On the server side, critical security bugs are fixed on average of one to 3 days in Linux. Be it a kernel issue, sshd, apache, bind, vsftpd/proftpd, sendmail or any other widely used daemon.
Minor programs not as fast but still faster than MS and the main programs that offer the greatest possibility for root exploits have always been fixed in just a day or two. I welcome any example where it took 4 weeks for a fix for a main package.
I don't think Linux is safer because I use it on my servers, I use it on my servers because it has the POTENTIAL to be safer if maintained properly. Still using Windows on the desktop for 90% of system.
I am glad MS has gotten better about patches, but they still done anything nearly as fast as the average large, mainstream OSS package does for updates.
But the desktop wasn't Linux (Linux is just the kernel) They showed KDE, which I like, but Gnome is pretty much the default install for most Linux distributions, and does look different. Yes, there are many other Linux desktop's that don't have the mindshare to include, but to be remotely complete, it should have shown Gnome, Amiga, Zerox, to just name a few.
What you are describing is a way that businesses might *start* out, with VC money, but eventually, everyone needs to make money. Google found a way, RedHat is finding a way, SuSe is finding a way, but they are no longer "equal" once they start making a profit.
I *do* think there is a lot to learn from the system, however. Where I work (not computer related, luxury good sales) there is no hierarchy at all. Everyone is on the same level. I *ask* to get things done, I can't order anyone. Everyone either is a team player, or they just can't work there. Most of the time, it works pretty good (but sometimes badly). Everyone *is* paid differently, ranging from 24k to over 100k, but more money doesn't mean more control or power.
This has worked for many years with 5, 10 and 15 employees but we are having great difficulty getting it to scale. The problem is that the more complicated the tasks and the bigger the organization, the more "rules" you do need. Not just rules, but procedures, and enough layers that if a line employee can't make the call, it doesn't require the owner to make the decision.
The Open Source method is probably the best way to develop software that I can think of (a blend of top down management and communism, with one or two benevolent dictators). The key is to either have someone finance it until it becomes a "real corporation", have it sponsored by someone big enough to gain from it, like IBM, or keep the project small and non-profit forever.
So I think it has it's purpose, it is useful, it is rich in diversity, but I can't see how trying to run a business with these methods will every produce a large corporation, even RedHat sized. And that means no high paying jobs.
Short clips can be covered under Fair Use. Sometimes. They key here is that these companies are not being injured by the use, and it actually results in higher sales of their products (short clips of Family Guy = more DVD sales + more TV viewers).
This doesn't mean they won't go after YouTube once it starts making MONEY off of it, as then everyone will want a piece of the pie. I don't think that day is soon, however.
Wow, I certainly hope that is illegal, for many different reasons. Actually, I know it is since the entire purpose was to manipulate the stock price. That the spammer was paid in stock only makes it worse, as he as committed two crimes instead of one.
Of course, the real problem is the idiots who actually read the "stock tips" and buy stock based on this "information". Just like all spam, the problem is equally the people who spend the money. If no one bought from spammers (or their clients), spammers wouldn't exist for very long.
You make a valid, and somewhat rare point. The key arguement is whether the wiretaps are legal or not. It is difficult for anyone to say "wiretaps should always be illegal" with a straight face unless they have no historical perspective or just insane.
The government is GOING to do wiretaps, the key is enforcing the law and making them prove they are necessary before they do them, and yes, very often, they ARE necessary. People would do better to focus on the legal/illegal aspects instead of just saying "all wiretaps are bad". Taking that stance makes someone look like a whacko, and no one will pay attention to them.
A world where NO wiretaps are allowed is no better than a world where wiretaps go unchecked. Just a different brand of bad.
Many of the stock tip spams are attempts to pump a stock.
Although not my experiences are more anecdotal than imperical, I HAVE taken the time over the last year to track at least a couple dozen stocks that I have received spam for, up to a week after I received the spam. (finance.yahoo.com) About half the time, I have seen quick pops followed by quicker declines, indicating enough people purchased to drive the stock up 5%-10% (or a little more), followed by a decline within 24 hours pushing the same stock to the original price or a little lower.
Maybe 30-40% of the time, the price didn't seem to change much (maybe not enough emails were sent) or the fluxuation was inline with the stock's trends, so it couldn't be determined if the spam did anything. The remaining 10%-20 it seems the stock simply slid in price (say, 3-10%) with no rise at all.
So I can see how someone could pump up stocks and on average make money from spamming but it isn't always a sure thing. I have NOT heard of the SEC or any other agency arresting anyone for this, which seems to be clearly illegal, spam or not.
Not something you really want to give to 20 teenagers.
For some reason, I just pictured their friends who were NOT aware of the contents, grabbing the bottle and playing keepaway from the guy trying to make a bomb, an hour before he leaves for the airport...
Actually, I have heard from more than a few places that since the internet became accessible, sales of paperbooks has increased dramatically, per capita. I know I read more now, particularly since I can easily get a review (or 12) of a book, so the "risk" of spending $20 on a book is less.
I would disagree with you on the fact that we are "less cultured" than we were 50 years ago. We are simply more tolorant of public displays of "low brow" music, art and entertainment than we were 50 years ago. Particularly when much of the "low brow" music and art was considered "black".
DS9 IS the gem. With the focus on character development, a larger cast, almost as many explosions and interesting stories. They focused more on the actual conficts and problems that "real" people have, making it more relevant.
SciFi isn't all sharks with lasers attached to their heads. How we deal with each other as groups and individuals is just as important as the technology in good SciFi. Otherwise, you might as well just read a catalog of weapons from the 2400AD Sears catalog.
That aside, when I think of Matt Damon, all I can think of is his "role" in Team America: World Police. Not sure if that is exactly Kirk...maybe...
Like the USA? I thought Slashdot was unappologetically US centric.
(insert "We don't use dates like that, you insensitive clod" comment here)
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but it's not clear whether storing it for 100 years in liquid helium is that much more reliable than storing it in a salt mine for 1600 years.
True, but if you cut the storage time by something in the middle, say 20 to 60 years (within the scope of the claims) then you are not looking at storage facilities, but management facilities, whereby you are moving out older, safe material to bring in fresh waste. This means a permanant structure and constant monitoring, something that salt mines don't necessarily have the same level of precautions. And, the shorter the half life, the less facilities you will need to accomplish this.
An added plus is that some states would WANT this kind of facility "in their backyard" because of the the technical, research and support jobs that come with it.
Add that to the recent changes of heart in many environmentalist regarding nuclear power, and you have a nice 20% solution to the current energy problems.
Actually, I wasn't aware of it, so thanks! I guess the reason I like (or rather, my hope for) slashdot is actually the editing process, to present the "best of the best" of what is on the other sites as well. This is so my lazy ass can go to one site often, other sites less frequently, and get the info I want and some I need. Besides, I only have limited time to hack around due to constrains of "The Real World"(tm).
Theoretically, that is the whole purpose of other media outlets, to filter it down to what is most important according to their particular criteria. While/. have been getting better over the last few months, the last couple of years it seems to have tried to be all things to all people. IMO, their coverage of YRO and legal issues is pretty spot on, but I would like to see less case mods and more useful (or at least interesting) articles like this here.
That's because it's a good old-fashioned "How to _________"...and many of the trolls who just want to "me too" or comment without reading anything are too busy on Digg, where there are no filters, time limits between posts or accountability. Oh and anyone can (and does) moderate.
I am not trying to be mean, but Digg has helped/. by thinning the herd a bit. It also woke/. management up. I don't even bother with the comments area on digg unless I feel like trolling.
And yes, me too, more articles like this here on/. please;)
Except upstairs or downstairs in any two story home. Or even up the steps to get in a single story home. Most people would buy a mini robot, or a full sized robot that is designed for personal use, at HOME. Not at fully modern government buildings and malls which are subject to the laws you speak of.
just as she's about to cross the threshold 40 of these things come running down the hallway armed with foot-long kitchen knives.
Are you trying to sneak a "imagine a beowulf of these" joke in here?;)
It says it maintains internet access while recharging here. With 32mb of ram, that is plenty to run a webserver. I'm offering $10 to the first person to get their mini robot Slashdotted. Of course, at $14,000 each, that won't help a lot with the initial cost.
That would explain all the chair throwing.;) Actually, I was shocked to find NO jokes about Balmer threatening violence in the thread so far.
So weird that MS wants to get huffy and tell Google to stay out of their yard. Silly me thought that if you made a better product, you really didn't need to worry about what Google or anyone else does.
Also, consider that MS added a new "feature" a couple weeks back to allow folders to be password protected/private in XP, which the enterprise sector freaked out on because they didn't want to have to deal with all the lost passwords, etc.. This forced MS to disable that feature with the last round of hotfixes. Sounds to me like there is room for some competition in the enterprise end of the market.
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On the server side, critical security bugs are fixed on average of one to 3 days in Linux. Be it a kernel issue, sshd, apache, bind, vsftpd/proftpd, sendmail or any other widely used daemon.
Minor programs not as fast but still faster than MS and the main programs that offer the greatest possibility for root exploits have always been fixed in just a day or two. I welcome any example where it took 4 weeks for a fix for a main package.
I don't think Linux is safer because I use it on my servers, I use it on my servers because it has the POTENTIAL to be safer if maintained properly. Still using Windows on the desktop for 90% of system.
I am glad MS has gotten better about patches, but they still done anything nearly as fast as the average large, mainstream OSS package does for updates.
Or they issue a hotfix that's automatically downloaded and installed.
You forgot to add " but often breaks some other piece of software."
But the desktop wasn't Linux (Linux is just the kernel) They showed KDE, which I like, but Gnome is pretty much the default install for most Linux distributions, and does look different. Yes, there are many other Linux desktop's that don't have the mindshare to include, but to be remotely complete, it should have shown Gnome, Amiga, Zerox, to just name a few.
What you are describing is a way that businesses might *start* out, with VC money, but eventually, everyone needs to make money. Google found a way, RedHat is finding a way, SuSe is finding a way, but they are no longer "equal" once they start making a profit.
I *do* think there is a lot to learn from the system, however. Where I work (not computer related, luxury good sales) there is no hierarchy at all. Everyone is on the same level. I *ask* to get things done, I can't order anyone. Everyone either is a team player, or they just can't work there. Most of the time, it works pretty good (but sometimes badly). Everyone *is* paid differently, ranging from 24k to over 100k, but more money doesn't mean more control or power.
This has worked for many years with 5, 10 and 15 employees but we are having great difficulty getting it to scale. The problem is that the more complicated the tasks and the bigger the organization, the more "rules" you do need. Not just rules, but procedures, and enough layers that if a line employee can't make the call, it doesn't require the owner to make the decision.
The Open Source method is probably the best way to develop software that I can think of (a blend of top down management and communism, with one or two benevolent dictators). The key is to either have someone finance it until it becomes a "real corporation", have it sponsored by someone big enough to gain from it, like IBM, or keep the project small and non-profit forever.
So I think it has it's purpose, it is useful, it is rich in diversity, but I can't see how trying to run a business with these methods will every produce a large corporation, even RedHat sized. And that means no high paying jobs.
Short clips can be covered under Fair Use. Sometimes. They key here is that these companies are not being injured by the use, and it actually results in higher sales of their products (short clips of Family Guy = more DVD sales + more TV viewers).
This doesn't mean they won't go after YouTube once it starts making MONEY off of it, as then everyone will want a piece of the pie. I don't think that day is soon, however.
...but for the life of me, I have no idea why.
Wow, I certainly hope that is illegal, for many different reasons. Actually, I know it is since the entire purpose was to manipulate the stock price. That the spammer was paid in stock only makes it worse, as he as committed two crimes instead of one.
Of course, the real problem is the idiots who actually read the "stock tips" and buy stock based on this "information". Just like all spam, the problem is equally the people who spend the money. If no one bought from spammers (or their clients), spammers wouldn't exist for very long.
You make a valid, and somewhat rare point. The key arguement is whether the wiretaps are legal or not. It is difficult for anyone to say "wiretaps should always be illegal" with a straight face unless they have no historical perspective or just insane.
The government is GOING to do wiretaps, the key is enforcing the law and making them prove they are necessary before they do them, and yes, very often, they ARE necessary. People would do better to focus on the legal/illegal aspects instead of just saying "all wiretaps are bad". Taking that stance makes someone look like a whacko, and no one will pay attention to them.
A world where NO wiretaps are allowed is no better than a world where wiretaps go unchecked. Just a different brand of bad.
Many of the stock tip spams are attempts to pump a stock.
Although not my experiences are more anecdotal than imperical, I HAVE taken the time over the last year to track at least a couple dozen stocks that I have received spam for, up to a week after I received the spam. (finance.yahoo.com) About half the time, I have seen quick pops followed by quicker declines, indicating enough people purchased to drive the stock up 5%-10% (or a little more), followed by a decline within 24 hours pushing the same stock to the original price or a little lower.
Maybe 30-40% of the time, the price didn't seem to change much (maybe not enough emails were sent) or the fluxuation was inline with the stock's trends, so it couldn't be determined if the spam did anything. The remaining 10%-20 it seems the stock simply slid in price (say, 3-10%) with no rise at all.
So I can see how someone could pump up stocks and on average make money from spamming but it isn't always a sure thing. I have NOT heard of the SEC or any other agency arresting anyone for this, which seems to be clearly illegal, spam or not.
Not something you really want to give to 20 teenagers.
For some reason, I just pictured their friends who were NOT aware of the contents, grabbing the bottle and playing keepaway from the guy trying to make a bomb, an hour before he leaves for the airport...
And then there are the clever bombers. The dangerous ones, that don't use Google or Ebay.
;)
What, AOL users? We already HAVE their search logs....
nitro glycerin
And of course, please enjoy that bumpy ride on the way TO the airport...
Nitro is pretty difficult to handle when you just have it poured into a water/eyedrop bottle. To say it is highly unstable is an understatement.
Slashdot, where cliches and catchphrases crawl home to die.
That just isn't true. They don't die. On Slashdot, they live forever, which is perhaps the problem.
Actually, I have heard from more than a few places that since the internet became accessible, sales of paperbooks has increased dramatically, per capita. I know I read more now, particularly since I can easily get a review (or 12) of a book, so the "risk" of spending $20 on a book is less.
I would disagree with you on the fact that we are "less cultured" than we were 50 years ago. We are simply more tolorant of public displays of "low brow" music, art and entertainment than we were 50 years ago. Particularly when much of the "low brow" music and art was considered "black".
Actually, you are the only one who almost properly caught that comment, but still no cigar. The Austin Powers movies weren't remotely SciFi. :)
The Apollo missions were fine, just to show the world that the US was first -- but there's nothing there.
Nothing there? Are you crazy? They have an entire theme park! They have the whalers of the moon, go carts and everything!
DS9 IS the gem. With the focus on character development, a larger cast, almost as many explosions and interesting stories. They focused more on the actual conficts and problems that "real" people have, making it more relevant.
SciFi isn't all sharks with lasers attached to their heads. How we deal with each other as groups and individuals is just as important as the technology in good SciFi. Otherwise, you might as well just read a catalog of weapons from the 2400AD Sears catalog.
That aside, when I think of Matt Damon, all I can think of is his "role" in Team America: World Police. Not sure if that is exactly Kirk...maybe...
Like the USA? I thought Slashdot was unappologetically US centric.
(insert "We don't use dates like that, you insensitive clod" comment here)
but it's not clear whether storing it for 100 years in liquid helium is that much more reliable than storing it in a salt mine for 1600 years.
True, but if you cut the storage time by something in the middle, say 20 to 60 years (within the scope of the claims) then you are not looking at storage facilities, but management facilities, whereby you are moving out older, safe material to bring in fresh waste. This means a permanant structure and constant monitoring, something that salt mines don't necessarily have the same level of precautions. And, the shorter the half life, the less facilities you will need to accomplish this.
An added plus is that some states would WANT this kind of facility "in their backyard" because of the the technical, research and support jobs that come with it.
Add that to the recent changes of heart in many environmentalist regarding nuclear power, and you have a nice 20% solution to the current energy problems.
Actually, I wasn't aware of it, so thanks! I guess the reason I like (or rather, my hope for) slashdot is actually the editing process, to present the "best of the best" of what is on the other sites as well. This is so my lazy ass can go to one site often, other sites less frequently, and get the info I want and some I need. Besides, I only have limited time to hack around due to constrains of "The Real World"(tm).
/. have been getting better over the last few months, the last couple of years it seems to have tried to be all things to all people. IMO, their coverage of YRO and legal issues is pretty spot on, but I would like to see less case mods and more useful (or at least interesting) articles like this here.
Theoretically, that is the whole purpose of other media outlets, to filter it down to what is most important according to their particular criteria. While
That's because it's a good old-fashioned "How to _________" ...and many of the trolls who just want to "me too" or comment without reading anything are too busy on Digg, where there are no filters, time limits between posts or accountability. Oh and anyone can (and does) moderate.
/. by thinning the herd a bit. It also woke /. management up. I don't even bother with the comments area on digg unless I feel like trolling.
/. please ;)
I am not trying to be mean, but Digg has helped
And yes, me too, more articles like this here on
Except upstairs or downstairs in any two story home. Or even up the steps to get in a single story home. Most people would buy a mini robot, or a full sized robot that is designed for personal use, at HOME. Not at fully modern government buildings and malls which are subject to the laws you speak of.
just as she's about to cross the threshold 40 of these things come running down the hallway armed with foot-long kitchen knives.
;)
Are you trying to sneak a "imagine a beowulf of these" joke in here?
It says it maintains internet access while recharging here. With 32mb of ram, that is plenty to run a webserver. I'm offering $10 to the first person to get their mini robot Slashdotted. Of course, at $14,000 each, that won't help a lot with the initial cost.
That would explain all the chair throwing. ;) Actually, I was shocked to find NO jokes about Balmer threatening violence in the thread so far.
So weird that MS wants to get huffy and tell Google to stay out of their yard. Silly me thought that if you made a better product, you really didn't need to worry about what Google or anyone else does.
Also, consider that MS added a new "feature" a couple weeks back to allow folders to be password protected/private in XP, which the enterprise sector freaked out on because they didn't want to have to deal with all the lost passwords, etc.. This forced MS to disable that feature with the last round of hotfixes. Sounds to me like there is room for some competition in the enterprise end of the market.
I always say that at 18, you already know everything, so you should move out of the house quickly, before you start forgetting.
Youth, you get over it in time.