I agree, except that parents of elementary and secondary students are notoriously overbearing and bloodthirsty, and school boards are notoriously spineless and completely unwilling to stand up to oversensitive parents. If the parents have a reason to try to get a teacher fired, that teacher will get fired.
I see this causing more harm than good. With the way they get treated, it's a wonder we have any teachers at all.
My computers have user accounts for convenience: I use my computer differently from my SO and guests. These same computers automatically back up home directories to separate spots on the backup drive, because they're different folders. This is just basic home computer/network stuff, no ulterior "planning for never seeing these people ever again" crap.
Did you have a spouse who honestly thought that you were planning for a divorce by keeping separate backups? I use the past tense because it's very obvious that person was a control freak and hope that you are no longer married to that person.
But why does that have to be *in* the TV? If all it does is display a video signal at as high of quality as possible, it can last for many years. If you stick a bunch of apps in it, inevitably the CPU or RAM become inadequate, it doesn't have the latest codec support, manufacturers stop supporting the software, whatever.
I suspect this is why they will be joined: Planned obsolescence.
IMO, Perl greatest weakness is the interface to other libraries (the PerlXS). It is not an easy task to make a Perl binding. It's fscking hard and includes lots of copy-paste. That's why Perl lacks many up-to-date bindings to many up-to-date libraries, what makes it not so suitable for many up-to-date tasks.
I've been looking for some things to do to improve my XS abilities, is there any specific libraries you'd like to see?
FreeBSD (and NetBSD and OpenBSD) have been around roughly as long as Linux has, since the early 1990s. How do you explain the fact that *BSD is a niche OS most users have never heard of, while usage of Linux skyrocketed and it became something that most Joe Sixpacks have at least heard of if not something they actually use as a Windows alternative?
BSD had patent/copyright concerns from System V that were not fully addressed at the time Linux rose to prominence. This is why you hear "This is the year of the Linux desktop" instead of "This is the year of the BSD desktop". This is basic *nix history here, folks.
It would appear that the GPL is superior in terms of attracting developers and establishing a userbase on standard PC hardware in a Windows-dominated world.
Maybe some branches of government and some corporations are starting to see the writing on the wall. They may be starting to remember: Make the people happy, or they will destroy your ability to make them angry.
if RipOffReport wasn't such a massive blackmail scam.
After a dozen clicks through pages to get to their "Corporate Advocacy Program", I finally found where they charge an up-front fee and a "rate" to make sure the reports listed on their site do not appear as high on search results as the actual website.
Though it seems they also pride themselves on never taking money to remove a post.
So is this just selling SEO services to affected businesses? How is this not shady?
"Sure, sensors won't be perfect,..." now instead of arguing over the imperfect calls of referees, we're arguing over the imperfect calls of computerized sensors.
Part of my job is knowing how to program efficiently and effectively. This involves perusing websites, twitter feeds, wikipedia, personal blogs, news sites and other easily-misinterpreted content. I should not have to justify every single web request I make. I should not have to ask, before each decision to click a link, "Is this good for the Company?".
"No US Developer"? I've sat next to US developers that have done exactly that. Hell, sometimes even my code does exactly that (I won't even try to justify it, I am capable of writing bad code).
Your argument would be solved by more oversight and tighter deliverables. Just because they're in another country doesn't mean you can't manage them effectively. At the first checkpoint, it should have been clear how robust the software wasn't and adjustments made to both the spec and the developer's expectations.
"In May, his Oklahoma distributor -- warned by the DEA -- said he could no longer send Wallace iodine.
For Wallace to comply, the state Department of Justice fingerprinted the couple and told Wallace he needed to show them such things as a solid security system for his product. Wallace sent a photograph of Buddy sitting on the front porch."
More people need to do exactly this in the face of bureaucratic oppression and bullshit. Everyone needs more pictures of dogs.
We're litigious but it takes gross incompetence for a corporation to get anything more than a token fine and a "Now try not to do that in the future, please." When that corporation is big enough, it's more "I'm sorry I took time out from fondling your fun zone to give you a fine, now where was I?"
Every day someone comes into #httpd on freenode asking "How do I protect one user's site from another user's site when both are using PHP or CGI or whatever else?" and the answer is invariably "It will cost too much to bother."
If you are a business and you are taking in customer information, you should be held responsible when another user on that server actually figures out how much money that information is worth.
There is no excuse. A VM is about $20 a month. A DynDNS account is less. Shared hosting is for personal home pages, not businesses.
A person who learns of the crime after it is committed and helps the criminal to conceal it, or aids the criminal in escaping, or simply fails to report the crime, is known as an "accessory after the fact".
If s/he did not report this crime, s/he could have been just as liable in a criminal trial.
And you have reached this conclusion after having listened to all the testimony, seen all the evidence, allowing her a full defense, and deliberated on it with a jury of your peers?
The hardcore techy users are not their base. Their base are the millions of 13-23 year olds whose social lives are completely run via Facebook. The loss of your occasional status update is not going to impact them very much.
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I agree, except that parents of elementary and secondary students are notoriously overbearing and bloodthirsty, and school boards are notoriously spineless and completely unwilling to stand up to oversensitive parents. If the parents have a reason to try to get a teacher fired, that teacher will get fired.
I see this causing more harm than good. With the way they get treated, it's a wonder we have any teachers at all.
Who run Bartertown?
My computers have user accounts for convenience: I use my computer differently from my SO and guests. These same computers automatically back up home directories to separate spots on the backup drive, because they're different folders. This is just basic home computer/network stuff, no ulterior "planning for never seeing these people ever again" crap.
Did you have a spouse who honestly thought that you were planning for a divorce by keeping separate backups? I use the past tense because it's very obvious that person was a control freak and hope that you are no longer married to that person.
Like one customer ever made a difference.
But why does that have to be *in* the TV? If all it does is display a video signal at as high of quality as possible, it can last for many years. If you stick a bunch of apps in it, inevitably the CPU or RAM become inadequate, it doesn't have the latest codec support, manufacturers stop supporting the software, whatever.
I suspect this is why they will be joined: Planned obsolescence.
IMO, Perl greatest weakness is the interface to other libraries (the PerlXS). It is not an easy task to make a Perl binding. It's fscking hard and includes lots of copy-paste. That's why Perl lacks many up-to-date bindings to many up-to-date libraries, what makes it not so suitable for many up-to-date tasks.
I've been looking for some things to do to improve my XS abilities, is there any specific libraries you'd like to see?
Ever used ithreads? Ever?
No, and neither should you when POE, Reflex, AnyEvent, Coro, and fork() exist.
MegaUpload - piracy = MegaUpload
FreeBSD (and NetBSD and OpenBSD) have been around roughly as long as Linux has, since the early 1990s. How do you explain the fact that *BSD is a niche OS most users have never heard of, while usage of Linux skyrocketed and it became something that most Joe Sixpacks have at least heard of if not something they actually use as a Windows alternative?
BSD had patent/copyright concerns from System V that were not fully addressed at the time Linux rose to prominence. This is why you hear "This is the year of the Linux desktop" instead of "This is the year of the BSD desktop". This is basic *nix history here, folks.
It would appear that the GPL is superior in terms of attracting developers and establishing a userbase on standard PC hardware in a Windows-dominated world.
Correlation is not causation.
No, but if I buy the parts and pay you to put the car together, I think I should be able to say who gets the car when you're done.
Maybe some branches of government and some corporations are starting to see the writing on the wall. They may be starting to remember: Make the people happy, or they will destroy your ability to make them angry.
if RipOffReport wasn't such a massive blackmail scam.
After a dozen clicks through pages to get to their "Corporate Advocacy Program", I finally found where they charge an up-front fee and a "rate" to make sure the reports listed on their site do not appear as high on search results as the actual website.
Though it seems they also pride themselves on never taking money to remove a post.
So is this just selling SEO services to affected businesses? How is this not shady?
That sounds awfully like it's been tried at least twice...
Except they do still support it. Their carefully-worded PR piece and their CEO's blog both say exactly that.
"Sure, sensors won't be perfect, ..." now instead of arguing over the imperfect calls of referees, we're arguing over the imperfect calls of computerized sensors.
Herman Cain, sir, your campaign is over. Please go away.
Part of my job is knowing how to program efficiently and effectively. This involves perusing websites, twitter feeds, wikipedia, personal blogs, news sites and other easily-misinterpreted content. I should not have to justify every single web request I make. I should not have to ask, before each decision to click a link, "Is this good for the Company?".
"No US Developer"? I've sat next to US developers that have done exactly that. Hell, sometimes even my code does exactly that (I won't even try to justify it, I am capable of writing bad code).
Your argument would be solved by more oversight and tighter deliverables. Just because they're in another country doesn't mean you can't manage them effectively. At the first checkpoint, it should have been clear how robust the software wasn't and adjustments made to both the spec and the developer's expectations.
"In May, his Oklahoma distributor -- warned by the DEA -- said he could no longer send Wallace iodine.
For Wallace to comply, the state Department of Justice fingerprinted the couple and told Wallace he needed to show them such things as a solid security system for his product. Wallace sent a photograph of Buddy sitting on the front porch."
More people need to do exactly this in the face of bureaucratic oppression and bullshit. Everyone needs more pictures of dogs.
We're litigious but it takes gross incompetence for a corporation to get anything more than a token fine and a "Now try not to do that in the future, please." When that corporation is big enough, it's more "I'm sorry I took time out from fondling your fun zone to give you a fine, now where was I?"
Every day someone comes into #httpd on freenode asking "How do I protect one user's site from another user's site when both are using PHP or CGI or whatever else?" and the answer is invariably "It will cost too much to bother."
If you are a business and you are taking in customer information, you should be held responsible when another user on that server actually figures out how much money that information is worth.
There is no excuse. A VM is about $20 a month. A DynDNS account is less. Shared hosting is for personal home pages, not businesses.
From Wikipedia:
A person who learns of the crime after it is committed and helps the criminal to conceal it, or aids the criminal in escaping, or simply fails to report the crime, is known as an "accessory after the fact".
If s/he did not report this crime, s/he could have been just as liable in a criminal trial.
And you have reached this conclusion after having listened to all the testimony, seen all the evidence, allowing her a full defense, and deliberated on it with a jury of your peers?
The hardcore techy users are not their base. Their base are the millions of 13-23 year olds whose social lives are completely run via Facebook. The loss of your occasional status update is not going to impact them very much.
This is bringing your work life home. You are now judged on your home life whether you are worthy to have a work life.