Actually, linux has demonstrably more patches released more often and more rapidly than on MS systems, although it's easy to argue this as a benefit of linux.
On windows, you don't know what the vulnerabilities are until they're being exploited, you don't know when MS will release a patch, when they do, you don't know if it'll break more than it fixes, etc.
On linux, you're welcome to audit the code, it's possible to know of all vulnerabilities, all vulnerabilities get found and fixed rapidly, you can trust that patches wont' break anything, etc.:)
Or, you could just set up a microphone in front of your speakers...
But then of course, they would pass laws saying that all speakers must only output digital audio (just think: 'cat file.mp3 >/dev/dsp'), and then have genetically-modified ears that can decode the digital audio that you hear into real music...
Well, think about what beer would have to be like in order to be free of charge: it would have to be crappy. In fact, it would have to be so bad that nobody would pay for it.
So, when people say "it's 'free as in speech', not 'free as in beer'", what they're really trying to say is "it's free as in freedom, not free as in 'no charge'". In that context, "free beer" basically means "no charge, and it's really crappy", while "free speech" basically means "no restrictions, it's really good".
Unfortunately, as the term "free beer" has become more popularised, it's basically come to mean "no charge" and "free speech" is just "no restrictions". That's why you'll see some people describing their pet projects as "free as in beer and speech", even though the beer/speech aspects are mutually exclusive in their original meanings.
Anyway, that's my take on it. "free beer" is like shareware you find on tucows. Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Outlook Express are "free beer" (as in, costing $0, and being of low quality), while "free speech" is GPL'd stuff that you'd find on gnu.org. Mozilla's browser and mailer are "free speech" (as in, having no restrictions and being of high quality).
hold it for the next shmoe who asked for his steak to be well done.
I actually don't see a problem with that, as long as it's re-cooked. If it was only on the floor for a second, you scrape the dirt off, and the recooking kills all the germs and bacteria.
However, I do question the ability of RSS to scale.
You must have some serious reservations about the scalability of HTML, then:)
RSS is just a way of paraphrasing the content of an HTML site, in a standard way that can be incorporated into other websites/clientside RSS readers. Reloading an RSS file once every hour is less bandwidth-intensive than reloading the HTML counterpart every hour.
It seems to me that email lists are trying to do what usenet was designed for. In that way, it's sort of a broken idea: newsgroups are for sending a message to a self-selecting group of people, email is for sending a message to one person. Trying to implement a mailing list in email is sort of a waste of resources, IMO.
Actually, I can think of at least one use... A lot of tv stations (in my area at least) offer cash rewards for amateur video of crime scenes/other news items. I've always thought it would be kind of cool to just carry a camcorder around town, but it would be annoying (bulky, and useless for anything but recording). At least with a cell phone/camera combo, I have an excuse for carrying it around when I don't intend to take any pictures.
I don't have any plans of buying that kind of cellphone, though, as I hate cellphones (expensive, and it just bugs me that each provider has their own network. cellphone networks should be like the internet; cell phone providers would be selling you the phone, not the network).
If your software has really bad vulnerabilities in them, evil hackers can go around exploiting this quietly to get what they want. Then, a virus comes out that exploits the vuln on a massive scale, there's huge publicity about it, patches are released, and then the hacker has been thwarted, because the vulnerability he's been exploiting has been fixed.
Last I checked, being ignorant of the terms of an agreement one enters into, when those terms are made clear and available, does not excuse one from abiding by those terms.
The difference being, the speed limit is a LAW and the EULA is a CONTRACT.
If some large company sues you for violating the EULA, your legal defence would be something along the lines of "I'm sorry, I don't recall signing anything to that effect."
you're likely to end up being charged again for your shirt, or watch, or underware or shoes or some item in your pocket with an embedded tag if you are close to the cart when it is scanned.
Then what you do is look at your receipt and see what it is that you paid for (preferrably before doing the paying). If it appears that you've paid for something that was already yours, you make a big fuss about it until the manager comes down and gives you a refund.
This just seems like really stretching for a scenario in which RFID tags will be useful beyond inventory tracking
Yes, exactly. My washing machine is pretty much locked into one setting, because it's all I ever use. All my clothes get washed the same way, so this is a nonissue.
I have, however, accidentally destroyed a few pairs of pants by sticking them into the dryer when I forgot that they weren't machine dryable. If my pants could have RFID tags saying "hang me up to dry", and my dryer had some kind of alarm to tell me "don't stick that into me!", I would be impressed. Then again, I'd need to buy a new dryer, and I'd need to buy new pants. So it probably won't happen anytime soon.
I think this example illustrates quite well how people are willing to tolerate a somewhat more complex interface if doing so gives them better functionality.
Actually, those stupid things bother me to no end.
If you're going to put two (or more) switches onto one circuit, make sure the switches you're using look the same no matter what state they're in!
What I mean is, use the "button" switches that look the same whether they're "on" or "off", not the "up-down" switches that have two distinct states. That way, you know that all you have to do is hit the button, and the light will be toggled, and you don't have to think "it's up, I want it down" or "it's down, I want it up".
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Actually, linux has demonstrably more patches released more often and more rapidly than on MS systems, although it's easy to argue this as a benefit of linux.
:)
On windows, you don't know what the vulnerabilities are until they're being exploited, you don't know when MS will release a patch, when they do, you don't know if it'll break more than it fixes, etc.
On linux, you're welcome to audit the code, it's possible to know of all vulnerabilities, all vulnerabilities get found and fixed rapidly, you can trust that patches wont' break anything, etc.
I didn't RTFA, but I would assume that when somebody refers to a land area in m^2, they're probably trying to say "of average depth".
As in, "for the average depth of garbage at your average landfill, it will cost $5 per m^2, all the way down to the bottom"
Or, you could just set up a microphone in front of your speakers...
/dev/dsp'), and then have genetically-modified ears that can decode the digital audio that you hear into real music...
But then of course, they would pass laws saying that all speakers must only output digital audio (just think: 'cat file.mp3 >
I'm an OK typist if I've got command line completion.
:)
ROFL! "I'm pretty good at typing, as long as the computer can predict what I'm going to type and do it for me"
Well, think about what beer would have to be like in order to be free of charge: it would have to be crappy. In fact, it would have to be so bad that nobody would pay for it.
So, when people say "it's 'free as in speech', not 'free as in beer'", what they're really trying to say is "it's free as in freedom, not free as in 'no charge'". In that context, "free beer" basically means "no charge, and it's really crappy", while "free speech" basically means "no restrictions, it's really good".
Unfortunately, as the term "free beer" has become more popularised, it's basically come to mean "no charge" and "free speech" is just "no restrictions". That's why you'll see some people describing their pet projects as "free as in beer and speech", even though the beer/speech aspects are mutually exclusive in their original meanings.
Anyway, that's my take on it. "free beer" is like shareware you find on tucows. Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Outlook Express are "free beer" (as in, costing $0, and being of low quality), while "free speech" is GPL'd stuff that you'd find on gnu.org. Mozilla's browser and mailer are "free speech" (as in, having no restrictions and being of high quality).
hold it for the next shmoe who asked for his steak to be well done.
I actually don't see a problem with that, as long as it's re-cooked. If it was only on the floor for a second, you scrape the dirt off, and the recooking kills all the germs and bacteria.
This score just in: OS/2, Windows 95.
Unfortunately for Microsoft, they were playing golf.
In directories, silly.
And windows along with it.
fp?
However, I do question the ability of RSS to scale.
:)
You must have some serious reservations about the scalability of HTML, then
RSS is just a way of paraphrasing the content of an HTML site, in a standard way that can be incorporated into other websites/clientside RSS readers. Reloading an RSS file once every hour is less bandwidth-intensive than reloading the HTML counterpart every hour.
It seems to me that email lists are trying to do what usenet was designed for. In that way, it's sort of a broken idea: newsgroups are for sending a message to a self-selecting group of people, email is for sending a message to one person. Trying to implement a mailing list in email is sort of a waste of resources, IMO.
Actually, I can think of at least one use... A lot of tv stations (in my area at least) offer cash rewards for amateur video of crime scenes/other news items. I've always thought it would be kind of cool to just carry a camcorder around town, but it would be annoying (bulky, and useless for anything but recording). At least with a cell phone/camera combo, I have an excuse for carrying it around when I don't intend to take any pictures.
I don't have any plans of buying that kind of cellphone, though, as I hate cellphones (expensive, and it just bugs me that each provider has their own network. cellphone networks should be like the internet; cell phone providers would be selling you the phone, not the network).
the problem with the 'k' is that it overlaps with 'kernel'... like klogd, keventd, etc :)
Nowadays, what would killing Bill Gates get you?
Most likely, a life sentance in prison.
I just put things into anti-stat bags, and then throw them all into a larger anti-stat bag.
Wow, that sounds great! When can we expect to see your 0.1 alpha release?
Actually, he has a point.
If your software has really bad vulnerabilities in them, evil hackers can go around exploiting this quietly to get what they want. Then, a virus comes out that exploits the vuln on a massive scale, there's huge publicity about it, patches are released, and then the hacker has been thwarted, because the vulnerability he's been exploiting has been fixed.
Last I checked, being ignorant of the terms of an agreement one enters into, when those terms are made clear and available, does not excuse one from abiding by those terms.
The difference being, the speed limit is a LAW and the EULA is a CONTRACT.
If some large company sues you for violating the EULA, your legal defence would be something along the lines of "I'm sorry, I don't recall signing anything to that effect."
you're likely to end up being charged again for your shirt, or watch, or underware or shoes or some item in your pocket with an embedded tag if you are close to the cart when it is scanned.
Then what you do is look at your receipt and see what it is that you paid for (preferrably before doing the paying). If it appears that you've paid for something that was already yours, you make a big fuss about it until the manager comes down and gives you a refund.
This just seems like really stretching for a scenario in which RFID tags will be useful beyond inventory tracking
Yes, exactly. My washing machine is pretty much locked into one setting, because it's all I ever use. All my clothes get washed the same way, so this is a nonissue.
I have, however, accidentally destroyed a few pairs of pants by sticking them into the dryer when I forgot that they weren't machine dryable. If my pants could have RFID tags saying "hang me up to dry", and my dryer had some kind of alarm to tell me "don't stick that into me!", I would be impressed. Then again, I'd need to buy a new dryer, and I'd need to buy new pants. So it probably won't happen anytime soon.
Diplomacy is the art of letting them have it your way.
Actually, I think Muhammed Saeed al-Sahaf (the Iraqi Information Minister) would be a better candidate.
Others agree.
We Love the SCO Information Minister!
:)
They have a list of Deathless Quotes, dated, with references.
Have fun!
Ah, ok. I was thinking that "descries" meant "supports" (crappy dictionary). Yeah, I guess that works too.
I think this example illustrates quite well how people are willing to tolerate a somewhat more complex interface if doing so gives them better functionality.
Actually, those stupid things bother me to no end.
If you're going to put two (or more) switches onto one circuit, make sure the switches you're using look the same no matter what state they're in!
What I mean is, use the "button" switches that look the same whether they're "on" or "off", not the "up-down" switches that have two distinct states. That way, you know that all you have to do is hit the button, and the light will be toggled, and you don't have to think "it's up, I want it down" or "it's down, I want it up".