"In 1986, two people made history by accomplishing the same flight that Fossett made solo this week. They were Jeana Yeager and Dick Rutan, the brother of the man who designed Fossett's GlobalFlyer, Burt Rutan."
"The old record was set in 1962 by a B-52 bomber that travelled about 19,300 kilometres. "
I have to say that I was surprised to read that the record of longest distance by plane that he broke was set in 1962.
My initial thought was that one of the superpowers, America or Russia would have tried to show their supremecy with a record of that type. Especially with the Americans having the U2 and the SR-71.
I guess the space race superceded that type of bravado at that point.
I totally applaud the sentiment behind what they did. Bravo!
However, it begs to be asked that isn't Ingres like the IBM database released recently, obsolete or at the least less relevent technology today?
Haven't other open source technologies surpassed them and this is an attempt (albeit a good one) to get favorable press after the latest round of bad press against CA?
I would like to recall reading the article that Count Zero wrote for Phrack when I was tooling around BBS's in the early '90's. It certainly looks familiar.
Personally, I think that most of the irrational fear of hacking that has invaded the hearts and minds of "normal" people is from that time. Way before the commercialized Internet. I think of this as the Golden Age of hacking. Roughly, from the mid '80's to 1993. Pre-Internet.
IMO, Hacking experienced a renaissance after the goldrush of the Internet while standards such as SSL were being developed, implemented and refined. While I don't think the irrational fear that users have of hacking was justified during the Golden Age of hacking, it is certainly justified now as company after company is hacked and social security numbers and other assorted personal information are released like pigeons at the Olympic games.
Anyway back on point, Count Zero's article brought back memories for me.
I just checked the U.S. Patent office and sure enough, just minutes after your post, Microsoft patented "if (!ptr)" as a shorthand for "if (ptr==NULL)".
Linked together with a RFID scanner of the tags that Walmart...uh..."forgot"...to deactivate/remove from your clothes.
Which is automatically linked to the debit/credit card used to make the purchases so that a carefully targetted ad can be broadcast to you...
Linked together with the RFID scanner of the money in your wallet...
Linked together with the ESN number broadcasting from your GPS enabled Cell phone...
Finally, linked together with your social security number surgically implanted at birth that was Governmentally mandated in 2035 to combat "terrorists"...
I'm not a Luddite, but they don't need your retinal scan just yet.
I think it's about time that we come up with as a community name for this law:
All the Odd Star Trek movies and Odd Microsoft service packs suck.
In all seriousness, it's service pack TWO!! I didn't load it just because of that and I'm dead serious. One of the guys decided to load it and sure enough, he's reloading his system from scratch. It will take the release of service pack 3 before I consider moving from SP1 and the current crop of hotfixes.
Didn't anyone learn anything from the NT service pack 2 debacle? How about NT service pack 4?? Now I know you are going to say service pack 6a but we all know this is the first time Microsoft uses an "a" and it should have been SP7.
After months of speculation and hype, the first Portable Media Center based on Microsoft's "Windows Mobile software for Portable Media Centers" has finally hit store shelves. The Zen Portable Media Center, from Creative Labs, is now available at Best Buy and Fry's Electronics, priced under $500.
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I guess that is what sets this apart the "single tank of gas".
I knew the SR-71s needed to be refueled after take off but I don't know much about the U2.
I have to say that I was surprised to read that the record of longest distance by plane that he broke was set in 1962.
My initial thought was that one of the superpowers, America or Russia would have tried to show their supremecy with a record of that type. Especially with the Americans having the U2 and the SR-71.
I guess the space race superceded that type of bravado at that point.
I think that a major abbreviation missing from that list that most of our fellow Slashdotters would appreciate would be "RTFA"!!
You know, Read the F*cking Article...
I totally applaud the sentiment behind what they did. Bravo!
However, it begs to be asked that isn't Ingres like the IBM database released recently, obsolete or at the least less relevent technology today?
Haven't other open source technologies surpassed them and this is an attempt (albeit a good one) to get favorable press after the latest round of bad press against CA?
"There are only two things I can't stand in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures... and the Dutch."
- Nigel Powers, Austin Powers 3: Goldmember
OTT:
How the hell can a FIRST post be REDUNDANT!??!?
Did it ever end up in 2600 magazine?
Bugs Bunny was most assuredly NOT Mel Blanc's real voice. His real voice was most like Sylvester without the lisp.
I would like to recall reading the article that Count Zero wrote for Phrack when I was tooling around BBS's in the early '90's. It certainly looks familiar.
Personally, I think that most of the irrational fear of hacking that has invaded the hearts and minds of "normal" people is from that time. Way before the commercialized Internet. I think of this as the Golden Age of hacking. Roughly, from the mid '80's to 1993. Pre-Internet.
IMO, Hacking experienced a renaissance after the goldrush of the Internet while standards such as SSL were being developed, implemented and refined. While I don't think the irrational fear that users have of hacking was justified during the Golden Age of hacking, it is certainly justified now as company after company is hacked and social security numbers and other assorted personal information are released like pigeons at the Olympic games.
Anyway back on point, Count Zero's article brought back memories for me.
I'm thinking about patenting the key combination [CTRL][ALT][DEL].
*gleefully rubs hands together*
Microsoft cannot be bothered by such piddling consideration: http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/02/22/13 10232&tid=109&tid=155
I heard they just patented the equals sign.
I just checked the U.S. Patent office and sure enough, just minutes after your post, Microsoft patented "if (!ptr)" as a shorthand for "if (ptr==NULL)".
Prepare to be sued.
You know I was just thinking that.
It's Microsoft's attempt to embrace, extend and extinguish. Old trick that works for them time and time again.
Be very afraid.
There can be only one...
Yes, it's called Microsoft...
Linked together with a RFID scanner of the tags that Walmart...uh..."forgot"...to deactivate/remove from your clothes.
Which is automatically linked to the debit/credit card used to make the purchases so that a carefully targetted ad can be broadcast to you...
Linked together with the RFID scanner of the money in your wallet...
Linked together with the ESN number broadcasting from your GPS enabled Cell phone...
Finally, linked together with your social security number surgically implanted at birth that was Governmentally mandated in 2035 to combat "terrorists"...
I'm not a Luddite, but they don't need your retinal scan just yet.
Jesus I wish I had mod points. That's a +11 Funny!!
Opps. In my haste to post this thought I screwed up, but you get my thought.
Please don't mod troll or funny. I'm serious.
I think it's about time that we come up with as a community name for this law:
All the Odd Star Trek movies and Odd Microsoft service packs suck.
In all seriousness, it's service pack TWO!! I didn't load it just because of that and I'm dead serious. One of the guys decided to load it and sure enough, he's reloading his system from scratch. It will take the release of service pack 3 before I consider moving from SP1 and the current crop of hotfixes.
Didn't anyone learn anything from the NT service pack 2 debacle? How about NT service pack 4?? Now I know you are going to say service pack 6a but we all know this is the first time Microsoft uses an "a" and it should have been SP7.
Yeah you really need to watch out for the Dell Pinto.
*BOOM!!!!*
Sources inside IBM leaked this week the development of a new tanning bed using 100% recycled materials, codenamed "Thinkpad".
After months of speculation and hype, the first Portable Media Center based on Microsoft's "Windows Mobile software for Portable Media Centers" has finally hit store shelves. The Zen Portable Media Center, from Creative Labs, is now available at Best Buy and Fry's Electronics, priced under $500.
Service Pack 1 released 15 minutes later...
Bad News:
One of the key developers of Bluetooth is shutting down the division that helped foster the personal area networking technology.
Good News:
But I did save a bundle on my car insurance.
I think that one of the best things that could happen to Anime is the spotlight that Cartoon Network has put on it with Adult Swim.
I think that they should find more quality shows and expand Adult Swim.