I'm sure someone's already said this, but in the book version, Lucas changed Han's line to "12 standard timeparts." Obviously, this early correction *with respect to facts* isn't as important as who shoots first. It really makes me want to cry.
That's exactly why a metaverse like in Snow Crash will never happen. Hackers are much to interested in getting things done and saving resources for other, cooler things than 3D graphical interfaces. Typing in a command line is harder to learn than mousing around, but faster and provides better control. The same could be applied to online interaction.
Why can't Eve "measure" it twice, use a sequence of pairs of polarizers, one to get the data and one to turn it back (I'm no quantum mechanic, but you'd probably need to have complementary pairs or something). If Eve can measure and then un-measure all the particles going through and keep track of them, couldn't she then reconstruct, from the insecure data, what the one-time pad would be, and then decrypt (or even measure without unmeasuring) the data itself to confuse or spy on Alice and Bob.
This is essentially the way that ferrite-core computers would read data from memory (since the process of reading destroyed the contents of a core).
It won't be shared source, it will be a non-Free OS license. Probably something on the lines of APSL 1.0, that makes you give any changes you redistribute to Sun as well. I suspect they'd end up using it for Java too, which would allow them to keep tabs on who's changing what around in distributed versions of Java (hence preventing it from being turned into M$ Java#). And since source redistributions would have to be under the same license, it would be neither BSD- nor GPL-compatible, so OS OSs couldn't just suck in all the good parts and leave it out to dry.
So what's to stop someone from making a USB disk key that pretends it's a printer and stores data as postscript? You could even have it masquerade as a regular Epson printer or anything else that appears benign to the system.
Teacher: Symbolic logic is useful for programming, since it teaches you the importance of details, like commas and semicolons are important in programming. Me, to neighbor: isn't that why God invented LISP? Neighbor: okay, so now you have to worry about details like parentheses. Me: Nah, that's why God invented EMACS. Neighbor: WTF, if RMS is God, how come M$ still exists? Me: I don't know, free will?
Okay, so the first remark was funnier than the actual joke. Sue me.
Only if they redistribute it. I suppose that means, though, that if they start selling equipment to the Israelis or someone, it'll have to be without an any programming or else with the source.
Actually, this good be a good thing. Think about how aid to Saddam Hussein, the Afghani mujahadeen, and so forth has caused problems down the line. If the army is contractually obligated not to give or sell equipment to outside and foreign groups without also giving out the source code, they may be able to use this as a justification for not doing it. "Look, Ariel, baby, we'd love to sell you our tanks, but with all these terrorists running around it would be a security risk to give you our code. Which we'd have to do. Sorry...."
And spare me the "RTFA! It's a two-button scroll-wheel! They're totally different!" crap. If they really were different, this fact would be obvious and fanboys like you wouldn't bother to complain about it.
[1] in many cases, as opposed to actually releasing
Maybe, you have sensitive data on your computers and you don't want some uberkiddie from East Germany broadcasting random bits from your computer all over the internet. To this date, there are no examples of such a thing occurring, but there's no reason why someone couldn't modify any standard virus to include big chunks of private database info with whatever else it's screaming about. Duh!
Nothin' perfect, yet.
NeoOffice and NeoOffice/J are two projects trying to Mac OS X-ize OpenOffice. NeoOffice/J is largely usable, but also very large (~500MB, memory usage typically runs above 100MB) and slow. It's also ugly as sin. I haven't been following it much, but someone is also in the processing of using Qt's cross-compatibility to port KOffice to OS X.
This may all depend on the court determining that SCO has no right to the material anyway, as has been suggested by Novell and others.
I see two possibilities with this: either Sun is waiting for SCO to lose the case entirely, or else they're expecting SCO to win some ruling, and Sun'll have a semi-open/free operating system to pick up on the momentum Linux had, but lost when they lost the ruling.
The commercial has a bunch of children reciting the pledge of allegiance, interspersed with bits of violence from the game, and then ends with the phrase (in red) "Freedom isn't free."
Maybe I'm just a liberal hippie communist, but I always thought the basis of free government was a willingness to follow the rule of law, not brainwashing children into military service.
If Sun doesn't cancel this one, it could put them back on the map for server & enterprise-class computing. Low power, awesome multi-threading capabilities, and software that could only be described as "bad-ass" (The 3D Desktop should be out by then) will give Sun a huge edge over everyone that would take years to catch up.
I know, it's a stretch, but what about this this scenario: Sun merges all Solaris code into the linux code and the GNU/etc tools that are used with it. Then they roll out a new breed of UltraSPARC processors, and contribute code to GNU/etc/Linux so that it interfaces very efficiently with the new processors. Suddenly, the best way to get Linux is to get it on Sun's expensive-ass hardware. Many people stick with their x86 machines at first, but soon when it comes time to upgrade hardware, Linux on Sun looks more tempting than ever.
Yeah, I know, ain't gonna happen... but I guy can dream, right?
Being locked into an OS, even if it's the niftiest thing in the universe (which OS X is), and even if it's core is open-source, is a bad thing. If you buy a refrigerator, you don't want to be locked into whatever food it comes with, plus whatever further food stipends the manufacturer provides. Having another good software reason to buy a mac (64-bit Linux with AltiVec) will only help Apple's sales, and make the newest Macs a force to be reckoned with in high-end personal computing.
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I'm sure someone's already said this, but in the book version, Lucas changed Han's line to "12 standard timeparts." Obviously, this early correction *with respect to facts* isn't as important as who shoots first. It really makes me want to cry.
Hot damn, that's great.
You've obviously never seen Brazil. Welcome to Information Retrieval
Translation from AMD fanboy-speke:
"I like cheap computers, no matter how shitty."
Just because you mod me troll doesn't mean it's not true.
Don't you mean homophones?
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That's exactly why a metaverse like in Snow Crash will never happen. Hackers are much to interested in getting things done and saving resources for other, cooler things than 3D graphical interfaces. Typing in a command line is harder to learn than mousing around, but faster and provides better control. The same could be applied to online interaction.
Why can't Eve "measure" it twice, use a sequence of pairs of polarizers, one to get the data and one to turn it back (I'm no quantum mechanic, but you'd probably need to have complementary pairs or something). If Eve can measure and then un-measure all the particles going through and keep track of them, couldn't she then reconstruct, from the insecure data, what the one-time pad would be, and then decrypt (or even measure without unmeasuring) the data itself to confuse or spy on Alice and Bob.
This is essentially the way that ferrite-core computers would read data from memory (since the process of reading destroyed the contents of a core).
It won't be shared source, it will be a non-Free OS license. Probably something on the lines of APSL 1.0, that makes you give any changes you redistribute to Sun as well. I suspect they'd end up using it for Java too, which would allow them to keep tabs on who's changing what around in distributed versions of Java (hence preventing it from being turned into M$ Java#). And since source redistributions would have to be under the same license, it would be neither BSD- nor GPL-compatible, so OS OSs couldn't just suck in all the good parts and leave it out to dry.
If they didn't, of course, they'd just be stupid.
Try doing this in the real world, where an Indian can live on 10% of the salary of an American.
Anyone, anywhere can live off 10% of the salary of an American, it just depends on which one. For some, even 1% or less.
Where are the CEOs who advocate outsourcing their own jobs to Indian business school grads for maybe $1000/year?
Oh, wait...
So what's to stop someone from making a USB disk key that pretends it's a printer and stores data as postscript? You could even have it masquerade as a regular Epson printer or anything else that appears benign to the system.
Well, I'm not sure why I'd want to post a joke about my college's graduate program in religion, but here's something from my logic class....
Teacher: Symbolic logic is useful for programming, since it teaches you the importance of details, like commas and semicolons are important in programming.
Me, to neighbor: isn't that why God invented LISP?
Neighbor: okay, so now you have to worry about details like parentheses.
Me: Nah, that's why God invented EMACS.
Neighbor: WTF, if RMS is God, how come M$ still exists?
Me: I don't know, free will?
Okay, so the first remark was funnier than the actual joke. Sue me.
Only if they redistribute it. I suppose that means, though, that if they start selling equipment to the Israelis or someone, it'll have to be without an any programming or else with the source.
Actually, this good be a good thing. Think about how aid to Saddam Hussein, the Afghani mujahadeen, and so forth has caused problems down the line. If the army is contractually obligated not to give or sell equipment to outside and foreign groups without also giving out the source code, they may be able to use this as a justification for not doing it. "Look, Ariel, baby, we'd love to sell you our tanks, but with all these terrorists running around it would be a security risk to give you our code. Which we'd have to do. Sorry...."
This is Microsoft we're talking about here. Apple's with lemons is more likely.
I like lemons. It's more like comparing Apples with feces.
Maybe, you have sensitive data on your computers and you don't want some uberkiddie from East Germany broadcasting random bits from your computer all over the internet. To this date, there are no examples of such a thing occurring, but there's no reason why someone couldn't modify any standard virus to include big chunks of private database info with whatever else it's screaming about. Duh!
Nothin' perfect, yet. NeoOffice and NeoOffice/J are two projects trying to Mac OS X-ize OpenOffice. NeoOffice/J is largely usable, but also very large (~500MB, memory usage typically runs above 100MB) and slow. It's also ugly as sin.
I haven't been following it much, but someone is also in the processing of using Qt's cross-compatibility to port KOffice to OS X.
This may all depend on the court determining that SCO has no right to the material anyway, as has been suggested by Novell and others.
I see two possibilities with this: either Sun is waiting for SCO to lose the case entirely, or else they're expecting SCO to win some ruling, and Sun'll have a semi-open/free operating system to pick up on the momentum Linux had, but lost when they lost the ruling.
My point isn't so much that the game is brainwashing, but the advertising for it is.
"Hey kids! Killing people is good for your country!"
The commercial has a bunch of children reciting the pledge of allegiance, interspersed with bits of violence from the game, and then ends with the phrase (in red) "Freedom isn't free."
Maybe I'm just a liberal hippie communist, but I always thought the basis of free government was a willingness to follow the rule of law, not brainwashing children into military service.
If Sun doesn't cancel this one, it could put them back on the map for server & enterprise-class computing. Low power, awesome multi-threading capabilities, and software that could only be described as "bad-ass" (The 3D Desktop should be out by then) will give Sun a huge edge over everyone that would take years to catch up.
But that's a big "if."
Who the hell needs a beowulf cluster of these? One will do ya.
Two? TWO?
Earlham Fuckin' College, Beyotch!
It's in the lower 50%, but still... mo fo'.
I know, it's a stretch, but what about this this scenario: Sun merges all Solaris code into the linux code and the GNU/etc tools that are used with it. Then they roll out a new breed of UltraSPARC processors, and contribute code to GNU/etc/Linux so that it interfaces very efficiently with the new processors. Suddenly, the best way to get Linux is to get it on Sun's expensive-ass hardware. Many people stick with their x86 machines at first, but soon when it comes time to upgrade hardware, Linux on Sun looks more tempting than ever.
Yeah, I know, ain't gonna happen... but I guy can dream, right?
Being locked into an OS, even if it's the niftiest thing in the universe (which OS X is), and even if it's core is open-source, is a bad thing. If you buy a refrigerator, you don't want to be locked into whatever food it comes with, plus whatever further food stipends the manufacturer provides. Having another good software reason to buy a mac (64-bit Linux with AltiVec) will only help Apple's sales, and make the newest Macs a force to be reckoned with in high-end personal computing.
He definitely, ah, favors Microsoft. :-) Very unusual for a security guy.
Not really. This way he'll always have a job.