If I were MS, I would do everything in my power to make sure that OSS users were isolated as much as possible from the main computing public, in what they do, and how they do it.
Impossible, unless you're talking about perception and not reality. Just about everyone experiences benefits from open-source products, whether they're aware of it or not -- the savings in operations costs seen by thousands of companies due to Apache alone translate to better prices for consumers.
A positive and proactive PR campaign by the Open Source community and a handful of large companies that support OSS and have a lot to lose if MS dominates could derail a Microsoft control effort entirely.
Yes, 2 pins isn't nearly enough. I have one for my bank card, one for my voicemail at work, one for my cellular voicemail, one for my debit card...
The point is, if one passcode is compromised by hacking or social engineering, the damage is limited because the cracker can only get access to the system for which that code is valid. If a central authorization system is compromised, EVERYTHING is at risk.
Excellent idea! Now we just need to get Congress to approve declarations of war against... Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Palestine... Egypt, Jordan, Chechnya, Georgia, and about a dozen or so other countries I can't think of offhand.
You're being sarcastic, but I absolutely agree with your statement.
We don't have to declare war on all of them simultaneously; wars fought on multiple fronts are rarely successful. But maybe after a couple of governments get overthrown for supporting the killing of innocents, the rest of the world might wise up and stop condoning terrorism.
No civilized society can condone terrorism, and those that do must change their ways. If countries do not take care of it themselves with policy change, they must be taken care of by force.
Even if this leads to another world war, it is justified if terrorism is eradicated from the Earth.
And that sentence was conceived and published by a journalist, not the prosecutors or Ashcroft or President Bush or anyone else you would really like to blame for spreading fear about terrorism.
Make sure you're placing the blame in the right place here... terrorism coverage means strong circulation and high ratings, which mean stronger ad sales, which equate to more profit for the media.
AOL, whether you hate them or not, is the primary (some might say only) obstacle preventing Microsoft from owning the Internet. If they were to go away, "MSN" and "The Internet" would become synonymous. Is that what you want?
Allchin would say anything to ensure that the source code to Windows isn't opened up. Or did you suddently decide that Microsoft executives wouldn't lie under oath?
Yes, Windows has security flaws, but so does everything. A well-administered NT/2K/XP network is probably less-likely to get hacked than a poorly-administered Linux network.
I predict that CmdrTaco and other Slashdot editors will continue to abuse their power by posting their thoughts as part of the article submission, instead of posting a regular comment in response to the article like the rest of us have to.
The producers must have taken the very first flight out after the first showing
Why would they do that? There's this thing called an Internet now, where you can transfer 650 MB of data from the US to Asia in a matter of minutes, rather than the greater part of a day...
I can't imagine that hiding a camcorder-stopping signal in the picture being projected from the back of the theater WOULDN'T adversely affect the quality of the picture in someway.
Camcorders are much more sensitive to infrared light than the human eye... why not just mount some infrared strobes in the front of the theater, aimed out at the audience? The people won't notice it, but the camcorders would effectively be blinded.
This is not September 11-related flamebait. It is a serious question.
What would happen when a jet with full tanks of alcohol fuel crashes into a skyscraper? How would it compare to the same plane with a similar amount of jet fuel? Would the fire burn longer? Hotter?
Maybe it's a cleverly-forged troll, but this site [smbhq.com] says otherwise.
It's clearly a troll, and a pretty obvious one if you ask me. The NES hardware simply did not have the ability to display a sprite as large as the 'Goomba King'.
Sure, some NES games used trickery to implement extremely large moving characters (Guts-Dozer in the Wily stage of Megaman 2 comes to mind), but in these cases the character WAS the background. Behind the character was a solid color so you couldn't tell it moved as the character did.
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If I were MS, I would do everything in my power to make sure that OSS users were isolated as much as possible from the main computing public, in what they do, and how they do it.
Impossible, unless you're talking about perception and not reality. Just about everyone experiences benefits from open-source products, whether they're aware of it or not -- the savings in operations costs seen by thousands of companies due to Apache alone translate to better prices for consumers.
A positive and proactive PR campaign by the Open Source community and a handful of large companies that support OSS and have a lot to lose if MS dominates could derail a Microsoft control effort entirely.
Wow, someone got Linux/Mozilla running on their Atari Jaguar?
Makes sense, what with the way people tinker with their Dreamcasts and X-Boxes...
mmmm... port wine
Yes, 2 pins isn't nearly enough. I have one for my bank card, one for my voicemail at work, one for my cellular voicemail, one for my debit card...
The point is, if one passcode is compromised by hacking or social engineering, the damage is limited because the cracker can only get access to the system for which that code is valid. If a central authorization system is compromised, EVERYTHING is at risk.
"This will open a Pandora's box," (MS exec Jeff Ramos) said, promoting the idea of "elaborate rights."
Aren't MS boxes already open enough???
Will "0.9 beta" really count as a first iteration, though?
Excellent idea! Now we just need to get Congress to approve declarations of war against... Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Palestine... Egypt, Jordan, Chechnya, Georgia, and about a dozen or so other countries I can't think of offhand.
You're being sarcastic, but I absolutely agree with your statement.
We don't have to declare war on all of them simultaneously; wars fought on multiple fronts are rarely successful. But maybe after a couple of governments get overthrown for supporting the killing of innocents, the rest of the world might wise up and stop condoning terrorism.
No civilized society can condone terrorism, and those that do must change their ways. If countries do not take care of it themselves with policy change, they must be taken care of by force.
Even if this leads to another world war, it is justified if terrorism is eradicated from the Earth.
Wow, in one sentence, we have 8 keywords...
And that sentence was conceived and published by a journalist, not the prosecutors or Ashcroft or President Bush or anyone else you would really like to blame for spreading fear about terrorism.
Make sure you're placing the blame in the right place here... terrorism coverage means strong circulation and high ratings, which mean stronger ad sales, which equate to more profit for the media.
No user should be entitled to anything. You can open a Word document if you decide to buy Microsoft's product.
AOL, whether you hate them or not, is the primary (some might say only) obstacle preventing Microsoft from owning the Internet. If they were to go away, "MSN" and "The Internet" would become synonymous. Is that what you want?
PPOR. This isn't 1995 anymore.
Oh yeah, like YOU can vibrate and rotate at independently variable speeds...
Allchin would say anything to ensure that the source code to Windows isn't opened up. Or did you suddently decide that Microsoft executives wouldn't lie under oath?
Yes, Windows has security flaws, but so does everything. A well-administered NT/2K/XP network is probably less-likely to get hacked than a poorly-administered Linux network.
A Clockwork Orange: "Was there any need for all those tits? Kubrick was a dirty old man wasn't he! No dicks though you notice!"
Huh?
Did they edit out the scene containing the beating with the enormous phallic sculpture?
Acclaim has always done business by taking a popular license or provocative concept and then releasing a shitty game built around it.
I'd refuse to sell such a lame game too if I were Wal-Mart.
And what is he, a scrabble champion or something? Do Judges REALLY talk like that?
Educated people do, yes.
I lament the state of education today if you're intimidated by any text written above a tenth-grade reading level.
Why did it take so long after 'Gaucho' for you and you cohort Walter Fagen to record another Steely Dan record?
I don't know about this, guys. Haven't you ever pressed your tongue against the contacts of a 9-volt battery?
I predict that CmdrTaco and other Slashdot editors will continue to abuse their power by posting their thoughts as part of the article submission, instead of posting a regular comment in response to the article like the rest of us have to.
The producers must have taken the very first flight out after the first showing
Why would they do that? There's this thing called an Internet now, where you can transfer 650 MB of data from the US to Asia in a matter of minutes, rather than the greater part of a day...
I can't imagine that hiding a camcorder-stopping signal in the picture being projected from the back of the theater WOULDN'T adversely affect the quality of the picture in someway.
Camcorders are much more sensitive to infrared light than the human eye... why not just mount some infrared strobes in the front of the theater, aimed out at the audience? The people won't notice it, but the camcorders would effectively be blinded.
This is not September 11-related flamebait. It is a serious question.
What would happen when a jet with full tanks of alcohol fuel crashes into a skyscraper? How would it compare to the same plane with a similar amount of jet fuel? Would the fire burn longer? Hotter?
she routinely guns down bad guys, she's strong, and she's capable.
Lara act like man! So gurls should like Lara!
Why they no like?!?
Hahah, yeah, it's funny not to know the difference between China and Japan!
ME SO SOLLY! ME NO RIKEY!
Ass.
Reba and Riley aren't like that because they're Gen-X'ers -- it's because they're IDIOTS. Every generation has some of those.
Maybe it's a cleverly-forged troll, but this
site [smbhq.com] says otherwise.
It's clearly a troll, and a pretty obvious one if you ask me. The NES hardware simply did not have the ability to display a sprite as large as the 'Goomba King'.
Sure, some NES games used trickery to implement extremely large moving characters (Guts-Dozer in the Wily stage of Megaman 2 comes to mind), but in these cases the character WAS the background. Behind the character was a solid color so you couldn't tell it moved as the character did.