NASA a branch of the Air Force? No, NASA is a civilian agency. They launch classified payloads for the Air Force, and many astronauts are former USAF test pilots, but they're still separate.
Guess those 'genuine' crop circles can be human made, too. And considering humans, I'd say it's far more likely that the rest of the 'genuine' ones are just as 'real' as the MIT one.
Can anyone name one thing that is a greater threat to national security than Microsoft's software?
90% of the world hating us
Awful border security
The CIA and FBI letting interservice rivalries stop info sharing
etc. etc. etc.
Compare that to MS software. "Oh, someone got into the unimportant computer connected to the internet that we forgot to patch. Oh well, all the important stuff is separated by an air gap anyways - no biggie!" I'd imagine the US is worried more about these people who seem to be able to walk out with laptops and hard drives with impunity.
Saying that MS is the biggest threat to national security is just laughable.
Buy "The Bourne Identity" on DVD - a big ad for "Johnny English" shows up before the movie starts. Fortunately, it's skippable, but that won't last long...
I'd like to think that the director has the freedom to say "this is the way I want my movie shown" and that the public has the freedom to say "fine, I won't watch that movie because it offends me".
Imagine making Fight Club, then having someone remove the language, sex, and violence from it.
As posted numerous times in this thread, though, Xupiter doesn't install without asking for permission first, unless you have lower than default security settings. People have just become conditioned to saying "yes".
I completely blame Microsoft for not going out of their way to make sure everyone knows about that security flaw and making it easy for everyone to patch.
Automatic Windows Update popups aren't enough? What's MS supposed to do, lock you out of the computer until you click on the "Updates Pending" notification that pops up once a day?
Er, a bit dramatic, but yeah, kind of. You can't (shouldn't?) call someone 'stupid' for getting mugged or raped.
If they got dressed in hooker clothes, went to a seedy part of town, got very drunk and woke up in someone else's bed and claimed "rape!", then I'd call them stupid. And that's what not patching for six months is.
MS is partially at fault for not catching the bug when they wrote the software, but no one who writes code can claim to have bug free software (unless you write custom versions of "Hello World" for people). I doubt you can find many critical software projects without a single patch released.
Nope - a Java applet in IE shouldn't be able to access the registry and hard drive like that.
It actually doesn't install on default settings w/o a dialog box (my IE with default settings asks me first) - anyone who says it does (i.e. article poster) either doesn't remember or doesn't want to own up to having made the mistake.:-p
In addition, Javascript can bring up message boxes (idiotically enough, this is enabled by default by MS).
Idiotically enough, this is enabled by default by just about every browser for every OS.
A Javascript should not be able to take malicious, destructive action just because someone clicked "OK" in one of a series of dialogs that a Javascript popped up.
It can't. You're mistaking "Install on Demand" (bad thing) for JavaScript alert()s.
It's rather clear that you are most likely a (quite probably paid) Microsoft astroturfer
Haha. The sense of self-importance you have is amusing. Honestly, do you believe Microsoft really is all that interested in Slashdot? There's a few thousand regularly active posters here, that's it. MS is scared of Linux, but they certainly don't care about Slashdot.
See, I dislike Microsoft's business practices, but like some of their software. I'm able to separate the two things. I dislike zealotry - criticize Microsoft for good reasons, not silly outdated ones (like stability - there are Win2000 servers that have uptimes of 2+ years, according to Netcraft).
As for companies, you delude yourself if you think that big business doesn't break laws regularly. You think Coca Cola, McDonalds, GE, etc. are all good corporate citizens? Think again.
Identifies your stance vis-a-vis free (and certain to remain free) software rather clearly, doesn't it?
I don't consider the GPL free - I consider public domain and BSD-style licensing to be free. If you disagree, fine, but don't try and say that GPL is the only type of "Free" software.
So does paying your taxes. The Federal Government has broken many more laws than Microsoft has. Most companies break laws just like MS does, MS is just the favorite punching bag of the Slashdot trolls.
When was the last time you can remember Microsoft saying they supported a standard?
When your business is selling the operating systems that 90+% of everybody uses, software development tools should not be a profit center.
Why the hell not? The primary purpose of a company is to make money for their shareholders, not to provide charitable donations to software developers. If Microsoft sold Visual Studio at a loss (as you seem to advocate), you'd be whining about how they're trying to drive other software development tools out of business! So you hate them if they do one thing, but you hate them if they don't, as well.
Marketing.
You're whining about marketing? It actually surprises and annoys you that a large technology company that sells a very widely used product is advertising its products? IBM advertises their 'Linux' servers without telling you what Linux is, but you don't whine about that. This isn't some neo-socialist Star Trek utopia, you know.
They don't trust you.
And you don't trust them. Good way to keep each other on your toes.:-p If you trust any major company, you're pretty damn naive.
So why did Microsoft feel compelled to create their own GotDotNet Workspaces that is clearly just a ripoff of SourceForge?
I thought the OSS community was all about 'choice'? Maybe it's a good thing to have more than one? You know, kind of like having, say, more than one operating system?
It's a really sad way for a lot of people to waste a whole lot of time rebuilding that which already exists.
Apparently, the people in the Mono project want (and maybe need) what they're working on. They're putting in countless hours of their freetime because they'll benefit from it, and they maybe think others will, too. Who the fuck are you to tell them what they should and shouldn't work on?
Hell, Linux itself is in many ways "rebuilding something that already exists". That's a good thing.
In the end, we'll all just be left with another way to do the exact same thing only in a different language.
Should everything be written in machine code, then? After all, assembly code is just another way to do the exact same thing. And don't even get me started on that C++ shit. </sarcasm> (for the humor impaired)
If you're going to oppose.NET, at least do it for good reasons, not because "I hate Micro$uck and I'm bitter".
MSNBC actually seems to run a lot of positive articles about Linux and open source software. They had a glowing review of OpenOffice a few months back, for example.
I'm not saying that you can't use templates with PHP, I'm saying that the design of the language encourages you to mix your code and HTML into one big soup.
I've seen as many perl scripts embed HTML as I have PHP scripts. Blaming the language for bad programming practice on the part of the people using it is inane.
Speaking of PGSQL - does anyone know of a similar script to phpMyAdmin? I've been unable to find anything coming even close to phpMyAdmin for PGSQL... that's my one barrier to entry.
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Sites like PayPal, Yahoo Mail, Ticketmaster and the like are using this system because so far there is no way around it.
And banks use signatures because so far there is no way around it, right?
PayPal etc. use it because it's the best they currently have - that doesn't make it perfect by any means.
If you did, you would be very, VERY rich
Uh, no... you'd still need stolen credit card numbers and the ability to not be tracked.
NASA a branch of the Air Force? No, NASA is a civilian agency. They launch classified payloads for the Air Force, and many astronauts are former USAF test pilots, but they're still separate.
Then if I couldn't get them to drop that portion of the job requirement I would tell them to take the job and shove it.
Will you tell your children that, too, when they complain of hunger?
Not everyone can turn down jobs in the current economy, y'know.
Yes, scientific proof like the stuff found at this mysterious crop circle!
Oh, wait.
Guess those 'genuine' crop circles can be human made, too. And considering humans, I'd say it's far more likely that the rest of the 'genuine' ones are just as 'real' as the MIT one.
Fact of the matter is, if MIT students can do it, using it as undeniable evidence for the fact that aliens made the circle is silly.
If MIT can do it, you can't say humans can't do it.
And you'd be surprised at how far pranksters go to fool people.
Check your facts prior to flaming, eh?
Silver is measured in troy ounces, while most things are measured in avoirdupois (Imperial) ounces - 28.34 grams.
Compare that to MS software. "Oh, someone got into the unimportant computer connected to the internet that we forgot to patch. Oh well, all the important stuff is separated by an air gap anyways - no biggie!" I'd imagine the US is worried more about these people who seem to be able to walk out with laptops and hard drives with impunity.
Saying that MS is the biggest threat to national security is just laughable.
If I had children I would prefer that they [hear 'fuck' instead of 'Oh my God'. Call me a wacko.
Gladly. Wacko.
Buy "The Bourne Identity" on DVD - a big ad for "Johnny English" shows up before the movie starts. Fortunately, it's skippable, but that won't last long...
I'd like to think that the director has the freedom to say "this is the way I want my movie shown" and that the public has the freedom to say "fine, I won't watch that movie because it offends me".
Imagine making Fight Club, then having someone remove the language, sex, and violence from it.
As posted numerous times in this thread, though, Xupiter doesn't install without asking for permission first, unless you have lower than default security settings. People have just become conditioned to saying "yes".
I completely blame Microsoft for not going out of their way to make sure everyone knows about that security flaw and making it easy for everyone to patch.
Automatic Windows Update popups aren't enough? What's MS supposed to do, lock you out of the computer until you click on the "Updates Pending" notification that pops up once a day?
Tabs would be much cooler if I could figure out a way to make all target="_blank" new windows open up in a tab, instead.
Anyone know how to do that?
Er, a bit dramatic, but yeah, kind of. You can't (shouldn't?) call someone 'stupid' for getting mugged or raped.
If they got dressed in hooker clothes, went to a seedy part of town, got very drunk and woke up in someone else's bed and claimed "rape!", then I'd call them stupid. And that's what not patching for six months is.
MS is partially at fault for not catching the bug when they wrote the software, but no one who writes code can claim to have bug free software (unless you write custom versions of "Hello World" for people). I doubt you can find many critical software projects without a single patch released.
Nope - a Java applet in IE shouldn't be able to access the registry and hard drive like that.
:-p
It actually doesn't install on default settings w/o a dialog box (my IE with default settings asks me first) - anyone who says it does (i.e. article poster) either doesn't remember or doesn't want to own up to having made the mistake.
In addition, Javascript can bring up message boxes (idiotically enough, this is enabled by default by MS).
Idiotically enough, this is enabled by default by just about every browser for every OS.
A Javascript should not be able to take malicious, destructive action just because someone clicked "OK" in one of a series of dialogs that a Javascript popped up.
It can't. You're mistaking "Install on Demand" (bad thing) for JavaScript alert()s.
Slashdotted already? Goodness... that didn't last long!
Of course, when offering 10,000 CDs for download... a little extra bandwidth would probably be prudent.
You're mistaking "better" for "more widely used".
:-p
MacOS is "beaten-down-by-windows" even if it is "better"
It's rather clear that you are most likely a (quite probably paid) Microsoft astroturfer
Haha. The sense of self-importance you have is amusing. Honestly, do you believe Microsoft really is all that interested in Slashdot? There's a few thousand regularly active posters here, that's it. MS is scared of Linux, but they certainly don't care about Slashdot.
See, I dislike Microsoft's business practices, but like some of their software. I'm able to separate the two things. I dislike zealotry - criticize Microsoft for good reasons, not silly outdated ones (like stability - there are Win2000 servers that have uptimes of 2+ years, according to Netcraft).
As for companies, you delude yourself if you think that big business doesn't break laws regularly. You think Coca Cola, McDonalds, GE, etc. are all good corporate citizens? Think again.
Identifies your stance vis-a-vis free (and certain to remain free) software rather clearly, doesn't it?
I don't consider the GPL free - I consider public domain and BSD-style licensing to be free. If you disagree, fine, but don't try and say that GPL is the only type of "Free" software.
It's benefits a criminal organization.
:-p If you trust any major company, you're pretty damn naive.
.NET, at least do it for good reasons, not because "I hate Micro$uck and I'm bitter".
So does paying your taxes. The Federal Government has broken many more laws than Microsoft has. Most companies break laws just like MS does, MS is just the favorite punching bag of the Slashdot trolls.
When was the last time you can remember Microsoft saying they supported a standard?
Might not be the 'last' time, but it's one of them...
When your business is selling the operating systems that 90+% of everybody uses, software development tools should not be a profit center.
Why the hell not? The primary purpose of a company is to make money for their shareholders, not to provide charitable donations to software developers. If Microsoft sold Visual Studio at a loss (as you seem to advocate), you'd be whining about how they're trying to drive other software development tools out of business! So you hate them if they do one thing, but you hate them if they don't, as well.
Marketing.
You're whining about marketing? It actually surprises and annoys you that a large technology company that sells a very widely used product is advertising its products? IBM advertises their 'Linux' servers without telling you what Linux is, but you don't whine about that. This isn't some neo-socialist Star Trek utopia, you know.
They don't trust you.
And you don't trust them. Good way to keep each other on your toes.
So why did Microsoft feel compelled to create their own GotDotNet Workspaces that is clearly just a ripoff of SourceForge?
I thought the OSS community was all about 'choice'? Maybe it's a good thing to have more than one? You know, kind of like having, say, more than one operating system?
It's a really sad way for a lot of people to waste a whole lot of time rebuilding that which already exists.
Apparently, the people in the Mono project want (and maybe need) what they're working on. They're putting in countless hours of their freetime because they'll benefit from it, and they maybe think others will, too. Who the fuck are you to tell them what they should and shouldn't work on?
Hell, Linux itself is in many ways "rebuilding something that already exists". That's a good thing.
In the end, we'll all just be left with another way to do the exact same thing only in a different language.
Should everything be written in machine code, then? After all, assembly code is just another way to do the exact same thing. And don't even get me started on that C++ shit. </sarcasm> (for the humor impaired)
If you're going to oppose
MSNBC actually seems to run a lot of positive articles about Linux and open source software. They had a glowing review of OpenOffice a few months back, for example.
These aren't ones with wide distribution, but they're very useful for what they do:
Gallery (specifically Gallery Remote, and the thumbnail applet)
Editize (nice HTML editor for replacing <textarea> tags)
They're not huge applications suites, they're small, useful apps that fit a niche need - and that's what makes them successful.
That looks just like what I need - thanks!
I'm not saying that you can't use templates with PHP, I'm saying that the design of the language encourages you to mix your code and HTML into one big soup.
I've seen as many perl scripts embed HTML as I have PHP scripts. Blaming the language for bad programming practice on the part of the people using it is inane.
I was looking for an image gallery script and saw millions of php ones that were horrid and decided to write my own.
Check out Gallery - the best gallery app I've seen, period.
Speaking of PGSQL - does anyone know of a similar script to phpMyAdmin? I've been unable to find anything coming even close to phpMyAdmin for PGSQL... that's my one barrier to entry.