from TFA: " The laptop thieves really know what they are doing. They remove the hard drive from the laptop, and mount it read-only"..
But why bother removing the drive ? Wouldn't it be simpler just to boot up a Knoppix CD , mount as read-only, and have your way with the laptop ?
Me: Knock, knock
Private Texan Ranch Owner: Yup?
Me: I'm from the government, I'd like to place these cameras on your land, so that people on the internet can....report trespassers on your ranch to the border patrol. It should cut down on those armed drug runners who make it necessary for you to carry a gun when you go check on your cattle. And by the way, we will pay you to let us install the security cameras.
see http://ushomeguard.com/
Most of the Texas ranchers I know are supporters of stronger border control.
There is already a system developed (at private expense) to do just that. See http://www.ushomeguard.com/. A series of webcams feed into a filter program which selects only those images which have changed. These screened images are then sent to multiple paid volunteers for further evaluation. Each image asks the reviewer "Do you see a person or vehicle in this picture", with Yes/No/Maybe buttons for the reviewers response. After passing these two hurdles, an image with "Yes" votes from multiple observers would be sent to the authorites - along with the camera location and time. Response time from image change to notification of authorities will be on the order of 30-60 seconds.
With users, marketing, managers, and developers all being carbon based life forms (debatable regarding managers, but work with me here...) there is guaranteed to be imperfect communication between the groups. What we call "bugs" are a manifestation of being human. As as been noted, the question is not why software ships with bugs, but how to deal with the problem. I have recently come around to the conclusion that Eric Raymond's "The Cathedral and The Bazaar" is pretty accurate, and the open source model comes nearer to producing high quality code for many software projects
"With enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow." -- Linus Torvalds
Considering how some of us get emotionally attached to our computers, and the stress those guys are under, no wonder a bond develops. Like having a faithful dog, having someone or something you can rely on gives most people warm fuzzies - human or not.
Last time I was there in the summer, swarms of sparrow-sized mosquitoes feasted on people and small animals. Maybe fewer of those puddles will alleviate the insect problem without using evil chemicals;)
whats a cubilicle ? Nobody in the cubicles adjacent to me knows either .
Wait, I know! It's the new office suite to go with Longhorn, Cubilicle 1.0 !
Does it have a spell checker ?
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from TFA: " The laptop thieves really know what they are doing. They remove the hard drive from the laptop, and mount it read-only"..
But why bother removing the drive ? Wouldn't it be simpler just to boot up a Knoppix CD , mount as read-only, and have your way with the laptop ?
Me: Knock, knock Private Texan Ranch Owner: Yup? Me: I'm from the government, I'd like to place these cameras on your land, so that people on the internet can....report trespassers on your ranch to the border patrol. It should cut down on those armed drug runners who make it necessary for you to carry a gun when you go check on your cattle. And by the way, we will pay you to let us install the security cameras. see http://ushomeguard.com/ Most of the Texas ranchers I know are supporters of stronger border control.
There is already a system developed (at private expense) to do just that. See http://www.ushomeguard.com/. A series of webcams feed into a filter program which selects only those images which have changed. These screened images are then sent to multiple paid volunteers for further evaluation. Each image asks the reviewer "Do you see a person or vehicle in this picture", with Yes/No/Maybe buttons for the reviewers response. After passing these two hurdles, an image with "Yes" votes from multiple observers would be sent to the authorites - along with the camera location and time. Response time from image change to notification of authorities will be on the order of 30-60 seconds.
With users, marketing, managers, and developers all being carbon based life forms (debatable regarding managers, but work with me here...) there is guaranteed to be imperfect communication between the groups. What we call "bugs" are a manifestation of being human. As as been noted, the question is not why software ships with bugs, but how to deal with the problem. I have recently come around to the conclusion that Eric Raymond's "The Cathedral and The Bazaar" is pretty accurate, and the open source model comes nearer to producing high quality code for many software projects "With enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow." -- Linus Torvalds
Considering how some of us get emotionally attached to our computers, and the stress those guys are under, no wonder a bond develops. Like having a faithful dog, having someone or something you can rely on gives most people warm fuzzies - human or not.
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Last time I was there in the summer, swarms of sparrow-sized mosquitoes feasted on people and small animals. Maybe fewer of those puddles will alleviate the insect problem without using evil chemicals ;)
whats a cubilicle ? Nobody in the cubicles adjacent to me knows either . Wait, I know! It's the new office suite to go with Longhorn, Cubilicle 1.0 ! Does it have a spell checker ?
I would think a PDA and folding keyboard could be snagged on eBay for not much over $50..
where the testers (a.k.a. users) get to pay $$$ for the privilege of testing OS stability.
he drives a car around the world without refueling. Balloon, OK. Airplane, sure. Let's see him drive!
I prefer wallpapering with tinfoil... leftover hat material