While I don't agree that Higher-level Language == Better Security, I do think that there is some value in using a higher-level language to achieve better security.
Think of it this way. There are tasks that humans do better than computers and task that computers do better than humans. I would argue that array bounds checking and memory management (in the form of garbage collection) are better suited for a computer. Why? Because they are mundane tasks that happen a great deal in low-level programming.
Why not push those tasks (ones that a computer can handle very well) onto the language or runtime library? Free the human (programmer) to concentrate on the more complex security issues.
Bull. Real "coders" can learn any language because they realize it's not the language that's hard. It's the algorithms, data structures, design trade-offs, etc that are hard.
Anyone who cannot pick up a new language in a week is a beginner.
I'm not pissed off that he is against the war. First of all, his comments were inappropriate for the Academy Awards... it's not the time to get up on your soapbox. Second, to say that we live in "Fictious times" while there is a very real war going on is sickening. People are over in Iraq dying and he's ranting from his safe little place on stage in California. All he had to say was "Support our troops, bring them home."
Finally, what is really interesting is that he is against something whose end result might give the same freedom he just exercised to millions of people who haven't had that freedom in more than 24 years.
That's totally different. Cable gives you more channels and in a lot of cases better reception of local stations. There is (arguably) added value with cable.
Where is the added value with paying for email? Is email going to get better?
Any solution that involves paying for something that used to be "free" is not going to catch on.
A better solution would be to make people register for a signing certificate and require email software to sign all messages. At least that way people would know who sent spam... and a national spam blacklist could be created for certs that get a certain number of complaints filed against them.
Why does an action have to be popular to be right? Yes there are a lot of people against this war... but that fact doesn't make the war wrong.
Personally, I like having a leader that will do what he feels is the right thing to do, even if it isn't the popular thing to do. I hope the British feel the same way.
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Man I wish I had mod points. This deserves a +5 Insightful.
All of those things need to be said. However I have one more thing to add.
Saddam is (unfortunetely) a monster created by the US (because of our support of Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war). I think one of our reasons for going to war is to correct that mistake.
I agree. However, I've been looking a lot of job postings on Monster lately, and quite a few of them clearly state that the company will NOT sponsor H1B visas. So, I think parts of the industry are pushing back on foreign workers.
It is my contention that really good engineers from India or whatever other country that come into the US will demand to be paid the same as their equally talented American counterparts. Eventually, companies fishing for cheap labor will realize they are getting what they paid for.
It is important to understand what is happening with H2 based economies because it is up to the people to ensure that the second model happens. Big oil/gas companies will oppose it every step of the way and try to maintain control. It will be interesting to see what happens.
Big oil companies can't stop someone from selling H2 making devices directly to consumers to put in their homes. Imagine creating your own "gasoline" at home... no more trips to Exxon.
It's funny that Microsoft gets a lot of shit for bundling software with Windows when just about every Linux distro you find at the local Best Buy comes with 10x more user applications... everything from web browsers to graphic editing tools to compilers to word processors... etc... etc...
So, why is it wrong for MS... but alright for Red Hat, Mandrake, etc?
BMW is doing something different with hydrogen. They are building an engine that will run on either liquid hydrogen fuel, or regular gasoline. I think this is the way to go because it accounts for a transitional period before liquid hydrogen fueling stations are as common as gas stations.
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Because 3D is one more D than 2D... it must be better.:)
Maybe this is because GM is going to focus on Hydrogen fuel instead of electric cars. Other car companies doing the same thing (like BMW... can't wait for that).
This may also have something to do with President Bush pushing for research funding for hydrogen fueled cars.
Electric just doesn't have the power or range of gasoline powered cars. I think everyone is begining to realize that and hydrogen seems to be the best of both worlds, powerful yet environmentally friendly. Oh, and not dependent on dead dinosaurs.
The earth revolves around the sun in an elipse. It's close to being a circle, but not quite. In the northern hemisphere, during the winter, the earth is actually at it's closest distance from the sun. In summer, it's further away. In the southern hemisphere the opposite is true.
What causes seasons is not distance from the sun. It is length of day and angle (and consequently concentration) of the suns rays on the surface. In winter time, the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, therefore receiving more indirect rays. During the same time, the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, making the rays hitting the surface more direct and concentrated.
Remember that when you are experiencing winter, the other half of the earth is experiencing summer.
Then again, if MS integrated this into IE, I'd go right back to IE because of page compatibility, esp. for forms and secured areas.
If that's the case, go buy an IntelliMouse Explorer. One with two thumb buttons on the left side (in addtion to the two buttons + mouse wheel on top). You can use the two thumb buttons to go back and forth with one click. Plus, the explorer is an awesome mouse to begin with... no cleaning out gunk on the wheels.
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All this lawsuit will do is cause this guy to file personal bankruptcy and he won't have to pay a thing.
The RIAA is just out to prove a point.
Well, if people weren't so damn opposed to Cookies, there wouldn't be a need for "mile-long URLs(including huge session ID strings)".
I would be honored if you made me #37.
While I don't agree that Higher-level Language == Better Security, I do think that there is some value in using a higher-level language to achieve better security.
Think of it this way. There are tasks that humans do better than computers and task that computers do better than humans. I would argue that array bounds checking and memory management (in the form of garbage collection) are better suited for a computer. Why? Because they are mundane tasks that happen a great deal in low-level programming.
Why not push those tasks (ones that a computer can handle very well) onto the language or runtime library? Free the human (programmer) to concentrate on the more complex security issues.
... and for blocking our taxcut.
How about cutting expenses to lower the deficit? Has anyone ever thought about that option?
Bull. Real "coders" can learn any language because they realize it's not the language that's hard. It's the algorithms, data structures, design trade-offs, etc that are hard.
Anyone who cannot pick up a new language in a week is a beginner.
I'm not pissed off that he is against the war. First of all, his comments were inappropriate for the Academy Awards... it's not the time to get up on your soapbox. Second, to say that we live in "Fictious times" while there is a very real war going on is sickening. People are over in Iraq dying and he's ranting from his safe little place on stage in California. All he had to say was "Support our troops, bring them home."
Finally, what is really interesting is that he is against something whose end result might give the same freedom he just exercised to millions of people who haven't had that freedom in more than 24 years.
I stopped watching after Michael Moore's little cowardly outburst.
Fuck the Academy, fuck the MPAA, and fuck Michael Moore.
Pray for our troops, they are doing a wonderful thing for the Iraqi people.
Oh my god... best /. sig ever!!!!
That's totally different. Cable gives you more channels and in a lot of cases better reception of local stations. There is (arguably) added value with cable.
Where is the added value with paying for email? Is email going to get better?
Oh please. There have been worse wars in the past. Get over it.
Oops... let me apologize for in advance for using the term "national spam blacklist"... I should have said "international spam blacklist".
Any solution that involves paying for something that used to be "free" is not going to catch on.
A better solution would be to make people register for a signing certificate and require email software to sign all messages. At least that way people would know who sent spam... and a national spam blacklist could be created for certs that get a certain number of complaints filed against them.
Why does an action have to be popular to be right? Yes there are a lot of people against this war... but that fact doesn't make the war wrong.
Personally, I like having a leader that will do what he feels is the right thing to do, even if it isn't the popular thing to do. I hope the British feel the same way.
Man I wish I had mod points. This deserves a +5 Insightful.
All of those things need to be said. However I have one more thing to add.
Saddam is (unfortunetely) a monster created by the US (because of our support of Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war). I think one of our reasons for going to war is to correct that mistake.
I agree. However, I've been looking a lot of job postings on Monster lately, and quite a few of them clearly state that the company will NOT sponsor H1B visas. So, I think parts of the industry are pushing back on foreign workers.
It is my contention that really good engineers from India or whatever other country that come into the US will demand to be paid the same as their equally talented American counterparts. Eventually, companies fishing for cheap labor will realize they are getting what they paid for.
It is important to understand what is happening with H2 based economies because it is up to the people to ensure that the second model happens. Big oil/gas companies will oppose it every step of the way and try to maintain control. It will be interesting to see what happens.
Big oil companies can't stop someone from selling H2 making devices directly to consumers to put in their homes. Imagine creating your own "gasoline" at home... no more trips to Exxon.
It's funny that Microsoft gets a lot of shit for bundling software with Windows when just about every Linux distro you find at the local Best Buy comes with 10x more user applications... everything from web browsers to graphic editing tools to compilers to word processors... etc... etc...
So, why is it wrong for MS... but alright for Red Hat, Mandrake, etc?
Well, if Mozilla made Gecko into an ActiveX component (and therefore more easily embeddable)... maybe people would have that choice.
Pretty cool.
BMW is doing something different with hydrogen. They are building an engine that will run on either liquid hydrogen fuel, or regular gasoline. I think this is the way to go because it accounts for a transitional period before liquid hydrogen fueling stations are as common as gas stations.
Because 3D is one more D than 2D... it must be better. :)
Maybe this is because GM is going to focus on Hydrogen fuel instead of electric cars. Other car companies doing the same thing (like BMW... can't wait for that).
This may also have something to do with President Bush pushing for research funding for hydrogen fueled cars.
Electric just doesn't have the power or range of gasoline powered cars. I think everyone is begining to realize that and hydrogen seems to be the best of both worlds, powerful yet environmentally friendly. Oh, and not dependent on dead dinosaurs.
The earth revolves around the sun in an elipse. It's close to being a circle, but not quite. In the northern hemisphere, during the winter, the earth is actually at it's closest distance from the sun. In summer, it's further away. In the southern hemisphere the opposite is true.
What causes seasons is not distance from the sun. It is length of day and angle (and consequently concentration) of the suns rays on the surface. In winter time, the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, therefore receiving more indirect rays. During the same time, the southern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, making the rays hitting the surface more direct and concentrated.
Remember that when you are experiencing winter, the other half of the earth is experiencing summer.
Then again, if MS integrated this into IE, I'd go right back to IE because of page compatibility, esp. for forms and secured areas.
If that's the case, go buy an IntelliMouse Explorer. One with two thumb buttons on the left side (in addtion to the two buttons + mouse wheel on top). You can use the two thumb buttons to go back and forth with one click. Plus, the explorer is an awesome mouse to begin with... no cleaning out gunk on the wheels.
I hope you live in the southern hemisphere because the earth is actually closer to the sun during the winter in the nothern hemisphere.