Actually not as far fetched as that. VMware just had an incident exactly like this with their ESX product. They accidentally left a time bomb from beta testing in their production release. They have since ceased putting time bombs in their beta products because of this.
This doesn't really make getting rid of cable an option for many people. It might open up some options. But for many, the best option for a decent internet connection is still the cable provider. This won't get rid of them. It may change the revenue stream a bit, though. Raise your hand if you think they won't whine and complain about any and all changes to a business model.
So your entire argument boils down to "OMG!!! Sodium and water in the same place!!!" The facts are that fast breeder reactors have been around for a good long time and they don't tend to go kaboom. I had one running in my backyard since 1978 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Flux_Test_Facility. It's, sadly, been decommissioned for political reasons.
No. It doesn't fix that. You did the strategic placement of the food for the sole purpose of getting the cat to perform the action. It was still your will for the button to be pressed. Not the cats.
I'd argue that since you were the one that "coaxed" the cat onto the device, for the sole purpose have having an "I Agree" button pressed, that your will was done through the cat. I'm not sure why this is any different than pressing the button on a mouse. You're still deciding the outcome. You decided to either coax the cat onto the device... or not. It most likely was not the cat's idea to go through this exercise.
If you're dumb enough to provide a 3rd party facebook app with a 3rd party email password. You're probably not bright enough to care what information facebook might be keeping on you.
I still like the random error message produced by Powerquest's Drivecopy product. Every now and then an error would produce a dialog box with the informative text "something happened". That was it. Just an OK dialog box that said "something happened". Awesome...
Actually you can turn that off. That lovely little nag feature is a part of "Security Center". It's a service that you can disable. It's one of the first things I do on XP after install.
He didn't ask if there was redundancy. He asked if there was "enough" redundancy. How many nodes going down does it take before the system/data is crippled?
So who was surprised by this? I had the same ideas awhile back when I first joined and noticed my ability to create my own apps. I considered creating one purely for the purpose of collecting user information. Just for the hell of it. But more of a way of seeing just how much data I could gather. I have yet to see an app on facebook that didn't require that you provide access to EVERYTHING. If you check (or uncheck.. don't remember how that works) any of the privacy options you get the message "But we neeeeeeed that!!!"
And it's for that reason I generally don't use any apps on there...
Speaking as one that actually maintains our workstation image which covers a very large number of hardware configurations... I can say that it doesn't have to be a different image for every hardware configuration possible. It just has to have the right drivers for the hardware that's there. There are actually very few factors which dictate the real necessity for a separate image. Mainly multi-core vs. single core. Other than that. A single image is fair game.
Of course.. saying that. I will also say that Dell probably isn't dumb enough to use my system. It's a frickin' pain to keep the image updated for all that hardware. But I'd rather maintain one image (actually 12 internationally due to some random customizations for language and form factor) than 500.
Except in this case there is a step three. It comes about when.net/mono/whatever becomes a widely used technology. Not to say it WILL happen. Just that it may. If there is no implementation under linux then that's a potential loss of business because customers aren't going to purchase Suse or any other linux if it doesn't work with wide spread technologies. Putting the development effort into this is more of an insurance policy for them. The spin-off is that the linux community as a whole gets to share the fruits of the labor.
I know one of the things that keeps me from using a linux desktop at work (aside from corporate policies) is that the VWware ESX console is written in.Net and I can't make it work under linux. Which is a whole different rant topic.
You're making the assumption that "self-signed" means something to the average user. It means something to you as a technical user, but it doesn't mean diddly to grandma. She'd be lucky to understand the difference between http:/// and https://./ The furthest they're likely to get is seeing the little lock icon and thinking "I'm safe!!" The warning that comes up in firefox currently is a big sign screaming "RUN AWAY!! FIRE FIRE!!" for the average non-technical user.
It seems that in the past a lot of the debate regarding GPL2 vs GPL3 has largely been over patent issues. What would this do to the argument if software patents were removed from the equation.
I don't understand this argument. What do the morals of an author of code have to do with the technical merits of the work? Personally I've never used this particular file system and don't really have any plans to do so. But I wouldn't stop using it because the author did something wrong. It's code. It's not a religion (contrary to some popular beliefs).
If you run a browser based OS... and install a browser in it. And then use that to run a browser based OS, why... we could have infinite amounts of computing power! Or space time will tear itself apart. Either way, I'm making popcorn.
manufacturer provided drivers have become a pain in general. I still haven't quite figured out why I need to download a 150MB file to make my video card display pretty colors...
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Worst Job Ever: Being the poor guy that has to listen to all these random conversations in the hopes that something not retarded will be said...
Actually not as far fetched as that. VMware just had an incident exactly like this with their ESX product. They accidentally left a time bomb from beta testing in their production release. They have since ceased putting time bombs in their beta products because of this.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/13/vmware_apologises_12_august_code/
This doesn't really make getting rid of cable an option for many people. It might open up some options. But for many, the best option for a decent internet connection is still the cable provider. This won't get rid of them. It may change the revenue stream a bit, though. Raise your hand if you think they won't whine and complain about any and all changes to a business model.
So your entire argument boils down to "OMG!!! Sodium and water in the same place!!!" The facts are that fast breeder reactors have been around for a good long time and they don't tend to go kaboom. I had one running in my backyard since 1978 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Flux_Test_Facility. It's, sadly, been decommissioned for political reasons.
Did you dog chew all the vowels off your keyboard?
No. It doesn't fix that. You did the strategic placement of the food for the sole purpose of getting the cat to perform the action. It was still your will for the button to be pressed. Not the cats.
I'd argue that since you were the one that "coaxed" the cat onto the device, for the sole purpose have having an "I Agree" button pressed, that your will was done through the cat. I'm not sure why this is any different than pressing the button on a mouse. You're still deciding the outcome. You decided to either coax the cat onto the device... or not. It most likely was not the cat's idea to go through this exercise.
If you're dumb enough to provide a 3rd party facebook app with a 3rd party email password. You're probably not bright enough to care what information facebook might be keeping on you.
Oh noes!! They installed software to make the computing experience work better!!! Bastards!
I'd be interested in a reference to relevant law that backs up that statement. Not to argue. Just curiosity.
I still like the random error message produced by Powerquest's Drivecopy product. Every now and then an error would produce a dialog box with the informative text "something happened". That was it. Just an OK dialog box that said "something happened". Awesome...
Actually you can turn that off. That lovely little nag feature is a part of "Security Center". It's a service that you can disable. It's one of the first things I do on XP after install.
He didn't ask if there was redundancy. He asked if there was "enough" redundancy. How many nodes going down does it take before the system/data is crippled?
Would you stop that!
So who was surprised by this? I had the same ideas awhile back when I first joined and noticed my ability to create my own apps. I considered creating one purely for the purpose of collecting user information. Just for the hell of it. But more of a way of seeing just how much data I could gather. I have yet to see an app on facebook that didn't require that you provide access to EVERYTHING. If you check (or uncheck.. don't remember how that works) any of the privacy options you get the message "But we neeeeeeed that!!!"
And it's for that reason I generally don't use any apps on there...
Speaking as one that actually maintains our workstation image which covers a very large number of hardware configurations... I can say that it doesn't have to be a different image for every hardware configuration possible. It just has to have the right drivers for the hardware that's there. There are actually very few factors which dictate the real necessity for a separate image. Mainly multi-core vs. single core. Other than that. A single image is fair game.
Of course.. saying that. I will also say that Dell probably isn't dumb enough to use my system. It's a frickin' pain to keep the image updated for all that hardware. But I'd rather maintain one image (actually 12 internationally due to some random customizations for language and form factor) than 500.
1. Create Mono/Moonlight
2. ????????
3. Profit!!
Except in this case there is a step three. It comes about when .net/mono/whatever becomes a widely used technology. Not to say it WILL happen. Just that it may. If there is no implementation under linux then that's a potential loss of business because customers aren't going to purchase Suse or any other linux if it doesn't work with wide spread technologies. Putting the development effort into this is more of an insurance policy for them. The spin-off is that the linux community as a whole gets to share the fruits of the labor.
I know one of the things that keeps me from using a linux desktop at work (aside from corporate policies) is that the VWware ESX console is written in .Net and I can't make it work under linux. Which is a whole different rant topic.
You're making the assumption that "self-signed" means something to the average user. It means something to you as a technical user, but it doesn't mean diddly to grandma. She'd be lucky to understand the difference between http:/// and https://./ The furthest they're likely to get is seeing the little lock icon and thinking "I'm safe!!" The warning that comes up in firefox currently is a big sign screaming "RUN AWAY!! FIRE FIRE!!" for the average non-technical user.
It seems that in the past a lot of the debate regarding GPL2 vs GPL3 has largely been over patent issues. What would this do to the argument if software patents were removed from the equation.
A living person is better than a dead person any day
The Darwin Awards suggest otherwise...
Why not?
I don't understand this argument. What do the morals of an author of code have to do with the technical merits of the work? Personally I've never used this particular file system and don't really have any plans to do so. But I wouldn't stop using it because the author did something wrong. It's code. It's not a religion (contrary to some popular beliefs).
If you run a browser based OS... and install a browser in it. And then use that to run a browser based OS, why... we could have infinite amounts of computing power! Or space time will tear itself apart. Either way, I'm making popcorn.
Antivirus + SMS Software Inventory + Random pieces of software doing god knows what to the harddrive = 5 minutes of battery life. Yay!
manufacturer provided drivers have become a pain in general. I still haven't quite figured out why I need to download a 150MB file to make my video card display pretty colors...