but this is inherently why the idea of a firewall LOCAL to the system it is protecting is a... shall I say "retarded" idea.
A firewall is best a physical device between your network and the "great big intarweb". That way if your firewall IS comprimised, you arent immediatly toast.
You just don't KNOW what the FCC will decide next. I mean, if it were anything else, this would be a big indicator that the current ruling body is worthless... when their whole course of direction... their whole idealism... can just change on a whim.
Plain and simple, the FCC needs to decide what its stance actually is, and evolve from there... NOT take back all of your progress because someone with money has a vested interest
This is WHY there is a push to call these "Linux Distrobutions" GNU/Linux. You expect your "linux" operating systems to just be a collection of packages meshed together, all pretty independantly.
But an operating system is usually more then that. Take windows for instance. The core of the OS is just a bunch of DLLs and some kernel mojo. But it has a lot of applications that tightly make everything work. And you can make inferences about things.
Just because something uses the linux kernel, doesnt make it "linux"
There will be a modification of some sort, whether a chip of some sort, or a simple pencil mark, to disable this. And again we will all point and augh at the time and money spent on something so worthless.
A lot of people won't agree with me, but the recent graphic adventure games coming from Lucas Arts have been mediocre at best. I don't know if it was their move to 3d or what, but it seems TAXING to get through a game. They seem too easy and lack any fun, after you get through the "introduction phase".
I don't think the market is unwilling to accept another graphic adventure, but rather, unwilling to put up with a boring game.
I think most people, and obviously IBM, are missing some key points to why Sun treats Java how it does.
Things are tight fisted because Sun wants a solid, CONSISTANT platform. This was a MAJOR REASON for the lawsuit that they fought and WON against Microsoft and their VM implementation.
Opening it up not only kills that idea (anyone can alter the platform specifications for whatever selfish reasons), but it would undermine all of the fight they have put up at this point.
While most of you will jump on the line identifying sendmail as vulnerable, this isn't false.
Sendmail, by far, is the worst application I have ever had the mis-priviledge of having to deal with. It is a security nightmare, SMTP is a simple concept, but somehow sendmail found a way to make it your worst nightmare. The gotcha's on the configuration alone is enough to break someone.
At least now, even if it is help from MS, getting sendmail to NOT be an open relay, AND work appropriatly WITHOUT hitting google for over a week, right from the start.
The reason Interpreted Languages are becoming "Ever so important", is a few reasons:
1) A kid (or adult) with some brains, but little actual low level computer knowledge can come up with an interpreter
2)Computers are now at the point where something interpreted isn't even noticed half of the time (speed wise)
3)To build off of #1, if your interpreter is written in protable C, then your new language is that much more portable
This is the time, more so then ever, that we are going to see more of a division in the term "Programmer". You will have your "Interpreted Language Programmers" or "Scripter", then you will have the lower level monkey's writing the interpreter's to interface with the OS, then possibly, a system level programmer, making the OS do what the OS does.
Sure, its been going like this for a while, but I believe the transition phase is coming to an end
But the "Cosmological Constant" Einstein was credited for theorizing on was Ether, and eventually disproved the existance of Ether himself by somehow using the earths revolution around the sun.
While this may be a completely seperate idea, it definitely appears that the author is mixing these two (Dark Energy and Ether) Einstein theories.
Arcade gaming used to be an easy worth while hobby. You could go to the local Arcade, Movie Theater, or even Grocery Store/Convienient Store, and spend a roll of $10 in quarters on it.
Now I have to LOOK for video games, and all I see anymore are the sick and tired genres of "Light Gun", "Driving", or "2/3d fighter". Back when this stuff was profitable, every game seemed to have a little uniqueness to it.
Its not hard to see why things are the way they are
AGP is conceptually broken. You can only have a single slot, which means if you want dual display, you have to either use a multi-head video card, which is extremely cost prohibitive in most cases, or use some obscure piece of addon hardware. Not to mention, if you want AGP on any sort of high end motherboard, be prepared to pay 3x what it is worth. (EX, the cheapest AGP equipped, dual opteron motherboard, with PCI-X slots hits $500 minimum, while a non AGP equipped motherboard of similar specs goes for $200: See pricewatch)
And what benefit do we get from this? Direct Access to system memory? This is slow... a lot slower then we were led to believe when this was first coming to market. So slow in fact that most serious users turn this feature off. And you would be sacrificing good system memory.
Anyway, my rant is done.
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Actually, this is called discrimination.
You wont get anywhere with the forced overtime because you are a computer professional, but if you were singled out about your appearance, that is text book discrimination. Trick is, you have to prove it.
Sounds to me like you just WANT the source code for free, and are cry baby because you dont get your way.
Fact of the matter is, a LOT of people/companies (including me) make closed source free software, but if you want the code, you pay me a licensing fee.
It ends up being not as beneficial as you first think.
Think about it... who makes motherboards for these things? Only one or two people for one or two products. You cant just make it, say, an ultrasparc and expect all of the peripherals to work... especially with a PC bios.
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but this is inherently why the idea of a firewall LOCAL to the system it is protecting is a ... shall I say "retarded" idea.
A firewall is best a physical device between your network and the "great big intarweb". That way if your firewall IS comprimised, you arent immediatly toast.
You just don't KNOW what the FCC will decide next. I mean, if it were anything else, this would be a big indicator that the current ruling body is worthless... when their whole course of direction... their whole idealism... can just change on a whim.
Plain and simple, the FCC needs to decide what its stance actually is, and evolve from there... NOT take back all of your progress because someone with money has a vested interest
100 ft across (why not 30m ?)
Because NASA is part of our "stupid american" culture.
Honestly, who cares? If an asteroid hits, I promise, you won't feel a thing.
Not to nitpick, but Styrofoam is a name brand of Polystyrene.
Then explain to me this whole H1B visa mess. Its DAMN easy to get a visa here to work in the computer field. TOO easy.
You mean like...
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http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/03/11/00532
While you would THINK you want to go to something like this, just think about it, and soon you will understand why you don't.
You will be standing in line for HOURS AND HOURS to play whatever game tickles your pickle. That doesn't sound entertaining to me.
For my wife...
This is WHY there is a push to call these "Linux Distrobutions" GNU/Linux. You expect your "linux" operating systems to just be a collection of packages meshed together, all pretty independantly.
But an operating system is usually more then that. Take windows for instance. The core of the OS is just a bunch of DLLs and some kernel mojo. But it has a lot of applications that tightly make everything work. And you can make inferences about things.
Just because something uses the linux kernel, doesnt make it "linux"
There will be a modification of some sort, whether a chip of some sort, or a simple pencil mark, to disable this. And again we will all point and augh at the time and money spent on something so worthless.
A lot of people won't agree with me, but the recent graphic adventure games coming from Lucas Arts have been mediocre at best. I don't know if it was their move to 3d or what, but it seems TAXING to get through a game. They seem too easy and lack any fun, after you get through the "introduction phase".
I don't think the market is unwilling to accept another graphic adventure, but rather, unwilling to put up with a boring game.
I am pretty sure this is a dupe, and seeing CmdrTaco posted it, I'd bet a limb. I'd pass a linkon if osdn.com search function would come up :|
Very good analogy.
Not completely accurate. Anyone can implement Java with a Sun contract, of which says that you have to follow their specification exactally.
Of course, this is why Microsoft got sued... and lost... Violation of that contract.
I think most people, and obviously IBM, are missing some key points to why Sun treats Java how it does.
Things are tight fisted because Sun wants a solid, CONSISTANT platform. This was a MAJOR REASON for the lawsuit that they fought and WON against Microsoft and their VM implementation.
Opening it up not only kills that idea (anyone can alter the platform specifications for whatever selfish reasons), but it would undermine all of the fight they have put up at this point.
What happened to freedom of expression online
Freedom of anything is going the way of the 8-track tape.
The terrorists seem to have won.
While most of you will jump on the line identifying sendmail as vulnerable, this isn't false.
Sendmail, by far, is the worst application I have ever had the mis-priviledge of having to deal with. It is a security nightmare, SMTP is a simple concept, but somehow sendmail found a way to make it your worst nightmare. The gotcha's on the configuration alone is enough to break someone.
At least now, even if it is help from MS, getting sendmail to NOT be an open relay, AND work appropriatly WITHOUT hitting google for over a week, right from the start.
The reason Interpreted Languages are becoming "Ever so important", is a few reasons:
1) A kid (or adult) with some brains, but little actual low level computer knowledge can come up with an interpreter
2)Computers are now at the point where something interpreted isn't even noticed half of the time (speed wise)
3)To build off of #1, if your interpreter is written in protable C, then your new language is that much more portable
This is the time, more so then ever, that we are going to see more of a division in the term "Programmer". You will have your "Interpreted Language Programmers" or "Scripter", then you will have the lower level monkey's writing the interpreter's to interface with the OS, then possibly, a system level programmer, making the OS do what the OS does.
Sure, its been going like this for a while, but I believe the transition phase is coming to an end
But the "Cosmological Constant" Einstein was credited for theorizing on was Ether, and eventually disproved the existance of Ether himself by somehow using the earths revolution around the sun.
While this may be a completely seperate idea, it definitely appears that the author is mixing these two (Dark Energy and Ether) Einstein theories.
Arcade gaming used to be an easy worth while hobby. You could go to the local Arcade, Movie Theater, or even Grocery Store/Convienient Store, and spend a roll of $10 in quarters on it.
Now I have to LOOK for video games, and all I see anymore are the sick and tired genres of "Light Gun", "Driving", or "2/3d fighter". Back when this stuff was profitable, every game seemed to have a little uniqueness to it.
Its not hard to see why things are the way they are
AGP is conceptually broken. You can only have a single slot, which means if you want dual display, you have to either use a multi-head video card, which is extremely cost prohibitive in most cases, or use some obscure piece of addon hardware. Not to mention, if you want AGP on any sort of high end motherboard, be prepared to pay 3x what it is worth. (EX, the cheapest AGP equipped, dual opteron motherboard, with PCI-X slots hits $500 minimum, while a non AGP equipped motherboard of similar specs goes for $200: See pricewatch)
And what benefit do we get from this? Direct Access to system memory? This is slow... a lot slower then we were led to believe when this was first coming to market. So slow in fact that most serious users turn this feature off. And you would be sacrificing good system memory.
Anyway, my rant is done.
Actually, this is called discrimination.
You wont get anywhere with the forced overtime because you are a computer professional, but if you were singled out about your appearance, that is text book discrimination. Trick is, you have to prove it.
Sounds to me like you just WANT the source code for free, and are cry baby because you dont get your way.
Fact of the matter is, a LOT of people/companies (including me) make closed source free software, but if you want the code, you pay me a licensing fee.
Don't like it? Write your own damn code.
It ends up being not as beneficial as you first think.
Think about it... who makes motherboards for these things? Only one or two people for one or two products. You cant just make it, say, an ultrasparc and expect all of the peripherals to work... especially with a PC bios.