Yeah, they're known. But ANYbody can't just walk up to them. There's two parts there. I thought that was pretty obvious, considering both parts were in the SAME sentence.
But if you build a dam with known access roads and ANYbody can walk up to it, put a stick of dynamite in it and walk away, YOU are also responsible for not securing access.
There are three groups who have responsibility: 1. Virus writers - for writing the code 2. Microsoft - for releasing code that is so easily abused 3. IT managers - for using code KNOWN to be so easily abused
All of them share the responsibility of allowing these things to happen to public infrastructre: dams, trains, banks, coast guard.
Now, if it's your personal machine, you get spot number 3. So pick another code base if you don't want to be responsible. Otherwise, you're responsible too so you can't bitch about how bad MS code is. You're supporting them and helping them distribute it.
Specifically what needs fixing?
Security. What part of Windows' design needs fixing?
Security issues. What part of the base needs fixing?
All the remote exploits. What would *you* do to fix Windows?
sudo rm -rf/
Seriously, the ONLY way to change companies is to hit them in the wallet.
And it gives you the side benefit of not having to bitch about it on Slashdot.
If you do want to buy it, then you made the choice, so bitch about your dumb decision to purchase DRMed music, not that it was DRMed, especially since there are alternatives.
Sure, if butt-ass ugly, 4 times the size, slow ass interface and doesn't work with the largest online music store or the best music player means just as well.
Do you have *any* idea how much crop byproduct is produced? You know, to feed the 5 or 6 billion people every day...
I know there's a hell of a lot of gas used, but there's also a hell of a lot of crops being produced. I would guess you might be able to get within an order of magnitude or two. Definitely more than a drip. Say at least Niagra Falls.
We can observe the earth's shape from the inside. But it's MUCH harder than using external references. Same for the universe ( a lot further to walk too) And even harder to get right when based on remote observations of an infinite possibility of shapes...
It's just that everyone says "Yes we do know what the shape of the earth is withOUT using external references" when, in fact, they are using external references without realizing it.
As the poster above said, all those things you mention use things EXTERNAL to the curvature of the earth. Mostly the stars, including the sun. If you can't see them, we, or Ptolmey or anybody else, could not make most of the measurements required to determine the shape & size of the earth.
And if you're walking ON the earth, you're EXTERNAL to the earth. So that's a non-valid reference as well.
Slashdot Mirror
Yeah, they're known. But ANYbody can't just walk up to them. There's two parts there. I thought that was pretty obvious, considering both parts were in the SAME sentence.
But if you build a dam with known access roads and ANYbody can walk up to it, put a stick of dynamite in it and walk away, YOU are also responsible for not securing access.
There are three groups who have responsibility:
1. Virus writers - for writing the code
2. Microsoft - for releasing code that is so easily abused
3. IT managers - for using code KNOWN to be so easily abused
All of them share the responsibility of allowing these things to happen to public infrastructre: dams, trains, banks, coast guard.
Now, if it's your personal machine, you get spot number 3. So pick another code base if you don't want to be responsible. Otherwise, you're responsible too so you can't bitch about how bad MS code is. You're supporting them and helping them distribute it.
Ability to "check out" home directories from a server
It's called mobile accounts. Check it out. Been there for, I believe, 1.5 years now.
I'll add my support for FTP write from the finder.
Specifically what needs fixing? /
Security.
What part of Windows' design needs fixing?
Security issues.
What part of the base needs fixing?
All the remote exploits.
What would *you* do to fix Windows?
sudo rm -rf
Hope that clears it up for you!
Really?
The first place I look is to an OS that doesn't have such horrible security breaches, especially ones that occur on such a regular basis.
But that's just me.
Why do WE have to have a cataclysmic event?
Why can't Microsoft? And, in a perfect world, it should involve all of their production machines being wiped clean by the latest virus.
That way, humanity (including me!) is still around and the internet is a much nicer place to be.
Just because M$ has a bigger island doesn't mean it's the mainland. More like Cambodia where they don't care about the people living there.
Got spyware lately?
Then you're not trying very hard. In iTunes:
Create new smart playlist, match contition Play Count, pick >,=,, pick a number.
Not to hard
Don't like it? Don't buy it.
Seriously, the ONLY way to change companies is to hit them in the wallet.
And it gives you the side benefit of not having to bitch about it on Slashdot.
If you do want to buy it, then you made the choice, so bitch about your dumb decision to purchase DRMed music, not that it was DRMed, especially since there are alternatives.
So that's nobody, right?
Then don't include it!!
Sure, if butt-ass ugly, 4 times the size, slow ass interface and doesn't work with the largest online music store or the best music player means just as well.
Do you have *any* idea how much crop byproduct is produced? You know, to feed the 5 or 6 billion people every day...
I know there's a hell of a lot of gas used, but there's also a hell of a lot of crops being produced. I would guess you might be able to get within an order of magnitude or two. Definitely more than a drip. Say at least Niagra Falls.
That's why the article talked about using crop waste, not the actual crop. Much cheaper and more efficient to boot.
RTFA, they're talking about WASTE from the crops that currently exist. There is no need to dedicate or grow more crops.
Wrong, you can produce professional PDFs. If you know what you're doing. Think print filters, then apply them to output to PDFs.
Here's a helping hand...
Umm, yeah.
That's why I posted the link.
What it was doing half an hour ago is pretty useless info in the financial world.
Even better link.
iTunes>Playlists - one for each mood
Problem solved.
Actually, I agree with you on most levels.
We can observe the earth's shape from the inside. But it's MUCH harder than using external references. Same for the universe ( a lot further to walk too) And even harder to get right when based on remote observations of an infinite possibility of shapes...
It's just that everyone says "Yes we do know what the shape of the earth is withOUT using external references" when, in fact, they are using external references without realizing it.
As the poster above said, all those things you mention use things EXTERNAL to the curvature of the earth. Mostly the stars, including the sun. If you can't see them, we, or Ptolmey or anybody else, could not make most of the measurements required to determine the shape & size of the earth.
And if you're walking ON the earth, you're EXTERNAL to the earth. So that's a non-valid reference as well.
Hope that clears things up a bit.
Reminds me of a MasterCard ad...
I'll take it off your hands, for about $250. Because it's an absolute dog
You think you, can but you just can't Nemo!
Include the $4bn in cash they're sitting on, earning interest. Then they get a little extra to become profitable.
Similar to M$ and their $52bn.
See, this is the way the patent process is SUPPOSED to work:
Come up with innovative, original idea -> patent idea
not
See what others have already done -> patent idea
IBM takes the first road, MS the second.