Temporary monopoly? Copyright has not been that in my lifetime. And I'm what most around here would call "old". Who the fuck to I have to bribe to get Gilligan's Island in public domain? Sorry, I meant how many Senators do I need to buy? No, that's still not it... Which campaigns do I need to contribute to? Yeah -- that's the one I'm supposed to use in polite company.
A) I did not say a cluster is new. B) You did not have a VAX cluster so much as you had a DEC cluster. C) I have no problem at system-z heads laughing at Linux re-inventing things . Whatever features system-z has -- it (and your DEC cluster) has one key misfeature: vendor lock-in.
Are they? Or are they just realizing that a cluster of redundant, possibly virtualized, machines is just as reliable even if each single machine is not? Two linux boxes with 99% uptime each running the same service redundantly is equivalent to one machine with 99.99% uptime but I bet the linux boxes are cheaper.
Exactly. Hardware and software architectures have changed a lot since 1973. Redundancy that used to be done in one piece of hardware -- "the server" or "the mainframe" -- is now handled by "the cluster". We still have expensive hardware when you look at the servers, network infrastructure, storage infrastructure, clustering and/or virtualization software and monitoring systems. But individually, we can take our pick of vendors for each of these components and that competition is what keeps the costs down.
Our vendors know that they cannot screw us (as, for example, Sun/Oracle does my previous employer) because they will very quickly find themselves with one less customer. There is healthy competition in the marketplace. And we work to avoid vendor lock-in.
We can also identify bottlenecks and selectively upgrade the pieces as needed. The cluster is organic in that regards. Our software runs on the same cluster it did years ago -- but all of the components have been upgraded numerous times, just like the cells in our bodies.
Good point. Really good point. The only counter that occurs to me is: This assumes that these people are smart enough to put such a system in place. My vote would be, No. In fact, the resulting debacle might be entertaining.
Unfortunately, if it can be done, they have enough money to outsource the development to really smart people who can.
When telegraph was first used to pass data (both trading orders and share price-affecting information) around, I'm sure, it was also seen by some as "dishonest", "unscrupulous", and "disadvantaging small players"...
The difference you are looking for is between "telegraph" and "network", and "human" and "computer", not between "computer" and "telegraph".
Mossad is the sort of organization that will drive up next to you on a motorcycle in traffic and throw a magnetic grenade on your car. What are you going to do, sue them for wrongful death?
If ever there was a time to reverse the polarity on the deflector shield, that would be it.
I think you may be misunderstanding the poster's point.
He's right on the money. You will never get your data. But big brother will. And anyone with a wad of cash to wave under the CEO's nose. "I can haz customer data?"
If you had one of these on a spacecraft like Voyager with 1000kg of fuel running for 50,000 hours, what does that acceleration translate to in terms of velocity, assuming an initial velocity after launch of something like 40,000km/h?
What I'd prefer seeing instead of a Sales Tax (consumption based) is a flat tax of ten percent with no deductions/allowances (everyone pays the same amount)
Ten percent on what? Income or profit?
If you say "profit", what do I get to deduct from my income to call "profit"? Wages? Rent? Equipment? Raw materials? Transportation costs? Marketing and advertising? Employee training? Sales retreats? Investment expenses?
If it is income, I buy 100 shares at $10, and sell that 100 shares for $11, when I sell the shares I have an income of $1100, but a profit of $100 (actually less once you figure in brokerage commission). Are you going to let me deduct the cost of the shares I bought and the brokerage commission? Or do I have to pay $110 in taxes on that trade?
What an absolutely useless article and report. Scaremongering at its best, with no actionable content. Which plugins have vulnerabilities? Can they be mitigated through configuration changes or do they need to be disabled/uninstalled? What is the potential exposure? Those are the sort of things a computer professional needs. Where are the damned CVEs?
None of those things will help you. To the NSA, the content of your email may be less important than with whom you are communicating. Yes, the care about the content of some emails, but their dragnet appears to be for network analysis -- sender, recipients, date, time, etc. The NSA almost certainly catalogs every DNS lookup you do. This is the stuff that is erroneously being referred to as metadata.
One possibly surprising way to keep your communications private is to read/post your communications to a very public forum. That way the intended recipient is difficult to determine. Keep the communication slightly covert -- a little steganography goes a long way if you can fly under the radar. Just don't trust others with your privacy.
Our rights are inalienable -- but only if we use them.
Yeah, if only they'd invent some sort of device to turn a transmitter on in civilian airspace and off in restricted airspace.
Maybe they could call it a Radio-Controlled Switch or something.
In other news... if you're worried about insurgents shooting down your precious drones, why the fuck did you clear that area for civilian aviation?
Right.... because no insurgent would ever choose to put their hang out near a civilian airport. Someplace nice and safe from those pesky drones. Nope... that would never, ever happen.
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Yeah, that's right. I check my spelling with Yahoo! Answers before posting. Brilliant!!
Temporary monopoly? Copyright has not been that in my lifetime. And I'm what most around here would call "old". Who the fuck to I have to bribe to get Gilligan's Island in public domain? Sorry, I meant how many Senators do I need to buy? No, that's still not it... Which campaigns do I need to contribute to? Yeah -- that's the one I'm supposed to use in polite company.
Umm, ok, now you have to be brilliant to "sudo su ".
Sucker. Now you'll never get hired by the NSA.
That's why I play dumb. Yeah -- that's it. I'm really brilliant in disguise so I will get hired. And keep up the facade so I won't get fired.
A) I did not say a cluster is new. B) You did not have a VAX cluster so much as you had a DEC cluster. C) I have no problem at system-z heads laughing at Linux re-inventing things . Whatever features system-z has -- it (and your DEC cluster) has one key misfeature: vendor lock-in.
Are they? Or are they just realizing that a cluster of redundant, possibly virtualized, machines is just as reliable even if each single machine is not? Two linux boxes with 99% uptime each running the same service redundantly is equivalent to one machine with 99.99% uptime but I bet the linux boxes are cheaper.
Exactly. Hardware and software architectures have changed a lot since 1973. Redundancy that used to be done in one piece of hardware -- "the server" or "the mainframe" -- is now handled by "the cluster". We still have expensive hardware when you look at the servers, network infrastructure, storage infrastructure, clustering and/or virtualization software and monitoring systems. But individually, we can take our pick of vendors for each of these components and that competition is what keeps the costs down.
Our vendors know that they cannot screw us (as, for example, Sun/Oracle does my previous employer) because they will very quickly find themselves with one less customer. There is healthy competition in the marketplace. And we work to avoid vendor lock-in.
We can also identify bottlenecks and selectively upgrade the pieces as needed. The cluster is organic in that regards. Our software runs on the same cluster it did years ago -- but all of the components have been upgraded numerous times, just like the cells in our bodies.
Interfaces, abstract classes, private members, etc... Why did python avoid all this?
I'm curious -- how many dynamically-typed languages have these features?
Good point. Really good point. The only counter that occurs to me is: This assumes that these people are smart enough to put such a system in place. My vote would be, No. In fact, the resulting debacle might be entertaining.
Unfortunately, if it can be done, they have enough money to outsource the development to really smart people who can.
We should all Google 'pressure cooker' and 'backpacks'. Let's send them for a spin.
pressure cooker, backpack, hot grits...
Thanks for trolling. They can (and do) track you based on triangulation to cell towers. GPS is not needed.
Out of the box, VS wins hands-down.
Until you need to target a non-MS operating system...
Computers don't download porn; people download porn.
What language or languages do you prefer to progam in and why?
When telegraph was first used to pass data (both trading orders and share price-affecting information) around, I'm sure, it was also seen by some as "dishonest", "unscrupulous", and "disadvantaging small players"...
The difference you are looking for is between "telegraph" and "network", and "human" and "computer", not between "computer" and "telegraph".
Mossad is the sort of organization that will drive up next to you on a motorcycle in traffic and throw a magnetic grenade on your car. What are you going to do, sue them for wrongful death?
If ever there was a time to reverse the polarity on the deflector shield, that would be it.
What sort of similar surveillance programs are in place at UPS, Fedex and other U.S. couriers?
Metadata: "the field 'originating_phone_number' contains the caller's number."
Data: 867-5309
"Jenny" is data. "Customer name" is metadata."
Let's get it right, folks. People's lives depend on this.
I think you may be misunderstanding the poster's point. He's right on the money. You will never get your data. But big brother will. And anyone with a wad of cash to wave under the CEO's nose. "I can haz customer data?"
If you had one of these on a spacecraft like Voyager with 1000kg of fuel running for 50,000 hours, what does that acceleration translate to in terms of velocity, assuming an initial velocity after launch of something like 40,000km/h?
What I'd prefer seeing instead of a Sales Tax (consumption based) is a flat tax of ten percent with no deductions/allowances (everyone pays the same amount)
Ten percent on what? Income or profit?
If you say "profit", what do I get to deduct from my income to call "profit"? Wages? Rent? Equipment? Raw materials? Transportation costs? Marketing and advertising? Employee training? Sales retreats? Investment expenses?
If it is income, I buy 100 shares at $10, and sell that 100 shares for $11, when I sell the shares I have an income of $1100, but a profit of $100 (actually less once you figure in brokerage commission). Are you going to let me deduct the cost of the shares I bought and the brokerage commission? Or do I have to pay $110 in taxes on that trade?
What an absolutely useless article and report. Scaremongering at its best, with no actionable content. Which plugins have vulnerabilities? Can they be mitigated through configuration changes or do they need to be disabled/uninstalled? What is the potential exposure? Those are the sort of things a computer professional needs. Where are the damned CVEs?
None of those things will help you. To the NSA, the content of your email may be less important than with whom you are communicating. Yes, the care about the content of some emails, but their dragnet appears to be for network analysis -- sender, recipients, date, time, etc. The NSA almost certainly catalogs every DNS lookup you do. This is the stuff that is erroneously being referred to as metadata.
One possibly surprising way to keep your communications private is to read/post your communications to a very public forum. That way the intended recipient is difficult to determine. Keep the communication slightly covert -- a little steganography goes a long way if you can fly under the radar. Just don't trust others with your privacy.
Our rights are inalienable -- but only if we use them.
So essentially "trust the drone" to avoid collisions with planes carrying a transponder?
how far into bullshit do you have to go in the results before you find a meaning that fits this?
If you didn't see it immediately upon following the link, then I guess you will find the bullshit deeper than most.
Yeah, if only they'd invent some sort of device to turn a transmitter on in civilian airspace and off in restricted airspace. Maybe they could call it a Radio-Controlled Switch or something. In other news... if you're worried about insurgents shooting down your precious drones, why the fuck did you clear that area for civilian aviation?
Right.... because no insurgent would ever choose to put their hang out near a civilian airport. Someplace nice and safe from those pesky drones. Nope... that would never, ever happen.