I've found myself very concerned about KDE lately. For one thing, their.desktop files (like Windows' shortcuts) execute arbitrary commands. Receiving one of these by email wouldn't be all that different from a Windows user getting a.vbs file.
Maybe you should acquaint yourself with the legions of people who rely exclusively on MSN because it is the default homepage of IE, and don't understand the concept of different search engines.
It is mostly a gimmick, but I can think of a few good uses. Any situation where you need to monitor a window while working in another window is a good candidate for window transparency. Also, some programs (particularly instant messangers) pop-up windows automatically. It would be less intrusive if they were to pop up in the background, so that you could see their contents, but not be interrupted. BTW, if any developers of Kopete are reading this, thank you for the message notification bubble in the system tray.
I think the best option is to filter by default, with a web based form for turning it off. Most people are protected from an annoying nuisance, while all the libertarians can turn it off.
Linux doesn't mitigate anything, since the BIOS verifies the operating system binaries, and the operating system verifies application binaries. Good luck recompiling anything, let alone modifying the source code.
At first I thought it was the Canadian Attorney General, and I was thinking "oh crap!". But I think we just have the justice minister, although provinces have AG's.
"So in order to protect our citizens, we are in the process of negotiating bilateral agreements with the largest possible number of states, including non-Parties. These Article 98 agreements, as they are called, provide American citizens with essential protection against the Court's purported jurisdiction claims, and allow us to remain engaged internationally with our friends and allies. To date, 14 countries have signed Article 98 agreements with us."
I think the author of the article is correct. Having a system whereby anybody can communicate at virtually zero cost without unsolicited commercial messages are mutually exclusive goals. I think that for most people, a simple whitelist is good enough, along with the understanding that there is a small chance that email between new contacts will be blown away.
There was no legitimate reason for Windows 3.1 not to work on DR-DOS. Windows detected DR-DOS and returned an error, but a hack to remove this check would allow Windows to run on DR-DOS perfectly. Microsoft did this specifically to eliminate a competitor.
I also find Gentoo easier to set up once you've gotten past the initial learning curve for something. Contrast this to Debian, Redhat, and Mandrake (all of which I've tried), which typically have "custom setup program hell".
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Explorapedia, World of Nature, version 1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
How much research does this TAKE ?
UPDATE: We've discovered something called the law of the excluded middle, but we're still investigating how it might apply to this situation."
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They're saving it for the day when lint is the only thing left on the internet.
I'm killing my moderations to post this, but did anyone actually read their website ?!
Your computers are always on, and always connected to the Internet. And yet, for most of that time, they have no productive use.
I am pissing myself over the irony.
Well, given that the Indians are the only ones with tech jobs now, who do you think reads slashdot ?
I've found myself very concerned about KDE lately. For one thing, their .desktop files (like Windows' shortcuts) execute arbitrary commands. Receiving one of these by email wouldn't be all that different from a Windows user getting a .vbs file.
I'm suing all of you.
Zork's list of positive integers: 1 to 100.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100.
I have other lists too you know, so watch your step.
Maybe you should acquaint yourself with the legions of people who rely exclusively on MSN because it is the default homepage of IE, and don't understand the concept of different search engines.
It is mostly a gimmick, but I can think of a few good uses. Any situation where you need to monitor a window while working in another window is a good candidate for window transparency. Also, some programs (particularly instant messangers) pop-up windows automatically. It would be less intrusive if they were to pop up in the background, so that you could see their contents, but not be interrupted. BTW, if any developers of Kopete are reading this, thank you for the message notification bubble in the system tray.
Prehaps it's the only thing she can do from prison, since they won't give her doilies.
"...and that seems to be a very rare skill."
Sadly, you are incorrect. Most managers seem to take the bullshit every time.
This is quite true. When it comes time to optimize my code (I write math routines), I do my best work on a 10 year old computer.
"1. Text to speach."
;)
Speech to text is still being worked on
I think the best option is to filter by default, with a web based form for turning it off. Most people are protected from an annoying nuisance, while all the libertarians can turn it off.
Linux doesn't mitigate anything, since the BIOS verifies the operating system binaries, and the operating system verifies application binaries. Good luck recompiling anything, let alone modifying the source code.
At first I thought it was the Canadian Attorney General, and I was thinking "oh crap!". But I think we just have the justice minister, although provinces have AG's.
here's one reference
"So in order to protect our citizens, we are in the process of negotiating bilateral agreements with the largest possible number of states, including non-Parties. These Article 98 agreements, as they are called, provide American citizens with essential protection against the Court's purported jurisdiction claims, and allow us to remain engaged internationally with our friends and allies. To date, 14 countries have signed Article 98 agreements with us."
I hardly ever know what people are talking about.
Most of those people don't know what they're talking about either, so I guess you're in good company.
I think the author of the article is correct. Having a system whereby anybody can communicate at virtually zero cost without unsolicited commercial messages are mutually exclusive goals. I think that for most people, a simple whitelist is good enough, along with the understanding that there is a small chance that email between new contacts will be blown away.
There was no legitimate reason for Windows 3.1 not to work on DR-DOS. Windows detected DR-DOS and returned an error, but a hack to remove this check would allow Windows to run on DR-DOS perfectly. Microsoft did this specifically to eliminate a competitor.
I bet they let you "play" too - when you could have been working.
...until we kill everything on Earth with nuclear bombs.
What ? you don't think this is my real name ?
... and if I hear one of these going off during a test, I'll find the engineers and beat them up!
Damn it, we just got this thing built and some punk ass kid comes along and pushes all 22,000 buttons!
I also find Gentoo easier to set up once you've gotten past the initial learning curve for something. Contrast this to Debian, Redhat, and Mandrake (all of which I've tried), which typically have "custom setup program hell".
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Explorapedia, World of Nature, version 1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
How much research does this TAKE ?
UPDATE: We've discovered something called the law of the excluded middle, but we're still investigating how it might apply to this situation."