They're going to build an ebook reader app for their rumored tablet to kill the kindle & dominate the market. as Ramanujan once said for a famous one line proof, "Behold."
New best way to get your funding cut: publish a paper that outlines a way to use DDOS to hinder a federal investigation. Old best: come out of the closet & join the communist party.
So, for (1) Windows 7 is very similar to Vista, with a lot of code reuse, and (2) the people who develop viruses target *almost exclusively* windows, so how would the need to run an antivirus on a new version of windows ever be something you would doubt?
Effective immediately all precinct officers should destroy all electronic devices with central processing units. All document production will be performed using manual typewriters.
I really, Really, *really* wish that the first message sent across the internet had been for the purpose of rick-rolling someone. I know that it would've taken a completely weird time-inversion to make that possible, but admit to yourself for just one second: it would've been effing hilarious.
I definitely understand what you're saying, and I suppose it's all a perspective thing. I actually had dinner with him & a bunch of computer science students at the University of Chicago, and found that once you got him past the software stuff he became a pretty interesting conversationalist. It was a pretty good time, all things considered.
While I agree with most of his points regarding Free Software, I find that when it comes to this topic he's much less flexible in his conversation, though his actual contributions are undeniable.
So, I actually count myself among the few that like Richard Stallman. I've met him, and he's a nice guy. But does anyone recall the furor over GPLv3 when it first came out, & some of the new provisions? This caused a lot of projects to stick with v2.
I'm wondering if this isn't just FUD to try to get people to switch to v3. Which is icky, but it did occur to me.
Cool design, but I think it would be creepy to see people zipping down sidewalks on one of these things... like they're floating along on an invisible toilet seat.
As an alumni of the UofC, i have no idea what 'IS' and 'DCS' stand for. If one of those would now be called 'NSIT' or 'USITE' or something of that nature, then ok, i understand that.
I worked at the only NSIT independant computer lab on campus (http://maclab.cs.uchicago.edu/ and i'm very familiar with NSIT. While i never thought much of NSIT as an organization (company, actually), i have to say that in general they're pretty good about security; i would definitely like to know what component of their organization was responsible for this.
While i don't agree that Raskin should spend his time creating his own OS (i think it's a mistake to think that he needs to start an OS project from scratch), i do agree that he might put his money where his mouth is, so to speak, and maybe do some work with a freedesktop.org project, or something along those lines (i don't know how F&OSS savvy he is).
It's frustrating to read about usability because heretofore most of what i've seen done is criticism without proactive guidelines other than those formed thus: "Don't do X."
the parent should really be modded -1 redundant. Personally i'm tired of all the "who's better, linus, ESR, RMS" comments out there, and i'm doubly tired of the "RMS is CrAzY" comments out there.
it makes some sense i think. The big battles right now are in corporate IT, where microsoft and gnu/linux are taking big bites out of commercial unix platforms in terms of installation base and spending. So, the two are one in terms of big things on the horizon.
The real question is, what happens when Microsoft and companies like Suse, redhat, and even IBM start competing head to head -- what's going to happen then?
i just don't get it. you support BSD with a humorous comment at the troll's expense, you get modded -1 troll. you diss BSD with humor, you get modded -1 flaimbait.
what do i do, oh slashdot moderators, to please you in your infinite wisdom?
man, the first time i ever ran into the whole BSD disklabel thing, i almost crapped a brick. I was pretty new to GNU/Linux at the time, and had not to much of a clue how widely varying the various filesystem types out there were.
anyway, it was 4am at the time. within the next twenty four hours my computer had about 8 different OS's (not installs, seperate OS's). by the end of it i had a 120 mb partition with an ultraslim windows 98 incarnation and OpenBSD in all it's cryptographic glory.
yeay, i think you're not being quite accurate, because i'm guessing all of that 2.5 million lines of code are compiled to make windows CE. How many models in the Sharp Zaurus have raid, scsi hard drives, ham radio cards, &c?
not many. so the number of lines of code that are actually compiled in are most likely signifigantly less than CE's 2.5 million.
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They're going to build an ebook reader app for their rumored tablet to kill the kindle & dominate the market. as Ramanujan once said for a famous one line proof, "Behold."
New best way to get your funding cut: publish a paper that outlines a way to use DDOS to hinder a federal investigation. Old best: come out of the closet & join the communist party.
So, for (1) Windows 7 is very similar to Vista, with a lot of code reuse, and (2) the people who develop viruses target *almost exclusively* windows, so how would the need to run an antivirus on a new version of windows ever be something you would doubt?
From the desk of the Chief of Police:
Effective immediately all precinct officers should destroy all electronic devices with central processing units. All document production will be performed using manual typewriters.
I really, Really, *really* wish that the first message sent across the internet had been for the purpose of rick-rolling someone. I know that it would've taken a completely weird time-inversion to make that possible, but admit to yourself for just one second: it would've been effing hilarious.
From TFA:
More specifically, if you sign up for Google Voice with your existing number, you'll get:
* Online, searchable voicemail
* Free automated voicemail transcription
* Custom voicemail greetings for different callers
* Email and SMS notifications
* Low-priced international calling
If you decide to also get a new Google number, you'll get all of the above PLUS:
* One number that reaches you on all your phones
... lame. Completely killed my interest in this most recent development.
* SMS via email
* Call screening
* Listen In
* Call recording
* Conference calling
* Call blocking
So, you don't get all the features if you port in an existing number. How
I definitely understand what you're saying, and I suppose it's all a perspective thing. I actually had dinner with him & a bunch of computer science students at the University of Chicago, and found that once you got him past the software stuff he became a pretty interesting conversationalist. It was a pretty good time, all things considered.
While I agree with most of his points regarding Free Software, I find that when it comes to this topic he's much less flexible in his conversation, though his actual contributions are undeniable.
So, I actually count myself among the few that like Richard Stallman. I've met him, and he's a nice guy. But does anyone recall the furor over GPLv3 when it first came out, & some of the new provisions? This caused a lot of projects to stick with v2.
I'm wondering if this isn't just FUD to try to get people to switch to v3. Which is icky, but it did occur to me.
Is that a gigantic air gun with a 1km barrel in your classified launch facility, or are you just happy to see me?
Hey, I'm fat you insensitive clod!
Cool design, but I think it would be creepy to see people zipping down sidewalks on one of these things ... like they're floating along on an invisible toilet seat.
Creepy, I say!
As an alumni of the UofC, i have no idea what 'IS' and 'DCS' stand for. If one of those would now be called 'NSIT' or 'USITE' or something of that nature, then ok, i understand that.
I worked at the only NSIT independant computer lab on campus (http://maclab.cs.uchicago.edu/ and i'm very familiar with NSIT. While i never thought much of NSIT as an organization (company, actually), i have to say that in general they're pretty good about security; i would definitely like to know what component of their organization was responsible for this.
rsync
In soviet Russia, moon lands on you.
While i don't agree that Raskin should spend his time creating his own OS (i think it's a mistake to think that he needs to start an OS project from scratch), i do agree that he might put his money where his mouth is, so to speak, and maybe do some work with a freedesktop.org project, or something along those lines (i don't know how F&OSS savvy he is).
It's frustrating to read about usability because heretofore most of what i've seen done is criticism without proactive guidelines other than those formed thus: "Don't do X."
the parent should really be modded -1 redundant. Personally i'm tired of all the "who's better, linus, ESR, RMS" comments out there, and i'm doubly tired of the "RMS is CrAzY" comments out there.
Please, be original.
it makes some sense i think. The big battles right now are in corporate IT, where microsoft and gnu/linux are taking big bites out of commercial unix platforms in terms of installation base and spending. So, the two are one in terms of big things on the horizon.
The real question is, what happens when Microsoft and companies like Suse, redhat, and even IBM start competing head to head -- what's going to happen then?
that's just cool.
oops.
i just don't get it. you support BSD with a humorous comment at the troll's expense, you get modded -1 troll. you diss BSD with humor, you get modded -1 flaimbait.
what do i do, oh slashdot moderators, to please you in your infinite wisdom?
man, the first time i ever ran into the whole BSD disklabel thing, i almost crapped a brick. I was pretty new to GNU/Linux at the time, and had not to much of a clue how widely varying the various filesystem types out there were.
anyway, it was 4am at the time. within the next twenty four hours my computer had about 8 different OS's (not installs, seperate OS's). by the end of it i had a 120 mb partition with an ultraslim windows 98 incarnation and OpenBSD in all it's cryptographic glory.
that was a fun day.
for the deluge of "*BSD is dead" posts...
there we go.
yeay, i think you're not being quite accurate, because i'm guessing all of that 2.5 million lines of code are compiled to make windows CE. How many models in the Sharp Zaurus have raid, scsi hard drives, ham radio cards, &c?
not many. so the number of lines of code that are actually compiled in are most likely signifigantly less than CE's 2.5 million.
have you seen true fascism?
I don't think very many people in the U.S. have.
t**s = ?
this is a phrase i have never heard and which i must learn. I'm actually very serious.