I had to say something, it was bothering me:) First and foremost, I have yet to see true innovation from Microsoft. If anything, I've seen innovation ripped from the free and open source company by companies such as Apple and Microsoft. Look at the various GUI features that Apple and Microsoft both scream about, yet how many of these features were available in the Open Source and Free Software communities long before they implemented them? Also, is it not funny that Microsoft is creating a server with no GUI... Where in God's green earth did they get this idea?
I'm not saying Microsoft didn't contribute their fair share. They made personal computing available to the masses. Yet, was this truly innovative? Or did they steal their ideas from Apple and Xerox?
I think Mr. Ballmer is scared because he realizes the threat of the F/LOSS community. Various projects are maturing at a rapid pace thanks to the free time of developers, graphic designers, usability engineers, computer scientists, and just people who do it as a hobby. I guess he doesn't realize that people from all over the world do it for the fun of it or to scratch one's own itch.
I do not think F/LOSS will replace Microsoft anytime soon, but I definitely do think that they have been eating a big market share and Microsoft is definitely seeing some damage.
So... in conclusion...::: Gives Ballmer the Finger:::::: Ducks to Avoid Flying Chair:::
Actually, stress is not normal. I think society is trying to push that as an unpleasant truth to keep people working and motivated. Stress has been proven to shorten lifespan and cause numerous health issues (ulcers, hair loss, etc.). I believe our current system is broken. Why should we have to feel stressed pursuing our career? As an advanced civilization, why can't we set out what we need to accomplish for the betterment of the human race without having to feel pressure?
Stress is more of a state-of-mind then we should learn to avoid, not to cope with. Due to a pressing deadline, we can work more hours without feeling stressed. We are just taught that the anxiety and pressure is natural and to "cope" with it. To constantly feel content, to be in a sound state of mind, is a better solution than "to cope" (usually pursue some physical activity to release some aggression). I am very athletic and believe in physical activity, but I do not believe it to be a permanent therapeutic solution.
slashdot seems to be posting stories more than once to demonstrate the real effect of deja vu on the jolt drinking, halo playing, pornography downloading whacked out crowd it caters to.
The session is saved in RAM, so when power is removed, RAM stays the same. When you hit the power button again, it just starts where it left off. Neat? I thought so.
Firefox is relatively more of a newer product than IE. Also, Firefox's vulnerabilities are being discovered by third person's and their grandma who can actually look at the code and identify them. How many vulnerabilities exist in IE and which ones are getting fixed? We can't compare this to Firefox only because IE is closed source and we just don't know how many there are. Lastly, this article only shows the number of vulnerabilities, and not the severity of the them. If IE has 25 severe vulnerabilites within a month and Firefox has 3 severe vulnerabilities (but a total of 30), I'd say that the total number clearly is not representative.
"Remember that it's all a matter of usability vs. security. I could make the most secure airline in the world. But no one would ever want to fly completely naked and cuffed to their seats."
Bah... speak for yourself! I wonder what first class would get me!!!
I live in Vermont, about 2 minutes from UVM. I have to say that I am not surprised at all. At one time this college was rated number 1 party school of the nation. You could drive up and see people naked or having sex on the green in front of the college. This place is full of shady characters. Now it is 99% hippys (dreadlocks with tie dye, and yes they don't take showers). But I hear you can get some good ganja from the medical grad students!!!
and possessing a dirty mind isn't the best thing to have when reading a title like "Store your own juice."... you mean they are not talking about my mojo?
Parent should be modded more insightful than that!
It will be even easier now to make trojans and/or viruses
that spread via AIM with this now available.
As a security consultant... I just pooped my pants.
Slashdot Mirror
I had to say something, it was bothering me :) First and foremost, I have yet to see true innovation from Microsoft. If anything, I've seen innovation ripped from the free and open source company by companies such as Apple and Microsoft. Look at the various GUI features that Apple and Microsoft both scream about, yet how many of these features were available in the Open Source and Free Software communities long before they implemented them? Also, is it not funny that Microsoft is creating a server with no GUI... Where in God's green earth did they get this idea?
I'm not saying Microsoft didn't contribute their fair share. They made personal computing available to the masses. Yet, was this truly innovative? Or did they steal their ideas from Apple and Xerox?
I think Mr. Ballmer is scared because he realizes the threat of the F/LOSS community. Various projects are maturing at a rapid pace thanks to the free time of developers, graphic designers, usability engineers, computer scientists, and just people who do it as a hobby. I guess he doesn't realize that people from all over the world do it for the fun of it or to scratch one's own itch.
I do not think F/LOSS will replace Microsoft anytime soon, but I definitely do think that they have been eating a big market share and Microsoft is definitely seeing some damage.
So... in conclusion... ::: Gives Ballmer the Finger ::: ::: Ducks to Avoid Flying Chair :::
When selling Support... do it as a subscription type.
Like pay for a year of support... etc...
Make sense?
Actually, stress is not normal. I think society is trying to push that as
an unpleasant truth to keep people working and motivated. Stress has
been proven to shorten lifespan and cause numerous health issues (ulcers,
hair loss, etc.). I believe our current system is broken. Why should we have
to feel stressed pursuing our career? As an advanced civilization, why can't
we set out what we need to accomplish for the betterment of the human race
without having to feel pressure?
Stress is more of a state-of-mind then we should learn to avoid, not to cope with.
Due to a pressing deadline, we can work more hours without feeling stressed.
We are just taught that the anxiety and pressure is natural and to "cope" with it.
To constantly feel content, to be in a sound state of mind, is a better solution
than "to cope" (usually pursue some physical activity to release some aggression).
I am very athletic and believe in physical activity, but I do not believe it to
be a permanent therapeutic solution.
Just my humble opinion!
This also just in...
slashdot seems to be posting stories more than once to demonstrate
the real effect of deja vu on the jolt drinking, halo playing, pornography
downloading whacked out crowd it caters to.
there is this really cool site... perhaps you heard of it..
i think that call it wikipedia...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOAP
it just may contain the information you are looking for... just a hunch.
I am amazed at how many people didn't mention MRAM!
Though it is not out yet, it will cause a computer to boot in record time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MRAM
The session is saved in RAM, so when power is removed, RAM stays the same.
When you hit the power button again, it just starts where it left off.
Neat? I thought so.
- Dominick
Actually, that isn't a clear answer.
It is one thing to touch another little boy's gonads, and another thing to touch 1's and 0's that don't belong to you.
Firefox is relatively more of a newer product than IE. Also, Firefox's vulnerabilities are being discovered by third person's and their grandma who can actually look at the code and identify them. How many vulnerabilities exist in IE and which ones are getting fixed? We can't compare this to Firefox only because IE is closed source and we just don't know how many there are. Lastly, this article only shows the number of vulnerabilities, and not the severity of the them. If IE has 25 severe vulnerabilites within a month and Firefox has 3 severe vulnerabilities (but a total of 30), I'd say that the total number clearly is not representative.
_Dom_
Yes, it will take that many people to handle the overload of DNS traffic that Vista will cause. :)
"The 99% messes it up for the 1% that are good cops."
Let me guess, *you're a cop*!
"Remember that it's all a matter of usability vs. security. I could make the most secure airline in the world. But no one would ever want to fly completely naked and cuffed to their seats."
Bah... speak for yourself! I wonder what first class would get me!!!
I live in Vermont, about 2 minutes from UVM. I have to say that I am not surprised at all. At one time this college was rated number 1 party school of the nation. You could drive up and see people naked or having sex on the green in front of the college. This place is full of shady characters. Now it is 99% hippys (dreadlocks with tie dye, and yes they don't take showers). But I hear you can get some good ganja from the medical grad students!!!
Slashdot made the list? Impossible...
FUCK DIGG AND FUCK YOU (Business 2.0, not you fellow slashdotters).
This article was posted in CVS like four freakin weeks ago.
Firefox does give you a choice. Within the search bar you can click "Add Engines" and add more than two dozen of them :P
and possessing a dirty mind isn't the best thing to have when reading a title like "Store your own juice." ... you mean they are not talking about my mojo?
Use all my non-existance karma points to mod parent up!
HAHA... anyways, I giggled when I read it.
Parent should be modded more insightful than that! It will be even easier now to make trojans and/or viruses that spread via AIM with this now available. As a security consultant... I just pooped my pants.
They may be able to sustain the server load of the entire U.S.
but I doubt they can sustain the SLASHDOT EFFECT!!!
It's like shooting fish in a barrell. Good job guys!
I just show my Slashdot I.D. to any sort of authority, anywhere, and they immediately release me out of fear of my karma rating.
Vive La Slashdot!
sorry, meant this...
:bastards
telnet lake.stark.k12.oh.us 80
goto bastards
/"
and disconnected. Put it in an infinite loop and vooliah!
or you could write a quick shell script that auto connected through telnet, sent "GET
Type this in quick!!!
:bastards
batch.bat:
telnet lake.stark.k12.oh.us 80
goto bastards
Oh please... no contest... Java is so 90's... like oh my gosh!
So... FALSE it is... or FALSE it isn't?
YOU FAIL!!!
Mod parent up. I believe there has not been enough consideration of this new scientific method... the ass factor.