On the other hand, having seen some of microsofts products it doesnt suprise me that a web browser which executes remote code (activex) is part of the os.
IMHO, this is a large portion of the problem these days. Evolution did a great job for, you know, a couple of billion years. Now Human beings are not only ignoring, but even reversing the thing that put us at the top of the food chain: it used to be that the smartest people would do well; these days the smart people are lumped with looking after the stupid.
And because the stupid are being hand-held and mollycoddled, they're able to breed like rabbits, at the expense of the smart, who now can't afford to breed themselves!
Now - I'm all for welfare - I beleive it's an absolute necessity in a civil society - but i object to hand-outs and bludger-promoting systems that in no way promote the betterment of the species.
I think the REAL reason is even more unsavoury - if the fit hits the shan, and the craft crash lands, it won't crash into a terminal full of (ex) customers and reporters.
Better to lose 1 flights worth of paying customers than the rest of the days. Oh, and all you're employees.
Acknowledged, i haven't seen too many 747s crash land into terminals at airports - but this is VERY new technology - more to errors - and my understanding is that, like the shuttle, this thing is seriously moving when it lands...
No air-brakes, or reverse thrust or anything to slow it down, either...
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On the other hand, having seen some of microsofts products it doesnt suprise me that a web browser which executes remote code (activex) is part of the os.
What, like FireFox?
That's pretty much the same as I think: teach them how to fish, but don't fish for them
"Give a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a night. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
IMHO, this is a large portion of the problem these days. Evolution did a great job for, you know, a couple of billion years. Now Human beings are not only ignoring, but even reversing the thing that put us at the top of the food chain: it used to be that the smartest people would do well; these days the smart people are lumped with looking after the stupid.
And because the stupid are being hand-held and mollycoddled, they're able to breed like rabbits, at the expense of the smart, who now can't afford to breed themselves!
Now - I'm all for welfare - I beleive it's an absolute necessity in a civil society - but i object to hand-outs and bludger-promoting systems that in no way promote the betterment of the species.
See what I mean? No? Flamebait? Fair enough...
... my hadron is bigger than one millionth of the size of a mosquito.
I think the REAL reason is even more unsavoury - if the fit hits the shan, and the craft crash lands, it won't crash into a terminal full of (ex) customers and reporters.
Better to lose 1 flights worth of paying customers than the rest of the days. Oh, and all you're employees.
Acknowledged, i haven't seen too many 747s crash land into terminals at airports - but this is VERY new technology - more to errors - and my understanding is that, like the shuttle, this thing is seriously moving when it lands... No air-brakes, or reverse thrust or anything to slow it down, either...
...the people use Opera!