In my experience neither GRID nor Cloud computing is a good fit for these things, mostly because the data handling is very bandwidth/storage intensive and requires usually a very specialized software stack.
On a generic GRID or Cloud solution these are usually not available or easy to install/run/debug.
The mosquitoes were a lab strain that hasn't been exposed to malaria in decades. Bill Gates even said during his talk that the mosquitoes weren't carrying it.
It's still not alright to expose people to discomfort or potential harm just to make a point. He's a fuckhead.
Would China owned companies share any of their military technology with us? We are are simultaneously the strongest and most soft-headed country in the history of the world. How come talk of globalization somehow only includes us selling our shiz off?
Did you expect China to just keep selling you cheap toys and clothing? Eventually an emerging market...emerges.
I can't think of one story about mining on the moon that didn't result in a lunar revolt. I'd say the last thing they have to worry about is who owns the resources. It's the staff/residents you have to watch out for.
I'll say. Those people will need to be able to withstand -110 to 120 degrees celcius, and live in an environment with no air, no water, no life and cancer causing dust. Sounds damn tough to me!!! Only saving grace is moon gravity means they aren't strong.
This is one of those depressing things with modern technology. You have access to basically everything, which should mean more variety, but due to the self enforcing feedback everybody gets exposed to basically the same stuff and the result is less variety.
Only if you're a sheep. Besides one man's lack of variety feed back loop is another man's sense of community. Technology gives you capabilities you'd otherwise not have. Choice is good.
THIS is a good use for "cloud" computing. Doing something that desktop computers or even individual large scale computers can't do on their own. A much more legitimate use than storing your documents and family photos on servers that belong to companies that may or may not honour their promises.
"cloud" is still just an irritating buzzword though.
Wishing them well would feel like stumbling around drunk yelling "I love you, man" to random strangers.
wow you're a huge db. you wouldn't wish somebody well when they're sick with cancer / liver transplant / other illness? I assume you never give any money or time to charity, because that would be benefiting people who you don't know, and only stupids would do that.
Assumptions about someone you don't know...you know what they say about assumptions. I will however tell you that when I do donate to charity, it isn't to rich billionaires.
I guess you must be a huge douche too? Almost as big as me. After all there are 7 billion people on the planet, each with their own problems, and you don't wish 99.99999% of them well.
I'm not sure why people become attached to famous strangers while not caring about obscure strangers.
Cult of hero worship is about right. They either admire or wish to emulate something the person has done or some aspect of their personality that they're famous for.
It all comes down to our basic instincts when it comes to community. Human beings developed to socially cope with small communities including friends of friends and strangers we've only heard about in the 3rd person. Famous people give us someone in common to give us the feeling of being in the same community as strangers. So we act like we know them by association so we're part of a greater community. Too bad that greater community is just a fake social construct based needs we developed as we evolved.
Why? I don't know them personally. These aren't my family. I don't admire them. They're rich billionaires who've often made their money by stepping on people and they have their own family to wish them well. Jobs included.
Wishing them well would feel like stumbling around drunk yelling "I love you, man" to random strangers.
- Start with some basic commands. You need a cheat sheet with a one line description. man pages are pure garbage as a reference until you are well acquainted with and know the language
- Command line editing and file editing. Cover both vi (or vim) and Emacs
- They do need to understand the command line, pipes and redirection
- Next they need to understand some of the more complex text processing commands
-...and some comms commands. ping, traceroute, netstat etc.
- Teach them about configuring the system, what the various directories
The course I taught was laid out for me by a Unix professor who knew it inside out. It went on to teach perl, C, shell scripting and it did it by setting small assignments. The technique had it's pros and cons but was definitely more suited to the elective I was teaching than a beginners course. Therefore I'd probably go more along the lines of feaching intros to each, what they're good for, how powerful even short programs can be. Let them know what tools exist (eg. command line debugger). Show them something fast (large file IO if you have fast machines, fast computation etc.). Show them something resource intensive (maybe something that creates a large number of processes in parallel).
A good book or curriculum would help immensely. Linux beginner books vary widely and can get dated quickly, but there are some very good ones.
It takes significant effort or luck to stumble upon my location, but if you're that determined there are easier ways (like going through the phone book....ever seen Terminator? Sarah Conors???....)
I might post that something is going on in the area I live in, but I don't post street address or GPS co-ordinates or phone numbers.
... so FB gets your IP address, instead, runs it via a location service, then get your current location anyway... FB just turned your "useless shit" into gold.
IP addresses to suburb, maybe...but to exact GPS co-ordinates? This isn't the movie "The NET" and I'm not Sandra Bollocks.
You have a very valid point but that can't be helped. We've had friends tag our children and asked them to remove the tags (yeah I know damage done if someone's paying attention).
At the moment I assume it's not worth mining data in this way at the moment. If I were rich, lived in a country where kidnappers florished, was a politically exposed person or celebrity, I'd have to just get the hell off Facebook to at least discourage information being leaked. I'm fortunate enough not to need to be so paranoid....for the moment at least. There are much greater dangers to worry about.
So you post nothing of importance, only useless shit? I guess that is a useful tactic to scare other users off facebook.
I suspect that's flamebait but I'll bite. I don't post anything of importance from a security standpoint. I might post that I had fun at someone's event - I don't post about it ni avance. I might post that I'm feeling sick or tired, I don't post my doctor's report. I might post that a gadget I own is frustrating me but I don't post an inventory of what I own. I might say my child's done something amusing, but I don't post their whereabouts. I might post that something is going on in the area I live in, but I don't post street address or GPS co-ordinates or phone numbers.
In other words I'm careful. If you don't care about what my frustrations are, what amusing things my kids did etc. sure you'll consider it "useless shit". That is BY DESIGN.
Sadly, this is one big business that was probably creepier when it was just a website run by a couple of college kids, one of whom once said about people's Facebook data, 'People just submitted it. I don't know why. They "trust me". Dumb fucks.' At least now he has investors to sometimes keep him in check, a little bit, maybe.
I'd argue this story is proof that his investors aren't keeping him in check. I don't doubt the fact that he's suppose to be worth billions has done nothing in his own mind but vindicate him and boost his already inflated ego.
Yeah, but he knows he's only worth billions on paper and that could all vanish in an instant the moment the investors get unhappy with him. And honestly, having stuff that you've already posted for "friends" to see be available to apps when you click "authorize" isn't nearly as creepy as having the stuff that no human was ever supposed to see (like your password) potentially being made available by the people running the site to whoever they want to give it to, on a whim. But yeah, you're right, the difference in Zuck's behavior is probably slim if any.
I don't think he "KNOWS" any such thing. I think his ego is probably way out of control. He probably understands that there's been some luck involved but I doubt he feels anything but a sense of entitlement. His entire world might one day fall apart but if he's got any brains he's been moving some of that on paper money into real assets for a rainy day. (He may not have any brains though - often people who have that level of confidence in themselves don't see the end coming...all depends on how paranoid and how in touch with reality he is)
As for apps having access...it doesn't get much creepier than broadcasting where you live and your phonenumber to all and sundry. A password, providing you don't reuse it is not nearly as big a security threat as your physical location. Even if you do reuse your password, so long as it's not shared with other important accounts (like banking etc). it's not as big a deal as your whereabouts.
Sadly, this is one big business that was probably creepier when it was just a website run by a couple of college kids, one of whom once said about people's Facebook data, 'People just submitted it. I don't know why. They "trust me". Dumb fucks.' At least now he has investors to sometimes keep him in check, a little bit, maybe.
I'd argue this story is proof that his investors aren't keeping him in check. I don't doubt the fact that he's suppose to be worth billions has done nothing in his own mind but vindicate him and boost his already inflated ego.
That one is the one I hate worst. Yes, it's a short way to say you like or hate a comment, but when you need to post a "Facebook like" to a person or company to get a warm fuzzy it's time to admit your social skills are all but gone.
You'd be a "nutjob" to trust any vital information to Facebook. But I submit to you that there are millions of highly educated and/or computer savvy facebook users. Classifying them all as "nutjobs" is silly. I have a facebook account. I don't post anything on my profile or anywhere else that I consider to be important. I don't post pictures of my children on Facebook (and nor does my wife).
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In my experience neither GRID nor Cloud computing is a good fit for these things, mostly because the data handling is very bandwidth/storage intensive and requires usually a very specialized software stack.
On a generic GRID or Cloud solution these are usually not available or easy to install/run/debug.
It doesn't have to be that way.
http://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov/
http://nebula.nasa.gov/
The mosquitoes were a lab strain that hasn't been exposed to malaria in decades. Bill Gates even said during his talk that the mosquitoes weren't carrying it.
It's still not alright to expose people to discomfort or potential harm just to make a point. He's a fuckhead.
But Gates can make money out of feces!
That's funny because I admire feces more than BIll Gates and the Pope.
1. Feces
2. BIll Gates
3. The Pope
That explains a LOT...
Personal journal: This company trusts me with the code base. I don't know why. Dumb fucks!
Or they can build heated structures filled with air and wear space suits when they go outside.
Did you think this would be some sort of camping expedition?
Woosh...glad we're on Earth so you can hear that joke fly right by
Would China owned companies share any of their military technology with us? We are are simultaneously the strongest and most soft-headed country in the history of the world. How come talk of globalization somehow only includes us selling our shiz off?
Did you expect China to just keep selling you cheap toys and clothing? Eventually an emerging market...emerges.
I can't think of one story about mining on the moon that didn't result in a lunar revolt. I'd say the last thing they have to worry about is who owns the resources. It's the staff/residents you have to watch out for.
I'll say. Those people will need to be able to withstand -110 to 120 degrees celcius, and live in an environment with no air, no water, no life and cancer causing dust. Sounds damn tough to me!!! Only saving grace is moon gravity means they aren't strong.
This is one of those depressing things with modern technology. You have access to basically everything, which should mean more variety, but due to the self enforcing feedback everybody gets exposed to basically the same stuff and the result is less variety.
Only if you're a sheep. Besides one man's lack of variety feed back loop is another man's sense of community. Technology gives you capabilities you'd otherwise not have. Choice is good.
THIS is a good use for "cloud" computing. Doing something that desktop computers or even individual large scale computers can't do on their own. A much more legitimate use than storing your documents and family photos on servers that belong to companies that may or may not honour their promises.
"cloud" is still just an irritating buzzword though.
Wishing them well would feel like stumbling around drunk yelling "I love you, man" to random strangers.
wow you're a huge db. you wouldn't wish somebody well when they're sick with cancer / liver transplant / other illness? I assume you never give any money or time to charity, because that would be benefiting people who you don't know, and only stupids would do that.
Assumptions about someone you don't know...you know what they say about assumptions. I will however tell you that when I do donate to charity, it isn't to rich billionaires.
I guess you must be a huge douche too? Almost as big as me. After all there are 7 billion people on the planet, each with their own problems, and you don't wish 99.99999% of them well.
I'm not sure why people become attached to famous strangers while not caring about obscure strangers.
Cult of hero worship is about right. They either admire or wish to emulate something the person has done or some aspect of their personality that they're famous for.
It all comes down to our basic instincts when it comes to community. Human beings developed to socially cope with small communities including friends of friends and strangers we've only heard about in the 3rd person. Famous people give us someone in common to give us the feeling of being in the same community as strangers. So we act like we know them by association so we're part of a greater community. Too bad that greater community is just a fake social construct based needs we developed as we evolved.
Wish Jobs or Gates well?
Why? I don't know them personally. These aren't my family. I don't admire them. They're rich billionaires who've often made their money by stepping on people and they have their own family to wish them well. Jobs included.
Wishing them well would feel like stumbling around drunk yelling "I love you, man" to random strangers.
Here is what you need:
- Start with some basic commands. You need a cheat sheet with a one line description. man pages are pure garbage as a reference until you are well acquainted with and know the language
- Command line editing and file editing. Cover both vi (or vim) and Emacs
- They do need to understand the command line, pipes and redirection
- Next they need to understand some of the more complex text processing commands
- ...and some comms commands. ping, traceroute, netstat etc.
- Teach them about configuring the system, what the various directories
The course I taught was laid out for me by a Unix professor who knew it inside out. It went on to teach perl, C, shell scripting and it did it by setting small assignments. The technique had it's pros and cons but was definitely more suited to the elective I was teaching than a beginners course. Therefore I'd probably go more along the lines of feaching intros to each, what they're good for, how powerful even short programs can be. Let them know what tools exist (eg. command line debugger). Show them something fast (large file IO if you have fast machines, fast computation etc.). Show them something resource intensive (maybe something that creates a large number of processes in parallel).
A good book or curriculum would help immensely. Linux beginner books vary widely and can get dated quickly, but there are some very good ones.
you can waste your time compiling source packages and re inventing the binary wheel
That's otherwise known as learning how to compile your own packages. It's only a waste of time if you never progress from there.
www.makelinux.net?
They forgot the command line argument...
make linux -slashdotted
It takes significant effort or luck to stumble upon my location, but if you're that determined there are easier ways (like going through the phone book....ever seen Terminator? Sarah Conors???....)
I might post that something is going on in the area I live in, but I don't post street address or GPS co-ordinates or phone numbers.
... so FB gets your IP address, instead, runs it via a location service, then get your current location anyway... FB just turned your "useless shit" into gold.
IP addresses to suburb, maybe...but to exact GPS co-ordinates? This isn't the movie "The NET" and I'm not Sandra Bollocks.
Are your friends as careful?
You have a very valid point but that can't be helped. We've had friends tag our children and asked them to remove the tags (yeah I know damage done if someone's paying attention).
At the moment I assume it's not worth mining data in this way at the moment. If I were rich, lived in a country where kidnappers florished, was a politically exposed person or celebrity, I'd have to just get the hell off Facebook to at least discourage information being leaked. I'm fortunate enough not to need to be so paranoid....for the moment at least. There are much greater dangers to worry about.
So you post nothing of importance, only useless shit? I guess that is a useful tactic to scare other users off facebook.
I suspect that's flamebait but I'll bite. I don't post anything of importance from a security standpoint. I might post that I had fun at someone's event - I don't post about it ni avance. I might post that I'm feeling sick or tired, I don't post my doctor's report. I might post that a gadget I own is frustrating me but I don't post an inventory of what I own. I might say my child's done something amusing, but I don't post their whereabouts. I might post that something is going on in the area I live in, but I don't post street address or GPS co-ordinates or phone numbers.
In other words I'm careful. If you don't care about what my frustrations are, what amusing things my kids did etc. sure you'll consider it "useless shit". That is BY DESIGN.
Sadly, this is one big business that was probably creepier when it was just a website run by a couple of college kids, one of whom once said about people's Facebook data, 'People just submitted it. I don't know why. They "trust me". Dumb fucks.' At least now he has investors to sometimes keep him in check, a little bit, maybe.
I'd argue this story is proof that his investors aren't keeping him in check. I don't doubt the fact that he's suppose to be worth billions has done nothing in his own mind but vindicate him and boost his already inflated ego.
Yeah, but he knows he's only worth billions on paper and that could all vanish in an instant the moment the investors get unhappy with him. And honestly, having stuff that you've already posted for "friends" to see be available to apps when you click "authorize" isn't nearly as creepy as having the stuff that no human was ever supposed to see (like your password) potentially being made available by the people running the site to whoever they want to give it to, on a whim. But yeah, you're right, the difference in Zuck's behavior is probably slim if any.
I don't think he "KNOWS" any such thing. I think his ego is probably way out of control. He probably understands that there's been some luck involved but I doubt he feels anything but a sense of entitlement. His entire world might one day fall apart but if he's got any brains he's been moving some of that on paper money into real assets for a rainy day. (He may not have any brains though - often people who have that level of confidence in themselves don't see the end coming...all depends on how paranoid and how in touch with reality he is)
As for apps having access...it doesn't get much creepier than broadcasting where you live and your phonenumber to all and sundry. A password, providing you don't reuse it is not nearly as big a security threat as your physical location. Even if you do reuse your password, so long as it's not shared with other important accounts (like banking etc). it's not as big a deal as your whereabouts.
Sadly, this is one big business that was probably creepier when it was just a website run by a couple of college kids, one of whom once said about people's Facebook data, 'People just submitted it. I don't know why. They "trust me". Dumb fucks.' At least now he has investors to sometimes keep him in check, a little bit, maybe.
I'd argue this story is proof that his investors aren't keeping him in check. I don't doubt the fact that he's suppose to be worth billions has done nothing in his own mind but vindicate him and boost his already inflated ego.
Like us on Facebook.
That one is the one I hate worst. Yes, it's a short way to say you like or hate a comment, but when you need to post a "Facebook like" to a person or company to get a warm fuzzy it's time to admit your social skills are all but gone.
You'd be a complete nutjob to be using Facebook.
You'd be a "nutjob" to trust any vital information to Facebook. But I submit to you that there are millions of highly educated and/or computer savvy facebook users. Classifying them all as "nutjobs" is silly. I have a facebook account. I don't post anything on my profile or anywhere else that I consider to be important. I don't post pictures of my children on Facebook (and nor does my wife).
/. doesn't get along with rules well (unless it is the GPL, the holy word of RMS [blessed be his beard]).
You misspelt infested.
Sell it as a ride
The TSA should try that too.