The sound of a sonar ping for a ping packet.
For port scans, I'd use basic tones, the pitch corresponding to the port being scanned -- your ear might detect something better than your firewall. Of course, the obvious thing that would follow, once it's known that someone uses tones to listen for port scans, would be to scan the ports in such a fashion as to generate music. cb
It's an interesting experiment in creating a distributed operating system, but it's certainly nothing to put on your production system. Give it a few years (assuming people are willing to actually explore this) and it just might be something Tanenbaum would put in his next book (or maybe not).
I also gotta wonder what the performance hit is, when the module you want is on the same machine requesting it, vs the non-Corba kernal (obviously if the module is on anther machine, you've got to deal with network latencies). cb
As we all know, Red Hat ties the name of one version to the next. Fitting "Guinness" is a little difficult.
Version - Name - Tie-together
3.0.3 - Picasso
3.0.4 - Rembrandt - Painters
4.0 - Colgate - Toothpastes
4.1 - Vanderbilt - Universities
4.2 - Biltmore - The Vanderbilts lived in Biltmore Estate
4.8 - Thunderbird - Hotels near the San Jose airport
4.9 - Mustang - Ford automobiles
5.0 - Hurricane - WWII fighters
5.1 - Manhattan - Mixed drinks
5.2 - Apollo - Theaters
5.9 - Starbuck - Battlestar Galactica characters
6.0 - Hedwig - Starbuck MN & St Hedwig TX are small towns
beta - Lorax - Hedwig Godiva & the Lorax are Dr Seuss characters
6.1 - Cartmann - MS Word macro-viruses (or cartoon characters)
beta - Piglet - Cartoon characters
6.2 - Zoot - Dr Piglet & Sir Zoot are occupants of Castle Anthrax
beta - Pinstripe - Types of suits
Linux Planet had an article in which they claimed the version after "Pinstripe" would be called "Winston".
At first, I had difficulty finding a tie-together between "Pinstripe" and "Guinness", but with "Winston" as an in-between, we have the Winston Fabrics which has a pinstripe product, and Winston's Restaurant in Colorado which serves Guinness, or Winston Agaba, who is a brand manager for Guinness, or Winston Churchill and Alec Guinness were both knighted.
Upon further examination, however, I discovered there is a red ale called "SKA Pinstripe", which seems to be a much cleaner tie-together with Guinness.
I'm still wondering about that "Winston" that Linux Planet mentioned.
Appears to be cracked, or at least broken. Front webpage has the title "hello. i own u." and an impressive piece of ascii art (Tux, made from what appears to be Linux kernel code), but no way to progress beyond that first page. Christopher A. Bohn
Woz has his head on a lot straighter than most of the people in SV
Coming face-to-face with mortality and walking away can do that. As for myself, my head's still a little loose, but I've found that I'm certainly more philosophical than I used to be. Christopher A. Bohn
As Cliff said, it's a tough call, and I'm not sure which way I'd go if it came right down to having to choose. As an engineer, I'm concerned about functionality ("does it work!?"). But I do have a couple thoughts about freeing the code:
Don't forget that it was a driver issue (for a printer) that broke RMS' camel's back and led him to form the Free Software Foundation.
If enough people voted with their wallets, your employer might realize there's a monetary benefit to freeing the code -- that is, if we take a stand that we won't purchase any hardware that isn't supported by free software, then there's a profit incentive for hardware manufacturers to free the drivers. Of course, realistically, they may be happy enough selling to those who don't mind non-free drivers (such as the larger market of MS Windows users).
One of two things is going to happen here: Either they are not actually going to use the GPL, or they're going to find people creating derivative works of the Linux version to make GPL'd versions for Solaris, BSD, Windows... Christopher A. Bohn
Rather, they give the source code itself away as a replacement for a warranty. The source code gives the consumer the ability to examine for herself whether a given program is reliable and well-engineered.
Methinks you hit the nail on the head right there. The rest is well-thought-out, too. And the closing remark thanking them for the opportunity to comment is a good example of politeness that goes a long way to making sure your comments are considered. In short, your apology for it being "far from perfect" is unnecessary. Christopher A. Bohn
Will this lead to the introduction of silly little "Designed for GNU/Linux" stickers to replace the silly little "Designed for Windows 98/NT" stickers? Christopher A. Bohn
A paper version is going to sit on shelves in the store, and people will see it. A web-only version will only be noticed if you advertise (banner ads = $$$ ; spam = bad karma) or if you manage a word-of-mouth campaign.
Besides, many people who access a web version are going to end up printing it, and you won't have saved any trees.
Christopher A. Bohn
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Be careful -- as with all things, you can screw yourself no matter what you do.
To be a sterling programmer, software engineer, or computer engineer, you definitely need to ground yourself in the fundamentals (as you said you wanted to do), so that you can analyze a problem, design an efficient algorithm, and write a language-neutral implementation before you even consider the implementation language. Once you do that, then as long as you stay familiar with the preferred technologies du jour, you should have no problem switching between languages as needed.
That said, let me emphasize that you'll need to keep your finger on the pulse of what's marketable, and this tends to be a positive-feedback loop. My father is in technical management for [major defense contractor], and he was telling me about how, now that DoD no longer mandates the use of Ada, [contractor]'s management was considering whether new projects should use Ada or C++. They decided to use C++, not based on technical merit (personal opinion omitted to avoid flamewar), but rather because there are more C++ programmers than Ada programmers. Of course, in making this decision, they reduced the demand for Ada programmers, so fewer programmers will learn Ada, and their decision will justify itself.
So, my two-cent advice (please email me an IOU for two cents) is to stay current with the computer technology fads (as well as those that will actually stick around for a few decades) so you can market yourself and to ground yourself solidly in theory so you can make best use of those fads.
But in all seriousness, releasing the code to the dialiectizer would allow us to enjoy it without putting rinkworks at risk of lawsuit, and without overloading rinkworks' server. Not having thoroughly examined their site, I don't know that they don't offer the code -- I just didn't see it upon casual inspection. Alternatively, perhaps recoding it as a plug-in would be a good idea. Same benefits, plus it'd be seamless -- just click a "dialectize" button. Christopher A. Bohn
Competition is a good thing -- this way, they're not merely "chasing someone's tail" (from the Halloween Document), but are also driving each other to constant improvement. Christopher A. Bohn
My apologies for any offense... I'm not a zealot for either desktop (indeed, until 11 months ago, I used fvwm). I happened to see over at Linux Today that both were released, and it struck me as relevant to a story on beta desktop updates. Christopher A. Bohn
If so, how far? Under the "six degrees of separation" theory, every server on the net could end up with at least one page with a propagated illegal link.
Slashdot Mirror
There is a set of established code of ethics for computer professionals, at least for those who are members of IEEE or ACM.
IEEE Code of Ethics
ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
ACM/IEEE Computer Society Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice
cb
The sound of a sonar ping for a ping packet.
For port scans, I'd use basic tones, the pitch corresponding to the port being scanned -- your ear might detect something better than your firewall. Of course, the obvious thing that would follow, once it's known that someone uses tones to listen for port scans, would be to scan the ports in such a fashion as to generate music.
cb
It's an interesting experiment in creating a distributed operating system, but it's certainly nothing to put on your production system. Give it a few years (assuming people are willing to actually explore this) and it just might be something Tanenbaum would put in his next book (or maybe not). I also gotta wonder what the performance hit is, when the module you want is on the same machine requesting it, vs the non-Corba kernal (obviously if the module is on anther machine, you've got to deal with network latencies).
cb
You hit that nail squarely on the head.
Christopher A. Bohn
As we all know, Red Hat ties the name of one version to the next. Fitting "Guinness" is a little difficult.
Version - Name - Tie-together3.0.3 - Picasso
3.0.4 - Rembrandt - Painters
4.0 - Colgate - Toothpastes
4.1 - Vanderbilt - Universities
4.2 - Biltmore - The Vanderbilts lived in Biltmore Estate
4.8 - Thunderbird - Hotels near the San Jose airport
4.9 - Mustang - Ford automobiles
5.0 - Hurricane - WWII fighters
5.1 - Manhattan - Mixed drinks
5.2 - Apollo - Theaters
5.9 - Starbuck - Battlestar Galactica characters
6.0 - Hedwig - Starbuck MN & St Hedwig TX are small towns
beta - Lorax - Hedwig Godiva & the Lorax are Dr Seuss characters
6.1 - Cartmann - MS Word macro-viruses (or cartoon characters)
beta - Piglet - Cartoon characters
6.2 - Zoot - Dr Piglet & Sir Zoot are occupants of Castle Anthrax
beta - Pinstripe - Types of suits
Linux Planet had an article in which they claimed the version after "Pinstripe" would be called "Winston".
At first, I had difficulty finding a tie-together between "Pinstripe" and "Guinness", but with "Winston" as an in-between, we have the Winston Fabrics which has a pinstripe product, and Winston's Restaurant in Colorado which serves Guinness, or Winston Agaba, who is a brand manager for Guinness, or Winston Churchill and Alec Guinness were both knighted.
Upon further examination, however, I discovered there is a red ale called "SKA Pinstripe", which seems to be a much cleaner tie-together with Guinness.
I'm still wondering about that "Winston" that Linux Planet mentioned.
Christopher A. Bohn
Christopher A. Bohn
So much for the notion that the Slashdot book reviews always give good scores!
Christopher A. Bohn
Appears to be cracked, or at least broken. Front webpage has the title "hello. i own u." and an impressive piece of ascii art (Tux, made from what appears to be Linux kernel code), but no way to progress beyond that first page.
Christopher A. Bohn
Christopher A. Bohn
Free as in speech, not free as in beer.
Christopher A. Bohn
Christopher A. Bohn
Heh. Now Slashdot can frame a letter from Apple's lawyers on the wall right next to the one from Microsoft =)
Christopher A. Bohn
Just don't go after any roadrunners with them.
[1]ACME= A Company that Makes Everything
Christopher A. Bohn
One of two things is going to happen here: Either they are not actually going to use the GPL, or they're going to find people creating derivative works of the Linux version to make GPL'd versions for Solaris, BSD, Windows...
Christopher A. Bohn
Methinks you hit the nail on the head right there. The rest is well-thought-out, too. And the closing remark thanking them for the opportunity to comment is a good example of politeness that goes a long way to making sure your comments are considered. In short, your apology for it being "far from perfect" is unnecessary.
Christopher A. Bohn
Will this lead to the introduction of silly little "Designed for GNU/Linux" stickers to replace the silly little "Designed for Windows 98/NT" stickers?
Christopher A. Bohn
A paper version is going to sit on shelves in the store, and people will see it. A web-only version will only be noticed if you advertise (banner ads = $$$ ; spam = bad karma) or if you manage a word-of-mouth campaign.
Besides, many people who access a web version are going to end up printing it, and you won't have saved any trees.
Christopher A. Bohn
Be careful -- as with all things, you can screw yourself no matter what you do.
To be a sterling programmer, software engineer, or computer engineer, you definitely need to ground yourself in the fundamentals (as you said you wanted to do), so that you can analyze a problem, design an efficient algorithm, and write a language-neutral implementation before you even consider the implementation language. Once you do that, then as long as you stay familiar with the preferred technologies du jour, you should have no problem switching between languages as needed.
That said, let me emphasize that you'll need to keep your finger on the pulse of what's marketable, and this tends to be a positive-feedback loop. My father is in technical management for [major defense contractor], and he was telling me about how, now that DoD no longer mandates the use of Ada, [contractor]'s management was considering whether new projects should use Ada or C++. They decided to use C++, not based on technical merit (personal opinion omitted to avoid flamewar), but rather because there are more C++ programmers than Ada programmers. Of course, in making this decision, they reduced the demand for Ada programmers, so fewer programmers will learn Ada, and their decision will justify itself.
So, my two-cent advice (please email me an IOU for two cents) is to stay current with the computer technology fads (as well as those that will actually stick around for a few decades) so you can market yourself and to ground yourself solidly in theory so you can make best use of those fads.
Christopher A. Bohn
Just keep the amp powered -- all those tubes should do the trick just fine =)
hihi de N0RZT kChristopher A. Bohn
Mmm. Slashquake. Imagine the possibilities.
Christopher A. Bohn
But in all seriousness, releasing the code to the dialiectizer would allow us to enjoy it without putting rinkworks at risk of lawsuit, and without overloading rinkworks' server. Not having thoroughly examined their site, I don't know that they don't offer the code -- I just didn't see it upon casual inspection.
Alternatively, perhaps recoding it as a plug-in would be a good idea. Same benefits, plus it'd be seamless -- just click a "dialectize" button.
Christopher A. Bohn
Competition is a good thing -- this way, they're not merely "chasing someone's tail" (from the Halloween Document), but are also driving each other to constant improvement.
Christopher A. Bohn
My apologies for any offense ... I'm not a zealot for either desktop (indeed, until 11 months ago, I used fvwm).
I happened to see over at Linux Today that both were released, and it struck me as relevant to a story on beta desktop updates.
Christopher A. Bohn
(whiteflag -- no desktop flamewar, please)
GNOME 1.1.90 (GNOME 1.2 Beta) also has been released.
Christopher A. Bohn
If so, how far? Under the "six degrees of separation" theory, every server on the net could end up with at least one page with a propagated illegal link.
Christopher A. Bohn