What I didn't get from the article is how they think they're going to fetch the asteroid, and move it into a proper orbit. Doesn't seem trivial to control a 100 km big rock
That was my first question.
And as they say, you don't want it actually hitting the earth.
Well, if you can muster enough energy to swing a 100km asteroid into any orbit you want, then steering it clear of Earth shouldn't be a problem;-)
... I believe they have made some mistakes that Java thankfully avoids.
Hmmm. The only mistake I could spot that Java didn't make is the lack of exception specification (throws clause) on methods. This is the same idiotic mistake that Microsoft continues to make with Visual C++ which supports the syntax, but ignores it.
They have certainly borrowed one of Java's big mistakes - no const qualifications for reference parameters or methods.
Apart from these problems, I actually kinda like the language. I also like the fact that MS is prepared to open it up to an independent standards process. The shine came off Java for a lot of people when Sun decided to retain propietal control of the language (I don't believe in the Java Community Process anymore than I believe in fairys at the bottom of my garden).
... the sentiment that being able to execute vb scripts via email is fucking retarded...
So you're saying that you shouldn't be able to execute programs that have been sent as email attachments?
If what you were trying to say was that email clients shouldn't automatically execute scripts contained in email, then I agree with you wholeheartedly. Trouble is you're several months late - that hole is long patched.
They want the credit with people they know. So, they put a few personal facts in it so their close friends will know that they really did do it. Besides, why elsedo soemthing like this than to be able to say "Hey I did it."
Some years back I was a games programmer and some of my colleagues were self-styled hackers (or "crackers" if you prefer - I sometimes get confused as to which is supposed to be which). As a breed they seemed to share a "lookit how high I can piss up the wall" mentality. A favourite trick was cracking the copy protection on games and attaching flashy scrolling banners to them telling everyone how good they were. They would then distribute the cracked version to their friends who would (I assume) be suitably impressed. While they felt secure behind their aliases, such self-aggrandising behaviour would surely have made them very easy to track down if anyone decided to get serious about stomping on software copyright violations.
They were also without exception appallingly bad programmers.
We already have "access to the entire World Wide Web through our conscious thought". In fact, a fully functional brain is considered mandatory. You should try it some time.
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... In each case, a theory presented taps into the buzzwords of the day.
Does that mean that pretty soon now someone's going to attribute it to a computer virus?
Regards,
John Carney.
"True", "False" and "Who wants to know?"
The original Applesoft BASIC was a Microsoft product as well.
5.25" floppies first??? When do you get out of nappies? I still remember 8" floppies ;)
What I didn't get from the article is how they think they're going to fetch the asteroid, and move it into a proper orbit. Doesn't seem trivial to control a 100 km big rock
;-)
That was my first question.
And as they say, you don't want it actually hitting the earth.
Well, if you can muster enough energy to swing a 100km asteroid into any orbit you want, then steering it clear of Earth shouldn't be a problem
Hmmm. The only mistake I could spot that Java didn't make is the lack of exception specification (throws clause) on methods. This is the same idiotic mistake that Microsoft continues to make with Visual C++ which supports the syntax, but ignores it.
They have certainly borrowed one of Java's big mistakes - no const qualifications for reference parameters or methods.
Apart from these problems, I actually kinda like the language. I also like the fact that MS is prepared to open it up to an independent standards process. The shine came off Java for a lot of people when Sun decided to retain propietal control of the language (I don't believe in the Java Community Process anymore than I believe in fairys at the bottom of my garden).
John Carney
At least you got an iluvyou virus... I didn't get any... nobody loves me...
Well that makes me feel better. I got one.
Mind you, it came to me via a mailing list. Still, I'm counting it as a score.
John Carney.
So you're saying that you shouldn't be able to execute programs that have been sent as email attachments?
If what you were trying to say was that email clients shouldn't automatically execute scripts contained in email, then I agree with you wholeheartedly. Trouble is you're several months late - that hole is long patched.
John Carney.
They want the credit with people they know. So, they put a few personal facts in it so their close friends will know that they really did do it. Besides, why elsedo soemthing like this than to be able to say "Hey I did it."
Some years back I was a games programmer and some of my colleagues were self-styled hackers (or "crackers" if you prefer - I sometimes get confused as to which is supposed to be which). As a breed they seemed to share a "lookit how high I can piss up the wall" mentality. A favourite trick was cracking the copy protection on games and attaching flashy scrolling banners to them telling everyone how good they were. They would then distribute the cracked version to their friends who would (I assume) be suitably impressed. While they felt secure behind their aliases, such self-aggrandising behaviour would surely have made them very easy to track down if anyone decided to get serious about stomping on software copyright violations.
They were also without exception appallingly bad programmers.
John Carney.
We already have "access to the entire World Wide Web through our conscious thought". In fact, a fully functional brain is considered mandatory. You should try it some time.