I don't see how someone who rapes, tortures, and murders your wife is even allowed to have a point of view at that point.
And you Tolkien quote is well taken. I have a huge respect for him (moreso for his theology then his fictional writings) and he brings up part of the struggle between justice for society and justice for the criminals.
A) I agree with your assesment of the US justice system accept that you exaggerate the problem. OJ Simpson may or may not be guilty, it is not for us to judge. Also, yes, to a small degree you can buy your way in court and I hope that changes radically. However, it's not as bad as you'd like to think.
I know why I despise christians. They keep moralizing and thumping their bibles crying "thou shalt not kill", but man, when they really want to kill someone, they have the PR.
Well, all properly translated contexts of that commandment are "thou shall not murder". Murdering is differnent then killing. Also, Christianity is the foundation of so many religions and denominations with such a wide array of beliefs that it's impossible to accurately classify any group of people as "Christians" whie claiming they all believe the same thing.
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I make a good living writing open source software.
Congratulations, you are one of few who actually get paid to WRITE or DESIGN OSS. The rest of us contribute and all we get in return is kudos and cool software, but that doesn't pay the bills.
Open Source is not always the best solution. It is better to not give anything a preference and simply choose technology for it's own merit, and then determine it's licensing afterwords.
Yes, we still put people to death. People who murder, rape, and unfortunately has exhausted the grace of the people. And what do you do in Brazil? Let the guy out of prison in 5 years so he can rape and murder your mother? No, you keep him in prison for LIFE. How is that humane? Being locked up in a cage with other violent people. Have you even visited a minumum security prison, let alone a maximum security prison? I think death is a huge grace when compared to life in one of these hell holes.
Anyone put to death is a very sad thing, no matter how bad they may have been. Nevertheless, evil exists, and the painful reality is that we have to take extreme measures to those consumed by said evil.
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First point. You claim that this allows you "freedom" with your purchased XBox. Consider that if this "freedom" was originally given to you that MS would have to sell the unit at $350 or higher. This is simple business. What you are doing should not be illigal, but at the same time you have to understand that any halfway decent businessperson would have designed the XBox in the way it is.
Second, the nice comment about "free software and ideas" is great but please move out of America or Canada if you are currently subscribing to this impossible reality. In American or Canada (and many other countries, actually) people can not rely on the community or the government to feed their children. If I'm painfully mistaken with your philosophy then please attempt to correct me.
Finally, although I do not agree with this hack job, it was a good hack job - a job well done.
This is flawed logic. By the same logic I can say that all of the very numerous patches needed for Apache (remember the history of the name. hint: A PATCHY) were because the patches were broken.
Microsoft has released hundreds of patches (thanks to swiss cheese security design) within the last year. Could you please quantify the percentage of documented bugs that make your claims of "oft-broken" patches true? I've applied a [rediculous] number of patches to Windows and I've never had one break on me. Of course, that's very anecdotal, but it's at least some form of evidence.
But, lest we forget, this bug was reported to Microsoft a very long time ago. Furthermore, MS has not been trying to fix the bug. Instead they chose to try to place the blame on Verisign.
Sometimes it is better to stick with the facts - even on Slashdot. Microsoft is A) working on a patch and B) claims to have not been alerted until it was publicly released. Here's some facts from MS's website: Despite the many challenges associated with exploiting the flaw, there is indeed a flaw here and Microsoft is developing a patch that will eliminate it. ... However, the report, which neglected to discuss any of the challenges associated with actually exploiting the vulnerability, was made public without any advance warning to Microsoft. Responsible security researchers have the safety of users in mind and work with vendors to ensure that the information published about potential vulnerabilities is balanced and, above all, correct.
This is the result of "integrating" IE into the OS. Now when there is a "browser" sesecurity problem, it's really an OS problem.
This statement is void of any technical reality. IE's SSL implementation uses a shared library a lot like OpenSSL. If MS's definition of "integrate" means "package" so that you, as a 3rd party developer, KNOW that you'll have specific libraries and API's available on certain client OS's. So, yes, it's an "OS" problem in the sense that anything using the OS's SSL lib is affected, just like with OpenSSL.
Great post. Although Linux patches are generally more prompt, one has to consider the testing aspect. A corporation has to answer to customers if a patch breaks. If a Linux (or another OSS program) patch breaks, they claim it was "Alpha" and can "patch the patch" (read: APATCHY web server). This still gives a slight edge to OSS in the long run, but it's not as dramatic as "90minutes vs. 45 days".
I'd call myself an intelect who generally prefers MS technology. We are all entitled to our opinions. Plus, when it comes to BS OEM licenses I get pissed off just like the next person.
How is this an insightful post? Because you can't figure out that MS has released a _FREE_ C# compiler for both Windows and FreeBSD? Sure, the FreeBSD one is just for non-commercial use, but then you have Mono.
But this isn't for a CS credit, it's for an EE/CE credit. And really, a lot of embedded systems are using the Java Micro Edition or the.NET embedded (whatever it's called).
MS keeps chipping away at your freedom one bit (no pun) at a time.
And how is this? MS has been one of the opposing forces against government forced DRM, and they have always given the option to allow both DRM and non-DRM music. I'm not saying that they'll never remove the option, but I'd be a bit surprised if they do given their stance on the issue.
Learning languages currently being marketed by corporations is stupidly shortsighted.
But as with a lot of languages, using C# one can teach a student about:
Basic programming constructs
OOP and Design
Memory and Datatypes on a modern (Abstract Stack Machine) platform
Program design, conventions, etc.
Event driven programming
Multithreaded programming
UI development and design.
Etc.
This isn't ASP, it's a full blown modern language. Would Java (or another language) be better for the task? Maybe, maybe not. Nevertheless, this has nothing to do with schools teaching the student's a trade.
I second this. The iPod is incredible. There is nothing as elegant of a design - especially in 5-20GB class of MP3 players. Skipping is not a problem. UI is great. Battery life exceeds 8 hours with just 1 hour worth of charging. It's firewire so it loads a CD's worth of audio in just seconds. It's a bit expensive per GB, but quality costs money.
No, it should be truely free as in FreeBSD. If the government writes some code and releases it, I want to be able to do whatever the heck I want with it because I paid for it. The GPL forces me to keep my project's Open Source, and I may or may not want that. Either way, it should be my choice, not the governments.
Disclaimer: I view men and women as equals and concluding otherwise is taking this post out of context.
Personally, I'll pay the extra money for a fine metal because I DO care about the quality of an engagement ring. However, a high quality metal and rare stone a $5K ring is not. The problem we have here is a market force that has created a cultural "need" for women to have an overpriced piece of trash on their finger. Women on one hand want to be treated equally, but on the other hand want us to spend a rediculous amount of money on virtually nothing. Not only is this an insult to their intelligence, it is pure hypocracy. Until women Get Over It men will be pressured into "showing their love" through thousands of dollars while a few businessmen laugh at the cultural flaw that makes them billions.
With.NET you can actually SMELL the IE bias as soon as you start building a page.
As long as you don't use "SmartNavigation" (which is buggy anyway) most things will work well in non-IE browsers. ASP.NET automagically generates a "downlevel" version of your page. I regularly test our ASP.NET apps with both Opera and Mozilla, even though they are officially "IE Only" (Intranet tools). Considering that we don't even care to support non-IE browsers, I'm happy that for the most part other browsers are reasonably supported.
Although this is a cool program (esp since I'm into electronic music creation), we should not be getting so excited about this software. It seems that the OSS Modus Operandi is copied software ideas from many years ago. Why not post an article about something NEW from the OSS community?
If people got computers with Windows and BeOS dual boot or Windows and Mandrake Linux, people would actually realize that there's no reason to use only Windows.
Niether BeOS or Linux are ready for consumers. If people dual booted to them they'd realize why Windows is the only x86 OS available from most manufacturers. Do you really think that people care about using multiple OS's? If so, where's your market research? The consumers that are sick of Windows/x86 computers buy Mac's. And Apple is doing very well the last time I checked.
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I don't see how someone who rapes, tortures, and murders your wife is even allowed to have a point of view at that point.
And you Tolkien quote is well taken. I have a huge respect for him (moreso for his theology then his fictional writings) and he brings up part of the struggle between justice for society and justice for the criminals.
A) I agree with your assesment of the US justice system accept that you exaggerate the problem. OJ Simpson may or may not be guilty, it is not for us to judge. Also, yes, to a small degree you can buy your way in court and I hope that changes radically. However, it's not as bad as you'd like to think.
I know why I despise christians. They keep moralizing and thumping their bibles crying "thou shalt not kill", but man, when they really want to kill someone, they have the PR.
Well, all properly translated contexts of that commandment are "thou shall not murder". Murdering is differnent then killing. Also, Christianity is the foundation of so many religions and denominations with such a wide array of beliefs that it's impossible to accurately classify any group of people as "Christians" whie claiming they all believe the same thing.
I make a good living writing open source software.
Congratulations, you are one of few who actually get paid to WRITE or DESIGN OSS. The rest of us contribute and all we get in return is kudos and cool software, but that doesn't pay the bills.
Open Source is not always the best solution. It is better to not give anything a preference and simply choose technology for it's own merit, and then determine it's licensing afterwords.
Yes, we still put people to death. People who murder, rape, and unfortunately has exhausted the grace of the people. And what do you do in Brazil? Let the guy out of prison in 5 years so he can rape and murder your mother? No, you keep him in prison for LIFE. How is that humane? Being locked up in a cage with other violent people. Have you even visited a minumum security prison, let alone a maximum security prison? I think death is a huge grace when compared to life in one of these hell holes.
Anyone put to death is a very sad thing, no matter how bad they may have been. Nevertheless, evil exists, and the painful reality is that we have to take extreme measures to those consumed by said evil.
First point. You claim that this allows you "freedom" with your purchased XBox. Consider that if this "freedom" was originally given to you that MS would have to sell the unit at $350 or higher. This is simple business. What you are doing should not be illigal, but at the same time you have to understand that any halfway decent businessperson would have designed the XBox in the way it is.
Second, the nice comment about "free software and ideas" is great but please move out of America or Canada if you are currently subscribing to this impossible reality. In American or Canada (and many other countries, actually) people can not rely on the community or the government to feed their children. If I'm painfully mistaken with your philosophy then please attempt to correct me.
Finally, although I do not agree with this hack job, it was a good hack job - a job well done.
This is flawed logic. By the same logic I can say that all of the very numerous patches needed for Apache (remember the history of the name. hint: A PATCHY) were because the patches were broken.
They often have broken patches
Microsoft has released hundreds of patches (thanks to swiss cheese security design) within the last year. Could you please quantify the percentage of documented bugs that make your claims of "oft-broken" patches true? I've applied a [rediculous] number of patches to Windows and I've never had one break on me. Of course, that's very anecdotal, but it's at least some form of evidence.
But, lest we forget, this bug was reported to Microsoft a very long time ago. Furthermore, MS has not been trying to fix the bug. Instead they chose to try to place the blame on Verisign.
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Sometimes it is better to stick with the facts - even on Slashdot. Microsoft is A) working on a patch and B) claims to have not been alerted until it was publicly released. Here's some facts from MS's website:
Despite the many challenges associated with exploiting the flaw, there is indeed a flaw here and Microsoft is developing a patch that will eliminate it.
However, the report, which neglected to discuss any of the challenges associated with actually exploiting the vulnerability, was made public without any advance warning to Microsoft. Responsible security researchers have the safety of users in mind and work with vendors to ensure that the information published about potential vulnerabilities is balanced and, above all, correct.
Reference: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default
This is the result of "integrating" IE into the OS. Now when there is a "browser" sesecurity problem, it's really an OS problem.
This statement is void of any technical reality. IE's SSL implementation uses a shared library a lot like OpenSSL. If MS's definition of "integrate" means "package" so that you, as a 3rd party developer, KNOW that you'll have specific libraries and API's available on certain client OS's. So, yes, it's an "OS" problem in the sense that anything using the OS's SSL lib is affected, just like with OpenSSL.
Since when was one DLL the "entire OS". Just because it's packaged with the OS or even integrated doesn't mean that it's not just as easy of a patch.
Great post. Although Linux patches are generally more prompt, one has to consider the testing aspect. A corporation has to answer to customers if a patch breaks. If a Linux (or another OSS program) patch breaks, they claim it was "Alpha" and can "patch the patch" (read: APATCHY web server). This still gives a slight edge to OSS in the long run, but it's not as dramatic as "90minutes vs. 45 days".
Are you sure it's their programmers? I just read a big writeup on how they saved tons of money on servers since they've upraded to the .NET platform.
I'd call myself an intelect who generally prefers MS technology. We are all entitled to our opinions. Plus, when it comes to BS OEM licenses I get pissed off just like the next person.
How is this an insightful post? Because you can't figure out that MS has released a _FREE_ C# compiler for both Windows and FreeBSD? Sure, the FreeBSD one is just for non-commercial use, but then you have Mono.
.NET Framework for Windows
Since you seem to be having troubles:
Rotor - C# for FreeBSD
Fully working Linux C# compiler
Just incase you want some education so you don't sound uninformed next time
But this isn't for a CS credit, it's for an EE/CE credit. And really, a lot of embedded systems are using the Java Micro Edition or the .NET embedded (whatever it's called).
MS keeps chipping away at your freedom one bit (no pun) at a time.
And how is this? MS has been one of the opposing forces against government forced DRM, and they have always given the option to allow both DRM and non-DRM music. I'm not saying that they'll never remove the option, but I'd be a bit surprised if they do given their stance on the issue.
And you don't have to have a special development environment to hack Java. All you need is a Java compiler, a JVM and a text editor.
C:\> csc test.cs
Didn't need Visual Studio for that!
But as with a lot of languages, using C# one can teach a student about:
This isn't ASP, it's a full blown modern language. Would Java (or another language) be better for the task? Maybe, maybe not. Nevertheless, this has nothing to do with schools teaching the student's a trade.
I second this. The iPod is incredible. There is nothing as elegant of a design - especially in 5-20GB class of MP3 players. Skipping is not a problem. UI is great. Battery life exceeds 8 hours with just 1 hour worth of charging. It's firewire so it loads a CD's worth of audio in just seconds. It's a bit expensive per GB, but quality costs money.
No, it should be truely free as in FreeBSD. If the government writes some code and releases it, I want to be able to do whatever the heck I want with it because I paid for it. The GPL forces me to keep my project's Open Source, and I may or may not want that. Either way, it should be my choice, not the governments.
Disclaimer: I view men and women as equals and concluding otherwise is taking this post out of context.
Personally, I'll pay the extra money for a fine metal because I DO care about the quality of an engagement ring. However, a high quality metal and rare stone a $5K ring is not. The problem we have here is a market force that has created a cultural "need" for women to have an overpriced piece of trash on their finger. Women on one hand want to be treated equally, but on the other hand want us to spend a rediculous amount of money on virtually nothing. Not only is this an insult to their intelligence, it is pure hypocracy. Until women Get Over It men will be pressured into "showing their love" through thousands of dollars while a few businessmen laugh at the cultural flaw that makes them billions.
With .NET you can actually SMELL the IE bias as soon as you start building a page.
As long as you don't use "SmartNavigation" (which is buggy anyway) most things will work well in non-IE browsers. ASP.NET automagically generates a "downlevel" version of your page. I regularly test our ASP.NET apps with both Opera and Mozilla, even though they are officially "IE Only" (Intranet tools). Considering that we don't even care to support non-IE browsers, I'm happy that for the most part other browsers are reasonably supported.
Although this is a cool program (esp since I'm into electronic music creation), we should not be getting so excited about this software. It seems that the OSS Modus Operandi is copied software ideas from many years ago. Why not post an article about something NEW from the OSS community?
If people got computers with Windows and BeOS dual boot or Windows and Mandrake Linux, people would actually realize that there's no reason to use only Windows.
Niether BeOS or Linux are ready for consumers. If people dual booted to them they'd realize why Windows is the only x86 OS available from most manufacturers. Do you really think that people care about using multiple OS's? If so, where's your market research? The consumers that are sick of Windows/x86 computers buy Mac's. And Apple is doing very well the last time I checked.
Finally some unemotional logic is presented to this forum. For a group of "scientists" you'd think this wouldn't be so rare.