He probably means that they are using something like a 30 bit hash. If so then the odds of changing the binary without changing the hash are about 1 billion to 1.
Unless you happen to corrupt the part that calculates the hash!;-p
In short, tabulating paper ballots with all those offices on them would be a nightmare.
Unless you used a scanning machine to tally the votes. Then it woud be really easy, fast, and economical, while preserving the benefits of a physical paper trail.
We also use this system, except we complete an arrow with a black marker instead of filling in an oval. An additional good feature of the system (your system may have this as well) is that if you have voted incorrectly (two choices made for prez, or whatever) the scanner machine spits it back at you, uncounted, as invalid. You can fix it and submit a valid vote. No invalid votes ever make it into the counting box
I don't think our machines actually tally the cards, they just validate them, I think the cards are all taken back to a central counter. It's a good flexible system, with a paper record that makes it tougher to cheat. It's much less expensive than a row of PC's too.
Who cares? So, you can't access Windows software from Linux? What else is new? I couldn't do any of that three years ago when I was experimenting with Linux (and making out with guys) in college. But times have changed, I've matured and just used the OS that everyone else uses (Windows) so as not to make things too difficult.
I like *using* computers, not tweaking/fixing them when Linux doesn't work the way it should.
Install Windows 98 or something. MSN should work fine then. But then, what do I know? I'm just a naked chick?
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So I'm naked. So what?
So, I think you are not naked, and not a chick. I think you are a bot.
Does anyone actually run SuSE Linux outside of Europe?
I got SuSE 8.2 because I had run the live eval CD, and the Knoppix live eval CD, and they both configured themselves very well. I was building a new computer for myself (Antec Sonata case, ASUS PAPE/Lan motherboard, P4 2.4GHz) and they had SuSE 8.2 Pro at CompUSA when I when in to pick up a Linux package. Loaded up right away, found my printer (DeskJet 880C) right away, found my hard drive, video, CD, mouse all right away. It installed itself from 5 CD's, and I was the absolute newest newbie around.
I did have to dig a bit to get the Geforce4 card to use hardware acceleation on OpenGL. I had to get the new NVIDIA driver, and do some command line things to get it to load itself in. While not completely point and click, I was able to do it knowing essentially nothing but how to work Google and newsgroups.
What would really surprise me is if they actually use some GPLed public/private key encryption!
You know that they could use a GPL'ed encryption scheme, and still it would not be crackable unless MS gave^B^B^B^B sold you a valid secret key. I'm betting they just make the price of a valid key for your IM program a) secret (to find it out, you have to promise not to tell) and b) horrifically high.
That's technically correct, they buy legislators who make the laws. It is happening everywhere in the USA, and here in Wisconsin.
Corporations do not need to make a profit. They don't eat, they don't live in a house or raise children. They can dissolve at any time, they are a legal fiction.
If SCO is not deceiving anybody, why isn't their case thrown out of court? Why is our legal system being used for this farce? Why does Redhat have to spend their money to fight this pack of lies?
The legal system is supposed to be protecting the "marks" as you label them from the hucksters and cheats of the world, not to act as their "muscle". But corporations just want to "put bread on the table" and have no qualms about using the legal system in any way possible to further their goals. It stinks. And as these corporations buy more laws for themselves, it will stink worse.
You can make as much profit as you like, and I think that is just fine, as long as you are not deceiving somebody into losing their money so you can take it. You can call it trickery, or theft, extortion, or manipulation, but as long as you are using smoke and mirrors to get money from other folks pockets into your own, you are scum in my book. I believe SCO is operating just that kind of a bunko operation.
I don't admire what they did at all. They are money-chasing scum. You should not just laugh off what they did, unless you are also prepared to trade your values for cash.
The Kylix Delphi (object Pascal) seems very good to me as well. It has the same benefits as Kylix BCB, and (like BCB) you can easily develop for Windows and Linux at the same time by sticking with the Kylix components.
The EULA is just a legal backing for MS to do whatever they want on what should be your own machine. Today this may mean encrypting your MP3's for you so they won't play on your car's MP3 player. Tomorrow, who knows? They may remotely shut off operation of your MS Office for failure to pay an annual "service fee". Likely they will do whatever they feel will best enhance their revenue stream. You might like it, you might not. My guess is you won't.
Linux's big selling point is that it's cheaper than Windows.
That't not the big advantage for me. The big advantage is that I don't have to *accept* the XP EULA. I want to own my computer, not just use it to house software that somebody else is letting me use for a while, under terms that they can choose to change at anytime. I won't tolerate that.
How many digits are supported? The claim is made to sum the numbers in a file, so I would expect some sort of unlimited precision system, or at least well defined limits.
For fractional parts, how do you control the number of digits shown? The average of 1, 0, and 0 would be 0.33333333333333333....
This has nothing to do with Photon's momentums or other such high physics and is a simple phenomena.
You are right when you describe the operation of the usual low cost Crooke's Radiometer. With these, the gas flow effects dominate.
However, if you get one with a really good vacuum you will see the blades spin the opposite way, that is to say the white side is pushed harder than the black. The reason is that the light reflects from the white side, doubling the momentum from photons that strike that side, while the black side absorbs the photons, delivering only the momentum with no multiplier. This is what would happen in space, which is a very good vacuum.
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Unless you happen to corrupt the part that calculates the hash! ;-p
Unless you used a scanning machine to tally the votes. Then it woud be really easy, fast, and economical, while preserving the benefits of a physical paper trail.
We also use this system, except we complete an arrow with a black marker instead of filling in an oval. An additional good feature of the system (your system may have this as well) is that if you have voted incorrectly (two choices made for prez, or whatever) the scanner machine spits it back at you, uncounted, as invalid. You can fix it and submit a valid vote. No invalid votes ever make it into the counting box
I don't think our machines actually tally the cards, they just validate them, I think the cards are all taken back to a central counter. It's a good flexible system, with a paper record that makes it tougher to cheat. It's much less expensive than a row of PC's too.
So, I think you are not naked, and not a chick. I think you are a bot.
I got SuSE 8.2 because I had run the live eval CD, and the Knoppix live eval CD, and they both configured themselves very well. I was building a new computer for myself (Antec Sonata case, ASUS PAPE/Lan motherboard, P4 2.4GHz) and they had SuSE 8.2 Pro at CompUSA when I when in to pick up a Linux package. Loaded up right away, found my printer (DeskJet 880C) right away, found my hard drive, video, CD, mouse all right away. It installed itself from 5 CD's, and I was the absolute newest newbie around.
I did have to dig a bit to get the Geforce4 card to use hardware acceleation on OpenGL. I had to get the new NVIDIA driver, and do some command line things to get it to load itself in. While not completely point and click, I was able to do it knowing essentially nothing but how to work Google and newsgroups.
You know that they could use a GPL'ed encryption scheme, and still it would not be crackable unless MS gave^B^B^B^B sold you a valid secret key. I'm betting they just make the price of a valid key for your IM program a) secret (to find it out, you have to promise not to tell) and b) horrifically high.
The Marx CRYPTO-BOX USB XL has an avalanche diode in it, with circuitry to make real random numbers. No need for bulky Lava Lamps or ripping cameras apart, you can fit a dozen of these into your shirt pocket. I don't see what the fuss is about, this has been around for years!
Hey! You left off the last 1,000,000 digits of PI!
I've seen people selling their immortal soul (*cheap*!) on eBay. You might try there. I suggest a Dutch auction on your character.
That's technically correct, they buy legislators who make the laws. It is happening everywhere in the USA, and here in Wisconsin.
Corporations do not need to make a profit. They don't eat, they don't live in a house or raise children. They can dissolve at any time, they are a legal fiction.
If SCO is not deceiving anybody, why isn't their case thrown out of court? Why is our legal system being used for this farce? Why does Redhat have to spend their money to fight this pack of lies?
The legal system is supposed to be protecting the "marks" as you label them from the hucksters and cheats of the world, not to act as their "muscle". But corporations just want to "put bread on the table" and have no qualms about using the legal system in any way possible to further their goals. It stinks. And as these corporations buy more laws for themselves, it will stink worse.
You can make as much profit as you like, and I think that is just fine, as long as you are not deceiving somebody into losing their money so you can take it. You can call it trickery, or theft, extortion, or manipulation, but as long as you are using smoke and mirrors to get money from other folks pockets into your own, you are scum in my book. I believe SCO is operating just that kind of a bunko operation.
I don't admire what they did at all. They are money-chasing scum. You should not just laugh off what they did, unless you are also prepared to trade your values for cash.
I agree
The Kylix Delphi (object Pascal) seems very good to me as well. It has the same benefits as Kylix BCB, and (like BCB) you can easily develop for Windows and Linux at the same time by sticking with the Kylix components.
Perhaps you meant to say "stealing from right holders the exorbitant payment they demand for the work of others."
You mean Blanca, or the other one? I kinda like Blanca, I have varying degrees of success drawing in her face.
Animal Crossing is great. I haven't logged so many hours into a game since Diablo II. It's very relaxing and satisfying.
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Here's a clue about who SCO is sleeping with. I guess the "Do unto others" part got hurt a bit in the translation.
Mod parent up!
I wondered about that myself. Mac users, or pre-Windows XP Windows users, or a mix. Most likely they were used to one of the pre-XP Windows.
The EULA is just a legal backing for MS to do whatever they want on what should be your own machine. Today this may mean encrypting your MP3's for you so they won't play on your car's MP3 player. Tomorrow, who knows? They may remotely shut off operation of your MS Office for failure to pay an annual "service fee". Likely they will do whatever they feel will best enhance their revenue stream. You might like it, you might not. My guess is you won't.
Go ahead and say it, you think I'm nuts. Just remember, to be normal is nothing to be proud of. :-)
That't not the big advantage for me. The big advantage is that I don't have to *accept* the XP EULA. I want to own my computer, not just use it to house software that somebody else is letting me use for a while, under terms that they can choose to change at anytime. I won't tolerate that.
How many digits are supported? The claim is made to sum the numbers in a file, so I would expect some sort of unlimited precision system, or at least well defined limits. For fractional parts, how do you control the number of digits shown? The average of 1, 0, and 0 would be 0.33333333333333333....
You are right when you describe the operation of the usual low cost Crooke's Radiometer. With these, the gas flow effects dominate.
However, if you get one with a really good vacuum you will see the blades spin the opposite way, that is to say the white side is pushed harder than the black. The reason is that the light reflects from the white side, doubling the momentum from photons that strike that side, while the black side absorbs the photons, delivering only the momentum with no multiplier. This is what would happen in space, which is a very good vacuum.