Linux is still the best solution, just look at these numbers!
Recidivism rates after three and a half years: Acts of Violence: 37% Theft of Property: 52% Abuse of Drugs: 51% Using Microsoft: 1/18,000,000=0.000005%
These are my sources, and this is my.sig http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/recidivism/fac tors.h tml http://counter.li.org/estimates.php
I know, I know. but still, here's the classic joke about this:
A norwegian salesman was at a symposium abroad. At lunchtime, he sat down by two sleak business guys, one american and one japanese. They ate their food and dicussed the place and the technology showcased.
Suddenly the american stuck a thumb in his ear and started talking into his pinky. When he was done, the other asked "What's up with that?". "Ahh, I just got a call." said the american, "I had a cellphone implanted in my hand. The speakers in the thumb and the microphone in the pinky."
A few minutes later, the japanese started talking to himself. "What's up with you?" they asked. "Ah, I just got a call", he said[This is why this isn't entirly off topic *laughing nervously*]. "I had a cellphone implanted in my brain, the microphone's in my tooth and the speaker's in my ear."
The norwegian felt a bit left out, since he didn't have any ultra cool gadgets. Suddenly he stood up and farted a big one. "Hey, what's up with that?!" the others asked. "Ahh" the norwegian said, "I just sent a fax."
It's better than nothing.. Why? Because now those install-anywhere packages might have a shot at working on windows. The only thing you have to do is write the first part in 1.1 AWT and if os.name equals windows, download the j2re 1.4 and install it behind the scenes.
So what if the Windows users will have to wait an hour extra, it's not like they're not used to it:)
..from google to alltheweb just because of google's Hacker language setting (which I find highly offensive)
I emailed Google a while back about the possiblity of changing the label from 'Hacker' to 'H4x0r' (meaning script kiddie of course).. They said they had people calling themselves hackers (in the true sense) so they would concider it. Guess not. Bah.
To make sure we don't start labelling Bloop as a monster and hunt him down, here's his new theme song to underline size, loudness and independence:)
They call him Bloop, Bloop, bigger than whales
no-one you see, is louder than he,
and we know Bloop, lives in a world of choice,
making loud bloop noise, under the sea!
The Milky Way destroys a star cluster, and lots of aliens rush in, inhabit the cluster, claim to have permanent physical damage and sue us for all we're worth.
Most of SAS' hotels have internet access. Though SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) is based in Scandinavia, they have airport hotels all over europe. They're known for their quality-over-cost approach to everything, and have recently begun to build out internet access everywhere, be it their hotels or their airport lounges.
Afaik, the access in the hotel rooms is ethernet, while airport lounges is wireless. They are sure to litter the check-in counter with brochures of everything that's available.
It costs like hell though.
A coworkers six year old daughter managed to get billed for 80 euros after saying yes to some messages (hotel's internet messages, not porn:p)
Seriously though, people need information. If they can't get it, they make it up.
And if you ask me, the latter is by far the most dangerous. Online news can be heavily biased, but they're based on reality. Fantasies of oppressed people are not.
The actual contents of the post was point out that a kill-all solution is applied to a group that some concider to be bad, like christian claims of homosexuality and aids.
DeCSS is a computer program designed to defeat an encryption-based copy protection system known as the Content Scramble System, or CSS, which is employed to encrypt and protect the copyrighted motion pictures contained on DVDs.
"DeCSS is a computer program designed to allow users to choose an operating system and play the DVDs they purchase on it without being forced to donate $89.99 and a perfectly good computer to the Microsoft Monopoly."
I've never been a fan of P2P.
It's not that P2P is a bad technology, it's just that the 'P' usually stands for 'People'.
For a network to be stable, you need devoted individuals and groups. The Internet is built upon such groups, because it takes a couple of bucks and some configuration to set up a web site. This weeds out 95% of the users who want to set up domains. The 5% remain those devoted to the cause. And those who really want to, are those who are more likely to build a good site. A stable service.
Now, if the bar is lowered so that every yahoo with an internet connection can download a program that sets them up as part of a network, it will be like letting people print their own driving certificates.
Of course, a site costs lots of money, and very few people actually contribute financially (there's that 95% weedout again), so P2P might be the answer. But don't expect stability.
And please don't get me started on the traffic overhead and exploitability.
Isn't it ironic that these people, who are parasites on the belly of the commercial bear, now have a worm of their own?
If I were christian, I'd say this is the solution like aids to the homosexuals.
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Linux is still the best solution, just look at these numbers!
.sigc tors.h tml
Recidivism rates after three and a half years:
Acts of Violence: 37%
Theft of Property: 52%
Abuse of Drugs: 51%
Using Microsoft: 1/18,000,000=0.000005%
These are my sources, and this is my
http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/recidivism/fa
http://counter.li.org/estimates.php
Namely XBill! :)
A norwegian salesman was at a symposium abroad. At lunchtime, he sat down by two sleak business guys, one american and one japanese. They ate their food and dicussed the place and the technology showcased.
Suddenly the american stuck a thumb in his ear and started talking into his pinky. When he was done, the other asked "What's up with that?". "Ahh, I just got a call." said the american, "I had a cellphone implanted in my hand. The speakers in the thumb and the microphone in the pinky."
A few minutes later, the japanese started talking to himself. "What's up with you?" they asked. "Ah, I just got a call", he said[This is why this isn't entirly off topic *laughing nervously*]. "I had a cellphone implanted in my brain, the microphone's in my tooth and the speaker's in my ear."
The norwegian felt a bit left out, since he didn't have any ultra cool gadgets. Suddenly he stood up and farted a big one. "Hey, what's up with that?!" the others asked. "Ahh" the norwegian said, "I just sent a fax."
So what if the Windows users will have to wait an hour extra, it's not like they're not used to it :)
I emailed Google a while back about the possiblity of changing the label from 'Hacker' to 'H4x0r' (meaning script kiddie of course).. They said they had people calling themselves hackers (in the true sense) so they would concider it. Guess not. Bah.
They call him Bloop, Bloop, bigger than whales
no-one you see, is louder than he,
and we know Bloop, lives in a world of choice,
making loud bloop noise, under the sea!
This is my
Yes, they do say history repeats itself.
The Milky Way destroys a star cluster, and lots of aliens rush in, inhabit the cluster, claim to have permanent physical damage and sue us for all we're worth.
Afaik, the access in the hotel rooms is ethernet, while airport lounges is wireless. They are sure to litter the check-in counter with brochures of everything that's available.
It costs like hell though. :p)
A coworkers six year old daughter managed to get billed for 80 euros after saying yes to some messages (hotel's internet messages, not porn
Seriously though, people need information. If they can't get it, they make it up.
And if you ask me, the latter is by far the most dangerous. Online news can be heavily biased, but they're based on reality. Fantasies of oppressed people are not.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/BUSINESS/05/31/kpnqwest/in dex.html
The actual contents of the post was point out that a kill-all solution is applied to a group that some concider to be bad, like christian claims of homosexuality and aids.
Guess I added a dimension too much. I'm sorry.
It's just that people who need constant access aren't really the kind of people who like to go outside :)
Sharp Light! Sharp liiight!
You mean like the windows registry?
:)
Crap goes in, but doesn't seem to go out until you have to reinstall a month later
"DeCSS is a computer program designed to allow users to choose an operating system and play the DVDs they purchase on it without being forced to donate $89.99 and a perfectly good computer to the Microsoft Monopoly."
It's not that P2P is a bad technology, it's just that the 'P' usually stands for 'People'.
For a network to be stable, you need devoted individuals and groups. The Internet is built upon such groups, because it takes a couple of bucks and some configuration to set up a web site. This weeds out 95% of the users who want to set up domains. The 5% remain those devoted to the cause. And those who really want to, are those who are more likely to build a good site. A stable service.
Now, if the bar is lowered so that every yahoo with an internet connection can download a program that sets them up as part of a network, it will be like letting people print their own driving certificates.
Of course, a site costs lots of money, and very few people actually contribute financially (there's that 95% weedout again), so P2P might be the answer. But don't expect stability.
And please don't get me started on the traffic overhead and exploitability.
They deserve it.
Isn't it ironic that these people, who are parasites on the belly of the commercial bear, now have a worm of their own? If I were christian, I'd say this is the solution like aids to the homosexuals.
I am.
and I'll probably won't stop chuckling till next week :)