I won't read articles there, because I have no evidence that Daniel Eran actually does fact checking.
For example, in an article about Microsoft Cairo (which is vaporware, like the article says):
The next year, in 1993, Microsoft delivered the first version of Windows NT, which was given the version number 3.1 to position it as the obvious successor to the DOS based Windows 3.0.
Windows NT's first version was numbered 3.1 because it used the same user interface as the DOS based Windows 3.1.
That sent Microsoft scrambling for an interim plan. It dusted off the DOS based Windows 3.0 and improved it enough to act as a placeholder until NT could be fixed. Microsoft hoped to call its next version of NT "4.0," so the new version of DOS based Windows was called "Windows 95" rather than being named after a version number.
Windows had one update between 3.0 and 95. It was called Windows 3.1. I mentioned it above.
Windows NT had two updates between 3.1 and 4.0. They were called Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51. I seem to recall businesses complaining about the short release cycle of Windows NT in the mid-90s, because there was a new version every year (1993: NT 3.1, 1994: NT 3.5, 1995: NT 3.51, 1996: NT 4)
If he can't even get the simple facts right, why would I believe any of the other "facts" he's presenting?
While the average person may know that this is not necessarily bad, mom and pop are probably going to avoid sites that bring up these errors, particularly if they're using IE7.
So, yes, there are reasons to not encrypt everything.
Besides, Metroid Prime games do have loading screens. That's why riding the elevators up/down is a cutscene that takes 20 or more seconds.
Other Metroid games don't simply because they're on cartridges and can load super fast because of it... and, as you pointed out, are still split into areas (except Metroid II).
Now, see, I interpreted it as "Anyone who thinks that clicking Yes to a popup that's offering them better security is a fool and likely to be infected."
I also took popup to be generic for anything that looks like a popup, such as an ActiveX installer thing.
Why? It's a free product from Microsoft for Windows to run other OSes in a virtual machine.
If it weren't likely to be considered an anti-trust violation, MS would just include it as part of the OS install. However, VMWare would certainly point it out to the Department of Justice if MS tried.
This SP had better be good. From prior history, each NT OS since NT4 has gotten less service packs than the ones before it: NT4 - 6 2000 - 4 XP - 2 (3?)
If Microsoft holds to this pattern, this is going to be the first of a maximum of two service packs.
Why do people persist in beating this dead horse? Apple is most emphatically *NOT* a software company. They are a hardware company.
"And so the big secret about Apple, of course--not-so-big secret maybe--is that Apple views itself as a software company..." -- Steve Jobs at D5 (2007)
Steve Jobs (and I mean the real one, not fake Steve Jobs) says you're wrong.
Actually, since spec isn't a pronoun, "spec's" wouldn't be a contraction at all. It would be a possessive, such as "The spec's measurements are wrong."
It's not compressing 7GB of data into a 50MB download.
At a guess, it's saving modified files to a temporary directory, then replacing all the existing files near the end. This way, if it runs into an upgrade partway through, it just does a rollback... that is, deletes the new files.
Given that databases and filesystems work this way, this shouldn't be a surprise.
I don't know about other people, but I won't follow tinyurls, simply because I have no way of knowing where they go, if it's safe for work, etc... For all I know, you just hid a link to goatse.cx or the rickroll video on Youtube.
I don't know what version of XP you've been using, but all the ones shipped by the company called "Microsoft" go through the "New Hardware Found!" excitement any time you attach a new USB mass storage device with a different controller chip or version, even though they all wind up using the "Generic USB Mass Storage Device" driver that ships with the OS.
Haven't you noticed that they do that even when you connect one that they have seen before?
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For example, in an article about Microsoft Cairo (which is vaporware, like the article says):
Windows NT's first version was numbered 3.1 because it used the same user interface as the DOS based Windows 3.1.
Windows had one update between 3.0 and 95. It was called Windows 3.1. I mentioned it above.
Windows NT had two updates between 3.1 and 4.0. They were called Windows NT 3.5 and 3.51. I seem to recall businesses complaining about the short release cycle of Windows NT in the mid-90s, because there was a new version every year (1993: NT 3.1, 1994: NT 3.5, 1995: NT 3.51, 1996: NT 4)
If he can't even get the simple facts right, why would I believe any of the other "facts" he's presenting?
Of the three most popular browsers these days, a site with a self-signed certificate shows the following:
While the average person may know that this is not necessarily bad, mom and pop are probably going to avoid sites that bring up these errors, particularly if they're using IE7.
So, yes, there are reasons to not encrypt everything.
In case anyone else is wondering, Larry Lessig == Lawrence Lessig.
In case someone doesn't know what that's in reference to, watch this video from The IT Crowd.
Wait for Windows 2037. I hear it fixes some major flaw that sllows privilege escalation, related to the use of the time_t structure.
Rubber stamped it. Same thing as with C# and the
Are you saying that the Libertarian, Green, or Constitution parties aren't credible? ;)
Besides, Metroid Prime games do have loading screens. That's why riding the elevators up/down is a cutscene that takes 20 or more seconds.
Other Metroid games don't simply because they're on cartridges and can load super fast because of it... and, as you pointed out, are still split into areas (except Metroid II).
Now, see, I interpreted it as "Anyone who thinks that clicking Yes to a popup that's offering them better security is a fool and likely to be infected."
I also took popup to be generic for anything that looks like a popup, such as an ActiveX installer thing.
Then again, if he already has access to disable salting, he doesn't really need a password, does he?
It was pointed out elsewhere in the comments to this article that China doesn't allow more than 49% of businesses to be owned by foreigners.
The Chinese Government would love to take their 51% stake in Wal-Mart now.
Too bad I don't have mod points, because I think this deserves a +1 Insightful.
If you're counting it that way, there's also XP SP1 and SP1a, one with Java and the other without it.
Why? It's a free product from Microsoft for Windows to run other OSes in a virtual machine.
If it weren't likely to be considered an anti-trust violation, MS would just include it as part of the OS install. However, VMWare would certainly point it out to the Department of Justice if MS tried.
er... apparently I didn't read it all. My bad.
This SP had better be good. From prior history, each NT OS since NT4 has gotten less service packs than the ones before it:
NT4 - 6
2000 - 4
XP - 2 (3?)
If Microsoft holds to this pattern, this is going to be the first of a maximum of two service packs.
"And so the big secret about Apple, of course--not-so-big secret maybe--is that Apple views itself as a software company..." -- Steve Jobs at D5 (2007)
Steve Jobs (and I mean the real one, not fake Steve Jobs) says you're wrong.
Actually, since spec isn't a pronoun, "spec's" wouldn't be a contraction at all. It would be a possessive, such as "The spec's measurements are wrong."
It's not compressing 7GB of data into a 50MB download.
At a guess, it's saving modified files to a temporary directory, then replacing all the existing files near the end. This way, if it runs into an upgrade partway through, it just does a rollback... that is, deletes the new files.
Given that databases and filesystems work this way, this shouldn't be a surprise.
Yes.
And might I say you asked for that one?
I know exactly where Wal-Mart's home is:
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Bentonville, AR 72716-8611.
USA
So, I'm going to guess it's home country is the United States.
Most of the time, no, but the w3 recommends that they be. See Cool URIs don't change.
Here's a tip: Make your site use shorter URLs.
I don't know about other people, but I won't follow tinyurls, simply because I have no way of knowing where they go, if it's safe for work, etc... For all I know, you just hid a link to goatse.cx or the rickroll video on Youtube.
Haven't you noticed that they do that even when you connect one that they have seen before?