You'll be eating your words and drinking George Dubbas H2Oil in 15-20 years when china becomes a super power to rival that of former russia
By which time they'll be just another capatalist hegemony, much like yesterday's Britain and today's US. If you dislike capatalist hegemonies so much, why are you gloating over this?
What makes you think those things are proof of intellgence? For all you know, the Ape might consider itself intellegent because of the exact opposite reasons.
True, but everyone knows the true marks of intelligence are opposable thumbs, and a mistaken belief that tuna nets are relly good place to go get food.
As opposed to what linux does, which is releasing patches for vulnerabilities that have not yet been exploited?
I can't figure out what you mean.
Are you implying that vulnerabilities are not found on the Linux platform before they are exploited? That would be wrong; the vast majority of vulnerabilities are caught by other developers and hawk-eyed users (unlike Windows, where they are caught by MS employees and crackers only).
Or are you implying that patching unexploited vulnerabilities is a bad idea? That would be just plain dumb, so I'll assume that's not what you meant.
Irresponsible PC users cause a lot of the major security issues in this connected world; you can't put all the blame on Microsoft.
You're absolutely right. However, I think we can at least claim that MS creates favorable conditions for the spread of virii both in the products themselves and user education associated with them.
What about some of the biggest issues in recent history like blaster or code red? Both were patched by Microsoft well in advance of their outbreak.
Those are two very good examples of MS breaking from normal behavior. That's just my opinion, however, so take it with a grain of salt.
Apparently, Microsoft policy is only to release patches for vulnerabilities that are currently being exploited.
And yes, this is flamebait. M$ can't (or won't) secure a paper sack, much less an operating system. More patches from Linux vendors means they're actually working on the freaking problem.
And if loyalty should be a driving factor, then what if it's not ? What loyalty do you have towards someone you don't even respect ?
In such an event, don't complain to the world and keep working there; quit. It's not just a good idea; it's your obligation. That's why I have no sympathy for the EA whistleblowers. If they hate their employers, they need to quit.
...of the professional world (damn these short comment titles!) is that you become a representative (somewhat) even on your own time. That means you respect the company's privacy and keep internal matters internal.
It's kind of like a family member airing all you dirty laundry. Do they have a right to be upset about your idiosynchrosies? Maybe, probably. Should they be telling the whole world about it? No... I think loyalty should be a driving factor here.
That said, I would have hoped that Google would be more lenient than this (assuming he was fired). But now they have public investors to think of, and they have to act more like a corporation than perhaps they have in the past. Sometimes that means tough love for employees who forget their first task is to make money for the company.
That's a stupid people problem. If I put a bucket on a downtown street corner with a sign that says, "deposit $5 now," and people do so without question, it is their fault. It's not an issue with the sidewalk not being safe.
Quit trying to compete with the USA technology wise, because you will lose.
Are you kidding? We're still sending people into space with less computing power on board than TI-83's. Well, we were. Today we don't send anyone into space because our so-called "advanced technology" is old n' busted. EU's got the new hotness, and we got the old n' busted. I would like to see China and the EU do more in space, so we feel more compelled to one-up them and do even greater things in space than we have yet done. As an added side benefit to all, international space races have been and will continue to be of benefit to all humanity.
I certainly keep hearing about these muggings that happen to all these people wearing iPods in [...] especially large, patrolled software giant campuses.
I don't know. I just bought a copy of Windows XP Home, and I feel pretty robbed right now.
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You'll be eating your words and drinking George Dubbas H2Oil in 15-20 years when china becomes a super power to rival that of former russia
By which time they'll be just another capatalist hegemony, much like yesterday's Britain and today's US. If you dislike capatalist hegemonies so much, why are you gloating over this?
What makes you think those things are proof of intellgence? For all you know, the Ape might consider itself intellegent because of the exact opposite reasons.
True, but everyone knows the true marks of intelligence are opposable thumbs, and a mistaken belief that tuna nets are relly good place to go get food.
A friend of mine used the goatse image for his MSN person icon and I had a buffer overflow of my own.
This begs the question... is he really your friend, after all?
As opposed to what linux does, which is releasing patches for vulnerabilities that have not yet been exploited?
I can't figure out what you mean.
Are you implying that vulnerabilities are not found on the Linux platform before they are exploited? That would be wrong; the vast majority of vulnerabilities are caught by other developers and hawk-eyed users (unlike Windows, where they are caught by MS employees and crackers only).
Or are you implying that patching unexploited vulnerabilities is a bad idea? That would be just plain dumb, so I'll assume that's not what you meant.
Dammit. I knew we should of signed the Kyoto Protocol.
Irresponsible PC users cause a lot of the major security issues in this connected world; you can't put all the blame on Microsoft.
You're absolutely right. However, I think we can at least claim that MS creates favorable conditions for the spread of virii both in the products themselves and user education associated with them.
What about some of the biggest issues in recent history like blaster or code red? Both were patched by Microsoft well in advance of their outbreak.
Those are two very good examples of MS breaking from normal behavior. That's just my opinion, however, so take it with a grain of salt.
That analogy is much more appropriately applied to Windows. "Look at IE, it hasn't seen a patch in 10 months!"
Apparently, Microsoft policy is only to release patches for vulnerabilities that are currently being exploited.
And yes, this is flamebait. M$ can't (or won't) secure a paper sack, much less an operating system. More patches from Linux vendors means they're actually working on the freaking problem.
And if loyalty should be a driving factor, then what if it's not ? What loyalty do you have towards someone you don't even respect ?
In such an event, don't complain to the world and keep working there; quit. It's not just a good idea; it's your obligation. That's why I have no sympathy for the EA whistleblowers. If they hate their employers, they need to quit.
...of the professional world (damn these short comment titles!) is that you become a representative (somewhat) even on your own time. That means you respect the company's privacy and keep internal matters internal.
It's kind of like a family member airing all you dirty laundry. Do they have a right to be upset about your idiosynchrosies? Maybe, probably. Should they be telling the whole world about it? No... I think loyalty should be a driving factor here.
That said, I would have hoped that Google would be more lenient than this (assuming he was fired). But now they have public investors to think of, and they have to act more like a corporation than perhaps they have in the past. Sometimes that means tough love for employees who forget their first task is to make money for the company.
That's a stupid people problem. If I put a bucket on a downtown street corner with a sign that says, "deposit $5 now," and people do so without question, it is their fault. It's not an issue with the sidewalk not being safe.
for fuck sake, it's Johnny Mnemonic.
Maybe he was just trying to forget, like you should have been if you were a sane man.
its part of a new ad revenue campaign. studies have shown that users are more apt to click ad's when they see bold text in the site.
Damn. I have an instinctual urge to click the link in the parent post, but I cant find it! Where is it?
Quit trying to compete with the USA technology wise, because you will lose.
Are you kidding? We're still sending people into space with less computing power on board than TI-83's. Well, we were. Today we don't send anyone into space because our so-called "advanced technology" is old n' busted. EU's got the new hotness, and we got the old n' busted. I would like to see China and the EU do more in space, so we feel more compelled to one-up them and do even greater things in space than we have yet done. As an added side benefit to all, international space races have been and will continue to be of benefit to all humanity.
it just took time to emerge
Damn, those Gentoo guys don't miss a beat, do they?
I certainly keep hearing about these muggings that happen to all these people wearing iPods in [...] especially large, patrolled software giant campuses.
I don't know. I just bought a copy of Windows XP Home, and I feel pretty robbed right now.
And I see that R'ing TFA is still lost on most Slashdotters these days...
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Including whoever named this
I'm guessing in another 10 years, that continental divide will close even more.
I predict we will probably close with Asia first, especially since they are poised to take over top spot in the world economy.
Besides, IIRC, the Atlantic Ocean has expanded 300 feet since Columbus's day due to tectonic shifting. We're going to collide with Asia!
I believe my sig speaks for itself.
Zimmermann makes some Pretty Good Points in the interview.
"Hanging is too good for a punster. He should be drawn and quoted."
In Soviet Russia, they teach you how to spell.
Like, if my HPiece-of-shit laptop dies and I "transfer" my XP license to a Dell, does that count as piracy?
Yes, because now you don't buy software. You lease it. >:(
revdep-rebuild -pv is what you want. Run it before you go uninstalling packages.
If you don't get help at Charter, get help somewhere.
forget GUI desktops
If only I could, my friend, if only I could.