Yeah... the same people who push for this type of thing turn around and, in the next breath, say "Man, I am so sick of paying all the friggin' taxes! The government is too bloated!
Well, how the heck do you think we pay for this crap?
Yes, you can do OO in C... they've been doing it with XWindows for decades. That's not the point. I just think that wrapping up your objects into a nice OO layer makes UI development much easier. Of course the underpinnings are going to be in C. I just don't want to see it.
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As far as I'm concerned, we're way past the time where C developers should be left out in the cold when it comes to UI programming.
I don't care if the OS and Kernel stuff is written in C for speed, whatever, but don't force an obviously OO concept (UIs) to be implemented in a procedural language...
yeah... I hate when that crap happens... I think if something's tagged redundant, people should have to link to the exact posting that makes it redundant. If the time stamp is after it or too close in time, it won't accept it... that'd be cool.
I have noted the points you made - as well as the vigorous debate on Slashdot.org about this article.
Well, Stephen Evan's weekly "stateside" column is not a news story, but an analytical look at major events and business trends in the United States.
It is, of course, debatable whether MyDoom/Novarg/Shimgapi was written just to bring down the SCO website, or whether the installation of spamming tools on numerous computers was an additional - or even the main - motive.
That was not the point of Stephen's article.
In his piece he wanted to draw the attention of BBC News Online's audience - many of whom are unlikely to know the ins and outs of the Open Source debate - to the rapid spread of Linux as a commercial application, SCO's attempts to cash in on this fact, and the deep anger that SCO has caused within the Linux community through its legal actions.
Stephen is not the first to draw the link between MyDoom and SCO's actions over Linux - plenty of others have done that before, including virus experts.
Regards,
Tim Weber Business Editor BBC News Interactive - www.bbc.co.uk/businessnews
-- MY RESPONSE TO THEIR RESPONSE --
Just because other people have done it doesn't make it right. Mr. Evan works (in some capacity) for BBC News. Regardless of the focus of his article, it should bear the weight of the BBC along with the implicit honor of BBC as a publisher. I, and many others like me, expected that the BBC had more journalistic integrity than to just post some half-baked idea that some Linux zealots decided to take down SCO's site. There would be no point in doing so, since this would just hurt the cause of the Open Source communities.
In addition, blaming a group for something negative (like MyDoom) is not a good way to bring to light that group's plight. I seriously doubt that this was Mr. Evan's point, since any decent writer would be able to make that point much more clearly. For instance, if you wanted to bring attention to the Israeli occupation of Palestine, would you start by claiming that there are Palestinians bombing troops in Iraq? (an equally unfounded position without facts)
Regardless of your canned response, this article/opinion is irresponsible and belongs more in a tabloid than with a real news agency.
I hate it when someone has a slow machine and keeps clicking and clicking waiting for a response...
I was helping some woman once who clicked on a link in IE and it was taking a while to load the page so she clicked the link again... and again... I said "Whoa... wait a minute... Do you realize you're starting the whole process over again every time you do that?" and her response was "It comes up faster when I do that". I've even had people jump immediately to Task Manager and kill an app if it didn't respond in 5 seconds.
Of course, there are times when your HTTP request seems to get lost in that big bit bucket in the sky, but this was ridiculous.
Good point... pretty long thread for a silly joke...
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I don't think so... I didn't watch too much X-files... maybe I heard it third-hand from an X-Files geek...
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It's actually plastic and has metallic writing on it. It is that that I was told can be detected, but now, I, of course, can't find any data to back that up... so... whatever...
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in C#, structures are not declared usnig new and classes are...
There IS a difference.
C# whacked Java's dad with two taps to the back of the skull in broad daylight in front of the Quickie-Mart...
You know... because of the cow thing...
(It's a joke people!)
Yeah... the same people who push for this type of thing turn around and, in the next breath, say "Man, I am so sick of paying all the friggin' taxes! The government is too bloated!
Well, how the heck do you think we pay for this crap?
"IBM stealing the assets developed by a small Provo firm. "
Ah yes... Provo. Provo, Spain?
"Masturbation does NOT, in fact, cause blindness!"
Story at 11!
Yes, you can do OO in C... they've been doing it with XWindows for decades. That's not the point. I just think that wrapping up your objects into a nice OO layer makes UI development much easier. Of course the underpinnings are going to be in C. I just don't want to see it.
As far as I'm concerned, we're way past the time where C developers should be left out in the cold when it comes to UI programming.
I don't care if the OS and Kernel stuff is written in C for speed, whatever, but don't force an obviously OO concept (UIs) to be implemented in a procedural language...
yeah... I hate when that crap happens... I think if something's tagged redundant, people should have to link to the exact posting that makes it redundant. If the time stamp is after it or too close in time, it won't accept it... that'd be cool.
Dear Sir
Thanks for your e-mail.
I have noted the points you made - as well as the vigorous debate on
Slashdot.org about this article.
Well, Stephen Evan's weekly "stateside" column is not a news story, but
an analytical look at major events and business trends in the United
States.
It is, of course, debatable whether MyDoom/Novarg/Shimgapi was written
just to bring down the SCO website, or whether the installation of
spamming tools on numerous computers was an additional - or even the
main - motive.
That was not the point of Stephen's article.
In his piece he wanted to draw the attention of BBC News Online's
audience - many of whom are unlikely to know the ins and outs of the
Open Source debate - to the rapid spread of Linux as a commercial
application, SCO's attempts to cash in on this fact, and the deep anger
that SCO has caused within the Linux community through its legal
actions.
Stephen is not the first to draw the link between MyDoom and SCO's
actions over Linux - plenty of others have done that before, including
virus experts.
Regards,
Tim Weber
Business Editor
BBC News Interactive - www.bbc.co.uk/businessnews
-- MY RESPONSE TO THEIR RESPONSE --
Just because other people have done it doesn't make it right. Mr. Evan works (in some capacity) for BBC News. Regardless of the focus of his article, it should bear the weight of the BBC along with the implicit honor of BBC as a publisher. I, and many others like me, expected that the BBC had more journalistic integrity than to just post some half-baked idea that some Linux zealots decided to take down SCO's site. There would be no point in doing so, since this would just hurt the cause of the Open Source communities.
In addition, blaming a group for something negative (like MyDoom) is not a good way to bring to light that group's plight. I seriously doubt that this was Mr. Evan's point, since any decent writer would be able to make that point much more clearly. For instance, if you wanted to bring attention to the Israeli occupation of Palestine, would you start by claiming that there are Palestinians bombing troops in Iraq? (an equally unfounded position without facts)
Regardless of your canned response, this article/opinion is irresponsible and belongs more in a tabloid than with a real news agency.
Rather than sniffing her network and replaying sequences, why not just buy her dinner to gain access to her "hidden port"?
well... you might need to brush up...
"It puts the lotion in the basket
Put the fucking lotion in the basket!
It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again"
from Urban Dictionary
It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again. It does this whenever it's told.
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Am I the only one who heard Beavis say "Port Knocker!"?
Probably...
Luddites oppose technological change ...
Techophobes are afraid of technology.
Definitely not the same.
...So go ahead businesses, pay tribute to your new Google overlords.
I, for one, welcome our new Google overlords!
and I added a few to have a nice even 10
ummm... that was 9...
9 people can't afford more than one computer? Are you homeless?
According to dictionary.com,
technophobe = Fear of or aversion to technology, especially computers and high technology
Aren't people who write with pens actually Luddites?
I hate it when someone has a slow machine and keeps clicking and clicking waiting for a response...
I was helping some woman once who clicked on a link in IE and it was taking a while to load the page so she clicked the link again... and again... I said "Whoa... wait a minute... Do you realize you're starting the whole process over again every time you do that?" and her response was "It comes up faster when I do that". I've even had people jump immediately to Task Manager and kill an app if it didn't respond in 5 seconds.
Of course, there are times when your HTTP request seems to get lost in that big bit bucket in the sky, but this was ridiculous.
Good point... pretty long thread for a silly joke...
I don't think so... I didn't watch too much X-files... maybe I heard it third-hand from an X-Files geek...
It's actually plastic and has metallic writing on it. It is that that I was told can be detected, but now, I, of course, can't find any data to back that up... so... whatever...
The guy's name is Simson Garfinkel... you don't see a similarity?
people do that when that want to give karma to someone who's made a funny joke...
It's a Simon & Garfunkel song... "The Sounds of Silence"...