VB.NET is a lot closer to C# than, say, VB6 is to C or C++. In that respect, it is a valuable learning tool, since it eases the transition to a so-called "real" language (C#). Ultimately, though, VB.NET code compiles to the same PE format that C# does, so the "real language" vs "toy language" debates largely no longer apply. To those who say that VB "promotes" bad coding habits, I say "not anymore". VB.NET and C# are at least as well structured as Java...
Not only are women innacurately portrayed, but so are MEN. I mean, really, how many real-life Duke Nukem's, Max Payne's, or Leisure Suit Larries do you know? If I want accurate portrayal, I'm not likely to turn to a medium whose chief attraction (for me, anyway) is escape from reality..
Back in the day, in Trade Wars (a BBS "door"), I would purposely take names that sounded like those of the NPC "Aliens", like Sheeshu Quifex, or Quizak Zormphir. I still use Quizak in EVE-Online. In more medieval MMORPGs I stick with Evunca the Mad.
The watt balance solution seems to be linking the Kilogram (mass) with force (weight). This is not entirely desirable, since something that masses a kilo on earth will still mass a kilo in space, or on the moon, or on jupiter. It's mass doesn't change, only it's weight. The Watt balance then, would not only be impractical (imagine having to construct a "3-story structure" every time you want to accurately weight something?), but downright useless for many aerospace applications. Any system of measurement that's dependant on the phase of the moon for it's accuracy should immediately be discounted, in my opinion...
"Wait until the internet is a little more stable"? It's been around for thirty years now. I think this is about as stable as it's gonna get. It's become standard operating procedure for telcos, dotcoms, and other so-called "innovators" to jump the gun a little, just to be first to market. The end result is a whole lot of innovation, with the occasional economic collapse (a la dot-com bubble).
Haha! Fooled you. I'm actually 30, with kids of my own. I'm just saying it's not a black and white issue, is all. I can remember being in high school, and not wanting my parents to come into my room, let alone see what I was up to at school! Of course, the parent in me thinks this is an awesome idea...
LOL. Typical parent's response. It's interesting to see the difference in age of Slashdot readers. Parents think this is a great idea, and kids think it's an invasion of privacy. As with all things, this is obviously not a black & white issue.
If you actually go look at that graph, Microsoft is still second best, and way ahead of all the others in the field (aside from Apache, of course). I would hardly call that "Slaughtered, wiped out, taken from market dominance to irrelevance"...
In order for this to work, the tester would need to eliminate a whole spectrum of other variables that would affect the outcome of the test. Image format (JPEG compresses less than BMP), image size, JPEG "resolution" (pixels per inch), color depth, etc. Of course, I assume they have some way of standardizing their input images, but it's unlikely to become an automated process....
One of MSN 8's chief selling points is precisely the fact that it blocks SPAM (or allows the user to "beef-up" their junkmail blocking profile). Take away the SPAM, and you take away the selling point. People might as well go for AOL...
When you think about it, it makes a hell of a lot more sense that an earth-covering cloud of crap would come from a series of impacts, rather than just a single huge one.
1) Asteroids, meteorites and comets tend (okay, massive generalisation here, but whatever) to travel in packs (a la Leonides and Perseides).
2) I don't kow about you, but I have trouble believing that a single impact could wipe out "all" life without destroying the planet, ripping off the atmosphere, etc...
As you say, this is not "legally" hacking. Legally, it's probably covered under the much more comprehensive wire-fraud laws. Only a matter of time, though, before someone on Slashdot says "This wouldn't have happened if they'd been using Linux".
I wouldn't say it was vulnerable to attack. If you read the article, it says this was an employee of the company that developed the software, (alledgedly) using his password to get into the system and mess around. This makes the system "vulnerable" in the same way that your servers are "vulnerable" to attack by the network administrator.
They are only talking about migrating government computers, not supplying every man, woman and child in the EU with a new PC. Besides, I was joking, so nyahhh...:-P
Isn't any discussion of any type of security measure realted to ANYTHING cause for an instant 10-year prison sentence without trial under the DMCA?...Oh yeah, it's trollin' time...
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VB.NET is a lot closer to C# than, say, VB6 is to C or C++. In that respect, it is a valuable learning tool, since it eases the transition to a so-called "real" language (C#). Ultimately, though, VB.NET code compiles to the same PE format that C# does, so the "real language" vs "toy language" debates largely no longer apply. To those who say that VB "promotes" bad coding habits, I say "not anymore". VB.NET and C# are at least as well structured as Java...
Not only are women innacurately portrayed, but so are MEN. I mean, really, how many real-life Duke Nukem's, Max Payne's, or Leisure Suit Larries do you know? If I want accurate portrayal, I'm not likely to turn to a medium whose chief attraction (for me, anyway) is escape from reality..
Back in the day, in Trade Wars (a BBS "door"), I would purposely take names that sounded like those of the NPC "Aliens", like Sheeshu Quifex, or Quizak Zormphir. I still use Quizak in EVE-Online. In more medieval MMORPGs I stick with Evunca the Mad.
Well if you kept buying and playing new ones, they can't be that boring, can they?
LOL, With the lower demand taken into account, the female Avatars are actually selling for MORE than they should...
Riiiight... Who cares if a game is fun, as long as it immitates reality.
...Have your car telephone the police whenever it catches you speeding.
The watt balance solution seems to be linking the Kilogram (mass) with force (weight). This is not entirely desirable, since something that masses a kilo on earth will still mass a kilo in space, or on the moon, or on jupiter. It's mass doesn't change, only it's weight. The Watt balance then, would not only be impractical (imagine having to construct a "3-story structure" every time you want to accurately weight something?), but downright useless for many aerospace applications. Any system of measurement that's dependant on the phase of the moon for it's accuracy should immediately be discounted, in my opinion...
"Wait until the internet is a little more stable"? It's been around for thirty years now. I think this is about as stable as it's gonna get. It's become standard operating procedure for telcos, dotcoms, and other so-called "innovators" to jump the gun a little, just to be first to market. The end result is a whole lot of innovation, with the occasional economic collapse (a la dot-com bubble).
AFAIK, one of the major advantages of VoIP is the cost. Will this translate to lower / more accessible pricing for the consumer? (My vote: Unlikely.)
"It looks really good on PowerPoint! Reality is never quite as good."
...No kidding.
Haha! Fooled you. I'm actually 30, with kids of my own. I'm just saying it's not a black and white issue, is all. I can remember being in high school, and not wanting my parents to come into my room, let alone see what I was up to at school! Of course, the parent in me thinks this is an awesome idea...
LOL. Typical parent's response. It's interesting to see the difference in age of Slashdot readers. Parents think this is a great idea, and kids think it's an invasion of privacy. As with all things, this is obviously not a black & white issue.
If you actually go look at that graph, Microsoft is still second best, and way ahead of all the others in the field (aside from Apache, of course). I would hardly call that "Slaughtered, wiped out, taken from market dominance to irrelevance"...
...Hey, it still beats SunONE
In order for this to work, the tester would need to eliminate a whole spectrum of other variables that would affect the outcome of the test. Image format (JPEG compresses less than BMP), image size, JPEG "resolution" (pixels per inch), color depth, etc. Of course, I assume they have some way of standardizing their input images, but it's unlikely to become an automated process....
How exactly does "unsolicited" work with "opt-in"? I thought unsolicited was "opt-out" by definition?
One of MSN 8's chief selling points is precisely the fact that it blocks SPAM (or allows the user to "beef-up" their junkmail blocking profile). Take away the SPAM, and you take away the selling point. People might as well go for AOL...
...but this sounds a lot like a floppy drive to me. Requires a reader ( = Drive), into which you insert your "card" ( = disk).
1) Asteroids, meteorites and comets tend (okay, massive generalisation here, but whatever) to travel in packs (a la Leonides and Perseides).
2) I don't kow about you, but I have trouble believing that a single impact could wipe out "all" life without destroying the planet, ripping off the atmosphere, etc...
As you say, this is not "legally" hacking. Legally, it's probably covered under the much more comprehensive wire-fraud laws. Only a matter of time, though, before someone on Slashdot says "This wouldn't have happened if they'd been using Linux".
I wouldn't say it was vulnerable to attack. If you read the article, it says this was an employee of the company that developed the software, (alledgedly) using his password to get into the system and mess around. This makes the system "vulnerable" in the same way that your servers are "vulnerable" to attack by the network administrator.
mmkay....
They are only talking about migrating government computers, not supplying every man, woman and child in the EU with a new PC. Besides, I was joking, so nyahhh...:-P
...They could just go ahead and DO it. No study required...
But does it play Ogg Vorbis?
Isn't any discussion of any type of security measure realted to ANYTHING cause for an instant 10-year prison sentence without trial under the DMCA? ...Oh yeah, it's trollin' time...