Just to do ID some justice: they have proven that they *can* do proper (pretty awesome actually) gameplay with wolfenstein - enemy territory. It's a free download (full version!) and there's even a linux version.
Oh and it's definately one of the best balanced out shooters ever - definately worth a try if you haven't ever played it.
Everybody needs to ask themselves this question before calling me a racist.
It's really not hard to tell that you are a racist. All it takes is a brief glance at your oversimplified, misguided "conclusions" and at the sources you cite. No questions needed.
What a pile of uninformed, over-exaggerated, racist bullshit. I suggest we just keep on expelling people like you and darwin will take care of this nonsense.
Those usually talk on a separate network that is not connected to the internet. If they don't (and rely on a firewall) then they deserve what they get.
No, regulation is bad. Use a bookmark or type in the full domain name if your shortcuts give you trouble. Don't cry for an authority to wipe your ass for you. What makes you think that you would agree with their decisions?
OpenID could easily be expanded to include an optional feature of linking an OpenID URL to a PGP key, even storing the key.
Well, that would be very backwards. In fact, the whole OpenID idea is backwards. They basically reinvented finger.
People, get a clue, learn about PGP and use it. All it takes is a simple plugin for firefox to sign any <textarea>. The site can then match the keys against the existing public key server infrastructure.
1. Saddam is not Hitler. (your whole WWII-referencing is ridiculous to say the least) 2. USA is not supposed to invade other countries when the majority of the
rest of the world says "NO". 3. Even if "our" system was objectively better than other systems
(who's up to decide that, you?) it does not give "us" the right to
force it upon other cultures. No matter what kind of crap they
have going on in their country.
You're talking down to "radicals" but your post makes it very obvious that you're nothing but a mislead radical yourself.
So, in summary, you can not back up any of your claims ("over one thousand of tons", "things like sarin" etc.) but still believe that Bush saved the world from a major threat that would have fucked us over every moment now.
How come that Bush and Blair had to publicly admit that they were wrong, that there were no WMD in iraq? "Oops"?
How long did it take to take over iraq, 2 weeks (excluding the guerilla warfare the US is facing now)? Why didn't mad saddam trigger his oh-so-mighty WMD then, to save his ass?
And ofcourse all this couldn't possibly have anything to do with, say, Oil, or, say, little Bush taking revenge for papa Bush, right?
Yeah, thanks for the insight and thanks to bush for generously saving the world from this mad dictator who was just about to attack us with his horrible WMD (ignoring the fact that the backlash would have wiped him out in, say, 2 weeks).
If you make $100-mio-orders all day then your treshold for displaying a clear warning dialog-box is probably higher.
As a rule of thumb: if the requested order is >200% the amount of an average order you may want to display a very clear warning.
If the requested order is >10 times the average you probably want the system to annoy the user a bit more (i.e. "enter this randomly generated 5-digit code").
At amazon you can reverse your order at any time. You can even still reverse it when you have received the item already (probably minus shipping charges).
Not the trader should be fired but the manager who failed to check (or rather: ask someone to check...) their system for fundamental flaws like that.
Typo's happen. Mistakes generally happen when humans are involved. Critical systems must be designed to deal with that and firing the poor soul who got fucked over by this broken system is not going to fix it.
A simple keyjam can turn 10mio into 1000mio anytime...
That's cuz some of us germans spend all day in front of screens and, well, you don't get far on the intarweb without picking up your share of english slang.
I, personally, have once successfully pretended to be canadian to a girl from the US cuz my accent apparently sounds a bit like that. And because I was mumbling "eh, uh, uhmm" all the time while figuring out how to end the sentence i just started.
This means, you don't waste lots of bandwidth while your abort command gets queue on your data socket.
I don't get it. Smart bi-directional protocols over single channels have been available for a long time. I remember using HydraCom and S-Modem (loosely based on ZModem, afaik) for simultaneous upload/download/chat on BBS back in the days.
What do you mean, the abort command "gets queue on your data socket"?!
When you want to stop sending, STOP sending. When you want to stop receiving, stop sending acks or include the abort-flag in the *next* packet that you're going to send.
I don't see why you need a 2nd TCP-connection for any of that.
Frankly I can't even imagine how a poor or high-latency link would benefit from using two tcp-connections instead of one.
So, does this work with PCI Express cards? Or is there a dual-xeon board with an AGP slot? Supermicro isn't offering one.
I think this little hack (if it's stable enough for production use) would be a nice addition to "anything database driven".
Most RDBs (well, any kind of DB I suppose) spend a significant amount of time on sorting stuff. Moving the task to the GPU should result in a serious performance boost (offloading the CPU *and* sorting faster sounds like a pretty good deal to me)
Remember: OLD harddrives were often built like tanks. Less platters, less density, higher quality and more robust components make them last.
NEW IDE harddrives that you can buy today are far less reliable, almost "disposable". They're mass-manufactured by bean counters who try hard to squeeze the last cent of savings out of everything.
If you need a drive that lasts like the old ones used to then you're talking expensive SCSI disks.
Yup, I (unfornationally) fully agree, esp. about the fear-aspect.
I'm still hoping though, that one day technology will leave the PHBs behind and decisions will be made by people who have a clue. Companies like google or flickr seem to indicate that we're (painfully slowly) getting there.
This whole PHB thing is getting so old, too... When I first met one I was pretty amused. But it wears off real quick, like reading the same - initially funny - homer simpson quote over and over again.
Umm, Last time I checked Microsoft has no monopoly in the Anti-Virus market.
Well, it has the monopoly in the Virus- and Worm-market. Under that premise a silent takeover and milking of the antivirus-market seems just like a logical next step. Create a problem, sell the solution. Sound concept, isn't it?
Nice insight into the corporate culture and mindset of citibank (or just about any bank, I suppose). Remember: If you are going to commit a crime - wear a suit.
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Just to do ID some justice: they have proven that they *can* do
proper (pretty awesome actually) gameplay with wolfenstein - enemy territory.
It's a free download (full version!) and there's even a linux version.
Oh and it's definately one of the best balanced out shooters ever - definately worth a try if you haven't ever played it.
Everybody needs to ask themselves this question before calling me a racist.
It's really not hard to tell that you are a racist.
All it takes is a brief glance at your oversimplified, misguided "conclusions"
and at the sources you cite. No questions needed.
What a pile of uninformed, over-exaggerated, racist bullshit.
I suggest we just keep on expelling people like you and darwin will take care of this nonsense.
We don't all walk around encased in bubble wrap.
Yes I do and I like it, you insensitive clod.
Think big application platforms.
Those usually talk on a separate network that is not connected to the internet.
If they don't (and rely on a firewall) then they deserve what they get.
No, regulation is bad. Use a bookmark or type in the full domain name if your shortcuts give you trouble.
Don't cry for an authority to wipe your ass for you.
What makes you think that you would agree with their decisions?
OpenID could easily be expanded to include an optional feature of linking an OpenID URL to a PGP key, even storing the key.
Well, that would be very backwards.
In fact, the whole OpenID idea is backwards. They basically reinvented finger.
People, get a clue, learn about PGP and use it.
All it takes is a simple plugin for firefox to sign any <textarea>.
The site can then match the keys against the existing public key server infrastructure.
1935 words and no wisdom.
Sorry to break it for you. You're mistaken.
1. Saddam is not Hitler. (your whole WWII-referencing is ridiculous to say the least)
2. USA is not supposed to invade other countries when the majority of the
rest of the world says "NO".
3. Even if "our" system was objectively better than other systems
(who's up to decide that, you?) it does not give "us" the right to
force it upon other cultures. No matter what kind of crap they
have going on in their country.
You're talking down to "radicals" but your post makes it very obvious that you're nothing but a mislead radical yourself.
'nuff said.
So, in summary, you can not back up any of your claims ("over one thousand of tons", "things like sarin" etc.) but still believe that Bush saved the world from a major threat that would have fucked us over every moment now.
How come that Bush and Blair had to publicly admit that they were wrong, that there were no WMD in iraq? "Oops"?
How long did it take to take over iraq, 2 weeks (excluding the guerilla warfare the US is facing now)? Why didn't mad saddam trigger his oh-so-mighty WMD then, to save his ass?
And ofcourse all this couldn't possibly have anything to do with, say, Oil, or, say, little Bush taking revenge for papa Bush, right?
Yeah, thanks for the insight and thanks to bush for generously saving the world from this mad dictator who was just about to attack us with his horrible WMD (ignoring the fact that the backlash would have wiped him out in, say, 2 weeks).
I don't think I'm cheap. But I'm lazy.
So give me a torrent over any physical media any time.
Torrent also saves me the hassle of ripping the damn thing to my mediabox.
So, is that bad, am I hurting anyone?
You made it sound as if that's a bad thing.
If you make $100-mio-orders all day then your treshold for displaying a clear warning dialog-box is probably higher.
As a rule of thumb: if the requested order is >200% the amount of an average order you may want to display a very clear warning.
If the requested order is >10 times the average you probably
want the system to annoy the user a bit more (i.e. "enter this randomly generated 5-digit code").
At amazon you can reverse your order at any time. You can even still reverse it when you have received the item already (probably minus shipping charges).
Or homer: "Doh!"
Mod parent up.
He's dead on.
Not the trader should be fired but the manager who failed to check (or rather: ask someone to check...) their system for fundamental flaws like that.
Typo's happen. Mistakes generally happen when humans are involved.
Critical systems must be designed to deal with that and firing the poor soul who got fucked over by this broken system is not going to fix it.
A simple keyjam can turn 10mio into 1000mio anytime...
in fact, we and the international community KNOW they existed, and also that there is NO proof of their destruction.
So, do you have an URL to back that up?
That's cuz some of us germans spend all day in front of screens and, well, you don't get far on the intarweb without picking up your share of english slang.
;)
I, personally, have once successfully pretended to be canadian to a girl from the US cuz my accent apparently sounds a bit like that. And because I was mumbling "eh, uh, uhmm" all the time while figuring out how to end the sentence i just started.
Wierd, eh?
This means, you don't waste lots of bandwidth while your abort command gets queue on your data socket.
I don't get it.
Smart bi-directional protocols over single channels have been available for a long time.
I remember using HydraCom and S-Modem (loosely based on ZModem, afaik)
for simultaneous upload/download/chat on BBS back in the days.
What do you mean, the abort command "gets queue on your data socket"?!
When you want to stop sending, STOP sending.
When you want to stop receiving, stop sending acks or include the abort-flag in the *next* packet that you're going to send.
I don't see why you need a 2nd TCP-connection for any of that.
Frankly I can't even imagine how a poor or high-latency link would benefit from using two tcp-connections instead of one.
Maybe TCP was much different back then?
So, does this work with PCI Express cards?
Or is there a dual-xeon board with an AGP slot?
Supermicro isn't offering one.
I think this little hack (if it's stable enough for production use) would be a nice addition to "anything database driven".
Most RDBs (well, any kind of DB I suppose) spend a significant amount
of time on sorting stuff. Moving the task to the GPU should result in a serious performance boost (offloading the CPU *and* sorting faster sounds like a pretty good deal to me)
Well, just a pipe dream?
(including two 1.5 ton ACs)
Wow. I, too, post anonymously every now and then. But I'm not THAT fat.
Respect bro'...
Remember:
OLD harddrives were often built like tanks. Less platters, less density, higher quality and more robust components make them last.
NEW IDE harddrives that you can buy today are far less reliable, almost "disposable". They're mass-manufactured by bean counters who try hard to squeeze the last cent of savings out of everything.
If you need a drive that lasts like the old ones used to then you're talking expensive SCSI disks.
Bennie Smith is entirely correct -- if ad blocking becomes standard in popular browsers, that will be the end of free content on the web.
That statement is so wrong, it makes me angry.
Most (>99%) quality content on the net is free, has always been free and will always be free.
'nuff said.
Yup, I (unfornationally) fully agree, esp. about the fear-aspect.
I'm still hoping though, that one day technology will leave the PHBs behind
and decisions will be made by people who have a clue. Companies like google
or flickr seem to indicate that we're (painfully slowly) getting there.
This whole PHB thing is getting so old, too...
When I first met one I was pretty amused. But it wears off real quick, like reading the same - initially funny - homer simpson quote over and over again.
Umm, Last time I checked Microsoft has no monopoly in the Anti-Virus market.
Well, it has the monopoly in the Virus- and Worm-market.
Under that premise a silent takeover and milking of the antivirus-market seems just like a logical next step.
Create a problem, sell the solution. Sound concept, isn't it?
</tinfoil hat>
Wow and it really works?! (mod me redundant!)
Nice insight into the corporate culture and mindset of citibank (or just about any bank, I suppose). Remember: If you are going to commit a crime - wear a suit.