Did you read the link? And yes, it is harder to muck up a NIX system. I execute some dumb command (if I'm allowed) on my nix box, my home directory gets torched. My fault, my problem. I open a stupid email attatchment on a windows box, it brings down the entire system. Also, on NIX, you first have to give that downloaded attatchment execute privs.
If you also look further in the article, the author mentions that microsoft does not reference that VMS and NT come fromt the same roots. Where do they say 'Based on VMS' or 'Written by the same group as VMS'? No, they called it NT for New Technology. Doesn't sound like it came from anywhere with that name.
As the way it should be. This is the reason why I and I'm sure a lot of other people don't run windows. In Windows, anybody can muck up your system. In *NIX, it's a lot harder. Hell, the run as service doesn't even work very well in Windows. Speaking of, does anybody else notice how Windows is reverting back to UNIX? There is speculation that NT is based on VMS (VMS -> WNT is incrememnting a letter, check the safemode stuff with disk0/part1/ nix type stuff). further reading
SUS rules! One thing though, I have heard about problems with SP2, I do have to say, the wireless support is much better. I was getting almost no connectivity (had signal though). Put it on my g/f's computer and now she's working fine. as much as I hate microsoft, I do have to give them their due
The 60Hz refresh is bad for your eyes, LCDs are nicer to your eyes in general. I've heard there's a bit of radiation, but I don't think anywhere near what a cell phone puts out
My biggest worry is that it lulls travel security into a false sense of security. Yes, I realize that people can snoop, but there's always tin-foil. I worry that since The computer is always right, it will be easier to have false positives (if you're looking for terrorists) and make fakes. Replace the chip and you have a new passport. Scratch the photo a bit, and now they have to rely on the computer. Since the computer is always right...
Anybody remember that Ted Kennedy couldn't fly for a while because a T. kennedy was on the don't fly list?
While I don't like making my fridge having a tv in it, and my tv having a fridge in it, I do thing that 1 device to rule them all is good. I don't want to carry my ipod, pocketpc, cell, and other gadgets. Having a cell in the car with mapquest is a great cheap alternative to a $2000 GPS. I agree, it's all just software, and its and easy logical leap
I don't see that as the main issue. Websites are far too flashy nowadays. I'm reading Jakob Nielsen's 'Designing Web Usability' pub by New Riders. It's a little older, but makes great points. People are putting looks ahead of usability. All of the people saying that they aren't going to desing their sites to be readable by cell phones are foolish IMHO. What about all the designers that don't want to design for Firefox because IE has 90% share? Why don't all of the firefox people just join the crowd.
Websites for businesses are storefronts. Why would you opt to exclude a group of people that might what to buy something from you?
It is. Take for instance the USB debate going on right now. Microsoft is basically saying to hardware manufacturers, 'If you want your usb device to work under windows, make it work like this. If it doesn't well...some bad things *might* happen to your device that we *just can't be responsible for*. ' Gee, shakedown anybody? Protection racketeering? No, they're just trying to make sure that the world conforms to them.
Isn't there a site on the net that does just that? Sets up a default box and sees how long it takes to hack it. Windows was under 4 hours, there were some linux boxes running for months before anything happened to them.
C'mon. That's a great idea, which is why it will never happen. Ole Bush & Co would rather threaten us and make us afraid of the invisible enemy (a la McCarthy) so he can blow stuff (and people) up, than save the world. Oh well. Your president might save the world, our's takes vacation and plays Risk - The United States Edition;)
Well, you can't modify software you buy, so I don't know (sarcastic)....Read Free Software, Free Society by RMS, it's a good one. Or Read Free As in Freedom
Here's the deal. The RIAA claims that downloading cut into their profits. I for one bought Moby's Play because I downloaded a few songs. They also don't take into account that they (RIAA) have hiked up CD prices, and most music on the album sucks save 1 or two tracks. Most people don't want to spend $20 for 1 or 2 good tracks. It's kinda like saying Ice Cream trucks won't sell as much Ice cream in Jan as they will in Jul. That's kinda true, and there are plenty of stats to back it; but it might be because of the temp...Not the name of the month.
Found the quote I was looking for "When they took the 4th Amendment, I was quiet because I didn't deal drugs. When they took the 6th Amendment, I was quiet because I am innocent. When they took the 2nd Amendment, I was quiet because I don't own a gun. Now they have taken the 1st Amendment, and I can only be quiet."
--Lyle Myhr
I wasn't using my rights anyway. Does anybody remember the qoute about giving up our rights because we weren't using them, and they took away our first and we were speechless (sorry for mangling it, just can't remember)
... Brahmasphutasiddhanta is the earliest known text other than the Mayan number system to treat zero as a number in its own right... So it was the Mayans I was thinking of. Nonetheless, thank you for that, it was bugging me.
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Ok, so I found that one. I hunted all around dell's site and I couldn't find the one mentioned in the article. Even did a google search
Did you read the link? And yes, it is harder to muck up a NIX system. I execute some dumb command (if I'm allowed) on my nix box, my home directory gets torched. My fault, my problem. I open a stupid email attatchment on a windows box, it brings down the entire system. Also, on NIX, you first have to give that downloaded attatchment execute privs. If you also look further in the article, the author mentions that microsoft does not reference that VMS and NT come fromt the same roots. Where do they say 'Based on VMS' or 'Written by the same group as VMS'? No, they called it NT for New Technology. Doesn't sound like it came from anywhere with that name.
While I see what you're saying, they are very similar under the hood, and VMS came first.
As the way it should be. This is the reason why I and I'm sure a lot of other people don't run windows. In Windows, anybody can muck up your system. In *NIX, it's a lot harder. Hell, the run as service doesn't even work very well in Windows. Speaking of, does anybody else notice how Windows is reverting back to UNIX? There is speculation that NT is based on VMS (VMS -> WNT is incrememnting a letter, check the safemode stuff with disk0/part1/ nix type stuff). further reading
SUS rules! One thing though, I have heard about problems with SP2, I do have to say, the wireless support is much better. I was getting almost no connectivity (had signal though). Put it on my g/f's computer and now she's working fine. as much as I hate microsoft, I do have to give them their due
Take a look at that list; mainly firewall programs, routing programs, and spyware stuff. HMMM anybody else smell something fishy?
oh yeah, prob has to do with those guns that the fbi supposedly has to read the radiaiton through your wall. (serious)
The 60Hz refresh is bad for your eyes, LCDs are nicer to your eyes in general. I've heard there's a bit of radiation, but I don't think anywhere near what a cell phone puts out
People on the sql site were curious if this was a prank. WTF do you think?!?!?! OF COURSE IT'S A PRANK BTW, gullible isn't in the dictionary.
Yeah, my account is slowly increasing too. Nifty. I thought this was an April Fool's at first, then i hit Compose..
So at first I'm getting all pissed off, then I realized the date. Damn hippies. :)
My biggest worry is that it lulls travel security into a false sense of security. Yes, I realize that people can snoop, but there's always tin-foil. I worry that since The computer is always right, it will be easier to have false positives (if you're looking for terrorists) and make fakes. Replace the chip and you have a new passport. Scratch the photo a bit, and now they have to rely on the computer. Since the computer is always right... Anybody remember that Ted Kennedy couldn't fly for a while because a T. kennedy was on the don't fly list?
While I don't like making my fridge having a tv in it, and my tv having a fridge in it, I do thing that 1 device to rule them all is good. I don't want to carry my ipod, pocketpc, cell, and other gadgets. Having a cell in the car with mapquest is a great cheap alternative to a $2000 GPS. I agree, it's all just software, and its and easy logical leap
I don't see that as the main issue. Websites are far too flashy nowadays. I'm reading Jakob Nielsen's 'Designing Web Usability' pub by New Riders. It's a little older, but makes great points. People are putting looks ahead of usability. All of the people saying that they aren't going to desing their sites to be readable by cell phones are foolish IMHO. What about all the designers that don't want to design for Firefox because IE has 90% share? Why don't all of the firefox people just join the crowd. Websites for businesses are storefronts. Why would you opt to exclude a group of people that might what to buy something from you?
It is. Take for instance the USB debate going on right now. Microsoft is basically saying to hardware manufacturers, 'If you want your usb device to work under windows, make it work like this. If it doesn't well...some bad things *might* happen to your device that we *just can't be responsible for*. ' Gee, shakedown anybody? Protection racketeering? No, they're just trying to make sure that the world conforms to them.
Isn't there a site on the net that does just that? Sets up a default box and sees how long it takes to hack it. Windows was under 4 hours, there were some linux boxes running for months before anything happened to them.
C'mon. That's a great idea, which is why it will never happen. Ole Bush & Co would rather threaten us and make us afraid of the invisible enemy (a la McCarthy) so he can blow stuff (and people) up, than save the world. Oh well. Your president might save the world, our's takes vacation and plays Risk - The United States Edition ;)
Well, you can't modify software you buy, so I don't know (sarcastic)....Read Free Software, Free Society by RMS, it's a good one. Or Read Free As in Freedom
Here's the deal. The RIAA claims that downloading cut into their profits. I for one bought Moby's Play because I downloaded a few songs. They also don't take into account that they (RIAA) have hiked up CD prices, and most music on the album sucks save 1 or two tracks. Most people don't want to spend $20 for 1 or 2 good tracks. It's kinda like saying Ice Cream trucks won't sell as much Ice cream in Jan as they will in Jul. That's kinda true, and there are plenty of stats to back it; but it might be because of the temp...Not the name of the month.
Agreed. People wonder how the holocaust happened, how communist Russia happened; wonder how people didn't see it starting. put on your glasses
Found the quote I was looking for
"When they took the 4th Amendment, I was quiet because I didn't deal drugs. When they took the 6th Amendment, I was quiet because I am innocent. When they took the 2nd Amendment, I was quiet because I don't own a gun. Now they have taken the 1st Amendment, and I can only be quiet." --Lyle Myhr
Three people invented the telephone!?!?! Never knew about Reis, thanks!
I wasn't using my rights anyway. Does anybody remember the qoute about giving up our rights because we weren't using them, and they took away our first and we were speechless (sorry for mangling it, just can't remember)
He got to wait in the terminal ::cough::at the bar::cough::
... Brahmasphutasiddhanta is the earliest known text other than the Mayan number system to treat zero as a number in its own right... So it was the Mayans I was thinking of. Nonetheless, thank you for that, it was bugging me.