It's yet another straight rip-off of Wikipedia that adds adverts. Why on earth didn't they just link straight to Wikipedia? Oh yes, that's right, answers.com uses Google text ads so they make a profit there. Grrr.
That it's restricted ownership. Perhaps the stock is of the "category A" type that only a few people got on Google's IPO - which carries 10x the voting rights of normal stock. Either way, I think it's a superb idea to reward brilliance.
Cabir/Caribe is not a virus. It is a Trojan. As with all other Symbian "viruses" that have been released so far, the user must deliberately run it to infect themselves. It will never be possible to fully protect anything running on any operating system from this sort of attack.
There have as yet been no vulnerabilities in Symbian OS discovered that would allow for the spread of actual viruses or worms. Which I think is pretty damn good compared to other operating systems.
Never, *never* change flights in the US if you can possibly avoid it. It's an absolute pain in the arse. As you state, the security people have no concept of the idea of "transit"; you have to enter the country and then leave again. I particularly liked the way I had to grab my baggage off the carousel and dump it (in an unsecured corner!) to be picked up and taken on the outgoing flight.
I've flown to the US (from the UK) with several different airlines, and I have to say that American Airlines gave me far more hassle than the others. My favourite bit was when I was travelling with a friend, and they separated us when we checked in to ask us questions like how long we'd known each other, how we met, etc. What did they think I was likely to say? "Well, we met at a terrorists' convention in 1998..."?
They may actually have tried to contact Google and failed.
Have you tried to send a GMail bug report to Google? It's really difficult! I tried it and whatever software they have to automatically scan bug reports kept misclassifying what I was saying. I gave up in the end; for a product in beta, they don't seem very keen to get feedback.
I knew there was some reason I still read Slashdot. I've barely skimmed the thesis, but assuming the analysis is correct, that factor of 40,000 is quite depressing - guess we're stuck with quantum computers if we want to achieve some serious speed-ups!
Heinlein seems to be proposing a military dictatorship that looks a lot like Fascism as the best form of government. It's arguable that he is actually talking about democracy - just a form of democracy where only veterans are allowed to vote - but the way his society seems to be run, it seems pretty Fascist to me. For example, he says:
"Whether it is exerted by ten men or ten billion, political authority is force."
The original book was - supposedly - an outlet for Heinlein's theories about why Fascist government was a Good Thing. The film took that premise and mocked it in a number of subtle ways:
- the white, American population of Buenos Aires - the over-the-top, jingoistic commercial breaks - the interspersion of "how great it is to be a soldier" stuff with people being brutally slaughtered - etc.
So even though it doesn't follow the book exactly, I still think it's a great movie. And it's good with beer and popcorn too.
The UK pressure group NO2ID have set up an online petition to be delivered to the Government. UK residents who oppose compulsory ID cards should consider signing it (it closes tomorrow, by the way!).
Those who don't oppose ID cards should read some of the Register's excellent coverage of the issue and be very afraid.
I don't speak Arabic, but there's a bit at the bottom where he says:
"In conclusion, I tell you in truth, that your security is not in the hands of Kerry, nor Bush, nor al-Qaida."
This doesn't sound like an endorsement of Kerry to me. And looking at al-Jazeera's full transcript - which is apparently based on the subtitles that were on the original video - I can't see anything that threatens "nations that stand with Bush" anyway.
Nobody will read this, because there are already over 1700 comments on this story. But there's now an - apparently - complete transcript of the full 16 minutes of bin Laden's recent video available on al-Jazeera's website.
There's some interesting content that doesn't feature in the shorter transcripts. And (more interestingly for me) - this was released at 1pm GMT today. Why are the major media sites not covering it?
(NB: moderators, this is clearly relevant to the US election:)
I'd like to see some evidence for this claim, please. Al-Sadr is an Iraqi, and his authority comes from his Iraqi cleric father.
And as for the "foreign terrorists" - there weren't any in Iraq before it became a lawless hellhole, but now there are plenty of fundamentalists trying to set up a theocracy! I look forward to the elections being staged so a "democratic" candidate wins, instead of the hard-liner that (sadly) the majority of the people would vote for.
Actually, with Blunkett's current plans it would not be mandatory to carry your ID card. However, who knows how the legislation could be changed in the future?
Universities (in Europe, at least) are mostly funded by the public purse. Why not give students the option of giving something back?
Almost every computer science degree involves some kind of group or individual project. Just imagine the amount of free software that could be produced if all of these projects were released as open source.
Also - forcing the students to handle e-mails saying "your s0ftware is cr@p! where can I get l33t cracks?" is good experience for life:)
I can't comment on all of his site, but this page should provide a good example of his crank-ness.
His argument is, in a nutshell, "quantum mechanics is wrong, because it doesn't make sense to me". However, he doesn't seem to provide any alternative explanations...
Thanks (to both of the people that replied). I'll give it a go sometime that I'm feeling brave. Removing the feet should prove easy - one of mine's fallen out and gotten lost already, grrr...
I bought an iBook G4 fairly recently, and I'd like to upgrade the hard disk. I note that my laptop isn't included in the list on pbfixit.com. Does anyone know if it's feasible to do home upgrades on a recent-model iBook? Or if not, is there anywhere (in the UK) that will do it for me?:)
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Really? Can you provide any information to back this up? ie. actual statistics, as opposed to blogs. I'd heard exactly the opposite.
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It's yet another straight rip-off of Wikipedia that adds adverts. Why on earth didn't they just link straight to Wikipedia? Oh yes, that's right, answers.com uses Google text ads so they make a profit there. Grrr.
That it's restricted ownership. Perhaps the stock is of the "category A" type that only a few people got on Google's IPO - which carries 10x the voting rights of normal stock. Either way, I think it's a superb idea to reward brilliance.
Cabir/Caribe is not a virus. It is a Trojan. As with all other Symbian "viruses" that have been released so far, the user must deliberately run it to infect themselves. It will never be possible to fully protect anything running on any operating system from this sort of attack.
There have as yet been no vulnerabilities in Symbian OS discovered that would allow for the spread of actual viruses or worms. Which I think is pretty damn good compared to other operating systems.
Never, *never* change flights in the US if you can possibly avoid it. It's an absolute pain in the arse. As you state, the security people have no concept of the idea of "transit"; you have to enter the country and then leave again. I particularly liked the way I had to grab my baggage off the carousel and dump it (in an unsecured corner!) to be picked up and taken on the outgoing flight.
I've flown to the US (from the UK) with several different airlines, and I have to say that American Airlines gave me far more hassle than the others. My favourite bit was when I was travelling with a friend, and they separated us when we checked in to ask us questions like how long we'd known each other, how we met, etc. What did they think I was likely to say? "Well, we met at a terrorists' convention in 1998..."?
They may actually have tried to contact Google and failed.
Have you tried to send a GMail bug report to Google? It's really difficult! I tried it and whatever software they have to automatically scan bug reports kept misclassifying what I was saying. I gave up in the end; for a product in beta, they don't seem very keen to get feedback.
which is free software (and coincidentally written by me ;)
Get it here.
Someone's ported it to Linux too.
Joel seems to be having fun making products that people want. That seems fairly meaningful to me, and is a lot more than a lot of people achieve.
I presume it's a 3 plan - what's it called and what phone do you get?
I knew there was some reason I still read Slashdot. I've barely skimmed the thesis, but assuming the analysis is correct, that factor of 40,000 is quite depressing - guess we're stuck with quantum computers if we want to achieve some serious speed-ups!
Heinlein seems to be proposing a military dictatorship that looks a lot like Fascism as the best form of government. It's arguable that he is actually talking about democracy - just a form of democracy where only veterans are allowed to vote - but the way his society seems to be run, it seems pretty Fascist to me. For example, he says:
"Whether it is exerted by ten men or ten billion, political authority is force."
The original book was - supposedly - an outlet for Heinlein's theories about why Fascist government was a Good Thing. The film took that premise and mocked it in a number of subtle ways:
- the white, American population of Buenos Aires
- the over-the-top, jingoistic commercial breaks
- the interspersion of "how great it is to be a soldier" stuff with people being brutally slaughtered
- etc.
So even though it doesn't follow the book exactly, I still think it's a great movie. And it's good with beer and popcorn too.
The UK pressure group NO2ID have set up an online petition to be delivered to the Government. UK residents who oppose compulsory ID cards should consider signing it (it closes tomorrow, by the way!).
Those who don't oppose ID cards should read some of the Register's excellent coverage of the issue and be very afraid.
I don't speak Arabic, but there's a bit at the bottom where he says:
"In conclusion, I tell you in truth, that your security is not in the hands of Kerry, nor Bush, nor al-Qaida."
This doesn't sound like an endorsement of Kerry to me. And looking at al-Jazeera's full transcript - which is apparently based on the subtitles that were on the original video - I can't see anything that threatens "nations that stand with Bush" anyway.
Nobody will read this, because there are already over 1700 comments on this story. But there's now an - apparently - complete transcript of the full 16 minutes of bin Laden's recent video available on al-Jazeera's website.
:)
There's some interesting content that doesn't feature in the shorter transcripts. And (more interestingly for me) - this was released at 1pm GMT today. Why are the major media sites not covering it?
(NB: moderators, this is clearly relevant to the US election
I'd like to see some evidence for this claim, please. Al-Sadr is an Iraqi, and his authority comes from his Iraqi cleric father.
And as for the "foreign terrorists" - there weren't any in Iraq before it became a lawless hellhole, but now there are plenty of fundamentalists trying to set up a theocracy! I look forward to the elections being staged so a "democratic" candidate wins, instead of the hard-liner that (sadly) the majority of the people would vote for.
Erm, you are aware that the UK ID card will contain biometric information, that will also be stored on a central database?
To quote The Register: "fingerprints, a facial digital photograph, and an iris digital photograph" will probably be included.
Actually, with Blunkett's current plans it would not be mandatory to carry your ID card. However, who knows how the legislation could be changed in the future?
- no2id
- Stand
- Liberty
Also, I should point out the the Liberal Democrat party is the only major UK political party that's against ID cards.Universities (in Europe, at least) are mostly funded by the public purse. Why not give students the option of giving something back?
:)
Almost every computer science degree involves some kind of group or individual project. Just imagine the amount of free software that could be produced if all of these projects were released as open source.
Also - forcing the students to handle e-mails saying "your s0ftware is cr@p! where can I get l33t cracks?" is good experience for life
It's an almost unknown and totally underrated piece of software, but it works fantastically well.
I can't comment on all of his site, but this page should provide a good example of his crank-ness.
His argument is, in a nutshell, "quantum mechanics is wrong, because it doesn't make sense to me". However, he doesn't seem to provide any alternative explanations...
Thanks (to both of the people that replied). I'll give it a go sometime that I'm feeling brave. Removing the feet should prove easy - one of mine's fallen out and gotten lost already, grrr...
I bought an iBook G4 fairly recently, and I'd like to upgrade the hard disk. I note that my laptop isn't included in the list on pbfixit.com. Does anyone know if it's feasible to do home upgrades on a recent-model iBook? Or if not, is there anywhere (in the UK) that will do it for me? :)
Really? Can you provide any information to back this up? ie. actual statistics, as opposed to blogs. I'd heard exactly the opposite.