So the question is whether people will prefer this? The answer is that the people who regularly update their systems will likely think it's a good idea as it will prevent anything from slipping through the cracks. But the lazy ones will still hate it because (as with all the other mechanisms they ignore) it forces them to pay more attention.
On a serious note, I think/. joke posts on April Fool should have some sort of built-in easter egg (sic) so you can tell they're jokes. Not only would it allow us to rm -rf the fake stories, but it would be fun to look for the hidden hints...
No, really. I'm serious.
Oh puh-lease I assume this is a joke???
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Two points of contention here folks:
1. Linux on big iron You're telling me that running a 700-user e-mail system on Linux is an example of Linux on big iron? Sure the server is big but I could do the same job on a medium-range Intel workstation. Are we supposed to be impressed by this feat of server load balancing? Whooo.... 700 POP accounts on a single server, it's magic...
Second point:
>the move allowed him to avoid spending $150,000 on new hardware and software for a Microsoft Corp. Exchange upgrade
$150,000 for a 700-user Exchange infrastructure?!?!? Where does he work cause I thought my company liked to throw money into the wood chipper! You could easily support 700 users with full redundancy for $60k. Ever seen FUD working in the opposite direction? You have now.
> No, but an excursion of CO2 concentrations outside the range of the past million years over the space of a single century is indeed a geological event.
Now that's what I like to see, an argument based on facts and figures rather than a vague concern "for all the little critters." However as a counter-point I have to ask if you can prove this is not a regular occurrence? Geology is about thousands and millions of years, and while you can assert that recent findings point to an anomaly compared to average global temperature patterns over the past million years, how do you know these wild fluctuations aren't normal?
As an analogy, if you knew a mutual fund had on average 14% growth per annum over 20 years, then you could assert that a -8% return in one year is not in keeping with the long-term trend. However perhaps the fund naturally fluctuates year to year and 14% growth is only the average. We don't have enough statistical evidence to assert with a level of confidence that recent climate changes are categorically a result of human influence.
That having been said I believe there is a preponderance of evidence that suggests humans are affecting global climate patterns. And I most certainly am not of the opinion that all environmental protection must reap short-term economic benefit. I just think we need to acknowledge that while reducing greenhouse gas output is somewhat of a leap of faith, it's one that's worth making in light of what's at stake.
Nobody contests that global climate change is a fact, what they contest is that a direct link has been established between human production of "greenhouse" gasses and long-term global warming. Temperature averages over 40 years do not a geological event make. Nor can you make the assertion that burning fossil fuels is causing global warming without having to prove it. It's called the scientific method.
Fact: Global cyclical heating and cooling patterns are well documented in the geological record. Fact: Production of "greenhouse" gasses is on the rise. Fact: Short-term weather patterns suggest we are in the midst of some form of warming effect. Hypothesis: This is the direct result of the build-up of "greenhouse" gasses. However this assertion is by no means proven.
Environmentalists also asserted that the burning of oil fields in Kuwait would blanket the earth in black smoke, blocking out the sun and causing the world to descend into another ice age where humans would be forced to labour in underground sugar mines by pale, telepathic masters with gills behind their ears. (I just checked, still no gills!)
It's entirely possible, and even quite likely, that "greenhouse" gas production and global climate change are inextricably linked. However I for one will wait for proof before I elevate a theory from conjecture to fact.
Uhm, fuckstick, don't you realize that's my whole point? You can't give away the games for $2 because it's the data that's valuable. Get an IQ before you spew, moron...
Sounds to me like the shipping industry is behind the times -- there are lots of other industries that have standards for computer systems. The FDA is becoming much more strict about computer validation and there is a great deal of documentation and testing required to implement a validated computer system. There are also many, many recognized Quality Management Systems in existence that apply equally well to a computing environment.
>Everybody seems to know, for instance, that UNIX is safer that Windows
Sorry, I couldn't ignore this... Validation of a computer system is about proving something is fit for purpose. Documenting requirements, design, performance, data integrity etc. It ain't about what OS you run. There's not a sane business person in the world who will rally behind someone masking anti-Microsoft sentiment as "computer security".
That will happen on the same day hell freezes over. You think id Software wants full versions of their games w/ registration keys online for $2 a pop? I can just see the e-mail flood: "Uhm, my Windows quake3.exe file is corrupted, can someone send me a copy? I have all the levels and a key and crap, I'm just missing the executable..."
Nope, enjoy the demos but don't think you're going to get access to full versions of commercial games for free.
Very true. I think the big difference is that few cultures had the same concept of conquest and collonialism as did western Europeans. Competition for resources and associated violence exists in all cultures but few escalated to the point of outright conquest as did the Europeans.
Interesting idea, but I think it would work the reverse of how you suggest. Have you ever, in your life bought anything from a banner ad? I think most seasoned web surfers are so jaded that they don't even see banner ads anymore. Hence the people who pay to remove the ads are likely the people on whom banner ads are already ineffective.
Meanwhile the monkey punchers will keep on being baffled by how their bank account continues to dwindle and wireless webcams keep appearing by FedEx...
If you're working for a large corporation the single biggest mistake to make is to derive your job satisfaction from your "accomplishments". Very few companies develop cures for cancer and despite what your company says, if they are not in this field then chances are they're still stalled at the "find uses for opposable thumbs" stage.
I always recommend people consider whether they are being paid well, and whether they have the opportunity to be promoted. If they pay you well, shut up and get to work. If there is REAL opportunity to advance then ignore the current situation.
However never stay if your career path is compromised, and don't think your great performance will turn crappy pay into awesome pay. If they don't appreciate you at a low salary then they are GUARANTEED not to appreciate you for twice the price...
Sorry, but despite the article it appears terrorism is once again eliminating freedoms internally. I used this service for a long time to dodge predatory advertisers and to avoid unsolicited contact. While Sep. 11th needs to be remembered vividly, people also need to remember that the basis of the American Constitution is that no external threat can strip one of their freedoms. This has been sadly missing of late but please don't forget that the precepts of democracy are Freedom, Tolerance, and and Equality. None can be abandoned due to an attack, in fact they are more sacred than ever...
I agree but am compelled to ask: why was latency an issue w/ RDRAM before but now RDRAM is the greatest thing since sliced bread? I'm not upset that THG has posted a correction, I just didn't see a satisfactory explanation...
Thomas Pabst (who we all respect) posted scathing reviews not only of Rambus the company but also of Rambus the technology. If he is recanting he should do it in person, not through a couple of stoolies. By withdrawing such a controversial statement Tom's site is calling into question both the technical and political validity of his write-ups.
Don't get me wrong, THG rocks and I respect Tom's advice. He knows 10x more than me about hardware. But he should explain why this review is so opposed to the ones he wrote himself...
Uhm, dough-head, it's Toronto, Ontario but I fail to see how that is of any import. And can you please elaborate, are you actually asking me for a link to 411???
>I'm wondering if this sort of thing is starting to work anywhere
Voice recognition works great in real world applications. Directory assistance in the city I live uses voice recognition to find out what language you speak, the city for which you want a listing, and it can even do voice recognition on common businesses. (No doubt for a fee) All without any operator intervention. It's pretty cool.
You poor, ignorant fools... (Miguel included!) Haven't you learned that adopting Microsoft technology, no matter how good, is a death sentence? Do you think the Windows 3.0 APIs weren't better than DOS when they came out?? But Microsoft used their headstart on the Win3 APIs to make inferior products leap-frog superior products by WordPerfect, Borland, Lotus, et-al. Microsoft has always known that by playing the "standards advocate" (particularly when they write the standard) they can always throw 10x more programmers at the problem until the only way to use the standard to its fullest is to use the Microsoft product. Miguel is short-sighted enough to see a good standard here but doesn't realize that Microsoft will stay so far ahead of him in the race that free software will come out looking like a joke. THIS IS WHAT MICROSOFT WANTS! To use the coolest new features we'll need to use Microsoft and Miguel will look like an idiot for always being a year behind. A situation that Microsoft will ENGINEER...
Here's your authoritative answer: Adrian and John are not related. Many notable (and misinformed) publications have made the mistake of assuming they're brothers, hence the reason you read many articles that say otherwise.
Good idea but remember that every kilogram (or pound) in a space launch must be cost-justified as every one costs millions to lift into orbit. This isn't simply a matter of "would they use it wisely" but rather "would they pay millions of dollars to include a self-destruct payload if it meant leaving a major feature of the satellite behind." I agree that it's both a good idea and debatable whether corporations would support it, but I think their hesitations would be more related to launch costs.
Well this was awesome software in the 80's... If it had been released open source a decade ago when it was still new it would have redefined the OS world. As it stands it is only average at best... Next!
A sad day in the Linux world. Once again we're caught in the Catch-22 wherein we can't break away from Microsloth if our favourite games aren't written for Linux, and yet we can't buy those games when they're the only thing that runs under Linux!
While Free Software is the lifeblood of this community, I have to urge everyone who cares about Linux to vote with their money when they see a company trying to turn things right. It's the only language capitalism understands...
Guys this is not a case of "big bad company wants you to think they care about security but they really don't" as the posting suggests.
This is unequivocally a case of "big bad company finally realizes their biggest PR nightmare and has no choice but to finally take security seriously."
Don't think for a minute Gates' e-mail wasn't prompted by a genuine desire to improve security. M$ has finally realised the financial implication of crappy code.
You fail to realize that the reason there is no release date for Duke Nukem Forever is that it was first promised in '98. It was supposed to be a "quick" game like Daikatana using the Quake II engine. We all knew it would languish in the midst of a knee-jerk engine switch and we were RIGHT! But don't suffer from a Hitleresque failure of long-term memory, everyone who was there knows the game was promised to us many years ago before the release date was changed to "when it's done." Any story otherwise is a lie.
You are an idiot. The failure of Daikatana can be pointed to some very business-specific issues, it's not because john was "nice" or slacked off. I hate to say it but his business acumen was horrific which made the promise date for Daikatana completely laughable. When things went sour at Ion (mostly due to Todd Porter) the onus fell on John to deliver. With a mutinous crew bent on the destruction of ION, John could not hope to succeed. He seems to have "started over" with completion taking precedence over quality. "Just to get the game out." I suggest the finished product was poor because it was created only momentarily before the game was published. With no programmers or artists it's hard to publish a game...
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So the question is whether people will prefer this? The answer is that the people who regularly update their systems will likely think it's a good idea as it will prevent anything from slipping through the cracks. But the lazy ones will still hate it because (as with all the other mechanisms they ignore) it forces them to pay more attention.
Seems kinda silly to me.
Warcraft III: StubbyGuys vs. Humans?
/. joke posts on April Fool should have some sort of built-in easter egg (sic) so you can tell they're jokes. Not only would it allow us to rm -rf the fake stories, but it would be fun to look for the hidden hints...
On a serious note, I think
No, really. I'm serious.
Two points of contention here folks:
1. Linux on big iron
You're telling me that running a 700-user e-mail system on Linux is an example of Linux on big iron? Sure the server is big but I could do the same job on a medium-range Intel workstation. Are we supposed to be impressed by this feat of server load balancing? Whooo.... 700 POP accounts on a single server, it's magic...
Second point:
>the move allowed him to avoid spending $150,000 on new hardware and software for a Microsoft Corp. Exchange upgrade
$150,000 for a 700-user Exchange infrastructure?!?!? Where does he work cause I thought my company liked to throw money into the wood chipper! You could easily support 700 users with full redundancy for $60k. Ever seen FUD working in the opposite direction? You have now.
> No, but an excursion of CO2 concentrations outside the range of the past million years over the space of a single century is indeed a geological event.
Now that's what I like to see, an argument based on facts and figures rather than a vague concern "for all the little critters." However as a counter-point I have to ask if you can prove this is not a regular occurrence? Geology is about thousands and millions of years, and while you can assert that recent findings point to an anomaly compared to average global temperature patterns over the past million years, how do you know these wild fluctuations aren't normal?
As an analogy, if you knew a mutual fund had on average 14% growth per annum over 20 years, then you could assert that a -8% return in one year is not in keeping with the long-term trend. However perhaps the fund naturally fluctuates year to year and 14% growth is only the average. We don't have enough statistical evidence to assert with a level of confidence that recent climate changes are categorically a result of human influence.
That having been said I believe there is a preponderance of evidence that suggests humans are affecting global climate patterns. And I most certainly am not of the opinion that all environmental protection must reap short-term economic benefit. I just think we need to acknowledge that while reducing greenhouse gas output is somewhat of a leap of faith, it's one that's worth making in light of what's at stake.
Nobody contests that global climate change is a fact, what they contest is that a direct link has been established between human production of "greenhouse" gasses and long-term global warming. Temperature averages over 40 years do not a geological event make. Nor can you make the assertion that burning fossil fuels is causing global warming without having to prove it. It's called the scientific method.
Fact: Global cyclical heating and cooling patterns are well documented in the geological record. Fact: Production of "greenhouse" gasses is on the rise. Fact: Short-term weather patterns suggest we are in the midst of some form of warming effect. Hypothesis: This is the direct result of the build-up of "greenhouse" gasses. However this assertion is by no means proven.
Environmentalists also asserted that the burning of oil fields in Kuwait would blanket the earth in black smoke, blocking out the sun and causing the world to descend into another ice age where humans would be forced to labour in underground sugar mines by pale, telepathic masters with gills behind their ears. (I just checked, still no gills!)
It's entirely possible, and even quite likely, that "greenhouse" gas production and global climate change are inextricably linked. However I for one will wait for proof before I elevate a theory from conjecture to fact.
Uhm, fuckstick, don't you realize that's my whole point? You can't give away the games for $2 because it's the data that's valuable. Get an IQ before you spew, moron...
Sounds to me like the shipping industry is behind the times -- there are lots of other industries that have standards for computer systems. The FDA is becoming much more strict about computer validation and there is a great deal of documentation and testing required to implement a validated computer system. There are also many, many recognized Quality Management Systems in existence that apply equally well to a computing environment.
>Everybody seems to know, for instance, that UNIX is safer that Windows
Sorry, I couldn't ignore this... Validation of a computer system is about proving something is fit for purpose. Documenting requirements, design, performance, data integrity etc. It ain't about what OS you run. There's not a sane business person in the world who will rally behind someone masking anti-Microsoft sentiment as "computer security".
That will happen on the same day hell freezes over. You think id Software wants full versions of their games w/ registration keys online for $2 a pop? I can just see the e-mail flood: "Uhm, my Windows quake3.exe file is corrupted, can someone send me a copy? I have all the levels and a key and crap, I'm just missing the executable..."
Nope, enjoy the demos but don't think you're going to get access to full versions of commercial games for free.
Very true. I think the big difference is that few cultures had the same concept of conquest and collonialism as did western Europeans. Competition for resources and associated violence exists in all cultures but few escalated to the point of outright conquest as did the Europeans.
Interesting idea, but I think it would work the reverse of how you suggest. Have you ever, in your life bought anything from a banner ad? I think most seasoned web surfers are so jaded that they don't even see banner ads anymore. Hence the people who pay to remove the ads are likely the people on whom banner ads are already ineffective.
Meanwhile the monkey punchers will keep on being baffled by how their bank account continues to dwindle and wireless webcams keep appearing by FedEx...
If you're working for a large corporation the single biggest mistake to make is to derive your job satisfaction from your "accomplishments". Very few companies develop cures for cancer and despite what your company says, if they are not in this field then chances are they're still stalled at the "find uses for opposable thumbs" stage.
I always recommend people consider whether they are being paid well, and whether they have the opportunity to be promoted. If they pay you well, shut up and get to work. If there is REAL opportunity to advance then ignore the current situation.
However never stay if your career path is compromised, and don't think your great performance will turn crappy pay into awesome pay. If they don't appreciate you at a low salary then they are GUARANTEED not to appreciate you for twice the price...
Sorry, but despite the article it appears terrorism is once again eliminating freedoms internally. I used this service for a long time to dodge predatory advertisers and to avoid unsolicited contact. While Sep. 11th needs to be remembered vividly, people also need to remember that the basis of the American Constitution is that no external threat can strip one of their freedoms. This has been sadly missing of late but please don't forget that the precepts of democracy are Freedom, Tolerance, and and Equality. None can be abandoned due to an attack, in fact they are more sacred than ever...
I agree but am compelled to ask: why was latency an issue w/ RDRAM before but now RDRAM is the greatest thing since sliced bread? I'm not upset that THG has posted a correction, I just didn't see a satisfactory explanation...
Thomas Pabst (who we all respect) posted scathing reviews not only of Rambus the company but also of Rambus the technology. If he is recanting he should do it in person, not through a couple of stoolies. By withdrawing such a controversial statement Tom's site is calling into question both the technical and political validity of his write-ups.
Don't get me wrong, THG rocks and I respect Tom's advice. He knows 10x more than me about hardware. But he should explain why this review is so opposed to the ones he wrote himself...
Uhm, dough-head, it's Toronto, Ontario but I fail to see how that is of any import. And can you please elaborate, are you actually asking me for a link to 411???
>I'm wondering if this sort of thing is starting to work anywhere
Voice recognition works great in real world applications. Directory assistance in the city I live uses voice recognition to find out what language you speak, the city for which you want a listing, and it can even do voice recognition on common businesses. (No doubt for a fee) All without any operator intervention. It's pretty cool.
You poor, ignorant fools... (Miguel included!) Haven't you learned that adopting Microsoft technology, no matter how good, is a death sentence? Do you think the Windows 3.0 APIs weren't better than DOS when they came out?? But Microsoft used their headstart on the Win3 APIs to make inferior products leap-frog superior products by WordPerfect, Borland, Lotus, et-al. Microsoft has always known that by playing the "standards advocate" (particularly when they write the standard) they can always throw 10x more programmers at the problem until the only way to use the standard to its fullest is to use the Microsoft product. Miguel is short-sighted enough to see a good standard here but doesn't realize that Microsoft will stay so far ahead of him in the race that free software will come out looking like a joke. THIS IS WHAT MICROSOFT WANTS! To use the coolest new features we'll need to use Microsoft and Miguel will look like an idiot for always being a year behind. A situation that Microsoft will ENGINEER...
Here's your authoritative answer: Adrian and John are not related. Many notable (and misinformed) publications have made the mistake of assuming they're brothers, hence the reason you read many articles that say otherwise.
Good idea but remember that every kilogram (or pound) in a space launch must be cost-justified as every one costs millions to lift into orbit. This isn't simply a matter of "would they use it wisely" but rather "would they pay millions of dollars to include a self-destruct payload if it meant leaving a major feature of the satellite behind." I agree that it's both a good idea and debatable whether corporations would support it, but I think their hesitations would be more related to launch costs.
If gravity is formed by areas of extreme density, I'm putting my money on it landing in Redmond.
Well this was awesome software in the 80's... If it had been released open source a decade ago when it was still new it would have redefined the OS world. As it stands it is only average at best... Next!
A sad day in the Linux world. Once again we're caught in the Catch-22 wherein we can't break away from Microsloth if our favourite games aren't written for Linux, and yet we can't buy those games when they're the only thing that runs under Linux!
While Free Software is the lifeblood of this community, I have to urge everyone who cares about Linux to vote with their money when they see a company trying to turn things right. It's the only language capitalism understands...
Guys this is not a case of "big bad company wants you to think they care about security but they really don't" as the posting suggests.
This is unequivocally a case of "big bad company finally realizes their biggest PR nightmare and has no choice but to finally take security seriously."
Don't think for a minute Gates' e-mail wasn't prompted by a genuine desire to improve security. M$ has finally realised the financial implication of crappy code.
You fail to realize that the reason there is no release date for Duke Nukem Forever is that it was first promised in '98. It was supposed to be a "quick" game like Daikatana using the Quake II engine. We all knew it would languish in the midst of a knee-jerk engine switch and we were RIGHT! But don't suffer from a Hitleresque failure of long-term memory, everyone who was there knows the game was promised to us many years ago before the release date was changed to "when it's done." Any story otherwise is a lie.
You are an idiot. The failure of Daikatana can be pointed to some very business-specific issues, it's not because john was "nice" or slacked off. I hate to say it but his business acumen was horrific which made the promise date for Daikatana completely laughable. When things went sour at Ion (mostly due to Todd Porter) the onus fell on John to deliver. With a mutinous crew bent on the destruction of ION, John could not hope to succeed. He seems to have "started over" with completion taking precedence over quality. "Just to get the game out." I suggest the finished product was poor because it was created only momentarily before the game was published. With no programmers or artists it's hard to publish a game...