Why must nations always get involved and turn space exploration into an Us vs. Them contest?
I wish we could all just work together, share ideas (much in the same manner that Linux engineers share programming code), and unite to accomplish one common goal, such as a manned mission to Mars.
This would lower taxes, make a Mars mission occur much sooner, and encourage a gentle more loving dialogue between the mainstream nations and rogue nations.
We owe it to science to drop our national flags in the name of progress. Please reply with, a) the country you currently reside in and b) whether you think your country would work with the United States in a joint space mission and c) (optional) if possible, state your country's current economic spending on space missions.
The real damage is done by Microsoft employees, these kids with purple hair who had 1.9 GPAs in college and were hired just because they're good at riddles, and their tendency to write horrible, horrible code that is incredibly insecure.
Someone once emailed me some code review and QA type data from the Web department at Microsoft (the IIS people, SQL folks, etc.) and it was absolutely horrible and a bit funny to read the kinds of simple mistakes that were being made.
It seems that Microsoft really does try to push the "innovation" envelope, but they do so at the cost of security. There are dozens of programs today with huge holes that go unpatched.
Let's hold Microsoft accountable, not the people who paid for their products (which are supposed to work).
(I don't see anyone suing Ford owners because their tires don't work properly.)
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Most new, non-game applications these days are written for the Web.
This way, any platform can connect to the application and run it the same way as anyone else would on a Palm Pilot or Pocket PC or Linux or Solaris or Windows or whatever.
Through XML and standard Web technologies, we are making a revolution in availability. No longer does each client/end-user of the application have to download and install certain drivers or use a certain computer -- the application behaves and runs the same on any device.
When an app does have to be a traditional desktop program, don't get me wrong -- I know what works, and I would choose Linux. But for most all-new programs, bosses are increasingly and more often suggesting that these be written for the Web, and for the Web exclusively.
What we need to focus on right now is this huge encroachment upon human rights that the RIAA and other big business groups are currently undertaking.
Pretty soon the only rights we'll have as citizens will be the right to pay taxes and the right to be sued so that John Q. Public, CEO can make $14 million a year instead of a $12 million salary.
I agree that space is important, and I'm continually captivated by the vastness of the universe, but we need to fix things right here now.
(Oh, and why not create a patent-free and license-free spaceship? It could be made by MIT students or something, run Linux, and be entirely free from corporate overlords. Now that would be sweet!)
These degrees are handed out like toilet paper these days.
Let's teach future American programmers proper security before they graduate and start writing professional software.
There's no excuse for the fact that in order to write good, clean, secure code, our youngsters have to visit websites like secureprogramming.com in order to just get by.
Who cares? So, you can't access Windows software from Linux? What else is new? I couldn't do any of that three years ago when I was experimenting with Linux (and making out with guys) in college. But times have changed, I've matured and just used the OS that everyone else uses (Windows) so as not to make things too difficult.
I like *using* computers, not tweaking/fixing them when Linux doesn't work the way it should.
Install Windows 98 or something. MSN should work fine then.
I worked for Intel for three years after I graduated from college. I currently work for AMD as well.
One thing I've found is that hardware is overrated. I think the question here is vague, but I *know* the answer already -- Linux.
The advanced algorithms and techniques employed by Linux kernel developers are first class. This is the kind of software development lifecycle (SDL) that works.
Hardware increases might be 1.5 or 2x faster at best. But with algorithm tweaking, you can make your programs 100x faster sometimes just by changing one line of code.
The new John Carmack games will come out this year, too. Also, Michael Moore will make an authentic documentary by 2005. Finally, OSDN will be profitable by Q4 of 2006.
That's one thing I like about my Linux hardware -- almost all of it uses less power than its proprietary counterpart.
Actually conserving power instead of upgrading the power grids is an underrated option. We need to customize our appliances better, and in some cases, Linux might very well be the answer.
For off, I really enjoy using Python. I find that it's really powerful, but still easy enough to use for those quick coding tasks that I need to write as a Solaris administrator.
I'm wondering this, however -- how will Python be affected in the 64-bit processor realm? Will it need to be modified significantly?
In other news, IBM's Big Iron supercomputer division has already ordered more padlocks and window bars to protect against an iron-eating bug invasion, as well as SCO's lawyers;-)
My friend Steve Cochran just released a new free utility called OE Backup. It will backup everything in OE, including multiple Identities, mail folders, newsgroups, address book and customized Identity settings.
It's incredibly easy to use as well, although I hate Windows and tell Steve this all the time. But, I guess that's why he has a job and I'm just a dirty Linux hippie;-)
Anyway, youu can back up only selected items, such as rules, much like my Partial Backup procedure, but without having to edit the registry. This is a great tool, and it's free. Manually doing backups is so '90s!
5.) You want to "Think Different" without looking queer. 4.) You need an OS as unreliable as your '83 Ford Fairlane. 3.) It'll help you get a job. Oh wait, nevermind, it's not 1999 anymore. 2.) You have an extra $299 from your unemployment check. 1.) You want to make uglier friends.
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My current AMD is way too hot and my laptop burns my lap. Yeah, figure that -- a laptop that doesn't work on my lap.
Oh, and my college computer was an AMD too, and broke several times.
I'll stick with Intel, thanks. Any of you guys actually have a *good* AMD processor?
Anyone else sick of people taxing technology?
I thought the idea was to improve things using technology, not tax the improvements so much that they're not improvements anymore.
Who agrees? I'll enjoy analyzing your responses.
1.) The only people who type in the wrong Web address are idiots.
2.) I am not an idiot.
3.) Therefore, I do not need to worry about this.
Why must nations always get involved and turn space exploration into an Us vs. Them contest?
I wish we could all just work together, share ideas (much in the same manner that Linux engineers share programming code), and unite to accomplish one common goal, such as a manned mission to Mars.
This would lower taxes, make a Mars mission occur much sooner, and encourage a gentle more loving dialogue between the mainstream nations and rogue nations.
We owe it to science to drop our national flags in the name of progress. Please reply with, a) the country you currently reside in and b) whether you think your country would work with the United States in a joint space mission and c) (optional) if possible, state your country's current economic spending on space missions.
Thank you! This should make for interesting data.
*Confirmed*: Adelphia has blocked VeriSign's new "service."
Please reply to this and list names of fellow anti-VeriSign ISPs if your ISP has blocked this new "feature" as well.
Thanks! I will enjoy analyzing this data.
The real damage is done by Microsoft employees, these kids with purple hair who had 1.9 GPAs in college and were hired just because they're good at riddles, and their tendency to write horrible, horrible code that is incredibly insecure.
Someone once emailed me some code review and QA type data from the Web department at Microsoft (the IIS people, SQL folks, etc.) and it was absolutely horrible and a bit funny to read the kinds of simple mistakes that were being made.
It seems that Microsoft really does try to push the "innovation" envelope, but they do so at the cost of security. There are dozens of programs today with huge holes that go unpatched.
Let's hold Microsoft accountable, not the people who paid for their products (which are supposed to work).
(I don't see anyone suing Ford owners because their tires don't work properly.)
Don't buy an X-BOX!
Most new, non-game applications these days are written for the Web.
This way, any platform can connect to the application and run it the same way as anyone else would on a Palm Pilot or Pocket PC or Linux or Solaris or Windows or whatever.
Through XML and standard Web technologies, we are making a revolution in availability. No longer does each client/end-user of the application have to download and install certain drivers or use a certain computer -- the application behaves and runs the same on any device.
When an app does have to be a traditional desktop program, don't get me wrong -- I know what works, and I would choose Linux. But for most all-new programs, bosses are increasingly and more often suggesting that these be written for the Web, and for the Web exclusively.
The Linux-vs.-Microsoft thing is dying.
What we need to focus on right now is this huge encroachment upon human rights that the RIAA and other big business groups are currently undertaking.
Pretty soon the only rights we'll have as citizens will be the right to pay taxes and the right to be sued so that John Q. Public, CEO can make $14 million a year instead of a $12 million salary.
I agree that space is important, and I'm continually captivated by the vastness of the universe, but we need to fix things right here now.
(Oh, and why not create a patent-free and license-free spaceship? It could be made by MIT students or something, run Linux, and be entirely free from corporate overlords. Now that would be sweet!)
These degrees are handed out like toilet paper these days.
Let's teach future American programmers proper security before they graduate and start writing professional software.
There's no excuse for the fact that in order to write good, clean, secure code, our youngsters have to visit websites like secureprogramming.com in order to just get by.
What a disgrace.
Software patents will soon see their death.
It's only a matter of time before the processing of such irrational IP-related legal claims becomes impossible.
Which, of course, doesn't matter anyway because companies like Microsoft have made stealing ideas so profitable that they should have a patent on it.
Why would I use a cellphone when I could just use my laptop?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF -8&q=5+years+in+picoseconds&btnG=Google+Search
That's like getting detailed plumbing advice from the Yellow Pages people, no?
I can't stand developing in what's not a true object-oriented language.
C++ is basically just C with some tacked on OO-related bastardizations. It's not a true object-oriented language like Java or Smalltalk is.
Who *uses* C++ anymore when there are choices like Java, C#, and Perl?
Who cares? So, you can't access Windows software from Linux? What else is new? I couldn't do any of that three years ago when I was experimenting with Linux (and making out with guys) in college. But times have changed, I've matured and just used the OS that everyone else uses (Windows) so as not to make things too difficult.
I like *using* computers, not tweaking/fixing them when Linux doesn't work the way it should.
Install Windows 98 or something. MSN should work fine then.
I worked for Intel for three years after I graduated from college. I currently work for AMD as well.
One thing I've found is that hardware is overrated. I think the question here is vague, but I *know* the answer already -- Linux.
The advanced algorithms and techniques employed by Linux kernel developers are first class. This is the kind of software development lifecycle (SDL) that works.
Hardware increases might be 1.5 or 2x faster at best. But with algorithm tweaking, you can make your programs 100x faster sometimes just by changing one line of code.
Never underestimate software, people.
The new John Carmack games will come out this year, too. Also, Michael Moore will make an authentic documentary by 2005. Finally, OSDN will be profitable by Q4 of 2006.
Yeah.
That's one thing I like about my Linux hardware -- almost all of it uses less power than its proprietary counterpart.
Actually conserving power instead of upgrading the power grids is an underrated option. We need to customize our appliances better, and in some cases, Linux might very well be the answer.
For off, I really enjoy using Python. I find that it's really powerful, but still easy enough to use for those quick coding tasks that I need to write as a Solaris administrator.
I'm wondering this, however -- how will Python be affected in the 64-bit processor realm? Will it need to be modified significantly?
In other news, IBM's Big Iron supercomputer division has already ordered more padlocks and window bars to protect against an iron-eating bug invasion, as well as SCO's lawyers ;-)
Who in their right mind would want to watch a Ben Affleck movie?
I mean, did you see "Gigli"?
My friend Steve Cochran just released a new free utility called OE Backup. It will backup everything in OE, including multiple Identities, mail folders, newsgroups, address book and customized Identity settings.
;-)
It's incredibly easy to use as well, although I hate Windows and tell Steve this all the time. But, I guess that's why he has a job and I'm just a dirty Linux hippie
Anyway, youu can back up only selected items, such as rules, much like my Partial Backup procedure, but without having to edit the registry. This is a great tool, and it's free. Manually doing backups is so '90s!
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
Earthquakes serve as a population control mechanism, and have been for all of time.
Advanced humans (Americans, etc.) need to stop messing with Mother Nature and just let things run their course.
Why does Science always have to rear its ugly head? Just let things be.
5.) You want to "Think Different" without looking queer.
4.) You need an OS as unreliable as your '83 Ford Fairlane.
3.) It'll help you get a job. Oh wait, nevermind, it's not 1999 anymore.
2.) You have an extra $299 from your unemployment check.
1.) You want to make uglier friends.