The problem with government departments 'deserving' this is that it's MY government (albeit not run well, nor by folks I'm particularly proud of) and MY data and MY country that is being put at risk.
The department may well deserve a drubbing, but said drubbing probably shouldn't consist of their computers which I bought and paid for, being run as part of a botnet by Joe Pyongyang.
I don't know about you, but every dog I've ever had has been a first-rate mathematician. Their ability to calculate the parabolic trajectory taken by a ballistic tennis ball is first rate.
Do you mean protective stuff, leathers or tough textiles or whatnot? The kind of thing anyone with a quarter of a brain should be wearing if riding a motorcyle?
Or do you mean she's wearing LARPing gear on the weekends, and for some reason the 'gang' doesn't send her far, far away?
An insight I've had myself in the past: The law is indeed an operating system for the nation.
Software developers like myself can see the mass of spaghetti which has been the direct result of a bunch of rank amateurs writing the code ad-hoc. Additionally, we can see their failings when it comes to poorly-understand complexity and unintended results of actions.
See Genetic Engineering for some similar concerns.
It looks like Microsoft has chosen Transmeta to provide the processors, with some hardening features implemented within Transmeta's CMS (Code Morphing Software) technology I presume. They claim it's quite well-hardened against hack attempts.
From Acme: A User Interface for ProgrammersAcme is a new program, a combined window system, editor, and shell, that applies some of the ideas distilled by Oberon. Where Oberon uses objects and modules within a programming language (also called Oberon), Acme uses files and commands within an existing operating system (Plan 9). Unlike Oberon, Acme does not yet have support for graphical output, just text. At least for now, the work on Acme has concentrated on producing the smoothest user interface possible for a programmer at work.
Of course, one can extend this just a bit. In my experience (I ain't exactly old, but I've been out of high school for decades) our Government CAN'T do anything right. So they should just stop doing everything.
This reminds me of "The Muppet Show". Sam the Eagle was all in a huff, and gave a speech about the evils of nudity. A reasonable paraphrase goes like this:
People, under their clothes? Nudity!
Birds, under their feathers? Nudity! *looks down, slinks off*
You and me both. I get this funny feeling that I'm actually being attacked by someone, as I can think of no other good reason that so very many emails would be generated with random strings @my.own.personal.years-old.domain.named.after.me.a nd.never.previously.registered.by.anyone.else.
Indeed, the occasional 'you have registered for xxx' message certainly points to this.
Got two of 'em, but they're still a bit young for most chores.
I'll tell you what: As soon as my oldest is big enough to push the lawnmower, my life is gonna get a bit easier! For now, though, it's mostly about helping to set the table and such.
This method also helps if you need to recycle paper in your community (as I do). I just tear up the external envelope and add it to the postage-paid package I send back.
What the hell does 20 or 30 messages mean? Nothing at all to me. I reject anywhere from 20 to 40 THOUSAND emails daily, on a domain with precisely two email users: My wife and me. The vast majority of the crap I get is easily rejected because it's sent to bogus (as in, they never ever existed) email addresses. SpamAssassin catches much of the rest.
Firefox isn't a Google product, and isn't subject to the same sorts of antitrust restrictions that IE is. Various combinations that rhyme with 'Clucking Nidiot' were going through my head when I read the blurb.
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Today's secret ingredient is: *dramatic pause* *dramatic pose* CRAB INFESTATION!
The problem with government departments 'deserving' this is that it's MY government (albeit not run well, nor by folks I'm particularly proud of) and MY data and MY country that is being put at risk.
The department may well deserve a drubbing, but said drubbing probably shouldn't consist of their computers which I bought and paid for, being run as part of a botnet by Joe Pyongyang.
I don't know about you, but every dog I've ever had has been a first-rate mathematician. Their ability to calculate the parabolic trajectory taken by a ballistic tennis ball is first rate.
Is it safe?
*turns on plasma needle*
Is... it... safe?
You sometimes go to movies without your girlfriend?
You should treat her better!
Of course, when your HPC starts acting up in the middle of a massive simulation, 'reboot the cluster' isn't really a good answer, is it?
'Strange clothing'...
Do you mean protective stuff, leathers or tough textiles or whatnot? The kind of thing anyone with a quarter of a brain should be wearing if riding a motorcyle?
Or do you mean she's wearing LARPing gear on the weekends, and for some reason the 'gang' doesn't send her far, far away?
Self-igniting batteries are the path to success in business. Who would have guessed?
An insight I've had myself in the past: The law is indeed an operating system for the nation.
Software developers like myself can see the mass of spaghetti which has been the direct result of a bunch of rank amateurs writing the code ad-hoc. Additionally, we can see their failings when it comes to poorly-understand complexity and unintended results of actions.
See Genetic Engineering for some similar concerns.
Which means little, if they are 300 miles from the nearest cell tower.
Considering Microsoft's new graphics file format, an unencumbered JPG format is a rather handy thing to have out there.
It ought to be a challenge, if nothing else.
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It looks like Microsoft has chosen Transmeta to provide the processors, with some hardening features implemented within Transmeta's CMS (Code Morphing Software) technology I presume. They claim it's quite well-hardened against hack attempts.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060522/20060521005028.htm
Let the arms war commence!
From Acme: A User Interface for Programmers Acme is a new program, a combined window system, editor, and shell, that applies some of the ideas distilled by Oberon. Where Oberon uses objects and modules within a programming language (also called Oberon), Acme uses files and commands within an existing operating system (Plan 9). Unlike Oberon, Acme does not yet have support for graphical output, just text. At least for now, the work on Acme has concentrated on producing the smoothest user interface possible for a programmer at work.
Of course, one can extend this just a bit. In my experience (I ain't exactly old, but I've been out of high school for decades) our Government CAN'T do anything right. So they should just stop doing everything.
3. Profit!
This reminds me of "The Muppet Show". Sam the Eagle was all in a huff, and gave a speech about the evils of nudity. A reasonable paraphrase goes like this:
People, under their clothes? Nudity!
Birds, under their feathers? Nudity! *looks down, slinks off*
Microsoft can't/won't provide interoperability tools, but the ODF (an organization with far more money, right?) is able to do it.
I love it.
Judging by the American news media, I'd say it's already been invented and is in active use.
D'oh!
You and me both. I get this funny feeling that I'm actually being attacked by someone, as I can think of no other good reason that so very many emails would be generated with random strings @my.own.personal.years-old.domain.named.after.me.a nd.never.previously.registered.by.anyone.else.
Indeed, the occasional 'you have registered for xxx' message certainly points to this.
Without SpamAssassin, I'd be dead in the water.
Got two of 'em, but they're still a bit young for most chores.
I'll tell you what: As soon as my oldest is big enough to push the lawnmower, my life is gonna get a bit easier! For now, though, it's mostly about helping to set the table and such.
/dev/null: The mail server maintainer's greatest friend!
This method also helps if you need to recycle paper in your community (as I do). I just tear up the external envelope and add it to the postage-paid package I send back.
What the hell does 20 or 30 messages mean? Nothing at all to me. I reject anywhere from 20 to 40 THOUSAND emails daily, on a domain with precisely two email users: My wife and me. The vast majority of the crap I get is easily rejected because it's sent to bogus (as in, they never ever existed) email addresses. SpamAssassin catches much of the rest.
Firefox isn't a Google product, and isn't subject to the same sorts of antitrust restrictions that IE is. Various combinations that rhyme with 'Clucking Nidiot' were going through my head when I read the blurb.