Actually they aren't forced to make it public, they are only forced to give the source code to who the os is distributed. They could just distribute internally and make it avaliable to anyone who uses their systems. This release is really a decision they made based on the need for security or publicity. Which one doesn't matter, what matters is they were not forced to do this.
Wow the government is waking up to the fact that security through obscurity is not security at all.
Plus think of all the money they save with all us crypto geeks hacking at their code testing for bugs, coming up with new additions just because it would be cool to say you helped write part of the NSA's security system
A couple of months ago there was a request for slashdot readership to come up with ideas for TBMG's Dial a Song machine, since they were on their last one. Did they get a new machine, did they base their decision on anything said on slashdot
Soft core research is kinda like soft core porn, people who want real porn are disapointed by soft core. People who are offended by real porn are offended by soft core. The only people who like it are those who are undecided on the issue, or the masses. So soft core research isn't good to people who like real fact, people who dislike your topic anyway will still dislike you, only the masses may much attention.
I remember the good ole days in my hometown where we only had to dial 4 numbers to call someone in town.
I have no problem with going to 10 digits, I would like to see the step up to 12 but there would be a bit of equipment expense across the country, so that may have to wait
It would be a shame to say the club is dying. In the traditional sence yes, but as was said it is due to collaboration over the internet. So instead of saying the club and it's purpose is dying, let's say anyone can be a member now, if not of the club of it's purpose.
I haven't tried, but I'm pretty sure my filter here at work which block humor and online gaming will probably block this too. Could someone post the whole text?
Well the tax deduction doesn't fully make up for your donation unless of course you are close enough to drop brackets, otherwise it makes it a little less painful
If you don't want to give don't, but I believe that the money I earn is in part paid for in some way or another by the people of the world. By giving back to the community I support the people who support me
You'd probably want to get a look at the data on the Venus-geologist's computer instead, because it's been analyzed and
selected and generally picked over to produce something meaningful.
That would be true only if you were interested in doing the same type of calculations. IF you wanted to do something different you may want to calculate differently on something he had thrown out or agregated in a way that ruined your calculations
mm, question. What the hell is a 186? Do you mean an 8088, an 8086, or an 80286? Because I've never heard of a 186.
There is a 186 or more properly a 80186. it was never used in a PC. It was never intended to be used in a PC. It wasn't a prediessor to the 286. They were actually sybling similar architectures, one targeting the desktop and the other targeting embeded devices
I remember asking the same question when I worked at Rockwell Collins, why were they using 186's in the Boing 777. They don't need more. Plus that chip has been around long enough for them to have a damn good idea of what could go wrong with it. The more complex the chip, the higher the chances of something going wrong.
I completely disagree. Diverse research makes for better answers. I agree that the problems of poverty, wildlife, etc are more important than the puzzle of a walking robot. However you never know when research in another field will turn out to be very usefull in another field. Science is full of times where the best use for something isn't what it was designed for. Diverse research leads to a larger body of science for the people in the "important" fields to draw on. So this robot research may seem frivouls(sp) to you but the resulting body of knowledge may have something in it to help with micro surgery techniques.
It seems the push to pass UCITA is failing, that is just one battle, perhapse now we should be pushing anti-UCITA legislation like Iowa . Let's not sit around enjoying the victory.
I ended up fine in the tech stock ride, not rich, didn't loose my pants either. I was diversified and did a bit better than the average.
What I have to say about the ride is that the crazy prices that some of the stocks were fetching really helped out the industry when there was a lot of money needed. A lot of startup companies got a chance to make it big. Now there has been some natural tech selection and things have calmed down. Some good companies came out stable, and the price of tech stocks is many multiples the value of the company. The people who paid $200+ for amazon were fools and got burned but that's the marked.
I have flex time and like it. I like to be done by 4 in the afternoon and be able to do business elsware in the city. However there are some advantages to shifts, the big one I can think of is if you are at a point where you need to get some go ahead or help from someone else you don't have to wait 3 hours until they come in. Also I think knowing when people will be in allows for better schedualing of meetings.
For years TMBG has given music on their web sites. They want fans to hear their musice, especially that which isn't mainstream enough to make it onto their albums (that says a lot). Their problem with P2P is that it disconnects fans from the band. They would like to see people coming to their web site to get music, they can then see concert and album announcements. All that is missed when Napserting for Why the Sun Shines
They have always had a good online presence, ehy released an entire album internet only. Why help them because they are cool.
I believe sometime early this year, or last year the US government turned off the clock variation in the satilites that makes it impossible to pinpoint your location without advance knowledge of which satilites clock was off and by how much
So with Java you get one language on lots of platforms (and lots of VMs per platform, I might add) and with.NET you have the
potential for many languages on many platforms.
Not quite true, nothing prohibits you from writing another language that compiles to the same bite code, and can be used on the same VM. Actually IBM does this with SmallTalk. Their smalltalk compiles to java ready bite code
Slashdot Mirror
First sign: Courts finding Microsoft guilty of leveraging a monopoly
Second Sign : NSA releasing information to the public about security
Third sign : Rivers turn to blood
The end is coming just one more sign
Actually they aren't forced to make it public, they are only forced to give the source code to who the os is distributed. They could just distribute internally and make it avaliable to anyone who uses their systems. This release is really a decision they made based on the need for security or publicity. Which one doesn't matter, what matters is they were not forced to do this.
Wow the government is waking up to the fact that security through obscurity is not security at all.
Plus think of all the money they save with all us crypto geeks hacking at their code testing for bugs, coming up with new additions just because it would be cool to say you helped write part of the NSA's security system
A couple of months ago there was a request for slashdot readership to come up with ideas for TBMG's Dial a Song machine, since they were on their last one. Did they get a new machine, did they base their decision on anything said on slashdot
Seems like soft core research to me.
Soft core research is kinda like soft core porn, people who want real porn are disapointed by soft core. People who are offended by real porn are offended by soft core. The only people who like it are those who are undecided on the issue, or the masses. So soft core research isn't good to people who like real fact, people who dislike your topic anyway will still dislike you, only the masses may much attention.
Infoworld has reported that the fcc has declined to force 10 digit dialing
Actually that was only about 20 years ago, but it was a small rural town
I remember the good ole days in my hometown where we only had to dial 4 numbers to call someone in town.
I have no problem with going to 10 digits, I would like to see the step up to 12 but there would be a bit of equipment expense across the country, so that may have to wait
Didn't Digital ditch the VAX architecture? OR was it just the VMS OS
It would be a shame to say the club is dying. In the traditional sence yes, but as was said it is due to collaboration over the internet. So instead of saying the club and it's purpose is dying, let's say anyone can be a member now, if not of the club of it's purpose.
I haven't tried, but I'm pretty sure my filter here at work which block humor and online gaming will probably block this too. Could someone post the whole text?
Well the tax deduction doesn't fully make up for your donation unless of course you are close enough to drop brackets, otherwise it makes it a little less painful
If you don't want to give don't, but I believe that the money I earn is in part paid for in some way or another by the people of the world. By giving back to the community I support the people who support me
That would be true only if you were interested in doing the same type of calculations. IF you wanted to do something different you may want to calculate differently on something he had thrown out or agregated in a way that ruined your calculations
There is a 186 or more properly a 80186. it was never used in a PC. It was never intended to be used in a PC. It wasn't a prediessor to the 286. They were actually sybling similar architectures, one targeting the desktop and the other targeting embeded devices
I remember asking the same question when I worked at Rockwell Collins, why were they using 186's in the Boing 777. They don't need more. Plus that chip has been around long enough for them to have a damn good idea of what could go wrong with it. The more complex the chip, the higher the chances of something going wrong.
I completely disagree. Diverse research makes for better answers. I agree that the problems of poverty, wildlife, etc are more important than the puzzle of a walking robot. However you never know when research in another field will turn out to be very usefull in another field. Science is full of times where the best use for something isn't what it was designed for. Diverse research leads to a larger body of science for the people in the "important" fields to draw on. So this robot research may seem frivouls(sp) to you but the resulting body of knowledge may have something in it to help with micro surgery techniques.
In an article off yahoo it appears that Sony too has a walking bot.
It seems the push to pass UCITA is failing, that is just one battle, perhapse now we should be pushing anti-UCITA legislation like Iowa . Let's not sit around enjoying the victory.
I ended up fine in the tech stock ride, not rich, didn't loose my pants either. I was diversified and did a bit better than the average.
What I have to say about the ride is that the crazy prices that some of the stocks were fetching really helped out the industry when there was a lot of money needed. A lot of startup companies got a chance to make it big. Now there has been some natural tech selection and things have calmed down. Some good companies came out stable, and the price of tech stocks is many multiples the value of the company. The people who paid $200+ for amazon were fools and got burned but that's the marked.
Maybe we can use the lead for a sugar free sweetener like in the middle ages.
I have flex time and like it. I like to be done by 4 in the afternoon and be able to do business elsware in the city. However there are some advantages to shifts, the big one I can think of is if you are at a point where you need to get some go ahead or help from someone else you don't have to wait 3 hours until they come in. Also I think knowing when people will be in allows for better schedualing of meetings.
For years TMBG has given music on their web sites. They want fans to hear their musice, especially that which isn't mainstream enough to make it onto their albums (that says a lot). Their problem with P2P is that it disconnects fans from the band. They would like to see people coming to their web site to get music, they can then see concert and album announcements. All that is missed when Napserting for Why the Sun Shines
They have always had a good online presence, ehy released an entire album internet only. Why help them because they are cool.
I think the court made the right ruling. Usage of public internet resources with a usage agreement basically means no expectation of privacy.
I would be interested however to know if the guy found the pr0n he was looking for. Maybe he just wanted to find our what some good pr0n sites :)
I believe sometime early this year, or last year the US government turned off the clock variation in the satilites that makes it impossible to pinpoint your location without advance knowledge of which satilites clock was off and by how much
Ahh here is the link to the /. story
Not quite true, nothing prohibits you from writing another language that compiles to the same bite code, and can be used on the same VM. Actually IBM does this with SmallTalk. Their smalltalk compiles to java ready bite code