This is simple. With all of the problems with badly configured default webservers on workstation boxes (anyone remember NIMDA??), it's the SMART thing to do to remove it from workstation boxes! That was a SMART move by MS. They're in no way giving up on IIS. They've just realized that if somebody wants to run IIS, they'll do it on NT/W2K/XP Server. IIS on Workstations is generally just a gaping security hole. MS has also been continuously improving IIS for years. In the past few benchmarks I've seen, IIS has blown Apache away when it comes to dynamically-generated pages (ASP/PHP).
I wouldn't bitch about bad customer support for defects. I'd bitch about defects! They really shouldn't have any in the first place. If they're getting this many complaints about defects to make people notice bad customer support, I think that this indicates a more serious problem. This is yet another reason I'm steering clear of the XBox.
Yes, it is, if they don't tell you what they're selling. When a company, any company sells you a product, if they sell you something different than what they tell you they're selling you, it's fraud. It's simple. if they tell you that they're selling you a copy-protected CD, then you can choose not to buy it (as most of us would). As is, a music "CD" is definated as a CD disk with music files in a certain format. If they were to sell a CD that is NOT that, then it's clearly fraud.
A big reason that there just aren't many domain names available any more is is Network Solutions, when a domain that they serve as registrar for expires, Network Solutions hold it for themselves. Rumor is that they were going to auction off all of their illegally collected domains at one point, but that still hasn't happened. Network Solutions is currently squatting on several domains of mine that I had let expire.
It's simply the fact that you don't have experience. Being 19 means that you can't have had that much "real world" experience. No matter what you call it, most people aren't gonna consider it experience until you've had a job that you do full time. They simply want to replace you with someone with more experience. An employer has every right (and should, in fact) want to hire those with more experience. And right now, they cana hire people with more experience for probably the same thing that you're making. Suck it up kid. This is the way the real world works. Maybe instead of worrying about your job, you should spend your time in college, so you'll be able to be something more than some admin monkey your whole life.
Well, think about this... You're talking about "social" games for 3-4 people. Well, to play with that many people at the same time, you'd have to have someone bring another console and connect 'em. That's fine, but wouldn't you think that the people interested in doing this would already be the kind of people who AREN'T social, or if they are, it's only for a Quake frag-fest? I couldn't imagine a bunch of geeks getting together to play some Mario, Luigi, or Pokemon game together.
I can picture it now.... Instead of turning off a light switch "manually", now all I'd need to do would be to turn on my XBox (and stereo and TV), boot it up, navigate to the X-10 management, choose the correct light switch, and select "off". Wow. That sounds like a great timesaver!
However, how would you telecommuters like to be able to work from ANYWHERE in the world without sacrificing your high-speed, always-on connection to the internet?
I would love it. But a little 3G phone is useless for that. What I need is a giant pool of normal cell phone minutes, and pipe that through my laptop. THAT would be useful. This 3G stuff is good for kids in school who like to play, but not for work.
Has anybody used the word "homepage" in the past few years? Is this guy behind the times, or is it me? When I hear "homepage", I think of an "About Mee" page on Geocities.
Pfft, by that criterion, neither is Msft IIS (given the 'code red' fiasco)
Exactly. That seems to be the general consensus from numbskulls like the Gartner group. IIS has a hole in it (with a patch that's been out for, what, a year?), so don't use W2K. My post was tounge-in-cheek.
It's gonna keep happening... A "new" search engine comes out with little bias... First it was Altavista, then Google. But after spending millions on hardware, software, and personnel, these companies realize "hey, this is cool, but I think our owners want us to make some money." There'll be a new bias-less marketing-free SE after Google, and after a while, their owners will ask them for some profit. It'll keep happening for as long as I can tell. But, all that said, I'm happy with Google right now;)
I think that we should all give a standing ovation to Ashcroft and his influences for creating a government that's as close to George Orwell's 1984 as we've ever seen. Thanks, you Mr. Ashcroft for illegally arresting and "trying" people. Thank you, Mr. Ashcroft for trampling all over our rights just so that idiots can feel "safe". Thank you, Mr. Ashcroft. I'm sure Adolf Hitler would be proud.
Considering Slashdot is one of the slowest sites on the Net, and crashes frequently, I think that the Slashdot owners should really read this.
I think the part about Java/Resin is the most crucial. Anybody can throw hardware at a problem, but their programming methodolgy makes tremendous sense (ie: dump this Apache/CGI garbage in favor of real multithreading). Also, they don't mention the database they use, but I'd be willing to bet good money that it's NOT MYSQL!
Well, you illustrate one of the major pitfalls that come with "community building"... revenue. OSDN is doing everything in their power to keep Slashdot profitable, but it doesn't look good. That's why they have to link to Fatbrain with their referrer ID.
If you don't want any compression, why not go down to Circuit City and buy a 400-disk CD jukebox for $300? What's the point of spending a lot of time and money to transfer CD's (uncompressed, no less) to a computer?
Most of tihs is coming from leaving directory listing turned on. Generally, this should only be used on an HTTP front-ends to FTP boxes, and for development machines. IIS has "directory browsing" turned off by default. Maybe Apache has it turned on by default? You'd be surprised to see how many public webservers have this on, making it exceedingly likely that search engines will find files they weren't meant to find. The situation arises when there's no "default" page (usually index.html or default.html, default.asp, etc.) in a directory and only a file like content.html in a directory. IF a SE tries http://domain.com/directory/, it'll get the directory listing, which it can, in turn, continue to spider.
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This is simple. With all of the problems with badly configured default webservers on workstation boxes (anyone remember NIMDA??), it's the SMART thing to do to remove it from workstation boxes! That was a SMART move by MS. They're in no way giving up on IIS. They've just realized that if somebody wants to run IIS, they'll do it on NT/W2K/XP Server. IIS on Workstations is generally just a gaping security hole. MS has also been continuously improving IIS for years. In the past few benchmarks I've seen, IIS has blown Apache away when it comes to dynamically-generated pages (ASP/PHP).
I wouldn't bitch about bad customer support for defects. I'd bitch about defects! They really shouldn't have any in the first place. If they're getting this many complaints about defects to make people notice bad customer support, I think that this indicates a more serious problem. This is yet another reason I'm steering clear of the XBox.
Yes, it is, if they don't tell you what they're selling. When a company, any company sells you a product, if they sell you something different than what they tell you they're selling you, it's fraud. It's simple. if they tell you that they're selling you a copy-protected CD, then you can choose not to buy it (as most of us would). As is, a music "CD" is definated as a CD disk with music files in a certain format. If they were to sell a CD that is NOT that, then it's clearly fraud.
Communication with other people via the Net.
Distribution of information via the Net.
Puchasing of objects via the Net.
Getting off via the Net.
Actually, it's not somebody. It's a while lot of people. And, it's usually much more than $4000/week. Just FYI...
And also, this isn't gonns do anything.
all you have to do is provide a valid email to opt-out. No big deal.
Why should we care what some guy named "Ben Frankline" has to say?
Is this gonna devalue my Empire Strikes Back poster that's signed by Lucas. I have a sinking feeling that it will. Shit.
A big reason that there just aren't many domain names available any more is is Network Solutions, when a domain that they serve as registrar for expires, Network Solutions hold it for themselves. Rumor is that they were going to auction off all of their illegally collected domains at one point, but that still hasn't happened. Network Solutions is currently squatting on several domains of mine that I had let expire.
It's simply the fact that you don't have experience. Being 19 means that you can't have had that much "real world" experience. No matter what you call it, most people aren't gonna consider it experience until you've had a job that you do full time. They simply want to replace you with someone with more experience. An employer has every right (and should, in fact) want to hire those with more experience. And right now, they cana hire people with more experience for probably the same thing that you're making. Suck it up kid. This is the way the real world works. Maybe instead of worrying about your job, you should spend your time in college, so you'll be able to be something more than some admin monkey your whole life.
Well, think about this... You're talking about "social" games for 3-4 people. Well, to play with that many people at the same time, you'd have to have someone bring another console and connect 'em. That's fine, but wouldn't you think that the people interested in doing this would already be the kind of people who AREN'T social, or if they are, it's only for a Quake frag-fest? I couldn't imagine a bunch of geeks getting together to play some Mario, Luigi, or Pokemon game together.
I can picture it now.... Instead of turning off a light switch "manually", now all I'd need to do would be to turn on my XBox (and stereo and TV), boot it up, navigate to the X-10 management, choose the correct light switch, and select "off". Wow. That sounds like a great timesaver!
However, how would you telecommuters like to be able to work from ANYWHERE in the world without sacrificing your high-speed, always-on connection to the internet?
I would love it. But a little 3G phone is useless for that. What I need is a giant pool of normal cell phone minutes, and pipe that through my laptop. THAT would be useful. This 3G stuff is good for kids in school who like to play, but not for work.
When the corporate interests don't exist, then the public can do with it as they see fit.
Corporations aren't part of the public?
It will be directed by Stuart Baird, who did Executive Decision, US Marshals and Tomb Raider.
And this is supposed to be a good thing? If anything, it sounds like this'll be the last Star Trek movie.
Has anybody used the word "homepage" in the past few years? Is this guy behind the times, or is it me? When I hear "homepage", I think of an "About Mee" page on Geocities.
Pfft, by that criterion, neither is Msft IIS (given the 'code red' fiasco)
Exactly. That seems to be the general consensus from numbskulls like the Gartner group. IIS has a hole in it (with a patch that's been out for, what, a year?), so don't use W2K. My post was tounge-in-cheek.
Major Security hole in virtually all Linux distributions
It produces profits by allowing companies to pay for higher listings.
It's gonna keep happening... A "new" search engine comes out with little bias... First it was Altavista, then Google. But after spending millions on hardware, software, and personnel, these companies realize "hey, this is cool, but I think our owners want us to make some money." There'll be a new bias-less marketing-free SE after Google, and after a while, their owners will ask them for some profit. It'll keep happening for as long as I can tell. But, all that said, I'm happy with Google right now ;)
I think that we should all give a standing ovation to Ashcroft and his influences for creating a government that's as close to George Orwell's 1984 as we've ever seen. Thanks, you Mr. Ashcroft for illegally arresting and "trying" people. Thank you, Mr. Ashcroft for trampling all over our rights just so that idiots can feel "safe". Thank you, Mr. Ashcroft. I'm sure Adolf Hitler would be proud.
Considering Slashdot is one of the slowest sites on the Net, and crashes frequently, I think that the Slashdot owners should really read this.
I think the part about Java/Resin is the most crucial. Anybody can throw hardware at a problem, but their programming methodolgy makes tremendous sense (ie: dump this Apache/CGI garbage in favor of real multithreading). Also, they don't mention the database they use, but I'd be willing to bet good money that it's NOT MYSQL!
Well, you illustrate one of the major pitfalls that come with "community building"... revenue. OSDN is doing everything in their power to keep Slashdot profitable, but it doesn't look good. That's why they have to link to Fatbrain with their referrer ID.
If you don't want any compression, why not go down to Circuit City and buy a 400-disk CD jukebox for $300? What's the point of spending a lot of time and money to transfer CD's (uncompressed, no less) to a computer?
If you were a real audiophile, wouldn't you be buying records, and not CD's?
Most of tihs is coming from leaving directory listing turned on. Generally, this should only be used on an HTTP front-ends to FTP boxes, and for development machines. IIS has "directory browsing" turned off by default. Maybe Apache has it turned on by default? You'd be surprised to see how many public webservers have this on, making it exceedingly likely that search engines will find files they weren't meant to find. The situation arises when there's no "default" page (usually index.html or default.html, default.asp, etc.) in a directory and only a file like content.html in a directory. IF a SE tries http://domain.com/directory/, it'll get the directory listing, which it can, in turn, continue to spider.