I particularly like this paragraph from the previous Middleware Company Report:
When trying to choose between whether these features are important for your organization, consider the quality of your developers. If they are well-educated and do not require much hand-holding, then they will likely find the flexibility and performance gains from a J2EE system as valuable. If your developers require more hand-holding, then the Microsoft approach is clearly superior.
FUD. It's all FUD. No matter whether it is Sun FUD or M$ FUD.
I still code in nothing but raw ASM, with C for a few things -- C++ is way too bloated for me, and don't even get me started on Java...
I'm suitably impressed, but exactly what kind of systems are you writing?
In most real world projects C++ and Java (and VB and C#) are used because people don't have time to mess around with assemblers. Say what you like, but a Java app that takes a month to write would take years to duplicate in ASM and would be a bitch to port.
When it comes to performance I'd rather spent $200 on a CPU upgrade than 6 man months on optimizing a piece of code at the assembler level.
There are some jokes that are funny because they are so overused. GNU/Something jokes are funny precisely because everyone knows they are coming. Kinda like seeing a guy walking towards a banane peel. The inevetabililty of it is what makes it funny.
Which brings me to the whole RMS "bitches about everything" point. Even though he has done more for free software than most people could ever dream off, he is a fanatic and like all fanatics should be made fun off. Just because he is right a lot of the time doesn't mean I have to like him. Please notice that like and respect are not synonyms.
And why don't you show some "minimum respect" by not commenting as an AC? ACs are just that, cowards.
Bugger. I just wasted 3 minutes of my life answering an AC. How have I sunk this low? Somebody please mod me -1 pathetic, get a life.
Great. I can just imagine what is going to happen when the MTTS (mean time to senility) starts to kick in on your server farm.
"Error four-oh-something... damn, where did I put that page?"
So we have a one way function that happens to be based on a physical object rather than being calculated by a CPU. I don't see how this makes it more secure.
I also don't see why this is any different than any other hardware based authentication (RSA tokens, smart cards, etc.) The tokens might be cheaper, but I bet the scanner is not going to be cheap.
And as with most authentication systems the big problem is going to be protocol attacks, not attacks on the cryptography itself. I don't see little glass balls changing this fact.
I think I have finally figured out why/. *pretends* that they don't like Microsoft.
Regular/. readers know that the editors have a habit of posting the same story multiple times. This results in hordes of geeks complaining about having to read the same thing twice, making comments about the IQ of the editorial staff and generally having a good whine.
But...
Articles bashing M$'s security are sure fire winners. There are so many security holes in M$ code having a duplicate story is difficult simply due to the laws of probability. And if you do manage a duplicate you can just point out (in perfect safety, without bothering to check whether it is true) that the hole hasn't been fixed yet and this is just an update on a critial security flaw.
So it isn't that the/. editors don't like M$. By pretending not to like M$ they simply make their jobs a lot easier.
So if I make a copy of a copyrighted book using the copier at my local Kinko's should they be responsible? Or is it my responsibility for making the copy?
This is the same as prosecuting an ISP because someone used the bandwidth they bought from the ISP to download a pirated MP3.
Should have used a link to a more in-depth article, but I tend to forget that other people don't spend as much time on skeptic websites as I do and wouldn't recognize the story immediatly. This probably can be explained by my not having a life.:)
Anyway, here is a quote from the article above that puts things in perspective:
"Nevertheless, conventional wisdom lay with the scientists. Further investigation by the City of Seattle Police Department showed that most dings pitted older car windshields. In cases where auto lots were involved, brand new cars were unpitted, whereas used older cars showed signs of pitting. Police found rare instances of "copycat" vandalism, but most of the cases had a simple explanation: The pits had been there all along, but no one had noticed them until now."
Damn, for a minute there I thought it was a post about the Beeb (the most wonderfull piece of computer hardware ever to come out of the UK, also known as the BBC Micro to the un-initiated).
Oh how it takes me back. The days spend on the old Beeb, learning to program (in basic!) and playing those wonderful old games. I feel quite nostalgic about the old Beeb.
Ah shit! Did I just admit that I actually learned to program on a BBC Micro? Dammit. There goes all my credibility. Nobody on Slashdot will take me seriously anymore! I can just hear the comments: Shutup Grandpa... go play with your 8 bit calculator Granpa... I have a question about Basic Granpa... what does "goto" mean Granpa...
A good place to start looking for a job in the UK is on Jobserve. Another usefull site is Lester Associates. Although they specialize in people from commonwealth countries they can find you a job, help with tax information, visas, etc. so they are probably a good place to start. I used them a few years ago when I spent a year in London and have no complaints. Another usefull site is 1st Contact
Managing a work permit is going to be tough. There are ways though. One possibility might be a student visa. IIRC there are some types of student visas that allow you to work 20 hours a week, so it might be a way to get some studying done while working on the side to pay the bills.
Be prepared for the culture clash. They do things a lot differently there in the old world. It is worth it though. Even if you weren't going there to be with your significant other it would still be worth the experience of living in another country.
You have to wonder what a beowulf cluster of these would accomplish. More processing power or getting that little bit closer to absolute zero? Maybe that's the idea? A beowulf cluster of these would get so cold that we get superconductive multiprocessing!
Admit it. It's not like you overclockers out there haven't considered it...
I think Mike Lawrie understands the role of a domain administrator very well. As he explains it: "The domain administrator operates with the trust of the community. He doesn't own the domain."
The problem is that the Sotuth African internet community (justifiably) does not trust the SA government to act responsibly and competently in this role.
For local coverage of the situation see http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.jsp?o=4704
Actually the idea of designer bugs make a lot of sense.
Implied in the statement "left in a form readily useable to other life" is that the waste making entity has any choice in the matter. This is not the case. In reality the choice rests with the waste consuming entity which sees food, not waste.
If we really wanted to do things the *natural* way we would produce as much waste as we feel like in any form that suits us. At the same time we would look around us and try to use any waste we see lying around. If, of course, it happens to be (economically) feasable to use that waste.
So creating designer bugs to turn other people's waste in $$$ is one of the few ways this argument makes sense.
You are missing the point here. This is a typical example of uninformed (and hopefully unenforceable) legislation that governments think up when they feel they are losing control of something.
Read some of the background information on this case and you will realize how absurd the legislation is. For example you would not be able to change sub-domains to.za domain without government approval. Let's say you owned bar.za and wanted to create a sub domain foo.bar.za. According to the legislation you couldn't do it without approval.
In the case of the South African government this is simply a continuation of their complete disregard of how things work in the real world. Read up on their South Africa's interesting policies on Aids (http://www.usatoday.com/news/healthscience/health / ids/2002-05-01-safrica-policy.htm) and you will see what I mean.
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I particularly like this paragraph from the previous Middleware Company Report:
:)
When trying to choose between whether these features are important for your organization, consider the quality of your developers. If they are well-educated and do not require much hand-holding, then they will likely find the flexibility and performance gains from a J2EE system as valuable. If your developers require more hand-holding, then the Microsoft approach is clearly superior.
FUD. It's all FUD. No matter whether it is Sun FUD or M$ FUD.
But at least it is entertaining.
Or back orifice for that matter.
:)
I allways said we were getting butf*cked by M$.
I think we should find some DMCA supporters and try sticking that sharpie marker somewhere else... :)
Ok, so for the comment you seem to dislike so much the score stands at:
:)
Moderation Totals: Troll=1, Redundant=2, Funny=6, Overrated=3, Total=12.
So I am funny. I'm also overrated, redundant and a troll, but at least I am funny.
And I actually like some of the Beowulf jokes...
I still code in nothing but raw ASM, with C for a few things -- C++ is way too bloated for me, and don't even get me started on Java...
I'm suitably impressed, but exactly what kind of systems are you writing?
In most real world projects C++ and Java (and VB and C#) are used because people don't have time to mess around with assemblers. Say what you like, but a Java app that takes a month to write would take years to duplicate in ASM and would be a bitch to port.
When it comes to performance I'd rather spent $200 on a CPU upgrade than 6 man months on optimizing a piece of code at the assembler level.
Ah, get a life and a sense of humour.
There are some jokes that are funny because they are so overused. GNU/Something jokes are funny precisely because everyone knows they are coming. Kinda like seeing a guy walking towards a banane peel. The inevetabililty of it is what makes it funny.
Which brings me to the whole RMS "bitches about everything" point. Even though he has done more for free software than most people could ever dream off, he is a fanatic and like all fanatics should be made fun off. Just because he is right a lot of the time doesn't mean I have to like him. Please notice that like and respect are not synonyms.
And why don't you show some "minimum respect" by not commenting as an AC? ACs are just that, cowards.
Bugger. I just wasted 3 minutes of my life answering an AC. How have I sunk this low? Somebody please mod me -1 pathetic, get a life.
Actually he's just pissed off because they aren't calling it GNU/Palladium. :)
I'm confused. Is this a troll or not?
Great. I can just imagine what is going to happen when the MTTS (mean time to senility) starts to kick in on your server farm. "Error four-oh-something... damn, where did I put that page?"
... but I'm still waiting for a hangover cure that works.
What do we have to do to convince people to start concentrating on important medical research?
Yeah, well. Sounds like they "switched" off their sense of humour!
:p
Can't these people take a joke?
I didn't know Mac users had that kind of attention span!
(ducks...)
So we have a one way function that happens to be based on a physical object rather than being calculated by a CPU. I don't see how this makes it more secure.
I also don't see why this is any different than any other hardware based authentication (RSA tokens, smart cards, etc.) The tokens might be cheaper, but I bet the scanner is not going to be cheap.
And as with most authentication systems the big problem is going to be protocol attacks, not attacks on the cryptography itself. I don't see little glass balls changing this fact.
Yes I'm cynical. But probably with good reason.
Oh great.
First we have a "shoe bomber". Now some idiot is going to make a name for himself as the "i-book bomber".
I think I have finally figured out why /. *pretends* that they don't like Microsoft.
/. readers know that the editors have a habit of posting the same story multiple times. This results in hordes of geeks complaining about having to read the same thing twice, making comments about the IQ of the editorial staff and generally having a good whine.
/. editors don't like M$. By pretending not to like M$ they simply make their jobs a lot easier.
Regular
But...
Articles bashing M$'s security are sure fire winners. There are so many security holes in M$ code having a duplicate story is difficult simply due to the laws of probability. And if you do manage a duplicate you can just point out (in perfect safety, without bothering to check whether it is true) that the hole hasn't been fixed yet and this is just an update on a critial security flaw.
So it isn't that the
So if I make a copy of a copyrighted book using the copier at my local Kinko's should they be responsible? Or is it my responsibility for making the copy?
This is the same as prosecuting an ISP because someone used the bandwidth they bought from the ISP to download a pirated MP3.
Should have used a link to a more in-depth article, but I tend to forget that other people don't spend as much time on skeptic websites as I do and wouldn't recognize the story immediatly. This probably can be explained by my not having a life. :)
Anyway, here is a quote from the article above that puts things in perspective:
"Nevertheless, conventional wisdom lay with the scientists. Further investigation by the City of Seattle Police Department showed that most dings pitted older car windshields. In cases where auto lots were involved, brand new cars were unpitted, whereas used older cars showed signs of pitting. Police found rare instances of "copycat" vandalism, but most of the cases had a simple explanation: The pits had been there all along, but no one had noticed them until now."
So there you have it.
This reminds me of the Seattle Window Pitting Hysteria (about half way downb the page).
So these days we blame aliens instead of demons, but that is about the only thing that changes.
Idiocy is a universal constant...
Damn, for a minute there I thought it was a post about the Beeb (the most wonderfull piece of computer hardware ever to come out of the UK, also known as the BBC Micro to the un-initiated).
Oh how it takes me back. The days spend on the old Beeb, learning to program (in basic!) and playing those wonderful old games. I feel quite nostalgic about the old Beeb.
Ah shit! Did I just admit that I actually learned to program on a BBC Micro? Dammit. There goes all my credibility. Nobody on Slashdot will take me seriously anymore! I can just hear the comments: Shutup Grandpa... go play with your 8 bit calculator Granpa... I have a question about Basic Granpa... what does "goto" mean Granpa...
A good place to start looking for a job in the UK is on Jobserve. Another usefull site is Lester Associates. Although they specialize in people from commonwealth countries they can find you a job, help with tax information, visas, etc. so they are probably a good place to start. I used them a few years ago when I spent a year in London and have no complaints. Another usefull site is 1st Contact
Managing a work permit is going to be tough. There are ways though. One possibility might be a student visa. IIRC there are some types of student visas that allow you to work 20 hours a week, so it might be a way to get some studying done while working on the side to pay the bills.
Be prepared for the culture clash. They do things a lot differently there in the old world. It is worth it though. Even if you weren't going there to be with your significant other it would still be worth the experience of living in another country.
Good luck...
You have to wonder what a beowulf cluster of these would accomplish. More processing power or getting that little bit closer to absolute zero? Maybe that's the idea? A beowulf cluster of these would get so cold that we get superconductive multiprocessing!
Admit it. It's not like you overclockers out there haven't considered it...
I think Mike Lawrie understands the role of a domain administrator very well. As he explains it: "The domain administrator operates with the trust of the community. He doesn't own the domain."
The problem is that the Sotuth African internet community (justifiably) does not trust the SA government to act responsibly and competently in this role.
For local coverage of the situation see http://www.mg.co.za/Content/l3.jsp?o=4704
Actually the idea of designer bugs make a lot of sense.
Implied in the statement "left in a form readily useable to other life" is that the waste making entity has any choice in the matter. This is not the case. In reality the choice rests with the waste consuming entity which sees food, not waste.
If we really wanted to do things the *natural* way we would produce as much waste as we feel like in any form that suits us. At the same time we would look around us and try to use any waste we see lying around. If, of course, it happens to be (economically) feasable to use that waste.
So creating designer bugs to turn other people's waste in $$$ is one of the few ways this argument makes sense.
Too bad I gave up genetics for Java...
You are missing the point here. This is a typical example of uninformed (and hopefully unenforceable) legislation that governments think up when they feel they are losing control of something. Read some of the background information on this case and you will realize how absurd the legislation is. For example you would not be able to change sub-domains to .za domain without government approval. Let's say you owned bar.za and wanted to create a sub domain foo.bar.za. According to the legislation you couldn't do it without approval.
In the case of the South African government this is simply a continuation of their complete disregard of how things work in the real world. Read up on their South Africa's interesting policies on Aids (http://www.usatoday.com/news/healthscience/health / ids/2002-05-01-safrica-policy.htm) and you will see what I mean.
Interestingly they are getting sold as CDs by most of the big names. Amazon lists it as a CD. So does Bestbuy, Barnes & Noble etc.