There *is* a difference however. Solid rocket fuel by itself contains enough oxygen to sustain combustion, whereas the bottle of alcohol in my bathroom doesn't. Rocket fuel will burn fine under water, alcohol won't. Which is kinda troublesome if you want to extinguish it.
"The best of closed-source software is found in so-called mission-critical applications: things like jet engines, nuclear power plants, telephone systems, medical devices. These are things that simply can't fail, or people may die. "
This type of quality (CMM level 5, I might hope) doesn't happen overnight. It can only be reached by subjecting the whole development process to rigorous methods. Also, someone is hired and appointed as the responsible person for the software in question. Not just any software company is capable of reaching CMM level 5, even if it was Mr Gates himself who founded it (I'm not even sure MS writes software at CMM 2). We're talking about best-of-the-breed software companies here.
In contrast, no warranty is given on software that is released under the GPL. It is in the nature of the GPL that anyone can contribute, but that if you wish to use it, you do so at your own risk.
Which makes me draw the conclusion: Duh- *Of course* open source software has more bugs than mission critical nuclear power plant / jet engine / hospital equipment software.
Whoever said "The 2002 NIST study estimated that $22 billion of the cost of buggy software would vanish with better testing" doesn't realize that there is more to software quality than testing. Software quality only happens it is guaranteed in every step of the development process, from specification to rollout.
This is drifting immensely off-topic, but SOS does not mean 'save our souls'. That (as well as 'Save Our Ship') is merely a co-notation added to the morse code later on. The SOS morse code...---... was invented as emergency signal because it was easy to remember.
Obviously, this was originally an analog recording, so there was no possibility for 'time farts' which are sometimes caused by digital congestion.
There's no space between 'for' and 'man' that leaves room for a 'A'. If you *want* it enough though, you can imagine one right there. Note however that mr. Armstrong was speaking clearly and articulately at the time of those historic words (as anyone would, knowing they were making history). I find the explanation that Neil realized his goof-up and therefore paused after the word 'Man' more plausible.
"The "a" was transmitted, though, and can be verified in an analysis using a Canadian sound editing software called GoldWave, Ford said."
Gold Wave would probably be my LAST choice in any audio analysis. And what an in-depth analysis it was: Ford viewed the wave form in spectrum view, wanted to see an 'uh' sound and guess what? There it was, right at the end of the 'r' sound (which has similar spectral characteristics).
"Ford contacted Hansen and compiled his findings in the format of a scientific paper." Which doesn't automatically make it a scientific paper. Of course if someone can link to the paper, I'd be more than willing to verify it.
Call centers are subject to regulations. "This is a survey" is something that those people must say to adhere to these regulations.
The same regulations state when they have to hang up. When the call is at an inconvenient time and you tell them so; or when they get an answering machine. So all you need to do after hearing "This is a survey" is counter "This is an answering machine. Please leave a message *beep*" and they'll have to hang up. Also, supposedly, if you tell them not to call again, they should respect that. Of course that last one is about as effective as unsubscribing from spam.
Another option I've thought of is to use a linux box in combination with caller ID to block these calls. Without fail, *all* tele-surveys have caller ID disabled. If you want to talk to me, either enable caller ID or leave a message. Which tele surveys won't do due to regulations.
The current anti-virus business is mainly built on loose ground: (the lack of) security in the main OS that they support. As the OS gets more secure, the need for AV software greatly diminishes, and it is likely that some AV companies will go out of business as a result of it. At this moment, however, this hardly seems the problem yet, as most security issues are addressed by "patches" rather than real solutions: antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-whatnot, which when bundled with the OS would be unfair competition to Antivirus-software houses.
As said- Europe isn't demanding reduced security, but fair competition. But even when 'fair' competition is allowed and security keeps improving, the software houses that provide security solutions should seriously consider rethinking their strategy as they may become redundant and go out of business anyway.
So, seeing that the anti-virus business is in a lose-lose situation, I guess they concluded they might as well cry wolf. This isn't impressive- it's just money talking. So am I defending MS on this? No (of course not- this is slashdot). I think the AV business should be allowed to compete. I just don't think that it will make much of a difference, in this case.
Andrew Brust called driver compatibility Microsoft's "biggest impediment" to getting Vista out in time. "Driver compatibility will be key," he said.
Is the driver format the same as before or has it changed again? I wonder how many hardware manufacturers are going to need to port their drivers and how much hardware will break again this new release. Also, while these hardware manufacterers are at it, they might give a thought to setting up a cross-platform codebase for their drivers, which will benefit everyone in the long run.
How will this even help? Will the browser shield require signatures and/or heuristics like virus scanners, and thus get outdated?
If manpower needs to be invested in this technology, wouldn't the same manpower be better invested in solving the problem, rather than patching it?
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It is normal to grieve after a death, but this isn't the same as being depressed (although I've seen people fall into depression after a death). Depression knows no reason - it can make someone feel down for no reason at all.
Even if biochemically they may be similar, there is a major difference: Grief is a temporary imbalance in body chemistry, whereas depression is a new balance altogether.
That was quite insightful. Not only can we reuse our sewage, it will double as fertilizer. It also wouldn't be a bad idea to stop flushing our toilets with food-grade water. Now if we can educate people to not use their toilets as garbage bins, this might actually work.
To desalinate sea water, all you need to do is evaporate sea water- the salt will stay behind. With a power source as big as the sun and 2/3 of the planet covered with sea water, this shouldn't be too much of a problem. Not hindered by any practical knowledge about this, I'd say that a few cans of black paint (to absorb solar energy) and a few huge sheets of plastic to catch condensation water would go a long way.
Who do you sue? Sorry but that question is So American. The answer is: Who do you sue now, if you are foolish enough to let Junior operate a table saw *without* this safety feature and he cuts off his finger? Because you know it will come to that.
Instead of paying additional XBOX game developers a salary, MS is going to ask XBOX developers to pay *them*? Brilliant. I'm going to start a company right away, and I'll make sure to hire lots of developers to pay me.
As usual, Brazil is ahead of the rest of the world in social things. By this comment, I'm assuming you live in Brazil. I've lived in several countries and find sometimes things can be seen more clearly from a distance. From my outsiders' point of view, Brazil doesn't look like it's ahead of the rest of the world, socially; with a flourishing market in bullet-proof cars, it looks like a bigger mess than I'd ever care to live in.
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There *is* a difference however. Solid rocket fuel by itself contains enough oxygen to sustain combustion, whereas the bottle of alcohol in my bathroom doesn't. Rocket fuel will burn fine under water, alcohol won't. Which is kinda troublesome if you want to extinguish it.
"The best of closed-source software is found in so-called mission-critical applications: things like jet engines, nuclear power plants, telephone systems, medical devices. These are things that simply can't fail, or people may die. "
This type of quality (CMM level 5, I might hope) doesn't happen overnight. It can only be reached by subjecting the whole development process to rigorous methods. Also, someone is hired and appointed as the responsible person for the software in question. Not just any software company is capable of reaching CMM level 5, even if it was Mr Gates himself who founded it (I'm not even sure MS writes software at CMM 2). We're talking about best-of-the-breed software companies here.
In contrast, no warranty is given on software that is released under the GPL. It is in the nature of the GPL that anyone can contribute, but that if you wish to use it, you do so at your own risk.
Which makes me draw the conclusion: Duh- *Of course* open source software has more bugs than mission critical nuclear power plant / jet engine / hospital equipment software.
Whoever said "The 2002 NIST study estimated that $22 billion of the cost of buggy software would vanish with better testing" doesn't realize that there is more to software quality than testing. Software quality only happens it is guaranteed in every step of the development process, from specification to rollout.
This is drifting immensely off-topic, but SOS does not mean 'save our souls'. That (as well as 'Save Our Ship') is merely a co-notation added to the morse code later on. The SOS morse code ...---... was invented as emergency signal because it was easy to remember.
I went off and downloaded the Sound clip
Obviously, this was originally an analog recording, so there was no possibility for 'time farts' which are sometimes caused by digital congestion.
There's no space between 'for' and 'man' that leaves room for a 'A'. If you *want* it enough though, you can imagine one right there. Note however that mr. Armstrong was speaking clearly and articulately at the time of those historic words (as anyone would, knowing they were making history). I find the explanation that Neil realized his goof-up and therefore paused after the word 'Man' more plausible.
"The "a" was transmitted, though, and can be verified in an analysis using a Canadian sound editing software called GoldWave, Ford said."
Gold Wave would probably be my LAST choice in any audio analysis. And what an in-depth analysis it was: Ford viewed the wave form in spectrum view, wanted to see an 'uh' sound and guess what? There it was, right at the end of the 'r' sound (which has similar spectral characteristics).
"Ford contacted Hansen and compiled his findings in the format of a scientific paper."
Which doesn't automatically make it a scientific paper. Of course if someone can link to the paper, I'd be more than willing to verify it.
The Japanese first think of the suit as a way to help (nurses) in hospitals.
As usual, the first American thought is how this could be used in war.
I find this a bit tiring at least. Don't you guys see how brainwashed you are?
Vista creating jobs is a good thing. Or is it just a euphemism for reduced productivity?
Even better, get the firefox video downloader extension and watch then *after* they're gone.
the Segway can unexpectedly apply reverse torque to the wheels, which can cause a rider to fall
HA-HA!
Call centers are subject to regulations. "This is a survey" is something that those people must say to adhere to these regulations.
The same regulations state when they have to hang up. When the call is at an inconvenient time and you tell them so; or when they get an answering machine. So all you need to do after hearing "This is a survey" is counter "This is an answering machine. Please leave a message *beep*" and they'll have to hang up. Also, supposedly, if you tell them not to call again, they should respect that. Of course that last one is about as effective as unsubscribing from spam.
Another option I've thought of is to use a linux box in combination with caller ID to block these calls. Without fail, *all* tele-surveys have caller ID disabled. If you want to talk to me, either enable caller ID or leave a message. Which tele surveys won't do due to regulations.
I'm not in the U.S. nor a citizen, but doesn't this "Circumvent" the copy protection?
I'm even lazier.
sudo apt-get install softwarepackage
The current anti-virus business is mainly built on loose ground: (the lack of) security in the main OS that they support. As the OS gets more secure, the need for AV software greatly diminishes, and it is likely that some AV companies will go out of business as a result of it. At this moment, however, this hardly seems the problem yet, as most security issues are addressed by "patches" rather than real solutions: antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-whatnot, which when bundled with the OS would be unfair competition to Antivirus-software houses.
As said- Europe isn't demanding reduced security, but fair competition. But even when 'fair' competition is allowed and security keeps improving, the software houses that provide security solutions should seriously consider rethinking their strategy as they may become redundant and go out of business anyway.
So, seeing that the anti-virus business is in a lose-lose situation, I guess they concluded they might as well cry wolf. This isn't impressive- it's just money talking. So am I defending MS on this? No (of course not- this is slashdot). I think the AV business should be allowed to compete. I just don't think that it will make much of a difference, in this case.
Hey, there are worse fates than being sucked into a black hole. Might clean things up in the world!
Yeah, but who's gonna turn off the lights?
and if we make it to 2012, it all blows up anyway. Hey, you don't hear me complain. At least my Unix clock won't overflow.
Andrew Brust called driver compatibility Microsoft's "biggest impediment" to getting Vista out in time. "Driver compatibility will be key," he said.
Is the driver format the same as before or has it changed again? I wonder how many hardware manufacturers are going to need to port their drivers and how much hardware will break again this new release. Also, while these hardware manufacterers are at it, they might give a thought to setting up a cross-platform codebase for their drivers, which will benefit everyone in the long run.
How will this even help? Will the browser shield require signatures and/or heuristics like virus scanners, and thus get outdated? If manpower needs to be invested in this technology, wouldn't the same manpower be better invested in solving the problem, rather than patching it?
I bet it does, CmdrTaco.
It is normal to grieve after a death, but this isn't the same as being depressed (although I've seen people fall into depression after a death). Depression knows no reason - it can make someone feel down for no reason at all.
Even if biochemically they may be similar, there is a major difference: Grief is a temporary imbalance in body chemistry, whereas depression is a new balance altogether.
That was quite insightful. Not only can we reuse our sewage, it will double as fertilizer. It also wouldn't be a bad idea to stop flushing our toilets with food-grade water. Now if we can educate people to not use their toilets as garbage bins, this might actually work.
To desalinate sea water, all you need to do is evaporate sea water- the salt will stay behind.
With a power source as big as the sun and 2/3 of the planet covered with sea water, this shouldn't be too much of a problem. Not hindered by any practical knowledge about this, I'd say that a few cans of black paint (to absorb solar energy) and a few huge sheets of plastic to catch condensation water would go a long way.
This price will always exist with every copy of a car's design produced because we can't magick up a car out of thin air.
Yet.
Who do you sue? Sorry but that question is So American. The answer is: Who do you sue now, if you are foolish enough to let Junior operate a table saw *without* this safety feature and he cuts off his finger? Because you know it will come to that.
hmmmmmm... waffles
Instead of paying additional XBOX game developers a salary, MS is going to ask XBOX developers to pay *them*?
Brilliant. I'm going to start a company right away, and I'll make sure to hire lots of developers to pay me.
As usual, Brazil is ahead of the rest of the world in social things. By this comment, I'm assuming you live in Brazil. I've lived in several countries and find sometimes things can be seen more clearly from a distance. From my outsiders' point of view, Brazil doesn't look like it's ahead of the rest of the world, socially; with a flourishing market in bullet-proof cars, it looks like a bigger mess than I'd ever care to live in.