DON'T RUN EXECUTABLES UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE
The problem is user education. Social engineering, such as that used by virus creators, will be a problem on any OS until users learn of the dangers.
Remember the Slashdot crowd are not typical computer users. We tend to be more computer savvy and literate, and as a consequence more wary of potential problems. It is our job to help educate people about the dangers of the worm and the virus, and how best to minimise the threat.
Strange, I looked at that map and I had a feeling of, well, elation, joy, immense personal satisfaction, and an even higher feeling of self importance.
And you need their Mothers running about with their heads in their hands screaming "The children! Won't somebody please think of the children!"
And of course there should be kids who come running out of arcades, having had their "fragile little minds" wapred, carjacking, raping and pillaging all around.
Well, since Edward Lorenz and his discovery of chaos, many of the current weather prediction systems are chaotic, and thus the forecast becomes less accurate over a longer time period.
Like many chaotic equations, the systems of weather patterns follow a `normal' path for a period of time before becoming chaotic. So this method is useful in predicting specific weather patterns for as long as 5 days in advance. After this point though the chaotic nature of the systems become apparent, with different scenario runs of similar data leading to completely different results.
So, more advanced computer power may lead to a better understanding of the chaotic equations which drive our weather and other environmental factors, though I for one remain sceptical, there are just too many factors to take into account for anything more concrete than the weather might possibly be . .
Linux first appeared on the NWS scene in 1995 in the form of Slackware
And in comparison to their previous HP-UX systems:-
. ..the switch has helped increase data processing speed.
"The performance that we measure with our benchmark has increased by over 100% since we completed phase one of our Linux migration," happily boasts Piercy.
Of course this is preposterous, but no more so than thinking a nuclear reactor would kick start life on a planet covered by ice sheets hundreds of miles thick
Couldn't agree more, my comment was more flippant than anything, just a natural reaction to the cries of anything nuclear being the most evil force in the known universe. That just really annoys me, and in my opinion reeks of ignorance.
I still think some half eaten cheese and mayo sarnies are the way forward though.
Kind of like a big virtual desktop, only you get to peek at what's over the horizon.
Which is surely all a 3D interface could give you, more space to open more windows, but surely there is a limit to the amount of multi-tasking a user could practically do. And even then, a better way of showing windows currently open in the task manager would be more usable and effective than a 3D desktop.
About the best use of a 3D desktop that I can think of would be to show how tasks are related to each other i.e browser tabs, related office documents, disk directories etc.
The good companies innovate, the bad ones copy success. Guess which one is more likely to succeed. Innovation is a risky business.
On a slightly related note, has there been a good business project management set-up in relation to the development of games? From everything I've seen and read about, the development seems so hodge-podge, it's remarkable any games succeed.
Not sure what operating system you use, but give poco mail a try. It's been my mail program for ages now on my windows box, and it's damn near perfect. Have a look here for a list of some of the features available. And with pocoscript there almost nothing you can't persude pocomail to do.
In the UK we will be probably introducing course fees for each student(payable once the student starts earning a certain amount of money), rather than getting a pretty much free education. I believe this is a result of government initiatives of getting kids into University, leading to a whole slew of(in my opinion) worthless degrees.
Students studying these types of degrees(i.e Media Studies and the like), would be far better off actually gaining work experience during that time. They are also far less likely to be contributing the extra tax revenue to help recompensate the country for funding their education.
I think I prefer the old UK system of giving higher education to those that can. However since the fees will probably allow Universities to be able to spend more money on facilities, and a better ability to hold onto top professors by being able to pay them more, I'm sort of in favour of these measures.
Shit, I've got one of those stored in my garage somewhere, haven't used it in about ten years. They haven't lost much in value have they? Though it is a pain in the ass that Linux still ain't got round to supporting them.
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Or alternatively, when will people learn?
DON'T RUN EXECUTABLES UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT THEY ARE
The problem is user education. Social engineering, such as that used by virus creators, will be a problem on any OS until users learn of the dangers.
Remember the Slashdot crowd are not typical computer users. We tend to be more computer savvy and literate, and as a consequence more wary of potential problems. It is our job to help educate people about the dangers of the worm and the virus, and how best to minimise the threat.
Pfft, I was doing this sort of stuff years ago on my BigTrak
Strange, I looked at that map and I had a feeling of, well, elation, joy, immense personal satisfaction, and an even higher feeling of self importance.
Good point, also remember there was a GTA: London 1969 released.
Now that would be an interesting locale to visit. And would be a real middle finger to the, in my opinion, poor Getaway.
And you need their Mothers running about with their heads in their hands screaming "The children! Won't somebody please think of the children!"
And of course there should be kids who come running out of arcades, having had their "fragile little minds" wapred, carjacking, raping and pillaging all around.
Well just more irony really.
Don't think so, but Parma ham must be made in Parma. And Feta cheese must be made in Greece.
Reminds me more of a photo I saw in a copy of Bird Fetish Weekly.
Yeah right, sounds like they were trying to get him out on a date.
And a pretty fancy one at that.
Ahh, you mean like set up something like this?
and spell checker on Slashdot
Well, since Edward Lorenz and his discovery of chaos, many of the current weather prediction systems are chaotic, and thus the forecast becomes less accurate over a longer time period.
Like many chaotic equations, the systems of weather patterns follow a `normal' path for a period of time before becoming chaotic. So this method is useful in predicting specific weather patterns for as long as 5 days in advance. After this point though the chaotic nature of the systems become apparent, with different scenario runs of similar data leading to completely different results.
So, more advanced computer power may lead to a better understanding of the chaotic equations which drive our weather and other environmental factors, though I for one remain sceptical, there are just too many factors to take into account for anything more concrete than the weather might possibly be . .
Interesting, according to this
.the switch has helped increase data processing speed.
Linux first appeared on the NWS scene in 1995 in the form of Slackware
And in comparison to their previous HP-UX systems:-
. .
"The performance that we measure with our benchmark has increased by over 100% since we completed phase one of our Linux migration," happily boasts Piercy.
Of course this is preposterous, but no more so than thinking a nuclear reactor would kick start life on a planet covered by ice sheets hundreds of miles thick
Couldn't agree more, my comment was more flippant than anything, just a natural reaction to the cries of anything nuclear being the most evil force in the known universe. That just really annoys me, and in my opinion reeks of ignorance.
I still think some half eaten cheese and mayo sarnies are the way forward though.
Or alternatively that nuclear material could be the neccesary kick that life there needs.
Personally I think we should drop a bunch of cheese and mayo sandwiches on the moon and see what happens.
Kind of like a big virtual desktop, only you get to peek at what's over the horizon.
Which is surely all a 3D interface could give you, more space to open more windows, but surely there is a limit to the amount of multi-tasking a user could practically do. And even then, a better way of showing windows currently open in the task manager would be more usable and effective than a 3D desktop.
About the best use of a 3D desktop that I can think of would be to show how tasks are related to each other i.e browser tabs, related office documents, disk directories etc.
The good companies innovate, the bad ones copy success. Guess which one is more likely to succeed. Innovation is a risky business.
On a slightly related note, has there been a good business project management set-up in relation to the development of games? From everything I've seen and read about, the development seems so hodge-podge, it's remarkable any games succeed.
Not sure what operating system you use, but give poco mail a try. It's been my mail program for ages now on my windows box, and it's damn near perfect. Have a look here for a list of some of the features available. And with pocoscript there almost nothing you can't persude pocomail to do.
In the UK we will be probably introducing course fees for each student(payable once the student starts earning a certain amount of money), rather than getting a pretty much free education. I believe this is a result of government initiatives of getting kids into University, leading to a whole slew of(in my opinion) worthless degrees.
Students studying these types of degrees(i.e Media Studies and the like), would be far better off actually gaining work experience during that time. They are also far less likely to be contributing the extra tax revenue to help recompensate the country for funding their education.
I think I prefer the old UK system of giving higher education to those that can. However since the fees will probably allow Universities to be able to spend more money on facilities, and a better ability to hold onto top professors by being able to pay them more, I'm sort of in favour of these measures.
Unless Gollum (sans ring) undertakes the same aging process as Bilbo does when he gives the ring to Frodo.
The question is, would the movie going public accept that a younger Bilbo look the same as the one they saw in the movie theatres?
Please show me this single-sided die you allude to
I believe that would be the mobius die, any players using it are generally considered to be a liability.
That's just a lucky roll of the dice. There was an exploit, it was there for a while, and fortunately a good guy found it before a bad guy did.
Or taking a different viewpoint, perhaps a bad guy found it before the good guy, but decided not to let anybody know.
For god's sake, think of the children, don't make them use their imagination. That would just be far too close to making them read a goddamn book.
Yeah, I sort of realised. It still amazes me that scanners can fetch those kind of prices, and be a justifiable expense.
I've got a $15,000 scanner here
Shit, I've got one of those stored in my garage somewhere, haven't used it in about ten years. They haven't lost much in value have they? Though it is a pain in the ass that Linux still ain't got round to supporting them.