Long ago, Microsoft recognized that features sell software--not code size, efficiency, or even a pretty interface.
This statement is 100% wrong. Most users never touch all the 'features' that windows ships with, they just use it for 4 things- IM, email, internet, and games. The reason microsoft is in such a good position is that their OS has a very intuitive interface, and linux has nothing even close to what windows has.
...I have a thing against people using acronyms that are not common knowledge. After forgiving my ignorance, can you please tell me exactly what UO is?
My advisor, DL Mills (the guy who invented NTP), said something a while back which this article somewhat reminds me of. He said that back in the day, people wrote operating systems in assembly. But the thing is, they just got way too f****** big and couldn't be maintained, even with the best of care. He said that today's operating systems are getting to that point as well, and maybe it's time for a new level of abstraction. Stuff like exception handling (amoung which automated buffer checking should be one), garbage collection, etc, should be built into the language, and leave the programmer to concentrate on more important things.
So my question is, does anyone have any idea what this "new level of abstraction" might be?
P2P streaming video, eh? We *KNOW* which industry is going to be the frontrunner there. And for some reason, the geeks will all be very generous in the uh, "support" they offer.
Now, lets say you came across an accident, tried to drag a man out of his burning car, not realizing he had a neck injury, and killed him. This is NOT murder; you did not intend to kill him. You intended to help him.
Yes, but you could still be charged with manslaughter.
I know it's bad form to reply to your own comment, but I just thought of something that IMHO is funny and hell and I have karma to burn.
It kind of reminds me of that Chris rock joke -- Following OJ's aquital: Black people are like 'Yeah, we won!' What the fuck did we win? Every day I look in my mailbox for my O.J. prize - nothin'."
Ok, I've been wanting to ask this question on slashdot for sometime, and this is as good a time as any. Just how much of the Joe sixpack user's stuff is parallelize-able? Can you effeciently farm out quake/UT/Morrowind/Maple/Matlab/etc to multiple processors? (ok, maple and matlab may not be what joe user wants, but you get the idea)
I think this goes to show that it's not just about building a better mousetrap. You have to build a better mousetrap and then show everyone that it's SO much better than what is out there that it is worth the transition costs. It's something they teach in engineering 101, and it's the same problem microsoft has been bumping into for years now (and basically arm-twisting everyone to upgrade)
Ok, but this really does nothing besides exclude the governments of China and those big, multinational cooperatations. But China doesn't care and will use it if they damn well please. And those cooperations can fight in court as to whether or not they are 'promoting' human rights of end users. SO I guess it doesn't do anything, really.
I can see it happening to some extent - I mean, the algorithms used are really unreliable, but given time, I can see it becoming usable. However, I take issue with the way he think it will be presented. AI will not be advanced enough, IMHO. You won't say "How far to nearest gas station", you will probably be more limited in how you can ask your question. It might be close to "Car, distance to gas station, nearest" or some other limited syntax. I preface it with 'car' because you have to have some way to let the car know the question is directed at it.
"I'm pretty sure that ceaseless, unrelenting, brutal torture of known spammers would be equally effective, but is unfortunately illegal."
...Remember - most of these spammers base their operations out of China. So what we could do is somehow convice them to go there (offer them something they cannot refuse - a week's worth of unlimited serverfarm and bandwidth usage or something like that). Once they are there, we can inform the government that several dozen Falun Gong supports are in country trying to insight rebellion. Then you will get your wish.
At some point you lose consciousness from lack of oxygen. Injuries accumulate. After perhaps one or two minutes, you're dying. The limits are not really known.
Like I said, we have now found the perfect use for boy-bands
I did a quick websearch -- Nasa had a page up (which has since disappeared), but there are copies floating around out there. Interesting reading though.
I disagree - If I am not mistaken, the pressure difference your body (14 lb/sqr inch) and space (~0) would cause you to explode almost instantly. Just like when they drag up samples from near the bottom of the ocean, sometimes they get the hollowed out remains of what was a deep sea fish, exploded by the difference in pressure between its natural habitat and ours.
I think (1) for the space station is costing us, and (2) what it is costing us to put their asses in space, and (3) for the potential benefits of a larger crew, it would be more than worthwhile to station a larger crew there, even if there is no way for them to escape in case of catastrophe. I mean, look at Mir - all the shit in the world happened to them and they never had a fatality.
Hrmm... I've always wanted someone to settle the question - "What happens to the human body when exposed to space". I mean, all the scifi shows show something different happening. So, we have some pratical use for those boy bands after all
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(preface, this is not flamebait)
Long ago, Microsoft recognized that features sell software--not code size, efficiency, or even a pretty interface.
This statement is 100% wrong. Most users never touch all the 'features' that windows ships with, they just use it for 4 things- IM, email, internet, and games. The reason microsoft is in such a good position is that their OS has a very intuitive interface, and linux has nothing even close to what windows has.
...I have a thing against people using acronyms that are not common knowledge. After forgiving my ignorance, can you please tell me exactly what UO is?
Its been offline since 1998, when it was handed to Romero to look after, and has finally resurfaced.
Oh, how reassuring.
My advisor, DL Mills (the guy who invented NTP), said something a while back which this article somewhat reminds me of. He said that back in the day, people wrote operating systems in assembly. But the thing is, they just got way too f****** big and couldn't be maintained, even with the best of care. He said that today's operating systems are getting to that point as well, and maybe it's time for a new level of abstraction. Stuff like exception handling (amoung which automated buffer checking should be one), garbage collection, etc, should be built into the language, and leave the programmer to concentrate on more important things.
So my question is, does anyone have any idea what this "new level of abstraction" might be?
P2P streaming video, eh? We *KNOW* which industry is going to be the frontrunner there. And for some reason, the geeks will all be very generous in the uh, "support" they offer.
...then no one would see it
You can keep Nunavut, we don't want it
Don't worry, you know you're going to be the 51st state.
(And before you get upset, plz keep in mind that that was a joke)
Now, lets say you came across an accident, tried to drag a man out of his burning car, not realizing he had a neck injury, and killed him. This is NOT murder; you did not intend to kill him. You intended to help him.
Yes, but you could still be charged with manslaughter.
I know it's bad form to reply to your own comment, but I just thought of something that IMHO is funny and hell and I have karma to burn.
It kind of reminds me of that Chris rock joke -- Following OJ's aquital:
Black people are like 'Yeah, we won!' What the fuck did we win? Every day I look in my mailbox for my O.J. prize - nothin'."
How much closer does this get us to overturning the law? What exactly did we win?
..too much laughing.. chest clenching up...
(In best Helen Lovejoy voice possible) Think of the mailservers! Oh *please*, won't somebody think of the mailservers!
Ok, I've been wanting to ask this question on slashdot for sometime, and this is as good a time as any. Just how much of the Joe sixpack user's stuff is parallelize-able? Can you effeciently farm out quake/UT/Morrowind/Maple/Matlab/etc to multiple processors? (ok, maple and matlab may not be what joe user wants, but you get the idea)
I think this goes to show that it's not just about building a better mousetrap. You have to build a better mousetrap and then show everyone that it's SO much better than what is out there that it is worth the transition costs. It's something they teach in engineering 101, and it's the same problem microsoft has been bumping into for years now (and basically arm-twisting everyone to upgrade)
For those of you who are puzzled and don't know what email the post is referring to, please check this out
Ok, but this really does nothing besides exclude the governments of China and those big, multinational cooperatations. But China doesn't care and will use it if they damn well please. And those cooperations can fight in court as to whether or not they are 'promoting' human rights of end users. SO I guess it doesn't do anything, really.
I can see it happening to some extent - I mean, the algorithms used are really unreliable, but given time, I can see it becoming usable. However, I take issue with the way he think it will be presented. AI will not be advanced enough, IMHO. You won't say "How far to nearest gas station", you will probably be more limited in how you can ask your question. It might be close to "Car, distance to gas station, nearest" or some other limited syntax. I preface it with 'car' because you have to have some way to let the car know the question is directed at it.
"I'm pretty sure that ceaseless, unrelenting, brutal torture of known spammers would be equally effective, but is unfortunately illegal."
...Remember - most of these spammers base their operations out of China. So what we could do is somehow convice them to go there (offer them something they cannot refuse - a week's worth of unlimited serverfarm and bandwidth usage or something like that). Once they are there, we can inform the government that several dozen Falun Gong supports are in country trying to insight rebellion. Then you will get your wish.
At some point you lose consciousness from lack of oxygen. Injuries accumulate. After perhaps one or two minutes, you're dying. The limits are not really known.
Like I said, we have now found the perfect use for boy-bands
I did a quick websearch -- Nasa had a page up (which has since disappeared), but there are copies floating around out there. Interesting reading though.
I disagree - If I am not mistaken, the pressure difference your body (14 lb/sqr inch) and space (~0) would cause you to explode almost instantly. Just like when they drag up samples from near the bottom of the ocean, sometimes they get the hollowed out remains of what was a deep sea fish, exploded by the difference in pressure between its natural habitat and ours.
(this is not a troll)
I think (1) for the space station is costing us, and (2) what it is costing us to put their asses in space, and (3) for the potential benefits of a larger crew, it would be more than worthwhile to station a larger crew there, even if there is no way for them to escape in case of catastrophe. I mean, look at Mir - all the shit in the world happened to them and they never had a fatality.
Hrmm... I've always wanted someone to settle the question - "What happens to the human body when exposed to space". I mean, all the scifi shows show something different happening. So, we have some pratical use for those boy bands after all
"How can you judge something if you've never been there, that's what they do in Russia." --Bart Simpson