Of course, then you will have to look at WHAT data they threw out. If MS already issued an warning months before hand and a virus/worm use that hole and compromise the system, it shouldn't count against them (example, Slammer). However, they should include exploits by worms like SoBig or Blaster, since MS didn't even issue a patch against it. Of course, since I have no idea what data SPECIFICALLY were thrown out, I can't make a judgement by the validity of the study. Of course, this study does seems very fishy...
Here something that might attract flame from Linux zealots. If the study showed that Linux has a weak security, instead of just whining about the fairness/unfairness of the study. Why not help strengthen it so that no study, no matter how skewed, can make Linux appear weak? I understand that it's impossible to make a 100% secure OS, but one can try, right?
Heck, any engine that goes supersonic (Scramjet was suppose to got mach 6 or 7 right now, or trying to get it go that fast), will literally scream (sonic BOOM!).
Um... we still have evolution in our textbook, last time I checked. Which was a year ago. And at least we leave all the grimey details (slavery, the civil war, and the lack of human rights for non-Cauccassion). I don't know about Europes, but I think comparatively, textbook here is quite honest and objective.
P.S. I put great emphasis on comparatively, since all textbook are subjective and biased. But compare to Taiwan... it's much better.
It's one thing having a constitution, it's another abiding by it. Hell, the US rewrote its constitution once with complete disregard to the old one. Who said the China government are following the constitution? And from the wording, it could've easily be interpreted as "Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration. And the government can act upon said freedom when it's in the interest of national security." If they got balls, and add a phrase that state the government and affiliated association cannot oppress those freedom, I'll believe it.
Sure, China use OSS, but so can the thousands and millions of political dissidents use it. Microsoft sells closed-sourced software, which means political dissidents who use them have no idea what the software might be doing. With OSS, some technologically minded dissidents can look through it and see if there are any code that might reveal their identity. Sure China can use OSS to track dissidents, but at least those dissidents will know what they're up against. Beside, it's not like we're deliberately helping them. Microsoft on the other hand...
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Two reason for that, one, people have been google bombing, and no matter how good a search algorithm is, some sick and obsessive (or just by accident) can push their results to the top by chance. Two, information on dog breed are mostly static and google tend to give higher rank for pages with frequent updates.
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That and google can get very rich suing microsoft on anti-competitive ground. And no amount of lawyer on MS part can let them get away with. Plus the EU, and the DoJ both have an axe to grind with MS. With this, they got a lot of axes they can grind.
Wow, if the entire American public thinks like you, we will never walk on moon.
Granted, this project will have a phenomenal failure rate (I hope its that sliver of chance of success that wins), it's a mere step for the human race to expand our knowledge.
Actually you would be correct, except you NEED to assume that the earth shrinks to a simple dot, at which point it would be a black hole, which has an escape velocity higher then the speed of light. Newton's equation assumes that all the mass pulling you is at a dot. So as you go towards the center of the earth, the newtonian equatiobn will require another dot above to account for the gravitational pull by the mass above you.
Of course, there are 3 things Mars have that the comet doesn't.
1. A gravity, stuff went down... parachute failed... SMACK! 2. An atmosphere, stuff went down... warm... getting warmer... hot... AH! IT BURNS! 3. A hot-tempered weather system... Houston, we have a storm in coming... Bz...
But it should be within reason. It is overstepping free speech when someone registered for a domain of a person name with the sole purpose of using said name for their own benefit. Now, having a clear variation on that (michael_jackson_loves_kids.com) does not overstepping free speech, since you're declaring, through your domain name, what your website content should be. Now, if you just registered michaeljackson.com and link it to a porn page, you not only overstep the bound but went into fraud. When people type in michaeljackson.com, they expect Michael Jackson, not some porn site, nor some site saying he is a pedophile (to be honest, I don't like him and I don't care, but just using the example given). When people type in JRRTolkien.com, they expect stuffs on J.R.R. Tolkien, NOT Celerbrity 1000 ad.
Just another suggestion. Since most corporation want their domain name to be clean, why don't you just register a jrrtolkien-unofficial.com or something to that effect and leave this top-level domain thing along?
According to law, he would. Since when both side have a legitimate "trademark" claim, it became a whose here first. Of course, it might be hard to uphold in court if the guy who happens to be called JRR Tolkien did it just to extort money.
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Of course, then you will have to look at WHAT data they threw out. If MS already issued an warning months before hand and a virus/worm use that hole and compromise the system, it shouldn't count against them (example, Slammer). However, they should include exploits by worms like SoBig or Blaster, since MS didn't even issue a patch against it. Of course, since I have no idea what data SPECIFICALLY were thrown out, I can't make a judgement by the validity of the study. Of course, this study does seems very fishy...
Here something that might attract flame from Linux zealots. If the study showed that Linux has a weak security, instead of just whining about the fairness/unfairness of the study. Why not help strengthen it so that no study, no matter how skewed, can make Linux appear weak? I understand that it's impossible to make a 100% secure OS, but one can try, right?
With enough power, maybe hijack a radio tower, maybe.
That and it burns in fire. Carbon, diamond or not, is easily combined with oxygen given enough heat. Okay, maybe not in fire. Blow torch?
Microsoft is already one. Disney, not yet, but with thi new deal, they might become one. I'm crossing my finger and hope I'm wrong.
PBS, not enough budget. Nickelodeon? Don't like it, plus bad drawing. DreamWorks might have something, they got potentials.
Heck, any engine that goes supersonic (Scramjet was suppose to got mach 6 or 7 right now, or trying to get it go that fast), will literally scream (sonic BOOM!).
What FRACTION of our wealth can we AFFORD to give away?
Um... we still have evolution in our textbook, last time I checked. Which was a year ago. And at least we leave all the grimey details (slavery, the civil war, and the lack of human rights for non-Cauccassion). I don't know about Europes, but I think comparatively, textbook here is quite honest and objective.
P.S. I put great emphasis on comparatively, since all textbook are subjective and biased. But compare to Taiwan... it's much better.
It's one thing having a constitution, it's another abiding by it. Hell, the US rewrote its constitution once with complete disregard to the old one. Who said the China government are following the constitution? And from the wording, it could've easily be interpreted as "Citizens of the People's Republic of China enjoy freedom of speech, of the press, of assembly, of association, of procession and of demonstration. And the government can act upon said freedom when it's in the interest of national security." If they got balls, and add a phrase that state the government and affiliated association cannot oppress those freedom, I'll believe it.
Sure, China use OSS, but so can the thousands and millions of political dissidents use it. Microsoft sells closed-sourced software, which means political dissidents who use them have no idea what the software might be doing. With OSS, some technologically minded dissidents can look through it and see if there are any code that might reveal their identity. Sure China can use OSS to track dissidents, but at least those dissidents will know what they're up against. Beside, it's not like we're deliberately helping them. Microsoft on the other hand...
Two reason for that, one, people have been google bombing, and no matter how good a search algorithm is, some sick and obsessive (or just by accident) can push their results to the top by chance. Two, information on dog breed are mostly static and google tend to give higher rank for pages with frequent updates.
That and google can get very rich suing microsoft on anti-competitive ground. And no amount of lawyer on MS part can let them get away with. Plus the EU, and the DoJ both have an axe to grind with MS. With this, they got a lot of axes they can grind.
Wow, if the entire American public thinks like you, we will never walk on moon.
Granted, this project will have a phenomenal failure rate (I hope its that sliver of chance of success that wins), it's a mere step for the human race to expand our knowledge.
Actually you would be correct, except you NEED to assume that the earth shrinks to a simple dot, at which point it would be a black hole, which has an escape velocity higher then the speed of light. Newton's equation assumes that all the mass pulling you is at a dot. So as you go towards the center of the earth, the newtonian equatiobn will require another dot above to account for the gravitational pull by the mass above you.
Of course, there are 3 things Mars have that the comet doesn't.
1. A gravity, stuff went down... parachute failed... SMACK!
2. An atmosphere, stuff went down... warm... getting warmer... hot... AH! IT BURNS!
3. A hot-tempered weather system... Houston, we have a storm in coming... Bz...
Trying to get Rosetta to land on a comet = trying to get an auto pilot bullet to land on a dime without hurting itself.
Just out of curiosity, what fake win 3.1 error message? I have never used windows 3.1 before.
Is it just me, or does this sound an aweful low like Watergate, electronic style?
But it should be within reason. It is overstepping free speech when someone registered for a domain of a person name with the sole purpose of using said name for their own benefit. Now, having a clear variation on that (michael_jackson_loves_kids.com) does not overstepping free speech, since you're declaring, through your domain name, what your website content should be. Now, if you just registered michaeljackson.com and link it to a porn page, you not only overstep the bound but went into fraud. When people type in michaeljackson.com, they expect Michael Jackson, not some porn site, nor some site saying he is a pedophile (to be honest, I don't like him and I don't care, but just using the example given). When people type in JRRTolkien.com, they expect stuffs on J.R.R. Tolkien, NOT Celerbrity 1000 ad.
Just another suggestion. Since most corporation want their domain name to be clean, why don't you just register a jrrtolkien-unofficial.com or something to that effect and leave this top-level domain thing along?
According to law, he would. Since when both side have a legitimate "trademark" claim, it became a whose here first. Of course, it might be hard to uphold in court if the guy who happens to be called JRR Tolkien did it just to extort money.
Actually they can't, it's called trademark infringement, good faith or not. Although you might be able to get your money back.
I would like to see the US government placeing a value on Open Source software... if that happens... I'm out of here.
Do go to the poll. If not, all our valid opinion will not get expressed. I don't know about the number of slashdotter here, but I say if we all vote, politician will listen to us. Go vote, make US a Slashdot nation.
It sounds like Jurassic Park too... albeit on a shorter timeframe. Find coagulated Small Pox, recreate small pox, small pox gone wild, disaster.