I do very little Windows work. I'm a Linux admin. I keep a Windows XP VM to manage my Xen and VMware servers. vSphere worked fine on it until I had to install.NET 3.0 on it a few months ago in order to install an IBM SAN management tool. Maybe it wasn't directly related to.NET - I didn't look into it too much. It was much easier to just make a new VM specifically for vSphere
I don't care how fucking old the tech is. If I rarely need to use it, it's not high on my list to spend time learning about.
I'm not saying I can't cope with it, I'm just saying it's a pain. I'm sure a lot of has to do with the fact that I'm not a Windows admin. I'm a Linux admin, so it's something I only come across every so often. Just about every sys admin I have worked with or have met has an overall negative opinion of.NET. That goes for Windows guys too. I have never heard any one of them say "Thank you Microsoft for blessing me with.NET".
Maybe the thing that has always bugged me is that you have these different "versions" that can all be installed at the same time. I understand why it might be necessary, it's just slightly counter-intuitive and not how one expects versioning to work.
Make them bigger. More space to put stuff on them then anyway. Tostito's Restaurant style tortilla chips can fit much more guacamole and salsa on them than their bite size chips. Bigger is better when it comes to chips.
I want.NET to go away. It's a pain in the ass. Some programs require a certain version, but don't package it with the install. Some programs require a certain version and will break if you have a newer version of.NET installed (vSphere Client, for one example, requires.NET Framework 2.0 but will not work with.NET 3.0). I'll admit, I really don't know much of what.NET even is. The only thing I remember is a TV commercial from about ten years ago talking about.NET. Some guy was using a tablet computer, and selected the color of paint for a car or some shit.
I wasn't going to come out and say it, but yes, females tend to be more guilty than males at that. That's all it's good for though - getting through school. They memorize the facts or procedures for the topic they're currently learning about in a class, but once the class moves on, they forget just about everything. It's fine if all you care about is a good GPA, not so good if you care about learning.
The problem is students memorize procedures without fully understanding the mathematics
That sums it up quite nicely. Students learn one way of solving a problem and memorize how to crunch the numbers to get the expected answer. This always bugged me when I was in school too. As soon as something didn't fit in nicely with what they had already learned, they'd be clueless because they don't understand what each value represents or why values relate to each other in a certain way. They're not taught to think for themselves. I rarely ever did homework, but I had a good fundamental understanding of the concepts that were being taught, so I "learned" more and never once worried about staying up late to cram for a test. This applies to just about every school subject, but is most obvious in math.
We, as geeks, are often interested in unconventional ways of doing things, and what to do with our bodies after death is probably no exception. I'm sure many of us here have a desire for something other than the traditional funeral/casket/burial/headstone approach. I for one have always been intrigued by the idea of a Viking Funeral. Put my body on a wooden boat, send it out to sea, then shoot a FLAMING ARROW at it and watch it burn. Hell yeah. Though, I highly doubt I'll actually ever put that in my will.
Of course, there's also a lot of ultra-practicalists here who would say "who cares?".
Planning to commit a felony is against the law in itself, so those sorts of situations are already covered, as long as it can be proved that the plans were actually in place.re actually in place.
Not trying to disagree or anything, you may know something that I don't. I've just never heard of that before. As far as I know, conspiracy requires two or more people be involved (though charges may only be filed against one). If I were to hatch up a plan to kill you, and "agree" with myself to follow through with it, but don't necessarily take any actions towards doing it, is that really a crime and what would it be called?
An excellent read indeed, wish I had mod points. Smedley Butler is touted as a hero in Marine Corps boot camp. That's not inaccurate - he is a hero. He is one of the most decorated men in US Military history, with two Medals of Honor and a Brevet. What most Marines are not taught in boot camp is this side of him - when he started criticizing the motives behind the wars he was in (Philippines, Boxer Reb., Banana Wars) and was one of the first ones to talk about the Military Industrial Complex. Nor do they mention that he was essentially "in line" to be Commandant of the Marine Corps.. once again, until he started pointing out the collusion between Government and Big Business.
While I generally agree and would tell this guy "tough shit, should have been more careful, but it's only a game", I wouldn't say nothing of value was lost. These items do have a value which directly translates to a USD amount. So it is definitely arguable that they have a "real world value". Even if it was just ISK or another in game currency. Alternate currencies are legal and still have a real value. I think it would be interesting to see what a court would say on this. For example, if somebody had been in some way been defrauded out of $1200 worth of in-game items. Fraud is a crime, and it does not only apply to a US Dollar; it applies to any item or items of value. I would suspect most judges would throw the case out, as taking on a case like this could open the floodgates.
If Blizzard created a Boss that ate your subscription time if it killed you, and players knew about this aspect, and fought it anyway, no one would be furious.
Really?? Have you ever read the WoW forums? Anything that happens in game is Blizzards fault and there will be non-stop demands of "BLIZZ FIX THIS!!" A very small minority would have a voice of reason and say "tough shit"
And ultimately, by the time all this was done wouldn't Earth already be teetering on the brink of overpopulation, leading to wars for resources, global famine and zombie uprisings?
That's a good point. Many of the comments here (and general sentiment on this subject) reflect that notion that "We're just fine now, what's the rush?". The problem with that is it would be a LOT harder to organize a space colonization when there is some sort of impending doom on the Earth forcing us to leave.
And all of them are taking note of what the United States' attitude is, which is, instead of immediately saying these relevations are a serious concern, we never wanted to harm Afghan civilians or to bribe the media, as an example of one of the revelations in there, and we intend to launch an immediate investigation to understand this and compensate those people accordingly and change our procedures--that's what the rest of the world wants to hear. That's what Afghanistan, the people of Afghanistan want to hear.
It wouldn't have helped the U.S. much if they did this. These documents aren't new information for any higher command in the military or our government, so them issuing an apology or investigation now would be equivalent to saying "we're only doing something about these deaths because we got caught, because everybody found out about it via wikileaks".
Most (though not all) members of the military have at least a secret clearance. Though, technically if you put a classified document onto an unclassified computer (same applies to external hd's, thumbdrives, printers, etc), that computer is then itself classified. That is essentially what the Navy memo said. It's commonly referred to as a spill, as in classified information spills from a classified network to an unclassified network.
Given enough information, you can identify a person at a crosswalk, using the intersection cameras and mail them a fine. If it gets in the mail soon enough, it'll be at their house before they get home
Why bother with mail at that point? Modify already existing red light cameras to be able to view crossing pedestrians. When jay walking or some other crime is detected, automatically cross reference with facial recognition databases and email the offender a notification to pay a civil fine before they're even done crossing the street.
No, I'm not saying this will be happening in the near future or that anybody within government is trying to make this happen now, I'm simply stating the possibility of it. And as you said, the more ubiquitous the enabling technology becomes, the more likely it will be implemented (for your safety of course).
Not to mention nailing people for files on their computer does NOTHING to stop the production of kiddie porn. As always, law enforcement is focusing on the wrong end of the problem. They should be going after the guys who pervert children in making the kiddie porn. Why don't they do this? Oh, I get it -- too much work. Poor kids. Too much bother for Law Enforcement to go after the REAL perverts. Sorry, kiddies.
Indeed. Kiddie porn does not have a supply/demand. People will produce it regardless if anyone else wants it.
If we treated child porn as a virus then the only people left who would have large collections of child porn would be the individuals who actually like child porn.
Poor logic. I've seen plenty of people with large collections of viruses, despite having anti-virus software.
And the media will usually keep the alleged victim's identity anonymous at their request. It should go both ways, at least until a verdict is in. Our society is too anxious to label everyone as a criminal.
What will happen if they do comply? Surely that won't be the end of it with the Pentagon saying "Thanks guys, now have a nice day". It isn't in Wikileaks interest at all to comply. Furthermore, how can they possibly prove that they are in compliance with the Pentagon's demand? Between hidden files, already distributed encrypted files, stenography, other servers, it is impossible for them to prove compliance.
If the government was after me and I felt I might risk being picked up and "disappeared", I might suddenly decide to become a "fame whore", too. Get my name and face out there in every fucking place imaginable.
And he should do more of this. Most Americans still don't know who he is, and probably have heard very little about this story. He needs to get his name out there, and cultivate a much greater awareness so there will be a huge public outcry if anything unfortunate were to happen to him. Perhaps he should try out for American Idol.
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I do very little Windows work. I'm a Linux admin. I keep a Windows XP VM to manage my Xen and VMware servers. vSphere worked fine on it until I had to install .NET 3.0 on it a few months ago in order to install an IBM SAN management tool. Maybe it wasn't directly related to .NET - I didn't look into it too much. It was much easier to just make a new VM specifically for vSphere
I don't care how fucking old the tech is. If I rarely need to use it, it's not high on my list to spend time learning about.
I'm not saying I can't cope with it, I'm just saying it's a pain. I'm sure a lot of has to do with the fact that I'm not a Windows admin. I'm a Linux admin, so it's something I only come across every so often. Just about every sys admin I have worked with or have met has an overall negative opinion of .NET. That goes for Windows guys too. I have never heard any one of them say "Thank you Microsoft for blessing me with .NET".
Maybe the thing that has always bugged me is that you have these different "versions" that can all be installed at the same time. I understand why it might be necessary, it's just slightly counter-intuitive and not how one expects versioning to work.
I know there's no guarantee. I'm just bitching about it. It's just that .NET is the only thing I have had these type of problems with.
Make them bigger. More space to put stuff on them then anyway. Tostito's Restaurant style tortilla chips can fit much more guacamole and salsa on them than their bite size chips. Bigger is better when it comes to chips.
I want .NET to go away. It's a pain in the ass. Some programs require a certain version, but don't package it with the install. Some programs require a certain version and will break if you have a newer version of .NET installed (vSphere Client, for one example, requires .NET Framework 2.0 but will not work with .NET 3.0). I'll admit, I really don't know much of what .NET even is. The only thing I remember is a TV commercial from about ten years ago talking about .NET. Some guy was using a tablet computer, and selected the color of paint for a car or some shit.
I wasn't going to come out and say it, but yes, females tend to be more guilty than males at that. That's all it's good for though - getting through school. They memorize the facts or procedures for the topic they're currently learning about in a class, but once the class moves on, they forget just about everything. It's fine if all you care about is a good GPA, not so good if you care about learning.
The problem is students memorize procedures without fully understanding the mathematics
That sums it up quite nicely. Students learn one way of solving a problem and memorize how to crunch the numbers to get the expected answer. This always bugged me when I was in school too. As soon as something didn't fit in nicely with what they had already learned, they'd be clueless because they don't understand what each value represents or why values relate to each other in a certain way. They're not taught to think for themselves. I rarely ever did homework, but I had a good fundamental understanding of the concepts that were being taught, so I "learned" more and never once worried about staying up late to cram for a test. This applies to just about every school subject, but is most obvious in math.
We, as geeks, are often interested in unconventional ways of doing things, and what to do with our bodies after death is probably no exception. I'm sure many of us here have a desire for something other than the traditional funeral/casket/burial/headstone approach. I for one have always been intrigued by the idea of a Viking Funeral. Put my body on a wooden boat, send it out to sea, then shoot a FLAMING ARROW at it and watch it burn. Hell yeah. Though, I highly doubt I'll actually ever put that in my will.
Of course, there's also a lot of ultra-practicalists here who would say "who cares?".
If you're asking for a bt link for "War is a Racket", it's not needed. It's available in its entirety here.
Planning to commit a felony is against the law in itself, so those sorts of situations are already covered, as long as it can be proved that the plans were actually in place.re actually in place.
Not trying to disagree or anything, you may know something that I don't. I've just never heard of that before. As far as I know, conspiracy requires two or more people be involved (though charges may only be filed against one). If I were to hatch up a plan to kill you, and "agree" with myself to follow through with it, but don't necessarily take any actions towards doing it, is that really a crime and what would it be called?
An excellent read indeed, wish I had mod points. Smedley Butler is touted as a hero in Marine Corps boot camp. That's not inaccurate - he is a hero. He is one of the most decorated men in US Military history, with two Medals of Honor and a Brevet. What most Marines are not taught in boot camp is this side of him - when he started criticizing the motives behind the wars he was in (Philippines, Boxer Reb., Banana Wars) and was one of the first ones to talk about the Military Industrial Complex. Nor do they mention that he was essentially "in line" to be Commandant of the Marine Corps.. once again, until he started pointing out the collusion between Government and Big Business.
He truly is a forgotten hero.
Which, they of course paid back on Tuesday.
While I generally agree and would tell this guy "tough shit, should have been more careful, but it's only a game", I wouldn't say nothing of value was lost. These items do have a value which directly translates to a USD amount. So it is definitely arguable that they have a "real world value". Even if it was just ISK or another in game currency. Alternate currencies are legal and still have a real value. I think it would be interesting to see what a court would say on this. For example, if somebody had been in some way been defrauded out of $1200 worth of in-game items. Fraud is a crime, and it does not only apply to a US Dollar; it applies to any item or items of value. I would suspect most judges would throw the case out, as taking on a case like this could open the floodgates.
I am not a lawyer, nor have I ever played EVE
If Blizzard created a Boss that ate your subscription time if it killed you, and players knew about this aspect, and fought it anyway, no one would be furious.
Really?? Have you ever read the WoW forums? Anything that happens in game is Blizzards fault and there will be non-stop demands of "BLIZZ FIX THIS!!" A very small minority would have a voice of reason and say "tough shit"
And ultimately, by the time all this was done wouldn't Earth already be teetering on the brink of overpopulation, leading to wars for resources, global famine and zombie uprisings?
That's a good point. Many of the comments here (and general sentiment on this subject) reflect that notion that "We're just fine now, what's the rush?". The problem with that is it would be a LOT harder to organize a space colonization when there is some sort of impending doom on the Earth forcing us to leave.
We have that ability: LSD
And all of them are taking note of what the United States' attitude is, which is, instead of immediately saying these relevations are a serious concern, we never wanted to harm Afghan civilians or to bribe the media, as an example of one of the revelations in there, and we intend to launch an immediate investigation to understand this and compensate those people accordingly and change our procedures--that's what the rest of the world wants to hear. That's what Afghanistan, the people of Afghanistan want to hear.
It wouldn't have helped the U.S. much if they did this. These documents aren't new information for any higher command in the military or our government, so them issuing an apology or investigation now would be equivalent to saying "we're only doing something about these deaths because we got caught, because everybody found out about it via wikileaks".
Most (though not all) members of the military have at least a secret clearance. Though, technically if you put a classified document onto an unclassified computer (same applies to external hd's, thumbdrives, printers, etc), that computer is then itself classified. That is essentially what the Navy memo said. It's commonly referred to as a spill, as in classified information spills from a classified network to an unclassified network.
Given enough information, you can identify a person at a crosswalk, using the intersection cameras and mail them a fine. If it gets in the mail soon enough, it'll be at their house before they get home
Why bother with mail at that point? Modify already existing red light cameras to be able to view crossing pedestrians. When jay walking or some other crime is detected, automatically cross reference with facial recognition databases and email the offender a notification to pay a civil fine before they're even done crossing the street.
No, I'm not saying this will be happening in the near future or that anybody within government is trying to make this happen now, I'm simply stating the possibility of it. And as you said, the more ubiquitous the enabling technology becomes, the more likely it will be implemented (for your safety of course).
Not to mention nailing people for files on their computer does NOTHING to stop the production of kiddie porn. As always, law enforcement is focusing on the wrong end of the problem. They should be going after the guys who pervert children in making the kiddie porn. Why don't they do this? Oh, I get it -- too much work. Poor kids. Too much bother for Law Enforcement to go after the REAL perverts. Sorry, kiddies.
Indeed. Kiddie porn does not have a supply/demand. People will produce it regardless if anyone else wants it.
If we treated child porn as a virus then the only people left who would have large collections of child porn would be the individuals who actually like child porn.
Poor logic. I've seen plenty of people with large collections of viruses, despite having anti-virus software.
And the media will usually keep the alleged victim's identity anonymous at their request. It should go both ways, at least until a verdict is in. Our society is too anxious to label everyone as a criminal.
What will happen if they do comply? Surely that won't be the end of it with the Pentagon saying "Thanks guys, now have a nice day". It isn't in Wikileaks interest at all to comply. Furthermore, how can they possibly prove that they are in compliance with the Pentagon's demand? Between hidden files, already distributed encrypted files, stenography, other servers, it is impossible for them to prove compliance.
Sooo... why would they do that? What purpose would that possible serve?
If the government was after me and I felt I might risk being picked up and "disappeared", I might suddenly decide to become a "fame whore", too. Get my name and face out there in every fucking place imaginable.
And he should do more of this. Most Americans still don't know who he is, and probably have heard very little about this story. He needs to get his name out there, and cultivate a much greater awareness so there will be a huge public outcry if anything unfortunate were to happen to him. Perhaps he should try out for American Idol.