I understand your point about conserving oil, and agree that some of your suggestions should be taken, but even in a situation of reduced oil consumption, the US and European contries would be crippled. Pubilic Transportation even would become extremely costly. Even if everyone particpating in public transportation we are still depenedent on the Middle Eastern Oil.
It may seem selfish and greedy to protect contries so that we can protect our oil prices, but those contries have a tremendous power over us. Currently our country and way of life cannot continue if we were to be cut off from that oil. We are currently working to eliminate our demendency on it, but untill that happens, if we want to keep our way of life, we have to maintain a presence in the Middle East. It cant simply be argued out by philosophies, it simply is a fact that we need that oil.
I challenge anyone who sees otherwise to come up with an alternative.
Just because software is open source doesnt mean that its made by Joe programmer with too much free time. There are tonnes of open source programmes created by ligitmate companies. If you want supported software, buy from a company. While their software is usually free, its stupid to think support should also be. You can buy support for the software. All in all it will still be cheaper, because to get good support from almost anywhere else, you have to pay for it(in addition to the software) anyway. This is especially true of Microsoft. Have you ever TRYED calling microsoft for tech support?(that came with your MS product) Last time I remember, I sat on the phone for an hour or two to finally get the answer that they couldnt help me.
"The constraint given to the industry teams is in the $1 billion to $2 billion range
I dont understand the financial aspects of these missions. If it costs $2 billion well Im all for spending what is needed, but do you know what a billion dollars is? Thats a fricking large amount of money. Where does this money go? What part of the mission cost so much ?
Im not being synical, I just want to know. Anybody?
Actually, it shouldnt be "numbers do mean squat".
The title should have been "Numbers mean allot".
the double negative(kinda) of the previous post confused me : ) Sorry
If Linux gains enough market share, all linux users [as well as everyone else;)] will be better off: More software companies porting and creating sofware for linux [games], More hardware compatablity, More technical companies conforming to open standards, More competition for MS, Media coverage and mind share for Open Philosophies.
There really is no point to this question. Since Windows has the majority of the market share, the question is trivial. There are tonnes of places that use MS's latest by default.
Im not sure that its really a failure elementary/high school. Most highschools are motivated to adjust their ciriculum so that they get good numbers. Numbers being State assessment scores, percent that go on to higher education, percent graduating. Now percent graduating and percent going on to higher education can be conflicting, but if states simply put more(financial) weight on the higher education numbers, the schools will adjust.
Next thing you know Microsoft will start traning a MS militia, amassing nuclear arms and annexing companies (wait, they aready do that). The newly formed MS.I.A. and MS.B.I. will already have a wire tap in houses containg MS os computers that are connected to the internet. Before long we will be the United States of Microsoft and Bill Gates will be the Fuehrer. A box of ashes (what used to be the Constitution and the Bill of Rights) will be delivered to the American public.
You apperently havent been through grade shool history. If you are really are the idiot you seem to be, look up World War II and Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Killing those thousands of innocent Japanese - Was it evil ? Does it make the US evil?
It is truely relative.
Also wether or not there is ever justification for killing innocents is debateable: ie. if by killing 1 innocent you save two more. There is also never a clear line to who is innocent and who is not as we can see in our debate on how we should retaliate against these bastards.
I think this news is undeserving of a place on the front page. An article about this game was already posted a few days ago. The fact that is out for linux should be a thow in on slashback or something.
When 60 billion dollars can buy anything is later
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This is an excerpt from an email my Dad sent me last Tuesday: "People you know and some you care about are probably going to die in terrible ways because of today. There is a time for war, but people should not be lead to die for the wrong reason. We rebuilt Japan and Germany after destroying and defeating them and thereby created powerful friends in the world. I don't know if there is a way to create "friends" from enemies without destroying them as enemies first. When this is over, however you solve it, make sure it's better than the way you found it. "
Isnt it intresting that if you go to www.battlebots.org that there is no content there except his stupid plea for help? Obvoiusly this has nothing to do with his business and if he was woried about losing customers from the loss of his domain, he wouldnt take up the space with that garbage. He also spelled "battlebots.org" as "battoelbots.org" showing how little care he has put into this.
So what happens if you are without service for a day, a week, a month? Does that count as temporary? This is a very gray area they could have a chance of getting the law on their side.
I think you're absolutly right. When you try to reason your way around using principles in favor of doing something less painfull you'll end up worse off in the long run. Say it does cost $2 billion to get compainies to get their fixes out immeadatly and for them to start campaigns to get their customers to apply those fixes, and for the costemers to be scared enough to fix them. The value is obviously worth the cost. This worm was public, but just think if it were engineered better and private it could be swallowing up all of your private information or worse. Never take the easy way out. You'll get screwed in the long run.
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I think you are missing the point. The value in "Mob software" is goes beyond the sum of the mob's man-hours. The society that is created by the mob allows software to not have to be written more than once. It allows the wisdom gained in each of the writings of each of those pieces of software to be shared. It allows small projects to tap those in the mob that have the expertiese rather than spend time aquaireing it on their own (while offering their own expertiese in exchange).
I think there are 2 real points to the fact that *NIX systems are more secure. First of all, UNIX is more mature than MS software, therefore they have already been through the more trivial problems with holes. The second point is that because of Open Source customers get to choose what part of the software gets the most development. Security gets attention when those affect by bad securty get to decide.
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I understand your point about conserving oil, and agree that some of your suggestions should be taken, but even in a situation of reduced oil consumption, the US and European contries would be crippled. Pubilic Transportation even would become extremely costly. Even if everyone particpating in public transportation we are still depenedent on the Middle Eastern Oil.
It may seem selfish and greedy to protect contries so that we can protect our oil prices, but those contries have a tremendous power over us. Currently our country and way of life cannot continue if we were to be cut off from that oil. We are currently working to eliminate our demendency on it, but untill that happens, if we want to keep our way of life, we have to maintain a presence in the Middle East. It cant simply be argued out by philosophies, it simply is a fact that we need that oil.
I challenge anyone who sees otherwise to come up with an alternative.
Just because software is open source doesnt mean that its made by Joe programmer with too much free time. There are tonnes of open source programmes created by ligitmate companies. If you want supported software, buy from a company. While their software is usually free, its stupid to think support should also be. You can buy support for the software. All in all it will still be cheaper, because to get good support from almost anywhere else, you have to pay for it(in addition to the software) anyway. This is especially true of Microsoft. Have you ever TRYED calling microsoft for tech support?(that came with your MS product) Last time I remember, I sat on the phone for an hour or two to finally get the answer that they couldnt help me.
There is no need to reverse the image in a addition to turning it upside down. You only need to invert the vertical and invert the horizontal.
Turning it upside down effectivly inverts the vertical and the horizontal at the same time.
Think about it. Top becomes bottom, and left becomes right.
Does anyone see the irony in having a third Apocalypse, let alone a second :)
"The constraint given to the industry teams is in the $1 billion to $2 billion range
I dont understand the financial aspects of these missions. If it costs $2 billion well Im all for spending what is needed, but do you know what a billion dollars is? Thats a fricking large amount of money. Where does this money go? What part of the mission cost so much ?
Im not being synical, I just want to know. Anybody?
Im glad someone caught that : )
Actually, it shouldnt be "numbers do mean squat".
The title should have been "Numbers mean allot".
the double negative(kinda) of the previous post confused me : ) Sorry
If Linux gains enough market share, all linux users [as well as everyone else ;)] will be better off: More software companies porting and creating sofware for linux [games], More hardware compatablity, More technical companies conforming to open standards, More competition for MS, Media coverage and mind share for Open Philosophies.
There really is no point to this question. Since Windows has the majority of the market share, the question is trivial. There are tonnes of places that use MS's latest by default.
Actually Capital Punishment has intentionally been made more expensive than life in prison to eliminate the conflict of intrest.
Know your facts before you pass judgement.
And for the record I dont believe in capital punishment.
Im not sure that its really a failure elementary/high school. Most highschools are motivated to adjust their ciriculum so that they get good numbers. Numbers being State assessment scores, percent that go on to higher education, percent graduating. Now percent graduating and percent going on to higher education can be conflicting, but if states simply put more(financial) weight on the higher education numbers, the schools will adjust.
Next thing you know Microsoft will start traning a MS militia, amassing nuclear arms and annexing companies (wait, they aready do that). The newly formed MS.I.A. and MS.B.I. will already have a wire tap in houses containg MS os computers that are connected to the internet. Before long we will be the United States of Microsoft and Bill Gates will be the Fuehrer. A box of ashes (what used to be the Constitution and the Bill of Rights) will be delivered to the American public.
You apperently havent been through grade shool history. If you are really are the idiot you seem to be, look up World War II and Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Killing those thousands of innocent Japanese - Was it evil ? Does it make the US evil?
It is truely relative.
Also wether or not there is ever justification for killing innocents is debateable: ie. if by killing 1 innocent you save two more. There is also never a clear line to who is innocent and who is not as we can see in our debate on how we should retaliate against these bastards.
I think this news is undeserving of a place on the front page. An article about this game was already posted a few days ago. The fact that is out for linux should be a thow in on slashback or something.
This is an excerpt from an email my Dad sent me last Tuesday: "People you know and some you care about are probably going to die in terrible ways because of today. There is a time for war, but people should not be lead to die for the wrong reason. We rebuilt Japan and Germany after destroying and defeating them and thereby created powerful friends in the world. I don't know if there is a way to create "friends" from enemies without destroying them as enemies first. When this is over, however you solve it, make sure it's better than the way you found it. "
Isnt it intresting that if you go to www.battlebots.org that there is no content there except his stupid plea for help? Obvoiusly this has nothing to do with his business and if he was woried about losing customers from the loss of his domain, he wouldnt take up the space with that garbage. He also spelled "battlebots.org" as "battoelbots.org" showing how little care he has put into this.
Thats just my two cents
So what happens if you are without service for a day, a week, a month? Does that count as temporary? This is a very gray area they could have a chance of getting the law on their side.
I think you're absolutly right. When you try to reason your way around using principles in favor of doing something less painfull you'll end up worse off in the long run. Say it does cost $2 billion to get compainies to get their fixes out immeadatly and for them to start campaigns to get their customers to apply those fixes, and for the costemers to be scared enough to fix them. The value is obviously worth the cost. This worm was public, but just think if it were engineered better and private it could be swallowing up all of your private information or worse. Never take the easy way out. You'll get screwed in the long run.
I think you are missing the point. The value in "Mob software" is goes beyond the sum of the mob's man-hours. The society that is created by the mob allows software to not have to be written more than once. It allows the wisdom gained in each of the writings of each of those pieces of software to be shared. It allows small projects to tap those in the mob that have the expertiese rather than spend time aquaireing it on their own (while offering their own expertiese in exchange).
I think there are 2 real points to the fact that *NIX systems are more secure. First of all, UNIX is more mature than MS software, therefore they have already been through the more trivial problems with holes. The second point is that because of Open Source customers get to choose what part of the software gets the most development. Security gets attention when those affect by bad securty get to decide.
I miss Star Trek: The next generation. It was truely amazing to see what sci-fi can be with a budget like theirs.