The dude at the airport I was complaining about in my original post where you are not able to exercise your freedom of speech.
To recap: if you think you have freedom of speech, go to the airport and comment... however truthfully, on the fscked up job that is being done by TSA and watch your plane go bye-bye without you.
Amongst other things...
As for the rest of your post... well... you are on the wrong site.
Everyone then puts off purchasing VisiOn while Microsoft goes and makes something up.
Why would they do this if they had not already jumped on the MS bandwagon?
Windows was then scheduled for demolition right up to the point where a couple of smart guys saved the company by getting Windows to run in 32 bit mode.
Um... OS/2? Those guys?
So in summary, Microsoft may be a lot of things. But lazy isn't one of them.
He didn't say they were lazy... he said they never had to work hard.
And... doing a lot of work isn't the same as working hard either. (for the record)
Hell, they may have even done a lot of hard work... but it wasn't on convincing people to use their product.
They simply took that choice away whenever they could. (Which says a lot of what they thought of the customers right to choose... or fighting to be the one choosen by the customer.)
Languages are arbitrary, one can create compilers for any language to run on any platform(s), its a matter of taking the symantics of the language, and using a lexer and parser to generate intermediate code, which then can be translated to assembly code for the target platform (of course there is more to an actual compiler).
Ideally, this would be true. But this isn't just a language. It is a language (and a framework) developed by MS with the intent on killing the competition.
Killing them any way possible.
So just saying that a language is not PRO because of limitations to the OS, which actually is not true for C#, is ignorant.
Writing code that won't run without the blessing of some "overlord" is ignorant.
If non-MS implementations of the language can be killed via patent or other IP litigation, then using the language is ignorant.
As a contractor, writing code for a living, I would never consider using a language that isn't portable (to the extent possible). I want to be able to solve problems for as many clients as possible.
Not just the ones that MS says I should be able to...
Maybe you are just knocking M$ and trying to troll, but take a look at the Mono Platforms if you want to know more.
Sorry, but I'm not going to waste my time with any MS technology until it is clear that I can use it where ever I want without worrying about being sued for licensing fees.
Obviously the MS image library here isn't the only one that silently second-guesses the type.
In the case you have given an internally handled image type has been opened, and handled as an image.
In MS's case, an image is being executed as code.
Still totally different.
Worse, the WMF file was designed to operate this way!
This isn't a case of mistaking a file/mime type. This is a case of the incredibly poor design of having an image format include executable code, and an image rendering library being written to blindly execute said code regardless of the context that the image is being rendered into.
This is what makes the problem so bad... the system is doing EXACTLY what it is supposed to do in regards to how it handles WMF files.
So, in other words, it does exactly the same thing Unix does for every single executable file.
The problem isn't in what happens after a file has been determined to be an executable. The problem is how Windows decides that a file should be executed.
Do the people think that the first thing on any President's mind after something like the 9/11 attacks would be, "hmmm... how can I screw the American system for personal advancement in this time of crisis?"
Sadly... the first thought was probably "damn, how long is it going to take for them to tell me what to do. This kid is boring me silly!"
Followed by: "heh... maybe I should take an early nap today"
P.S. No, I don't think he actually remembered the brief
P.P.S. I also don't think there was anything special about 9/11 in regards to screwing the American people... that is business as usual for these guys. 9/11 wasn't special in that regard.
That said, there should be strict laws against knowingly sending unsolicited commercial email of any sort using a private domain, and the first violation should result not only in jail time, but also in a ten year ban on the individual and/or company being allowed to register ANY domain name.
And which country would pass (and enforce) these laws?
The large majority of the spam I receive isn't from my country... and, I really don't give a rat's ass about another country's laws.
I suspect people in other countries feel the same about laws made by my country.
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Who is *he*?
The dude at the airport I was complaining about in my original post where you are not able to exercise your freedom of speech.
To recap: if you think you have freedom of speech, go to the airport and comment... however truthfully, on the fscked up job that is being done by TSA and watch your plane go bye-bye without you.
Amongst other things...
As for the rest of your post... well... you are on the wrong site.
Nor is it "Freedom from your own Stupidity"...
Hey, if the guy is a tub of lard and can't wipe his ass without help. He really shouldn't be too surprised that I don't feel "secure" with him around.
After all, that gun he is wearing is free for the taking... he sure as hell couldn't reach it without popping a few buttons.
you can't make your point without adding words to what was actually said
What the hell are you smoking?
The quote is the entire first sentence... nothing added... nothing removed.
where did anyone say "unreasonable"
I said unreasonable.
Freedom of Speech isn't without it's consequenses... but, the the consequenses should be reasonable.
(You aren't about to advocate that the response be unreasonable, are you?)
And if you force people to register, problem solved.
I'm Gill Bates, and I approve this message.
(Or... should I register as "Peter Buchy" to show the fallacy of the statement? (of course, that assumes the name on your blog is true))
I don't know about the original poster, but...
I don't believe in god, or the boogey man.
And, I don't piss my pants every time GW says "Osama" or "9/11".
I can take care of the problem myself... thank you very much.
(Who knew the Republicans where such pussys?)
Now, go ahead and mark this as a troll before people realize the truths in there...
First of all, everybody in the U.S. does have the right to freedom of speech.
Unless you are flying... then you better shut your pie hole and don't you dare tell anyone how you feel or what you think.
Otherwise, you are free to walk... If they don't "hold" you for a while first.
Having to suffer unreasonable "consequenses" of speaking is not "freedom of speach".
I'm annoyed that you were annoyed. ;-)
By a guy half the country wouldn't mind to see dead by having his VP collapse on top of him... while dying of a heard attack...
Should make you wonder who the "enemy" really is.
It is only because there is currently a shift going on from AGP to PCI-Express that he can't just buy the latest vid card and be happy.
I think he just wants others to help him justify a new computer.
Or he can't decide which of the 195 cards to buy...
(And that is just one vendor)
Let's face it... If there was truly a need then the decision could be made quite logically... and easily.
It is when desire is the main motivator (instead of need) that the decision gets "confusing" and "difficult".
A Mac Mini
he already has the clients...
A USB FM Tuner
And seems to favor PCI tuners...
Doesn't anybody else have a receviver these days?
Sure, it's upstairs in the living room on the opposite side of the house.
Once for each version and vendor... (even tho it is one exploit)
the average number of packages in a modern Linux distribution that get updated with apt-get update; apt-get upgrade
Bit of exaggeration, eh? (or trolling)
Let me guess, you definition of "modern" is what?
'cause Debian Stable sure as hell doesn't have that many updates...
As a matter of fact, I only have a little over 2000 packages installed!
And... I only see 15979 packages in the entire repository. (which isn't just Debian)
Everyone then puts off purchasing VisiOn while Microsoft goes and makes something up.
Why would they do this if they had not already jumped on the MS bandwagon?
Windows was then scheduled for demolition right up to the point where a couple of smart guys saved the company by getting Windows to run in 32 bit mode.
Um... OS/2? Those guys?
So in summary, Microsoft may be a lot of things. But lazy isn't one of them.
He didn't say they were lazy... he said they never had to work hard.
And... doing a lot of work isn't the same as working hard either. (for the record)
Hell, they may have even done a lot of hard work... but it wasn't on convincing people to use their product.
They simply took that choice away whenever they could. (Which says a lot of what they thought of the customers right to choose... or fighting to be the one choosen by the customer.)
Languages are arbitrary, one can create compilers for any language to run on any platform(s), its a matter of taking the symantics of the language, and using a lexer and parser to generate intermediate code, which then can be translated to assembly code for the target platform (of course there is more to an actual compiler).
Ideally, this would be true. But this isn't just a language. It is a language (and a framework) developed by MS with the intent on killing the competition.
Killing them any way possible.
So just saying that a language is not PRO because of limitations to the OS, which actually is not true for C#, is ignorant.
Writing code that won't run without the blessing of some "overlord" is ignorant.
If non-MS implementations of the language can be killed via patent or other IP litigation, then using the language is ignorant.
As a contractor, writing code for a living, I would never consider using a language that isn't portable (to the extent possible). I want to be able to solve problems for as many clients as possible.
Not just the ones that MS says I should be able to...
Maybe you are just knocking M$ and trying to troll, but take a look at the Mono Platforms if you want to know more.
Sorry, but I'm not going to waste my time with any MS technology until it is clear that I can use it where ever I want without worrying about being sued for licensing fees.
It simply isn't worth the risk.
How can a language that runs on such a limited number of Operating Systems be considered "Pro"?
Just wondering...
Obviously the MS image library here isn't the only one that silently second-guesses the type.
In the case you have given an internally handled image type has been opened, and handled as an image.
In MS's case, an image is being executed as code.
Still totally different.
Worse, the WMF file was designed to operate this way!
This isn't a case of mistaking a file/mime type. This is a case of the incredibly poor design of having an image format include executable code, and an image rendering library being written to blindly execute said code regardless of the context that the image is being rendered into.
This is what makes the problem so bad... the system is doing EXACTLY what it is supposed to do in regards to how it handles WMF files.
So, in other words, it does exactly the same thing Unix does for every single executable file.
The problem isn't in what happens after a file has been determined to be an executable. The problem is how Windows decides that a file should be executed.
Entirely different.
Right after you upgrade it to XP.
Do the people think that the first thing on any President's mind after something like the 9/11 attacks would be, "hmmm... how can I screw the American system for personal advancement in this time of crisis?"
Sadly... the first thought was probably "damn, how long is it going to take for them to tell me what to do. This kid is boring me silly!"
Followed by: "gotta remember to make that presidential brief disappear"
Followed by: "damn... I'm doin' a hellava job!"
Followed by: "heh... maybe I should take an early nap today"
P.S. No, I don't think he actually remembered the brief
P.P.S. I also don't think there was anything special about 9/11 in regards to screwing the American people... that is business as usual for these guys. 9/11 wasn't special in that regard.
Personally, I don't think having to put up with this crap for another year is a good idea.
Do you realize just how much this group can fsck up by the time the next election rolls around?
No... we need a much faster feedback mechanism, IMNSHO.
Religion requires faith, atheism doesn't.
Just wondering (as a Watchguard owner)...
What problems and restrictions do you have with the Watchguard product?
(Other than the obvious... needing Windows... that is)
TIA
That said, there should be strict laws against knowingly sending unsolicited commercial email of any sort using a private domain, and the first violation should result not only in jail time, but also in a ten year ban on the individual and/or company being allowed to register ANY domain name.
And which country would pass (and enforce) these laws?
The large majority of the spam I receive isn't from my country... and, I really don't give a rat's ass about another country's laws.
I suspect people in other countries feel the same about laws made by my country.
Crappy companies banning together...
Makes it even easier to avoid both of them!!
(Ya'll stand a little bit closer together now... I only got one shotgun shell left and I want to make it count.)