Everything terrorists do is, by definition, stupid.
I have to disagree. 9/11, while horrific and twisted, was still brilliant.
Nobody's ever going to make us safer by overestimating the intelligence of terrorists.
Yet everything they do is, in your words, "by definition, stupid"? Methinks you're underestimating them...?
Besides, if you read the 9/11 Commission report, you saw just how close we came to losing Flight 93.
If flight 93 crashing with the loss of all on board doesn't count as "lost", I don't know what does...
And those precious locks on the cockpit doors that so many short-sighted people fought for will do an excellent job of keeping the passengers and crew out of the hijackers' way.
If the passengers and crew can't get in, neither can the terrorists (at least, not without explosives or taking apart the door, but that'd make it accessible by the passengers anyways).
Funny that you accuse others of being short-sighted...
And we couldn't even agree on what "unbiased" means, anyways - some people think Michael Moore is unbiased, and others think Ann Coulter is unbiased. Getting the two to agree about a news source is going to be a little tough...:-p
Saying "Google is not biased" and using a single search term as your evidence is kinda silly, especially when that search term is the most obvious possible one - if Google was fiddling around with the search results for the query "search", someone'd find it in minutes.
I don't believe they are, but Google could be manipulating far more obscure terms whilst leaving obvious ones untainted (or even moving Google down a bit) to throw people off the trail.
Says, "the SuSE installation process is nearly perfect," as if you have to install on a computer bought at Walmart and as if Windoze installs are "perfect".
I'm sorry, I must have skipped the part where they said Windows was perfect. I thought it was just a nice compliment to SuSE...
Then this slam, "The laptop installation was another story. It seems the version of SuSE that was used is old ? and getting older all the time.... Nothing worked. "
If it didn't install right on the laptop, isn't that a rather valid gripe? You claim others are trolling and toeing the party line, yet you dismiss complaining about something not working at all as a biased slam?!
The author goes on to complain that it can't do VPN and a host of other things that's just plain bullshit as free software's networking capability blows Windoze away
Again, you complain about their reporting a valid gripe. Does Lindows work with VPN out of the box like OSX and Windows? Nope. The fact that a third party software package can be downloaded doesn't mean it's easy for the average user.
Of course, the right distro to try Linux with is a live CD such as Knoppix or Mepis.
Not for someone using Lindows for its main selling point - compatibility with Windows software!
The "Open Source" on the server article is SCO style FUD at it's finest, "The communal aspects of open source can lead to thorny legal questions, particularly when a company claims its proprietary code has seeped into a project. Because developers typically don't offer warranties, end users could be held liable for infringements." Blah, blah, clueless bullshit that at no point recommends free software over M$ cruft, especially on the desktop.
I'm not sure how you missed all the SCO news here on Slashdot. Yes, SCO's claims are bullshit - but that doesn't make the statement in the article inaccurate.
Your final article, about how "biodiversity analogy has it's limits", is a defense of M$'s pathetic security record.
Wrong again! The article quotes Microsoft defending themselves - as a news source is expected to do! You claim they take one side of a story, then suggest they should take only one side of the story - the one you like.
"Friends" might not let friends install Windows, but most people don't make "friends" with idiotic, inconsistent, irrational, and immature zealots in the first place.
Yeah, right - like the people selling those mailing lists do any quality control!
They're filled with dupes (one analysis I saw found 56 of the same address), invalid formats, etc. all to increase their claims of "100 MILLION E-MAILS!"
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Everything terrorists do is, by definition, stupid.
I have to disagree. 9/11, while horrific and twisted, was still brilliant.
Nobody's ever going to make us safer by overestimating the intelligence of terrorists.
Yet everything they do is, in your words, "by definition, stupid"? Methinks you're underestimating them...?
Besides, if you read the 9/11 Commission report, you saw just how close we came to losing Flight 93.
If flight 93 crashing with the loss of all on board doesn't count as "lost", I don't know what does...
And those precious locks on the cockpit doors that so many short-sighted people fought for will do an excellent job of keeping the passengers and crew out of the hijackers' way.
If the passengers and crew can't get in, neither can the terrorists (at least, not without explosives or taking apart the door, but that'd make it accessible by the passengers anyways).
Funny that you accuse others of being short-sighted...
Not much more than current models. The technology is pretty mature, considering that machine guns are over a century old.
What about, say, nanotech bullets to counter the nanotech armor?
Some sort of EMP to kill the nanomachines, or nanomachines in the bullet to destroy the armor...
Right Click > Copy Link Location
(or Copy Shortcut, in IE)
To quoth the smartass, "pwned!"
Well known fact, which is why most people are intelligent enough to copy and paste the URL and go from there.
Need step-by-step instructions?
At least CNN always tacks on a disclaimer that they're related when they report on an(other) AOL/TW company.
To be fair, so does MSNBC.com.
And we couldn't even agree on what "unbiased" means, anyways - some people think Michael Moore is unbiased, and others think Ann Coulter is unbiased. Getting the two to agree about a news source is going to be a little tough... :-p
Saying "Google is not biased" and using a single search term as your evidence is kinda silly, especially when that search term is the most obvious possible one - if Google was fiddling around with the search results for the query "search", someone'd find it in minutes.
I don't believe they are, but Google could be manipulating far more obscure terms whilst leaving obvious ones untainted (or even moving Google down a bit) to throw people off the trail.
except it has been a known issue since 1999...
Bug 22183. This is the first mention of the problem that I am aware of. It was marked confidential for five years until 7-21-2004.
Gotta love that security-by-obscurity...
No one gives a shit, because you just spent $100-$150 to photocopy a $20 book.
Says, "the SuSE installation process is nearly perfect," as if you have to install on a computer bought at Walmart and as if Windoze installs are "perfect".
... Nothing worked. "
I'm sorry, I must have skipped the part where they said Windows was perfect. I thought it was just a nice compliment to SuSE...
Then this slam, "The laptop installation was another story. It seems the version of SuSE that was used is old ? and getting older all the time.
If it didn't install right on the laptop, isn't that a rather valid gripe? You claim others are trolling and toeing the party line, yet you dismiss complaining about something not working at all as a biased slam?!
The author goes on to complain that it can't do VPN and a host of other things that's just plain bullshit as free software's networking capability blows Windoze away
Again, you complain about their reporting a valid gripe. Does Lindows work with VPN out of the box like OSX and Windows? Nope. The fact that a third party software package can be downloaded doesn't mean it's easy for the average user.
Of course, the right distro to try Linux with is a live CD such as Knoppix or Mepis.
Not for someone using Lindows for its main selling point - compatibility with Windows software!
The "Open Source" on the server article is SCO style FUD at it's finest, "The communal aspects of open source can lead to thorny legal questions, particularly when a company claims its proprietary code has seeped into a project. Because developers typically don't offer warranties, end users could be held liable for infringements." Blah, blah, clueless bullshit that at no point recommends free software over M$ cruft, especially on the desktop.
I'm not sure how you missed all the SCO news here on Slashdot. Yes, SCO's claims are bullshit - but that doesn't make the statement in the article inaccurate.
Your final article, about how "biodiversity analogy has it's limits", is a defense of M$'s pathetic security record.
Wrong again! The article quotes Microsoft defending themselves - as a news source is expected to do! You claim they take one side of a story, then suggest they should take only one side of the story - the one you like.
"Friends" might not let friends install Windows, but most people don't make "friends" with idiotic, inconsistent, irrational, and immature zealots in the first place.
Sun's Java Desktop System shows promise
"If you're in the market for a change, or you want to see what all this fuss over Linux is all about, Lindows 4.0 is definitely worth a try. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised."
Open-source software a big tech player
Experts warn of Microsoft 'monoculture'
Open your eyes, eh?
See also the link in the other reply to this comment for a nice example.
I believe they were convicted of being an abusive monopoly.
Why not?
Jesus picked the bits of Jewish theology he liked, and still called himself a Jew.
If there is no public contact information, then how can the domain name owner be contacted?
Easily - via a contact form on the registrar's website. Let 'em contact without knowing the e-mail address it's going to.
http://www.google.com/remove.html#images
It'd burn up in the atmosphere as it came down. Too thin to survive the heat of reentry.
Like someone else already posted, a 62 mile cable would fall right back down.
You have to have the cable go past geosynchronous orbit to counterbalance and keep the thing taut.
Yeah, right - like the people selling those mailing lists do any quality control!
They're filled with dupes (one analysis I saw found 56 of the same address), invalid formats, etc. all to increase their claims of "100 MILLION E-MAILS!"
a) don't lump in Google and Microsoft, one has a sound ethical policy and the other is a convicted criminal
That's his point - he'd take ads from both.
Now that's geeky.
You honestly believe Visa, MasterCard and American Express don't have security folks working around the clock?
The telephone reps probably just don't have the authority to override business hours.
That should do the trick.
*snort*
So you have a problem with the defense of Christian pilgrims who were being attacked by the Turks?
Now I know you're trolling.
Works fine here.
Brilliant segment, too.