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  1. I See Questions Bubbling Up Here on E-Voting Problems Are Mostly User Error, Says ITAA · · Score: 1

    Tampering with votes is not a trivial crime.

    So, if there is tampering with votes. What is step 2?

  2. Re:Been thinking about this... on Big Day For Browser Vulnerabilities · · Score: 1

    Given the list of Browsers that don't handle 'Spoofing'. It would be interesting to see which Browser Group handles this issue first. I'm thinking that the dwellers of Redmond are chanting, "I can't fix the roof today; its raining."

  3. I Agree, The Words are Pretty to Look At on The Extinction of the Programming Species · · Score: 1

    From the view of someone that has been using computers since the "90 Column Card Daze", the nature of my job has changed alot. But this is also a case of, "The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same". The reason I'm still working with computers is that I will create working solutions on computers for people that don't want to do the job themselves. I make a fair living doing it.

    But I do not agree with Max, for two fundamental reasons. One; as long as there are people with money that don't want to make computer solutions exist, I will always have a job. Second; and most damning, is that Computers are the Love Child of Mathmatics, as long as Mathmatics evolves, Computer solutions will do the same, I will then always have a job working on computers.

  4. Re:next year on Chinese Satellite Crashes Into House · · Score: 1

    "According to the People's Daily's article on the subject nothing seems to have gone wrong."

    When I read this, my memories wondered into a flashback of were the message reads, "So long, and thanks for all the fish!".

  5. If Microsoft catches it... on Microsoft Advised To Learn To Love Linux · · Score: 1

    Christensen says, "If Microsoft catches it, they'll be all right."

    After reading the published damages discovered by Federal Litigation that Microsoft has done on a global scale; Is it ok to agree with Mr. Christensen that, "...Microsoft catches it...".

  6. I've Just Read the Patent In Question; Amazing... on You Might Be a Microsoft Patent Infringer · · Score: 1

    It would appear that there is now a patent for the statement taught in just about every software engineering school for the last 30+ years. It goes something like, "Edit Your Inputs, Build Your Outputs."

    Or in the wording of the Patent, "...enforcing valid combinations of the data in response to remote user input..., ...for dynamically adjusting data values...".

    Now if Microsoft is NOT impling "Editing", then maybe if a User errors, Microsoft will come over and use some type of, 'violence'? To "'Enforce' valid combinations."

    I also believe one can find prior art at, kellybluebook dot com.

  7. Oooy, Aussie Business Statis Check... on Australia Vulnerable to Korean Hacking Army · · Score: 1

    Oh, I can see Barry McGuire now:

    Barry opens another can of "Fosters", tastes good, no hacking here; Current Status of the Australian Economy is good.

    1 minute later...

    Barry opens another can of "Fosters", tastes good, no hacking here; Current Status of the Australian Economy is good.

    1 minute later...

    Oh! I'm supposted to check for NORTH Korean Hackers? Ok, I'll go back and do THAT!

  8. I Have A Benchmarking Question. on An Alternative to SQL? · · Score: 1

    What is the difference between, lets say, mySQL, OpenCyc, and 'D?

    Is there a "Ben Franklan" score sheet on 'D vs. mySQL vs. SQL?

    For me, this would be a web site worth visiting.

  9. Tuples? I Haven't Heard That in Years... on Java 1.5 vs C# · · Score: 1

    I just had a Post Grad Flash Back 20 years ago of a class in the Tuple Calculas. At the time, for me, it would have been better named, "Set Theroy, Gone Bad".

    I'm thinking there are several languages that can return a Tuple. "C" programmmers call it a "Structure". Object Oriented programmers refer to the rules of a "Object Returned", or "Get, and Set". My personal favorite is PERL's "my ( x, y, z ) = someFunctionResult;"

    I see a time when there will only be one language that will be used. This new language will not come from the ones who give tribute to Redmond; Because it is not the way of the dwellers of Redmond. But from the morphing of our existing languages to a syntax that will be more easily understandable by both man, and machine.

  10. Re:And while we're on mathematical jokes... on Scientists Define Murphy's Law · · Score: 1

    What amazed me was that there were constants in the equation? 10? 20? sin() function, amazing.

  11. NO Cup Holders?!?! on Smart Cars Coming to Canada and U.S. · · Score: 1

    That's were I put my iPod, and Cell phone!

    And the Ash Tray is used for spare change.

  12. BYTE Magazie Had an Article On This on Fluid Logic Chips · · Score: 1

    About 20 years ago there were 2 magazines, BYTE, and MicroComputing; I haven't thought about them in years. Looks like someone stumbled over an old article.

  13. Could the XPrize Committee consider the following: on Space Tourism is Off and Running · · Score: 1

    Please let me say that "Tours Into Space", is a good thing.

    But the following would be an Engineering Goal worthy of doing:

    "The First Non Government Team to Return, and then Send Up a 40 FOOT DC with a 26850 kg pay load, Piloted by at least one person. 5 times in 50 days without a delivery problem."

    Prize Money is to be one U.S. Gold Dollar Coin.

  14. Re:Who knows? on AT&T Considers Mac OS X, Linux For 70,000 Desktops · · Score: 1

    Given: There is a track record of businesses "evaluating" various forms of Linux with respect to Windows; more and more each day.

    The Generic Conclusion: That these same businesses are 'Positioning' contract points with Microsoft. To drive down costs is important, and a sound business solution.

    Another Conclusion is Emerging: That such things as openOffice, Mozilla, Mono, GTK, KDE/Gnome, Apache, Xchange, GAIM, Blender, mySQL, Linux, and all the others combined are becoming more, and more able to be equal Microsoft in functionality.

  15. This Brings Back Warm Happy Memories. on S. Korea Claims N. Korea Has Trained 600 Crackers · · Score: 1

    I can remember on cold rainy evenings "training" my "Crackers" before having a bowl of "Campbells Tomato Soup".

  16. Re:Ummm... on Smart Cars Tell You About Road Signs · · Score: 1

    Could the use of RFID tags be used on sign posts, and when a car passed by, the car would be able to update its cursing configuration so as to be in complience with local laws?

    Another application of the RFID tags could be lane location for "auto" pilot handling...

  17. Re:In Other News... on Telecom Outages Now a State Secret · · Score: 1

    Okay, I'll bite.

    Why will the "Bad Guys" be able to go after us when my land line goes down, and my cell phone still works?

    When my cable line goes down, and or my pizza-sat disk goes down, and or a radio station goes down. That means that I'll be able catch the news story on CNN.

    Ohhhhhhhhhh, now I get it.... Just forget this post.

  18. Words of Advice from a Proud Father. on High Tech Baby Monitoring? · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Sounds like your first one, congratuations.

    Okay Rookey, some words of advice. Check with your mom, and or dad on the following:

    The first child can come at any time, all the others take nine months.

    Heavly consider a Epideral for child bearing, its liquid La Mosss. Other wise, your wife will never let you forget what she went through.

    If your wife comments on her looking fat. LEAVE THE AREA IMMEDIATLY!!! Life is to short for what's going to happen next.

    Raising children is not a spectator sport. Its hands on 7/24. You're are already Biometrically equiped. A cheap audio feed back device is more than enough for the job you have to do.

    There is no 1-800 number for user manuals, complaints, or refunds.

    If your child cries, check diapers, bottle, formula. Repeat for the next 18 years.

    Beating your child is a waste of time, and could give you meta-carpel. A little swat on the bottom seems to be a decent attention getter. A 60 second timeout in total continual silence helps the child to stop and think, and you to calm down too. Just about every criminal was beaten/abused as a child.

    Bring pictures to the work place, these will be worth more than gold.

    When you talk to others who have not brought a child into the world; They will have no idea what you're talking about, or why.

    The first 2 weeks of raising a newborn child will be hell for you. Then, after that; It won't get much better.

    Once again, congrats.

  19. Re:Filty thieves on Ballmer Says iPod Users are Thieves · · Score: 1

    ...and also believes Microsoft will steal...

    I just never thought that having a song in my heart, would be grounds for a Search Warrent.

  20. Legal Question on Part Of The Patriot Act Shot Down · · Score: 1

    Calling this 'law' the 'The Patriot Act' has carried a sour taste in my mouth since its naming.

    Is it possible to sue to change the 'name' of a law?

    I know the good guys are not many, and they're very busy going after the bad guys; But that name! No, no, no, no.

  21. Is this a great planet or what! on Internet Censorship in Australia? · · Score: 1

    Consider the wording:
    "...Left wing Australian Christian political party Family First"...

    Question.

    1. If there is no 'Right' Wing; Single wing critters have a very diffcult time flying, or walking.

    2. 'Family First' implies there's something second. What could that be?

    3. 'Christian political party'; This is the first time I've seen an oxymoron using more than 2 words.

  22. The math doesn't add up. on Gartner Says Linux PCs Just Used To Pirate Windows · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I've read the article, and Gartners 'Report'. No facts, no data, no tests run discussed. The report does not even demonstate any sampling methods. FUD material.

    At the end of the report, it does say, (off report topic), that novice users use only a few tools; and windows.

    This would make an interesting web site. The site would be an index of simple ways to do VERY simple tasks in linux. The index would be impressive itself, but the content need not be to 'overly stated'.

  23. Re:That's pretty amazing. on First JPEG Virus Posted To Usenet · · Score: 1

    A similar argument was posted by Miguel over at Mono.

    Back in Augist, Miguel's argument to the guru's at Microsoft was that Mono may not have all the old API's that .NET has, but Mono doesn't have all the heart burn that the old API's bring.

    The guru's at Microsoft said in order to be backward compatible, the old API stuff had to be included also.

    From my orientation, this is the point were Microsoft Ethics over powers common sense. I don't know how the Redmond crew can maintain known bad code and still proceed on. I can't help but think that I've just answered my own question.

  24. Re:True ... on Rescue Rats to Find Buried Victims · · Score: 1

    I think Dougless Adams can help here.

    A rat walks by, and the helpless victum hears, "Don't Panic".

  25. How About These 'New' Ideas? on Vehicles of Tomorrow? · · Score: 1

    1. Go to 'Flying' Cars.

    2. Have Speed Control that goes the speed limit on that streach of road.

    3. Have a semi-intelligent collision avoidence system.

    4. Electric Motors.