I'll agree to that. I'm as big a Linux zealot as the next guy, but Visual Studio is by far the best development environment I've used, and C# is pretty damn cool. What were you thinking, man?
The former is entitled to a certain amount of anecdotal bullshit, and the latter a certain amount of statistical bullshit. Who am I going to trust? Myself, in the end. Raw science is definitely part of what you need to be looking at. But if you ignore a counter position disregarding the author as a "biased hack" you do yourself a disservice.
Thanks for the link, though. This looks fairly interesting.
Reading about violence is different that seeing it, or commenting it yourself in a video game.
"Committing" it, I assume. How so?
"billion jillion kids" may not be affected by it (or at least not in a major way) but some will. It's those that we need to worry about.
"Those" kids knew how to act out violently way before the industrial revolution. Antisocial behavior is not new. This is not a problem about video games more than it is about parents who think video games should be raising their children.
Every one here hates the war yet doesn't want to give up violence. I don't understand.
Please clarify. I don't know what you're saying, here. I'm all about giving up violence, but violence in a video game is make-believe. What war are you talking about?
Let's try to put things in perspective. A billion jillion kids read violent books, and play violent games. Why aren't there mass killings by the milliions? Maybe children need that for their psychological growth:
Your source seems rather ambiguous. Sure, more respondents said to turn it off each day than said it would be harmful, but it wasn't overwhelming, and none of them have any data to back it up.
I've seen PCs run for five years straight, with no problems. And I've had so many PCs fail when I power them on. It seems like power cycling sucks, to me. That said, I turn my PCs off to save power, especially here in NY it's pretty expensive.
Note the "svn dump" and "svn load" commands. "dump" will serialize your database into a text representation. Then reconfigure your server, and use "load" to incorporate all the data into your new database.
Holy crap yo, why are you the first person to mention this little detail?? Everyone is just talking about SpamAssassin, when they should be pointing out that the entire article is garbage. This is just about the worst "review" I have ever read. Ich...
By 9:00 the lights were turning on in the Albany, NY area. And by 10:00 everything seemed back to normal. I was surprised to learn that many folks elsewhere will have to wait until morning, but then again, the grid around here always seems to be above average in reliability.
I just wish my mail server (located in NYC) would come back online, soon!
1) Is there a compelling reason to believe that computer/robot technology won't reach the point where most basic service jobs can be (almost) entirely automated? Think food service, janitorial, banking, etc.
Yes. For jobs that don't require extensive education, I think humans will "win" in the long long run.
Consider the acquisition cost and maintenance cost of a robot and a human. The human has an acquisition cost near zero (just the cost to have an HR director... who is probably a human), and maintenance cost is basically whatever adjusted minimum wage we have, plus management (which I assume to be human as well).
I had more, but I'm out of time. Bleh. Someone finish my argument for me.:)
Old Lady #1: When my ex-husband passed away, the insurance company said his policy didn't cover him. Old Lady #2: They didn't have enough money for the funeral. Old Lady #3: It's so hard nowadays, with all the gangs and rap music.. Old Lady #1: What about the robots? Old Lady #4: Oh, they're everywhere! Old Lady #1: I don't even know why the scientists make them. Old Lady #2: Darren and I have a policy with Old Glory Insurance, in case we're attacked by robots. Old Lady #1: An insurance policy with a robot plan? Certainly, I'm too old. Old Lady #2: Old Glory covers anyone over the age of 50 against robot attack, regardless of current health.
[ cut to Sam Waterston, Compensated Endorser ]
Sam Waterson: I'm Sam Waterston, of the popular TV series "Law & Order". As a senior citizen, you're probably aware of the threat robots pose. Robots are everywhere, and they eat old people's medicine for fuel. Well, now there's a company that offers coverage against the unfortunate event of robot attack, with Old Glory Insurance. Old Glory will cover you with no health check-up or age consideration.
[ SUPER: Limitied Benefits First Two Years ]
You need to feel safe. And that's harder and harder to do nowadays, because robots may strike at any time.
[ show pie chart reading "Cause of Death in Persons Over 50 Years of Age": Heart Disease, 42% - Robots, 58% ]
And when they grab you with those metal claws, you can't break free.. because they're made of metal, and robots are strong. Now, for only $4 a month, you can achieve peace of mind in a world full of grime and robots, with Old Glory Insurance. So, don't cower under your afghan any longer. Make a choice.
[ SUPER: "WARNING: Persons denying the existence of Robots may be Robots themselves. ]
Old Glory Insurance. For when the metal ones decide to come for you - and they will.
So it looks like it is only useful against machines on the local network
This particular implementation maybe. You're right that it won't mean 1000 cracked machines tomorrow, but it's the beginning.
Consider if it takes 100 packets to determine a piece of the private key on a local network. How many more packets would it take to control for a couple of routers? 100 times? Okay, so from a remote part of the network, now it takes 10,000 packets to determine that same part of the key. And it takes 100 times longer to get the whole key. That's still bad.
Seriously, has there ever been a need to write a program of 10 million lines? I rather believe that creating a number of small components that work well, and combining them in some intelligent way, is the way that you build large systems.
Now, the extent to which the pieces that you're building are called "programs," or whether the whole system is called "a program" is questionable.
I mean, I've worked on programs of 10 million bytes, and they've seemed to work okay. It would surprise me if 10 million lines is out of my reach using the methods that I'm familiar with.
Slashdot Mirror
It's a joke, son. A tripod makes a very steady shot.
Whoa, there's oil reserves in Maine? Holy crap, the whole geopolitical picture just changed for me!
I'll agree to that. I'm as big a Linux zealot as the next guy, but Visual Studio is by far the best development environment I've used, and C# is pretty damn cool. What were you thinking, man?
Most of the highly rated comments refer to the rediculous slashdotting of 60MB of files.
There needs to be an 'informative' rated comment that says 'this music really sucks, don't download it.'
The former is entitled to a certain amount of anecdotal bullshit, and the latter a certain amount of statistical bullshit. Who am I going to trust? Myself, in the end. Raw science is definitely part of what you need to be looking at. But if you ignore a counter position disregarding the author as a "biased hack" you do yourself a disservice.
Thanks for the link, though. This looks fairly interesting.
Killing Monsters Why Children Need Fantasy, Super Heroes, and Make-Believe Violence
Finally a reasonable look at children and violent fantasy. A must-read for retarded old governors and senators.
Your source seems rather ambiguous. Sure, more respondents said to turn it off each day than said it would be harmful, but it wasn't overwhelming, and none of them have any data to back it up.
I've seen PCs run for five years straight, with no problems. And I've had so many PCs fail when I power them on. It seems like power cycling sucks, to me. That said, I turn my PCs off to save power, especially here in NY it's pretty expensive.
Read the Subversion Book
Note the "svn dump" and "svn load" commands. "dump" will serialize your database into a text representation. Then reconfigure your server, and use "load" to incorporate all the data into your new database.
Mathematics and Sex. Or maybe one of those, I think.
Holy crap yo, why are you the first person to mention this little detail?? Everyone is just talking about SpamAssassin, when they should be pointing out that the entire article is garbage. This is just about the worst "review" I have ever read. Ich...
Well, we're sure to get outnumbered... except by the two digit ./ers.
booya
More likely, let's say the hard drive gets broken. Would you really trust your data to such a thing?
"No really, print a million dollars bill!"
Of course a true zen crypo master must know one's self, before one knows why loopback crypto kludges don't count.
As mentioned in another thread, it probably also grabs the email address for future marketing opportunities.
By 9:00 the lights were turning on in the Albany, NY area. And by 10:00 everything seemed back to normal. I was surprised to learn that many folks elsewhere will have to wait until morning, but then again, the grid around here always seems to be above average in reliability.
I just wish my mail server (located in NYC) would come back online, soon!
The Federal Trade Commission only has authority over trade. Thus, they can't stop non-commercial calls.
Consider the acquisition cost and maintenance cost of a robot and a human. The human has an acquisition cost near zero (just the cost to have an HR director... who is probably a human), and maintenance cost is basically whatever adjusted minimum wage we have, plus management (which I assume to be human as well).
I had more, but I'm out of time. Bleh. Someone finish my argument for me. :)
You, sir, are my hero.
Old Lady #1: When my ex-husband passed away, the insurance company said his policy didn't cover him.
Old Lady #2: They didn't have enough money for the funeral.
Old Lady #3: It's so hard nowadays, with all the gangs and rap music..
Old Lady #1: What about the robots?
Old Lady #4: Oh, they're everywhere!
Old Lady #1: I don't even know why the scientists make them.
Old Lady #2: Darren and I have a policy with Old Glory Insurance, in case we're attacked by robots.
Old Lady #1: An insurance policy with a robot plan? Certainly, I'm too old.
Old Lady #2: Old Glory covers anyone over the age of 50 against robot attack, regardless of current health.
[ cut to Sam Waterston, Compensated Endorser ]
Sam Waterson: I'm Sam Waterston, of the popular TV series "Law & Order". As a senior citizen, you're probably aware of the threat robots pose. Robots are everywhere, and they eat old people's medicine for fuel. Well, now there's a company that offers coverage against the unfortunate event of robot attack, with Old Glory Insurance. Old Glory will cover you with no health check-up or age consideration.
[ SUPER: Limitied Benefits First Two Years ]
You need to feel safe. And that's harder and harder to do nowadays, because robots may strike at any time.
[ show pie chart reading "Cause of Death in Persons Over 50 Years of Age": Heart Disease, 42% - Robots, 58% ]
And when they grab you with those metal claws, you can't break free.. because they're made of metal, and robots are strong. Now, for only $4 a month, you can achieve peace of mind in a world full of grime and robots, with Old Glory Insurance. So, don't cower under your afghan any longer. Make a choice.
[ SUPER: "WARNING: Persons denying the existence of Robots may be Robots themselves. ]
Old Glory Insurance. For when the metal ones decide to come for you - and they will.
This particular implementation maybe. You're right that it won't mean 1000 cracked machines tomorrow, but it's the beginning.
Consider if it takes 100 packets to determine a piece of the private key on a local network. How many more packets would it take to control for a couple of routers? 100 times? Okay, so from a remote part of the network, now it takes 10,000 packets to determine that same part of the key. And it takes 100 times longer to get the whole key. That's still bad.
Now, the extent to which the pieces that you're building are called "programs," or whether the whole system is called "a program" is questionable.
I mean, I've worked on programs of 10 million bytes, and they've seemed to work okay. It would surprise me if 10 million lines is out of my reach using the methods that I'm familiar with.
-Chuck
-Chuck