If God is all powerful, can He create a rock so big that He himself cannot lift it?
That's a stupid argument. An omnipotent being by definition can do anything, including creating a rock with any number of characteristics. Whether or not the rock can be lifted is not a characteristic of the rock, but of the individual attempting to do the lifting. The question is a simple variation of, "can omnipotent being do X?" and "can omnipotent being not do Y?". Simple logic should tell you the answer is always no and presents no contradiction whatsoever.
I've installed many systems over the years and chosen between many window managers. In my personal experience, if I see a bunch of software to choose from and don't recognize any of it, then I just pick at random. The only time I reverse that decision is if the choice I made is absolutely horrible. Seriously, how many users are going to do a careful investigation before choosing between KDE and Gnome? Why can't both groups do their own usability study and improve both products? Doing a VS study between two products that most people have never seen or heard of prior to choosing one is the most useless thing I've ever heard of. The only outcome of this is to validate that coin-toss you performed while installing Linux the first time.
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The typical computer program has more bugs than there are ants at a picnic -- except ants are usually easier to find
In other words, the reviewer is a horrible programmer. Maybe he should stick to reviewing books about writing web sites, or whatever his consulting service does. His review is full of buzz words that he probably picked up through Google. Nowhere does he show any insight into testing/debugging a modern program. The book may or may not be any good, but we'll never know based on this review.
Zone spoofing will still be possible by using Trusted Sites zone
How, exactly? I've searched for a few minutes on google and could not find any working examples of spoofing the zone.
If you know it's possible then you must already know of an example then, right?
These aren't customers, they are employees. They do whatever you pay them to do or you get new employees. And customers install plenty of stuff. In fact, they install way too much stuff which is yet another problem. Those comet cursors and waterfall screensavers don't just install themselves.
ActiveX is not IE-only. I'm not sure how this rumor is perpetuating. ActiveX is a way to re-use graphical components in an application. The idea of using ActiveX in any web browser seems pretty dumb to me, but that's another story . . .
Why not embed the ActiveX controls in an application rather than inisisting on using a web browser? When a web-delivered application offers more problems than solutions then maybe it's time to think about a different strategy.
Java programs don't get interpreted on modern VMs, they get JITed
Question, how does the Java program get "JITed" without getting intepreted first? Does the VM use ESP to read the mind of whoever wrote the program?
This argument is so old and ridiculous. The only benefit of JIT is that it prevents having to reinterpret the same piece of code over and over if it's executing a loop or procedure multiple times. JIT just makes Java an efficient intepreter rather than a crappy one (which it used to be).
Newsflash: If you OS goes down it takes all your apps with it.
No shit? Here's another news flash: you apps can crash even while the OS is still running. So if you measure you reliability solely by the OS' uptime then you an idiot. Here's another news flash: you could stand to brush up a little on you grammar skills.
Too much attention being paid to the all-unimportant "reboot". For a DNS server you should care about when was the last time the DNS service was down? For a database server, when was the last time the database was offline or unavailable? When was the last time your web service was inaccessible? Nobody cares about the fact that the stream of electrons from the power supply to outlet have been uninterrupted for x number of years. People care about the service that your servers are providing. I've seen database servers that claimed 100% uptime even though the database was unavailable 6-7 hours out of every day.
The new 1.5 Firefox has binary updates, eliminated that problem all together.
Ok, so when the next version of Firefox comes out after 1.5 then the problem will be eliminated. If 1.5 has the binary update feature then how will that help people looking to upgrade to 1.5?
So you bash the windows command line because you can't change "all the settings" from the command line but then you point out that Linux programs can't do this either. So what's your point?
The ability to process command line options is a function of the application writer, not the shell writer. I can easily write a program in Linux that requires a GUI to change settings. I can just as easily write a program in windows that allows you to change settings via command line options.
400 times? If you earn minimum wage and your ceo makes 4.5 million then that would be 400 times. Are you sure about that figure? Is it really typical for a top performer's and CEO's salaries to be that disproportionate?
Why would you need root access to replace the content of a website? Wouldn't you just need to log in as a "web publisher" or whatever security they have set up for that group of users? It's a little early to jump to the conclusion that this was a root exploit.
Until someone reorganizes the code into a library that can be linked into other applications, then I'm not sure how useful it is for an "enterprise". Sure I can use OpenSSH to log in to other machines and run command-line apps, but that's all I can use it for. If I want to develop a client/server app that leverages SSH technology then OpenSSH doesn't help me very much. Even if they did make a shared library out of it, if I linked it into my app then would my whole app need to go open source?
Where would you store the certificates? What would keep malware from stealing your client certificates and impersonating you? You can't restrict to IP because a lot of people use DHCP. To me, it seems like a client certificate with no pass-phrase is like a plain-text file containing your passwords. If you think password files should be encrypted then why would you like client certificates? And if you require a pass-phrase on your client certificates then we're back where we started. How do you remember those passwords?
How about a rule? How about the Byrd Rule?
Note one of the clauses in particular:
Byrd rule tests - Section 313(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act sets forth six tests for matters to be considered extraneous under the Byrd rule. The criteria apply to provisions that:
are outside the jurisdiction of the committee that submitted the title or provision for inclusion in the reconciliation measure;
So unless the MPAA's broadcast flag is within the jurisdiction of the House Budget Committe, then this will be rejected (I hope).
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I don't know for sure, but I get the feeling this was supposed to be a really disgusting joke.
Forgot to include the riddle. If he changes his sig, then that last comment won't make any sense . . .
no fucking cookie?
That's a stupid argument. An omnipotent being by definition can do anything, including creating a rock with any number of characteristics. Whether or not the rock can be lifted is not a characteristic of the rock, but of the individual attempting to do the lifting. The question is a simple variation of, "can omnipotent being do X?" and "can omnipotent being not do Y?". Simple logic should tell you the answer is always no and presents no contradiction whatsoever.
I've installed many systems over the years and chosen between many window managers. In my personal experience, if I see a bunch of software to choose from and don't recognize any of it, then I just pick at random. The only time I reverse that decision is if the choice I made is absolutely horrible. Seriously, how many users are going to do a careful investigation before choosing between KDE and Gnome? Why can't both groups do their own usability study and improve both products? Doing a VS study between two products that most people have never seen or heard of prior to choosing one is the most useless thing I've ever heard of. The only outcome of this is to validate that coin-toss you performed while installing Linux the first time.
In other words, the reviewer is a horrible programmer. Maybe he should stick to reviewing books about writing web sites, or whatever his consulting service does. His review is full of buzz words that he probably picked up through Google. Nowhere does he show any insight into testing/debugging a modern program. The book may or may not be any good, but we'll never know based on this review.
How, exactly? I've searched for a few minutes on google and could not find any working examples of spoofing the zone. If you know it's possible then you must already know of an example then, right?
These aren't customers, they are employees. They do whatever you pay them to do or you get new employees. And customers install plenty of stuff. In fact, they install way too much stuff which is yet another problem. Those comet cursors and waterfall screensavers don't just install themselves.
ActiveX is not IE-only. I'm not sure how this rumor is perpetuating. ActiveX is a way to re-use graphical components in an application. The idea of using ActiveX in any web browser seems pretty dumb to me, but that's another story . . .
Why not embed the ActiveX controls in an application rather than inisisting on using a web browser? When a web-delivered application offers more problems than solutions then maybe it's time to think about a different strategy.
Question, how does the Java program get "JITed" without getting intepreted first? Does the VM use ESP to read the mind of whoever wrote the program?
This argument is so old and ridiculous. The only benefit of JIT is that it prevents having to reinterpret the same piece of code over and over if it's executing a loop or procedure multiple times. JIT just makes Java an efficient intepreter rather than a crappy one (which it used to be).
No shit? Here's another news flash: you apps can crash even while the OS is still running. So if you measure you reliability solely by the OS' uptime then you an idiot. Here's another news flash: you could stand to brush up a little on you grammar skills.
Too much attention being paid to the all-unimportant "reboot". For a DNS server you should care about when was the last time the DNS service was down? For a database server, when was the last time the database was offline or unavailable? When was the last time your web service was inaccessible? Nobody cares about the fact that the stream of electrons from the power supply to outlet have been uninterrupted for x number of years. People care about the service that your servers are providing. I've seen database servers that claimed 100% uptime even though the database was unavailable 6-7 hours out of every day.
Goes to web page . . .
Wow, was I supposed to see something impressive?
Ok, so when the next version of Firefox comes out after 1.5 then the problem will be eliminated. If 1.5 has the binary update feature then how will that help people looking to upgrade to 1.5?
Where's the data to back up that statistic?
So you bash the windows command line because you can't change "all the settings" from the command line but then you point out that Linux programs can't do this either. So what's your point?
The ability to process command line options is a function of the application writer, not the shell writer. I can easily write a program in Linux that requires a GUI to change settings. I can just as easily write a program in windows that allows you to change settings via command line options.
Probably not, but it will cost a lot more. About 100 times more.
400 times? If you earn minimum wage and your ceo makes 4.5 million then that would be 400 times. Are you sure about that figure? Is it really typical for a top performer's and CEO's salaries to be that disproportionate?
The PC with the blank hard drive appears to ship with a combo cd/dvd-rom and a fax modem. The PC with windows does not list these features.
Why would you need root access to replace the content of a website? Wouldn't you just need to log in as a "web publisher" or whatever security they have set up for that group of users? It's a little early to jump to the conclusion that this was a root exploit.
Until someone reorganizes the code into a library that can be linked into other applications, then I'm not sure how useful it is for an "enterprise". Sure I can use OpenSSH to log in to other machines and run command-line apps, but that's all I can use it for. If I want to develop a client/server app that leverages SSH technology then OpenSSH doesn't help me very much. Even if they did make a shared library out of it, if I linked it into my app then would my whole app need to go open source?
You have rights even after breaking the law.
Where would you store the certificates? What would keep malware from stealing your client certificates and impersonating you? You can't restrict to IP because a lot of people use DHCP. To me, it seems like a client certificate with no pass-phrase is like a plain-text file containing your passwords. If you think password files should be encrypted then why would you like client certificates? And if you require a pass-phrase on your client certificates then we're back where we started. How do you remember those passwords?