Seriously, are you going to trust a mission-critical program to run on a Windows box in the first place.
Is there a problem with this? Please, elaborate.
if it is between a company who will sell you a broken version of a program just to get some extra $$$ out of you or a F/OSS project which just hasn't caught up yet
Can you tell me which one works? I'll tell you my choice once you do.
twitter, the next time I am in a "useful conversation" with you, I'll make every effort to call you an idiot, claim you are paid to harass me and call my posts "obviously insightful". I hope to hell someone mods me up, but just in case I'll link to this little jewel to back up my demands for karma.
Oh, and nice to see you created another troll puppet.
Still, if you store a simple MD5 hash of the IP address (with zeroes for octet padding before you do the hex digest) instead of the address itself, Viacom would be hard-pressed to run a reverse hash attack on billions of them.
Google bought the source code to YouTube of course, but considering they probably knew what they were getting into, anonymizing usage data should have been one of the first TODO items in their due diligence list.
Oh LOLZORZ, you copied my sig and used it as a bullet point. How original.
The fact that you think any of this has anything to do with you is hillarious!
You're right, I misspoke there. It must have been that petulant tone, it's dazzling. What I meant was that I don't care to correct retards about shit they make up to support their religious arguments. Especially when the religion is a fucking operating system.
Wow, how fucking cool are you? Thanks for the essay on how much more leet you are than the rest of us. If I actually cared about your opinion of me I'd go into detail explaining how UAC actually works, and how it doesn't "throw pop-ups" any more often than I see when using KDE. But I doubt you'd be able to understand that over the noise of your awesomeness.
I believe Slashdot (as claimed in their FAQ) uses a sort of hash to match IP addresses, which can't be reversed back to the original value. I don't believe they actually store your IP address.
They also say (I think) how long they keep the Apache logs.
Quite different from Google, though supposedly Google will let you opt out of the everlasting tracking.
I agree of course, but how exactly do you go about identifying these people so that they don't open another account? Credit card numbers? PayPal accounts? Last names? What?
Nothing prevents Joe Spammer from creating a second account as Joe Spammer Thornton III a day after the first one is turned off. The capabilities of Amazon's cloud are too juicy to pass up.
Go on then. The development tools division has been in the black for a long time, as has the server products division (outside of Windows Server, which is also on the black). Their hardware group (input devices and things like WiFi adapters) has also always turned a profit. The Mobile Devices and business solutions groups lost no more than $10 million last quarter, IIRC. MSN is also in the black (not at Google levels obviously), and Hotmal is part of that. So Zune and, outside of the XBox, the home entertainment division also lost money. What else?
The mantra really is "Google doesn't really do anything successfully other than search."
Actually the point of that blurb is that Google doesn't do anything profitably other than search and the ads attached to that. Which makes Google essentially a one-trick pony. Which is always dangerous, yet at the same time diversification sometimes brings loss of focus. All companies go through that sort of thing. Some make it and some don't. I don't see Google not making it though.
Microsoft makes software people have to use, Google makes products people want to use.
I'd disagree with that. There are a lot of Google "products" I dislike, and even a few I've enjoyed using they've ended up shuttering (like hello.com). On the other hand, there are lots of Microsoft products I enjoy using, like most of their server SKUs,.NET, Visual Studio, etc. Of course there are MS products I won't touch as well.
What you missed from his post before you went off on your "OMG poor little twitter" rant is the fact that he is confusing (deliberately) spam with viruses and malware, which is why I replied to him in kind. Read it again. From the petulant subject to the website he linked to (one of his favorites) to his lame-ass conclusion and creative spelling.
And when you're done, do me a favor and mark me as "foe" so you never feel personally insulted again by people who like to unravel twitter's never-ending bullshit, and I don't ever have to listen to your stupidity again.
The CIO is just where the tech buck stops in some companies. Positions like CFO and CEO are older, but CIO and CTO were created to have someone at the officer level (legally) that can act as a representative of the company in such matters as pertain to technology and synergisms, at least going forward (OK that last part was a bit much). It's someone who can stand in front of the CEO and explain why the data center was overrun by a squad of ninjas (OK I'll stop now).
It's really not much different than "VP of Technology" and titles like that.
And I know a few good ones, so no, I don't think they're all emotionally challenged, at least not in relation to other people at officer-level positions I tend to meet.
they give the illusion that user actions make a difference.
The false conclusion we're supposed to draw from this is that user actions do not make a difference?
It doesn't matter how much you hate Microsoft twitter, the reality is that the vast majority of malware/trojan infections on Windows PCs are the result of user action, or the lack thereof. Why do you think UAC is so annoying in Vista? Because Microsoft developers had nothing better to do?
At some point the user has to be responsible for their actions, unless you don't want to let them do anything with their computers. The bad old days when Microsoft software put convenience over security are long gone, so you might want to find a different way to make your case against Windows. The "it's impossible to use securely" argument is getting really tiresome, especially coming from people like you.
Following the Madrake-Conectiva lead which gave the world the term "Mandriva", maybe they could name it Xanspire. Or Linsandros. Or maybe Spiredros? Drospire?
If you have no idea what Exchange is and how it's used, why even bother with coming up with a clever "replacement"?
Ditto for your other ones... seriously, you have no bloody clue what group policy is, do you? I'm continually amazed at how people actually swallow what sites like Slashdot tell them. It's a bit like Fox News. You know they're full of it, but sometimes you still watch it, for the comedy relief. But you know the real world is much different.
Um, maybe two years ago there were two or three high-profile people who left Microsoft for Google and back then it was really big news, added to the repertoire of "M$ is dying" bullet-point advocacy by people like our own little twitter.
Slashdot Mirror
Is there a problem with this? Please, elaborate.
Can you tell me which one works? I'll tell you my choice once you do.
twitter, the next time I am in a "useful conversation" with you, I'll make every effort to call you an idiot, claim you are paid to harass me and call my posts "obviously insightful". I hope to hell someone mods me up, but just in case I'll link to this little jewel to back up my demands for karma.
Oh, and nice to see you created another troll puppet.
No, honest to god... I just hang out with them too much =)
Well, you sure showed me, didn't you?
Still, if you store a simple MD5 hash of the IP address (with zeroes for octet padding before you do the hex digest) instead of the address itself, Viacom would be hard-pressed to run a reverse hash attack on billions of them.
Google bought the source code to YouTube of course, but considering they probably knew what they were getting into, anonymizing usage data should have been one of the first TODO items in their due diligence list.
He once claimed to have a PhD on something or other. Which I'd be inclined to believe if it wasn't for that atrocious spelling and grammar.
Oh LOLZORZ, you copied my sig and used it as a bullet point. How original.
You're right, I misspoke there. It must have been that petulant tone, it's dazzling. What I meant was that I don't care to correct retards about shit they make up to support their religious arguments. Especially when the religion is a fucking operating system.
Wow, how fucking cool are you? Thanks for the essay on how much more leet you are than the rest of us. If I actually cared about your opinion of me I'd go into detail explaining how UAC actually works, and how it doesn't "throw pop-ups" any more often than I see when using KDE. But I doubt you'd be able to understand that over the noise of your awesomeness.
I believe Slashdot (as claimed in their FAQ) uses a sort of hash to match IP addresses, which can't be reversed back to the original value. I don't believe they actually store your IP address.
They also say (I think) how long they keep the Apache logs.
Quite different from Google, though supposedly Google will let you opt out of the everlasting tracking.
I agree of course, but how exactly do you go about identifying these people so that they don't open another account? Credit card numbers? PayPal accounts? Last names? What?
Nothing prevents Joe Spammer from creating a second account as Joe Spammer Thornton III a day after the first one is turned off. The capabilities of Amazon's cloud are too juicy to pass up.
Technically that would make them a two-trick pony, which is twice as good as a one-trick pony.
Wrong.
Go on then. The development tools division has been in the black for a long time, as has the server products division (outside of Windows Server, which is also on the black). Their hardware group (input devices and things like WiFi adapters) has also always turned a profit. The Mobile Devices and business solutions groups lost no more than $10 million last quarter, IIRC. MSN is also in the black (not at Google levels obviously), and Hotmal is part of that. So Zune and, outside of the XBox, the home entertainment division also lost money. What else?
Actually the point of that blurb is that Google doesn't do anything profitably other than search and the ads attached to that. Which makes Google essentially a one-trick pony. Which is always dangerous, yet at the same time diversification sometimes brings loss of focus. All companies go through that sort of thing. Some make it and some don't. I don't see Google not making it though.
I'd disagree with that. There are a lot of Google "products" I dislike, and even a few I've enjoyed using they've ended up shuttering (like hello.com). On the other hand, there are lots of Microsoft products I enjoy using, like most of their server SKUs, .NET, Visual Studio, etc. Of course there are MS products I won't touch as well.
What you missed from his post before you went off on your "OMG poor little twitter" rant is the fact that he is confusing (deliberately) spam with viruses and malware, which is why I replied to him in kind. Read it again. From the petulant subject to the website he linked to (one of his favorites) to his lame-ass conclusion and creative spelling.
And when you're done, do me a favor and mark me as "foe" so you never feel personally insulted again by people who like to unravel twitter's never-ending bullshit, and I don't ever have to listen to your stupidity again.
No. Did you have any other questions?
The CIO is just where the tech buck stops in some companies. Positions like CFO and CEO are older, but CIO and CTO were created to have someone at the officer level (legally) that can act as a representative of the company in such matters as pertain to technology and synergisms, at least going forward (OK that last part was a bit much). It's someone who can stand in front of the CEO and explain why the data center was overrun by a squad of ninjas (OK I'll stop now).
It's really not much different than "VP of Technology" and titles like that.
And I know a few good ones, so no, I don't think they're all emotionally challenged, at least not in relation to other people at officer-level positions I tend to meet.
My initial question exactly.
The false conclusion we're supposed to draw from this is that user actions do not make a difference?
It doesn't matter how much you hate Microsoft twitter, the reality is that the vast majority of malware/trojan infections on Windows PCs are the result of user action, or the lack thereof. Why do you think UAC is so annoying in Vista? Because Microsoft developers had nothing better to do?
At some point the user has to be responsible for their actions, unless you don't want to let them do anything with their computers. The bad old days when Microsoft software put convenience over security are long gone, so you might want to find a different way to make your case against Windows. The "it's impossible to use securely" argument is getting really tiresome, especially coming from people like you.
You were modded funny, but your comment is right spot on. Also, their pay is commensurate to actually doing nothing.
If I had a nickel for every smart Accenture consultant I've ever met, I'd had me a whole dime.
Ha ha, my math is teh suck. Not, it's not that much. Surely I meant 0.006 gnicks... or something. God I hope she doesn't read Slashdot...
I can see the girlfriend now...
"crap, I gained 6 gnicks in the past month!!!! DO I LOOK FAT TO YOU DO I DO I DO I!!???"
Mostly though that's just an excuse to go buy a new wardrobe on my dime...
So what you wanted to do was comment on how the political system of the US is broken, which has nothing to do with Microsoft.
Glad to help.
Following the Madrake-Conectiva lead which gave the world the term "Mandriva", maybe they could name it Xanspire. Or Linsandros. Or maybe Spiredros? Drospire?
If you have no idea what Exchange is and how it's used, why even bother with coming up with a clever "replacement"?
Ditto for your other ones... seriously, you have no bloody clue what group policy is, do you? I'm continually amazed at how people actually swallow what sites like Slashdot tell them. It's a bit like Fox News. You know they're full of it, but sometimes you still watch it, for the comedy relief. But you know the real world is much different.
Um, maybe two years ago there were two or three high-profile people who left Microsoft for Google and back then it was really big news, added to the repertoire of "M$ is dying" bullet-point advocacy by people like our own little twitter.
In that context, how is this not news?
That will take a while. But in the meantime, here's the best next thing.