Are you saying we Slashdotters have a reflex to bash MS even if there's no real cause? That sound almost as stupid as Clippy's nonsense! Because, you have to agree on this, Clippy is pretty stupid.
No, I mean the "mess" should be seen as a positive thing, not as an indication that something is wrong with open source today. It's comparable to genetic diversity.
I agree, Mr. Villasante doesn't seem to know what he's talking about. Here's another example:
"Open source is a complete mess -- many people do lots of different things. There's total confusion today," Villasante said.
Isn't a bazaar always a mess? Lots of different people selling lots of different stuff, some things are junk, some are treasures. (of course, you cannot buy anything at the open source bazaar, only copy/modify it - in other words, create more mess).
Nobody is perfect => there is no perfectly safe browser, or any other type of application. What app, besides maybe "hello world", has never ever needed a security patch?
If the rings of Saturn were made of gold nuggets we would be there. If there where diamons the size of boulders on Mars we'd be there.
Gold and diamonds are pretty worthless in space. There just aren't any ladies around. Silicium, oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, aluminium and iron would be far more interesting for construction.
I think we should build a polar moon base like a mix between a HAM field day and a linux beer hike. Yeah!
A landing site with beacons,
A solar power station (don't forget power cables:)),
A dish for communicating to earth,
A LAN with a linux server;),
Some rovers for moving stuff around
and you're in business.
This could be a great international camp site, one could just land machine after machine over there. Gas chromatograph, solar furnace, melting pots,... With all these instruments and robots close to each other, the teams will be able to ask help from each other, and there could be private companies offering their services at the lunar camp site (like a milling machine or a 3D plotter, or a junkyard).
Oh, and if the landers have some fuel left, they could go and pick up a scout with some interesting samples. Or they could use (sell?) the hydrogen to reduce oxides on site, producing oxigen and silicium or metals.
How many cities haven't started as a nice campsite?
The macro documentation also still needs some work, (it's getting better, on the positive side). Combined with databases you can do some real automation, but it's a bit hard to find out how all those objects work.
There's a difference between better technology and doping. Look at it from a sporter's point of view. If doping were legal, a sporter would be forced to inject performance-enhancing drugs to 'score'. This can never be completely safe, since those people already put tremendous strain on their body during competition (think cardiac arrest).
A system like this would take a while to set up, if it's a relatively small number of people it just isn't worth the effort I think. I managed an 8 student appartment a few years ago, if there were problems it almost certainly was 1 specific person. First I went to the basement to check out the switch and unplug the cable with the conctantly blinking led, later I simply wrote a script kickthebitch. Running it would block her MAC address, resolving any problem 99% of the time.
I'm betting there'll be a McDonald's half way up by the time you or I get a ride.
Geosynchronous orbit is at 35720km above sea level, and the world's fastest elevator moves at 60.6km/h, so using the same speed, you would arrive half-way in 295h, or over 12 days. This would prove very problematic if you forgot to pack your sandwiches.
I hope it can be realized, but it would be a huge thing. Nothing like we have ever done before. Once it's a fact, I bet BASE-jumpers will only dream of one thing;).
Don't you get it? He sure does! You see, Windows has 95% of the users, and 99% of the virusses. By making it easier to hijack the system, he hopes to attract some of those great Windows hackers to Linux. Inevitably, users will follow when they see their favorite virusses are now also available on Linux!
In the future he'll be making statements like "Passwords are for pussies!" and "Bah, firewalls, a lot of hot air I tell you!". It's part of the plan..
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It sounds more like a game of chicken to me. At least, in that case you know what sort of soup can you should use.
Are you saying we Slashdotters have a reflex to bash MS even if there's no real cause? That sound almost as stupid as Clippy's nonsense! Because, you have to agree on this, Clippy is pretty stupid.
Personally, I'm waiting for a comment from Simon.
I can see a new plot leading to the exact same movie as Planet Of The Apes...
There is an awfull lot of other metal, plasics, ink, paint, laquer, lubrication etc
That's just the packaging, you don't really need those.
So you're saying that back then, people had more realistic expectations?
No, I mean the "mess" should be seen as a positive thing, not as an indication that something is wrong with open source today. It's comparable to genetic diversity.
I agree, Mr. Villasante doesn't seem to know what he's talking about. Here's another example:
"Open source is a complete mess -- many people do lots of different things. There's total confusion today," Villasante said.
Isn't a bazaar always a mess? Lots of different people selling lots of different stuff, some things are junk, some are treasures. (of course, you cannot buy anything at the open source bazaar, only copy/modify it - in other words, create more mess).
> What else could be powered by RFID?
The mousepad.
Nobody is perfect => there is no perfectly safe browser, or any other type of application. What app, besides maybe "hello world", has never ever needed a security patch?
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Maybe those scientist can also find out if the space shuttle is stable for space travel!
If the rings of Saturn were made of gold nuggets we would be there. If there where diamons the size of boulders on Mars we'd be there.
Gold and diamonds are pretty worthless in space. There just aren't any ladies around. Silicium, oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, aluminium and iron would be far more interesting for construction.
Say no more, say no more
and you're in business.
This could be a great international camp site, one could just land machine after machine over there. Gas chromatograph, solar furnace, melting pots,
Oh, and if the landers have some fuel left, they could go and pick up a scout with some interesting samples. Or they could use (sell?) the hydrogen to reduce oxides on site, producing oxigen and silicium or metals.
How many cities haven't started as a nice campsite?
The macro documentation also still needs some work, (it's getting better, on the positive side). Combined with databases you can do some real automation, but it's a bit hard to find out how all those objects work.
There's a difference between better technology and doping. Look at it from a sporter's point of view. If doping were legal, a sporter would be forced to inject performance-enhancing drugs to 'score'. This can never be completely safe, since those people already put tremendous strain on their body during competition (think cardiac arrest).
A system like this would take a while to set up, if it's a relatively small number of people it just isn't worth the effort I think. I managed an 8 student appartment a few years ago, if there were problems it almost certainly was 1 specific person. First I went to the basement to check out the switch and unplug the cable with the conctantly blinking led, later I simply wrote a script kickthebitch. Running it would block her MAC address, resolving any problem 99% of the time.
Maybe you're a bit too negative.. The way I see it, by the time he gets out of college he'll be drinking beer, smoking cigars and reading elektor..
Geosynchronous orbit is at 35720km above sea level, and the world's fastest elevator moves at 60.6km/h, so using the same speed, you would arrive half-way in 295h, or over 12 days. This would prove very problematic if you forgot to pack your sandwiches.
I hope it can be realized, but it would be a huge thing. Nothing like we have ever done before. Once it's a fact, I bet BASE-jumpers will only dream of one thing
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I hope the alleged virus doesn't coss over to humans, it won't be pretty!
OTOH, I can see the military building a new lab already (The weapon is successful, sir! Germans are exploding all over the place!)
Whoops - did I just mention ze war?
This must be the least popular topic in years!
and a leak in a H2S line will definitely ruin your day...
Not to mention your appetite..
Don't you get it? He sure does! You see, Windows has 95% of the users, and 99% of the virusses. By making it easier to hijack the system, he hopes to attract some of those great Windows hackers to Linux. Inevitably, users will follow when they see their favorite virusses are now also available on Linux!
In the future he'll be making statements like "Passwords are for pussies!" and "Bah, firewalls, a lot of hot air I tell you!". It's part of the plan..
I thought they were referring to the "Ubiquitous Amiga Emulator"
/. ;-)
If you didn't, I 'd wonder what you are doing on
To kill windows, a silver bullet is what you want.