** EACH AND EVERY ** Sun system has always had networking built-in!
Just to amplify this, every Sun box I have seen back at least to the IPX (and probably 3/50s as well) have had networking. The MAC address is on the NVRAM (or else read from a thing that looks like a transistor) on the system board.
I can agree with Communism/Socialism being on the left-hand side of the equation, but the right-hand side would probably be anarchy, not capitalism. (After all, wouldn't you say that a state of anarchy is the ultimate in lack of govt. control of any kind, and every person acting completely on their own to achieve whatever goals he/she wishes?)
You seem to be describing the difference between fascism (heavy government control) and Anarchy/Libertarianism(no government control). Communism as an ideal is more of an economic strategy than a control thing - don't confuse the idea of trying to allocate based on need with the soviet attempt at communism.
As an aside, I think the main reason Communism doesn't work is that ignores human nature. People want to better themselves and improve their lot. They also tend to operate in the short term; this leads to the conclusion that if working more leads to no more benefit (because your need doesn't change to reflect the increased production), then you probably won't.
at some point, you gotta stop and think about what's actually happening
If I recall correctly, the Intel guy was repeatedly spamming Intel's employees, possibly changing email addresses and generally making an ass of himself. I can't feel much sympathy for that.
Consoles are sold at a loss, and the XBox is sold at more of a loss than any other console
No. The Xbox and the Dreamcast are/were sold at a loss. Sony and Nintendo have always made a profit on the hardware. In fact, the margin on the PS2 is estimated at ~$100.
Eclipse is designed for a much broader audience than Emacs. In addition, it's a cross-platform app
This makes me giggle. Emacs is quite the cross platform app - it runs on just about anything that will run a display and the interesting bits of it are done in lisp - every bit as machine independent as java.
How can you have H/W ident stuff when you have no physical connection?
Sure could, but how are you going to get the keys? The great thing about HW ident stuff is that the secret key is in the hardware and never leaves. Trying to get it out is likely to destroy the device.
In order to protect the company from wrongful termination lawsuits, [...]
Perhaps they were trying to mention it in a subtle was so that he could fix the problem without alot of fuss and continue working at the company. Not everybody wants you gone.
there is only one person on the planet who understands exactly how/where/why they were set up and that is you.
Really, you haven't even seen his Perl. I think the more likely answer is that the new boy knew a couple of tricks and was intimidated by something outside his experience, so he decided to replace every damn thing in sight with stuff he knew. That's not industry standard or smart. It's a disaster in the making.
His Perl is now part of the corp's IT systems and anyone who comes along to maintain it needs to know Perl - no big deal. Unless he wrote it in 3 lines, maintenance should be fairly easy, or at least as easy as babysitting a pile of Cisco kit
It would be even more interesting to build a replica of the temple in the temple's original location with new materials, and leave it for future archeologists to find.
I can see it now: "How the hell did the ancient Chinese create plastic composites without the aid of electricity?" or "Why would somebody build a temple in the river?"
The reason it is considered bad is that(according to my japanese professor) there was a guy who killed a number of people in japan and he was "otaku" and was really in to anime and had a ton of tapes. As a result a bad meaning got attached to the word.
There is that, but the enduring problem with otaku is that they never leave their house, hence the name.
Thank you. That is the first term i've seen on the subject (aside from the real stuff like Megabyte) that doesn't make me want to break things. Perhaps i drink too much coffee...
Yes it is. 1GB = 2^30 bytes, not 1e9. Drive manufacturers use the smaller unit so you'll think that their drives are bigger than they are. That's deceptive
Precision in speech and writing is a virtue. In my mind, if this eliminates a little ambiguity in documentation, I think it's a suitable win.
Megabyte is very precise - it means 2e30 which is ~1e6. Just because hard drive manufacturers use the deceitful practice of quoting disk capacity in units of 1e6 doesn't mean we should all change our ways to match.
Also, NIST doesn't have any pull with the industry on this - they're a National institute, but they can't mandate usage. They can only formalize what is being used and get most people to follow the consensus through persuasion. Seeing as how the consensus is currently Megabyte, declaring Mebibyte to be some sort of standard smacks of heavy handed amateurism.
Slashdot Mirror
Right after people who use the BLINK tag in HTML pages.
What's wrong with BLINK?
A national ID with smart card functions and other forgery deterrents would be MUCH more difficult to fake
So buy a real one with somebody else's name on it. Big Freakin' Deal.
** EACH AND EVERY ** Sun system has always had networking built-in!
Just to amplify this, every Sun box I have seen back at least to the IPX (and probably 3/50s as well) have had networking. The MAC address is on the NVRAM (or else read from a thing that looks like a transistor) on the system board.
Just because win2K == NT5.0 doesn't mean that Win2K isn't more mature than NT4.
It's like saying that version 5 is more mature than version 4. Well, Duh!
Spam isn't illegal
Harrassment is, and it doesn't much matter how you do it.
I can agree with Communism/Socialism being on the left-hand side of the equation, but the right-hand side would probably be anarchy, not capitalism. (After all, wouldn't you say that a state of anarchy is the ultimate in lack of govt. control of any kind, and every person acting completely on their own to achieve whatever goals he/she wishes?)
You seem to be describing the difference between fascism (heavy government control) and Anarchy/Libertarianism(no government control). Communism as an ideal is more of an economic strategy than a control thing - don't confuse the idea of trying to allocate based on need with the soviet attempt at communism.
As an aside, I think the main reason Communism doesn't work is that ignores human nature. People want to better themselves and improve their lot. They also tend to operate in the short term; this leads to the conclusion that if working more leads to no more benefit (because your need doesn't change to reflect the increased production), then you probably won't.
at some point, you gotta stop and think about what's actually happening
If I recall correctly, the Intel guy was repeatedly spamming Intel's employees, possibly changing email addresses and generally making an ass of himself. I can't feel much sympathy for that.
Consoles are sold at a loss, and the XBox is sold at more of a loss than any other console
No. The Xbox and the Dreamcast are/were sold at a loss. Sony and Nintendo have always made a profit on the hardware. In fact, the margin on the PS2 is estimated at ~$100.
why do you think Kurt killed himself?
Well, if I were Kurt Cobain, I'd kill myself too.
You thief! Turn yourself in to the proper authorities immediately
Okay, I'm the proper authorities. Now what?
Eclipse is designed for a much broader audience than Emacs. In addition, it's a cross-platform app
This makes me giggle. Emacs is quite the cross platform app - it runs on just about anything that will run a display and the interesting bits of it are done in lisp - every bit as machine independent as java.
How can you have H/W ident stuff when you have no physical connection?
Sure could, but how are you going to get the keys? The great thing about HW ident stuff is that the secret key is in the hardware and never leaves. Trying to get it out is likely to destroy the device.
In order to protect the company from wrongful termination lawsuits, [...]
Perhaps they were trying to mention it in a subtle was so that he could fix the problem without alot of fuss and continue working at the company. Not everybody wants you gone.
there is only one person on the planet who understands exactly how/where/why they were set up and that is you.
Really, you haven't even seen his Perl. I think the more likely answer is that the new boy knew a couple of tricks and was intimidated by something outside his experience, so he decided to replace every damn thing in sight with stuff he knew. That's not industry standard or smart. It's a disaster in the making.
His Perl is now part of the corp's IT systems and anyone who comes along to maintain it needs to know Perl - no big deal. Unless he wrote it in 3 lines, maintenance should be fairly easy, or at least as easy as babysitting a pile of Cisco kit
Will always prevail against youth and skill
Of course, some of us were born devious.
It would be even more interesting to build a replica of the temple in the temple's original location with new materials, and leave it for future archeologists to find.
I can see it now: "How the hell did the ancient Chinese create plastic composites without the aid of electricity?" or "Why would somebody build a temple in the river?"
What's next, lightning fast pizza delivery?
Always tip a pizza guy driving the Deliverator.
15% is a GREAT raise!
Not if your base is $45k and the department average is $65k
Hire people to do it all manually. [snip] paper in a locked filing cabinet can't be hacked
Actually, the people are usually the easiest to 'Hack'. It's usually called social engineering.
The reason it is considered bad is that(according to my japanese professor) there was a guy who killed a number of people in japan and he was "otaku" and was really in to anime and had a ton of tapes. As a result a bad meaning got attached to the word.
There is that, but the enduring problem with otaku is that they never leave their house, hence the name.
They gingerly removed a foot long metal bar that was about 1/4" square in cross-section that had what looked like paint covering about 4" of one end
Let me guess - UPS ground?
Use "binary megabyte"
Thank you. That is the first term i've seen on the subject (aside from the real stuff like Megabyte) that doesn't make me want to break things. Perhaps i drink too much coffee...
And no it's not false advertising
Yes it is. 1GB = 2^30 bytes, not 1e9. Drive manufacturers use the smaller unit so you'll think that their drives are bigger than they are. That's deceptive
Precision in speech and writing is a virtue. In my mind, if this eliminates a little ambiguity in documentation, I think it's a suitable win.
Megabyte is very precise - it means 2e30 which is ~1e6. Just because hard drive manufacturers use the deceitful practice of quoting disk capacity in units of 1e6 doesn't mean we should all change our ways to match.
Also, NIST doesn't have any pull with the industry on this - they're a National institute, but they can't mandate usage. They can only formalize what is being used and get most people to follow the consensus through persuasion. Seeing as how the consensus is currently Megabyte, declaring Mebibyte to be some sort of standard smacks of heavy handed amateurism.
Since the recording uses lossy compression (which alters the original image), will a court allow such images into evidence?
Probably yes, to the same extent that surveillance camera photos are allowed