I could see his arguement. He's going to jail because of his opinion that it was ok to crack into other people's pages, deface them and try to attack army computers. Since he acted on his opinion and violated various laws, he's pretty much screwed. The guy clearly is out of touch with reality if he expects the police to knock on the door of an anti-government type and nicely ask, "I'm sorry, but could we have your computer?"
Regarding what I assume will be a 1st amendment type of defense. You can speak freely so long as you don't trample of the rights of others. When you facilitate and encourage the use of weapons to hurt people or property you are outside of 1st amend. protection. Likewise when you deface a website to get your message across, your efforts to communicate have come at the expense of someone else's right to do the same and so aren't protected.
Anandtech describes this as the GeForce4 MX. NVidia has a 6 month product cycle, so seeing the weenie version of their next line of cards isn't shocking. So yes, I think it is the GF4
Doubt that Sun is sweating bullets. They like Linux since it means that, as you pointed out, shops are filled with cheap linux boxes not cheap MS boxes. The shift from Linux to Solaris isn't that hard. When Sun will get worried is when Linux is really are more solid OS for high end computing, but then Sun will just need to make the switch over. It makes it's money much more on the hardware and 'systems' end of the things than selling a proprietary OS.
For those of you wondering what the results are, here's the summary of what Tom's did, I still can't get to LinuxHardware
A comparison of the two top products from AMD and Intel reveals the astonishing: although the processors are as different from one another as apples and oranges, the difference is much less obvious in the benchmark results, when taken from an absolute standpoint.
In any case, one thing is visible: in the majority of performance tests, the new Pentium 4/2200 is ahead. After all, the top AMD processor has to make do with 1666 MHz, while its archenemy steps in with 2200 MHz. A closer look at the comprehensive benchmarks reveals that in Office performance as well as Linux Kernel compiling, the Athlon XP still takes the lead, despite its 32% clock speed disadvantage!
This is actually in instance where two wrongs does make a right. As stated elsewhere, AMD has been quite honest about what they are doing. However, we would probably all agree that their goal is to make people think oh.. 2000+ that must be like a 2000Mhz machine. And guess what, an XP 2000+ competes nicely in performance with a Northwood at 2000 Mhz. To allow people to assume that the clock of the Athlon being at 75% of the Pentium means it is only 75% the speed would be far more misleading. AMD has taken the first step here and hopefully as people come to understand that their chips are clocked below their model number we may finally do away with the Mhz == speed myth.
On another issue, I believe the reason the Duron is labeled using a model number is that that particular scheme is being reserved for the XP core. My understanding is that Duron is not using that quite yet and so still uses the old labelling pattern.
"do you really want [average users] running linux?"
I just don't think that AOL would distribute Linux as we know it to the average user. What I would imagine is some sort of internet appliance made for surfing the web. If they were particularly adventurous, they would provide a free word processor as well. Not really a computer, but a $200 + $30/month internet appliance. In that scenerio, AOL could make it very tricky for the average user to break things, particularly since they wouldn't make the root password terribly obvious, much like OS X.
Lesser of two evils? That's not the question. The point is that when two evils are forced to fight for market share, good things tend to happen for consumers. An AOL monopoly would be almost as scary (if not as much or more) as a MS monopoly, but the key is to not have monopolies at all.
Sun and AOL had a fairly loose partnership mostly centering around Netscape's non-browser software. Sun and AOL didn't get along great so Sun more or less bought out that partnership. The resulting product line is iPlanet. I don't think AOL ever had an intent to use Solaris as an operating system to combat MS with and so I think this deal has about 0 effect on the relationship between Sun and AOL.
I appear to have drawn some flak for this statement. Let me reiterate something. I.. don't.. think.. we.. should.. be.. doing.. this. However, we are not destroying another Democracy by doing so. That's my whole, that's it.
While I don't agree with the US's actions, I think you have over simplified things. If the Ukraine chooses to harm our commericial interests, we have the right to restrict commericial dealings with them. We don't have the right to bomb them, and we aren't doing so. Once again, I think our sanctions are probably not ideal, but we are well within our rights. We are not forcing anyone to follow our laws, we are merely saying that if they don't respect international copyright law, we won't trade with them. Their Democracy is unharmed. They still make choices and still accept the consequences of those choices.
Community service seems like the ideal way to punish most non-violent offenders. It's a hassle and enough time that if you don't like it you'll really think twice about repeating your actions. If you do find you like it, the court may have generated a more useful member of the community. Either way, the community at large benifits. Putting this in terms closer to most of us, is it more helpful to fine MS or require them to contribute (in some guarenteed non-evil way) to the Open Source community. I think there is some merit in that.
No, it's not ->just- a screensaver. Screen savers generally use very little CPU and 0 bandwidth. SETI while a noble effort takes large amounts of CPU and some bandwidth. So, I listened to myself, then I listened to you, and I decided I was right.
This generally looks like a reasonable settlement. The monetary damages are a bit dissapointing, though. Remember to ask permission (and get that permission in writing) when you make large, questionable, changes to the systems you are responsible for.
Many comments here discuss how UML is lacking relative to a good old fashioned text description. I would tend to agree, but there is some truth that a picture is worth a thousand words. It would seem a UMLish diagram complemented by detailed description of how everything should work, might be more useful.
Where I work, one of those large software / hardware, companies the development team I work with uses some UML. Mostly in the form of large class diagrams which can be hung on the wall. Though, in my more academic major project, uml was pretty much restricted to back of the envelope stuff.
The Sun spin remains just about the same. Instead of saying we just do solaris they say they can sell a complete line of binary compatible machines ($1000-$10,000,000) running solaris. Then they so, "Oh, and we are also a leading vendor of Linux machines [in the niche cobalt is in]". So see, we are also good guys who like Linux and all that, but for real beefy servers you want solaris. That's what their spin is.
And the FreeBSD team had to pay $3k in legal fees to lawyers to wrangle licensing terms, so it is hardly free as in beer.
Um.. Nobody held a gun to their head and made them hire lawyers. Sun, who built and owns the IP, graciously let them use it Free as in Beer. While I know everyone who codes should give away all their source out of the kindness of their hearts, the for slimy corportate types the folks at Sun are being pretty decent towards a group improving a competing Unix OS.
An S corp is a good way to go if you want to go corp-corp. I've been in an environment where many people do this. Some are very cautious with taxes and would probably be better off under a W-2. Others try and stretch the system and get into a bit of trouble. Others still stetch the system (with the help of an accountant or lawyer) and really save a whole lot of money. It's a bit of a pain to set-up but there can be some real benifits. Take a careful look at this option, and get the help of a lawyer or account or best off a tex lawyer. Good Luck.
The distribution curve of spam would be interesting to know, I agree. I also suspect that it has a long right tail. Many people get very little spam because their email addresses are kept close to them or haven't been around long enough to have been shared out to everyone in the world. Between my school and work addresses, I get maybe one spam a week. Others are somewhat cautious and their rate of spam starts low, but over time increases as the couple of untrustworthies they've delt with give out their addy's. Finally, there are the poor souls who have either had email addresses forever and not taken many preventive measures or are just saps.
What I want to know though, is how these distributions change with time. I've observed, and I think this is generally the case, that over time the rate of spam at a given address increases. As more people have email addresses longer, we could expect the median spam rates to rise. Over time, we might see the distribution become closer to normal or even become bi-modal betweeen people who protect their addresses well and those that don't. This could be a really interesting thing to watch and study. Though, I think I'd rather play video games:)
I'm guessing you're reacting to "we see". By 'We' I meant the public at large. Other than that, I think it was pretty clear I was talking about my opinions.
What you stated is a logical falacy, you are correct. However, if one believes there is a correlation, it's not impossible to do some surveys and compare "Nick's" wierd behavior rates among children of software engineers to the rates in the general public. If there is a statistical difference, then there is a correlation. The speculation on slashdot today is focused mostly on 'why' such a correlation has been found.
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I could see his arguement. He's going to jail because of his opinion that it was ok to crack into other people's pages, deface them and try to attack army computers. Since he acted on his opinion and violated various laws, he's pretty much screwed. The guy clearly is out of touch with reality if he expects the police to knock on the door of an anti-government type and nicely ask, "I'm sorry, but could we have your computer?"
Regarding what I assume will be a 1st amendment type of defense. You can speak freely so long as you don't trample of the rights of others. When you facilitate and encourage the use of weapons to hurt people or property you are outside of 1st amend. protection. Likewise when you deface a website to get your message across, your efforts to communicate have come at the expense of someone else's right to do the same and so aren't protected.
Anandtech describes this as the GeForce4 MX. NVidia has a 6 month product cycle, so seeing the weenie version of their next line of cards isn't shocking. So yes, I think it is the GF4
Doubt that Sun is sweating bullets. They like Linux since it means that, as you pointed out, shops are filled with cheap linux boxes not cheap MS boxes. The shift from Linux to Solaris isn't that hard. When Sun will get worried is when Linux is really are more solid OS for high end computing, but then Sun will just need to make the switch over. It makes it's money much more on the hardware and 'systems' end of the things than selling a proprietary OS.
A comparison of the two top products from AMD and Intel reveals the astonishing: although the processors are as different from one another as apples and oranges, the difference is much less obvious in the benchmark results, when taken from an absolute standpoint.
In any case, one thing is visible: in the majority of performance tests, the new Pentium 4/2200 is ahead. After all, the top AMD processor has to make do with 1666 MHz, while its archenemy steps in with 2200 MHz. A closer look at the comprehensive benchmarks reveals that in Office performance as well as Linux Kernel compiling, the Athlon XP still takes the lead, despite its 32% clock speed disadvantage!
On another issue, I believe the reason the Duron is labeled using a model number is that that particular scheme is being reserved for the XP core. My understanding is that Duron is not using that quite yet and so still uses the old labelling pattern.
Listening to NPR tonight, the BBC also mentioned this story. It's not just the Washington Post on this one.
I just don't think that AOL would distribute Linux as we know it to the average user. What I would imagine is some sort of internet appliance made for surfing the web. If they were particularly adventurous, they would provide a free word processor as well. Not really a computer, but a $200 + $30/month internet appliance. In that scenerio, AOL could make it very tricky for the average user to break things, particularly since they wouldn't make the root password terribly obvious, much like OS X.
Almost totally wrong. IF someone wins it is bad for you the peasant, but if nobody wins, it is to your advantage.
Lesser of two evils? That's not the question. The point is that when two evils are forced to fight for market share, good things tend to happen for consumers. An AOL monopoly would be almost as scary (if not as much or more) as a MS monopoly, but the key is to not have monopolies at all.
Sun and AOL had a fairly loose partnership mostly centering around Netscape's non-browser software. Sun and AOL didn't get along great so Sun more or less bought out that partnership. The resulting product line is iPlanet. I don't think AOL ever had an intent to use Solaris as an operating system to combat MS with and so I think this deal has about 0 effect on the relationship between Sun and AOL.
I appear to have drawn some flak for this statement. Let me reiterate something. I.. don't.. think.. we.. should.. be.. doing.. this. However, we are not destroying another Democracy by doing so. That's my whole, that's it.
While I don't agree with the US's actions, I think you have over simplified things. If the Ukraine chooses to harm our commericial interests, we have the right to restrict commericial dealings with them. We don't have the right to bomb them, and we aren't doing so. Once again, I think our sanctions are probably not ideal, but we are well within our rights. We are not forcing anyone to follow our laws, we are merely saying that if they don't respect international copyright law, we won't trade with them. Their Democracy is unharmed. They still make choices and still accept the consequences of those choices.
Community service seems like the ideal way to punish most non-violent offenders. It's a hassle and enough time that if you don't like it you'll really think twice about repeating your actions. If you do find you like it, the court may have generated a more useful member of the community. Either way, the community at large benifits. Putting this in terms closer to most of us, is it more helpful to fine MS or require them to contribute (in some guarenteed non-evil way) to the Open Source community. I think there is some merit in that.
No, it's not ->just- a screensaver. Screen savers generally use very little CPU and 0 bandwidth. SETI while a noble effort takes large amounts of CPU and some bandwidth. So, I listened to myself, then I listened to you, and I decided I was right.
This generally looks like a reasonable settlement. The monetary damages are a bit dissapointing, though. Remember to ask permission (and get that permission in writing) when you make large, questionable, changes to the systems you are responsible for.
Many comments here discuss how UML is lacking relative to a good old fashioned text description. I would tend to agree, but there is some truth that a picture is worth a thousand words. It would seem a UMLish diagram complemented by detailed description of how everything should work, might be more useful.
Where I work, one of those large software / hardware, companies the development team I work with uses some UML. Mostly in the form of large class diagrams which can be hung on the wall. Though, in my more academic major project, uml was pretty much restricted to back of the envelope stuff.
I have both books as well and think they are excellent. Great reccomendations.
The Sun spin remains just about the same. Instead of saying we just do solaris they say they can sell a complete line of binary compatible machines ($1000-$10,000,000) running solaris. Then they so, "Oh, and we are also a leading vendor of Linux machines [in the niche cobalt is in]". So see, we are also good guys who like Linux and all that, but for real beefy servers you want solaris. That's what their spin is.
Um.. Nobody held a gun to their head and made them hire lawyers. Sun, who built and owns the IP, graciously let them use it Free as in Beer. While I know everyone who codes should give away all their source out of the kindness of their hearts, the for slimy corportate types the folks at Sun are being pretty decent towards a group improving a competing Unix OS.
An S corp is a good way to go if you want to go corp-corp. I've been in an environment where many people do this. Some are very cautious with taxes and would probably be better off under a W-2. Others try and stretch the system and get into a bit of trouble. Others still stetch the system (with the help of an accountant or lawyer) and really save a whole lot of money. It's a bit of a pain to set-up but there can be some real benifits. Take a careful look at this option, and get the help of a lawyer or account or best off a tex lawyer. Good Luck.
The distribution curve of spam would be interesting to know, I agree. I also suspect that it has a long right tail. Many people get very little spam because their email addresses are kept close to them or haven't been around long enough to have been shared out to everyone in the world. Between my school and work addresses, I get maybe one spam a week. Others are somewhat cautious and their rate of spam starts low, but over time increases as the couple of untrustworthies they've delt with give out their addy's. Finally, there are the poor souls who have either had email addresses forever and not taken many preventive measures or are just saps.
What I want to know though, is how these distributions change with time. I've observed, and I think this is generally the case, that over time the rate of spam at a given address increases. As more people have email addresses longer, we could expect the median spam rates to rise. Over time, we might see the distribution become closer to normal or even become bi-modal betweeen people who protect their addresses well and those that don't. This could be a really interesting thing to watch and study. Though, I think I'd rather play video games
I'm guessing you're reacting to "we see". By 'We' I meant the public at large. Other than that, I think it was pretty clear I was talking about my opinions.
What you stated is a logical falacy, you are correct. However, if one believes there is a correlation, it's not impossible to do some surveys and compare "Nick's" wierd behavior rates among children of software engineers to the rates in the general public. If there is a statistical difference, then there is a correlation. The speculation on slashdot today is focused mostly on 'why' such a correlation has been found.
Last I checked, AIX is only sold by IBM. So there is a problem in the code of both of the two major "big iron" players OS's.