silicone: Any of a class of synthetic materials that are polymers with a chemical structure based on chains of alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, with organic groups attached to the silicon atoms. Such compounds are typically resistant to chemical attack and insensitive to temperature changes and are used to make rubber, plastics, polishes, and lubricants.
I would also add that this should be done with a "write once" kind of storage back. This way we have some small assurance it was not modified.
You could go even further and keep a running log on the same medium that had an md5 of each previous content item which was then md5'd with the current. This seems (to me at least) like it would provide a verifiable trail that shows the written contents were not tampered with.
Would this kind of scheme me useful? or am I missing something obvious?
In actuality, the Constitution doesn't apply to "citizens," nor does it even apply to "people." It applies to the government. It tells the government what it can and can't do (the body tells the government what it can do, and the Bill of Rights tells it what it can't do).
Your first paragraph is exactly what i am tryint to say. Samba is a superior to Microsofts own version. Apache is FAR superior to IIS. Being a small or large company really has nothing to do with anything. There is nothing to "protect". The more you allow people to USE what you have the way they like, the more they WILL. Look at Adobe (who now owns macromedia btw). They opened the PDF spec for other readers and writers, and Acrobat is STILL one of their top selling products. There are a TON of other specialized programs that create PDF files, but they all happily co-exist with the "reference" design if you will.
Are you seriously suggesting that you think things would be BETTER if Microsoft were allowed to "protect" http or html?
Please help me out here: WHO do i pay to fix ie? Or who will fix it for free? As far as i can see there is no page on their site that says "send us money and we will fix what you are having problems with."
Choice IS important. Lets flip the tables for a second. What if the government mandated that everyone use only IBM AIX for example. Windows is no longer a choice. Could you still function as a Java programmer? YES YOU COULD. Precisely because of other open source projects! Eclipse, and a TON of java frameworks and libraries only exist BECAUSE of the open source model.
Lets carry that example to the logical conclusion though. If IBM controlled ALL software and hardware choices, what would you do then? Think back to the mainframe world if you have any experisnce there. EVERYTHING used to be proprietary and closed. This led to HUGE issues. Programming tools are REGULARLY in the millions of dollars not including the mandatory yearly support contracts. Some of the tools were so badly broken that they were simply unusable, and were NEVER fixed. Paying such huge sums for such shoddy tools, was just a small portion of the problem in that world. Where did you turn when something was broken that was badly affecting your business? The vendor. Now what if the vendor tells you they are not going to fix this issue? Lets say it only affects 10% of their customers, so they can't justify the time and money. If the product was open, you could hire someone yourself to make the changes for you instead of being SOL.
As far as fixing software with tons of small patches, have you heard of colaborative development? This is exactly how windows and office and all major software is developed. The directing teams exist in open source as well as closed source. Apache has them, as does FireFox, Samba, and Linux itself! If you seriously believe that 20-30 programmers just sit down and throw patches at each other, you are REALLY living in a fantasy.
Gnome and KDE get major changes with every major version. Hmm. Yes, i do believe that a MAJOR VERSION is named thusly for precisely the purpose of informing you that there are MAJOR CHANGES. As with ANY large project there are changes that break other programs or functionality with each major version. This is different from anything else HOW? This has NOTHING to do with open standards. The usual by-product is that any breakage is fixed fairly quickly, or you are able to do so yourself.
As for the ACID-2 test, Microsoft has stated it has no intention of passing this test. Where does this leave IE? Borked as usual. Firefox on the other hand, being open, can be fixed by anyone. You complain about FireFox not being compliant. You can fix it yourself. This is the difference.
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Edit: Cant seem to spell Silicon properly. lol
I think you mean Sillicon
silicone:
Any of a class of synthetic materials that are polymers with a chemical structure based on chains of alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, with organic groups attached to the silicon atoms. Such compounds are typically resistant to chemical attack and insensitive to temperature changes and are used to make rubber, plastics, polishes, and lubricants.
You could even to do the same on a phone if it was able to charge wirelessly.
Kernighan for SURE, but is Marissa Mayer really a programmer?
The funny thing is that fewer and fewer people will get the [NO CARRIER] reference.
Kind of like the save icon still being a floppy disk in a lot of programs. I wonder how many younger computer users have never even SEEN a floppy.
I had to Google it as well, and came up with: Certified Linux Administrator
Relevant, but still wrong.
That whooshing sound is the point of his post flying over your head at mach 3! 8)
Tried it in a javascript linux instance. Seemed to screw things up quite nicely.
Try it yourself:
http://s-macke.github.io/jor1k/
I would also add that this should be done with a "write once" kind of storage back. This way we have some small assurance it was not modified.
You could go even further and keep a running log on the same medium that had an md5 of each previous content item which was then md5'd with the current.
This seems (to me at least) like it would provide a verifiable trail that shows the written contents were not tampered with.
Would this kind of scheme me useful? or am I missing something obvious?
No Internet, highways, phone system, cell phones, worse healthcare etc..
Yeah, much better. 8(
This would let a LOT of these kind of sites flourish.
I say, turn it around on them. Let them all spaz out when they see 100 more sites offering this service pop up.
How about you blame the insane asshole that did the deed!
In actuality, the Constitution doesn't apply to "citizens," nor does it even apply to "people." It applies to the government. It tells the government what it can and can't do (the body tells the government what it can do, and the Bill of Rights tells it what it can't do).
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_the_US_Constitution_apply_only_to_citizens#ixzz1xL619QwH
Thank you! I have been saying this for years now, but it seems to fall on deaf ears!
No flash involved. all html. And they appear to be matter-of-fact so far.
Literally. Pencil lead!
8)
Put your head between your legs and kiss your @$$ goodbye.
8)
/. looks great to me in Win 7 with Chrome.
Maybe you should take your computer to the GeekSquad.
Please leave your geek card on your way out.
8)
Yeah, that cable actually INCREASES resolution! lol
Monster 1 meter hdmi cable = $99
Monoprice 6Ft hdmi cable = $2.78
So, yes, monster cables are EXTREMELY expensive.
Not a problem actually:
http://www.lastpass.com/ does ALL this.
PCs, Browsers, OSs, Phones, hell they even do One Time passwords if you like!
Very good software!
My girlfriend is an artist and would like to see more like this. Anyone have a good reference for higher resolution images besides google searches?
I really like the Google bookmark service.
https://www.google.com/bookmarks/l
Uses labels like gmail, and has browser addons.
FF:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2888/
It is built into chrome
Safari:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/901411/goggles_use_google_bookmarks_with_safari.html?cat=15
Is the saying "Painstaking" hyphenated as Pain-staking or Pains-taking?
I always thought of it as Pains-taking.
IE:
I have taken great pains to get this right.
Just curious if i have been using it correctly.
Your first paragraph is exactly what i am tryint to say. Samba is a superior to Microsofts own version. Apache is FAR superior to IIS. Being a small or large company really has nothing to do with anything. There is nothing to "protect". The more you allow people to USE what you have the way they like, the more they WILL. Look at Adobe (who now owns macromedia btw). They opened the PDF spec for other readers and writers, and Acrobat is STILL one of their top selling products. There are a TON of other specialized programs that create PDF files, but they all happily co-exist with the "reference" design if you will.
Are you seriously suggesting that you think things would be BETTER if Microsoft were allowed to "protect" http or html?
Please help me out here: WHO do i pay to fix ie? Or who will fix it for free? As far as i can see there is no page on their site that says "send us money and we will fix what you are having problems with."
Choice IS important. Lets flip the tables for a second. What if the government mandated that everyone use only IBM AIX for example. Windows is no longer a choice. Could you still function as a Java programmer? YES YOU COULD. Precisely because of other open source projects! Eclipse, and a TON of java frameworks and libraries only exist BECAUSE of the open source model.
Lets carry that example to the logical conclusion though. If IBM controlled ALL software and hardware choices, what would you do then? Think back to the mainframe world if you have any experisnce there. EVERYTHING used to be proprietary and closed. This led to HUGE issues. Programming tools are REGULARLY in the millions of dollars not including the mandatory yearly support contracts. Some of the tools were so badly broken that they were simply unusable, and were NEVER fixed. Paying such huge sums for such shoddy tools, was just a small portion of the problem in that world. Where did you turn when something was broken that was badly affecting your business? The vendor. Now what if the vendor tells you they are not going to fix this issue? Lets say it only affects 10% of their customers, so they can't justify the time and money. If the product was open, you could hire someone yourself to make the changes for you instead of being SOL.
As far as fixing software with tons of small patches, have you heard of colaborative development? This is exactly how windows and office and all major software is developed. The directing teams exist in open source as well as closed source. Apache has them, as does FireFox, Samba, and Linux itself! If you seriously believe that 20-30 programmers just sit down and throw patches at each other, you are REALLY living in a fantasy.
Gnome and KDE get major changes with every major version. Hmm. Yes, i do believe that a MAJOR VERSION is named thusly for precisely the purpose of informing you that there are MAJOR CHANGES. As with ANY large project there are changes that break other programs or functionality with each major version. This is different from anything else HOW? This has NOTHING to do with open standards. The usual by-product is that any breakage is fixed fairly quickly, or you are able to do so yourself.
As for the ACID-2 test, Microsoft has stated it has no intention of passing this test. Where does this leave IE? Borked as usual. Firefox on the other hand, being open, can be fixed by anyone. You complain about FireFox not being compliant. You can fix it yourself. This is the difference.