The first tip was this: "During his interactions with Google support"
Other gems that show that this article is bullshit are these:
- "scan his driver's license and credit card" - No evidence. The source material are conversations on reddit. - The news source is bullshit. It's a thin Joomla template.
Can we agree to put news on Slashdot from reputable sources?
In the grand scheme of an election--and the fact that Mitt Romney's net worth is 250 million--1 million isn't a lot of money. It would likely be worth paying that sum just to have control on when and how the tax information was released.
Major retailers like Amazon already have to collect sales tax for out-of-state purchases in Illinois. I also live in Chicago, so I have to pay some sort of Cloud tax for Netflix and related services.
The details on this new packaging system are scarce--and I've checked--but it looks like a reimplementation of Docker, which would be a welcome addition. A number of comments have stated that this would lead to library fragmentation and security problems with a large number of library 'copies' needing updates. However, if this is implemented like Docker, all the apps would depend on a core image that would be updated in itself.
Frankly, docker apps are the future of package management. Each app is sandboxed (like a chroot jail), and you can establish firewall-like access to the app for directories, services and such. Also, dependency hell goes away because these apps use the advantages of static and dynamic libraries. As long as a package is using a core image (like Ubuntu 16.04), then updates to that image are automatically upgraded to all apps.
The only puzzling aspect of this is why ubuntu didn't just use Docker. X connections are non trivial with Docker, and perhaps this new system makes access more straightforward. In any event, I think there's more than meets the eye here. Apt rocks, but docker is better for package management.
The Dash appears to be a much maligned alarm clock tablet by Sony. I guess this fix addresses some of the issues owners have had and complained about.
I personally find the target audience for this device hard to envision. I guess it's for people that aren't satisfied with a simple alarm clock and either don't want to bring a tablet to bed or don't own one. No thank you.
Finally, a note about editing. If a script can do a better job editing, maybe you shouldn't be an editor. I really don't think this summary was looked at by a person, in which case: Whiplash, please hire developers to make better editing scripts. The summaries should contain information about the device, why we might want to care, and the issue with the device--none of which show up in this summary.
I don't disagree that the amount seems excessive. However, you can't compare him to a regular person. The personal damage could be comparable to a regular person--and the damages should be comparable. However, a large part of the damages here are for professional damages. I'd be surprised if the professional damages were that high too, but I guess the jury did not. It appears he was fired from the WWE over this.
The number will escalate too, as they haven't added on punitive damages, and he's also getting money from the CEO and editor at the time.
I lived in DC for 5 years. Before, I lived in NYC for 5 years, and I'm now living in Chicago for 3, so I have some basis for comparison. The DC metro system is in an unusually high state of disrepair. Fixes don't happen until they're life threatening--and even then, they sometimes don't happen for a year.
While I was living in DC, at least 2 DC metro events made the national news: the first was the train collision that killed a few people because the conductors weren't coordinated, and the second was due to an escalator brake collapsing, leading to multiple injuries. I've also had to find alternative means of transportation due to 2 fires in the metro system. People aren't complaining that work is being done on the system. People are complaining that there is very little maintenance and that problems get so severe that a whole system shutdown is needed.
There have been a number of articles in the Post about the state of disrepair for the DC metro system. Many people have speculated that the system is corrupt. They certainly charge enough for the service. A 30 minute trip costs about $2.25, and a one hour trip costs about $5.00.
After having used the NYC, DC and Chicago systems extensively--and the BART system--I'd have to say that the DC system is a disaster. The problem is particularly acute for the DC area since the city is not designed to handle the amount of traffic its population would otherwise need.
Those numbers are highly misleading. The NIH gets about 32 billion, the NSF about 5-6 and NASA gets a few billion. That's ~10% of the research money account for on the Wiki link you post. Most of the money accounted for there is for defense, like the DoD--not for basic research. There's no doubt that China spends a lot here too, but you'd have to eliminate defense funds to make a better apples-to-apples comparison.
I'm a Professor in the US, and I have many colleagues in the hard sciences in China. China and the Middle East are spending a lot more money on basic research now, per researcher, than the US.
I'm not sure you have to spend a lot of money to get a great keyboard. I've been using an Adesso keyboards for about 5-6 years (Tru-Form Media Contoured Ergonomic Keyboard (PCK-208B)).
I haven't had to replace one of these, and they're truly ergonomic. I switched to an ergonomic keyboard after writing my dissertation gave me pain in my wrists using a standard keyboard. Getting used to an ergonomic keyboard makes a world of difference for wrist pain, and it's completely natural to switch back to a conventional keyboard. I'd also be careful in buying Microsoft ergonomic keyboards. These tend to separate the left- and right-hand keys, but do not slant the keys to match the natural angle of your hands when typing. The above Adesso keyboard (and keyboards from other manufacturers) have angled keys that more closely match the natural orientation of your hands when typing.
Another great input interface is the trackball. I use the Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball. I've found that keeping your mouse arm stationary goes a long way for wrist and arm pain too. These take a bit of getting used to, but they're well worth the commitment. The only drawback is that I have to clean my trackball once every couple of days.
No one would argue that Steve Jobs made important contributions to modern computing. However, it's hardly surprising that a CEO, such as Ellison, would have an inflated perception of the importance of one individual (i.e. the CEO) to the success of a company. If he didn't believe that, then it would be hard to justify the millions he pays himself every year.
I'm a little skeptical that this will revolutionize IT. How is this an improvement over a system on a UPS with a lot of RAM and aggressive caching? Data centers, which seem to be this product's first market target, already have this in place.
And this is why: regular people aren't qualified to evaluate good research. They also aren't qualified to evaluate research progress. I don't think you can produce a sustainable system for funding without review from your peers. You need experts to look at a carefully designed research project and decide whether it's feasible, worth the investment and whether the researchers are qualified to do the work. A system built without peer review may be successful at first, but ultimately, it will lead to disappointment and wasted money. (That said, it would be better if there were a mechanism to donate your money directly to the NSF and NIH extramural research funding agencies with targets for, say, AIDS research or superconductors.)
Yes, and according to this article, that lightsaber cost $700, which answers his question from the first article, "why would someone steal a lightsaber?" -- because, apparently, someone is willing to pay $100-$5000 for one (or lift one from a bar that is being passed around.......)
I've been using PGP for a few years, and on the odd occasion, I'll send an encrypted email to myself. Part of the problem is that no one knows how to use PHP. I've been sending email to thousands of people in an academic setting, and I've only encountered one other person using PGP.
The reason I keep using PGP, however, is because of digital signing: there's a good guarantee that signed messages were actually sent by me. Headers are fairly trivial to spoof. With PGP, a 'hacker' can only impersonate me if they have access to the private key, which requires physical or ssh access, and he or she must be able to decrypt that key.
That said, I wish more people would encrypt their messages. This should be a no-brainer in a lot of fields, including human rights and for health and human services, and I think the barrier to commit to email encryption is still too great.
It occurred to me shortly after posting that a simple hash could easily be forged, and that a key signing of sorts would be needed to make it secure, though the system would have to be able to sign its own log messages without giving the hacker access to the signing key.
Signing log messages does not need to be complicated or incompatible with current text-based logging. Hashing messages is incredibly easy to do, and there's really no reason not to do it. I just implemented this in python in less than two minutes.
The output hashes the last message with the current message:
8a023b9cbebe055e4b080585ccba3246: [ 19.609619] userif-2: sent link up event.
649a2719064f7f276462464527b48a69: [ 29.680009] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
No binaries, still grepable, single host and most importantly, there is now a trail that can be verified.
Actually naturally-occuring protein knots have been known for some time now. See knots.mit.edu for example. This appears to be one of the first synthetic knots.
Police officers are already trained to cover their hearts with a hand in the event of a shooting. A clipboard may already be in-hand, it offers a larger surface-area, and if it catches bullets, the officer stands a better chance of surviving.
I hate to reply to my own post, but I forgot to mention one important detail. I'd advise using the 2D unity interface--not the default 3D unity interface built on compiz. The 2D interface is built on metacity (from Gnome 2), and it's considerably faster. To install:
I consider myself a power user, and I like unity. I've been using Linux exclusively for about 10 years now, and I run my own mail server, database, web server, and I tinker with sshd config files, send my emails with gpg--the works. I had switched from Debian to Kubuntu about 2 years ago, and I've used KDE from 3.1 to about 4.3. I switched away from KDE because it was slow with compositing and switching windows.
Now unity does have its issues, but it has many strengths. The 2D interface is built on metacity, and it's very fast. One thing I like about unity is that the title bar serves the dual purpose as the status bar, saving about a half inch or more of vertical screen space on every window. I use the keyboard extensively for window management, and not having a title bar in addition to a status bar is a welcome change.
The launcher stays out of the way (behind windows), and it can be easily used to launch applications with a keyboard. A number associated with each application on the launcher panel such that it'll either launch a new instance or switch to an existing instance instantly when pressed. For instance, I can press Win+1 from anywhere, and it'll take me to my browser, or open a new browser window.
That said, unity definitely still needs work when it comes to managing a lot of windows. My typical workstation has 9 desktops with up to 9 windows on each. For applications, such as Gimp, that use multiple windows, minimizing and accessing different windows can be a hassle in unity. There are also some stability issues in unity.
However, I do think that unity 2D shows great promise, particularly for users that are adept at keyboard shortcuts.
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The first tip was this: "During his interactions with Google support"
Other gems that show that this article is bullshit are these:
- "scan his driver's license and credit card"
- No evidence. The source material are conversations on reddit.
- The news source is bullshit. It's a thin Joomla template.
Can we agree to put news on Slashdot from reputable sources?
In the grand scheme of an election--and the fact that Mitt Romney's net worth is 250 million--1 million isn't a lot of money. It would likely be worth paying that sum just to have control on when and how the tax information was released.
Major retailers like Amazon already have to collect sales tax for out-of-state purchases in Illinois. I also live in Chicago, so I have to pay some sort of Cloud tax for Netflix and related services.
The details on this new packaging system are scarce--and I've checked--but it looks like a reimplementation of Docker, which would be a welcome addition. A number of comments have stated that this would lead to library fragmentation and security problems with a large number of library 'copies' needing updates. However, if this is implemented like Docker, all the apps would depend on a core image that would be updated in itself.
Frankly, docker apps are the future of package management. Each app is sandboxed (like a chroot jail), and you can establish firewall-like access to the app for directories, services and such. Also, dependency hell goes away because these apps use the advantages of static and dynamic libraries. As long as a package is using a core image (like Ubuntu 16.04), then updates to that image are automatically upgraded to all apps.
The only puzzling aspect of this is why ubuntu didn't just use Docker. X connections are non trivial with Docker, and perhaps this new system makes access more straightforward. In any event, I think there's more than meets the eye here. Apt rocks, but docker is better for package management.
The Dash appears to be a much maligned alarm clock tablet by Sony. I guess this fix addresses some of the issues owners have had and complained about.
I personally find the target audience for this device hard to envision. I guess it's for people that aren't satisfied with a simple alarm clock and either don't want to bring a tablet to bed or don't own one. No thank you.
Finally, a note about editing. If a script can do a better job editing, maybe you shouldn't be an editor. I really don't think this summary was looked at by a person, in which case: Whiplash, please hire developers to make better editing scripts. The summaries should contain information about the device, why we might want to care, and the issue with the device--none of which show up in this summary.
I don't disagree that the amount seems excessive. However, you can't compare him to a regular person. The personal damage could be comparable to a regular person--and the damages should be comparable. However, a large part of the damages here are for professional damages. I'd be surprised if the professional damages were that high too, but I guess the jury did not. It appears he was fired from the WWE over this.
The number will escalate too, as they haven't added on punitive damages, and he's also getting money from the CEO and editor at the time.
I lived in DC for 5 years. Before, I lived in NYC for 5 years, and I'm now living in Chicago for 3, so I have some basis for comparison. The DC metro system is in an unusually high state of disrepair. Fixes don't happen until they're life threatening--and even then, they sometimes don't happen for a year.
While I was living in DC, at least 2 DC metro events made the national news: the first was the train collision that killed a few people because the conductors weren't coordinated, and the second was due to an escalator brake collapsing, leading to multiple injuries. I've also had to find alternative means of transportation due to 2 fires in the metro system. People aren't complaining that work is being done on the system. People are complaining that there is very little maintenance and that problems get so severe that a whole system shutdown is needed.
There have been a number of articles in the Post about the state of disrepair for the DC metro system. Many people have speculated that the system is corrupt. They certainly charge enough for the service. A 30 minute trip costs about $2.25, and a one hour trip costs about $5.00.
After having used the NYC, DC and Chicago systems extensively--and the BART system--I'd have to say that the DC system is a disaster. The problem is particularly acute for the DC area since the city is not designed to handle the amount of traffic its population would otherwise need.
Those numbers are highly misleading. The NIH gets about 32 billion, the NSF about 5-6 and NASA gets a few billion. That's ~10% of the research money account for on the Wiki link you post. Most of the money accounted for there is for defense, like the DoD--not for basic research. There's no doubt that China spends a lot here too, but you'd have to eliminate defense funds to make a better apples-to-apples comparison.
I'm a Professor in the US, and I have many colleagues in the hard sciences in China. China and the Middle East are spending a lot more money on basic research now, per researcher, than the US.
Ok. great. Next we're going to learn that we really have an alien overload and that the 50's are making a resurgence.
I'm not sure you have to spend a lot of money to get a great keyboard. I've been using an Adesso keyboards for about 5-6 years (Tru-Form Media Contoured Ergonomic Keyboard (PCK-208B)).
I haven't had to replace one of these, and they're truly ergonomic. I switched to an ergonomic keyboard after writing my dissertation gave me pain in my wrists using a standard keyboard. Getting used to an ergonomic keyboard makes a world of difference for wrist pain, and it's completely natural to switch back to a conventional keyboard. I'd also be careful in buying Microsoft ergonomic keyboards. These tend to separate the left- and right-hand keys, but do not slant the keys to match the natural angle of your hands when typing. The above Adesso keyboard (and keyboards from other manufacturers) have angled keys that more closely match the natural orientation of your hands when typing.
Another great input interface is the trackball. I use the Logitech M570 Wireless Trackball. I've found that keeping your mouse arm stationary goes a long way for wrist and arm pain too. These take a bit of getting used to, but they're well worth the commitment. The only drawback is that I have to clean my trackball once every couple of days.
No one would argue that Steve Jobs made important contributions to modern computing. However, it's hardly surprising that a CEO, such as Ellison, would have an inflated perception of the importance of one individual (i.e. the CEO) to the success of a company. If he didn't believe that, then it would be hard to justify the millions he pays himself every year.
Thereby disadvantaging the non-technical user once again.
Am I the only one who thinks it's a bad idea to allow JSTOR and others to prevent worldwide dissemination of academic knowledge through a paywall?
No. Apparently, Swartz does too.
I'm a little skeptical that this will revolutionize IT. How is this an improvement over a system on a UPS with a lot of RAM and aggressive caching? Data centers, which seem to be this product's first market target, already have this in place.
I guess we'll have to wait for version 2.0.
And this is why: regular people aren't qualified to evaluate good research. They also aren't qualified to evaluate research progress. I don't think you can produce a sustainable system for funding without review from your peers. You need experts to look at a carefully designed research project and decide whether it's feasible, worth the investment and whether the researchers are qualified to do the work. A system built without peer review may be successful at first, but ultimately, it will lead to disappointment and wasted money. (That said, it would be better if there were a mechanism to donate your money directly to the NSF and NIH extramural research funding agencies with targets for, say, AIDS research or superconductors.)
Yes, and according to this article, that lightsaber cost $700, which answers his question from the first article, "why would someone steal a lightsaber?" -- because, apparently, someone is willing to pay $100-$5000 for one (or lift one from a bar that is being passed around.......)
Thankfully, the EULA's short and easy with only 10 items, but it still has you signing over your life.
I've been using PGP for a few years, and on the odd occasion, I'll send an encrypted email to myself. Part of the problem is that no one knows how to use PHP. I've been sending email to thousands of people in an academic setting, and I've only encountered one other person using PGP.
The reason I keep using PGP, however, is because of digital signing: there's a good guarantee that signed messages were actually sent by me. Headers are fairly trivial to spoof. With PGP, a 'hacker' can only impersonate me if they have access to the private key, which requires physical or ssh access, and he or she must be able to decrypt that key.
That said, I wish more people would encrypt their messages. This should be a no-brainer in a lot of fields, including human rights and for health and human services, and I think the barrier to commit to email encryption is still too great.
It occurred to me shortly after posting that a simple hash could easily be forged, and that a key signing of sorts would be needed to make it secure, though the system would have to be able to sign its own log messages without giving the hacker access to the signing key.
The output hashes the last message with the current message:
No binaries, still grepable, single host and most importantly, there is now a trail that can be verified.
Actually naturally-occuring protein knots have been known for some time now. See knots.mit.edu for example. This appears to be one of the first synthetic knots.
Police officers are already trained to cover their hearts with a hand in the event of a shooting. A clipboard may already be in-hand, it offers a larger surface-area, and if it catches bullets, the officer stands a better chance of surviving.
I hate to reply to my own post, but I forgot to mention one important detail. I'd advise using the 2D unity interface--not the default 3D unity interface built on compiz. The 2D interface is built on metacity (from Gnome 2), and it's considerably faster. To install:
$ sudo apt-get install unity-2d
And select it in the lightdm login screen.
I consider myself a power user, and I like unity. I've been using Linux exclusively for about 10 years now, and I run my own mail server, database, web server, and I tinker with sshd config files, send my emails with gpg--the works. I had switched from Debian to Kubuntu about 2 years ago, and I've used KDE from 3.1 to about 4.3. I switched away from KDE because it was slow with compositing and switching windows.
Now unity does have its issues, but it has many strengths. The 2D interface is built on metacity, and it's very fast. One thing I like about unity is that the title bar serves the dual purpose as the status bar, saving about a half inch or more of vertical screen space on every window. I use the keyboard extensively for window management, and not having a title bar in addition to a status bar is a welcome change.
The launcher stays out of the way (behind windows), and it can be easily used to launch applications with a keyboard. A number associated with each application on the launcher panel such that it'll either launch a new instance or switch to an existing instance instantly when pressed. For instance, I can press Win+1 from anywhere, and it'll take me to my browser, or open a new browser window.
That said, unity definitely still needs work when it comes to managing a lot of windows. My typical workstation has 9 desktops with up to 9 windows on each. For applications, such as Gimp, that use multiple windows, minimizing and accessing different windows can be a hassle in unity. There are also some stability issues in unity.
However, I do think that unity 2D shows great promise, particularly for users that are adept at keyboard shortcuts.