It blows my mind that something created thousands (if not millions ) of years ago by nature is versatile enough to be deployed for extraplanetary exploration.
The reason that they have been around that long is because of that versatility. As such, It isn't that impressive that they can be adapted to other planets.
Assumming these could be built cheaply enough you could send out hundreds of these to invade caves, scout out undergroud bunkers, etc. Design them so that it doesn't matter if someone manages to take out a few of them as long as some of the bots complete their mission.
Personally, I think that a good weapon/suveillance device is one that can't be defeated by mosquito netting.
"Mars is a nasty place to fly a conventional air vehicle because almost everything there is working against you," said Anthony Colozza
To be fair, he does say almost everything. However, the first thing that comes to my mind when talking about flight is gravity. In that repect, Mars is a better friend than Earth to the airborne.
I have no incentive to make software I give away for free safe so long as I don't go around making guarantees that it's completely safe.
Given that, why would anyone ever switch to Linux or other free M$ alternatives? You are saying that such a person would have no reasonable expactation of safety, and even if they were assured it was safe, their is no-one to hold accountable should that not be true.
Obviously, MS biggest problem though is that they don't know when to give up and actually rewrite.
Actually, thier biggest problem is finding places to stash the money they are making hand-over-fist selling their wildly popular software.
For instance, it seems that the windows series of operating systems are all made with the intent of being backwards compatible and reusing core parts back to early DOS systems.
True, unless you count Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Commenting poorly written code won't help you worth a damn. Plus, why assume that someone who writes bad code will write good comments? Good code speaks for itself.
I don't care for these any more than you, but I care even less for people who constantly complain about it even when it isn't happening. The fact of the matter is, the number of messages complaining about this are actually greater than the number of messages doing it.
In this thread, maybe, but in general, I strongly disagree. No more kudos for you, Hello Kitty.
Are you new to this site, or are you just. ..[never mind]
If you are an objective critic when it comes to web-server software, kudos to you. You are one of a very few in a forum crawling with OSS propagandists and knee-jerk M$ bashers.
Heck, some even switched from OutLook to something else (I've seen copies of Eudora and filled up Netscape Mail folders appearing on the workstations all of a sudden)
Too bad. You could have just set up Exchange Server to block the offending attachements before your users got them. Now that users are using web-mail, you can't screen their mail for malicious content.
You're all stuck with Windows and it's viruses for life.
Presumably, YOU are not a user of MS products. In fact there are many people on this site who wouldn't be caught dead using an MS product. And yet, they seem to survive.
The fact is there are alternatives out there for anyone who cares to use them. Guess what? Almost nobody cares. MS works for them.
Free clue: for every man hour lost to the occasional virus, a multitude have been saved thanks to Microsoft products. Are there better alternatives? Maybe. Are there some that had their chance and failed? Yep. Guess which ones?
Olympic "insiders" were said to be worried that hackers would disrupt the Games by placing false press releases on the official website, change scores by accessing the computerized scoreboard system and disrupt the Games by tinkering with the system that handled the transport and traffic systems.
Tiny network, maybe, but the world's eyes will be upon it. If anything, this story makes the Olympics more of a point of interest for those that would ordinarily ignore it.
Sorry, but this was a bad idea when Microsoft ahd it, and it is still a bad idea. Developing and 'open standards' version of an unnecessary, intrusive and ripe-for-abuse system does not make it any less of these things.
Our children will be well-equipped to serve as marketing drones and politicians.
You need more than computer skills for these professions (yes, even these professions). But don't write off the real world applicability of this program yet. Maybe these iBooks are equipped with keyboards that feature pictures of fast-food items.
Lerner also acknowledges the many contributors, saying in an e-mail to the Mercury News, "The only person I'm certain had nothing to do with it is Al Gore."
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It blows my mind that something created thousands (if not millions ) of years ago by nature is versatile enough to be deployed for extraplanetary exploration.
The reason that they have been around that long is because of that versatility. As such, It isn't that impressive that they can be adapted to other planets.
Assumming these could be built cheaply enough you could send out hundreds of these to invade caves, scout out undergroud bunkers, etc. Design them so that it doesn't matter if someone manages to take out a few of them as long as some of the bots complete their mission.
Personally, I think that a good weapon/suveillance device is one that can't be defeated by mosquito netting.
"Mars is a nasty place to fly a conventional air vehicle because almost everything there is working against you," said Anthony Colozza
To be fair, he does say almost everything. However, the first thing that comes to my mind when talking about flight is gravity. In that repect, Mars is a better friend than Earth to the airborne.
I have no incentive to make software I give away for free safe so long as I don't go around making guarantees that it's completely safe.
Given that, why would anyone ever switch to Linux or other free M$ alternatives? You are saying that such a person would have no reasonable expactation of safety, and even if they were assured it was safe, their is no-one to hold accountable should that not be true.
Indeed. ILoveYou was a total bomb.
Obviously, MS biggest problem though is that they don't know when to give up and actually rewrite.
Actually, thier biggest problem is finding places to stash the money they are making hand-over-fist selling their wildly popular software.
For instance, it seems that the windows series of operating systems are all made with the intent of being backwards compatible and reusing core parts back to early DOS systems.
True, unless you count Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Commenting poorly written code won't help you worth a damn. Plus, why assume that someone who writes bad code will write good comments? Good code speaks for itself.
I don't care for these any more than you, but I care even less for people who constantly complain about it even when it isn't happening. The fact of the matter is, the number of messages complaining about this are actually greater than the number of messages doing it.
In this thread, maybe, but in general, I strongly disagree. No more kudos for you, Hello Kitty.
Are you new to this site, or are you just. . .[never mind]
If you are an objective critic when it comes to web-server software, kudos to you. You are one of a very few in a forum crawling with OSS propagandists and knee-jerk M$ bashers.
Indeed. Homelessness is very funny!
Don't feed the karma whore!
Ever heard of NT4?
How about security: every time Microsoft releases a bug fix, they introduce a new bug.
Bzzt. Try again. Got a non-knee-jerk-propganda example? No?
Ho, I didn't know that Exchange filter webmail that it does not control like yahoo and hotmail :-). I have just learn something.. NOT!!!!
When the fuck did I say that Exchange could filter web mail? I said the exact opposite, as a matter of fact.
Next time, consult someone who can understand english before posting.
I tested this out, and Outlook isn't case sensitive, nor does it recognize if the target word is embedded.
That's odd. What then, is the purpose of the "with specific words in the subject line" box in the list of rule conditions?
Heck, some even switched from OutLook to something else (I've seen copies of Eudora and filled up Netscape Mail folders appearing on the workstations all of a sudden)
Too bad. You could have just set up Exchange Server to block the offending attachements before your users got them. Now that users are using web-mail, you can't screen their mail for malicious content.
Oh well, "live and learn," right?
You're all stuck with Windows and it's viruses for life.
Presumably, YOU are not a user of MS products. In fact there are many people on this site who wouldn't be caught dead using an MS product. And yet, they seem to survive.
The fact is there are alternatives out there for anyone who cares to use them. Guess what? Almost nobody cares. MS works for them.
Yawn, indeed. Another "Microsoft/VB is bad" rant.
Thanks SO MUCH for the insight.
Free clue: for every man hour lost to the occasional virus, a multitude have been saved thanks to Microsoft products. Are there better alternatives? Maybe. Are there some that had their chance and failed? Yep. Guess which ones?
Come on man, these sound like entertaining hacks:
Olympic "insiders" were said to be worried that hackers would disrupt the Games by placing false press releases on the official website, change scores by accessing the computerized scoreboard system and disrupt the Games by tinkering with the system that handled the transport and traffic systems.
Tiny network, maybe, but the world's eyes will be upon it. If anything, this story makes the Olympics more of a point of interest for those that would ordinarily ignore it.
Olympic Security in Atlanta was a joke.
No shit.
Mmmm...open standards. Hopefully.
Sorry, but this was a bad idea when Microsoft ahd it, and it is still a bad idea. Developing and 'open standards' version of an unnecessary, intrusive and ripe-for-abuse system does not make it any less of these things.
Easy:
Wasting more money allows politicians to pad the amount of money they brag about spending on kids in their district.
Helps boost the economy, by increasing the distribution of high priced equipment that is easy to break and hard to upgrade.
Our children will be well-equipped to serve as marketing drones and politicians.
You need more than computer skills for these professions (yes, even these professions). But don't write off the real world applicability of this program yet. Maybe these iBooks are equipped with keyboards that feature pictures of fast-food items.
I myself don't do much 'best practice' for crypto, because personally, I don't have a dog in that race.
I tend to be kind of pro-geek, myself, because geeks buy a lot of my novels.
Thanks, for your valuable insight. Do I make the check out to Bruce Sterling, or just Self-Absorbed Blowhard?
Lerner also acknowledges the many contributors, saying in an e-mail to the Mercury News, "The only person I'm certain had nothing to do with it is Al Gore."