Regardeless of what 'I' is chosed to stand for, striping four 100 GB drives in RAID0 to create a 400 GB drive isn't 'R'AID by the meaning of the R. Redundant...there is nothing redundant about a system that if 1 drive out of 4 fails, then entire array fails.
This will fix the OS. Think about it, either they break the existing applications now, or they add more hacks to the OS source code to prevent the applications from being broken that exist today, or they allow more applications to be designed around these security issues, and then have to break them later. They should have done this along time ago, and at least they're doing it in one large roll-out instead of little bits here and there. I think this'll be the best that microsoft can do right now.
...to porn videos. This should also reduce the cost of producing, as you no longer need to pay people to be camera men, though perhaps they never got paid to begin with, and in fact the porn stars and camera men are on rotation.
Wow that hurts man. I guess I'm thankful that my profs have really pushed (and graded) on how you choose your variable types. How long has your prof been teaching for?
IBM's been around the block, they've been the bad dog, have more US patents than most nations have in their patent registry
In my Professional Practice class yesterday, we learned that IBM patented the "Method of placing reservations to go to the bathroom on an airplane" just to show that it could be done under the grounds of patenting a business practice.
Talk about funny lawsuits, I'd love to see someone infringe on that just to see if IBM would go after them!
I response to your objections of "overseeing their spouse's vote" or "voting parties", what's the problem with that? It is the responsibility of the voter in the current system to keep their vote private if that is what they wish. It would be no different. In the two systems, people can both be coerced to vote one way or another, both can choose to deny their own privacy.
Regarding the pin numbers, what if thes setup is that you receive a voting PIN number, and that is also tied to your SSN which you must enter at the time of voting. Note: If the program is in fact written correctly, then entering your SSN to vote will simply be a way to verify the PIN number your entered was yours. The SSN or PIN number doesn't need to be linked in any way to the recorded vote. Of course, this is where programmers would be required to be honest, and where code overview would be necessary.
I definitely agree with you in the basic nature of electronic vs paper voting. However, much like other medical and technological advances, why not take advantage of them if they provide some level of advancement (i.e. allowing those out of the country, or for that matter anywhere out of their normal place of residency, to vote if they still maintain their status as a citizen).
I seem to recall a while ago one of the major reasons for going with an electronic (or further, Internet) voting system was to accomodate those who are out of the country on business, be it military, professional, and what not, are still citizens. An internet voting system would allow that group of people to be properly represented in a democratic society. Should businessmen be penalized and disallowed to vote simply because they were out of the country at the time? What about the military?
On a similar note, our university tried to implement an online voting system for their student federation. It did fail (the excuse given was that there was "too great a demand"), but it would have greatly increased voter turn out. Many of our co-operative education students (or students on internships as US institutions may refer to them) are often not on campus, or maybe even in the city to be able to vote. Yet they pay fees to the college or university, and those fees pay the salaries of the student federation executives. Needless to say, the lineups at peak times are often rediculous, and online voting would abolish that issue for the most part (online queueing may be necessary depending on the resources available). They should be given an appropriate venue to vote, without having to strain or mess up their schedule.
Online voting systems are possible, and will eventually be developed. They will make a world of difference in promoting a truly democratic society. Electronic voting systems have huge potential benefits, and should be pursued.
I have read that a number of you are arguing that "regular" highspeed trains are better, and one of the arguments is that it can interconnect with the tracks in other country, the infrastructure is already in place, etc.
The true high speed trains (like some in france, and the new one going under the mountain chain in Europe, I don't remember what it's called) have to use specially layed track. Those sorts of high speed trains (due to the speed and the wave in the track that it generates ahead of the train) cannot handle the "flaws" used in regular track. It needs track that is bound much more securely to the ground to limit the wave generated in the rail, requires a sturdier railbed, require very strait track (only very gradual curves due to the speed) and many of them are electric requiring lines to be run anyways.
It's not as simple as everyone thinks to just slap a high speed train on regular track.
There can't exist a binary system with a 29 or 31 bit word. Given the nature of binary, you can have words based on multiples of 8 bits (and sometimes 4 bits such as a nibble (4 consecutive bits)). You may be thinking of when you are counting the registers in a CPU or the columns in a memory where you would start with %r0 and go to %r31 plus the extra registers in an ARC CPU for example.
Ummm, Hello? That's called, memorizing a credit card number, expiry, and buying stuff on the internet.
A 16 digit number is nothing to memorize, and the expiry date can be pretty easy as well. There's lots of people out there (more so in the mathematics/physics field) that can just look at a number, and a few moments later, be able to write it down.
So really, what's to prevent someone who works at a restaurant who takes your CC and memorizes the number, let alone write it down?
Af far as security for internet purchases is made, there's no real change.
Honestly, how many of you can say that you only rely on ONE thing for security, whether it's your car, computer, house, whatever.
Take your car for example. You rely on seatbelts, airbags, the design of the frame, etc. But as soon as you place some asshole driver behind the wheel, you get a death trap. The computer needs a good user a good OS, a good firewall, a good ISP, etc, otherwise it's crap. If you were really "l337", you would realize that you can't rely on the OS to keep you safe. You need much more than that.
I think Bill Gates is a wank too. But you anti-Windows/anti-Microsoft people are more wanks than he is! Quit saying all that's wrong with the world and come up with the solutions, otherwise do the world a favour and dispose of yourself.
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Regardeless of what 'I' is chosed to stand for, striping four 100 GB drives in RAID0 to create a 400 GB drive isn't 'R'AID by the meaning of the R. Redundant...there is nothing redundant about a system that if 1 drive out of 4 fails, then entire array fails.
1. Create Slashdot 2. Sell licenses to large faceless companies for millions of dollars. 3. ??? 4. Profit!!
So what they're saying is that it's video camera, with a smoke and heat detector attached on a four legged dolly? Hmm...
This will fix the OS. Think about it, either they break the existing applications now, or they add more hacks to the OS source code to prevent the applications from being broken that exist today, or they allow more applications to be designed around these security issues, and then have to break them later. They should have done this along time ago, and at least they're doing it in one large roll-out instead of little bits here and there. I think this'll be the best that microsoft can do right now.
For having a /. ID of 411990 indicating that you've been around for a while, 22 seems a bit high :P
Thanks for the MS link. Almost forgot there for a second. *whew*
...to porn videos. This should also reduce the cost of producing, as you no longer need to pay people to be camera men, though perhaps they never got paid to begin with, and in fact the porn stars and camera men are on rotation.
Wow that hurts man. I guess I'm thankful that my profs have really pushed (and graded) on how you choose your variable types. How long has your prof been teaching for?
Wow! You must have a BIG toilet!!
In my Professional Practice class yesterday, we learned that IBM patented the "Method of placing reservations to go to the bathroom on an airplane" just to show that it could be done under the grounds of patenting a business practice.
Talk about funny lawsuits, I'd love to see someone infringe on that just to see if IBM would go after them!
MSDS - Mcdonald's Safety Data Sheet? (referring to coffee incident)
Bluetooth failed? Have any data to verify that??
andrew@nccomp.com is it?
:D
spam it spam it spam it!!!
Regarding the pin numbers, what if thes setup is that you receive a voting PIN number, and that is also tied to your SSN which you must enter at the time of voting. Note: If the program is in fact written correctly, then entering your SSN to vote will simply be a way to verify the PIN number your entered was yours. The SSN or PIN number doesn't need to be linked in any way to the recorded vote. Of course, this is where programmers would be required to be honest, and where code overview would be necessary.
I definitely agree with you in the basic nature of electronic vs paper voting. However, much like other medical and technological advances, why not take advantage of them if they provide some level of advancement (i.e. allowing those out of the country, or for that matter anywhere out of their normal place of residency, to vote if they still maintain their status as a citizen).
On a similar note, our university tried to implement an online voting system for their student federation. It did fail (the excuse given was that there was "too great a demand"), but it would have greatly increased voter turn out. Many of our co-operative education students (or students on internships as US institutions may refer to them) are often not on campus, or maybe even in the city to be able to vote. Yet they pay fees to the college or university, and those fees pay the salaries of the student federation executives. Needless to say, the lineups at peak times are often rediculous, and online voting would abolish that issue for the most part (online queueing may be necessary depending on the resources available). They should be given an appropriate venue to vote, without having to strain or mess up their schedule.
Online voting systems are possible, and will eventually be developed. They will make a world of difference in promoting a truly democratic society. Electronic voting systems have huge potential benefits, and should be pursued.
Carl: Attack of the Clones sucked more!!!
All the while fighting with plutonium rods.
Simpsons and Star Wars
To extend this, I guess it all comes down to Arpanet...
->Insert mod down here-
4. ??? 5. Profit!!!
The true high speed trains (like some in france, and the new one going under the mountain chain in Europe, I don't remember what it's called) have to use specially layed track. Those sorts of high speed trains (due to the speed and the wave in the track that it generates ahead of the train) cannot handle the "flaws" used in regular track. It needs track that is bound much more securely to the ground to limit the wave generated in the rail, requires a sturdier railbed, require very strait track (only very gradual curves due to the speed) and many of them are electric requiring lines to be run anyways.
It's not as simple as everyone thinks to just slap a high speed train on regular track.
But that is his point. If he gave it away free, why should someone else profit off it?
There can't exist a binary system with a 29 or 31 bit word. Given the nature of binary, you can have words based on multiples of 8 bits (and sometimes 4 bits such as a nibble (4 consecutive bits)). You may be thinking of when you are counting the registers in a CPU or the columns in a memory where you would start with %r0 and go to %r31 plus the extra registers in an ARC CPU for example.
Just thought I'd help you clarify a few things.
A 16 digit number is nothing to memorize, and the expiry date can be pretty easy as well. There's lots of people out there (more so in the mathematics/physics field) that can just look at a number, and a few moments later, be able to write it down.
So really, what's to prevent someone who works at a restaurant who takes your CC and memorizes the number, let alone write it down?
Af far as security for internet purchases is made, there's no real change.
Honestly, how many of you can say that you only rely on ONE thing for security, whether it's your car, computer, house, whatever. Take your car for example. You rely on seatbelts, airbags, the design of the frame, etc. But as soon as you place some asshole driver behind the wheel, you get a death trap. The computer needs a good user a good OS, a good firewall, a good ISP, etc, otherwise it's crap. If you were really "l337", you would realize that you can't rely on the OS to keep you safe. You need much more than that. I think Bill Gates is a wank too. But you anti-Windows/anti-Microsoft people are more wanks than he is! Quit saying all that's wrong with the world and come up with the solutions, otherwise do the world a favour and dispose of yourself.