The second, current, vaccine for Polio was a live virus vaccine (the first one was a dead virus vaccine). That is, it was a weakened Polio virus that was easy for the immune system to fight off.
What also happens is that the weakened vaccine is communicable. Some children who are not vaccinated catch the weakened virus from the children that are vaccinated, and the vast majority of them are also innoculated.
But a very small miniority of children who "catch" the weakened virus don't develop immunity fast enough to avoid actually contracting polio. This adverse effect was weighed against the benefit of the positive effects and the powers-that-be decided to accept the tradeoff.
Now we're entering a new era of the same situation with a live-virus flu vaccine, the chief benefit of which is that it is a nose-spray instead of a shot. People who don't want a shot of dead virus can get a nose spray of weakened virus.
But we also have a larger population of immune-compromised people--transplant patients and HIV patients, who are vulnerable to weakened viruses.
So, how does this analogy relate to the "beneficial worm" in cyberspace?
A beneficial worm would (a) only attack "vulnerable" systems, and (b) some of those "vulnerable" systems would actually get sick, offsetting the beneficial effect.
Who gets to decide whether the benefits outweigh the adverse effects?
Quoth the article: "Executives have talked of taking a more "modular" approach to Microsoft's biggest products, breaking them down into smaller elements that can be worked on independently."
So does that mean IE will become a module again?
And the standard release will be the reduced edition?
Microsoft says Dr. Kai-Fu Lee shouldn't go to work for Google, in part, because the Dr. has knowledge of Microsoft's proprietary recruiting strategies.
Maybe they mean that, after working at Microsoft, he knows what _not_ to do.
The first half was up at least two days ago, when our friend, who used to live in Violet, called from his refuge in Covington. He wanted me to describe the arial view of Violet, but the Katrina pictures were the same then as now: just the New Orleans metro area, and not much of St. Bernard's parish, Violet or Chalmette.
Not only are drinks and popcorn cheaper, but there's more flexibility in consumables, and acceptable behavior is broader.
Plus you get replays.
Motion pictures started out before television. You used to be forced to go to a theatre to get them.
Now, seeing a really good space opera in a really good theatre still appeals to me. But the combinatorics of that are worse now than ever before.
I would still be willing to go see "2001 A Space Odyssey" in a really good theatre, even though that movie is almost as old as I am. The theatre adds to the experience of a dazzling audio-visual creation.
I didn't want to even read about this summer's dreck.
> we were authorized to give away outdated equipment to schools, > they made us do a multiple-pass low-level format on each > and every HDD that left the building.
Maybe they were afraid of pr0n leaking into the schools from the upper-management PC's.
And maybe that's what those high-end graphics cards were for.
Secondly, if Europe decides to f**k themselves by shutting out Samba, the rest of the world will just have to enjoy the free software while Europe bends over for Microsoft.
That ought to get a few delegates run out on a rail.
Slashdot Mirror
... sorry, wrong address.
This goes against my attitude that an "opt in" service is better than an "opt out" service.
The second, current, vaccine for Polio was a live virus vaccine (the first one was a dead virus vaccine). That is, it was a weakened Polio virus that was easy for the immune system to fight off.
What also happens is that the weakened vaccine is communicable. Some children who are not vaccinated catch the weakened virus from the children that are vaccinated, and the vast majority of them are also innoculated.
But a very small miniority of children who "catch" the weakened virus don't develop immunity fast enough to avoid actually contracting polio. This adverse effect was weighed against the benefit of the positive effects and the powers-that-be decided to accept the tradeoff.
Now we're entering a new era of the same situation with a live-virus flu vaccine, the chief benefit of which is that it is a nose-spray instead of a shot. People who don't want a shot of dead virus can get a nose spray of weakened virus.
But we also have a larger population of immune-compromised people--transplant patients and HIV patients, who are vulnerable to weakened viruses.
So, how does this analogy relate to the "beneficial worm" in cyberspace?
A beneficial worm would (a) only attack "vulnerable" systems, and (b) some of those "vulnerable" systems would actually get sick, offsetting the beneficial effect.
Who gets to decide whether the benefits outweigh the adverse effects?
> [X] Google Earth
> [X] Google Moon
> [X] Google Sun
Google black hole
I watch programs on Tivo because I don't want to watch on someone else's schedule.
*casters, I'll stop watching your shows if you flag them so I can't record them.
Quoth the article: "Executives have talked of taking a more "modular" approach to Microsoft's biggest products, breaking them down into smaller elements that can be worked on independently."
So does that mean IE will become a module again?
And the standard release will be the reduced edition?
Microsoft says Dr. Kai-Fu Lee shouldn't go to work for Google, in part, because the Dr. has knowledge of Microsoft's proprietary recruiting strategies.
Maybe they mean that, after working at Microsoft, he knows what _not_ to do.
> Maybe the next half will be up tomorrow...
The first half was up at least two days ago, when our friend, who used to live in Violet, called from his refuge in Covington. He wanted me to describe the arial view of Violet, but the Katrina pictures were the same then as now: just the New Orleans metro area, and not much of St. Bernard's parish, Violet or Chalmette.
But we already know: Violette is gone now.
Will we be taping the chip to the form instead of the bar code?
I dare Slashdot to establish a review process for those at the top.
Not only are drinks and popcorn cheaper, but there's more flexibility in consumables, and acceptable behavior is broader.
Plus you get replays.
Motion pictures started out before television. You used to be forced to go to a theatre to get them.
Now, seeing a really good space opera in a really good theatre still appeals to me. But the combinatorics of that are worse now than ever before.
I would still be willing to go see "2001 A Space Odyssey" in a really good theatre, even though that movie is almost as old as I am. The theatre adds to the experience of a dazzling audio-visual creation.
I didn't want to even read about this summer's dreck.
Please, I built a PONG game because I got tired of plugging quarters into the machine at the bus station.
Besides, for ultra-low-tech, try "Operation!" (Bzzzt).
Why else would the fundamental unit of computer logic be the Al-Gore-ithm?
> we were authorized to give away outdated equipment to schools,
> they made us do a multiple-pass low-level format on each
> and every HDD that left the building.
Maybe they were afraid of pr0n leaking into the schools from the upper-management PC's.
And maybe that's what those high-end graphics cards were for.
So, how much just to save the data from destruction and put it on the 'net?
The eminient "celestial mechanicians" can then decide whether they want to see the data on their own nickel.
If you don't like this distribution, fork your own.
Shouldn't the heavier elements sink to the center of the galaxy ?
Just kidding
The comet slams into _you_.
If you copy my identity, it's theft.
If I copy your identity, it's fair use.
Got it?
Claim credit for the fact that the disaster didn't happen.
Mention "back channel chatter" a lot.
Profit.
It will have six qubits and will be able to simulate an elevator and a traffic light.
Interesting on how you use "sic" for correct grammar.
The appostrophe is only used in the contraction for "it is," not the posessive "belongs to it."
Imagine a beowulf cluster of these.
CB radio and the WWW have in common that you only have one button to push, and you don't even have to read.
Secondly, if Europe decides to f**k themselves by shutting out Samba, the rest of the world will just have to enjoy the free software while Europe bends over for Microsoft.
That ought to get a few delegates run out on a rail.