I would like to say that you are quite right about Bill Gates' phillanthropy. Bill Gates, the person, seems like quite a reasonable guy. And why would anyone even consider debating his humanitarian efforts?
Sure, it's just a miniscule ammount of the welth that he does have, but I bet that he gives away a larger portion of his wealth than do most people living above the poverty line - period.
Let's not just consider the efforts of the foundation with respect to education, but third world health (innoculation, HIV education, etc.), and grants totalling $5.5 billion.
Look, I'm not advocating Microsoft's monopollistic ways, but you have to hand it to him, he has been doing some stuff that would not get done otherwise. To look at it rationally, not many people ever give away even 5% of their wealth unless they are pestered to do so. Even if it is a drop in the ocean of his wealth, he is doing far more than most, proportionally or otherwise!
I find it funny that they say they "will not try to define post-modernism"
Without defining it, there is no defining thought underlining their concept! Besides which, wouldn't the whole point behind postmodernism be defeated if they actually succeeded in defining postmodernism: generally or otherwise?
Hey, I might be wrong, but who could blame them from covering up what they've got? The fact is, they own some IP that people want to get their hands on, and all they're saying is that people are going to have to pay per implementation! An NDA is standard practice industry wide - I bet all their employees and contractors have to sign NDAs too. Why would (should) they stop this practice when they can still have some protection over their IP, and remain within the bounds of their sentencing?
If it is within the bounds of their sentence, then there is nothing legally wrong with them doing this... Morally on the other hand...
Two men enter the office once every night and make 3 copies of the desk, store them offsite at three different locations, and then check the restoration of the system just when you actually need to be productive!
I agree that coprocessor-less system coverage would be advantageous - especially for those who are coding for micros. And you're right on about the annoyance factor when people given code examples in some abstract, and out dated, micro.
However, I do think that going down to a low level language is necessary due to the fact that the low level processes can be exposed, and accounted for, in the coding samples. Let's face it, we could all code mathematical algorithms (say for encryption) that run like dogs, not understanding why there are such significant performance hits. But supplying asm and high level language code side by side can be very beneficial - especially in topics where there isn't much helpful info like this one.
I guess it's horses for courses, but it's just my preference.
I would like to state here that every med school that I have had dealings with does have some component that is "hands on" (it sounds so wrong to pphrase it that way).
The real problem is with doctor's bedside manners! This is something that makes human interaction crucial as a part of the learning process! No one likes dealing with a doctor who is secretive and uninformative when it comes to recieving a diagnosis do they?
I just can't see how an important part of such a demanding occupation, ie making a patient feel comfortable under very awkward circumstances, can be imparted online!
You're right, and I agree with you totally. But then, aren't passwords meant to be encrypted? My point is that there is no accounting for the stupidity of users, and if these users keep an FTP server that is vulnerable to exploitation like this, then it isn't safe to assume that the signature - no matter what the standard - hasn't been altered too!
I know that I have seen people leave things such as PGP private keys in a file on a machine before!
I have said it before that no matter how secure the source of a download is, if you install a piece of downloaded software for a system update - especially one like sendmail - then you must monitor your logs. You see, the full report also suggested that there would be activity on port 6667. Port 6667 is the most significant tell tale sign here that there is something strange going on, and one should assume that it isn't necessary to have that port open on your firewall.
No offense intended, but checksums just aren't the whole solution here! They need to go hand in hand with serious system administration.
Link this ENUM contact information to you banking details so that every online market researcher who scans the web for email addresses can sell your contact details to firms who offer goods that you might find useful based on your spending patterns. It may only propogate the spam thing, but hey, at least it would be useful spam. And that would be something very new in an age where there is nothing new under the sun.
I mean, the Orwellians out there should know that big brother has been out there for the last 18 years... There's no such thing as privacy... They're watching you... They're watching us all...
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I would like to say that you are quite right about Bill Gates' phillanthropy. Bill Gates, the person, seems like quite a reasonable guy. And why would anyone even consider debating his humanitarian efforts?
Sure, it's just a miniscule ammount of the welth that he does have, but I bet that he gives away a larger portion of his wealth than do most people living above the poverty line - period.
Let's not just consider the efforts of the foundation with respect to education, but third world health (innoculation, HIV education, etc.), and grants totalling $5.5 billion.
Look, I'm not advocating Microsoft's monopollistic ways, but you have to hand it to him, he has been doing some stuff that would not get done otherwise. To look at it rationally, not many people ever give away even 5% of their wealth unless they are pestered to do so. Even if it is a drop in the ocean of his wealth, he is doing far more than most, proportionally or otherwise!
I find it funny that they say they "will not try to define post-modernism"
Without defining it, there is no defining thought underlining their concept! Besides which, wouldn't the whole point behind postmodernism be defeated if they actually succeeded in defining postmodernism: generally or otherwise?
Hey, I might be wrong, but who could blame them from covering up what they've got? The fact is, they own some IP that people want to get their hands on, and all they're saying is that people are going to have to pay per implementation! An NDA is standard practice industry wide - I bet all their employees and contractors have to sign NDAs too. Why would (should) they stop this practice when they can still have some protection over their IP, and remain within the bounds of their sentencing?
... Morally on the other hand ...
If it is within the bounds of their sentence, then there is nothing legally wrong with them doing this
Hey, no problemo, just install a firewall!
What about the backups?
Two men enter the office once every night and make 3 copies of the desk, store them offsite at three different locations, and then check the restoration of the system just when you actually need to be productive!
One for the plane ... one for me ... one for the plane ... one for me ...
belch
Maybe this heralds the return of Pacman, Space Invaders, BUBBLE BOBBLE!!!
I agree that coprocessor-less system coverage would be advantageous - especially for those who are coding for micros. And you're right on about the annoyance factor when people given code examples in some abstract, and out dated, micro.
However, I do think that going down to a low level language is necessary due to the fact that the low level processes can be exposed, and accounted for, in the coding samples. Let's face it, we could all code mathematical algorithms (say for encryption) that run like dogs, not understanding why there are such significant performance hits. But supplying asm and high level language code side by side can be very beneficial - especially in topics where there isn't much helpful info like this one.
I guess it's horses for courses, but it's just my preference.
I would like to state here that every med school that I have had dealings with does have some component that is "hands on" (it sounds so wrong to pphrase it that way).
The real problem is with doctor's bedside manners! This is something that makes human interaction crucial as a part of the learning process! No one likes dealing with a doctor who is secretive and uninformative when it comes to recieving a diagnosis do they?
I just can't see how an important part of such a demanding occupation, ie making a patient feel comfortable under very awkward circumstances, can be imparted online!
Hey, it's not a feature ... it's a bug!
What goes up, must come down ... and down ... and down ... You got a headache, he got dead - really it's just a matter of quantum isn't it?
Wow, what a frag huh! Gee, I've heard that the new counter strike was pretty lifelike, but this is rediculous!
... Remeber in shared facilities always flush twice ...
Either that or someone left a floatie in the toilet
You're right, and I agree with you totally. But then, aren't passwords meant to be encrypted? My point is that there is no accounting for the stupidity of users, and if these users keep an FTP server that is vulnerable to exploitation like this, then it isn't safe to assume that the signature - no matter what the standard - hasn't been altered too!
I know that I have seen people leave things such as PGP private keys in a file on a machine before!
I have said it before that no matter how secure the source of a download is, if you install a piece of downloaded software for a system update - especially one like sendmail - then you must monitor your logs. You see, the full report also suggested that there would be activity on port 6667. Port 6667 is the most significant tell tale sign here that there is something strange going on, and one should assume that it isn't necessary to have that port open on your firewall.
No offense intended, but checksums just aren't the whole solution here! They need to go hand in hand with serious system administration.
Why not go the whole hog.
... There's no such thing as privacy ... They're watching you ... They're watching us all ...
Link this ENUM contact information to you banking details so that every online market researcher who scans the web for email addresses can sell your contact details to firms who offer goods that you might find useful based on your spending patterns. It may only propogate the spam thing, but hey, at least it would be useful spam. And that would be something very new in an age where there is nothing new under the sun.
I mean, the Orwellians out there should know that big brother has been out there for the last 18 years