Never mind that virus damage figures are almost always over-estimated anyway, and are increasingly due to incompetence of the victims rather than the innovation of virus writers.
True!
Another thing to consider is, what would the logical conclusion be for programmers who write poorly secured programs?
Good points, though in most of those cases, it is not a matter of "execution". Choosing to drive 65 instead of 55 or taking up smoking will surely increase statistical deaths, but so does having children. (Without having children, how can they die?) In other words, everything a person does has some degree of risk involved.
On the other hand, the death penality is not a "higher chance" of death. It's "die til yer dead".
I'm not questioning whether society does this all the time - I'm questioning its moral implications.
Tounge-in-cheek or not, this article is comparing a person's life to a dollar figure. Now, I'm as much a fan of cleaning out virii as anyone else, but that's just messed up. How much is a human life worth?
As if there aren't enough "hidden" messages in animated movies these days. It would only take one guy to break the system, and suddenly messages like "CmdrTaco pwnz!" would flash up in random scenes all throughout new movies.
Or better yet, advertisements for the World's Smallest Camera!
I can't wait until the government realizes that IT is probably the biggest consumer of pirated software... without even knowing it. All it takes is a few dishonest sysadmins.
Luckily, those kind of people don't exist in government corporations.
With the next version of Internet Explorer tied to the release of longhorn, and still years off, what hope is there for innovation in CSS, SVG, XHTML and other web standards?
May 21, 2021: AdmrlTaco writes "The Supreme Court of Canada says that you're liable if a human clone with a patented gene infects your property, citing Monsanto vs Schmeiser."
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This from a guy whose nick is ZombieRoboNinja?
The real kicker would be if they were actually waiting for Episode *II* to open.
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The computing industry has been slacking off on its acronyms. Special thanks to Pitstop for helping us out here.
I hear ya. I was looking for one for a while. This one works great (on 0.8 anyhow)
http://moztraybiff.mozdev.org/
It'll be scary to find systems borken because of version updates.
De system's borken! Borken borken borken!
A disruptive technology is any new gizmo that puts an end to the good life for technologies that preceded it.
/. a disruptive technology for getting work done =)
I guess that makes
1995: My hard disk is just too darned loud!!
2000: I can't stand the hum of the case fan!!
2005: That LED is hurting my ears!
Never mind that virus damage figures are almost always over-estimated anyway, and are increasingly due to incompetence of the victims rather than the innovation of virus writers.
True!
Another thing to consider is, what would the logical conclusion be for programmers who write poorly secured programs?
Interesting. What about a spammer who also happens to cure cancer?
If someone is actively sabotaging it, society needs to remove that person in order to protect itself.
Sounds like an excerpt from Mein Kampf.
I think the idea that human life does have a finite value is the basis for a lot of the worlds problems
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That's got to be hands-down the most accurate thing ever commented on
If I had mod points, you'd get 'em.
Good points, though in most of those cases, it is not a matter of "execution". Choosing to drive 65 instead of 55 or taking up smoking will surely increase statistical deaths, but so does having children. (Without having children, how can they die?) In other words, everything a person does has some degree of risk involved.
On the other hand, the death penality is not a "higher chance" of death. It's "die til yer dead".
I'm not questioning whether society does this all the time - I'm questioning its moral implications.
Tounge-in-cheek or not, this article is comparing a person's life to a dollar figure. Now, I'm as much a fan of cleaning out virii as anyone else, but that's just messed up. How much is a human life worth?
Good point. I'd much rather die of radioactive fallout than nanoparticles.
From the website: Due to the many inconsistencies among episodes, the map will never be completely accurate.
Some people have way too much time on their hands.
And I'm glad they do!
from Bugs Bunny:
Just get a big canvas outside your house, paint a tunnel, and watch what happens!
We could have entire CVS trees of movies!
Don't like how Matrix Revolutions ended? Just load up the "Smith kills us all" branch and choose your own adventure!
As if there aren't enough "hidden" messages in animated movies these days. It would only take one guy to break the system, and suddenly messages like "CmdrTaco pwnz!" would flash up in random scenes all throughout new movies.
Or better yet, advertisements for the World's Smallest Camera!
I can't wait until the government realizes that IT is probably the biggest consumer of pirated software... without even knowing it. All it takes is a few dishonest sysadmins.
Luckily, those kind of people don't exist in government corporations.
There will always be more Apples and HPs out there. And there will always be more Dells to copy them.
It's really not a question of "if". Even Bill Gates said that all companies fail (including Microsoft.) It's just a question of when.
With the next version of Internet Explorer tied to the release of longhorn, and still years off, what hope is there for innovation in CSS, SVG, XHTML and other web standards?
None. Zip. Zero. Diddly squat.
May 21, 2021: AdmrlTaco writes "The Supreme Court of Canada says that you're liable if a human clone with a patented gene infects your property, citing Monsanto vs Schmeiser."
Here's Wikipedia's commentary as well. It has a slightly larger explanation.
Maybe that's the secret ending:
"And that, you see, is where SCO comes from."
Gaming should never be considered a career
Perhaps someone should inform Nike.