However, we're seeing absolutely no innovation coming out of the Java community. Sun's lack of vision over the past decade has rendered Java far behind languages like C#, Python, Ruby, and even Perl. The JVM is an absolute mess compared to.NET, of all things.
And we all know that.NET are the solution to everything? Right?
And when they say that they want to use all PC resources - are they really providing anything useful with that or are they just going to hog the whole computer?
Maybe Microsoft should take a course in how to write efficient and safe code first. By integrating and using a lot of features like GPU:s and other stuff you will also limit which platforms the software can be used on as well as building a solution that contains a complexity that can be hard to grasp and maintain in the long run. A great opportunity for malware producers because they can now start to scan for new interesting attack vectors in a solution.
And then it's a lot better effect to spread malware through ad networks.
Design an ad that contains a time bomb and that triggers randomly will make it sneaky enough to penetrate machines randomly and inconclusive. Make sure that the ad is displayed on a high-profile site where a lot of users have low tech skills.
Spammers and malware creators are getting sneaky and sometimes do have a legitimate front and a dirty back.
Since even Slashdot carries a cross-section of population we probably have our share of murderers, religious fanatics, spammers, hardrockers, hells angels, priests and shamans here too. And some of them doesn't like truth so they try to gain cred and then mod down the truth.
That's why there is this "browse at -1" recommendation when you do the moderation.
As for polls - you will always get a flawed poll since some people aren't truthful or are just hanging up on the pollers. And then there are some people that are answering truthfully but then never goes to the election.
And when you look at it from another perspective - you will probably exclude the nerd section of the population who never answers calls from 800-numbers (or other known junk callers) by using technology to divert the calls into a tarpit or something.
At least the open source telephony switch Asterisk do have a blacklist function where blacklisted numbers can be stored and used to perform a response like "The number you have dialed is not in use".
I do run that feature myself - and it's a lot more effective than using those "do not call" registries.
That is assuming that the interfering signal is something other than noise.
Do you someone around that does a lot of welding? That's a lot of sparks flying around and it causes interference. Bad microwaves does too, but considering the time it's unlikely.
Radar is also a factor. Commercial and military communication as well.
Of course - it may also be someone's TV that's radiating interference. Especially old TV:s can be suspect. And other older equipment since RF filters may degrade by time - or the fact that they weren't tested for interference at the high frequencies that WiFi are using. 2.4GHz was something very exotic during the 70's.
And why wouldn't they develop their own protocols for communication?
I can think of various ways to communicate, most of them rather narrow-banded but still useful for key information.
If you are into big time crime you can even get news media to communicate for you, but that means that you must have exchanged some protocol first. Let's say that you agree that news reported in a certain newspaper online can contain some key information - like where a bank heist shall occur. You can then communicate a lot of information through other channels to coordinate the "when" and "how". Then just cause some other happening - like a large fire that will be reported in the news in the area where you shall pull it off.
And even in computer communication you can get around direct tracking, like posting on Slashdot or ping some servers with an incorrect sender address that will cause the ping reply to end up at your expected target system.
And there are already systems available that can manage cemeteries so why not purchase one?
Arlington has 300,000 gravesites on 624 acres.
"In addition to in-ground burial, Arlington National Cemetery also has one of the larger columbariums for cremated remains in the country. Four courts are currently in use, each with 5,000 niches. When construction is complete, there will be nine courts with a total of 50,000 niches; capacity for 100,000 remains." Arlington National Cemetery
Does your off-the-shelf package scale to to a cemetery of that size?
Arlington has extraordinary historical significance. The data base needs to be more than a bare list of names and dates.
Considering that it's a small number compared to many other data collections in computing it shouldn't be a big issue.
Even in computing solutions during the 80's that was a manageable number of records so it shouldn't pose a big problem today unless you run hardware from the early 80's.
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You will need to ban smoking and Christmas sparkles at the same time.
Another one scored for Jethro Gibbs - but I wonder what NCIS has to do with it.
Both are dead ends.
Why develop serious applications for something that's only supported by a single manufacturer these days.
Awesome for terrorists.
But if it could be made safe it would be interesting to use in cars and other vehicles.
However, we're seeing absolutely no innovation coming out of the Java community. Sun's lack of vision over the past decade has rendered Java far behind languages like C#, Python, Ruby, and even Perl. The JVM is an absolute mess compared to .NET, of all things.
And we all know that .NET are the solution to everything? Right?
Even worse - they will be victims of new invented features by Microsoft that opens new interesting holes that nobody can think of yet.
And when they say that they want to use all PC resources - are they really providing anything useful with that or are they just going to hog the whole computer?
Maybe Microsoft should take a course in how to write efficient and safe code first. By integrating and using a lot of features like GPU:s and other stuff you will also limit which platforms the software can be used on as well as building a solution that contains a complexity that can be hard to grasp and maintain in the long run. A great opportunity for malware producers because they can now start to scan for new interesting attack vectors in a solution.
Even worse - they weren't recycled - they were reused.
There is an important difference between recycling and reuse.
And then it's a lot better effect to spread malware through ad networks.
Design an ad that contains a time bomb and that triggers randomly will make it sneaky enough to penetrate machines randomly and inconclusive. Make sure that the ad is displayed on a high-profile site where a lot of users have low tech skills.
Spammers and malware creators are getting sneaky and sometimes do have a legitimate front and a dirty back.
And I would probably select Erlang as programming language for a massive amount of cores.
A lawyer that smells blood is like a vampire or leech.
A lemming doesn't care about blood.
Just saying that polls are crap regardless of if they are fabricated or real.
Since even Slashdot carries a cross-section of population we probably have our share of murderers, religious fanatics, spammers, hardrockers, hells angels, priests and shamans here too. And some of them doesn't like truth so they try to gain cred and then mod down the truth.
That's why there is this "browse at -1" recommendation when you do the moderation.
As for polls - you will always get a flawed poll since some people aren't truthful or are just hanging up on the pollers. And then there are some people that are answering truthfully but then never goes to the election.
And when you look at it from another perspective - you will probably exclude the nerd section of the population who never answers calls from 800-numbers (or other known junk callers) by using technology to divert the calls into a tarpit or something.
At least the open source telephony switch Asterisk do have a blacklist function where blacklisted numbers can be stored and used to perform a response like "The number you have dialed is not in use".
I do run that feature myself - and it's a lot more effective than using those "do not call" registries.
No problem with a cable - no batteries to change/charge, more consistent behavior etc.
But the use for 18 buttons? I predict a lot of user confusion.
Serial popcorn killer FTW!!! :p
That is assuming that the interfering signal is something other than noise.
Do you someone around that does a lot of welding? That's a lot of sparks flying around and it causes interference. Bad microwaves does too, but considering the time it's unlikely.
Radar is also a factor. Commercial and military communication as well.
Of course - it may also be someone's TV that's radiating interference. Especially old TV:s can be suspect. And other older equipment since RF filters may degrade by time - or the fact that they weren't tested for interference at the high frequencies that WiFi are using. 2.4GHz was something very exotic during the 70's.
What's the difference between someone spreading hate and someone wanting to regulate - really? Do they hate haters and/or pornography?
Doesn't really matter HOW you die, it's just grim against the family/friends of that family to impose fees like that.
And why wouldn't they develop their own protocols for communication?
I can think of various ways to communicate, most of them rather narrow-banded but still useful for key information.
If you are into big time crime you can even get news media to communicate for you, but that means that you must have exchanged some protocol first. Let's say that you agree that news reported in a certain newspaper online can contain some key information - like where a bank heist shall occur. You can then communicate a lot of information through other channels to coordinate the "when" and "how". Then just cause some other happening - like a large fire that will be reported in the news in the area where you shall pull it off.
And even in computer communication you can get around direct tracking, like posting on Slashdot or ping some servers with an incorrect sender address that will cause the ping reply to end up at your expected target system.
Isn't brainless an absolute?
Like saying "a little pregnant" - either you are or you aren't.
USPTO is financed by patent fees. So that's why they grant patents without checking the validity of the claim.
If they were to pay a fine for every patent that didn't hold then they would be much more careful.
And there are already systems available that can manage cemeteries so why not purchase one?
Arlington has 300,000 gravesites on 624 acres.
"In addition to in-ground burial, Arlington National Cemetery also has one of the larger columbariums for cremated remains in the country. Four courts are currently in use, each with 5,000 niches. When construction is complete, there will be nine courts with a total of 50,000 niches; capacity for 100,000 remains." Arlington National Cemetery
Does your off-the-shelf package scale to to a cemetery of that size?
Arlington has extraordinary historical significance. The data base needs to be more than a bare list of names and dates.
Considering that it's a small number compared to many other data collections in computing it shouldn't be a big issue.
Even in computing solutions during the 80's that was a manageable number of records so it shouldn't pose a big problem today unless you run hardware from the early 80's.
And there are already systems available that can manage cemeteries so why not purchase one?
Previous games did only offer that in a very rough form - you were somewhat limited to what you really could do and not.