User: elmo_dynamo

Re: Microsoft stole NT... because VMS rocked.

On: Linux Study Argues Monolithic OS Design Leads To Critical Exploits (osnews.com)

The Burroughs B6700 had an execute bit. http://www.smecc.org/The%20Arc...

Re:int vs float vs double

On: Is Microsoft 'Reaping the Rewards' From Open-Sourcing Its .NET Core? (infoworld.com)

Python 3.6 adds type annotations. See https://www.python.org/dev/pep...

OnTheIssues.org provides the answers

On: Ask Slashdot: Which Candidates For Geek Issues?

Check out http://www.ontheissues.org/Technology.htm#Headlines to see what each candidtae has said about technology and the environment. You can examine their positions on other issues too.

Telcos rushing to mobile because it's unregulated

On: AT&T Admits Network Can't Handle iPhone, iPad Traffic

The marketing pressure you feel fromTelcos to drop your landline, and buy smartphones, tablets and 4G modems for your laptop is a result of the FCC's decision to encourage innovation by not regulating the technology and services (beyond requiring some basic 911 services.) The market is a potential goldmine compared to landline services. You can't complain about companies selling you service or bandwidth that isn't available because there's no one regulating the offerings. Market mechanisms don't work either, since none of the carriers have the capacity to offer quality service and broad coverage, and they've forced punitive contracts on us to prevent market mechanisms from working.