Re:I don't think many people too Gibson seriously.
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"how on earth could it have survived five years under the new security aware, code auditting regime that we supposedly have at Microsoft?"
It takes time to look trough 35 milion (Windows 2000) - 40 milion (Windows XP) lines of code...even for a big company.
Slightly off topic but I was plesantly supprised to see that in Visual Studio 2005 (probably where there already in VS 2003 but I've never used that one) most of the offending runtime functions (memcpy, strcpy etc) have been marked deprecated and replaced with more secure functions checking for buffer overflow.
Many other functions such as to stop hijacking of the stack pointer etc have also been implemented.
Best manager I've worked for hated meetings, when a meeting was unavoidable he made us stand up during the meetings. The effect on the meeting was amazing, people got very snappy during the meeting, only discussing the core problem and was well prepared when they arrived at the meeting, since no one was thrilled of a 4 hour stand up meeting:)
"It will either mean that MS produsts no longer the dominate player or it will mean that MS products are no longer a major security problem."
I think its a combination of both, as alternatives to Windows starts to gain momentum we will see exploits, viruses and malware on those platforms as well.
I doubt however that we will ever see the same effect or scope of viruses on these platforms.
Is there anyone using Thunderbird that can share the general performance with large inboxes (+10k e-mails) ?
I stopped using Outlook a couple of years ago, not just because it had a tendency to run programs sent to me automatically, but also because it was slowing down considerably when the inbox grew over a certain threshold, at least for me.
"Symantec is known for its FUD campaigns in order to hawk their anti-virus software. They do everything they can to fool people into believing that viruses are as prevalent in the rest of the world as they are in Windows."
Viruses isn't nearly as common even for Windows as Symantec & co would like us to belive.
Anti virus programs causes more problem then they fix, would not be surprised that they are costing most companies more money over time then a virus running rampart in their network...
"Anyway, my idea for an open source number generator is to have people on slashdot post the first number that comes to mind in this thread. I don't know if it could get more random.... (patent pending)"
hmm , dont know about that , you will end up with loads of "42"....
Voice of America, Radio Sweden and BBC started to broadcast with the same system yesterday. Sony will launch a DRM capable receiver that also works with the old analog system later this year.
If done in real-time it could be very valuable to a company to probe current trends and alter commercial plan and demographic target for their products...
Its a cool thing from a tech. aspect , but I'm not quite sure I like it.... kind of 1984:ish feeling all over it...
I would recomend reading Robert Zubrin's "The case for Mars", its a good read that shows things can be done in a different, more (money) efficant way than they are done now and in the past.
"The programmers can then map the access path, program the robotic arm to hold the drilling tool and begin the surgery. The program is written on a Linux platform."
Looks like the "setup" program is written for some Linux distro , no actual surgery is done using a machine running Linux.
I would neither have Bill or Linus software poking around in my head, neither OS is deterministic or suited for an operation like that.
It will be very interesting to see what types of online games (the persistent world types) that actually takes of and generates profit in the coming years.
Is it only typical "geek" games as EQ, SWO and DAOC that have a chance to build and keep a large fan base ?
I think this is an incredible bad idea, the company behind it will be litigated to death.
Crackers will hit this game night and day for new exploits and will make life miserable for the "serious" players and the company trying to run it.
You can also question the game balance, it will probably always be in great favor of the company running the thing. Also, as we know , programs are seldom free from bugs. What happens if properties/items/goods is lost due to a bug ?
What's the motivation for creating a game with real money [actively] involved?, did the producer lack original ideas that would attract players and media attention if it was a "normal" game?
Asimov knew that in good sci-fi you have to leave the technical descriptions vague, not referring to something that sounds impossible today but in fact will be common property some years later.
I think many sci-fi writers are falling into that pit over and over again not realizing that books is something that lasts and maybe will be read in 100 years.
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"how on earth could it have survived five years under the new security aware, code auditting regime that we supposedly have at Microsoft?"
It takes time to look trough 35 milion (Windows 2000) - 40 milion (Windows XP) lines of code...even for a big company.
Slightly off topic but I was plesantly supprised to see that in Visual Studio 2005 (probably where there already in VS 2003 but I've never used that one) most of the offending runtime functions (memcpy, strcpy etc) have been marked deprecated and replaced with more secure functions checking for buffer overflow.
Many other functions such as to stop hijacking of the stack pointer etc have also been implemented.
Most writers dream of making a living out of their hobby/passion, making a living and become a millionaire is two different things.
I think that if you spent years working on a book, want to share it with the rest of us, its fair to ask for something in return.
Never heard about him.
Best manager I've worked for hated meetings, when a meeting was unavoidable he made us stand up during the meetings. The effect on the meeting was amazing, people got very snappy during the meeting, only discussing the core problem and was well prepared when they arrived at the meeting, since no one was thrilled of a 4 hour stand up meeting :)
"It will either mean that MS produsts no longer the dominate player or it will mean that MS products are no longer a major security problem."
I think its a combination of both, as alternatives to Windows starts to gain momentum we will see exploits, viruses and malware on those platforms as well.
I doubt however that we will ever see the same effect or scope of viruses on these platforms.
"They could have avoided a lot of complaints if they had simply made a feature you could enable--not a feature you have to disable."
I think those complaning is in minority, and those in the majority would miss out a feature that actually could be quite handy...
Is there anyone using Thunderbird that can share the general performance with large inboxes (+10k e-mails) ?
I stopped using Outlook a couple of years ago, not just because it had a tendency to run programs sent to me automatically, but also because it was slowing down considerably when the inbox grew over a certain threshold, at least for me.
Add GMail to that list.
"Symantec is known for its FUD campaigns in order to hawk their anti-virus software. They do everything they can to fool people into believing that viruses are as prevalent in the rest of the world as they are in Windows."
Viruses isn't nearly as common even for Windows as Symantec & co would like us to belive.
Anti virus programs causes more problem then they fix, would not be surprised that they are costing most companies more money over time then a virus running rampart in their network...
"better book that flight for down under, mate."
If he hurry he might be able to get a seat next to Mr. McBride
You should try the "Mollbergs blandning" also from Zoega, it's as strong as (legal) coffe gets :O)
Here is the link to the makers http://www.zoegas.se
"Anyway, my idea for an open source number generator is to have people on slashdot post the first number that comes to mind in this thread. I don't know if it could get more random.... (patent pending)"
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hmm , dont know about that , you will end up with loads of "42"
I'm sure the numbers will go back to "normal" when schools starting and everybody is back at work ....
Voice of America, Radio Sweden and BBC started to broadcast with the same system yesterday. Sony will launch a DRM capable receiver that also works with the old analog system later this year.
How many hours of gameplay do you get out of a set of batteries ?
If done in real-time it could be very valuable to a company to probe current trends and alter commercial plan and demographic target for their products...
Its a cool thing from a tech. aspect , but I'm not quite sure I like it.... kind of 1984:ish feeling all over it...
I would recomend reading Robert Zubrin's "The case for Mars", its a good read that shows things can be done in a different, more (money) efficant way than they are done now and in the past.
ISBN: 0-684-83550-9
"The programmers can then map the access path, program the robotic arm to hold the drilling tool and begin the surgery. The program is written on a Linux platform."
Looks like the "setup" program is written for some Linux distro , no actual surgery is done using a machine running Linux.
I would neither have Bill or Linus software poking around in my head, neither OS is deterministic or suited for an operation like that.
It will be very interesting to see what types of online games (the persistent world types) that actually takes of and generates profit in the coming years.
Is it only typical "geek" games as EQ, SWO and DAOC that have a chance to build and keep a large fan base ?
Before you concider to buy some a telescope , be an informed buyer. Its tricky to buy telescopes (and all the stuff you need to make use of it)
Here is some good stating points.
www.cloudynights.com , great reviews
www.scopereviews.com , also a good review site
also start a subscription to a magazine , I would recomend sky & telescope
www.skypub.com
and visit a local club before you buy.
Choosing cots. products, standard protocols etc. when its possible is a great way to reduce the cost and timeframe of a project like this.
Sometimes a single project (like this one) can pave the way and work as an eye opener to a close-minded industry.
I think this is an incredible bad idea, the company behind it will be litigated to death.
Crackers will hit this game night and day for new exploits and will make life miserable for the "serious" players and the company trying to run it.
You can also question the game balance, it will probably always be in great favor of the company running the thing. Also, as we know , programs are seldom free from bugs. What happens if properties/items/goods is lost due to a bug ?
What's the motivation for creating a game with real money [actively] involved?, did the producer lack original ideas that would attract players and media attention if it was a "normal" game?
"tends to turn into little bits and peices about 10%"
Per 2001 Proton K and M models had done 280 flights wich 245 was successes.
The pegasus rocket (Orbital Sciences Corp.'s) has a failed 5 times in 30 tries, since 1991. The proton has flown since 1967.
More info here: http://www76.pair.com/tjohnson/
Asimov knew that in good sci-fi you have to leave the technical descriptions vague, not referring to something that sounds impossible today but in fact will be common property some years later.
I think many sci-fi writers are falling into that pit over and over again not realizing that books is something that lasts and maybe will be read in 100 years.
More posts like this one , mod += 99 ,thanks man !