and they think they're revolutionary.
FTFA: "... and finally places it on competitive footing with other major operating systems such as OS X and Linux."
Give me a break. 90% market share doesn't indicate "competitive" now? How can Mac and FOSS fanboys even take themselves seriously? This blind hatred for everything MS is old.
As someone that teaches programming to engineering students, I agree these labs are essential. I already have to do a decent amount of tech support for the shocking number of computer illiterates. I don't even like thinking about the hassle I'd have instructing them all in how to set up a full programming environment, and install all the engineering software they're expected to use.
As is, I have to deal with students that simply don't understand how PuTTY works, and don't want to be in a lab for whatever reason. To date, the greatest excuse I've heard for not submitting an assignment was "the remote servers were down." First, they weren't all down, second, there were around 500 lab computers on campus with the necessary software.
Maybe for a computer science curriculum these labs aren't necessary, but for engineering, where you have very expensive software necessary for students that generally have little computer knowledge, they're indispensable.
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It's called "The Industrial Revolution" for a reason.
So your argument is that even though the bug exists, it's okay because no one took the time to massively exploit it? you do realize that if OSX had anywhere near the market share of windows, this would've been exploited years ago, right? i accept that 'security through obscurity' is perfectly valid, but you need to recognize it for what it is.
So this means we can take those idiotic commercials off the air, right?
Who cares, it was originally a white guy that got photoshopped into a black guy anyway. Yay forced diversity!
It shouldn't be more controversial than the reactors that powered Voyager and other deep space probes. There have been protests over some of the more potentially dangerous reactors that might have caused contamination over a wide area if they blew up; but IIRC they launched anyway.
RTGs (Voyager) are not nuclear fission reactors, and have nowhere near the same risk elements as fission. RTG's are powered by radioactive decay, not fission.
Besides, scientists haven't been able to cure most of the world's deadly diseases in all our years of existence.
1.) "Most"? That's asking an awful lot. 2.) How is that even relevant to genetic screening?
Seems kind of sneaky that we can all of a sudden jump to gene manipulation with any success...
TFA had no mention of gene manipulation. Only scanning for traits.
how do they handle things when you find out that you have the next Mao Zedong or Stalin?
In China? They promote him to leadership roles, obviously.
and apparently I'm alone in thinking that. How many parents wouldn't want to know what their child's best chance for success will be? The whole 'denying that genetics play a role in development' thing is just wrong and passe.
That's faux-socialists for you. Everyone giving gifts to each other works out great, as long as there's a lot of money paid up front to create the temp economy. Real life doesn't operate for free, but get someone high enough and they think they're revolutionary.
Procedurally-generated, dynamic content in an upcoming MMO? Next you're going to tell me it's going to revolutionize gaming!
In other news... Thomas M. Siebel is no longer being asked to come speak at colleges.
FTFA: "... and finally places it on competitive footing with other major operating systems such as OS X and Linux." Give me a break. 90% market share doesn't indicate "competitive" now? How can Mac and FOSS fanboys even take themselves seriously? This blind hatred for everything MS is old.
With that argument, PDFs would be the thing to die, not MS Word.
As someone that teaches programming to engineering students, I agree these labs are essential. I already have to do a decent amount of tech support for the shocking number of computer illiterates. I don't even like thinking about the hassle I'd have instructing them all in how to set up a full programming environment, and install all the engineering software they're expected to use. As is, I have to deal with students that simply don't understand how PuTTY works, and don't want to be in a lab for whatever reason. To date, the greatest excuse I've heard for not submitting an assignment was "the remote servers were down." First, they weren't all down, second, there were around 500 lab computers on campus with the necessary software. Maybe for a computer science curriculum these labs aren't necessary, but for engineering, where you have very expensive software necessary for students that generally have little computer knowledge, they're indispensable.