...and what will you say when we are in a state where every tiny thing we say, do and think is being continuously monitored and reviewed by the system, and your kids are being arrested for daring to question it?
The problem with a projector for 'everyday' TV is that you need a new bulb (maybe $400) every 3000 hours or so, which is noticeably expensive and inconvenient. Also, daylight and projectors don't mix well at all, so you often need to substantially darken your viewing room, darkening windows and possibly repainting light walls/ceiling darker, which all has a very low WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor), especially if its the lounge.
>> There are no C++ public/private protections and all functions, even secondary ones in the kernel, can be called....so literally everything has global scope?..No defined interfaces anywhere and changing the implementation of _anything_ has a high probability of breaking _everything_?
Good luck with ever getting a robust system, or even finding anyone with an actual clue that would want to contribute (a.k.a. waste) their time trying.
Everyone already knows this, whether they want to admit it or not.
The real question is will the US gov ever actually do anything to benefit US workers, or are they already too far under the thumbs of the hi tech companies?
...because "clean politician" is an oxymoron. the politicians avoid pushing restrictions on the NSA in case the NSA leaks the dirt on them....so there really is nobody powerful enough to limit the NSA, even the government.
I guess my real point is: assuming the NSA can already do it, how long will it be before the 15 yr old skript kiddy can download a tool from somewhere that does it too?
All this will do is encourage the so-called "rockstars" that come in and hack the crap out of the code base to throw together some piece of shit that superficially appears to very quickly met some highly visible/urgent management objective, then they always disappear before management get to also experience the fallout from the damage they did, so they leave looking good and the code devastation to everyone else (i.e. the _actually_ good engineers) to pick up the pieces.
>> Your high UID suggest that you weren't around when Linux was young.
Your automatic presumption that my slashdot membership age in any way relates to my industry experience only serves to further highlight that logical thinking is not one of your strengths.
>> If it wasn't for Red Hat, Linux wouldn't have made it as a viable commercial alternative to MS, period!
I agree that Red Hat has and does make valuable contributions to Linux, just as many other large companies, such as Google. I also agree that RedHat's contributions have helped (but are not singularly responsible for) Linux breaking the Microsoft monopoly, especially in the server space, however there is far more reason to Linux's existence than just being an anti-MS weapon. you assertion that Linux would just not exist without RedHat remains patently ridiciulous.
I like to throw popcorn at people that continue to disturb movies. If they ever say anything, I respond with Oh so you want me to stop being antisocial?"
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>>> Stephen Hawking's New Speech System Is Free and Open-source
Maybe my boss will take my ideas more seriously when I sound like Stephen Hawking.
...and what will you say when we are in a state where every tiny thing we say, do and think is being continuously monitored and reviewed by the system, and your kids are being arrested for daring to question it?
>> authorizing courts to issue any order necessary to obtain information within their jurisdiction.
Isn't this actually contradictory to the 5th admendment?
>>> I think it would just leave us. ...Until the moment we are calculated to be more of an cost/inconvenience than a benefit to it.
>> I didn't get into programming until college because I was never introduced to the idea that it was something I could just sit down and do
Hmm, I didn't need someone to introduce me to the idea, I just did it.
The problem with a projector for 'everyday' TV is that you need a new bulb (maybe $400) every 3000 hours or so, which is noticeably expensive and inconvenient.
Also, daylight and projectors don't mix well at all, so you often need to substantially darken your viewing room, darkening windows and possibly repainting light walls/ceiling darker, which all has a very low WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor), especially if its the lounge.
No, even in (well-written) C, you don't just use globals everywhere.
For some reason this reminded me of the "Church of Pong" in Neuromancer.
>> There are no C++ public/private protections and all ...so literally everything has global scope? ..No defined interfaces anywhere and changing the implementation of _anything_ has a high probability of breaking _everything_?
functions, even secondary ones in the kernel, can be called.
Good luck with ever getting a robust system, or even finding anyone with an actual clue that would want to contribute (a.k.a. waste) their time trying.
Everyone already knows this, whether they want to admit it or not.
The real question is will the US gov ever actually do anything to benefit US workers, or are they already too far under the thumbs of the hi tech companies?
Thankyou. Mine too.
IMHO, the best car is one with NO computer tech or LCD screens in it.
...because "clean politician" is an oxymoron. the politicians avoid pushing restrictions on the NSA in case the NSA leaks the dirt on them. ...so there really is nobody powerful enough to limit the NSA, even the government.
old diesel? ...are you SURE the smoke was actually coming off the tyres and not the exhaust?
I guess my real point is: assuming the NSA can already do it, how long will it be before the 15 yr old skript kiddy can download a tool from somewhere that does it too?
This.
If I had mod points you'd get them.
Not useless, but also not what it says on the tin.
Why should we believe that HTTPS (or i suppose more accurately TLS / SSL) hasn't already been compromised (i.e. by the NSA)?
This.
I think this is the REAL question. As is: why should we believe that https isn't also already compromised (i.e. by the NSA)?
All this will do is encourage the so-called "rockstars" that come in and hack the crap out of the code base to throw together some piece of shit that superficially appears to very quickly met some highly visible/urgent management objective, then they always disappear before management get to also experience the fallout from the damage they did, so they leave looking good and the code devastation to everyone else (i.e. the _actually_ good engineers) to pick up the pieces.
It seems to me that you actually don't need someone's personal details just to pray for them.
I'm still not holding my breath for Google to finally get a clue and include SD slots on Nexus phones.
>> Your high UID suggest that you weren't around when Linux was young.
Your automatic presumption that my slashdot membership age in any way relates to my industry experience only serves to further highlight that logical thinking is not one of your strengths.
>> If it wasn't for Red Hat, Linux wouldn't have made it as a viable commercial alternative to MS, period!
I agree that Red Hat has and does make valuable contributions to Linux, just as many other large companies, such as Google. I also agree that RedHat's contributions have helped (but are not singularly responsible for) Linux breaking the Microsoft monopoly, especially in the server space, however there is far more reason to Linux's existence than just being an anti-MS weapon.
you assertion that Linux would just not exist without RedHat remains patently ridiciulous.
>> If it wasn't for Red Hat, Linux wouldn't exist today.
Thanks for the laugh. I really didn't think anyone could be that clueless.
I like to throw popcorn at people that continue to disturb movies.
If they ever say anything, I respond with
Oh so you want me to stop being antisocial?"
>> drinking water is a basic human right ...as is their right to deny you entry to their premises.