I've actually used KETTLE (5 years ago, but still..) Buggy as hell. Would have taken me 1/10th the time to write the thing on my own. Unfortunately my manager at the time insisted that I use it.
"The modern measure of accuracy is simply a matter of how many people believe and repeat a statement."
WHAT?!!!!!
This reminds me of a SNL skit from years ago. Some college professor ends up on family feud. They ask him a seris of questions everyone "knows" the popular answer to: eg. Who was the first European to discover America, popular answer Columbus, correct answer Leif Erikson. He keeps getting shot down because he gives the "wrong" (unpopular) answer.
Actually a majority of people here voted for Gore in 2000. You may or may not be aware of a slight controversy in the last US election. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_ele ction,_2000
Nuclear bomb in 12ft of water and the gov. concludes in 2001 that it's better to just leave it there. But somehow I can't bring my nail clippers on the airplane.
Comparing an open access point to an open door is a horrible analogy. The comparison is common one amoung the computer illiterate. Using someone's open WiFi point is most analogous to accessing open webserver. If there is no obvious security to bypass it's an open server. Period.
Let me state for the record, I was not talking about killing anyone. (More like chase/throw out of the bar.) I'm not advocating anything more than pointing out that this guy is an asshole.
One of my best friends is a Muslim. I've been through Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar. I've read parts of the Koran. (I'm agnostic personally) And yes I know drinking booze is against Islam.
I was just stating the reality that any fuck who comes to my favorite bar spouting off extremist bullshit is going to get thrown out on his ass. Same goes for any member of Hamas, the KKK, Skinhead, or any other bullshit group. And no, I don't need to meet any of them to make my mind up. I know enough about these groups to make the association.
Sami Omar Al-Hussayen may have the right to say what he wants. (The US govt should steer clear of censoring speach.) That doesn't mean I'm going to stand by and let him talk that shit to me, in my face and in my bar.
The differece here is that the Kaiser had every intention of executing those plans. The only reason he didn't attack the US was that he was busy competing with the British in an arms race which eventually lead to WWI. In WWII Hitler had his mind set on world domination. Without the efforts of our military at a critical time he may have been successful. The French were done for as were the Polish. Austria, Switzerland and the Dutch just rolled over. The Britsh and Soviets weren't far behind. Meanwhile Japan attacks Pearl Harbor and kick us out of the Philipines. They even took over some Alaskan Islands. It was no sure bet the alliance would win WWII with US help. Without it Hitler had a good chance at meeting his goals. (The H-Bomb and Jet Propulsion sprang from the minds of German scientists.) If it weren't for the US military we could very well be speaking German here.
Islam is a beautiful religon. An mid-east cluture, as I found in Iraq, is warm and inviting. Islamic extremists are no different than Christian ones. (Think David Koresh) They do not represent the large and overwhelming majority of Muslims.
A few years back I was in Panama City Beach, Fl. Apparently someone took issue that my friends were African American (one of whom is Islamic). We watched as the other partons ended up chasing him out of the restaurant. Take the wrong side of an issue and make stink about it and you may end up on the recieving end of a hard punch.
I'll die fighting to let him say what he wants. But, don't let him show up at my any of my favorite bars around Ft. Bragg. Anyone who supports "religious edicts justifying suicide bombings" and invites people to "financially support the militant Palestinian organization Hamas" wouldn't last too long there.
You know I did feel a bit odd using "the bard" on slashdot. I deserve twenty lashes for that. But please don't accuse me of being an english major. I was comp sci with a minor in math.
I'm an Army Reservist who just spent six months in Baghdad as a combat photographer. I found that to be less stressful than my civilian software engineer job. (I wish that was a joke but I'm not kidding.)
Slashdot Mirror
Maybe I'll check it out again...
Matt Casters... If I remember correctly one of the Pentaho devs
I've actually used KETTLE (5 years ago, but still..) Buggy as hell. Would have taken me 1/10th the time to write the thing on my own. Unfortunately my manager at the time insisted that I use it.
I believe that's call Ant. Or close to that ugliness anyway...
Wood & marbles adding machine: http://woodgears.ca/marbleadd/index.html
Teamviewer has my vote.
"The modern measure of accuracy is simply a matter of how many people believe and repeat a statement."
WHAT?!!!!!
This reminds me of a SNL skit from years ago. Some college professor ends up on family feud. They ask him a seris of questions everyone "knows" the popular answer to: eg. Who was the first European to discover America, popular answer Columbus, correct answer Leif Erikson. He keeps getting shot down because he gives the "wrong" (unpopular) answer.
Now we've gone from SNL farse to reality. Wow.
Actually a majority of people here voted for Gore in 2000. You may or may not be aware of a slight controversy in the last US election. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_ele ction,_2000
Nuclear bomb in 12ft of water and the gov. concludes in 2001 that it's better to just leave it there. But somehow I can't bring my nail clippers on the airplane.
What's the immigration policy like there?
Comparing an open access point to an open door is a horrible analogy. The comparison is common one amoung the computer illiterate. Using someone's open WiFi point is most analogous to accessing open webserver. If there is no obvious security to bypass it's an open server. Period.
actually that was 2 sentences. Nice to see you can count.
Let me state for the record, I was not talking about killing anyone. (More like chase/throw out of the bar.) I'm not advocating anything more than pointing out that this guy is an asshole.
One of my best friends is a Muslim. I've been through Iraq, Kuwait and Qatar. I've read parts of the Koran. (I'm agnostic personally) And yes I know drinking booze is against Islam.
I was just stating the reality that any fuck who comes to my favorite bar spouting off extremist bullshit is going to get thrown out on his ass. Same goes for any member of Hamas, the KKK, Skinhead, or any other bullshit group. And no, I don't need to meet any of them to make my mind up. I know enough about these groups to make the association.
Sami Omar Al-Hussayen may have the right to say what he wants. (The US govt should steer clear of censoring speach.) That doesn't mean I'm going to stand by and let him talk that shit to me, in my face and in my bar.
The differece here is that the Kaiser had every intention of executing those plans. The only reason he didn't attack the US was that he was busy competing with the British in an arms race which eventually lead to WWI. In WWII Hitler had his mind set on world domination. Without the efforts of our military at a critical time he may have been successful. The French were done for as were the Polish. Austria, Switzerland and the Dutch just rolled over. The Britsh and Soviets weren't far behind. Meanwhile Japan attacks Pearl Harbor and kick us out of the Philipines. They even took over some Alaskan Islands. It was no sure bet the alliance would win WWII with US help. Without it Hitler had a good chance at meeting his goals. (The H-Bomb and Jet Propulsion sprang from the minds of German scientists.) If it weren't for the US military we could very well be speaking German here.
German plans to invade US in WWI
Hamas
One of the main reasons the IRA fought for so long were for religious reasons (Catholic).
Disclaimer: I grew up an Irish Catholic
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/1998/October/477crm.ht m
Islam is a beautiful religon. An mid-east cluture, as I found in Iraq, is warm and inviting. Islamic extremists are no different than Christian ones. (Think David Koresh) They do not represent the large and overwhelming majority of Muslims.
A few years back I was in Panama City Beach, Fl. Apparently someone took issue that my friends were African American (one of whom is Islamic). We watched as the other partons ended up chasing him out of the restaurant. Take the wrong side of an issue and make stink about it and you may end up on the recieving end of a hard punch.
I'll die fighting to let him say what he wants. But, don't let him show up at my any of my favorite bars around Ft. Bragg. Anyone who supports "religious edicts justifying suicide bombings" and invites people to "financially support the militant Palestinian organization Hamas" wouldn't last too long there.
You know I did feel a bit odd using "the bard" on slashdot. I deserve twenty lashes for that. But please don't accuse me of being an english major. I was comp sci with a minor in math.
Obviously, this guy majored in comp sci. No engish major would ever compare this stuff to the bard...
I'm an Army Reservist who just spent six months in Baghdad as a combat photographer. I found that to be less stressful than my civilian software engineer job. (I wish that was a joke but I'm not kidding.)