This may be an unpopular thing to say on slashdot, where everyone is convinced that they are uber leet HAXORS even all they do is dick around with their linux install, code a little python, and live out of their mom's basement. Thanks for trying to add something useful and intelligent to the conversation. Another skill a good programmer may need is the ability to communicate their opinions without the need to denigrate those around them with offensive hyperbola.
There are plenty of programers that I have worked with that have written a kernel and even full blown OSes that I wouldn't call great programmers. Not only that but Torvalds didn't "create" a kernel he white room copied one. And I'm not saying that Torvalds isn't a damn fine programer, I just wouldn't hire him for one of my teams.
There needs to be more detail on what a "Great Programmer" is. Is a great programmer a good code monkey capable of following instructions but turning out high amounts of bug free code? Is a great programmer a person that knows how to work without a specification but still do what the company or client needs? Is a great programmer a person who is great at coming up with new and unique software projects that may eventually be profitable?
Point is that what a great programer is depends on the environment they are going to be working in. Because of this I'm going to suggest finding people who have never done any professional programing but have the right personality and drive to become the great programmer you need. If you try and get a great programer that is already in the industry you risk finding someone that is set in their own ways which are in conflict with what you actually need.
Even Linus Torvalds is only a great programer is certain environments (if he even qualifies as a great programer and not just a well known programer).
Oh and great programers do not necessarily come from formal education programs. Most of the truly great programs, whether they went to college or not, learned there skills through practice and self education.
Until the state starts installing filtered internet access into your home it's still ultimately in the hands of the parents (or the market if it is determined adult content ISPs are not profitable). No one is saying that you have to have a filtered ISP, if they did then we would be talking censorship. In this case people are being given an option with an organization, which happens to be the government, offering a seal of approval that the content meets certain criteria.
And how does a certification process causes this to happen any more than without it? Anyplace where there is only a single option there is possibility that the one option abuses that power. Interestingly enough if the single ISP did become "child friendly" then it would open the possibility for a second ISP to start up. Mind you that is only if having an adult friendly ISP is profitable (I would assume so).
This is only a tool available to parents to do just what you are suggesting. There is nothing saying you have to have a child friendly ISP, but that you can. I agree that parents should probably know what there kids are doing, but I can't see anything wrong with them having an option available that more matches their ideals.
What's the big issue? Why is this tagged censorship?
Not sure why everyone gets up in arms because a state wants to offer services to certify certain processes so that the public can know what they are dealing with. No one is saying an ISP has to be kid friendly, just saying that if they are they you can be well informed of this in a unified fashion.
Believe it or not it's probably OK to keep your kids away from porn, violence, guns, hot stoves, etc. As an adult you are still free to view all the porn, watch all the violence, own most of the guns, and touch and hot stoves your would like, no one is suggesting stopping you.
Actually this is more like setting up a DVD burner on your front yard and leaving your DVD collection available with blank disks for someone to come and make there own copies.
Personally I'm curious what proof that a file has been downloaded the judge would like to see in future cases.
His entire business model is only possible because guys with guns are standing behind him saying you have to pay him if you want to use his stuff. And this is somehow in opposition to some other supposed business model? Ever business model ever though of has come down to the threat of harm. Wether you replace copyright with contract, or law enforcement with private enforcement, you still get what comes down to threat of harm. If there was no threat of harm there would be nothing to stop anyone from taking possessions from anyone else. If you happen to have any possesions and think it is somehow out of the goodness of the general population you are highly deluded. Everything you posses or even use (no mater where you are in the world) is there only because there is the threat of harm if it were to be taken from you.
but the best I could find in Java was an event-based SAX parser There are plenty of other options for parsing XML in Java, SAX is only one API and it was designed to be flexible without being complex or include a large API, which it succeeds at. Other options includes things such as DOM, StAX and Digester, as well as plenty of others. There are even abstractions on top of SAX that make it's use easier, but increases the API size significantly.
1) Non-ancestor relationships and references (i.e., having the same node as multiple locations in the XML document) are not covered by XML, but are possible with objects. XML is fully Extensible so creating and element that references other elements is very easy. There are plenty examples of XML subset that do just that.
2) Attributes in XML have no obvious mapping to objects...so what do you do with them? XML Nodes map to properties. XML Attributes are XML Nodes, as are XML Elements, so they both map to properties. The only difference is that an Attribute can not contain other nodes while an Element can. There is also nothing in the XML spec that states you have to use Attributes in your XML subset.
I wish we could use something like XML (in that it could use DTDs as schemas, and had support for DOM methods along with XQuery and XPath), but with a more effecient format (binary), and with the ability to encode references. Might I suggest checking out Binary XML
DLC on the 360 is "attached" to both your GamerTag and the console it was originally Downloaded to. What this means is that you can continue to download and use the content as long as your are either using the the original console or are logged in using your GamerTag.
What this ends up meaning is that when you get a new console, for what ever reason, you can only use your previously DL'ed software when you are logged in to XBox live. This is a real pain for people that have multiple GamerTags in their household, or can't log into XBox live for some reason (cable does go out some times, which happens to be a time you really want your games to be working)
Not to start a console war but this is a place where Sony's system is far superior. Sony does not attach your DLC to your account, but instead attaches on up to 5 (might be yours plus 5, not sure off the top of my head) "active" systems. You do not need to be logged in on any of those systems to get the content to work. If for some reason you have to replace your console you can contact Sony and have the old one deactivated, which will cause the DLC on that system to no longer work, and allow you to DL the software onto a new active system.
in a free society, a firm's liability scales with the offence, not it's financial capability. In a free society, a firms liability is exactly what someone can get out of them. The United States is not a free society, which is clear by the fact that there is a legal system. In the United States a firm's liability is exactly the amount that can be awarded by a jury, upheld by a judge and maintained upon appeal. The interesting thing about this system is that it allows a firms peers to decide how much they are actually liable for, and that amount can be based on it's financial capability if their peers so chose.
Ah I see, creating a new version of your old First Person Shooter game engine qualifies as "Reshaping the game industry." I'm not trying to support the others on the list, expect Iawata and Rigopoulos, just saying the only thing Carmack ever did to "Reshape" the game industry was over ten years ago when he single handedly destroy the idea of unique and creative games and turned everything into a FPS. Current reshaping of the industry is turning it's back of the creations of Carmack and other has beens.
Wouldn't Christian be a suitable word for those who believe they are following the word of an entity which they refer to as Christ? That's like saying a Person from New York, a New Yorker, can't refer to them selves as an American.
Actually what you gain by having complex strong passwords is more user writing their passwords down or putting them on stickies attached to their monitors. It is well documented elsewhere that strong passwords actually make a system less secure in the number of users is significant.
Allow me to paraphrase an associate of mine, "Good security comes down to lawyers and baseball bats, everything is is just jerking off."
You better find a reference that backs up your statement that BRDs require AACS. A little research and you will find out you are way off (Wikipedia doesn't even have a reference to support it's claims on this one). Not only is DRM not required, BRD supports multiple DRM schemes.
Blu-ray does not mandate region coding and the vast majority of BRDs so far produced are Region free. Again this is an option available to the publisher not a requirement.
What the fuck does spelling or even grammar have to do with the ability to program?
Attention to detail and the ability to apply proper syntax have everything to do with the ability to program Attention to detail and proper syntax have what all to do with spelling and grammar?
I should stay out of this but the original comment that "'no statistical correlation' != 'doesn't cause'" is in fact true. First it is claimed that mercury levels in vaccines have not drop to zero. If it is proven that vaccines still contain mercury regardless of it being from Thimerosal or not then recent studies have no statistical basis. Second removal of a single cause of something does not necessarily mean the occurrence will subside as other causes can appear in the same time. Specifically in the case of autism the diagnostic criteria has changed, and continues to change, on a fairly regular basis causing there to be a potentially more lenient definition of autism.
I'm not supporting the Thimerosal/mercury connection to Autism as I happen to be one of the few that believes it's quite possible that autism is not a disease in need of curing. I'm only saying that just because there is "no statistical correlation" does it mean that Thimerosal or mercury exposure is not a potential cause of autism.
Take out Final Fantasy and you won't see many JRPGs in the list of best selling video games. I guess that's true if you ignore the Number 1 best selling game, and 4 others in the top 20. Hate to inform you of this but Pokemon is a JRPG (look at your own references break down by genre). So as it turns out 6 of the top 20 best selling Console games are JRPGs. Heck take out Gran Turismo and Mario and you end up with the majority of the top 20 being JRPGs.
Sports, shooters, and racing dominate console sales. Again using your own reference the top 20 contains 4 racing games (all Gran Turismo), no shooters and no sports games.
I'm all about people having opinions on things, but please know what you are talking about before wasting anyone else's time.
First of all I was calling the exploit in the article weak. It requires you to use a link on the exploiting site that links to some secure site that you would use. That is just down right stupid. If you didn't type the address into you address bar you deserve to be exploited.
The Exploit I mentioned, browser spoofing, is more sever, but also applicable to any browser that does not specifically signify a popup as being a popup, and supports any decent rendering engine. With a popup and some good CSS/JS work someone could make any website look just like the browser it was accessed from. This is still not a major issue because it requires the user to do a couple foolish things. The real exploits are the ones that allow attackers to take control of a system with the user having done anything foolish (like browsing untrusted sites or using a popup window as the primary browsing window after it pops up).
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There are plenty of programers that I have worked with that have written a kernel and even full blown OSes that I wouldn't call great programmers. Not only that but Torvalds didn't "create" a kernel he white room copied one. And I'm not saying that Torvalds isn't a damn fine programer, I just wouldn't hire him for one of my teams.
There needs to be more detail on what a "Great Programmer" is. Is a great programmer a good code monkey capable of following instructions but turning out high amounts of bug free code? Is a great programmer a person that knows how to work without a specification but still do what the company or client needs? Is a great programmer a person who is great at coming up with new and unique software projects that may eventually be profitable?
Point is that what a great programer is depends on the environment they are going to be working in. Because of this I'm going to suggest finding people who have never done any professional programing but have the right personality and drive to become the great programmer you need. If you try and get a great programer that is already in the industry you risk finding someone that is set in their own ways which are in conflict with what you actually need.
Even Linus Torvalds is only a great programer is certain environments (if he even qualifies as a great programer and not just a well known programer).
Oh and great programers do not necessarily come from formal education programs. Most of the truly great programs, whether they went to college or not, learned there skills through practice and self education.
Until the state starts installing filtered internet access into your home it's still ultimately in the hands of the parents (or the market if it is determined adult content ISPs are not profitable). No one is saying that you have to have a filtered ISP, if they did then we would be talking censorship. In this case people are being given an option with an organization, which happens to be the government, offering a seal of approval that the content meets certain criteria.
And how does a certification process causes this to happen any more than without it? Anyplace where there is only a single option there is possibility that the one option abuses that power. Interestingly enough if the single ISP did become "child friendly" then it would open the possibility for a second ISP to start up. Mind you that is only if having an adult friendly ISP is profitable (I would assume so).
This is only a tool available to parents to do just what you are suggesting. There is nothing saying you have to have a child friendly ISP, but that you can. I agree that parents should probably know what there kids are doing, but I can't see anything wrong with them having an option available that more matches their ideals.
What's the big issue? Why is this tagged censorship?
Not sure why everyone gets up in arms because a state wants to offer services to certify certain processes so that the public can know what they are dealing with. No one is saying an ISP has to be kid friendly, just saying that if they are they you can be well informed of this in a unified fashion.
Believe it or not it's probably OK to keep your kids away from porn, violence, guns, hot stoves, etc. As an adult you are still free to view all the porn, watch all the violence, own most of the guns, and touch and hot stoves your would like, no one is suggesting stopping you.
Actually this is more like setting up a DVD burner on your front yard and leaving your DVD collection available with blank disks for someone to come and make there own copies.
Personally I'm curious what proof that a file has been downloaded the judge would like to see in future cases.
DLC on the 360 is "attached" to both your GamerTag and the console it was originally Downloaded to. What this means is that you can continue to download and use the content as long as your are either using the the original console or are logged in using your GamerTag.
What this ends up meaning is that when you get a new console, for what ever reason, you can only use your previously DL'ed software when you are logged in to XBox live. This is a real pain for people that have multiple GamerTags in their household, or can't log into XBox live for some reason (cable does go out some times, which happens to be a time you really want your games to be working)
Not to start a console war but this is a place where Sony's system is far superior. Sony does not attach your DLC to your account, but instead attaches on up to 5 (might be yours plus 5, not sure off the top of my head) "active" systems. You do not need to be logged in on any of those systems to get the content to work. If for some reason you have to replace your console you can contact Sony and have the old one deactivated, which will cause the DLC on that system to no longer work, and allow you to DL the software onto a new active system.
Ah I see, creating a new version of your old First Person Shooter game engine qualifies as "Reshaping the game industry." I'm not trying to support the others on the list, expect Iawata and Rigopoulos, just saying the only thing Carmack ever did to "Reshape" the game industry was over ten years ago when he single handedly destroy the idea of unique and creative games and turned everything into a FPS. Current reshaping of the industry is turning it's back of the creations of Carmack and other has beens.
Wouldn't Christian be a suitable word for those who believe they are following the word of an entity which they refer to as Christ? That's like saying a Person from New York, a New Yorker, can't refer to them selves as an American.
And what was the last thing Carmack did that wasn't just a rehash of something he'd done 10+ years ago?
Actually what you gain by having complex strong passwords is more user writing their passwords down or putting them on stickies attached to their monitors. It is well documented elsewhere that strong passwords actually make a system less secure in the number of users is significant.
Allow me to paraphrase an associate of mine, "Good security comes down to lawyers and baseball bats, everything is is just jerking off."
You better find a reference that backs up your statement that BRDs require AACS. A little research and you will find out you are way off (Wikipedia doesn't even have a reference to support it's claims on this one). Not only is DRM not required, BRD supports multiple DRM schemes. Blu-ray does not mandate region coding and the vast majority of BRDs so far produced are Region free. Again this is an option available to the publisher not a requirement.
My metal-clad laptop works just fine as did the one before it. Of course mine has a grounded power supply.
What the fuck does spelling or even grammar have to do with the ability to program?
Sorry, but this statement that spelling is a sign of character is just way off base.
I should stay out of this but the original comment that "'no statistical correlation' != 'doesn't cause'" is in fact true. First it is claimed that mercury levels in vaccines have not drop to zero. If it is proven that vaccines still contain mercury regardless of it being from Thimerosal or not then recent studies have no statistical basis. Second removal of a single cause of something does not necessarily mean the occurrence will subside as other causes can appear in the same time. Specifically in the case of autism the diagnostic criteria has changed, and continues to change, on a fairly regular basis causing there to be a potentially more lenient definition of autism.
I'm not supporting the Thimerosal/mercury connection to Autism as I happen to be one of the few that believes it's quite possible that autism is not a disease in need of curing. I'm only saying that just because there is "no statistical correlation" does it mean that Thimerosal or mercury exposure is not a potential cause of autism.
First of all I was calling the exploit in the article weak. It requires you to use a link on the exploiting site that links to some secure site that you would use. That is just down right stupid. If you didn't type the address into you address bar you deserve to be exploited.
The Exploit I mentioned, browser spoofing, is more sever, but also applicable to any browser that does not specifically signify a popup as being a popup, and supports any decent rendering engine. With a popup and some good CSS/JS work someone could make any website look just like the browser it was accessed from. This is still not a major issue because it requires the user to do a couple foolish things. The real exploits are the ones that allow attackers to take control of a system with the user having done anything foolish (like browsing untrusted sites or using a popup window as the primary browsing window after it pops up).