Well, like someone else in the/. apache section said... "Apache bugs never make the front page"
Didn't I recently see on the front page an article about unpatched Apache servers? Wasn't this Apache OpenSSL Worm article on the front page last month?
I just read through how the Bayesian filter works. It is very simple: it only filters based on word (token) probabilities. So, it would assign a value to "make," "money" and "fast," but not "make money fast".
It would assign a value to "make money fast" if that is the token which you feed it. Simplest is to run the text through any sentence analyzer so you can boil it down to tokens which always have the same components in the same place in the tokens (+, +, etc). It doesn't have to be perfect, just consistent. This takes care of trivial rephrasings such as "how to make money fast".
The Slashdot article provides no hint of how it works, and now it's hard to reach the swarmed fanwing.com site.
It's a squirrel-cage fan along the leading edge of a wing.
The fan throws air over the top of the wing, rather than the air passively flowing over the leading edge. This produces much more lift at slow speeds.
Apparently it operates at slow speeds (100 kph, about 60 mph, is mentioned). I expect that at high speeds, when the forward motion exceeds the speed of the fan rotation, the fanwing behaves like a wing with ridges along the leading edge -- but air can leak through these ridges. A fanwing which starts moving too fast probably begins to lose lift from the leading edge, although it might gain some lift from the rest of the wing. But if a fanwing does not have thrust engines and only gets its forward motion from the fanwing, it can't move faster than the fanwing can push it.
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If you look a little further, you'll find it can autorotate. I only saw a glide ratio of 2:1 to 3:1, although they hope to improve that...but it's better than no gliding.
Incidentally, where they mention "ballistic recovery system"...that is a parachute. The "ballistic" part refers to a parachute which an explosive launches from a mortar tube, for faster deployment.
In what other field of business would this type of subsidy be proper?
Microsoft is attacking computer-based companies ranging from toys to accounting, using funds from one business to push into other fields.
This is like a conglomerate which owns a tire manufacturer, an accounting firm and a toy company using profits from the tire manufacturer to sell low-price toys and fund activities of the accounting firm.
Perhaps another analogy... if an automobile manufacturer buys a steel company, can profits from the auto business fund selling of cheap steel? Anti-dumping may forbid selling subsidized steel internationally, but how about domestically? (For that matter, can a third company buy cheap steel and sell it overseas?)
So it is not OK for people to get free the research they already paid for, but it is OK for companies to sell it.
And it also is OK for Disney to sell a things based on the public domain like Treasure Island, but not OK for others to use the Mickey Mouse stories which should now be public domain. We certainly wouldn't want someone to be placing Mickey Mouse in a futuristic setting...like Futurama.
Decades ago, NASA had a public collection of inexpensive software. There are still many pieces of NASA software labeled as "available through COSMIC". COSMIC was shut down in 1998.
Someone did try selling the collection for a while, but now I can't find them.
Recently the Open Channel Foundation did begin making it available free. Open Channel apparently hopes to fund itself by commercializing some software.
I don't think one can nominate themselves for the Darwin Awards. It's too easy to then make yourself qualified for the Award, which is not something the Judges wish to encourage. Despite it being in the best interest of the species, there are certain legal complications. I believe the Judges would particularly appreciate nominations of lawyers.
If there are many tourists, a more efficient launch system will exist. Probably a fully reusable airport-launched shuttle.
But it's still going to cost a lot. So there won't be millions of tourists a year, and most of those tourists will then not be able to afford a half-dozen vacations in Hawaii. I haven't calculated the relative fuel demands...
However, I doubt the energy demands will exceed that of one or two nuclear power plants. The income from such tourism should be able to pay for its own power...and remove more fissionable from the environment at the same time.
The difference is that Posix and many other systems have a security design philosophy that "user programs must not interfere with each other or the system".
Any changes which stop an interference are acceptable because it's a basic part of the system design. Apps have to work within the system's design. Usually there is only one app affected because well-behaved programs avoid banging against all the walls of their cage. (Indeed, Unix changes which will affect several apps...or even only a few specialized users of unusual device drivers... get much discussion and adjustment so as to break as little as possible while not leaving any weaknesses)
Maybe nobody in the military is guilty.
If this guy broke in to 100 honeypot systems, with no data and running only an unpatched retail NT system, the attacker did the crimes but nobody in the military did anything wrong.
("Free Heckenkamp" -- can I get one free even though I didn't buy anything?)
Police are paid to lie, it's part of the job. They just aren't allowed to lie in court. Or do you believe that an undercover cop is required to answer truthfully the question "are you a cop"? Or "I'm not going to arrest you, stay here and talk" must be true? Is it mandatory for the police officer to give someone a "fair" chance to run or stab? (You wouldn't believe the fuss when someone is shot merely because they're threatening with a sword...perhaps police should call the Musketeers squad and subdue him in a fair sword fight -- as if Musketeers didn't use firearms nor get hurt.)
Can we meet at high noon on Main Street to discuss this?
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Didn't I recently see on the front page an article about unpatched Apache servers? Wasn't this Apache OpenSSL Worm article on the front page last month?
(Oh, great. I used < and > characters around "noun", "adjective", and "verb", and they got processed as HTML, leaving the "+" which was between.)
It would assign a value to "make money fast" if that is the token which you feed it. Simplest is to run the text through any sentence analyzer so you can boil it down to tokens which always have the same components in the same place in the tokens (+, +, etc). It doesn't have to be perfect, just consistent. This takes care of trivial rephrasings such as "how to make money fast".
The power connector fell off. No bug in the software, not the os, just the total lack of electricity.
So, like the man said, the computer failed.
Cirrus light aircraft do include a parachute. I don't know if a parachute was practical with an aluminum-based aircraft.
It's a squirrel-cage fan along the leading edge of a wing.
The fan throws air over the top of the wing, rather than the air passively flowing over the leading edge. This produces much more lift at slow speeds.
Apparently it operates at slow speeds (100 kph, about 60 mph, is mentioned). I expect that at high speeds, when the forward motion exceeds the speed of the fan rotation, the fanwing behaves like a wing with ridges along the leading edge -- but air can leak through these ridges. A fanwing which starts moving too fast probably begins to lose lift from the leading edge, although it might gain some lift from the rest of the wing. But if a fanwing does not have thrust engines and only gets its forward motion from the fanwing, it can't move faster than the fanwing can push it.
Incidentally, where they mention "ballistic recovery system"...that is a parachute. The "ballistic" part refers to a parachute which an explosive launches from a mortar tube, for faster deployment.
If this device fails to function, buy a new one.
Someone else take it from here ... a long way.
Microsoft is attacking computer-based companies ranging from toys to accounting, using funds from one business to push into other fields.
This is like a conglomerate which owns a tire manufacturer, an accounting firm and a toy company using profits from the tire manufacturer to sell low-price toys and fund activities of the accounting firm.
Perhaps another analogy... if an automobile manufacturer buys a steel company, can profits from the auto business fund selling of cheap steel? Anti-dumping may forbid selling subsidized steel internationally, but how about domestically? (For that matter, can a third company buy cheap steel and sell it overseas?)
As when other barriers are broken, a bit of a shock wave was created.
Windows machines for miles around were rattled.
Kids, don't try driving your flying car at home.
And it also is OK for Disney to sell a things based on the public domain like Treasure Island, but not OK for others to use the Mickey Mouse stories which should now be public domain. We certainly wouldn't want someone to be placing Mickey Mouse in a futuristic setting...like Futurama.
Recently the Open Channel Foundation did begin making it available free. Open Channel apparently hopes to fund itself by commercializing some software.
Revenge
Sounds like a good name for a ship.
But I'd like a smiley face painted on the nose...
I don't think one can nominate themselves for the Darwin Awards. It's too easy to then make yourself qualified for the Award, which is not something the Judges wish to encourage. Despite it being in the best interest of the species, there are certain legal complications. I believe the Judges would particularly appreciate nominations of lawyers.
But it's still going to cost a lot. So there won't be millions of tourists a year, and most of those tourists will then not be able to afford a half-dozen vacations in Hawaii. I haven't calculated the relative fuel demands...
However, I doubt the energy demands will exceed that of one or two nuclear power plants. The income from such tourism should be able to pay for its own power...and remove more fissionable from the environment at the same time.
You're forgiving Microsoft for not supporting Motif in what they call Windows...
Any changes which stop an interference are acceptable because it's a basic part of the system design. Apps have to work within the system's design. Usually there is only one app affected because well-behaved programs avoid banging against all the walls of their cage. (Indeed, Unix changes which will affect several apps...or even only a few specialized users of unusual device drivers... get much discussion and adjustment so as to break as little as possible while not leaving any weaknesses)
The Judge says they now are under an obligation to share communication protocols. I suspect SMB qualifies.
War surfing for handhelds.
War sailing for the big stuff (don't block the signal with your sail...).
Make sure you take along your warchalking buoys.
"No pictures available.
We're busy computing.
Aliens found in last hour: 0."
If this guy broke in to 100 honeypot systems, with no data and running only an unpatched retail NT system, the attacker did the crimes but nobody in the military did anything wrong.
("Free Heckenkamp" -- can I get one free even though I didn't buy anything?)
Can we meet at high noon on Main Street to discuss this?
Whatever term you use won't change what the thing actually is. "A rose by any other name..."