Doesn't seem to me to be specifically open sourcey (sp?) to be religious about technical issues. I mean just look at Microsoft, they are a frikkin' technical monopoly:.Net good, use.Net, write everything in C#, Java bad, GPL evil, etc.
You know if WhenU claims a "right" to use my PC (that I paid for) for its advertising purposes, then I think I'm gonna claim a "right" to go pee on WhenU CEO's desk.
My PC is not a billboard, your desk is not a toilet. OK?
1. Tell your buddies to quit hitting the Krispy Kremes so hard, it's obviously going to their heads 2. Why are you taking Linux advice from Microsoft admins?
and lastly
3. Usability implies less security? WTF Perhaps that's some law up at Microsoft, but not thinking about the security implications of what you are doing leads to poor security.
Oh wait, I forgot that Microsoft "usability" means everyone runs as root. Now I see what they meant.
True programmers never test their code, that is for people who are unsure of themselves and who should not be trusted
Despite that fact that you are clearly trolling I think there's a valid point in what you are saying: there are programmers who think that they are too good to write unit or system tests for their code. And that's a real danger.
The adage "a line of untested code is a line of broken code" is so often true that I still find it scary when examining untested code. It's just amazing how much of a difference the discipline of writing automatic unit tests makes in improving code.
If you think you are too good to write tests, then perhaps you are too good for the software industry?
No, it's not fair use. When you buy music from Apple you are buying it under a specific contract and by buying it you are accepting the terms of that contract which limits the use of the music. Don't like the terms, don't get it from Apple.
Flip this around and imagine that I decide to circumvent the GPL by taking a piece of GPL software and using its source in piece of closed source commercial software. Wouldn't like that now, would you?
Now imagine that the I cry "fair use" (i.e. I didn't like this nasty GPL license so I decide to circumvent it). Doesn't sound so good, huh?
Since Linux is so darn lightweight and easy to use I took my old laptop, removed the broken screen, installed base SuSE Linux (no X) and networked it. With an installation of rsync I've got an instant backup server for all the machines in our place.
Sure that machine's processor is only 750Mhz, but a laptop with no screen and a large hard drive makes a nice "blade server" sitting on the shelf and with a core operating system running the CPU load is never high.
Salting the message with random words thwarted Bayesian filtering.
No, it hasn't. That's utter nonsense. This entire article is filled with statements like this with no justification. How about reading my presentation at the MIT Spam Conference that showed that random word insertion did not fool POPFile (or other Bayesian filters).
Who thought of this? Don't you geeks realize that we're not getting the chicks as it is because we can't dance and then you go invent a robot that dances better than us. You know you're not going to be able to send this robot to a nightclub to pick 'em up for you.
Jeepers.
How about inventing a robot that beats up jocks instead?
On the other hand I'd love to see this robot take on a Dance Dance Revolution machine.
Yes, that is the patent for the Visual Thread Analysis. Cool to hear from someone who uses Application Expert, it's been a *long* time since I worked on that stuff.
The other patent was for a product we killed off called Optimal Internet Monitor.
As a rule I never answer posts from Anonymous Cowards. Amazing how often it's ACs who throw out insults and random crap.
Damn you and your Open Source Kiswahili spell checker. Five years ago I poured my entire life savings into secretly building just such a spell checker. It was due to be released tomorrow and I was set to make my fortune by selling a copy to each of the 50 million Kiswahili speakers for $100.
Of course Microsoft would create this document using their own products, naturally, they are the big proponent of the "Eat Your Own Dog Food" methodology.
So why then when I click on Document Properties on this PDF do I see?
Creator: QuarkXpress 4.11 Producer: Acrobat Distiller 4.05 for Macintosh
Bill: while you're transferring this over to Microsoft Publisher perhaps you'd like to fix the typo on page 1: "rteam".
Great, now we're going to get UI innovations from Sun? That's the last thing Linux needs: Sun has no history of doing _anything_ at all interesting in terms of UI work.
And secondly who wants to flip through CDs like in real life looking for the one you want? Aargh. Hey, let's emulate a frustration of the real world ("Where's my All Saints' CD?") on the desktop. Hey, let's ignore any metadata we might have about the CD (artist, title, genre,...). Hey, let's not do a search engine, let's do a linear search using fancy graphics. Woopee!
Linux does not need some fancy graphics on the desktop to make an impact.
The best reputable dealer in NYC is J&R Music and Computer World. They have a good selection of laptop computers that you can buy and take away right there; naturally they don't have Dell since Dell sells through the web only.
You can start by taking a look at their selection on their web site here. You'll pay the relevant sales taxes for New York (under 10%) but you'll get a much better deal than the Dell you are looking at.
Of course it's totally you to you whether you declare the thing when you arrive back in the UK and pay the relevant UK taxes.
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How does this help at all? Surely they could have come up with clearer labeling:
SEXUALLY EXPLICIT: MMF
SEXUALLY EXPLICIT: MFF
SEXUALLY EXPLICIT: BiMMF
SEXUALLY EXPLICIT: MMMMMMF
SEXUALLY EXPLICIT: DP/BBBJ/ICS/MFFMFM/BBW
I mean, how I meant to find what I'm looking for.
John.
Religious blindness
.Net good, use .Net, write everything in C#, Java bad, GPL evil, etc.
Doesn't seem to me to be specifically open sourcey (sp?) to be religious about technical issues. I mean just look at Microsoft, they are a frikkin' technical monopoly:
John.
Damn, I knew I should have learned cursive writing.
Any idea how to pee in block caps?
John.
You know if WhenU claims a "right" to use my PC (that I paid for) for its advertising purposes, then I think I'm gonna claim a "right" to go pee on WhenU CEO's desk.
My PC is not a billboard, your desk is not a toilet. OK?
John.
1. Tell your buddies to quit hitting the Krispy Kremes so hard, it's obviously going to their heads
2. Why are you taking Linux advice from Microsoft admins?
and lastly
3. Usability implies less security? WTF Perhaps that's some law up at Microsoft, but not thinking about the security implications of what you are doing leads to poor security.
Oh wait, I forgot that Microsoft "usability" means everyone runs as root. Now I see what they meant.
John.
True programmers never test their code, that is for people who are unsure of themselves and who should not be trusted
Despite that fact that you are clearly trolling I think there's a valid point in what you are saying: there are programmers who think that they are too good to write unit or system tests for their code. And that's a real danger.
The adage "a line of untested code is a line of broken code" is so often true that I still find it scary when examining untested code. It's just amazing how much of a difference the discipline of writing automatic unit tests makes in improving code.
If you think you are too good to write tests, then perhaps you are too good for the software industry?
John.
No, it's not fair use. When you buy music from Apple you are buying it under a specific contract and by buying it you are accepting the terms of that contract which limits the use of the music. Don't like the terms, don't get it from Apple.
Flip this around and imagine that I decide to circumvent the GPL by taking a piece of GPL software and using its source in piece of closed source commercial software. Wouldn't like that now, would you?
Now imagine that the I cry "fair use" (i.e. I didn't like this nasty GPL license so I decide to circumvent it). Doesn't sound so good, huh?
John.
That's not true. I guy in my local gym explained to me a perfectly good geek work out (assuming you are a male geek):
1. Go to a large park where people roller blade
2. Find must beautiful woman roller blading
3. Attempt to follow her on foot
He termed this the "hare and hound" workout.
John.
Since Linux is so darn lightweight and easy to use I took my old laptop, removed the broken screen, installed base SuSE Linux (no X) and networked it. With an installation of rsync I've got an instant backup server for all the machines in our place.
Sure that machine's processor is only 750Mhz, but a laptop with no screen and a large hard drive makes a nice "blade server" sitting on the shelf and with a core operating system running the CPU load is never high.
John.
Must do, I looked at all 73 pages and didn't learn anything.
John.
> What life skills are learned through car-jackings ;)
> and running over of hookers from GTA?
You obviously don't live in New York.
John.
John.
I'm glad the author included so many examples of actual spam messages. I was beginning to wonder what spam looked like.
John.
Who thought of this? Don't you geeks realize that we're not getting the chicks as it is because we can't dance and then you go invent a robot that dances better than us. You know you're not going to be able to send this robot to a nightclub to pick 'em up for you.
Jeepers.
How about inventing a robot that beats up jocks instead?
On the other hand I'd love to see this robot take on a Dance Dance Revolution machine.
John.
They've been printing my ADDRESS on the cover for months.
John.
Yes, that is the patent for the Visual Thread Analysis. Cool to hear from someone who uses Application Expert, it's been a *long* time since I worked on that stuff.
The other patent was for a product we killed off called Optimal Internet Monitor.
As a rule I never answer posts from Anonymous Cowards. Amazing how often it's ACs who throw out insults and random crap.
John.
Who knows, but I can't get a Hotmail account using my real name, but I did manage to register one in the name Ivana Watch-Teens-Give-Head (story).
John.
Imagine having a commonly used pr0n word in your name.
John.
John.
Damn you and your Open Source Kiswahili spell checker. Five years ago I poured my entire life savings into secretly building just such a spell checker. It was due to be released tomorrow and I was set to make my fortune by selling a copy to each of the 50 million Kiswahili speakers for $100.
Damn you Open Source scoundrels!
John.
I thought the singer Aaliyah was dead?
Oh wait, don't have my glasses on.
Ah, right the Atiyah-Singer Theorem. Never before have things so failed to become clear with my specs on.
John.
If you want to read the rest of the document under that opensource/ folder on Microsoft's site just try this Google search:
m icrosoft.com
http://www.google.com/search?q=opensource+site%3A
John.
Of course Microsoft would create this document using their own products, naturally, they are the big proponent of the "Eat Your Own Dog Food" methodology.
So why then when I click on Document Properties on this PDF do I see?
Creator: QuarkXpress 4.11
Producer: Acrobat Distiller 4.05 for Macintosh
Bill: while you're transferring this over to Microsoft Publisher perhaps you'd like to fix the typo on page 1: "rteam".
John.
Great, now we're going to get UI innovations from Sun? That's the last thing Linux needs: Sun has no history of doing _anything_ at all interesting in terms of UI work.
...). Hey, let's not do a search engine, let's do a linear search using fancy graphics. Woopee!
And secondly who wants to flip through CDs like in real life looking for the one you want? Aargh. Hey, let's emulate a frustration of the real world ("Where's my All Saints' CD?") on the desktop. Hey, let's ignore any metadata we might have about the CD (artist, title, genre,
Linux does not need some fancy graphics on the desktop to make an impact.
John.
The best reputable dealer in NYC is J&R Music and Computer World. They have a good selection of laptop computers that you can buy and take away right there; naturally they don't have Dell since Dell sells through the web only.
You can start by taking a look at their selection on their web site here. You'll pay the relevant sales taxes for New York (under 10%) but you'll get a much better deal than the Dell you are looking at.
Of course it's totally you to you whether you declare the thing when you arrive back in the UK and pay the relevant UK taxes.
John.