If you would read the article then you would know that linux isn't free. The BakBone software used in this case was paid for. They didn't pay as much as a windows implementation probably would have cost, but they chose the cost effective sollution out there.
With al this talk about statistics why didn't IBM send out a wire and server counter to get down to the statistics this Slashdot maniac is intrested in?
I want number of servers, km/miles of wire, Gb's of gathered data, that kind of stuff.
Do any readers out there know of great story's like this about large scale events that do have these numbers?
I think this action of SCO is smart. Smart from SCO's standpoint. I hate the company, just to make it clear.
By going after the end users they can create clarity in the courts because the end users probably won't put up a defence like IBM or RedHat would. They simply wouldn't be able to afford the legal bill. So by going after these small time offenders first they can set precidence in the courts that would be harder (and take longer) to reverse when Redhat and IBM step up to the plate.
Luckly i am not in the position to be targetted by SCO. First off because i live an ocean away. If i were targetted by them however, thinking im a smaller than fortune500 company, i would probably be very tempted to pay up. I would however demand a addition to the license that would warrent me a refund if on a later date SCO was proven wrong in their statements.
A small company would go bankrupt before they could take on SCO. Is it time for the EFF to step up to the plate for us all? Possible defend the first company being sued by SCO? I would pay for that to happen. I would pay most certainly.
so what happens when quantum computing comes around? What if a switch suddenly has more valeu then just on or off?
Would this be the break through that AI needs to get realy into our own lives and not just be used as technologies that we experience but do not see, hear or feel in our lives?
"Users enrolling in the ABC-system receive a smartcard containing their unique IrisCode, a data file based on 247 independent variables that are measured for each iris."
Sure we are using the irisscan program on schiphol airport to bypass customs.
There is however an security risk with this system that can not be solved by placing the scan equipment next to a security officer.
The scan of the iris is kept on personal digital medium and not on a central server due to privacy laws in holland. When a visitor arives he presents the machine with his card, look into the camera and the machine verifys that the presented iris is the same as stored on the card.
The problem with this is obvious. Hack the card, upload youre own scan and you can get access while using the name of someone else.
Sure privacy issues arise when you store the irir scans on a central server and only present the machine with youre identity. But untill you do it that way youll never get a really secure system.
How about the technological threshold the elderly would have to pass. They didn't grow up with technology and are therby very comprehensive about it.
My grandfather would touch the remote of his own tv. He still got up each time to walk to the tv, although he lost a leg in WW2.
I already see my grandfather take of his leg because a CompanionBot is getting to close for comfort.
THink of all the info the bot's could collect and forward to UBER BOT GATES. Before you know it they have all intell on you because granddad likes to talk about the kids. (NO no crashing yokes here)
Since thay can't get 32 bits to work stable, what will happen when Billy has to tame 32 more of those bits??
The idea alone make's me very afraid because of the fact that i have to work with windows in my office.
The Euro is here, i can feel it in my wallet.
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I live in Holland and for the last year i have been fearing the thing that happend this morning. This morning, as everybody knows, the euro became the official currency in the Netherlands and Europe. The comming of the Euro has had a lot of impact in daily life before this morning.
For the last couple of months all prices in supermarkets and all point of sale have been double priced. The prices had to be displayed in the normal currency and the Euro. This was done so the normal people could check to see that the price conversion was made correctly.
The idea was that prices would remain the same. Yehhh, right.
In the last couple of months general prices in the Netherlands were raised bij 15%. Almost all price conversions were made so that the new Euro price was a nice and round figure. 2,95 EURO in stead of 2,72 Euro for example.
These things are the things i have been fearing of. And these fears came through. Not to think of the drop of value of the Euro compaired to the Dollar. The euro was to become a strong currency. But since its introduction in the financial sector a year ago it droped from about $1,20 to $0,85. Now that it is introduced into the general public we will have to see if this value will hold.
The coming of the Euro has been feared by me and others. Im saddend that it has arrived. Not only because of the raised prices that had nothing to do with the normal inflation but also because we have to say farewell to our dutch banknotes and coins.
The Euro is here, and now i always have to use the same currency as the french. And i hate the french.
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If you would read the article then you would know that linux isn't free. The BakBone software used in this case was paid for. They didn't pay as much as a windows implementation probably would have cost, but they chose the cost effective sollution out there.
And that solution was linux.
I hate people who can comment but can't read.
With al this talk about statistics why didn't IBM send out a wire and server counter to get down to the statistics this Slashdot maniac is intrested in?
I want number of servers, km/miles of wire, Gb's of gathered data, that kind of stuff.
Do any readers out there know of great story's like this about large scale events that do have these numbers?
I think this action of SCO is smart. Smart from SCO's standpoint. I hate the company, just to make it clear.
By going after the end users they can create clarity in the courts because the end users probably won't put up a defence like IBM or RedHat would. They simply wouldn't be able to afford the legal bill. So by going after these small time offenders first they can set precidence in the courts that would be harder (and take longer) to reverse when Redhat and IBM step up to the plate.
Luckly i am not in the position to be targetted by SCO. First off because i live an ocean away. If i were targetted by them however, thinking im a smaller than fortune500 company, i would probably be very tempted to pay up. I would however demand a addition to the license that would warrent me a refund if on a later date SCO was proven wrong in their statements.
A small company would go bankrupt before they could take on SCO. Is it time for the EFF to step up to the plate for us all? Possible defend the first company being sued by SCO? I would pay for that to happen. I would pay most certainly.
Treu,
so what happens when quantum computing comes around? What if a switch suddenly has more valeu then just on or off?
Would this be the break through that AI needs to get realy into our own lives and not just be used as technologies that we experience but do not see, hear or feel in our lives?
Please tell me,
does it yawn a lot when youre around? This could be seen as a interesting sign of how boring youre life possibly is.
A new tool for psychologist "the AIBO scale".
Here is an article that says it is so.
"Users enrolling in the ABC-system receive a smartcard containing their unique IrisCode, a data file based on 247 independent variables that are measured for each iris."
link: article at www.infosecnews.com
Sure we are using the irisscan program on schiphol airport to bypass customs.
There is however an security risk with this system that can not be solved by placing the scan equipment next to a security officer.
The scan of the iris is kept on personal digital medium and not on a central server due to privacy laws in holland. When a visitor arives he presents the machine with his card, look into the camera and the machine verifys that the presented iris is the same as stored on the card.
The problem with this is obvious. Hack the card, upload youre own scan and you can get access while using the name of someone else.
Sure privacy issues arise when you store the irir scans on a central server and only present the machine with youre identity. But untill you do it that way youll never get a really secure system.
Greetz,
Bas
How about the technological threshold the elderly would have to pass. They didn't grow up with technology and are therby very comprehensive about it.
My grandfather would touch the remote of his own tv. He still got up each time to walk to the tv, although he lost a leg in WW2.
I already see my grandfather take of his leg because a CompanionBot is getting to close for comfort.
THink of all the info the bot's could collect and forward to UBER BOT GATES. Before you know it they have all intell on you because granddad likes to talk about the kids. (NO no crashing yokes here)
Since thay can't get 32 bits to work stable, what will happen when Billy has to tame 32 more of those bits??
The idea alone make's me very afraid because of the fact that i have to work with windows in my office.
I live in Holland and for the last year i have been fearing the thing that happend this morning. This morning, as everybody knows, the euro became the official currency in the Netherlands and Europe. The comming of the Euro has had a lot of impact in daily life before this morning.
For the last couple of months all prices in supermarkets and all point of sale have been double priced. The prices had to be displayed in the normal currency and the Euro. This was done so the normal people could check to see that the price conversion was made correctly.
The idea was that prices would remain the same. Yehhh, right.
In the last couple of months general prices in the Netherlands were raised bij 15%. Almost all price conversions were made so that the new Euro price was a nice and round figure. 2,95 EURO in stead of 2,72 Euro for example.
These things are the things i have been fearing of. And these fears came through. Not to think of the drop of value of the Euro compaired to the Dollar. The euro was to become a strong currency. But since its introduction in the financial sector a year ago it droped from about $1,20 to $0,85. Now that it is introduced into the general public we will have to see if this value will hold.
The coming of the Euro has been feared by me and others. Im saddend that it has arrived. Not only because of the raised prices that had nothing to do with the normal inflation but also because we have to say farewell to our dutch banknotes and coins.
The Euro is here, and now i always have to use the same currency as the french. And i hate the french.