Andrea Arcangeli: I've no degree yet, the only piece of paper I have is the high school diploma. I wasn't that bad at school, for instance I surprisingly got 60/60 votation in the diploma and maximal votes at University too for all the software related exams, and I loved studying physics and electronics too (not only computers).
It always amazes me when people, without formal education, can accomplish so much. I've seen a lot of this with folks to receive their backgrounds from non-traditional sources such as Computer Learning Center and the like.
I've been a die hard of Intel chips since having been disappointed with earlier versions of AMD processors. However, from this at least, it appears that AMD has come a long way and is going in the right direction. And come on now, just look at that 940-pin socket interface and attractive metal cap. Sure is exciting!!!
I would for the most part agree with you that a sysadmin is less susceptible however, with remote administration capability, it is not totally immune or off the plate. I have seen quite a push in my organization to do exactly that -- remote administer not only workstations, but servers as well.
I will be very interested in seeing what the effect of outsourcing will have on the wages of US based tech firms. I suspect that they will tend to be lower and continue to do so for the near future. I know that outsourcing lower paid programming jobs is a good thing for business. However, I can't help feeling that in the long term it will have consequences beyond just salary.
The 747 with a gross weight of the 747 of roughly 800,000 pounds is more than that of almost any other aircraft built. The 747 can carry a maximum payload of approximately 144,000 pounds for a distance of 6854 miles and has a cost-economical cruising speed of 564 miles per hour. That's a lot of water in with a short flight time (even if local). And for an airplane that's been around since the 1960's -- not bad either.
That explains why Sonia Gandhi is poised to take power in the world's largest democracy after voters delivered one of the biggest upsets in the nation's history. Every one voted for Vajpayee and Gandhi wins!
Ok... so less light is reaching the surface than did 50 years ago though the energy output has remained relatively the same. Is it safe to assume that the energy is being absorted by pollution and thus heating the planet?
Quit lowering the education standards in the US so that anyone that wants to go to college gets in. Not everyone is entitled to go just because they want to. Give me a break. Colleges are offering remedial education to those who do not meet the minimal accepted criteria for getting into college in the first place! Colleges have become a business and education is not a priority. Pay college graduates for what they've learned not just because they can toss a football or slam dunk a hoop.
I've worked with Sun hardware for a long time now (from IPC/IPX up through the E10K) and their equipment (sans a few exceptions) is incredibly awesome. It might be on the pricey side but for some reason, they refuse to die! I'm running two sparc20's and a SS10 at home and just love them. Sun's OS (using Solaris 9) is solid and performs well even on this old hardware. I personally think it would bad for business if they went the way that DEC did (worked with DEC Alpha and talk about performance -- nice...). It's too bad that Sun hasn't tried harder to make their OS competitive with Linux, but then hey, the intel architecture isn't their forte.
"Molecular nanotechnology will be a significant breakthrough, comparable perhaps to the Industrial Revolution--but compressed into a few years. This has the potential to disrupt many aspects of society and politics. The power of the technology may cause two competing nations to enter a disruptive and unstable arms race. Weapons and surveillance devices could be made small, cheap, powerful, and very numerous. Cheap manufacturing and duplication of designs could lead to economic upheaval. Overuse of inexpensive products could cause widespread environmental damage. Attempts to control these and other risks may lead to abusive restrictions, or create demand for a black market that would be very risky and almost impossible to stop; small nanofactories will be very easy to smuggle, and fully dangerous. There are numerous severe risks--including several different kinds of risk--that cannot all be prevented with the same approach. Simple, one-track solutions cannot work. The right answer is unlikely to evolve without careful planning."
There is a lot of subjective inuendo in this but I am not convinced that this will lead to anything more dangerous than what we have now. I just love when people start crying about the sky falling!
SCO's stock has been taking a pounding lately and as of now (1352 EST is under $6.50 a share. If you follow the trend.. they are slowly but surely crashing. Now the question is going to be... when?
I totally agree with you on this point. I've taught Unix for many-a-years and that has been a common point that I've stressed to my students. That is: ed, ex, and vi are common editors found on all dialects of Unix. Know vi and you can get around anywhere!
I had similar experience with an old Plymouth Horizon a real POS (economically speaking). I could only reach half of the plugs. The other half required removing several components from the top of the block to reach them. So I sympothize with you on this one!
I remember a time when it was easy to get under the hood of your car, do tune-ups, and perform other ordinarily easy maintenance functions... without having to take the car to a maintenance shop or forbid, a dealer! I've seen these changes occur slowly to the point where it requires special tools (and skills) just to do simple things. I don't even try anymore... I've seen it in our shop where the technicians are sometimes baffled by problems because they can't get specs from the manufacturer. I've actually had to wait months to get replacement parts for a Ford Explorer because the car is considered too new for generic parts! Go figure. So is this any surprise?
The correct answer is "Two strong oxen." Have you ever seen 1024 chickens plow a field? It's absurd. And so is the analogy. You use what is appropriate for the job at hand.
Having tools to help in identification of weaknesses is not a bad idea (one side) - OTOH - the same tools can also help a hacker use that information to exploit your system (other side). Not that they couldn't do it anyway -- but hey -- this is faster. It was stated in the article that "The problem today is that many organizations do not patch systems until a working exploit is released". How true this as well as the comment that "The bottom line is that exploits are not only useful but are (also) required for many types of legitimate work." Brings to mind some of the restrictions that are placed on useful processes such as the remote commands, snmp, and other features built into the OS. Nice to know where problems are so that they can be locked down... but what if you really need them...
Their stock has been rising since last week and is currently above $11 a share. For a company allegedly on the ropes, they're not doing too bad. Go figure...
It's about time people start taking Linux on the desktop seriously. Maybe it's not as elegant or easy as M$ Windows, but it's not that bad. It just takes a little time to get used to it. But after using for a while you realize that it's not so bad afterall!
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Who's the baffoon modding this down. This was a serious comment you jerk!
Andrea Arcangeli: I've no degree yet, the only piece of paper I have is the high school diploma. I wasn't that bad at school, for instance I surprisingly got 60/60 votation in the diploma and maximal votes at University too for all the software related exams, and I loved studying physics and electronics too (not only computers). It always amazes me when people, without formal education, can accomplish so much. I've seen a lot of this with folks to receive their backgrounds from non-traditional sources such as Computer Learning Center and the like.
I've been a die hard of Intel chips since having been disappointed with earlier versions of AMD processors. However, from this at least, it appears that AMD has come a long way and is going in the right direction. And come on now, just look at that 940-pin socket interface and attractive metal cap. Sure is exciting!!!
I would for the most part agree with you that a sysadmin is less susceptible however, with remote administration capability, it is not totally immune or off the plate. I have seen quite a push in my organization to do exactly that -- remote administer not only workstations, but servers as well.
I will be very interested in seeing what the effect of outsourcing will have on the wages of US based tech firms. I suspect that they will tend to be lower and continue to do so for the near future. I know that outsourcing lower paid programming jobs is a good thing for business. However, I can't help feeling that in the long term it will have consequences beyond just salary.
The 747 with a gross weight of the 747 of roughly 800,000 pounds is more than that of almost any other aircraft built. The 747 can carry a maximum payload of approximately 144,000 pounds for a distance of 6854 miles and has a cost-economical cruising speed of 564 miles per hour. That's a lot of water in with a short flight time (even if local). And for an airplane that's been around since the 1960's -- not bad either.
That explains why Sonia Gandhi is poised to take power in the world's largest democracy after voters delivered one of the biggest upsets in the nation's history. Every one voted for Vajpayee and Gandhi wins!
Ok ... so less light is reaching the surface than did 50 years ago though the energy output has remained relatively the same. Is it safe to assume that the energy is being absorted by pollution and thus heating the planet?
Quit lowering the education standards in the US so that anyone that wants to go to college gets in. Not everyone is entitled to go just because they want to. Give me a break. Colleges are offering remedial education to those who do not meet the minimal accepted criteria for getting into college in the first place! Colleges have become a business and education is not a priority. Pay college graduates for what they've learned not just because they can toss a football or slam dunk a hoop.
I've worked with Sun hardware for a long time now (from IPC/IPX up through the E10K) and their equipment (sans a few exceptions) is incredibly awesome. It might be on the pricey side but for some reason, they refuse to die! I'm running two sparc20's and a SS10 at home and just love them. Sun's OS (using Solaris 9) is solid and performs well even on this old hardware. I personally think it would bad for business if they went the way that DEC did (worked with DEC Alpha and talk about performance -- nice ...). It's too bad that Sun hasn't tried harder to make their OS competitive with Linux, but then hey, the intel architecture isn't their forte.
"Molecular nanotechnology will be a significant breakthrough, comparable perhaps to the Industrial Revolution--but compressed into a few years. This has the potential to disrupt many aspects of society and politics. The power of the technology may cause two competing nations to enter a disruptive and unstable arms race. Weapons and surveillance devices could be made small, cheap, powerful, and very numerous. Cheap manufacturing and duplication of designs could lead to economic upheaval. Overuse of inexpensive products could cause widespread environmental damage. Attempts to control these and other risks may lead to abusive restrictions, or create demand for a black market that would be very risky and almost impossible to stop; small nanofactories will be very easy to smuggle, and fully dangerous. There are numerous severe risks--including several different kinds of risk--that cannot all be prevented with the same approach. Simple, one-track solutions cannot work. The right answer is unlikely to evolve without careful planning." There is a lot of subjective inuendo in this but I am not convinced that this will lead to anything more dangerous than what we have now. I just love when people start crying about the sky falling!
SCO's stock has been taking a pounding lately and as of now (1352 EST is under $6.50 a share. If you follow the trend .. they are slowly but surely crashing. Now the question is going to be ... when?
I totally agree with you on this point. I've taught Unix for many-a-years and that has been a common point that I've stressed to my students. That is: ed, ex, and vi are common editors found on all dialects of Unix. Know vi and you can get around anywhere!
Anyone interested in giving up their passwords for a $100,000 bar?
I had similar experience with an old Plymouth Horizon a real POS (economically speaking). I could only reach half of the plugs. The other half required removing several components from the top of the block to reach them. So I sympothize with you on this one!
I remember a time when it was easy to get under the hood of your car, do tune-ups, and perform other ordinarily easy maintenance functions ... without having to take the car to a maintenance shop or forbid, a dealer! I've seen these changes occur slowly to the point where it requires special tools (and skills) just to do simple things. I don't even try anymore ... I've seen it in our shop where the technicians are sometimes baffled by problems because they can't get specs from the manufacturer. I've actually had to wait months to get replacement parts for a Ford Explorer because the car is considered too new for generic parts! Go figure. So is this any surprise?
That's all I'd need ... a chip running Micro$soft .. BSOD could take on some other serious meaing!
the old mantra from the days of holerith cards ...
Do not fold, spindle, or mutalate still apply?
Yeah chicken shit!
The correct answer is "Two strong oxen." Have you ever seen 1024 chickens plow a field? It's absurd. And so is the analogy. You use what is appropriate for the job at hand.
You're write - my bad!
Having tools to help in identification of weaknesses is not a bad idea (one side) - OTOH - the same tools can also help a hacker use that information to exploit your system (other side). Not that they couldn't do it anyway -- but hey -- this is faster. It was stated in the article that "The problem today is that many organizations do not patch systems until a working exploit is released". How true this as well as the comment that "The bottom line is that exploits are not only useful but are (also) required for many types of legitimate work." Brings to mind some of the restrictions that are placed on useful processes such as the remote commands, snmp, and other features built into the OS. Nice to know where problems are so that they can be locked down ... but what if you really need them ...
Their stock has been rising since last week and is currently above $11 a share. For a company allegedly on the ropes, they're not doing too bad. Go figure ...
It's about time people start taking Linux on the desktop seriously. Maybe it's not as elegant or easy as M$ Windows, but it's not that bad. It just takes a little time to get used to it. But after using for a while you realize that it's not so bad afterall!
Now I know why I use glasses ... thought it said "orgasmic radical batteries". Whew! Was wondering about the charge my laptop was about to get!