but a self-policing Internet just isn't going to happen
Yeah, but a non-self policing internet that's simple (enough) to police is easy to legislate. We're only one big "cyber attack" or large terrorist attack which was mediated by the internet away from the MIRROR-SUC (Mandatory Internet Registration, Restriction, and Operation Requirements for Software, Users, and Computers) Act of 20xx, which will require all internet users and all connected nodes to have registered unique identity credentials, and all files to have unique identifiers. In addition, remote retrieval, scanning, and deletion of files by "proper authorities" must be enabled. Failure to comply will be fined at $10K/improper file, $50K/unregistered user identity, and $250K/unregistered/improperly configured node. Not to mention the mandatory terms in the butt-hurt prison that would go along with the fines. Oh yeah, only authorized nodes running authorized software will be allowed to be registered. And unauthorized use makes you a terr'ist. A fine, safe world will result!
...but I certainly don't think it's unreasonable to expect more.
It is if the manufacturer is *very* up front about the specifications and limitations and you choose to ignore that and whine about them. If you want to program in Flash, there are plenty of tablet computers and netbooks out there for you to play with all you want. Many of them have touch screens. Some even run Linux. Have at 'em. But it's Apple's choice to do what they want with their product. If they create a walled garden, then the market will decide whether or not this walled garden is a good thing. Rather than bitch and moan, geeks should create their own open garden including Flash that works better. I have this very sad feeling that they can't because most of them really aren't smart enough to do so and most don't have enough touch with the user's reality to be able to do so.
Now the only "fight" is whether or not whiny app makers and web designers want to shut themselves out of what is likely to be a very large part of their market.
Why, yes! Yes it is! And, given how easy it is to filter this section (along with Idle, which you seem to despise), you must either be trolling or too stupid to figure out how to filter. Either way, this does not bode well for the quality of your opinion.
Do good work, keep your commitments, and don't be a dick. That should get you through your first six months. After that, inertia will do the rest until you're laid off or are sick enough of the place to leave.
It's just like my wife says of her pre-married days: There you are, Some guy asks you out and seems like a nice enough guy, so you agree to go out for dinner. You get into his car afterwards and... WHAM!!! He thinks he owns you and tries to put a move on you.
I agree. I hope that this Net Neutrality gets more than dinner for her trouble (BTW, what kind of name is Net? Is that one of these crazy modern names like Jak and Jada and Nevaeh? What the hell happened to Suzy or Jane, huh?). Remember Net, if the FCC starts to get fresh, just give him a good whack in the 'nads and get out of the car. Have cab fare. That should keep him from putting a move on some other poor girl in the future.
If Americans were to close his/her eyes then open them when in Canada, they would not notice that much of a difference. Exceptions would be in the currency and the way they spell some of their words like "neighbour".
They'd see more hockey, too but, other than that, yeah...
You had your chance back in '76 (1776, that is). On the other hand, had you revolted back then, you probably wouldn't have decent public health care and you'd probably have your capital in D.C., so maybe it's for the better.
On one hand, as a fan of typography, I'm happy to see that this gives talented web designers a powerful tool for clearer and more aesthetically pleasing display of information. On the other hand, there are still a lot of untalented web designers around and it's more crap to download just to display a page. Whether the experience will be positive or negative will depend mainly on the size of the truck you have hauling your internet.
Don't worry - they've probably already restructured the corporation so that BP Risk Management Corporation has sold spill insurance to BP Exploration and Development Corporation and has assumed all liability for the spill. As such, BP Risk Management Corporation (which was only funded lightly by the parent corporation) will go bankrupt, but he parent entity will go on, free to pollute our environment until the oil runs out. Or maybe it's some other corporate structuring shenanigans but, rest assured, BP will (a) never go bankrupt and (b) will never pay the entire price of this spill which will eventually (c) be paid for by citizens whose beaches and wildlife are despoiled. It's a corporation and doesn't need to assume risk that can be passed on to taxpayers somewhere. Not in our modern world.
People were doing symbolic context recognition in the 60's-80's (look up frames). This went out of vogue with the use of neural nets and statistical recognition in the late 80's and continues up to this day. The problem is that getting better now probably needs new probabilistic models for symbolic context recognition, feeding up from statistical recognition of phonemes and words, feeding forward to later phrases being parsed. This would require either two teams, or one team with expertise in both areas. And, in the past, the symbolists fought the statisticians like dogs fought cats. The bottom line is that (a) we can do better, but (b) it will be more expensive to fund, and (c) requires academics to admit that their deep specialization in a given area does not provide the entire solution. Plus, grant writers like NSF, DoD, etc. are not often interested in funding large integrated projects, funding smaller, focused projects to reduce risk and to spread research finds around more broadly. As such, I predict the level of this technology to be stalled for an indefinite time (or until someone else does it).
[A TED presentation] is pretty decent, insightful, and fascinating.
I'd argue with insightful - the people giving the presentation may be so, but the viewers are not more so. In addition, the presentations are narrow, and shallow. Also, look up the etymology of fascination.
Forcing a complex issue into an arbitrary twenty minute time-slot is the presentation equivalent of Twitter. And, just like Twitter (and Slashdot summaries), the information gives the appearance of understanding - not actual understanding or insight. Perfect for the ADHD generation. TED - just say "No."
No sane business is going to trust all of their valuable IP with a 3rd party, there isn't a third party out there you can really trust.
No sane [aircraft] business is going to trust their [engines] with a 3rd party, there isn't a third part out there you can really trust.
No sane [mainframe computer] business is going to trust [printers or disk drives] with a 3rd party, there isn't a third party out there you can really trust.
No sane [personal computer] company is going to trust [motherboard manufacture] with a 3rd party, there isn't a 3rd party other there you can really trust.
Get back to me in ten years and tell me, if you still have a job as an organization's "cloud information management" person, how things are going...
... not Apple's. Apple has always been very Machiavellian.
However, it's made up for it by providing the best toys and by using those somewhat slimy?? slick?? hmm... liquid ethics in the service of usability. Apple was never about "Do no evil". Apple has always been about "Do neat (and, occasionally, insanely great) things while retaining a healthy profit margin."
Nothing to see here - just another company buying market share.
Slashdot Mirror
Does he use vi or emacs?
... if PayPal is found to be fraudulent I'm going to be presumed to have known?
It's PayPal. How could you not have known?
cry me a river
build me a bridge, idiots,
and get over it.
Now 'tis a proper haiku.
but a self-policing Internet just isn't going to happen
Yeah, but a non-self policing internet that's simple (enough) to police is easy to legislate. We're only one big "cyber attack" or large terrorist attack which was mediated by the internet away from the MIRROR-SUC (Mandatory Internet Registration, Restriction, and Operation Requirements for Software, Users, and Computers) Act of 20xx, which will require all internet users and all connected nodes to have registered unique identity credentials, and all files to have unique identifiers. In addition, remote retrieval, scanning, and deletion of files by "proper authorities" must be enabled. Failure to comply will be fined at $10K/improper file, $50K/unregistered user identity, and $250K/unregistered/improperly configured node. Not to mention the mandatory terms in the butt-hurt prison that would go along with the fines. Oh yeah, only authorized nodes running authorized software will be allowed to be registered. And unauthorized use makes you a terr'ist. A fine, safe world will result!
... they should love Obama's pick for her replacement as Solicitor General.
I think making them pay the actual total cost of cleanup might be a better solution.
Unfortunately, their liability was limited to $75M under the 1990 Oil Pollution Act. Of course, wanting to close the barn door after the horse has burned it down, the White House now wants to increase that to $10B, a figure slightly more in line with something that would make an oil company slow down and think about how shoddily their operations are being run.
Stop calling the DoD what it was renamed after WWII and start calling it what it really is: The Department of War.
...but I certainly don't think it's unreasonable to expect more.
It is if the manufacturer is *very* up front about the specifications and limitations and you choose to ignore that and whine about them. If you want to program in Flash, there are plenty of tablet computers and netbooks out there for you to play with all you want. Many of them have touch screens. Some even run Linux. Have at 'em. But it's Apple's choice to do what they want with their product. If they create a walled garden, then the market will decide whether or not this walled garden is a good thing. Rather than bitch and moan, geeks should create their own open garden including Flash that works better. I have this very sad feeling that they can't because most of them really aren't smart enough to do so and most don't have enough touch with the user's reality to be able to do so.
The war is over.
It's Apple's box.
Steve has decided.
Now the only "fight" is whether or not whiny app makers and web designers want to shut themselves out of what is likely to be a very large part of their market.
Sorry, but this is the Politics section.
Why, yes! Yes it is! And, given how easy it is to filter this section (along with Idle, which you seem to despise), you must either be trolling or too stupid to figure out how to filter. Either way, this does not bode well for the quality of your opinion.
New evidence for quantum Darwinism found in quantum dots
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Next generation hard drives may store 10 terabits per sq inch: research
Boring!
Slashdot politics... Priceless.
Do good work, keep your commitments, and don't be a dick. That should get you through your first six months. After that, inertia will do the rest until you're laid off or are sick enough of the place to leave.
It's just like my wife says of her pre-married days: There you are, Some guy asks you out and seems like a nice enough guy, so you agree to go out for dinner. You get into his car afterwards and... WHAM!!! He thinks he owns you and tries to put a move on you.
I agree. I hope that this Net Neutrality gets more than dinner for her trouble (BTW, what kind of name is Net? Is that one of these crazy modern names like Jak and Jada and Nevaeh? What the hell happened to Suzy or Jane, huh?). Remember Net, if the FCC starts to get fresh, just give him a good whack in the 'nads and get out of the car. Have cab fare. That should keep him from putting a move on some other poor girl in the future.
As opposed to...?
If Americans were to close his/her eyes then open them when in Canada, they would not notice that much of a difference. Exceptions would be in the currency and the way they spell some of their words like "neighbour".
They'd see more hockey, too but, other than that, yeah...
They would just cripple the armed forces...
You have those? What are they for, to protect your Tim Horton's outlets?
I think it is time for a revolution.
You had your chance back in '76 (1776, that is). On the other hand, had you revolted back then, you probably wouldn't have decent public health care and you'd probably have your capital in D.C., so maybe it's for the better.
On one hand, as a fan of typography, I'm happy to see that this gives talented web designers a powerful tool for clearer and more aesthetically pleasing display of information. On the other hand, there are still a lot of untalented web designers around and it's more crap to download just to display a page. Whether the experience will be positive or negative will depend mainly on the size of the truck you have hauling your internet.
Don't worry - they've probably already restructured the corporation so that BP Risk Management Corporation has sold spill insurance to BP Exploration and Development Corporation and has assumed all liability for the spill. As such, BP Risk Management Corporation (which was only funded lightly by the parent corporation) will go bankrupt, but he parent entity will go on, free to pollute our environment until the oil runs out. Or maybe it's some other corporate structuring shenanigans but, rest assured, BP will (a) never go bankrupt and (b) will never pay the entire price of this spill which will eventually (c) be paid for by citizens whose beaches and wildlife are despoiled. It's a corporation and doesn't need to assume risk that can be passed on to taxpayers somewhere. Not in our modern world.
People were doing symbolic context recognition in the 60's-80's (look up frames). This went out of vogue with the use of neural nets and statistical recognition in the late 80's and continues up to this day. The problem is that getting better now probably needs new probabilistic models for symbolic context recognition, feeding up from statistical recognition of phonemes and words, feeding forward to later phrases being parsed. This would require either two teams, or one team with expertise in both areas. And, in the past, the symbolists fought the statisticians like dogs fought cats. The bottom line is that (a) we can do better, but (b) it will be more expensive to fund, and (c) requires academics to admit that their deep specialization in a given area does not provide the entire solution. Plus, grant writers like NSF, DoD, etc. are not often interested in funding large integrated projects, funding smaller, focused projects to reduce risk and to spread research finds around more broadly. As such, I predict the level of this technology to be stalled for an indefinite time (or until someone else does it).
I think you mean "Those who will punish will come after you".
[A TED presentation] is pretty decent, insightful, and fascinating.
I'd argue with insightful - the people giving the presentation may be so, but the viewers are not more so. In addition, the presentations are narrow, and shallow. Also, look up the etymology of fascination.
Forcing a complex issue into an arbitrary twenty minute time-slot is the presentation equivalent of Twitter. And, just like Twitter (and Slashdot summaries), the information gives the appearance of understanding - not actual understanding or insight. Perfect for the ADHD generation. TED - just say "No."
... like Paul McCartney outsourcing a new Beatles album.
I think that started with Abbey Road. Though to be fair, that was Lennon ding that because Paul was dead at the time.
No sane business is going to trust all of their valuable IP with a 3rd party, there isn't a third party out there you can really trust.
No sane [aircraft] business is going to trust their [engines] with a 3rd party, there isn't a third part out there you can really trust.
No sane [mainframe computer] business is going to trust [printers or disk drives] with a 3rd party, there isn't a third party out there you can really trust.
No sane [personal computer] company is going to trust [motherboard manufacture] with a 3rd party, there isn't a 3rd party other there you can really trust.
Get back to me in ten years and tell me, if you still have a job as an organization's "cloud information management" person, how things are going...
... not Apple's. Apple has always been very Machiavellian.
However, it's made up for it by providing the best toys and by using those somewhat slimy?? slick?? hmm... liquid ethics in the service of usability. Apple was never about "Do no evil". Apple has always been about "Do neat (and, occasionally, insanely great) things while retaining a healthy profit margin."
Nothing to see here - just another company buying market share.