You really pay a state visit to our glorious new United States of America Mars base. It's really wonderful the progress that we have made over the last few years. Spring is a wonderful time of year here on Mars.
Look up a short story by Larry Niven called "The Ethics of Madness". The McGuffin of the story (a burned out indicator bulb) could just as well have been a software failure.
It's a matter of restricting accountability. Granted, some (many?) companies may abuse EULAs.
The legal concept is equivalent to putting a sticker on a snowmobile saying "Designed for travel over snow". There's still idiots that try skimming over water in them. (Hell, some of them even make it to the other side...)
The point being is that Windows is suitable for a certain relm of applications, and Microsoft realizes that. (Although I'm sure their marketing dept can be as clueless as any.)
As for the poster above that notes that Windows NT is used in some military applications. 1. That's not a suitable use. 2. If these actually are critical applications, then the military's designers / contractors are being negligent. 3. Hey, it's the government, nobody's gonna sue them if they screw up. (ok, not 100% true, but then not 100% false, either.)
Anyone that uses something in a way egrigiously out of line with the intended use is an idiot and deserves to be sued out of existance. It's a shame that innocent lives could be on the line.
Damn, you Americans are arrogant asses.
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"largest death toll due to a single action in Desert Storm"
Should read : largest coalition death toll due to a single action in Desert Storm
IIRC, Microsoft's license has had since day zero, a clause to the effect that you are not legally allowed to use their software to control nuclear reactors, medical devices, avionics or any other application that could endanger human life. THERE'S A REASON THAT'S THERE!
If you DO have such an application, the software vendor : 1) takes much greater care in design, implementation and testing, 2) carries a godawful ginourmous insurance rider to cover any such failure.
There is a segment of the industry that works in this niche and is well aware of the risks and how to best manage them. It's goddamned clueless PHBs that think Microsoft == Software that don't understand simple goddamned little nuances like this.
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Don't make me dig out that VIC-20 advertising campaign!!!
"slashdot : more than six hundred thousand supergeniuses arguing about date arithmetic"
And you are correct about Red Stripe beer. There's a reason for that.
I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out a way to prevent emails from colorblind people! Those BASTARDS!
Well, it's amusing that it's .com and not the proper .mil . But that just shows that the liberals are sometimes right about some things.
WTF is wrong with you?!!!
If I was a subscriber, I'd be getting first post, not RTGDA!
Link Please?!!!
It's amusing that someone with the slashdot UID of SubtleNuance has apparently never encountered sarcasm before!
Here's another such robotic builder concept.
Just like that "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" movie. errrr wait, that was Pat Benatar...
Apparently you overlooked the fact that it won't run on your Commodore PET, either!!!!
Any OS whose mascot is a giant flying stone head that reguritates guns is allright by me!!!
If she was anything like her brother, she'd have three boobs!
You really pay a state visit to our glorious new United States of America Mars base. It's really wonderful the progress that we have made over the last few years. Spring is a wonderful time of year here on Mars.
Sincerely,
Bogus P. MarsPerson, NSDF, Mars
So, in China, does "Safe Search" mean "don't return anything that'll have me end up making Nikes in Jail"?
You do not fight the wind, you learn to sail.
Actually, the .org in this case is short for ogre (note they typed it wrong!) which is a synonym for troll .
Much better than that damn slashdot cruiser!!!
(Who won that, anyway? And what did he do with it?)
I always had high regard for comp.risks, but I'm wondering if I should reconsider, seeing that they've stooped to quoting slashdot!
Look up a short story by Larry Niven called "The Ethics of Madness". The McGuffin of the story (a burned out indicator bulb) could just as well have been a software failure.
The legal concept is equivalent to putting a sticker on a snowmobile saying "Designed for travel over snow". There's still idiots that try skimming over water in them. (Hell, some of them even make it to the other side...)
The point being is that Windows is suitable for a certain relm of applications, and Microsoft realizes that. (Although I'm sure their marketing dept can be as clueless as any.)
As for the poster above that notes that Windows NT is used in some military applications. 1. That's not a suitable use. 2. If these actually are critical applications, then the military's designers / contractors are being negligent. 3. Hey, it's the government, nobody's gonna sue them if they screw up. (ok, not 100% true, but then not 100% false, either.)
Anyone that uses something in a way egrigiously out of line with the intended use is an idiot and deserves to be sued out of existance. It's a shame that innocent lives could be on the line.
Should read : largest coalition death toll due to a single action in Desert Storm
My editor would beat you with a ruler!
You just summed up the current political situation in the United States to a tee!
IIRC, Microsoft's license has had since day zero, a clause to the effect that you are not legally allowed to use their software to control nuclear reactors, medical devices, avionics or any other application that could endanger human life. THERE'S A REASON THAT'S THERE!
If you DO have such an application, the software vendor : 1) takes much greater care in design, implementation and testing, 2) carries a godawful ginourmous insurance rider to cover any such failure.
There is a segment of the industry that works in this niche and is well aware of the risks and how to best manage them. It's goddamned clueless PHBs that think Microsoft == Software that don't understand simple goddamned little nuances like this.
- include a license to my unique "hello world" software in my box to Goodwill during my Spring cleaning
- List as a $10,000 deduction on my taxes
- PROFI... Go to Federal pound-me-in-the-ass TAX JAIL!!!!
Maybe my business plan requires some refinement...