The problem is that MS keeps trying to create an OS for the lowest common denominator of idiot users in the name of "security."
Essentially, the ultimate "secure" OS simply will not allow the user to connect to the web. Meanwhile, savvy users have to suffer broken operability of applications.
I would have adopted some version of Linux long ago were it not for compatibility and driver availability issues. If app developers would get a clue....
I wonder what this portends for mail server admins? I am admin for my small company's server, and therefore have access to everyone's mail. I do not snoop, but I could. Is "I was just doing my job" a credible defense?
"Since the very first reference I put my hands on indicates that you are unfamiliar with the scientific literature predating 1990, why should I pay attention to anything else you say?"
Because you are ignoring that I pointed out I did not reference "greenhouse effect" as you claimed.
"...you say you never ran across any references to greenhouse-effect induced global warming that predated the 1990s, this seems to be an indication that you are unfamiliar with the literature."
Nice red herring there, Scooter, but I did not mention "greenhouse effect" but "global warming." And do not try to say they are interchangable terms. They are not.
As a journalist myself, I, too, am most interested in seeing those thousands of studies, especially those dated more than 30 years in the past. I have done a lot of research (into extant literature) on climate change and never ran across any references to global warming that predated the 1990s. If global warming theory indeed surfaced 100 years ago, that's huge news. Please, poster of the grandparent, pony up with the citations. Enquiring minds and a "world in peril" want to know more about this inconvenient untruth. Oh, wait...did I say that out loud? Crap.
Just because you disagree doesn't make the grandparent's comments/observations deserving of a "Troll" label. Frankly, your screed reads more like troll material than does the parent's straightforward, matter-of-fact post.
Rather than hope for a front page Ask Slashdot acceptance, I decided to burn a little karma and ask here in a low reply volume discussion:
Since Friday 29 February, a number of 'net users have experienced odd behavior of discussion forums such as this one. For instance, if the problem still exists here as it does on other boards, this posy WILL NOT HAVE PARAHRAPH BREAKS (all caps to make that stand out in case it does not have said paragraph breaks). Odder still, the breaks show up during composition but not in the posted version. Only by manually entering HTML paragraph markers do paragraphs show up in the posted version.
(Note that I must actually post this to determine if the problem still exists here, so if this post looks okay, please do not assume the problem is gone net-wide (because it isn't), but only here on/.)
Is anyone else experiencing this and does anyone have an idea what is going on? (THIS IS NOT A JOKE)
...to component level with an oscilloscope and DVM....calibrating instruments using a precision voltage source, resistance decade box, or signal generator....using a frequency counter....hand winding precision wire resistors....reading resistor color codes....writing test algorithms in machine code (usually hex or octal, the language level between binary and assembly)...making your own application-specific test instruments.
Courts, like all government, are so out of touch with the real world that they are essentially incapable of rendering rational decisions. Unfortunately, we Americans are too disposed to elect officials (including judges) based on appearance and rhetoric than on actual qualifications. In this age, any judicial nominee/candidate or other politician who cannot articulate what the internet is without referencing "tubes" or understand what an IP address and ISP are, is not qualified for office.
The patent fiasco and other nonsensical decisions clearly illustrate this.
There should be a "TinFoilHat" mod for posts like the parent.
The reason people complain about Firefox memory leaks/hogging is because it is real. I hate Firefox because I love it--an otherwise near-perfect browser blemished by this memory scourge. I really, really hope they fix it, because even with this nose-sized wart, it is still the best browser available on the Windows platform.
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I have your demanded payment in-hand. Meet me at 1234 Anystreet USA to collect same.
(loads .44 magnum and waits in darkened room)
The problem is that MS keeps trying to create an OS for the lowest common denominator of idiot users in the name of "security."
Essentially, the ultimate "secure" OS simply will not allow the user to connect to the web. Meanwhile, savvy users have to suffer broken operability of applications.
I would have adopted some version of Linux long ago were it not for compatibility and driver availability issues. If app developers would get a clue....
I wonder what this portends for mail server admins? I am admin for my small company's server, and therefore have access to everyone's mail. I do not snoop, but I could. Is "I was just doing my job" a credible defense?
Holy crap--so *that's* where I left my bicycle!
Seriously, think of the mischief one could do by hacking into someone's brain interface and implanting false memories.
'... "Global warming" in the title aren't discussing global warming?'
Those are your words, not mine. The body of the text is what is at issue.
No, not trolling. I specifically challenge that literature predating the 1990s references "global warming."
"Since the very first reference I put my hands on indicates that you are unfamiliar with the scientific literature predating 1990, why should I pay attention to anything else you say?"
Because you are ignoring that I pointed out I did not reference "greenhouse effect" as you claimed.
"...you say you never ran across any references to greenhouse-effect induced global warming that predated the 1990s, this seems to be an indication that you are unfamiliar with the literature."
Nice red herring there, Scooter, but I did not mention "greenhouse effect" but "global warming." And do not try to say they are interchangable terms. They are not.
As a journalist myself, I, too, am most interested in seeing those thousands of studies, especially those dated more than 30 years in the past. I have done a lot of research (into extant literature) on climate change and never ran across any references to global warming that predated the 1990s. If global warming theory indeed surfaced 100 years ago, that's huge news. Please, poster of the grandparent, pony up with the citations. Enquiring minds and a "world in peril" want to know more about this inconvenient untruth. Oh, wait...did I say that out loud? Crap.
I do not understand why this did not make the front page. Good conversation starter.
Heh, I noted after posting that my previous comment was number 142, whatever that means in the grand cosmic scheme.
Parent's anwer makes more sense than any other I have read/heard. Whether correct remains open, but an intriguing proposition nonetheless.
Uh, you do know the Catholic church condemns all forms of birth control, right? Including condoms.
Maybe I am too sleepy to get the sarcasm.
Just because you disagree doesn't make the grandparent's comments/observations deserving of a "Troll" label. Frankly, your screed reads more like troll material than does the parent's straightforward, matter-of-fact post.
Troll, mod thyself.
Obviously true here on /., but not on some other discussion forums. How odd that a simple formatting issue would affect so many (but not all) users.
On affected sites, I have used different browsers (Firefox, IE, Opera) and even different machines, all with the same result, as have others.
Rather than hope for a front page Ask Slashdot acceptance, I decided to burn a little karma and ask here in a low reply volume discussion:
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Since Friday 29 February, a number of 'net users have experienced odd behavior of discussion forums such as this one. For instance, if the problem still exists here as it does on other boards, this posy WILL NOT HAVE PARAHRAPH BREAKS (all caps to make that stand out in case it does not have said paragraph breaks). Odder still, the breaks show up during composition but not in the posted version. Only by manually entering HTML paragraph markers do paragraphs show up in the posted version.
(Note that I must actually post this to determine if the problem still exists here, so if this post looks okay, please do not assume the problem is gone net-wide (because it isn't), but only here on
Is anyone else experiencing this and does anyone have an idea what is going on? (THIS IS NOT A JOKE)
The only "period" equipment I still have is a 1950s-era capacitance decade box in a phenolic cabinet.
And I troubleshot/fixed many a gadget and widget with a Simpson 260.
Them was the days.
Ah, okay. Essentially a mechanical DC to DC converter.
Thank Bob for 1947 (or was it 48?) and Bell Labs.
"Anyone remember when a vibrator was part of a power supply, (rather than a sexual gratification device)?"
Is that anything like a chopper stabilized amplifier?
...to component level with an oscilloscope and DVM. ...calibrating instruments using a precision voltage source, resistance decade box, or signal generator. ...using a frequency counter. ...hand winding precision wire resistors. ...reading resistor color codes. ...writing test algorithms in machine code (usually hex or octal, the language level between binary and assembly) ...making your own application-specific test instruments.
Courts, like all government, are so out of touch with the real world that they are essentially incapable of rendering rational decisions. Unfortunately, we Americans are too disposed to elect officials (including judges) based on appearance and rhetoric than on actual qualifications. In this age, any judicial nominee/candidate or other politician who cannot articulate what the internet is without referencing "tubes" or understand what an IP address and ISP are, is not qualified for office.
The patent fiasco and other nonsensical decisions clearly illustrate this.
What the parent said. How would my machine get compromised to use a a poisoned DNS server? Inquiring minds....
There should be a "TinFoilHat" mod for posts like the parent.
The reason people complain about Firefox memory leaks/hogging is because it is real. I hate Firefox because I love it--an otherwise near-perfect browser blemished by this memory scourge. I really, really hope they fix it, because even with this nose-sized wart, it is still the best browser available on the Windows platform.
The summary and article said "browsers."
Okay, I admint I have not (yet) read the article, but experience tells me that 80% likely involves IE at 90 percent or better.