When the amount of money that konqueror users are going to spend at the games starts to match the amount of money that Windows users are going to spend at the games, you'll see some changes
Considering that most konqueror users would probably argue that the games should be 100% free, they probably wouldn't spend very much.
I can hear them now "This beer should be free--as in 'beer', not 'speech'".
True, maybe I should have clarified my post--if you *must* make a political angle out of open source for the general populace, the "save money" route is probably the easiest to sell and understand.
But true, the overall savings may or maynot be anything to write home about.
If someone asks you about your views on Open Source, then answer it truthfully, sure, but don't make it a campaign point to stand on.
I'd be suprised if anyone asked about it. Why not include it in the "saving the city money" part of the platform. When asked about how you propose to save the city money, rattle off a few ways (I assume you have some!), and include the Open Source stuff in there. But I agree with the poster above, don't make it a major talking point.
Now if the other states and countries would just follow. Something (besides filters) needs to be done about SPAM.
The/. community never ceases to amaze.
There is celebration because the sending of unsolicited email has been outlawed.
When there is a discussion about trading illegal copies of copyrighted music, movies, or software, the majority of the people here say "fuck corporations" and do whatever they want. Talk about misaligned priorities.
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"Beyond the rumor sites. Way beyond."
I figured out what it is. Jobs was so enamoured with the IT/Ginger/Segway, he's integrating everything into it. It's a scooter that can hold 1000 MP3s but only has one button.
Hmmm....5 years @ 50% increase per year...that is a total of a 759% increase. If he started at 20K/year he is now making 151K, starting at 30K he is making 227K. At 24 yrs old, I don't think so.
In any case, I don't see how you can complete a CS degree in a year. At 120 credits for a degree (mine was actually like 139), that comes out to 40 classes at 3 credits per class. 20 per semester? Even if you include a full winter and summer schedule (which is probably hard to find), 10 classes in a semester is an impossibility. 2.5 hrs per class per week = 25 hours per week = 5 hrs per day if they are all in a row. Not to mention that there is such a thing as prerequisites for classes, so many of the classes cannot be taken concurrently.
I'm sorry, but this whole "Ask Slashdot" seems just too outrageous to be true.
A good computer system does not need a lot of maintenance.
Even if this is true (which it really isn't), you're thinking of the amount of maintenance required when a relatively tech-savvy person is using it.
Now, think about schools. There are multiple users going on/off the computer each day, installing things, deleting things, many of the students *trying* to mess the system up. There is a lot more maintenance when (for example) 1 out of 10 students is trying to crash the machine so they don't have to do work. My mom teaches high school--she has had students do a lot of crazy shit to the computers, from deleting software to cutting the friggin power cords with scissors. Now, *that* kind of stuff doesn't happen in the real employment world.
Because Netscape, comparatively, was a piece of crap.
I used to use only Netscape a few years back when I ran NT4 at a place I used to work at. Now, IE 4 was out but I didn't like it. The problem was that Netscape refused to fix a problem where Java applets would not load through a firewall. After waiting for months and months, and realizing that IE4 did support that...I switched. Never looked back to Netscape.
Of course, this was when Java applets were relevant technology.
1 - The MGS2 thing is about the action figures, not the game.
2 - They don't rank the toys, so saying "#1 on the list..." doesn't mean what it's the worst.
3 - Nowhere on the page does it say "Most Dangerous Toys"
In fact, if you go to the front page of the web site, it states:
The mission of The Lion & Lamb Project is to stop the marketing of violence to children. We do this by helping parents, industry and government officials recognize that violence is not child?s play ? and by galvanizing concerned adults to take action
I don't think that is too bad of a thing. They are complaining that the MGS2 toy is marketed to children 5 and up, while the game is definitely a more mature title. Just another example of the complete morons who run./--they post stuff that they have no CLUE about.
As another example, there was an article a week back or so about a security guy from MS being hired by the White House. Of course, the./ pile on began, completely tearing this guy apart. Turns out the guy is in charge of basically the physical plant security there--he has nothing to do with software. I email Chris Dibona about this, he even replied that he knew that, but decided to leave it out of the article.
It's the same bullshit we're more accustomed to reading from Jamie and Michael -- whenever a government or organization takes action, they piously declare that aprents should take responsibility for their children.
Agreed. It's clear that Taco didn't even read the article that is linked--he thinks they are against MGS2 the video game. Oh well, so goes/.
Marcello is not a professional interviewer, if he was, I would expect some great wordy response, which would leave me standing speachless. Instead, he seems to have more of a "cut-the-crap" kind of attitude that will bring the kernel to a new level of stability
But it would be nice if he could show that he is, oh, *human*. With guys like him giving representing Linux, no wonder computer ppl have the image of humorless, socially awkward children. I mean, a simple lighthearted question about how it "feels" to be in the position he is in, and he has no idea? WTF?
Believe me, I'm not looking for a friggin dissertation coming from him, but it might be nice to see that a computer person can speak and act like a human.
Good point. I'd never expect M$ software just to keep working or anything.
See, you're working under the assumption that they worked well in the first place, which we all know is not exactly true. My point is that 2K is better than 95.
Is this a serious statement? I don't think any of the old win95 software is going to stop working. If you're talking about free upgrades, what you paid $100 for in 1995 isn't what they're selling in 2001 (not just MS, any company). I can imagine you going into a car dealership now--"Hey, my '85 Honda Civic didn't come with a CD player like you have now--I want mine for free! I paid good money for this car."
People will bring servers to their knees to get the latest one-line change to the Linux kernel, and yet they'll run a mid-1990s version of the Windows lines and wonder why they have trouble.
Seriously, if Win95 was released 8/24/95, do you realize what version of the Linux kernel was released just 4 days later, on 8/28/95?
Is anyone here running that version of the kernel? If you don't want problems with Windows, the least you can do (besides not using it at all) is to use a relatively current version). I can only imagine the flaming if someone was on here complaining that their 1.3.21-based distribution had problems with their new hardware.
I've reinstalled Win98SE twice because of registry rot, and now again there are weird things happening that are impossible to localise. You could assume I'm a moron, of course.
No wonder everyone here hates MS so much--the article talks about Win95, you're using Win98SE. Trust me, THOSE SUCK. Win95 sucks, 98 sucks, 98SE sucks, ME is probably the worst of all of them. Try 2000 and you won't have to worry about all those problems. Not that 2000 doesn't have any problems, but it is a much, much better OS and the problems are fewer and farther between.
Even if you actually decided to buy the OS, the $100 or so would be well worth getting rid of the frustration of 95/98/etc. A guy here at my work uses 98 and it is nothing but trouble.
Hire someone from a company known for its inability to make secure software, and put him in charge of what his company always did poorly.
Or, even better, people could check what in the hell they are talking about! But then again, this is Slashdot, no fact checking required:
Mr. Schmidt currently is the Corporate Security Officer for Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA. In that capacity he directs the activity of those responsible for security of Microsoft?s Information, personnel and facilities Worldwide.
Prior to coming to Microsoft, he was a Supervisory Special Agent, Director of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Computer Forensic Lab and Computer Crime and Information Warfare. (HQ AFOSI/CCI). Under his direction he established the first dedicated computer forensic lab in the government. The AF specialized in conducting investigations into intrusions in government/military systems by unauthorized persons in counter intelligence and criminal investigations.
Before AFOSI he was with the FBI at the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) where he headed the Computer Exploitation Team as a Computer Forensic Specialist. As one of the early pioneers in the field of computer forensics and computer evidence collection, he continues to provide training support to an international audience dealing with the new challenges around computer evidence collection and processing.
He was a City police officer from 1983-1994 with the city of Chandler Police Dept. Arizona. While there he was detailed to the FBI academy teaching classes in the use of computers in criminal investigations for approximately 2 years.
Mr. Schmidt served with the US Air Force in various roles from 1967-1983 both active duty and in the civil service. He has served in the military reserves since 1989 and currently serves as a Credentialed Special Agent, US Army Reserves, Criminal Investigation Division (CID). He has testified as an expert witness in federal and military courts in the areas of computer crime, computer forensics and Internet activity.
He holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, (BSBA) and a Master of Arts in Organizational Management (MAOM). He also has a Technician class Ham Radio License, and a Single Engine Land pilots license.
Mr. Schmidt currently is the International president of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and the recently formed IT-ISAC. He is a former executive board member of the International Organization of Computer Evidence (IOCE), served as the co-chairman of the Federal Computer Investigations Committee (FCIC). He is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Scientist (AAFS). He is an advisory board member for the Technical Research Institute of the National White Collar Crime Center. (NWCCC) and he is a distinguished special lecturer at the University of New Haven, CT teaching a graduate certificate course in Forensic Computing. He served as an augmented member to the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) in the formation of an Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P) He is a regular international speaker in the fields of computer forensics and information assurance.
Mr. Schmidt was one of 29 industry leaders called to the White House to meet with President Clinton on cyber security and has testified before a joint committee on Computer Security and has been instrumental in the creation of public/private partnerships and information sharing iniatives.
I don't know what this guy's job was, but I don't think he had the responsibility of making all the software secure.
First off, not to single you out, but this is so friggin typical of slashdot. Everyone (including chrisd from./) is posting all this stuff, taking their shots, and not having a clue who the guy is and what he does. Second, it is pretty damn irresponsible of slashdot to post an article based off a message on a mailing list.
He is Chief of Information Security for the Microsoft Corporation. Prior to this he was a Supervisory Special Agent, Director of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Computer Forensic Lab and Computer Crime and Information Warfare.
Now, does it seem like a mistake to hire him? After all, he is *leaving* MSFT to go back to the government. Enjoy your crow, everyone!
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Whoops, meant to put a ':)' in there. I was making an apparently unfunny joke.
This newly announced suitcase satellite xmtr does 2MBps upstream
Unfortunately, the downstream speed is only 300 baud. Oh well.
When the amount of money that konqueror users are going to spend at the games starts to match the amount of money that Windows users are going to spend at the games, you'll see some changes
Considering that most konqueror users would probably argue that the games should be 100% free, they probably wouldn't spend very much.
I can hear them now "This beer should be free--as in 'beer', not 'speech'".
I am sorry, but thats just the damn truth.
True, maybe I should have clarified my post--if you *must* make a political angle out of open source for the general populace, the "save money" route is probably the easiest to sell and understand.
But true, the overall savings may or maynot be anything to write home about.
If someone asks you about your views on Open Source, then answer it truthfully, sure, but don't make it a campaign point to stand on.
I'd be suprised if anyone asked about it. Why not include it in the "saving the city money" part of the platform. When asked about how you propose to save the city money, rattle off a few ways (I assume you have some!), and include the Open Source stuff in there. But I agree with the poster above, don't make it a major talking point.
Now if the other states and countries would just follow. Something (besides filters) needs to be done about SPAM.
/. community never ceases to amaze.
The
There is celebration because the sending of unsolicited email has been outlawed.
When there is a discussion about trading illegal copies of copyrighted music, movies, or software, the majority of the people here say "fuck corporations" and do whatever they want. Talk about misaligned priorities.
"Beyond the rumor sites. Way beyond."
I figured out what it is. Jobs was so enamoured with the IT/Ginger/Segway, he's integrating everything into it. It's a scooter that can hold 1000 MP3s but only has one button.
Hmmm....5 years @ 50% increase per year...that is a total of a 759% increase. If he started at 20K/year he is now making 151K, starting at 30K he is making 227K. At 24 yrs old, I don't think so.
In any case, I don't see how you can complete a CS degree in a year. At 120 credits for a degree (mine was actually like 139), that comes out to 40 classes at 3 credits per class. 20 per semester? Even if you include a full winter and summer schedule (which is probably hard to find), 10 classes in a semester is an impossibility. 2.5 hrs per class per week = 25 hours per week = 5 hrs per day if they are all in a row. Not to mention that there is such a thing as prerequisites for classes, so many of the classes cannot be taken concurrently.
I'm sorry, but this whole "Ask Slashdot" seems just too outrageous to be true.
A good computer system does not need a lot of maintenance.
Even if this is true (which it really isn't), you're thinking of the amount of maintenance required when a relatively tech-savvy person is using it.
Now, think about schools. There are multiple users going on/off the computer each day, installing things, deleting things, many of the students *trying* to mess the system up. There is a lot more maintenance when (for example) 1 out of 10 students is trying to crash the machine so they don't have to do work. My mom teaches high school--she has had students do a lot of crazy shit to the computers, from deleting software to cutting the friggin power cords with scissors. Now, *that* kind of stuff doesn't happen in the real employment world.
Yeah, but it might have been with Steve Ballmer.
Well, judging from the monkeyboy video, sex with Steve Ballmer might be quite good. Or, at the very least, unpredictable.
Where are the "I don't know, dude" answers? I miss those.
Because Netscape, comparatively, was a piece of crap.
I used to use only Netscape a few years back when I ran NT4 at a place I used to work at. Now, IE 4 was out but I didn't like it. The problem was that Netscape refused to fix a problem where Java applets would not load through a firewall. After waiting for months and months, and realizing that IE4 did support that...I switched. Never looked back to Netscape.
Of course, this was when Java applets were relevant technology.
It's /. not ./
Ahh. I guess I'm used to doing '../' a lot. I blame it all on Linux.
Dumb Slashdot editors:
./--they post stuff that they have no CLUE about.
./ pile on began, completely tearing this guy apart. Turns out the guy is in charge of basically the physical plant security there--he has nothing to do with software. I email Chris Dibona about this, he even replied that he knew that, but decided to leave it out of the article.
1 - The MGS2 thing is about the action figures, not the game.
2 - They don't rank the toys, so saying "#1 on the list..." doesn't mean what it's the worst.
3 - Nowhere on the page does it say "Most Dangerous Toys"
In fact, if you go to the front page of the web site, it states:
The mission of The Lion & Lamb Project is to stop the marketing of violence to children. We do this by helping parents, industry and government officials recognize that violence is not child?s play ? and by galvanizing concerned adults to take action
I don't think that is too bad of a thing. They are complaining that the MGS2 toy is marketed to children 5 and up, while the game is definitely a more mature title. Just another example of the complete morons who run
As another example, there was an article a week back or so about a security guy from MS being hired by the White House. Of course, the
Okay, I'm done ranting.
It's the same bullshit we're more accustomed to reading from Jamie and Michael -- whenever a government or organization takes action, they piously declare that aprents should take responsibility for their children.
/.
Agreed. It's clear that Taco didn't even read the article that is linked--he thinks they are against MGS2 the video game. Oh well, so goes
Marcello is not a professional interviewer, if he was, I would expect some great wordy response, which would leave me standing speachless. Instead, he seems to have more of a "cut-the-crap" kind of attitude that will bring the kernel to a new level of stability
But it would be nice if he could show that he is, oh, *human*. With guys like him giving representing Linux, no wonder computer ppl have the image of humorless, socially awkward children. I mean, a simple lighthearted question about how it "feels" to be in the position he is in, and he has no idea? WTF?
Believe me, I'm not looking for a friggin dissertation coming from him, but it might be nice to see that a computer person can speak and act like a human.
Probably too much to ask for though.
Good point. I'd never expect M$ software just to keep working or anything.
See, you're working under the assumption that they worked well in the first place, which we all know is not exactly true. My point is that 2K is better than 95.
When I buy software, I expect it to keep working.
Is this a serious statement? I don't think any of the old win95 software is going to stop working. If you're talking about free upgrades, what you paid $100 for in 1995 isn't what they're selling in 2001 (not just MS, any company). I can imagine you going into a car dealership now--"Hey, my '85 Honda Civic didn't come with a CD player like you have now--I want mine for free! I paid good money for this car."
People will bring servers to their knees to get the latest one-line change to the Linux kernel, and yet they'll run a mid-1990s version of the Windows lines and wonder why they have trouble.
Seriously, if Win95 was released 8/24/95, do you realize what version of the Linux kernel was released just 4 days later, on 8/28/95?
1.3.21
Is anyone here running that version of the kernel? If you don't want problems with Windows, the least you can do (besides not using it at all) is to use a relatively current version). I can only imagine the flaming if someone was on here complaining that their 1.3.21-based distribution had problems with their new hardware.
Dunno, I used win2k for gaming and have never had a problem--but I don't use forcefeedback. Even games like the Sims that say only 95/98/Me work fine.
I've reinstalled Win98SE twice because of registry rot, and now again there are weird things happening that are impossible to localise. You could assume I'm a moron, of course.
No wonder everyone here hates MS so much--the article talks about Win95, you're using Win98SE. Trust me, THOSE SUCK. Win95 sucks, 98 sucks, 98SE sucks, ME is probably the worst of all of them. Try 2000 and you won't have to worry about all those problems. Not that 2000 doesn't have any problems, but it is a much, much better OS and the problems are fewer and farther between.
Even if you actually decided to buy the OS, the $100 or so would be well worth getting rid of the frustration of 95/98/etc. A guy here at my work uses 98 and it is nothing but trouble.
Micros~1
ROFL--that is about the funniest thing I've seen in a while.
Read about IT in your favorite hype-dispensing media outlet
Huh? I *am* reading about it on my favorite hype-dispensing media outlet right now.
Oh, besides Slashdot...
Hire someone from a company known for its inability to make secure software, and put him in charge of what his company always did poorly.
Or, even better, people could check what in the hell they are talking about! But then again, this is Slashdot, no fact checking required:
Mr. Schmidt currently is the Corporate Security Officer for Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA. In that capacity he directs the activity of those responsible for security of Microsoft?s Information, personnel and facilities Worldwide.
Prior to coming to Microsoft, he was a Supervisory Special Agent, Director of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Computer Forensic Lab and Computer Crime and Information Warfare. (HQ AFOSI/CCI). Under his direction he established the first dedicated computer forensic lab in the government. The AF specialized in conducting investigations into intrusions in government/military systems by unauthorized persons in counter intelligence and criminal investigations.
Before AFOSI he was with the FBI at the National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC) where he headed the Computer Exploitation Team as a Computer Forensic Specialist. As one of the early pioneers in the field of computer forensics and computer evidence collection, he continues to provide training support to an international audience dealing with the new challenges around computer evidence collection and processing.
He was a City police officer from 1983-1994 with the city of Chandler Police Dept. Arizona. While there he was detailed to the FBI academy teaching classes in the use of computers in criminal investigations for approximately 2 years.
Mr. Schmidt served with the US Air Force in various roles from 1967-1983 both active duty and in the civil service. He has served in the military reserves since 1989 and currently serves as a Credentialed Special Agent, US Army Reserves, Criminal Investigation Division (CID). He has testified as an expert witness in federal and military courts in the areas of computer crime, computer forensics and Internet activity.
He holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, (BSBA) and a Master of Arts in Organizational Management (MAOM). He also has a Technician class Ham Radio License, and a Single Engine Land pilots license.
Mr. Schmidt currently is the International president of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and the recently formed IT-ISAC. He is a former executive board member of the International Organization of Computer Evidence (IOCE), served as the co-chairman of the Federal Computer Investigations Committee (FCIC). He is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Scientist (AAFS). He is an advisory board member for the Technical Research Institute of the National White Collar Crime Center. (NWCCC) and he is a distinguished special lecturer at the University of New Haven, CT teaching a graduate certificate course in Forensic Computing. He served as an augmented member to the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) in the formation of an Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P) He is a regular international speaker in the fields of computer forensics and information assurance.
Mr. Schmidt was one of 29 industry leaders called to the White House to meet with President Clinton on cyber security and has testified before a joint committee on Computer Security and has been instrumental in the creation of public/private partnerships and information sharing iniatives.
I don't know what this guy's job was, but I don't think he had the responsibility of making all the software secure.
./) is posting all this stuff, taking their shots, and not having a clue who the guy is and what he does. Second, it is pretty damn irresponsible of slashdot to post an article based off a message on a mailing list.
First off, not to single you out, but this is so friggin typical of slashdot. Everyone (including chrisd from
Finally, apparently this guy knows his shit. From this PBS interview
He is Chief of Information Security for the Microsoft Corporation. Prior to this he was a Supervisory Special Agent, Director of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Computer Forensic Lab and Computer Crime and Information Warfare.
Now, does it seem like a mistake to hire him? After all, he is *leaving* MSFT to go back to the government. Enjoy your crow, everyone!