Look a few articles down, and you will see one about FIRST robotics. Robotics is absolutely a requirement of any future space program.
Yet, slashdot, a web site for geeks, has a comment post count of 6.
This by itself is hugely important - there is little to no interest in a fundamental technology of the future.
Couple that with the US's current anti-science sentiment, and NASA being a science department of a funding challenged government, and the US days of space exploration is done for a while. Close NASA, sell the assets to the Chinese, let someone else take their rightful place as leaders.
Funny thing is professionals that should be fired can be prominent members on open source projects.
I made no such leaps of conclusions. You are pathetically digging in hopes to somehow convince... yourself?...
I admit, I have not written SLL code, but I have written diffie-helman, and other borderline classified cryptology code, using an in-house written large-integer math, written by a kid who worked for ME. He just also happen to be part of SSLeay, ever hear of it?
Your assumption that writing SSL is too difficult for an amature has nothing to do with anything, as well as being fundamentally wrong, and proof who is out of their league.
Michael Jordan is a paid professional. You are not, but because you are free, thousands cheer for you, after all, you never miss a basket (because thousands cheer for you).
Blam, you miss a basket. Only fucking idiots would still be cheering for you.
I think the quote that comes to mind is "how many cockroaches do you need to find in your bowl of spaghetti?"
I'm simply pointing out, that a talking bullet of open source, is no longer valid. Unfortunately it is a bullet needed to counter so many other negative bullets.
And let's be clear, you have never met/heard of a prominent security researcher who favoured open source over closed source. You may have met someone who thought they were all that, but in fact were not. Open vs close source has to do with public access to source code. Anyone 'prominent' who was anyone, would be offered a look at the closed source, if it was indeed for security evaluation. As much as I agree obfuscation does not lead to good security, it certainly does not detract from it. Had this code of openSSL not been publicly available, it could have been fixed before most of the internet was subject to people trying to take advantage of its errors. Sorry, hard reality.
You are right, it is nothing like closing the door after the horses got out, it is more like closing the door after all the horses are dead.
Multiple eyes on code, security, these are things that are great about open source, except they aren't. This is a prime example of how bugs get through anyhow, major bugs. So it is now shown beyond a shadow of anyones doubt, open source is NOT superior in these respects.
Design and QA are 2 more things open source does not do anywhere near as well as closed source. It doesn't take much of a leap to understand open source it what it is, a free less than ideal solution that is NO competitor to closed source.
The problem is that you think the iPad is the problem.
LEGOs can be used infinite ways, to create all kinds of things from the imagination. Guess what? So can an iPad.
It is the lazy f'n parents, who take the easiest way out to pacify their over protected brats, and wonder why they cry when they don't get what they want later in life.
Again, results. The guy with the wing has them, you with your quad do not.
Now I do know the guy who sends up a red on an octo fitted with infared in bad weather. So there are some special cases when a multi rotor might be more appropriate, but day to day SAR, no, not even in the ballpark. If altitude is a problem you put something other than a POS GoPro on it. You arent trying to find anything real time anyhow. Actually, never mind. I'm starting to doubt you have ever done anything real, just your imagination.
you have no idea what you are talking about. Butt out while you can. This dude has been doing it for a while, last I read I think he had located 11 deceased children, and he uses a wing. How's your quad record?
Quad's do not have the range, period. It is common sense, called glide.
wow - I expected a few of you to know what has been going on.
The FAA fined someone $10,000 not long ago. His lawyer filed a motion to dismiss. The administrative judge you name, indicated the FAA has no current authority to do dick (pirker vs. FAA).
The FAA has appealed, but at the moment, the ruling is The FAA doesn't have dick. Even with the appeal, because of how the ruling is written (somewhat intentionally I ber), the stay from appeal also means the FAA doesn't have dick.
If the FAA thinks they are going to force a humanitarian effort with support of local law enforcement to cease in order to extend their dick, guess what is going to get stepped on?
People run windows, because, ummm, maybe it has software that is usable?
Adobe apps for instance. Yes, I could run them on an overpriced mac, that is an option, if I do not mind being locked into the most obviously nefarious corporate slime in existence.
The fact that you don't understand this, means you probably are very limited in your understanding of how people use computers in general. That takes nothing away from your technical skills. Just wouldnt put you in charge of I.T. at a company bigger than say, 2.
Look, windows is still at over 80% market share. You are flat out ignoring reality when you say you dont get why anyone runs windows. It does not make you look smart, I'm sure that was what you were trying to accomplish.
wasn't there a discovery that determined if you were likely to commit a crime? Or be serial killer or something like that?
How did that work out / what ever happened with it?
Society (in the US anyhow) already allows unrelated information to be used, for discrimination anyhow. I mean your automobile insurance costs is based on your credit history for gosh sakes. Why not allow insurance companies to reject you completely if they know you are going to get sick. I mean its not like insurance is for evening out costs or anything. Let the free market, and genetic fate determine your place/status in life.
Solidworks is THE CAD program of choice, but it is expensive.
Geomagic (aka Alibre) is a decent clone, last I looked it was $200. None of the free stuff is even close.
I know you were replying to another post, but I just wanted to stick this out there for people who are genuinely interested, as it does not get mentioned much.
Nerds don't care about girlfriends. If your son has one, he is not a nerd. From the sound of it his aspirations are more to be on Glee.
Yes, I did build the CNC machine. Actually two of them. A Sherline mill I did the CNC conversion myself on. And then a X3 (grizzly g0463, https://www.grizzly.com/produc...). The sherline I ended up making the parts for myself, the grizz used a premade set of parts, but still required all the work to be done.
You can spend several thousand if you want. I spent $99 and got a decent solidworks clone. Named Alibre at the time. it's now called Geomagic and goes for $200. But calling it several thousand is more just spreading FUD, which is what I am sure you are trying to do.
You started out with "Apparently there is quite a bit of ignorance about 3D printing here. Also slashdot has become populated with too many Apple and M$ users who have "it's not ready for the consumer" mentalities."
Then you painted a lie, trying to make it sound like the stuff works like grease. It doesn't. Using Blender for 3D printing is like (I said it elsewhere) making a wooden statue with scissors, it is idiotic at best.
"He printed a rose for his girlfriend for Valentines day which she like very much. How f*^%ing cool is that?"
It's not. Not in the farthest reaches of the imagination is it even close to cool.
If you believe linux is ready for the desktop (less than 1% market share), then it would be reasonable to conclude 3D printing is also ready for the masses. However, if you believe things closer to reality....
Before you comment, yes, I did Metal CNC at home before 3D printing was ever imagined. I've built a Printbot Jr. (and gave it away). Yes, I know real 3D CAD, and Blender (real 3D CAD it is not). And yes, I am running linux (a render farm for Blender as it turns out, nothing to do with 3D printing).
The software is buggy (which if you are an open source type you are ok with), instructions are out of date and spread everywhere (again, all ok for open source types).
Poorly designed parts lead to poor prints, lead to poorly finished object quality. But if you fit the less than 1% category, all probably fine.
On a positive note, I will admit it introduces you to a world of manufacturing, where the same principals apply, only using quality software and real tools when you are ready to do it, for real.
Blender is an ok program. I use it all the time for video and still animations / rendering. I know it pretty well.
It is not even in the same ballpark as a CAD program. Yes, it can do the job. You can also use scissors to carve wood statues, but you would be an idiot to do so.
You can draw a 4 leaf clover in blender, and 3D print that. If you are so inclined you can even print a ton of them. That does not make it a good alternative 3D design program. You can not model any sort of assembly, then make a correction to a part dimension without having to manually redo everything. That is not productive, that is not design, that is artwork, big difference.
totally unfair to moderate you as a troll. I disagree with your statement, but it was not trolling, just plain poor moderation.
I used to live in an area where, granted somewhat lazy white trailer trash, did indeed hunt for food because their welfare checks just wasn't enough to fund both their junk car buying habits and eat. yeah, sad I know, but they truly did have to hunt for food, or starve.
I too thought that places like these were long gone, until I accidently moved into one. I thought the low cost of living there was a good thing, only to realize the worst hillbilly stereotype was too kind to describe the place. It was a nightmare - the largest area of depression in the united states, and sizeable (East Tennessee).
Slashdot Mirror
Look a few articles down, and you will see one about FIRST robotics. Robotics is absolutely a requirement of any future space program.
Yet, slashdot, a web site for geeks, has a comment post count of 6.
This by itself is hugely important - there is little to no interest in a fundamental technology of the future.
Couple that with the US's current anti-science sentiment, and NASA being a science department of a funding challenged government, and the US days of space exploration is done for a while. Close NASA, sell the assets to the Chinese, let someone else take their rightful place as leaders.
Funny thing is professionals that should be fired can be prominent members on open source projects.
... yourself? ...
I made no such leaps of conclusions. You are pathetically digging in hopes to somehow convince
I admit, I have not written SLL code, but I have written diffie-helman, and other borderline classified cryptology code, using an in-house written large-integer math, written by a kid who worked for ME. He just also happen to be part of SSLeay, ever hear of it?
Your assumption that writing SSL is too difficult for an amature has nothing to do with anything, as well as being fundamentally wrong, and proof who is out of their league.
would you call that whining? or twitching? I'm having a hard time classifying it..
Absolutely - trolling to me is getting idiots to prove themselves incompetent. The more whining and twitching and crying I see, the better.
I have yet to see one valid counter point - no matter how 'subjective' I am.
No, terrible analogy.
Let's try a different one;
Michael Jordan is a paid professional. You are not, but because you are free, thousands cheer for you, after all, you never miss a basket (because thousands cheer for you).
Blam, you miss a basket. Only fucking idiots would still be cheering for you.
I think the quote that comes to mind is "how many cockroaches do you need to find in your bowl of spaghetti?"
I'm simply pointing out, that a talking bullet of open source, is no longer valid. Unfortunately it is a bullet needed to counter so many other negative bullets.
And let's be clear, you have never met/heard of a prominent security researcher who favoured open source over closed source. You may have met someone who thought they were all that, but in fact were not. Open vs close source has to do with public access to source code. Anyone 'prominent' who was anyone, would be offered a look at the closed source, if it was indeed for security evaluation. As much as I agree obfuscation does not lead to good security, it certainly does not detract from it. Had this code of openSSL not been publicly available, it could have been fixed before most of the internet was subject to people trying to take advantage of its errors. Sorry, hard reality.
man the truth stings, doesn't it?
Modded flame bait, with 0 argument against, in fact several replies in support of.
Totally validates the sig eh?
Look open source noobs, get over it. Understanding reality is half the battle towards accomplishing something.
Feel free to mod this as flamebait - it was totally intended as such, and modding so will give me great satisfaction.
You are right, it is nothing like closing the door after the horses got out, it is more like closing the door after all the horses are dead.
Multiple eyes on code, security, these are things that are great about open source, except they aren't. This is a prime example of how bugs get through anyhow, major bugs. So it is now shown beyond a shadow of anyones doubt, open source is NOT superior in these respects.
Design and QA are 2 more things open source does not do anywhere near as well as closed source. It doesn't take much of a leap to understand open source it what it is, a free less than ideal solution that is NO competitor to closed source.
The problem is that you think the iPad is the problem.
LEGOs can be used infinite ways, to create all kinds of things from the imagination. Guess what? So can an iPad.
It is the lazy f'n parents, who take the easiest way out to pacify their over protected brats, and wonder why they cry when they don't get what they want later in life.
Again, results. The guy with the wing has them, you with your quad do not.
Now I do know the guy who sends up a red on an octo fitted with infared in bad weather. So there are some special cases when a multi rotor might be more appropriate, but day to day SAR, no, not even in the ballpark. If altitude is a problem you put something other than a POS GoPro on it. You arent trying to find anything real time anyhow. Actually, never mind. I'm starting to doubt you have ever done anything real, just your imagination.
hot off the press - like 10 minutes ago; http://www.suasnews.com/2014/0... includes a link to the faa appeal
well, it's still in an appeals process, so I wouldnt say decided, but at the moment the FAA is on the losing side for sure.
you have no idea what you are talking about. Butt out while you can. This dude has been doing it for a while, last I read I think he had located 11 deceased children, and he uses a wing. How's your quad record?
Quad's do not have the range, period. It is common sense, called glide.
wow - I expected a few of you to know what has been going on.
The FAA fined someone $10,000 not long ago. His lawyer filed a motion to dismiss. The administrative judge you name, indicated the FAA has no current authority to do dick (pirker vs. FAA).
The FAA has appealed, but at the moment, the ruling is The FAA doesn't have dick. Even with the appeal, because of how the ruling is written (somewhat intentionally I ber), the stay from appeal also means the FAA doesn't have dick.
If the FAA thinks they are going to force a humanitarian effort with support of local law enforcement to cease in order to extend their dick, guess what is going to get stepped on?
holy shit. the fact you think OSS software is even in the same league as Adobe apps is an indicator you are totally clueless.
People run windows, because, ummm, maybe it has software that is usable?
Adobe apps for instance. Yes, I could run them on an overpriced mac, that is an option, if I do not mind being locked into the most obviously nefarious corporate slime in existence.
The fact that you don't understand this, means you probably are very limited in your understanding of how people use computers in general. That takes nothing away from your technical skills. Just wouldnt put you in charge of I.T. at a company bigger than say, 2.
Look, windows is still at over 80% market share. You are flat out ignoring reality when you say you dont get why anyone runs windows. It does not make you look smart, I'm sure that was what you were trying to accomplish.
wasn't there a discovery that determined if you were likely to commit a crime? Or be serial killer or something like that?
How did that work out / what ever happened with it?
Society (in the US anyhow) already allows unrelated information to be used, for discrimination anyhow. I mean your automobile insurance costs is based on your credit history for gosh sakes. Why not allow insurance companies to reject you completely if they know you are going to get sick. I mean its not like insurance is for evening out costs or anything. Let the free market, and genetic fate determine your place/status in life.
dude, you study language, in the context of this planet at best.
Do you also believe that ALL life requires carbon?
Get back to us when you have some, any, references to language on another planet.
The New Coke for the 21st century?
Take a good product, ruin it, have consumers reject it, then bring back the old and net an increase in sales....brilliant (again).
run out of meds?
http://www.alibre.com/
Solidworks is THE CAD program of choice, but it is expensive.
Geomagic (aka Alibre) is a decent clone, last I looked it was $200. None of the free stuff is even close.
I know you were replying to another post, but I just wanted to stick this out there for people who are genuinely interested, as it does not get mentioned much.
Nerds don't care about girlfriends. If your son has one, he is not a nerd. From the sound of it his aspirations are more to be on Glee.
Yes, I did build the CNC machine. Actually two of them. A Sherline mill I did the CNC conversion myself on. And then a X3 (grizzly g0463, https://www.grizzly.com/produc...). The sherline I ended up making the parts for myself, the grizz used a premade set of parts, but still required all the work to be done.
You can spend several thousand if you want. I spent $99 and got a decent solidworks clone. Named Alibre at the time. it's now called Geomagic and goes for $200. But calling it several thousand is more just spreading FUD, which is what I am sure you are trying to do.
You started out with "Apparently there is quite a bit of ignorance about 3D printing here. Also slashdot has become populated with too many Apple and M$ users who have "it's not ready for the consumer" mentalities."
Then you painted a lie, trying to make it sound like the stuff works like grease. It doesn't. Using Blender for 3D printing is like (I said it elsewhere) making a wooden statue with scissors, it is idiotic at best.
"He printed a rose for his girlfriend for Valentines day which she like very much. How f*^%ing cool is that?"
It's not. Not in the farthest reaches of the imagination is it even close to cool.
If you believe linux is ready for the desktop (less than 1% market share), then it would be reasonable to conclude 3D printing is also ready for the masses. However, if you believe things closer to reality....
Before you comment, yes, I did Metal CNC at home before 3D printing was ever imagined. I've built a Printbot Jr. (and gave it away). Yes, I know real 3D CAD, and Blender (real 3D CAD it is not). And yes, I am running linux (a render farm for Blender as it turns out, nothing to do with 3D printing).
The software is buggy (which if you are an open source type you are ok with), instructions are out of date and spread everywhere (again, all ok for open source types).
Poorly designed parts lead to poor prints, lead to poorly finished object quality. But if you fit the less than 1% category, all probably fine.
On a positive note, I will admit it introduces you to a world of manufacturing, where the same principals apply, only using quality software and real tools when you are ready to do it, for real.
And I see you got modded informative for it.
Blender is an ok program. I use it all the time for video and still animations / rendering. I know it pretty well.
It is not even in the same ballpark as a CAD program. Yes, it can do the job. You can also use scissors to carve wood statues, but you would be an idiot to do so.
You can draw a 4 leaf clover in blender, and 3D print that. If you are so inclined you can even print a ton of them. That does not make it a good alternative 3D design program. You can not model any sort of assembly, then make a correction to a part dimension without having to manually redo everything. That is not productive, that is not design, that is artwork, big difference.
totally unfair to moderate you as a troll. I disagree with your statement, but it was not trolling, just plain poor moderation.
I used to live in an area where, granted somewhat lazy white trailer trash, did indeed hunt for food because their welfare checks just wasn't enough to fund both their junk car buying habits and eat. yeah, sad I know, but they truly did have to hunt for food, or starve.
I too thought that places like these were long gone, until I accidently moved into one. I thought the low cost of living there was a good thing, only to realize the worst hillbilly stereotype was too kind to describe the place. It was a nightmare - the largest area of depression in the united states, and sizeable (East Tennessee).