This is what I am talking about. It is going to involve a huge technical effort for very little gain. The very concept of a.kid.us is as stupid as a.porn.us domain. Its the parents job to accept the responsibility to govern what their children view.
This is basically a sop to the christian fundamentalists and right wing groups who believe that the internet should be restricted to the nth degree.
And don't be so sure about people who want to wont be able to get around any restrictions the government legislates on the domain. All it does is allow a false sense of security.
Just on a purely technical point, how are they going to govern the domain space. Are they going to setup a department just to keep checking up on the kids.us domains?
And also how the hell are they going to to stop the pedo's abusing this. Domain name and IP spoofing as well as email and the rest could lead to a situation no one wants to see.
The answer is not ham fisted attempts such as this one, its parental supervision. I know that my son is not allowed to go on the computer unless there is an adult present.
Well aren't we a little anal. I hate to burst your bubble but there is a class of animal called Marsupial Rodents.
Just like we had the Tasmanian Tiger which wasn't a Tiger and the Koala Bear which isn't a bear.
With all due respect the whole message was a joke, and was not meant to be taken so seriously, lighten up.
Heres another one that eats other rodents, however it also has the dubious honour of being able to literally shag itself to death. The males only live for a couple of years before they find the right mate and then proceed to hammer away for 12 hours or so. I am not making this up, the end result is, their system is so shagged out they can't fight off infection or illness and hence the drop dead.
The UN has just welcomed its newest member, the Recording Industry Assosciation (formerly known as Finland). The RIA spokesman stated "We are so glad to be here, and by the way we have evidence that Saddam Hussien is illegally listening to Britney Spears in his bath tub and as such have ordered a preemptive first strike".
Im sorry your analogy just doesn't work, if I didn't know any better I'ld swear there was a bit of PHB ab out this post.
The concept that employees should be eternally grateful to the boss should have disappeared with the dodo. Both the boss and employee have responsibilities and rights that reach far beyond the client/customer relationship.
I don't know some days its like the union movement didn't happen.
Okay I'll pick this one up. You know something? Bali is not Australias fucking September 11, funnily enough Indonesia is a violently unstable country in its own fucking right. You should start reading you history before spouting off and trying to use a tragedy to support the unsupportable.
Now before I get modded down I want to say this, you know why we laugh at the Simpsons down here? Because they represent the worst of the American self absorption. You people couldn't get your heads out of your butts long enough to realise why people around the world don't like you. And its not becuase you are the land of the free and the brave, its because your governments have done over nearly every thirld world country on the planet from the Middle East to most of Asia.
For a country who says that you promote freedom and democracy you sure have a good knack for backing the biggest bastards on the block (can someone say Saddam for me).
When you can come back with an a country that America has truly liberated and put on the path to democracy and freedom without screwing them over then you can talk.
Umm, why does telecommunications have to privatised in the first place? It is an essential piece of infrastructure and one of the very few government bodies actually bringing any money in outside of the Tax Office.
There is a reason why Alston is known as the village idiot and thats because he really has no clue about the industry he is supposed to be overseeing.
That was such a piss weak article its a wonder the journo didn't offer to have Alstons love child.
And for those who are wondering I am an Australian.
What you describe as a problem I see as a boon. With the ability to take the kernel and do what you want has come a huge diversity ofapplications for Linux, from MP3 players to cluster based super computers.
It is in this diversity that new ideas and development thrive.
You raise some good points but I have to say this. Microsoft has the benefit of actually owning the software that they release Service Packs for - from the Kernel to their Web Browser. The same cannot be said for OSS projects.
There is an equivelance to service packs in the Linux world, and that is the distro. If you think about it, each *.* distro is basically a service pack, bringing updated and more robust code in an easy to use package.
You know I've thought about this as well, and I think I've got an answer. For a lot of people Linux represents the opportunity to strike out on their own. Its a free OS that is just as powerful if not more so than the best that MS can bring out and as such appeals to to the sense of "Take that you bastards", the other thing you have to consider is that Linux started out as a hobby, and many people still follow it as a hobby. Thats why you get Linux in a toaster situations. See how far you can bend and twist the OS before it breaks or turns into a big steaming pile of spagehti.
I know that one of the reasons I rant about Linux to my friends and collegues is because its a real alternative to MS and their shitty business practices. The other reason is tErrorhat it represents an opportunity to really get into the guts of the system and learn how things work, try doing that with Windows.
Well thats my diatribe, it probably didn't make sense, but hey this is/.
Don't like what a corp is doing to Linux, then download the Kernel and role your own, thats the beauty of Open Source.
Mainstream is not a bad thing, let RedHat and Suse and the other Linux corps do their thing, so long as they don't start trying to break the Kernel whats the concern?
First I just wanna say why is there a sodding great ad for Visual Studio on a discussion about silver bullets???
Now that I've got that out of my system I'll get on with it.
I've been in this game for only two or three years now so I maybe completely out of line here, but I don't think there is such a thing as a silver bullet in the software dev industry.
Sure we have a wide range of tools some excellent, some just crap. However what it comes down to in the long run is the developer behind the tools. I use a plain text editor for most of my work for a couple of reasons, a) I know what code is going into my app and b) It forces me to know as much as I can about what I am doing. This suits me down to the ground.
When it comes to languages again there is no silver bullet. Each language has its own strengths and weaknesses. For sys-admin work I choose Perl, for Application level development I would choose C++, for Systems level development C and so on and so on.
It may just be me but becoming wedded to a specific language or toolset without looking at others is a sure fire way to lose ground quickly in this industry. The only thing that Im wedded to in terms of development is Linux (mind you thats partly to piss off the MCSE guy here).:)
Whats the phenomenon that needs explaining? That we can't get to the moon now? Heres an explanation for ya - The powers that be lost their bottle thats what happened. Just as we were about to start a real space age, the bean counters stepped in and pushed us backwards so that we now have the worlds most expensive satellite launch vehicle.
Never attribute to conspiracy what can easily be attributed to shear laziness.
How do you define AI? Through the ability to make rational logical decisions on your own? That is a scary thought.
While rational and logical are Good Things there is plenty in this world that we wouldn't have if it hadn't been for a hunch that was completely out of left field.
Until they can make that happen in AI then I don't think that we are going to achieve the sort of SuperIntelligence that is being predicted here.
Just remember, intelligence in human beings is not just a function of the brain, it is also a function of the emotional system, hormones and so on.
Well if they don't start out massive they will be after sitting on their arse for eighteen hours a day scarfing whatever they can reach while desperately trying to get into Leia's pants. Just think Comic Book Guy on a binge
As I read of another stunted shot into space, another symbol of our aborted attempts to get man into the void, I can but shed a tear and say "WHERES MY FLYING CAR!?!?!"
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This is what I am talking about. It is going to involve a huge technical effort for very little gain. The very concept of a .kid.us is as stupid as a .porn .us domain. Its the parents job to accept the responsibility to govern what their children view.
This is basically a sop to the christian fundamentalists and right wing groups who believe that the internet should be restricted to the nth degree.
And don't be so sure about people who want to wont be able to get around any restrictions the government legislates on the domain. All it does is allow a false sense of security.
Just on a purely technical point, how are they going to govern the domain space. Are they going to setup a department just to keep checking up on the kids.us domains?
And also how the hell are they going to to stop the pedo's abusing this. Domain name and IP spoofing as well as email and the rest could lead to a situation no one wants to see.
The answer is not ham fisted attempts such as this one, its parental supervision. I know that my son is not allowed to go on the computer unless there is an adult present.
Well aren't we a little anal. I hate to burst your bubble but there is a class of animal called Marsupial Rodents. Just like we had the Tasmanian Tiger which wasn't a Tiger and the Koala Bear which isn't a bear. With all due respect the whole message was a joke, and was not meant to be taken so seriously, lighten up.
Just to prove I am a very strange person heres a link that proves the Antichinus is the sex god of the rodent world Link
Heres another one that eats other rodents, however it also has the dubious honour of being able to literally shag itself to death. The males only live for a couple of years before they find the right mate and then proceed to hammer away for 12 hours or so. I am not making this up, the end result is, their system is so shagged out they can't fight off infection or illness and hence the drop dead.
The UN has just welcomed its newest member, the Recording Industry Assosciation (formerly known as Finland). The RIA spokesman stated "We are so glad to be here, and by the way we have evidence that Saddam Hussien is illegally listening to Britney Spears in his bath tub and as such have ordered a preemptive first strike".
Geez and I thought that the Emacs v Vi flame wars were bad.
Anyway I think metric's a better system, what sounds better 8 inches or 20 centimeters.;P
Will be Silicon based, but this time it will come with tassles and edible undies
Im sorry your analogy just doesn't work, if I didn't know any better I'ld swear there was a bit of PHB ab out this post.
The concept that employees should be eternally grateful to the boss should have disappeared with the dodo. Both the boss and employee have responsibilities and rights that reach far beyond the client/customer relationship.
I don't know some days its like the union movement didn't happen.
Okay I'll pick this one up. You know something? Bali is not Australias fucking September 11, funnily enough Indonesia is a violently unstable country in its own fucking right. You should start reading you history before spouting off and trying to use a tragedy to support the unsupportable.
Now before I get modded down I want to say this, you know why we laugh at the Simpsons down here? Because they represent the worst of the American self absorption. You people couldn't get your heads out of your butts long enough to realise why people around the world don't like you. And its not becuase you are the land of the free and the brave, its because your governments have done over nearly every thirld world country on the planet from the Middle East to most of Asia.
For a country who says that you promote freedom and democracy you sure have a good knack for backing the biggest bastards on the block (can someone say Saddam for me).
When you can come back with an a country that America has truly liberated and put on the path to democracy and freedom without screwing them over then you can talk.
You have Australias major Linux conference and you stick it in Perth? Do you actually want people to come ;)
I only say this, because I've done the bus trip from Sydney to Perth and I was walking like a ruptured spinster for weeks after.
Umm, why does telecommunications have to privatised in the first place? It is an essential piece of infrastructure and one of the very few government bodies actually bringing any money in outside of the Tax Office.
There is a reason why Alston is known as the village idiot and thats because he really has no clue about the industry he is supposed to be overseeing.
That was such a piss weak article its a wonder the journo didn't offer to have Alstons love child.
And for those who are wondering I am an Australian.
What you describe as a problem I see as a boon. With the ability to take the kernel and do what you want has come a huge diversity ofapplications for Linux, from MP3 players to cluster based super computers.
It is in this diversity that new ideas and development thrive.
You raise some good points but I have to say this. Microsoft has the benefit of actually owning the software that they release Service Packs for - from the Kernel to their Web Browser. The same cannot be said for OSS projects.
There is an equivelance to service packs in the Linux world, and that is the distro. If you think about it, each *.* distro is basically a service pack, bringing updated and more robust code in an easy to use package.
You know I've thought about this as well, and I think I've got an answer. For a lot of people Linux represents the opportunity to strike out on their own. Its a free OS that is just as powerful if not more so than the best that MS can bring out and as such appeals to to the sense of "Take that you bastards", the other thing you have to consider is that Linux started out as a hobby, and many people still follow it as a hobby. Thats why you get Linux in a toaster situations. See how far you can bend and twist the OS before it breaks or turns into a big steaming pile of spagehti.
/.
I know that one of the reasons I rant about Linux to my friends and collegues is because its a real alternative to MS and their shitty business practices. The other reason is tErrorhat it represents an opportunity to really get into the guts of the system and learn how things work, try doing that with Windows.
Well thats my diatribe, it probably didn't make sense, but hey this is
Don't like what a corp is doing to Linux, then download the Kernel and role your own, thats the beauty of Open Source.
Mainstream is not a bad thing, let RedHat and Suse and the other Linux corps do their thing, so long as they don't start trying to break the Kernel whats the concern?
First I just wanna say why is there a sodding great ad for Visual Studio on a discussion about silver bullets???
:)
Now that I've got that out of my system I'll get on with it. I've been in this game for only two or three years now so I maybe completely out of line here, but I don't think there is such a thing as a silver bullet in the software dev industry.
Sure we have a wide range of tools some excellent, some just crap. However what it comes down to in the long run is the developer behind the tools. I use a plain text editor for most of my work for a couple of reasons, a) I know what code is going into my app and b) It forces me to know as much as I can about what I am doing. This suits me down to the ground.
When it comes to languages again there is no silver bullet. Each language has its own strengths and weaknesses. For sys-admin work I choose Perl, for Application level development I would choose C++, for Systems level development C and so on and so on.
It may just be me but becoming wedded to a specific language or toolset without looking at others is a sure fire way to lose ground quickly in this industry. The only thing that Im wedded to in terms of development is Linux (mind you thats partly to piss off the MCSE guy here).
But come on, what you are asking really has nothing to do with Open Source. It is a standard business relationship, thats it, nothing more.
/. is turning into the Geek Legal Aid Commission, can't afford a contracts lawyer then come to /. well known for its legal expertise.
In reality I think you were lucky not to have the company in question demand ownership of the code in some form.
Ah well looks like
AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHH!
Oh please tell me they didn't. They didn't make an Asterix film with the Gallic Nostrils in it did they??? Please say it isn't so, say it isn't so!!!
Whats the phenomenon that needs explaining? That we can't get to the moon now? Heres an explanation for ya - The powers that be lost their bottle thats what happened. Just as we were about to start a real space age, the bean counters stepped in and pushed us backwards so that we now have the worlds most expensive satellite launch vehicle.
Never attribute to conspiracy what can easily be attributed to shear laziness.
How do you define AI? Through the ability to make rational logical decisions on your own? That is a scary thought.
While rational and logical are Good Things there is plenty in this world that we wouldn't have if it hadn't been for a hunch that was completely out of left field.
Until they can make that happen in AI then I don't think that we are going to achieve the sort of SuperIntelligence that is being predicted here.
Just remember, intelligence in human beings is not just a function of the brain, it is also a function of the emotional system, hormones and so on.
Well if they don't start out massive they will be after sitting on their arse for eighteen hours a day scarfing whatever they can reach while desperately trying to get into Leia's pants. Just think Comic Book Guy on a binge
Damn I'ld hate to see the buffer overruns then
As I read of another stunted shot into space, another symbol of our aborted attempts to get man into the void, I can but shed a tear and say "WHERES MY FLYING CAR!?!?!"