The vast majority of Free Software products to date have been lame, half-arsed knock-offs of products by Microsoft et al. Hopefully this will force Free Software to *innovate* for a change. That can only be a good thing for Free Software.
It's a great idea. It combines all of your communincation services into a single package. It consolidates the cost of running all the lines, as well as the maintenance expense.
This is why the MICROSOFT OFFICE XP is such a good product! OFFICE XP is several degrees of magnitude of superiority better than the small, speciallized UNIX style application programs. This approach cannot help but succeed in all manner of enterprises. Yet another example of MICROSOFT innovation leading to gains for FREE SOFTWARE users such as myself!
but I don't know if this is a good idea. Should we really have the LINUX using 14 yr old hackers working with Government secrets like this? Can you really trust illegal hackers like this?
I agree with this post. Sometimes I have trouble working with the LINUX, and I have to give up and use a real OS to get my work done, solely based on the complete ineptitude of the LINUX fonts. With fonts that bad, I can see why the LINUX GURU do not use the X-WINDOWS.
where A is an n*n matrix with inverse A^(-1), P and C are n element vectors consisting of plaintext and ciphertext characters respectively, and gcd(det A, 26) = 1.
It's more difficult to break than say a Vigenere or Caesar cipher since the value of the cipher characters depends on the character(s) next to it in the plaintext. But it's nowhere near unbreakable with small n.
Combinatorics is a branch of mathematics. It studies finite collections of objects
that satisfy certain criteria, and is in particular concerned with counting the objects in those collections (enumerative combinatorics) and with deciding whether certain "optimal" objects exist (extremal combinatorics).
An example of a combinatorial question is the following: What is the number of possible
orderings of a deck of 52 playing cards?
That number equals 52! (see factorial). It is the product of all the natural numbers from one to fifty-two. It may seem surprising that this number, about 8.065817517094 × 1067, is so large. That
is a little bit more than 8 followed by 67 zeros. Comparing that number to some other large numbers, it is greater than the square of Avogadro's number, 6.022 × 1023, "the number of atoms, molecules, etc., in a gram mole".
Calculating the number of ways that certain patterns can be formed is the beginning of combinatorics.
Let S be a set with n objects. Combinations of k objects from this set S are subsets of S having k elements each (where the order of listing the elements does not distinguish two subsets). Permutations of k objects from this set S refer to sequences of k different elements of S (where two sequences are considered different if they contain the same elements but in a different order). Formulas for the number of permutations and combinations are readily available and important throughout combinatorics.
Some very subtle patterns can be developed and some surprising theorems proved.
One example of a surprising theorem is of [Frank P. Ramsey]?:
Suppose 6 people meet each other at a party. Some of those already know each other, some of
them do not. It is always the case that one can find 3 people out of the 6 such that they either all know each other or that they are all strangers to each other.
The idea of finding order in random configuration gives rise to [Ramsey theory]?.
Essentially this theory says (in mathematical language) that any random configuration will, if it is large enough, contain smaller configuration of a given type. For example if you try hard enough any pattern of stars can be found in the sky. It has been used to debunk claims that some patterns are especially meaningful.
For the vast majority of law-abiding Americans, spam is a non-issue. Almost everybody I fraternise with uses MicroSoft's HoTMaiL.NET service.
During recent renovations to the worlds first and best web-mail system, MicroSoft were kind and talented enough to add a heuristics-based artificial intelligence spam-blocking feature. At first I was sceptical - I mean, I use a sophisticated L.I.N.U.X. system to try and reduce spam, and still I receive around 10-20 spam messages every day. Imagine my suprise the day I peered over a colleague's shoulder to see the work of art that is the new HoTMaiL.NET User Interface. Not only was it exceptionally aesthetically pleasing, but it had a helpful 'Junk-Mail' mailbox to keep precisely that - Junk Mail!!! I proceeded to enquire about this fantastic, energy saving innovation. My co-worker simply could not contain her delight with the system. She confided that since the HoTMaiL revamp, she had received a total of zero unwanted messages, including ones from a mentally unstable transient who had been stalking her for weeks!!
I'm sorry if I rant, or come off as an 'astro-turfer' (whatever that means), but I prefer to think of myself as an evangelist. Simply put, HoTMaiL.NET is the finest e-mail system currently in use, and I would have no problems whatsoever in recommending it to anybody who would rather receive less unwanted mail. I'm sure that when the Netherlands receives access to the civilised Internet, the judge's decision will be overturned as their population migrates to a powerful, easy-to-use system such as MicroSoft's spam filter.
Stop stealing music you thieves! 'Burning' CDs, and trading 'MP3z' is morally equivalent to robbing stores at gunpoint, hacking the internet, or murdering babies. Be aware that G*d sees all and knows all, sinners!!
With more projects like this, I look forward to the day Linux/Apache will finally be ready to compete with trusted solutions such as WinNT/IIS for mission critical systems.
However, it would be possible to have a decent-looking (ie non-wacko), slimline design differentiated from Apple's normal consumer kit. This might be a niche market, but that is usually where Apple thrives.
Ever since I switched to L.I.N.U.X several years ago (kernal 2.0), the intersection between the market economy and information technology has often been on my mind. While the free market favours holding information for capital gain, technology (especially the Internet) runs on the free exchange of said information. After years of pondering, I have come to the conclusion that capitalism and the Internet are completely incompatible.
'Spam', as it is called, is a byproduct of the capitalist way of life. Businesses are forced to advertise online using the most intrusive means possible in order to scavange the crumbs of the pie of life. But what if we removed this artificial competition? Couldn't we replace with a society of mutual cooperation?
Now, I'm not saying that I hate America (in fact, I hold the founding tenets of understanding and tolerance dear to my heart), but every great civilization needs a few minor adjustments along the way. That, my comrades, is why I feel that it is time for America to embrace socialism.
Under socialism, spam would disappear! The Internet would be full of interesting and informative information, instead of the barren wasteland of corporate sanctioned propaganda it is today!
Of course, the change would be quite a shock to American culture, but is this not the nation that escaped the shackles of the tyrannical British!? Surely this cannot be so hard!?
For the sake of the children, I pray that it is not. I look forward to USA (the greatest nation on Earth) joining the rest of the developed world in the socialist paradise.
I MAY JUST GET A FIRST POIST ON SLASHDOT!!!
HURRAY FOR OPEN SOURCE POWER!!!
HDTV 2DAY!!!
stupid lame filter(Use the Preview Button! Check those URLs! Don't forget the h(Use the Preview Button! Check those URLs! Don't forget the h
On one hand you have Cocoon 2, which I have found to be a solid performer under even the most heavy use. Don't worry about the poor support for OS X and Solaris - this is because they are closed-source, which makes it more difficult to develope for. Without the source-code, you don't know what could be going on!!! I suggest you stick with a proven OS such as Linux - it's GPLed which means that the code is of higher quality than those other OSs. However, I would stay well clear of Cocoon, as that would mean using Java. Java is made by Sun, who are notorious for using closed-source development methods. By using Java you are practically condoning M$!!@ You don't want to be Bill Gate$$z bitch, do you???
I thought not.
Therefore, the clear winner is Zope. An added benefit is that Python is developed by Guido van Rossum. Judging from his name, he probably comes from some crazy South American country, and they're always fighting for the cause (ie Communism). Using the product of a communist nation is a sure way to stick it to M$$!!!~ Don't worry about having to switch languages, just fire your developers, it's all the rage!! You can pick up some cheap, Free Software-friendly coders from under some bridges or something. (Don't worry about the smell, you'll get used to it - once you are emancipated and embrace Free Software that is!!!)
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The vast majority of Free Software products to date have been lame, half-arsed knock-offs of products by Microsoft et al. Hopefully this will force Free Software to *innovate* for a change. That can only be a good thing for Free Software.
Anyone k3wl 3nuff to use Vim will realise what a piece of festering crap KDE is.
It's OOG VORBUS, dickface.
This is why the MICROSOFT OFFICE XP is such a good product! OFFICE XP is several degrees of magnitude of superiority better than the small, speciallized UNIX style application programs. This approach cannot help but succeed in all manner of enterprises. Yet another example of MICROSOFT innovation leading to gains for FREE SOFTWARE users such as myself!
Maybe you would get further if you weren't so arrogant?
but I don't know if this is a good idea. Should we really have the LINUX using 14 yr old hackers working with Government secrets like this? Can you really trust illegal hackers like this?
I agree with this post. Sometimes I have trouble working with the LINUX, and I have to give up and use a real OS to get my work done, solely based on the complete ineptitude of the LINUX fonts. With fonts that bad, I can see why the LINUX GURU do not use the X-WINDOWS.
where A is an n*n matrix with inverse A^(-1), P and C are n element vectors consisting of plaintext and ciphertext characters respectively, and gcd(det A, 26) = 1.
It's more difficult to break than say a Vigenere or Caesar cipher since the value of the cipher characters depends on the character(s) next to it in the plaintext. But it's nowhere near unbreakable with small n.
Why not? There are plenty of reasons to hate Lunix, besides Lunix users.
An example of a combinatorial question is the following: What is the number of possible orderings of a deck of 52 playing cards? That number equals 52! (see factorial). It is the product of all the natural numbers from one to fifty-two. It may seem surprising that this number, about 8.065817517094 × 1067, is so large. That is a little bit more than 8 followed by 67 zeros. Comparing that number to some other large numbers, it is greater than the square of Avogadro's number, 6.022 × 1023, "the number of atoms, molecules, etc., in a gram mole".
Calculating the number of ways that certain patterns can be formed is the beginning of combinatorics. Let S be a set with n objects. Combinations of k objects from this set S are subsets of S having k elements each (where the order of listing the elements does not distinguish two subsets). Permutations of k objects from this set S refer to sequences of k different elements of S (where two sequences are considered different if they contain the same elements but in a different order). Formulas for the number of permutations and combinations are readily available and important throughout combinatorics.
Some very subtle patterns can be developed and some surprising theorems proved. One example of a surprising theorem is of [Frank P. Ramsey]?:
Suppose 6 people meet each other at a party. Some of those already know each other, some of them do not. It is always the case that one can find 3 people out of the 6 such that they either all know each other or that they are all strangers to each other.
The idea of finding order in random configuration gives rise to [Ramsey theory]?. Essentially this theory says (in mathematical language) that any random configuration will, if it is large enough, contain smaller configuration of a given type. For example if you try hard enough any pattern of stars can be found in the sky. It has been used to debunk claims that some patterns are especially meaningful.
See also: Finite Mathematics
HTH, HAND.
Seems like I've been reading about this for years. Glad to see it finally becoming reality.
During recent renovations to the worlds first and best web-mail system, MicroSoft were kind and talented enough to add a heuristics-based artificial intelligence spam-blocking feature. At first I was sceptical - I mean, I use a sophisticated L.I.N.U.X. system to try and reduce spam, and still I receive around 10-20 spam messages every day. Imagine my suprise the day I peered over a colleague's shoulder to see the work of art that is the new HoTMaiL.NET User Interface. Not only was it exceptionally aesthetically pleasing, but it had a helpful 'Junk-Mail' mailbox to keep precisely that - Junk Mail!!! I proceeded to enquire about this fantastic, energy saving innovation. My co-worker simply could not contain her delight with the system. She confided that since the HoTMaiL revamp, she had received a total of zero unwanted messages, including ones from a mentally unstable transient who had been stalking her for weeks!!
I'm sorry if I rant, or come off as an 'astro-turfer' (whatever that means), but I prefer to think of myself as an evangelist. Simply put, HoTMaiL.NET is the finest e-mail system currently in use, and I would have no problems whatsoever in recommending it to anybody who would rather receive less unwanted mail. I'm sure that when the Netherlands receives access to the civilised Internet, the judge's decision will be overturned as their population migrates to a powerful, easy-to-use system such as MicroSoft's spam filter.
Hosts files are fucking cool. Goodbye doubleclick.net!
FP?
PS, FP?
Just make sure you don't tell anybody about it and you'll be fine.
This seems like a good thing to me.
However, it would be possible to have a decent-looking (ie non-wacko), slimline design differentiated from Apple's normal consumer kit. This might be a niche market, but that is usually where Apple thrives.
'Spam', as it is called, is a byproduct of the capitalist way of life. Businesses are forced to advertise online using the most intrusive means possible in order to scavange the crumbs of the pie of life. But what if we removed this artificial competition? Couldn't we replace with a society of mutual cooperation?
Now, I'm not saying that I hate America (in fact, I hold the founding tenets of understanding and tolerance dear to my heart), but every great civilization needs a few minor adjustments along the way. That, my comrades, is why I feel that it is time for America to embrace socialism.
Under socialism, spam would disappear! The Internet would be full of interesting and informative information, instead of the barren wasteland of corporate sanctioned propaganda it is today!
Of course, the change would be quite a shock to American culture, but is this not the nation that escaped the shackles of the tyrannical British!? Surely this cannot be so hard!?
For the sake of the children, I pray that it is not. I look forward to USA (the greatest nation on Earth) joining the rest of the developed world in the socialist paradise.
Once again, I have been let down by free software.
I hate my life.
I MAY JUST GET A FIRST POIST ON SLASHDOT!!! HURRAY FOR OPEN SOURCE POWER!!! HDTV 2DAY!!! stupid lame filter(Use the Preview Button! Check those URLs! Don't forget the h(Use the Preview Button! Check those URLs! Don't forget the h
I thought not.
Therefore, the clear winner is Zope. An added benefit is that Python is developed by Guido van Rossum. Judging from his name, he probably comes from some crazy South American country, and they're always fighting for the cause (ie Communism). Using the product of a communist nation is a sure way to stick it to M$$!!!~ Don't worry about having to switch languages, just fire your developers, it's all the rage!! You can pick up some cheap, Free Software-friendly coders from under some bridges or something. (Don't worry about the smell, you'll get used to it - once you are emancipated and embrace Free Software that is!!!)
HTH, HAND!!