Andrew S. Tanenbaum is probably the best known author of Computer Science textbooks and he does in fact use Windows as an example along with UNIX and Linux.
It's interesting that the only evidence you present for your view on UNIX/Linux (other than it not being Windows) focuses on their design done "with good practice and proper methodology".
I've never read any description of UNIX historical development practices or methodologies. I haven't read anything about Linux's either. Given that the former was done by 1 or 2 people within a big corporation and the latter was done about 25 years later by a large group of unpaid developers scattered around the world, it seems quite unlikely that their practices and methodologies have much in common.
"Excuse me.. who are you to tell me what "moron" means when you don't even know what "sheeple" are? =P Sheeple = sheep people."
Hey, I thought it was a typo and I was just being nice. Sorry I'm not up to date on the list of silly made-up words.
"Of course intelligence is a made up concept. Exactly like mass, volume, charge, etc. in that they exist but the terms are simply things we have invented to classify information around us."
Really? In what physical laws is intelligence a variable?
Believe it or not, there are geeks who don't work in "IT". But the topic doesn't really bother me, I just thought it was more of a promotion than a legitimate story.
Well, it's nice to know that you care enough to write such a long post. Had I known that "Moxie Marlinspike" was important enough to be featured on Slashdot (perhaps more than once for God's sake!) I surely wouldn't question it.
The BSD license encourages the development of software derived from the code. The GPL disallows the development of less restrictive open source software and the development of closed source software derived from the code.
"But if "intelligence...has no objective reality" then nobody could be stupid. And we all know stupid people."
Given the number of high IQ people who do "stupid" things, we may want to rethink our measures. Nevertheless, "stupid" is usually meaningful only in the context of a culture expectation or value.
Steven Hawking doesn't even know his IQ and neither do you so he's not evidence of anything.
I don't know what "sheeple" means but "moron" is either a person who doesn't conform to certain "normal" cultural expectations or an individual with a damaged brain due to a birth defect or accident.
You seem to have a strange idea of how science works. The principle is that the burden of proof lies with the person with the theory. The lack of evidence that an IQ test doesn't measure intelligence is not evidence that it does.
In any case, as I've said before, intelligence is a made up concept, not like mass, volume, charge, etc that have an objective meaning.
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Andrew S. Tanenbaum is probably the best known author of Computer Science textbooks and he does in fact use Windows as an example along with UNIX and Linux.
It's interesting that the only evidence you present for your view on UNIX/Linux (other than it not being Windows) focuses on their design done "with good practice and proper methodology".
I've never read any description of UNIX historical development practices or methodologies. I haven't read anything about Linux's either. Given that the former was done by 1 or 2 people within a big corporation and the latter was done about 25 years later by a large group of unpaid developers scattered around the world, it seems quite unlikely that their practices and methodologies have much in common.
"Excuse me.. who are you to tell me what "moron" means when you don't even know what "sheeple" are? =P Sheeple = sheep people."
Hey, I thought it was a typo and I was just being nice. Sorry I'm not up to date on the list of silly made-up words.
"Of course intelligence is a made up concept. Exactly like mass, volume, charge, etc. in that they exist but the terms are simply things we have invented to classify information around us."
Really? In what physical laws is intelligence a variable?
Believe it or not, there are geeks who don't work in "IT". But the topic doesn't really bother me, I just thought it was more of a promotion than a legitimate story.
Well, it's nice to know that you care enough to write such a long post. Had I known that "Moxie Marlinspike" was important enough to be featured on Slashdot (perhaps more than once for God's sake!) I surely wouldn't question it.
Sure, because nobody around here thought about security until this story was posted.
Yes, somebody already said that. But advertisements aren't news.
"Linux = proper OS design"
What do you base this on? Just because Linux isn't Windows doesn't mean it's the poster boy for "proper OS design".
I don't see how you buying something that you have no intention of using is anything but your own responsibility.
And this matters because..
because?
as everyone else here, but obviously this isn't a place where you can ask a question and expect a worthwhile response.
I think you have it backwards. It's the experienced people that have learned the hard way about the buddy system.
Apparently the qualifications for being a douche-bag are a lot lower than I ever imagined.
I was mocking myself and the other guys here, not looking for a date. If it was offensive, I apologize.
If you have a non-geek girlfriend or wife have her explain the "rules" of fashion. She may end up thinking you're culturally challenged.
In the case of Apple, aren't they the same thing?
OK, how many clicked on Julie's link in hopes of finding out what she looks like?
"Amongst other things that means innumerable applications a couple of clicks away in an app store."
My PC came with the crapware already loaded!
Get Back.
If she "whips something out" you'd better check for an Adam's apple.
"People willing to share their code have no problems with the GPL."
That's an obviously incorrect statement.
The BSD license encourages the development of software derived from the code. The GPL disallows the development of less restrictive open source software and the development of closed source software derived from the code.
Now I see! that's why they call it viral!
Sure, prior to the GPL, nobody ever troubleshooted their code or fixed it.
"But if "intelligence...has no objective reality" then nobody could be stupid. And we all know stupid people."
Given the number of high IQ people who do "stupid" things, we may want to rethink our measures. Nevertheless, "stupid" is usually meaningful only in the context of a culture expectation or value.
Steven Hawking doesn't even know his IQ and neither do you so he's not evidence of anything.
I don't know what "sheeple" means but "moron" is either a person who doesn't conform to certain "normal" cultural expectations or an individual with a damaged brain due to a birth defect or accident.
You seem to have a strange idea of how science works. The principle is that the burden of proof lies with the person with the theory. The lack of evidence that an IQ test doesn't measure intelligence is not evidence that it does.
In any case, as I've said before, intelligence is a made up concept, not like mass, volume, charge, etc that have an objective meaning.