the leak bit is not a bad idea, but since so few people are actually signing the NDA, they'd find the leak in short order. Plus, that's unethical for ajournalist to do, for a number of reasons, so they would be compromising their integrity and lose credibility. Then the only place they'd ever work would be the NYT.
While it's true IBM is doing Linux because it's big bucks, they also have fully embraced the attitudes and ideas behind Linux. In the end, does it really matter WHY they came to the party, as long as they're playing along? I don't think so. Frankly, as long as Linux remains solely in the land of the touchy-feely, it'll go nowhere. It needs to be seen as an economically positive thing to make significant inroads against closed, proprietary solutions.
Netscape is going to be leaunching the latest version of the Netscape 7.x browser line (probably 7.5) in the next few months. Now that Mozilla/mozilla.org is closing in on 1.4 final, the NEtscape folks will go into hugh gear for the commercial release to be based on 1.4 final, instead of the 1.0.x branch like NS 7.02 is. This will be the best commercial browser on the market, possibly ever. I'd suggest you wait until the release (final probably late this summer) before you roll out. You'll be far more secure, have a cross platform standard, and with IBM's work on their products, possibly be looking at accessing many apps that are currently IE only from other browsers.
I totally agree. Rather than get boged down in arguments, let's just admit something needs fixed, and fix it. It takes a mature individual to admit their shortcoming than to deny them. Similarly, it takes an intelligent person to realize the shortcomings in their computing system, and dedicated some resources to FIXING them, rather than saying "well it's' worse over there!"
AAAAAAAAHHHHHH. My god, is ALL of Slashdot fools these days? THAT "story" was the April Fools joke. Do you also still believe that Microsoft adn Disney give away free stuff to people who forward emails, or that stepping on cracks actually breaks backs?
Umm, you're a twit. The complete URL to the FILE is http://research.microsoft.com/~daniel/uhh.pdf
Notice the "microsoft.com" part in there. Is it some unwritten rule to comment before knowing your facts?
This is just another effort of Ashcroft's Gestapo (DoJ/FBI) to keep eroding our personal and civil rights in the name of "security". Look at it like this: Ten months from now, the DoJ goes to court to get a court order allowing THEM to get access of users' Internet activities as logged by AOL, MSN, SBC, or another ISP/Telco. The ACLU, EFF, and countless citizens scream violation of privacy. The courts reject the DoJ's request on constitutional grounds. But with this as precedent (if it gets by the courts now, which I'll address) the DoJ would have something to point to, stating that if a private company/organization can aquire this information under the law, why can't the government for actual criminal violations?
Now, that's only if this gets past the court now. But here, the DoJ is merely adding their opinion, rather than being the applicant. So the courts might not look at this as governmental abuse of the Constitution. But it would be come a crowbar in the future for the DoJ.
Here, the DoJ isn't looking out for the RIAA's copyrights, it's merly using them as a tool to gain even MORE power than PATRIOT already gave them. First it's bookstores and libraries that are forced into the role of gov't watcher of your information habits (and don't think that when they subpoena records from Borders or Barnes & Noble that they also won't get records of music and other purchases made at those stores), now it's your Telco/ISP for your communication habits, when they don't already have a secret tap on your phone.
I'm not normally this paranoid, but Ashcrost is the #1 threat to this country, far more dangerous than Bin Laden...
Yup, it's Star Trek all right. Let the ship return to it's normal mass, and automagically it slows down, because it's *kinetic energy remains constant*. Uh...ok.
Actually, that's exactly how it WOULD work, if you had some form of mass-altering device. Let's say your ship is moving but not accellerating. Turn it on, you mass effectively is half, and the speed your ship is traveling would increase. Turn it off, and your speed would go back to the original value. Just like skaters pulling in their arms go faster, the amount of energy in the system does not decrease, so if suddenly it is acting on a lesser mass, then it's effects will increase. In this case, the impulse engines diminish the mass (it's inherent inertia, really, just like the inertial dampeners help keep everything mostly stable withotu seatbelts) and so the small amount of thrust generated has less effective mass to act upon, thus moving faster. The hacked Nissan from yesterday is a great example. They cut the weight (literally) by over half a ton, and it went faster.
Soemone mod this guy up. I couldn't find the CLI version for Win32, looked at the comments, and this guy answered my question. This is why we have mod points. Rather than mark that next lame joke as "Funny" toss this guy a point for "Informative".
Sadly, when I have mod points, I can't find these informative posts.:)
"If I had to bet my reputation it would be on RINGWORLD.
Yeah, well, if I had written a monumental, watershed moment type of book like RW, I'd bet on it too. Why did that question get there? Did anyone of us really think that he wouldn't pick one of the greatest novels of the 20th century? Do I ask too many rhetorical questions? Can you tell I'm a rabid Niven fan?:)
Look, this got way too much coverage. I'm the originator of the bug and the sink. The r= and sr= were removed until someone fixes the patches so this builds only in Mozilla. about:kitchensink will not work in ANY Mozilla distribution yet. Nor will it unles it's fixed.
As for IE sucking a log on this, well, it's 100% valid XHTML and CSS with decent DOM use, so I'm not surprised IE won't view it.
I agree. The reason this artificial limitation was probably put in was to insulate themselves from potential lawsuits claiming the Streamium promotes piracy via illegal webcasts (e.g. those not paying their royalties). This way, Philips can say they took "adequate" steps to make sure only "authorized" streams could be played.
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the leak bit is not a bad idea, but since so few people are actually signing the NDA, they'd find the leak in short order. Plus, that's unethical for ajournalist to do, for a number of reasons, so they would be compromising their integrity and lose credibility. Then the only place they'd ever work would be the NYT.
You missed part of it. It's ok if the establishment is 3750 sqft, or if it is greater than that, you must also meet subsections I/II (as appropriate).
Umm, risking troll-mods, this is a FUNNY, not an INFORMATIVE, as they are not the same Robert Novak.
Am I the only person who when first looking at that page, their first thought was, "geez, this guy modded his CATS to be cases?"?
Finally someone gets it! Yep, it's all XUL, this is just a different UI, still written in XUL.
While it's true IBM is doing Linux because it's big bucks, they also have fully embraced the attitudes and ideas behind Linux. In the end, does it really matter WHY they came to the party, as long as they're playing along? I don't think so. Frankly, as long as Linux remains solely in the land of the touchy-feely, it'll go nowhere. It needs to be seen as an economically positive thing to make significant inroads against closed, proprietary solutions.
Netscape is going to be leaunching the latest version of the Netscape 7.x browser line (probably 7.5) in the next few months. Now that Mozilla/mozilla.org is closing in on 1.4 final, the NEtscape folks will go into hugh gear for the commercial release to be based on 1.4 final, instead of the 1.0.x branch like NS 7.02 is. This will be the best commercial browser on the market, possibly ever. I'd suggest you wait until the release (final probably late this summer) before you roll out. You'll be far more secure, have a cross platform standard, and with IBM's work on their products, possibly be looking at accessing many apps that are currently IE only from other browsers.
s/hackers/jackasses who think it's cool to defraud and steal, and make the rest of real hackerdom look bad.
I totally agree. Rather than get boged down in arguments, let's just admit something needs fixed, and fix it. It takes a mature individual to admit their shortcoming than to deny them. Similarly, it takes an intelligent person to realize the shortcomings in their computing system, and dedicated some resources to FIXING them, rather than saying "well it's' worse over there!"
AAAAAAAAHHHHHH. My god, is ALL of Slashdot fools these days? THAT "story" was the April Fools joke. Do you also still believe that Microsoft adn Disney give away free stuff to people who forward emails, or that stepping on cracks actually breaks backs?
Umm, you're a twit. The complete URL to the FILE is http://research.microsoft.com/~daniel/uhh.pdf
Notice the "microsoft.com" part in there. Is it some unwritten rule to comment before knowing your facts?
Now, that's only if this gets past the court now. But here, the DoJ is merely adding their opinion, rather than being the applicant. So the courts might not look at this as governmental abuse of the Constitution. But it would be come a crowbar in the future for the DoJ.
Here, the DoJ isn't looking out for the RIAA's copyrights, it's merly using them as a tool to gain even MORE power than PATRIOT already gave them. First it's bookstores and libraries that are forced into the role of gov't watcher of your information habits (and don't think that when they subpoena records from Borders or Barnes & Noble that they also won't get records of music and other purchases made at those stores), now it's your Telco/ISP for your communication habits, when they don't already have a secret tap on your phone.
I'm not normally this paranoid, but Ashcrost is the #1 threat to this country, far more dangerous than Bin Laden...
It was just a joke in reference to the whore remark. I can never pass up a good whore joke.
By the way, you still owe me $20.
Oy, I forgot how bad the /. crowd is with loose examples...
Actually, that's exactly how it WOULD work, if you had some form of mass-altering device. Let's say your ship is moving but not accellerating. Turn it on, you mass effectively is half, and the speed your ship is traveling would increase. Turn it off, and your speed would go back to the original value. Just like skaters pulling in their arms go faster, the amount of energy in the system does not decrease, so if suddenly it is acting on a lesser mass, then it's effects will increase. In this case, the impulse engines diminish the mass (it's inherent inertia, really, just like the inertial dampeners help keep everything mostly stable withotu seatbelts) and so the small amount of thrust generated has less effective mass to act upon, thus moving faster. The hacked Nissan from yesterday is a great example. They cut the weight (literally) by over half a ton, and it went faster.
How can you have a userID number below 150k and not know what Cat5 is? :)
Sadly, when I have mod points, I can't find these informative posts. :)
How do you get physical access to a virtual machine?
Why? Running away is what they're best at.
Yeah, well, if I had written a monumental, watershed moment type of book like RW, I'd bet on it too. Why did that question get there? Did anyone of us really think that he wouldn't pick one of the greatest novels of the 20th century? Do I ask too many rhetorical questions? Can you tell I'm a rabid Niven fan? :)
In Soviet Russia, bad jokes post YOU!
As for IE sucking a log on this, well, it's 100% valid XHTML and CSS with decent DOM use, so I'm not surprised IE won't view it.
I agree. The reason this artificial limitation was probably put in was to insulate themselves from potential lawsuits claiming the Streamium promotes piracy via illegal webcasts (e.g. those not paying their royalties). This way, Philips can say they took "adequate" steps to make sure only "authorized" streams could be played.
Yeah, that'll work. The Bush-administration DOJ relly kept the pressure on MS this last time 'round...