I just setup a phpBB site that uses MySQL and I'm always keeping an eye on storage space and performance now. I don't suppose my host will upgrade MySQL any time soon, but this is still cool news...
Is it theoretically possible to virtualize a few copies of the OS+BIOS+etc. for each program launched to further isolate one program from crashing/infecting others? Or maybe that'd be way too resource intensive?
Just like with politicians or rich movie stars, there's a giant marketing machine that can erase past wrongs/lies/etc. by blasting the message of the week. Even when you catch them in a blatant lie, with evidence--like those Jon Stewart clips comparing what Bush said a few years ago to what he says now--they can shrug it off, because they know people will A) forget or B) only get exposed to the message of the week or C) be too cynical/disillusioned to act.
People complaining about RFIDs in passports, complaining about how software-over-the-web is just a way for companies to have a constant revenue stream without a physical product to show for it, complaining about "what will be hot in year 2XXX", complaining about how we've already had articles like this posted not long ago...
Along the same lines anyway... a new feature in Vista:
Address space layout randomization (ASLR) is a computer security technique which involves arranging the positions of key data areas, usually including the base of the executable and position of libraries, heap, and stack, randomly in a process' address space.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address_space_layout_ randomization
The idea is to convince people to *believe* that the polygraph machine is scientific and will detect their lies so that they're more likely to not lie, or are nervous while questioning, or even don't take the test at all and just spill it beforehand. It's psychological intimidation, kind of like forcing confessions of bad thoughts in a cult environment. That's one reason you see those "you shall not be subjected to polygraphs at work" posters at your job... a nasty employer could really intimidate people (e.g. union organizers) with it.
You don't have to tell them your ultimate destination (the US). And presumably if you're, say, driving/boating through a checkpoint, they'll just assume you were coming from Canada/Mexico/Caribean and not from farther away.
I imagine going the Linux route as a smaller business or individual is going to help a lot -- you have tons of free forums and enthusiasts to help you. In working at companies that used MS heavily, I can see a pattern--the bigger you are, the better service you get. For example, a huge computer chips manufacturer I worked at had several of their employees *on site* at Microsoft. A university I worked at - paying about $250,000/year for a site-wide software license - got less help, but still had inside contacts at Microsoft. And then you've got small/new businesses who may get an email a couple weeks later, if they're lucky.
I am not much of a flyer, but would it possible to fly to, say, a city bordering the U.S. in Canada or Mexico or an island, and then take a bus/train/small plane in? I guess it'd depend on your destination... if you're going to the middle of the continent, it would be too inconvenient. Sounds strange, but how would a potential terrorist do it? Seems terrorists and people who want to fiercely guard their privacy have overlapping interests in this case.:-/
They need to test with adults. There's a reason there's a cliche of "my kid fixed the VCR, computer, etc."--because kids' brains are sponges for new stimuli. They're still forming their how-the-world-works schemas and can easily adapt to new things. Adults, even ones who haven't used computers, are going to have more fixed ways of going about things, less willing to learn new concepts, less patient, less curious (just as a general rule.. I've known some older people who are insatiable learners).
"Secret documents 25 years old or older will lose their classified status without so much as the stroke of a pen"
I'm curious as to how they switch the documents over. 25 years ago it's not like everything was computerized. Are they having people manually sort through classified docs in an "old documents" area, looking and the date, and moving them? I doubt they'd just let historians in to do the sorting.
It sounds like what might happen is the big players (huge music labels, etc.) will just pay MS to expedite their company's files and processes, but companies who actually have to compete, and offer real value to their customers to create an alternative get shafted. I guess it's time to popularize the super open formats with average users so we can sidestep this lock down nonsense.
Their false positive rate is exceptionally low. On my account that I've had since January or so, I've had maybe two false positives, and I believe both of those were auto messages from sites I'd just registered with... the kind of thing one should have a junk yahoo/hotmail/whatever account for anyway.
I've seen my Spam folder dip up and down around the 3500 mark, and I'm not deleting any of them myself. But I believe you're right that, at the very least, the 30-day figure is "fuzzy".
For one person, no. But for the X thousands of people who want to see the article that wasn't linked in the summary? Collectively they could have saved people a bunch of time.
One problem with this method (I use minimum font size) is that it breaks the layout of a lot of sites, especially causing overlapping text on menus/links.
Slashdot Mirror
Apple products don't have bugs. They have worms.
I just setup a phpBB site that uses MySQL and I'm always keeping an eye on storage space and performance now. I don't suppose my host will upgrade MySQL any time soon, but this is still cool news...
Is it theoretically possible to virtualize a few copies of the OS+BIOS+etc. for each program launched to further isolate one program from crashing/infecting others? Or maybe that'd be way too resource intensive?
How often do non-bosses lie?
Just like with politicians or rich movie stars, there's a giant marketing machine that can erase past wrongs/lies/etc. by blasting the message of the week. Even when you catch them in a blatant lie, with evidence--like those Jon Stewart clips comparing what Bush said a few years ago to what he says now--they can shrug it off, because they know people will A) forget or B) only get exposed to the message of the week or C) be too cynical/disillusioned to act.
People complaining about RFIDs in passports, complaining about how software-over-the-web is just a way for companies to have a constant revenue stream without a physical product to show for it, complaining about "what will be hot in year 2XXX", complaining about how we've already had articles like this posted not long ago...
Doh! I should have known. :-)
Along the same lines anyway... a new feature in Vista: Address space layout randomization (ASLR) is a computer security technique which involves arranging the positions of key data areas, usually including the base of the executable and position of libraries, heap, and stack, randomly in a process' address space. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Address_space_layout_ randomization
The idea is to convince people to *believe* that the polygraph machine is scientific and will detect their lies so that they're more likely to not lie, or are nervous while questioning, or even don't take the test at all and just spill it beforehand. It's psychological intimidation, kind of like forcing confessions of bad thoughts in a cult environment. That's one reason you see those "you shall not be subjected to polygraphs at work" posters at your job... a nasty employer could really intimidate people (e.g. union organizers) with it.
...it's just another version race. D may have won for now, but someone out there is already working on the E programming language. ;-)
You don't have to tell them your ultimate destination (the US). And presumably if you're, say, driving/boating through a checkpoint, they'll just assume you were coming from Canada/Mexico/Caribean and not from farther away.
I imagine going the Linux route as a smaller business or individual is going to help a lot -- you have tons of free forums and enthusiasts to help you. In working at companies that used MS heavily, I can see a pattern--the bigger you are, the better service you get. For example, a huge computer chips manufacturer I worked at had several of their employees *on site* at Microsoft. A university I worked at - paying about $250,000/year for a site-wide software license - got less help, but still had inside contacts at Microsoft. And then you've got small/new businesses who may get an email a couple weeks later, if they're lucky.
I am not much of a flyer, but would it possible to fly to, say, a city bordering the U.S. in Canada or Mexico or an island, and then take a bus/train/small plane in? I guess it'd depend on your destination... if you're going to the middle of the continent, it would be too inconvenient. Sounds strange, but how would a potential terrorist do it? Seems terrorists and people who want to fiercely guard their privacy have overlapping interests in this case. :-/
They need to test with adults. There's a reason there's a cliche of "my kid fixed the VCR, computer, etc."--because kids' brains are sponges for new stimuli. They're still forming their how-the-world-works schemas and can easily adapt to new things. Adults, even ones who haven't used computers, are going to have more fixed ways of going about things, less willing to learn new concepts, less patient, less curious (just as a general rule.. I've known some older people who are insatiable learners).
...will the web server for this site need to be running one to survive the slashdot effect? ;-)
"Secret documents 25 years old or older will lose their classified status without so much as the stroke of a pen"
I'm curious as to how they switch the documents over. 25 years ago it's not like everything was computerized. Are they having people manually sort through classified docs in an "old documents" area, looking and the date, and moving them? I doubt they'd just let historians in to do the sorting.It sounds like what might happen is the big players (huge music labels, etc.) will just pay MS to expedite their company's files and processes, but companies who actually have to compete, and offer real value to their customers to create an alternative get shafted. I guess it's time to popularize the super open formats with average users so we can sidestep this lock down nonsense.
You usually think of these structures as having been around for at least as long as civilization, but clearly the Earth is ever-changing... very cool.
l /ainakumuwaiislandformation.htm
Here's a decent intro to island formation:
http://www.hawaii.edu/environment/ainakumuwai/htm
"You" doesn't deserve to be Person of the Year any more than
You don't deserve to be, etc.
Which dumbass moderated this as Funny?
Their false positive rate is exceptionally low. On my account that I've had since January or so, I've had maybe two false positives, and I believe both of those were auto messages from sites I'd just registered with... the kind of thing one should have a junk yahoo/hotmail/whatever account for anyway.
I've seen my Spam folder dip up and down around the 3500 mark, and I'm not deleting any of them myself. But I believe you're right that, at the very least, the 30-day figure is "fuzzy".
For one person, no. But for the X thousands of people who want to see the article that wasn't linked in the summary? Collectively they could have saved people a bunch of time.
One problem with this method (I use minimum font size) is that it breaks the layout of a lot of sites, especially causing overlapping text on menus/links.
I know you're just joking, but blah blah blah +5 insightful.