Things Uncle Sam would like to know about passengers include their itinerary, their credit card number and whether or not they asked for a meal without pork.
None of the posted links suggests that food profiling would be used. Also, the third link to the CAPPS II program is misleading because it hasn't been approved yet.
I am just curious is all. On my last trip home from England, British Airways mistakenly classified me as a vegitarian.
Cool, that means we can wage war, murder, rape, plunder, enslave, and exploit. I am not trying to start a flame war. You may want to redefine/tweak your logic.
If you compare the images from Bonneville Salt Flats with that of the polar caps from Mars, who is to say that this is water? Could it be that this is a dried up salt water ocean from long ago?
I find it disturbing that if I bought a CD in Chicago that they would have my name and email address. Who are they selling this too? Listeners or the RIAA?
Proof the AOL community is coming of age and realizing that AOL != the internet...?
I doubt it. More than likely it is the 14 million mozilla users downloading Netscape 7x just to get the email dictionary. After installing it they just delete the software. Besides myself, I know several mozilla users who did this.
Why is this news for any programmer?.Net has always been Microsoft's to patent or change at will.
For windows programmers, either you code at the Win32 level or you get changing wrapper libraries. I feel sorry for the VB/MFC experts in the world, but you made your bed, lie in it. If you count on c# for a living, count on the spec changing.
Ask Microsoft if.Net will work on Win95/Win98. The answer will be no. Ask Microsoft if you can still code to the win32 API. The answer will be to code for.Net. Win9x and Win2000 users will have to upgrade to XP and the latest version of IE to benefit from.Net
Take advice from one who has been burned on several projects since 1990. It's Microsoft's specification to change at will. There are no promises in API's(linux kernel or Windows).
When is the last time you heard of ANSI VB, ANSI MFC, ANSI c#, or ANSI Linux?
After watching the news for most of the day, I have a few questions directed at those who know more than me.
1) If using telescopes on the shuttle in the past had little value, why are EVA's not mandated for shuttle missions that show problems during launch. Even I noticed the chunk of debris that came off during the replay of the launch. Granted, there is not much that can be done if damage is present, but I would think the information gathered could be useful to the mission controllers.
1a) If damage was found by an EVA, why couldn't the shuttle divert to the ISS?
2) How much fuel is involved by slowing down the shuttle in orbit? Are we talking 1k lbs, 10k lbs, of fuel? Can the shuttle re-enter the atmosphere at a slower speed? Is there something better than a semi-controlled freefall?
Apologies if these are stupid questions. Just curious. I don't have a degree in rocket science.
Where are you from? I read spanish, and some (little/few) german and french. Write in your native language if you have to.
The US, UK, Russia, etc. would have something to say about any company exploiting the South Pole. No one country could grab anything. Where is your proof? Is your statement just another anti-american belief because you don't like us?
Antarctica is jointly managed by several countries. The purpose of this "road" is to move scientific equipment to the research station that cannot be moved by C-130. See the below links, we are building a telescope.
The cost of any commercial interest in antartica would far exceed the gain. Why on earth would the USA dig for coal, minerals, etc. at the south pole when we can get it cheaper elsewhere?
See: http://www.wisconline.com/UWMadisonNews/IceCube.ht ml or http://icecube.wisc.edu/
Brought to you by the following countries: USA, Belgium, Germany, Japan, Sweden.
Good post, do you think any of the anti-American slashdotters will apologize for the exploitation remarks after reading it?
What is even more misleading is that it costs more for VX-E6 (Pt Magu, CA), to fly back and forth every year in those C-130's than the 12 Million spent on this road.
Here is the link for the telescope: http://www.wisconline.com/UWMadisonNew s/IceCube.ht ml
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
printf("Hello I compile under ANSI C\r\n");
return(0); }
Seriously,
Give me a break. If you have to ask this question then you haven't coded for multiple platforms. Ever!
A UI is just a UI. As a developer, decide how the user will interact with your program. Abstract the lower layers and then create your Win32/Gnome/KDE UI. Jeesh, this isn't rocket science. If your design is right, it's not hard to maintain separate UI's for your target platform. This is my build process....
I have been doing tax forms on computer since 1984. What started out on AppleWorks has migrated to Lotus, Excel, and now OpenOffice. I can pull up any of my returns since I first paid taxes.
All it takes is the spreadsheet of your choice. If I remember correctly, it only took me an hour to enter all the fields of a 1040 and 1040a into my original spreadsheet(s). As the years went by, I updated the fields and the tax tables as they changed. It takes 10 minutes to add/update the fields and tables every year. By using a spreadsheet it gives me the power to play with the "what if" variables without comitting to print. Double check your formulas and you have the power of an accountant.
Over the years, I have found the tax forms do not change as often as the tax tables. Granted, I still have to print the results and transcribe them to the form (I mailed/asked the IRS to accept my spreadsheet as legit, but they never responded). But it is well worth the effort.
Ok, how does this sound, I will donate all my spreadsheets (1040 and 1040a and some EZ) since 1984 (blank data of course) to the first person who starts a public IRS Forms website. All the forms should be in every spreadsheet format (four maybe?). Just a thought.
For computer literate people, I just can't believe the slashdot users buy third party products when a spreadsheet is all they need.:)
Before you flame, I budget, I manage my money. I don't need/count on a one day refund from Uncle Sam. That's your problem.
That must be why they brought the PC to every home in america (I sure didn't see UNIX doing that, nor Linux being that advanced at the point where windows was even acceptable to people.) Prior to 1993, 25% of the homes in the US had Apples, Amigas, Atari's, Commodores etc. The internet brought the largest growth to PC makers 1995 - 1998. Microsoft just happed to have the exclusive contracts.
That must be why MS created Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), redefining the need for computers in the officeplace. Huh? No. History shows Visicalc then later Lotus 123 brought PC's into the workplace.
That must be why Bill Gates spent a while as the richest man on earth. Because of exclusive license aggreements that were ruled to be illegal?
Please, if your gonna spout drivel, at least make it factual drivel.
Microsoft is an extremely powerful company, but not powerful enough to avoid paying taxes. Microsoft paid hefty taxes last year.
Maybe. But if you look here: http://www.ctj.org/html/corp0402.htm
You will see, Microsoft enjoyed more than $12 billion in total tax breaks over the past five years. In fact, Microsoft actually paid no tax at all in 1999, despite $12.3 billion in reported U.S. profits. Microsoft's tax rate for the past two years was only 1.8 percent on $21.9 billion in pretax U.S. profits.
Windows Media Player sends a GUID that uniquely identifies the bundle of requests, but is in no way able to link back to your machine.
If I remember correctly, a segment of the GUID is your MAC address. That is the link back to your machine (especially if your using on-board ethernet ). Do a registry search on your MAC id (hex). I think you will be suprised by the results.:)
People around here seem to think Bill runs things at MS which is far from the truth, not only is he not CEO anymore but the decision makers are the shareholders and board of directors.
I'm not trying to start a flame war, but who do you think owns the majority of shares? Bill Gates and Paul Allen do. From this link here: http://web.quuxuum.org/~evan/bgnw.html Bill's 622,321,300 shares represents 12.49% of Microsoft.
Bill's change in position at Microsoft was in title only. He still runs his company and is on the board of directors. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/bod /default.asp
The IBM finacial statement for the quarter can be found here:
http://www.ibm.com/investor/3q02/3q02earnings.ph tm l
The line that is most relevent is how much they paid in federal taxes. Microsoft does not pay any taxes. Nor do they pay investor dividends (IBM Does).I don't think we can call Microsoft just a software company with the introduction of X Box.
I also would not trust any earnings report from Microsoft. Like Enron, standard accounting practices do not apply. Read some of these articles:
Granted! Now where is the group list. I cannot find a complete list on the WC3. I can find a partial list (individuals of which MS is not represented). Maybe this is the whole list! I am giving you the benefit of a doubt on my part.
AC show your name and be recognized. Where is your proof?
Slashdot Mirror
I tend to use this metric. Go to google directory services,
a re /Operating_Systems/
:)
http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Softw
Look at number of web sites concerning Linux (3282) and Windows (693).
What does it mean? Nothing scientific I'm sure
Enjoy,
Things Uncle Sam would like to know about passengers include their itinerary, their credit card number and whether or not they asked for a meal without pork.
None of the posted links suggests that food profiling would be used. Also, the third link to the CAPPS II program is misleading because it hasn't been approved yet.
I am just curious is all. On my last trip home from England, British Airways mistakenly classified me as a vegitarian.
Enjoy,
I challenge you to name one feature of Palladium that isn't already available to users in one form or another. This isn't innovative, it is invasive.
This isn't usefull technology for anyone but Microsoft.
Enjoy,
Cool, that means we can wage war, murder, rape, plunder, enslave, and exploit.
I am not trying to start a flame war. You may want to redefine/tweak your logic.
Answer the question. Are immoral acts natural?
If you compare the images from Bonneville Salt Flats with that of the polar caps from Mars, who is to say that this is water? Could it be that this is a dried up salt water ocean from long ago?
Just curious, and enjoy.
I find it disturbing that if I bought a CD in Chicago that they would have my name and email address. Who are they selling this too? Listeners or the RIAA?
Enjoy,
Proof the AOL community is coming of age and realizing that AOL != the internet...?
I doubt it. More than likely it is the 14 million mozilla users downloading Netscape 7x just to get the email dictionary. After installing it they just delete the software. Besides myself, I know several mozilla users who did this.
Enjoy,
Why is this news for any programmer? .Net has always been Microsoft's to patent or change at will.
.Net will work on Win95/Win98. The answer will be no. Ask Microsoft if you can still code to the win32 API. The answer will be to code for .Net. Win9x and Win2000 users will have to upgrade to XP and the latest version of IE to benefit from .Net
For windows programmers, either you code at the Win32 level or you get changing wrapper libraries. I feel sorry for the VB/MFC experts in the world, but you made your bed, lie in it. If you count on c# for a living, count on the spec changing.
Ask Microsoft if
Take advice from one who has been burned on several projects since 1990. It's Microsoft's specification to change at will. There are no promises in API's(linux kernel or Windows).
When is the last time you heard of ANSI VB, ANSI MFC, ANSI c#, or ANSI Linux?
Sorry, enjoy.
I would mod you up if I could. Alas....
After watching the news for most of the day, I have a few questions directed at those who know more than me.
1) If using telescopes on the shuttle in the past had little value, why are EVA's not mandated for shuttle missions that show problems during launch. Even I noticed the chunk of debris that came off during the replay of the launch. Granted, there is not much that can be done if damage is present, but I would think the information gathered could be useful to the mission controllers.
1a) If damage was found by an EVA, why couldn't the shuttle divert to the ISS?
2) How much fuel is involved by slowing down the shuttle in orbit? Are we talking 1k lbs, 10k lbs, of fuel? Can the shuttle re-enter the atmosphere at a slower speed? Is there something better than a semi-controlled freefall?
Apologies if these are stupid questions. Just curious. I don't have a degree in rocket science.
Where are you from? I read spanish, and some (little/few) german and french. Write in your native language if you have to.
The US, UK, Russia, etc. would have something to say about any company exploiting the South Pole. No one country could grab anything. Where is your proof? Is your statement just another anti-american belief because you don't like us?
I hope to hear back from you.
Enjoy,
Antarctica is jointly managed by several countries. The purpose of this "road" is to move scientific equipment to the research station that cannot be moved by C-130. See the below links, we are building a telescope.
t ml
The cost of any commercial interest in antartica would far exceed the gain. Why on earth would the USA dig for coal, minerals, etc. at the south pole when we can get it cheaper elsewhere?
See:
http://www.wisconline.com/UWMadisonNews/IceCube.h
or
http://icecube.wisc.edu/
Brought to you by the following countries:
USA, Belgium, Germany, Japan, Sweden.
Flame if you must,
Enjoy.
Good post, do you think any of the anti-American slashdotters will apologize for the exploitation remarks after reading it?
w s/IceCube.ht ml
What is even more misleading is that it costs more for VX-E6 (Pt Magu, CA), to fly back and forth every year in those C-130's than the 12 Million spent on this road.
Here is the link for the telescope:
http://www.wisconline.com/UWMadisonNe
Enjoy,
Choose your compiler at your own risk.
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
printf("Hello I compile under ANSI C\r\n");
return(0);
}
Seriously,
Give me a break. If you have to ask this question then you haven't coded for multiple platforms. Ever!
A UI is just a UI. As a developer, decide how the user will interact with your program. Abstract the lower layers and then create your Win32/Gnome/KDE UI. Jeesh, this isn't rocket science. If your design is right, it's not hard to maintain separate UI's for your target platform. This is my build process....
make kde
make gnome
make win32
Enjoy,
Maybe Red Hat will make a profit someday
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Check this out...
http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/tech/software/1
Someday is here.
Enjoy,
http://www.ethereal.com/
Enjoy,
Again, I'm not trying to start a flame war.
:)
I have been doing tax forms on computer since 1984. What started out on AppleWorks has migrated to Lotus, Excel, and now OpenOffice. I can pull up any of my returns since I first paid taxes.
All it takes is the spreadsheet of your choice. If I remember correctly, it only took me an hour to enter all the fields of a 1040 and 1040a into my original spreadsheet(s). As the years went by, I updated the fields and the tax tables as they changed. It takes 10 minutes to add/update the fields and tables every year. By using a spreadsheet it gives me the power to play with the "what if" variables without comitting to print. Double check your formulas and you have the power of an accountant.
Over the years, I have found the tax forms do not change as often as the tax tables. Granted, I still have to print the results and transcribe them to the form (I mailed/asked the IRS to accept my spreadsheet as legit, but they never responded). But it is well worth the effort.
Ok, how does this sound, I will donate all my spreadsheets (1040 and 1040a and some EZ) since 1984 (blank data of course) to the first person who starts a public IRS Forms website. All the forms should be in every spreadsheet format (four maybe?). Just a thought.
For computer literate people, I just can't believe the slashdot users buy third party products when a spreadsheet is all they need.
Before you flame, I budget, I manage my money. I don't need/count on a one day refund from Uncle Sam. That's your problem.
Enjoy,
That must be why they brought the PC to every home in america (I sure didn't see UNIX doing that, nor Linux being that advanced at the point where windows was even acceptable to people.) Prior to 1993, 25% of the homes in the US had Apples, Amigas, Atari's, Commodores etc. The internet brought the largest growth to PC makers 1995 - 1998. Microsoft just happed to have the exclusive contracts.
That must be why MS created Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), redefining the need for computers in the officeplace.
Huh? No. History shows Visicalc then later Lotus 123 brought PC's into the workplace.
That must be why Bill Gates spent a while as the richest man on earth. Because of exclusive license aggreements that were ruled to be illegal?
Please, if your gonna spout drivel, at least make it factual drivel.
Enjoy,
You have to stop getting your information from Microsoft. :) Try this article on for size:
x .h tml
_ op tions.html
http://www.billparish.com/20000418microsoftnota
A partial rebuttal to the above link is here:
http://www.awitness.org/journal/microsoft_stock
Enjoy,
Obnoxious License Agreement?
Microsoft is an extremely powerful company, but not powerful enough to avoid paying taxes. Microsoft paid hefty taxes last year.
Maybe. But if you look here:
http://www.ctj.org/html/corp0402.htm
You will see,
Microsoft enjoyed more than $12 billion in total tax breaks over the past five years. In fact, Microsoft actually paid no tax at all in 1999, despite $12.3 billion in reported U.S. profits. Microsoft's tax rate for the past two years was only 1.8 percent on $21.9 billion in pretax U.S. profits.
Enjoy,
Windows Media Player sends a GUID that uniquely identifies the bundle of requests, but is in no way able to link back to your machine.
:)
If I remember correctly, a segment of the GUID is your MAC address. That is the link back to your machine (especially if your using on-board ethernet ). Do a registry search on your MAC id (hex). I think you will be suprised by the results.
Enjoy,
People around here seem to think Bill runs things at MS which is far from the truth, not only is he not CEO anymore but the decision makers are the shareholders and board of directors.
d /default.asp
I'm not trying to start a flame war, but who do you think owns the majority of shares? Bill Gates and Paul Allen do. From this link here:
http://web.quuxuum.org/~evan/bgnw.html
Bill's 622,321,300 shares represents 12.49% of Microsoft.
Bill's change in position at Microsoft was in title only. He still runs his company and is on the board of directors.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/bo
Enjoy,
The IBM finacial statement for the quarter can be found here:
h tm l
w s/ msbooks990121.html
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http://www.ibm.com/investor/3q02/3q02earnings.p
The line that is most relevent is how much they paid in federal taxes. Microsoft does not pay any taxes. Nor do they pay investor dividends (IBM Does).I don't think we can call Microsoft just a software company with the introduction of X Box.
I also would not trust any earnings report from Microsoft. Like Enron, standard accounting practices do not apply. Read some of these articles:
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/business/DailyNe
http://finance.pro2net.com/x34261.xml
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit199905
http://www.billparish.com/msftfraudfacts.html
Enjoy,
Granted! Now where is the group list. I cannot find a complete list on the WC3. I can find a partial list (individuals of which MS is not represented). Maybe this is the whole list! I am giving you the benefit of a doubt on my part.
AC show your name and be recognized. Where is your proof?
Enjoy,