why do we *need* to do it, at least at this point in time? Would we necessarily learn more about the moon , or anything else than we already do?
I understand getting the space shuttle program back on track, because tonnes of experiments carried out in zero (or near zero) gravity has substantial implications for us here on earth. Perhaps the first landing on moon was a test of technology (and the "human spirit" bullshit), but what good is it going to do to go to the moon again? It's not ever going to support life, nor is there any real chance of "mining" the moon once we've wasted all resources here on earth.
he business world is absolutely full of Linux on the desktop but it's the worlds best kept fucking secret.
I was hoping that thw world's best kept fucking secret would be something that involved sex. Perhaps in 2004 it will.
So please stop. It's viruses.
Hey, I had spelt it right. I guess "viruses" just mutated to "virii" somewhere along the way to the/. site.
Anyway, I stand corrected. Thanks.
Why not a cute little kitten or something? All cute kittens have a fair number of virii inside their bodies. I guess they are just starting with those. Then they'll make the bacteria in their guts, the ticks/germs on their fur, and finally the kitten.
Why is being better related to "lot of games available"? There are a lot of linux users who don't care about games, and who find linux many times easier to use than Windows **for their usage requirements**. If being a simple-to-use-game-box is your definition of "better", then I'd agree with you. Unfortunately, I doubt many people use that definition.
leaning over to the right
Perhaps the leftists don't carry as much weight
there? Maybe it needs to be striped of its stars?
Wonder what mars the balance.
Yes, people in the third world do need everyone in the West reminding them how to live and what their priorities should be. Thank you so much for this insightful observation.
Well, you have to see it the way Mr Sol Klinger
sees it: "Business is war! Like in any war, survival depends on being able to act quickly in a constantly changing environment. Business intelligence will eventually operate as a business command-and control-center (BCCC). -- Sol Klinger, director, Sterling Management Solutions Inc., Princeton, N.J.
I guess he's killing all his competition right now!!
You didn't have to point out the bad fucking pun with capitalisation.
Normally, I would let this pass. In this CASE,
I think you're being to SENSITIVE.
Doesn't your rant CAPITALISE on my capitalisation too? Aren't we all at FAULT?
your requirements are defined by your tests
I'd expect many real-life systems to be complex enough that exhaustive testing is not practical.
My point is that there needs to be a formal approach
to s/w development. As Dijkstra said, testing
reveals the presence of errors but not their
absence. In safety critical environments, while testing is necessary, it cannot be and shouldn't be
deemed to be sufficient.
Again, I'm not passing a blanket statement on ``XP'', I'm merely asking if there is enough statistical evidence of its reliability.
Somehow, I would never trust an "extreme programmed" program. I feel (perhaps just a prejudice) that extreme programming is a "do now, think later" kind of approach. I'd be interested in knowing if there have been studies with respect to reliability of extreme programmed projects.
I don't think this is the IEEE that we all know, love and adore. The site is ieeeusa, which is some random thing started in 1973, as opposed to the REAL IEEE which has its root in the 1880s.
Shouldn't there be some trademark infringement thing here?
I'm no troll, and have nothing against the native Americans, and have no intention of making light of their sufferings.
However, why does everyone have to be sensitive to everything that might offend anyone?
I find the political correctness thing is now as bad as censorship - there are no laws against saying things, but you'll be demonized for the rest of your life for having said them.
I'm sure one day some PC guy will come along and ask us not to use C because controllers written in C were used in some bomber aircrafts (or something like that).
1024 is an "even" number when you consider binary.
Today I managed to learn new mathematics....that the even-ness of a number depends on the base it is expressed in. Hmmmm....perhaps the laws of mathematics change regularly, after all!!
Slashdot Mirror
Unfortunately I can't remember enough to do it justice... Anyone?
Yes, the examiner reading his answers got Bohr'ed to death.
Q:Why did the universe get destroyed?
A:Some strings weren't null terminated.
why do we *need* to do it, at least at this point in time? Would we necessarily learn more about the moon , or anything else than we already do?
I understand getting the space shuttle program back on track, because tonnes of experiments carried out in zero (or near zero) gravity has substantial implications for us here on earth. Perhaps the first landing on moon was a test of technology (and the "human spirit" bullshit), but what good is it going to do to go to the moon again? It's not ever going to support life, nor
is there any real chance of "mining" the moon once we've wasted all resources here on earth.
he business world is absolutely full of Linux on the desktop but it's the worlds best kept fucking secret.
I was hoping that thw world's best kept fucking secret would be something that involved sex. Perhaps in 2004 it will.
I see a year of peace for everyone and linux....errmm except, may be
Darl and gang.
Pardon my ignorance, but what does one do to view .torrent files?
So please stop. It's viruses. Hey, I had spelt it right. I guess "viruses" just mutated to "virii" somewhere along the way to the /. site.
Anyway, I stand corrected. Thanks.
Why not a cute little kitten or something?
All cute kittens have a fair number of virii inside their bodies. I guess they are just starting with those. Then they'll make the bacteria in their guts, the ticks/germs on their fur, and finally the kitten.
Why is being better related to "lot of games available"? There are a lot of linux users who don't care about games, and who find linux many times easier to use than Windows **for their usage requirements**. If being a simple-to-use-game-box is your definition of "better", then I'd agree with you. Unfortunately, I doubt many people use that definition.
Perhaps it is time I change my /. id. Those MS guys just can't let good thing remain good, can they?!
leaning over to the right
Perhaps the leftists don't carry as much weight there? Maybe it needs to be striped of its stars? Wonder what mars the balance.
Yes, people in the third world do need everyone in the West reminding them how to live and what their priorities should be. Thank you so much for this insightful observation.
Yes, I'm trolling.
Well, you have to see it the way Mr Sol Klinger sees it :
"Business is war! Like in any war, survival depends on being able to act quickly in a constantly changing environment. Business intelligence will eventually operate as a business command-and control-center (BCCC). -- Sol Klinger, director, Sterling Management Solutions Inc., Princeton, N.J.
I guess he's killing all his competition right now!!
Normally, I would let this pass. In this CASE, I think you're being to SENSITIVE. Doesn't your rant CAPITALISE on my capitalisation too? Aren't we all at FAULT?
Even worse....what if the quakes deFAULT on their arrival???
....and mention the obvious jokes that'll refer
to "seg faults"
I'm not criticising MacOS in particular, but there really are places where a GUI is just not the right thing to use.
Have /. discussions on how to get themselves to run on linux.
your requirements are defined by your tests
I'd expect many real-life systems to be complex enough that exhaustive testing is not practical. My point is that there needs to be a formal approach to s/w development. As Dijkstra said, testing reveals the presence of errors but not their absence. In safety critical environments, while testing is necessary, it cannot be and shouldn't be deemed to be sufficient.
Again, I'm not passing a blanket statement on ``XP'', I'm merely asking if there is enough statistical evidence of its reliability.
Somehow, I would never trust an "extreme programmed" program. I feel (perhaps just a prejudice) that extreme programming is a "do now, think later" kind of approach. I'd be interested in knowing if there have been studies with respect to reliability of extreme programmed projects.
I don't think this is the IEEE that we all know, love and adore. The site is ieeeusa, which is some random thing started in 1973, as opposed to the REAL IEEE which has its root in the 1880s. Shouldn't there be some trademark infringement thing here?
I'm no troll, and have nothing against the native Americans, and have no intention of making light of their sufferings.
However, why does everyone have to be sensitive to everything that might offend anyone?
I find the political correctness thing is now as bad as censorship - there are no laws against saying things, but you'll be demonized for the rest of your life for having said them.
I'm sure one day some PC guy will come along and ask us not to use C because controllers written in C were used in some bomber aircrafts (or something like that).
Therefore, ln (1024) = 6.931471806... which is not an even number.
I must really be on a roll today.....
1024 is an "even" number when you consider binary.
Today I managed to learn new mathematics....that the even-ness of a number depends on the base it is expressed in. Hmmmm....perhaps the laws of mathematics change regularly, after all!!
..... is going to be to get all those CEO/CFO/CTO types to actually read something like this.