Continually letting Microsoft violate your anus because you won't take a stand is naive immature and shows what a coward you are. You won't put yourself out to stand up against this sort of bullshit, you're no example for anyone to follow. So just keep swallowing what they're forcing down your throat and they'll never change a goddamned thing. Be sure to enjoy a world where you pay for a computer that you have zero control over and no say in how it's actually used because shit companies like Microsoft take more and more end-user rights away.
Ahh I see.. abuse only and no attempt at a rational argument - the epitome of immature.
So how do I then bill my client for the Windows 10 based work that they want me to do? And no, there are no FOSS equivalents for the work I do and there never will be - so don't even think about trying that argument out on me.
Saying the solution is to simply uninstall MS software is naive and immature.
AFAIK, they still haven't done the tests ti show that carbon nanotubes are actually strong enough to be used for the elevator cable ? Anyone know if/when those tests will be done ? Because without a cable material, this is all pure speculation.
My understanding is that there currently is no material suitable for an Earth-LEO space elevator. However a few years ago I did see someone saying that current materials technology could build a Moon based space elevator.
Space Elevators are from 1960, Anime is from 1917. (But yeah I know what you meant, the Space Elevators in Anime are newer than Space Elevators in scientific texts)
So Konstantin Tsiolkovsky had nothing to say in 1895?
Can be pretty scary when there are no checks and balances to the automation.
I've seen that story before and its a bit disingenious. The machine didn't fire him, the non-renewal of a contract by a person fired him. The system did its job correctly.
At some point having a centralized control increases flexibility and security over and above the effort needed to implement it.
In your old school scenario if you were fired then Fred down at IT would have to schedule someone to physically come to your office and and re-program your door lock to stop you gaining access to not only your office but all those other sensitive places that you previously frequented. That would take time and manpower to do.
In a connected world, run one script and *poof* you are instantly persona non grata in the entire organization. Of course the connected world scenario does require security to be correctly implemented. But that is what pen testing is all about. It is akin to the software corollary that untested software should be considered broken.
The point of turn signals is not to engage when the turn is in progress, but to indicate the intent of a turn. Doing it when the drive is pulling on the wheel to make the turn will go against the road rules of many locales.
Unless of course Tesla has developed a telepathic module for their cars. In which case I take back what I said.
systemd: If Photoshop cares about my init system, something have gone really really wrong. No issue at all.
Here's where I think you have gone wrong. It's not that Photoshop cares about systemd, it's that one of systemd's goals is to overtake everything and in the process subsume Photoshop.
Emacs is also on that list, but the timeframe for that is an order of magnitude later.
This would never happen in the US because of the Second Amendment. Can you imagine what would happen if the US government seized private land for a public project? Why, there would be so many people exercising their Second Amendment rights they would never even try! That is what our Founded Famers meant when they created the Second Amendment!
Unless you have missed a/s from your comment it sounds like you have never heard of Eminent Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Thousands of people moved to let China build and protect Five-Hundred-Meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope
Orly?!?!? People in China moved because they are very nice and wanted to help out the government??!?!
BWHAHAHAHAHAHA
Now let's look at an actual quote from TFA (yeah, I know.. I actually read it. And emphasis is mine)
The country even forcibly relocated thousands of villagers who lived nearby, so their modern trappings wouldn’t interfere with the new prized instrument.
FOSS PLC-s are a thing though, admittedly, they are not very good compared to commercial variants, but they do exist. And given that PC based PLC-s are very successful these days, there is hope that eventually there will be a FOSS variant that works well enough to use in actual industrial settings.
But it's a good example that exposes the weakness of open source development. FOSS might come out on top eventually, but the questions is, how far away is that "eventually", a year, a decade, more? Given enough incentive and developers a competitive PC based PLC could be made out of open source components today, all of it exists. It's not like there is some fundamental show-stopper in the way. It's just that there is a ton on busywork to put it all together, iron out all the kinks and package it nicely with a bow on top.
That's completely FOSS controlled. The problem is, getting it to work at all was sketchy as all hell and took couple of days of banging my head against the wall, doing the same task with proprietary software is a trivial exercise of few minutes.
I mostly agree with all of this, but one thing I didn't mention in my original post is that I am also dealing with man rated safety systems and inherently safe PLCs. No one in their right mind is ever going to sign off on system that isn't certified at the appropriate SIL level. That in itself is a hard limit that FOSS can't cross by the very nature of the requirements.
On the other hand there several companies building rugged Arduinos for industrial settings.
Everyone contributes what they want, everyone takes what they need and the world improves over it. You can only have that with digital goods that can be multiplied instantaniously with basically zero cost.
That's why proprietary software always dies out in the long run and loses over to FOSS eventually.
While I agree that FOSS has its place, I think you are overestimating its capabilities. There are many closed source programs that will never be made FOSS for various reasons. As an example my day job involves writing code for GE Rx3i PLCs using GE's Proficy Machine Edition. This is a closed source IDE targeting a specific companies custom hardware. And while it keeps me busy I know that GE only has a small market share - meaning that there is no huge demand to replicate its code (even if possible) so there will never be any FOSS version. And from an end user business sense the IDE is basically a tool of the trade that can be easily written off in the process of using it to generate revenue.
Just watch any episode of All in the Family - no laugh track, just real people laughing.
And that is a false equivalence. You want me to compare listening to TBBT with zero non-cast generated sounds, and compare it with All In The Family with laughter sounds from a studio audience. (BTW TBBT is recorded in front of a studio audience https://the-big-bang-theory.co...)
I never got this show. At the urging of co-workers i made it through about 2.5 random episodes and just could not get into it. All the characters felt whiney and neurotic but not in a funny way (or even in a way I sympathize with) as I've seen other shows pull off, just pathetic and incredibly stupid. Really, I didn't find a single character likeable and the show didn't seem to be structured for "fun to hate".
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Continually letting Microsoft violate your anus because you won't take a stand is naive immature and shows what a coward you are. You won't put yourself out to stand up against this sort of bullshit, you're no example for anyone to follow. So just keep swallowing what they're forcing down your throat and they'll never change a goddamned thing. Be sure to enjoy a world where you pay for a computer that you have zero control over and no say in how it's actually used because shit companies like Microsoft take more and more end-user rights away.
Ahh I see .. abuse only and no attempt at a rational argument - the epitome of immature.
Problem solved.
So how do I then bill my client for the Windows 10 based work that they want me to do? And no, there are no FOSS equivalents for the work I do and there never will be - so don't even think about trying that argument out on me.
Saying the solution is to simply uninstall MS software is naive and immature.
Sort of OT But it really annoys me when I get pop-ups on Windows 10 asking me to rate their Calculator App. Seriously .. this happens.
Tether and Tower both describe Elevators. Int fact the tower concept is literally based on teh word "Elevator"
AFAIK, they still haven't done the tests ti show that carbon nanotubes are actually strong enough to be used for the elevator cable ?
Anyone know if/when those tests will be done ?
Because without a cable material, this is all pure speculation.
My understanding is that there currently is no material suitable for an Earth-LEO space elevator. However a few years ago I did see someone saying that current materials technology could build a Moon based space elevator.
Seems like wikipedia agrees with me https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Space Elevators are from 1960, Anime is from 1917. (But yeah I know what you meant, the Space Elevators in Anime are newer than Space Elevators in scientific texts)
So Konstantin Tsiolkovsky had nothing to say in 1895?
There is a risk to fully automatic organizations like that.
https://idiallo.com/blog/when-...
Can be pretty scary when there are no checks and balances to the automation.
I've seen that story before and its a bit disingenious. The machine didn't fire him, the non-renewal of a contract by a person fired him. The system did its job correctly.
>accessible network
I think the suggestion was that the locks should be on a separate network than is accessible to anyone other than building management.
I was replying to the OP was reminiscing about how good disconnected locks were.
Why put your door locks in an accessible network?
At some point having a centralized control increases flexibility and security over and above the effort needed to implement it.
In your old school scenario if you were fired then Fred down at IT would have to schedule someone to physically come to your office and and re-program your door lock to stop you gaining access to not only your office but all those other sensitive places that you previously frequented. That would take time and manpower to do.
In a connected world, run one script and *poof* you are instantly persona non grata in the entire organization. Of course the connected world scenario does require security to be correctly implemented. But that is what pen testing is all about. It is akin to the software corollary that untested software should be considered broken.
The word is "ascent".
To be fair, in this case "assent" is a direct copy from the Fortune article (which was published 3 days ago .. lol)
...but not having one on board didn't stop them from calling their device unhackable.
You do know who was making the claims don't you? He doesn't exactly have a stellar relationship with the truth.
What more can you say?
The point of turn signals is not to engage when the turn is in progress, but to indicate the intent of a turn. Doing it when the drive is pulling on the wheel to make the turn will go against the road rules of many locales.
Unless of course Tesla has developed a telepathic module for their cars. In which case I take back what I said.
Compile it yourself to be certain.
You need to read up on the Ken Thompson hack
systemd: If Photoshop cares about my init system, something have gone really really wrong. No issue at all.
Here's where I think you have gone wrong. It's not that Photoshop cares about systemd, it's that one of systemd's goals is to overtake everything and in the process subsume Photoshop.
Emacs is also on that list, but the timeframe for that is an order of magnitude later.
Troll is being Troll
So much for my F100 .. looks like I'll be back to my Holga.
Lots of countries force people to move so that they can build what they want
Yeah but msmash painted this one as a voluntary relocation.
This would never happen in the US because of the Second Amendment. Can you imagine what would happen if the US government seized private land for a public project? Why, there would be so many people exercising their Second Amendment rights they would never even try! That is what our Founded Famers meant when they created the Second Amendment!
Unless you have missed a /s from your comment it sounds like you have never heard of Eminent Domain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Thousands of people moved to let China build and protect Five-Hundred-Meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope
Orly?!?!? People in China moved because they are very nice and wanted to help out the government??!?!
BWHAHAHAHAHAHA
Now let's look at an actual quote from TFA (yeah, I know .. I actually read it. And emphasis is mine)
The country even forcibly relocated thousands of villagers who lived nearby, so their modern trappings wouldn’t interfere with the new prized instrument.
FOSS PLC-s are a thing though, admittedly, they are not very good compared to commercial variants, but they do exist. And given that PC based PLC-s are very successful these days, there is hope that eventually there will be a FOSS variant that works well enough to use in actual industrial settings.
But it's a good example that exposes the weakness of open source development. FOSS might come out on top eventually, but the questions is, how far away is that "eventually", a year, a decade, more? Given enough incentive and developers a competitive PC based PLC could be made out of open source components today, all of it exists. It's not like there is some fundamental show-stopper in the way. It's just that there is a ton on busywork to put it all together, iron out all the kinks and package it nicely with a bow on top.
My own minor effort culminated in this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
That's completely FOSS controlled. The problem is, getting it to work at all was sketchy as all hell and took couple of days of banging my head against the wall, doing the same task with proprietary software is a trivial exercise of few minutes.
I mostly agree with all of this, but one thing I didn't mention in my original post is that I am also dealing with man rated safety systems and inherently safe PLCs. No one in their right mind is ever going to sign off on system that isn't certified at the appropriate SIL level. That in itself is a hard limit that FOSS can't cross by the very nature of the requirements.
On the other hand there several companies building rugged Arduinos for industrial settings.
Everyone contributes what they want, everyone takes what they need and the world improves over it.
You can only have that with digital goods that can be multiplied instantaniously with basically zero cost.
That's why proprietary software always dies out in the long run and loses over to FOSS eventually.
While I agree that FOSS has its place, I think you are overestimating its capabilities. There are many closed source programs that will never be made FOSS for various reasons. As an example my day job involves writing code for GE Rx3i PLCs using GE's Proficy Machine Edition. This is a closed source IDE targeting a specific companies custom hardware. And while it keeps me busy I know that GE only has a small market share - meaning that there is no huge demand to replicate its code (even if possible) so there will never be any FOSS version. And from an end user business sense the IDE is basically a tool of the trade that can be easily written off in the process of using it to generate revenue.
Just watch any episode of All in the Family - no laugh track, just real people laughing.
And that is a false equivalence. You want me to compare listening to TBBT with zero non-cast generated sounds, and compare it with All In The Family with laughter sounds from a studio audience. (BTW TBBT is recorded in front of a studio audience https://the-big-bang-theory.co...)
It was even hard for the laugh track to laugh. Btw, have you ever seen an episode with the laugh track removed, like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKS3MGriZcs
I'm thinking that this a strawman argument as I bet you can engender the same negative reactive by listening to *any* sitcom without a laugh track.
I never got this show. At the urging of co-workers i made it through about 2.5 random episodes and just could not get into it. All the characters felt whiney and neurotic but not in a funny way (or even in a way I sympathize with) as I've seen other shows pull off, just pathetic and incredibly stupid. Really, I didn't find a single character likeable and the show didn't seem to be structured for "fun to hate".
Are you sure you weren't watching Seinfeldf?