He has successfully managed a national campaign that defeated the established Democratic political machine. I'd say that was a pretty good display of his executive and political skills, both necessary for a successful presidency.
Most users (in light of your clarification, I would bump my estimate up to >99%) are only one click away from malware infection.
If they had to provide a credential to use UAC (which is not the default), they would have time to think about what they are doing and would hopefully be less likely to perform admin actions arbitrarily.
One-click access to admin rights is certainly convenient, but it just as certainly not a sound security practice. The Windows botnet problem is not going to get any better due to Vista's "enhanced" security theater.
It takes a conscious effort to set up Vista that way.
I know, because I walked my son through the last part of the Vista setup when he got a new laptop.
The first user that is created is an admin. If you want to set up a non-admin, then you have to go back after the wizard is finished and set one up. Most people just start using the system after the wizard is finished and never set up a normal user (which, BTW is much less obvious how to do than it should be).
This renders the UAC pretty much useless, since it pops up and you just click on it and are never prompted for an admin password.
It's a typical half-assed Microsoft move. They had the opportunity to redesign the wizard to walk users through creating a normal account in addition to the admin account, but they didn't do it.
So most users (I would venture >95%) are one click away from malware.
Pump an bunch of water, what could possibly go wrong? That might have worked in the middle ages but solar power demands efficient storage. There isn't enough to go around as it is, and you want to burn it moving tons of water? What about the pump's efficiency? What about the friction in the pipes? In the words of Samir Naehninejhad: Tom, this idea, this is horrible.
Pump storage is actually very efficient, something on the order of 70-85% efficient....
I dunno. Most of the science that we can do and should do, do not currently require manned expeditions to mars. Those include developing a sustainable living environment (which we have trouble doing here on earth) and faster modes of transportation (otherwise your asking for people to spend up to 10 years in space with minimal human contact).
I think the sustainable living environment is the biggest hurdle. We're still a long way from being able to develop the reliable, sustainable systems that will be necessary for long-term human space travel.
The ISS experience has given us some insight into just how difficult this problem is. On a long-term mission, something as simple as a failure in the toilet system could start a cascade of events that end in disaster.
From what I've seen so far, I seriously doubt that we're anywhere close to being able to build the complex systems that are required for long-term human space travel with anything like the level of sustainability necessary for operation without any kind of re-supply capability.
However, the iron is created by fusion, and the neutrons come (I think) from photodisintegration of atoms (also fusion by-products) that are knocked apart by the high-energy gamma rays that are generated by gravitational collapse that occurs when fusion stops producing enough radiation pressure to balance the mass of the star.
Since it was fusion that set up the gravitational potential in the first place, I would argue that it is still ultimately all fusion.
So nuclear is stellar, not solar (Earth and Sol originated from the same cloud of material at roughly the same time). But as you mention, it all comes from fusion.
Everything I have read on wind power shows it to be incredibly infeasible.
Hmmm, seems to be feasible in Europe. Germany currently gets over 14% of its energy from renewable sources. That's not projected, that is *right now*.
He also listed biofuel as generator option which is frankly frightening.
I agree that any biofuel solution that competes with food resources is a bad idea, but there are other ways of generating biofuel (ie., algae) that seem sound.
You are correct, except that the GP stated that he hoped Reiser would be brutalized and savaged.
Advocating that is sociopathic.
The punishment for murder that our society has agreed on is time in prison, nothing more.
If you want to see the punishment for a crime to be rape, then you should act to get the law changed to provide that punishment. Otherwise, STFU about wishing that on anyone.
I hope he is brutalized in prison. Brutalized and savaged.
I was with you up to this point.
There's this little part of the Constitution you are ignoring that forbids "cruel and unusual punishment". 15 to life in prison is not cruel and unusual punishment. Being brutalized and savaged is cruel and unusual punishment.
Why not just hand him to the mob to string him up and teach him a lesson?
Your comment makes me think that you (and whoever modded you insightful) are a bit of a sociopath who is willing to shred the Constitution and pull out that old canard, "think of the children!".
The real danger with nuclear is political, not technical. Yes, we can set up breeders and reprocessing and they are efficient and don't produce CO2.
But then what happens when a country like Iran (or say, Cuba) decides that they should be able to do the same thing? Why not, they don't want to miss out on all the nuclear goodness, who's to say the US has the right to do it and they don't? After all, there is only one country that has actually used nuclear weapons in wartime.
Unfortunately, all that breeder goodness is also great for producing weapons material, and the US doesn't like the idea of less-than-friendly-to-the-US countries having the means to produce weapons material.
The subsidies are a temporary measure that serve to kick-start the build-out of the infrastructure to support a new market in the face of opposing forces, such as cheap coal or subsidized nuclear.
IMHO, "free" markets are not always the most efficient way to achieve change, especially when there is a large capital barrier to entry.
Whoops, I just realized that tidal isn't solar, my bad, it's lunar. Nuclear is solar, just not from our current star, so in that sense I guess tidal could be construed as solar, but that's a bit of a stretch.
Tidal/geothermal power are much more constant and predictable sources than solar or wind. However, I think all of these renewable technologies are each a piece of the overall energy puzzle. Solar, Wind, Tidal, Geothermal...they've all got strengths and individual industries working for them. The current model of a dominant source is fading away into a more diversified energy market. "Never put all your eggs in one basket", as they say.
Just to expand on that a little, we have to accept that there is no silver bullet that is going to give us a single source of renewable energy (yes, I know that it is ultimately all solar). The sun only shines during the day. The wind doesn't blow consistently. Every renewable source has strengths and weaknesses
But, if you can come up with enough ten-percent solutions, you can get there eventually, with the added benefit of distributed generation.
Heck, Germany is already up to 14.5 percent renewable sources, and it isn't particularly sunny or windy there.
Change isn't cheap or easy, but it will be necessary to move to the next level of civilization.
Slashdot Mirror
Our galaxy is 100,000 light-years in diameter. The nearest galaxy of any size is over 2.5 million light-years away.
Heck, the distance to the next arm of our own galaxy is 6,500 light-years.
There aren't very many stars within 500 light-years of earth...
Obviously someone who knows what women want. Mod parent up!
He has successfully managed a national campaign that defeated the established Democratic political machine. I'd say that was a pretty good display of his executive and political skills, both necessary for a successful presidency.
Maybe it's just me, but ads on sites like Digg or Slashdot don't even remotely bother me. Who am I to block their ads when I'm receiving free content?
Considering that I'm also -providing- content, I don't feel too bad.
Slashdot would be nothing special without the comments...
Just utterly, completely impractical.
It would essentially make the computer non-functional for the home user, which means they wouldnt buy computers, etc etc.
You're right.
I guess that's why nobody buys computers from Apple...
My main point still stands.
Most users (in light of your clarification, I would bump my estimate up to >99%) are only one click away from malware infection.
If they had to provide a credential to use UAC (which is not the default), they would have time to think about what they are doing and would hopefully be less likely to perform admin actions arbitrarily.
One-click access to admin rights is certainly convenient, but it just as certainly not a sound security practice. The Windows botnet problem is not going to get any better due to Vista's "enhanced" security theater.
I use Vista and I run in Vista as a normal user.
That puts you in the minority.
It takes a conscious effort to set up Vista that way.
I know, because I walked my son through the last part of the Vista setup when he got a new laptop.
The first user that is created is an admin. If you want to set up a non-admin, then you have to go back after the wizard is finished and set one up. Most people just start using the system after the wizard is finished and never set up a normal user (which, BTW is much less obvious how to do than it should be).
This renders the UAC pretty much useless, since it pops up and you just click on it and are never prompted for an admin password.
It's a typical half-assed Microsoft move. They had the opportunity to redesign the wizard to walk users through creating a normal account in addition to the admin account, but they didn't do it.
So most users (I would venture >95%) are one click away from malware.
With experience, you can figure out a pretty slim install. Yes, it takes some effort. Once you do, I think it is easier to harden than Linux.
If you replace a few choice utils with their GNU counterparts, Solaris is just fine to use. You can have the best of both worlds.
Another plus for stored procedures. You can grant rights to SPs without granting rights to the underlying tables.
Looks like it's the back shell and parachute that the lander ejected before the powered landing.
Pump an bunch of water, what could possibly go wrong? That might have worked in the middle ages but solar power demands efficient storage. There isn't enough to go around as it is, and you want to burn it moving tons of water? What about the pump's efficiency? What about the friction in the pipes? In the words of Samir Naehninejhad: Tom, this idea, this is horrible.
Pump storage is actually very efficient, something on the order of 70-85% efficient....
I dunno. Most of the science that we can do and should do, do not currently require manned expeditions to mars. Those include developing a sustainable living environment (which we have trouble doing here on earth) and faster modes of transportation (otherwise your asking for people to spend up to 10 years in space with minimal human contact).
I think the sustainable living environment is the biggest hurdle. We're still a long way from being able to develop the reliable, sustainable systems that will be necessary for long-term human space travel.
The ISS experience has given us some insight into just how difficult this problem is. On a long-term mission, something as simple as a failure in the toilet system could start a cascade of events that end in disaster.
From what I've seen so far, I seriously doubt that we're anywhere close to being able to build the complex systems that are required for long-term human space travel with anything like the level of sustainability necessary for operation without any kind of re-supply capability.
Yes, r process nucleosynthesis.
However, the iron is created by fusion, and the neutrons come (I think) from photodisintegration of atoms (also fusion by-products) that are knocked apart by the high-energy gamma rays that are generated by gravitational collapse that occurs when fusion stops producing enough radiation pressure to balance the mass of the star.
Since it was fusion that set up the gravitational potential in the first place, I would argue that it is still ultimately all fusion.
Solar refers to our star, Sol.
Stellar refers to any star.
So nuclear is stellar, not solar (Earth and Sol originated from the same cloud of material at roughly the same time). But as you mention, it all comes from fusion.
Everything I have read on wind power shows it to be incredibly infeasible.
Hmmm, seems to be feasible in Europe. Germany currently gets over 14% of its energy from renewable sources. That's not projected, that is *right now*.
He also listed biofuel as generator option which is frankly frightening.
I agree that any biofuel solution that competes with food resources is a bad idea, but there are other ways of generating biofuel (ie., algae) that seem sound.
Nuclear is also not solar. But ultimately, all energy (including geothermal and nuclear) is of stellar origin.
You are correct, except that the GP stated that he hoped Reiser would be brutalized and savaged.
Advocating that is sociopathic.
The punishment for murder that our society has agreed on is time in prison, nothing more.
If you want to see the punishment for a crime to be rape, then you should act to get the law changed to provide that punishment. Otherwise, STFU about wishing that on anyone.
I hope he is brutalized in prison. Brutalized and savaged.
I was with you up to this point.
There's this little part of the Constitution you are ignoring that forbids "cruel and unusual punishment". 15 to life in prison is not cruel and unusual punishment. Being brutalized and savaged is cruel and unusual punishment.
Why not just hand him to the mob to string him up and teach him a lesson?
Your comment makes me think that you (and whoever modded you insightful) are a bit of a sociopath who is willing to shred the Constitution and pull out that old canard, "think of the children!".
"Oh fuck off", indeed...
You're thinking of tremolo...
The real danger with nuclear is political, not technical. Yes, we can set up breeders and reprocessing and they are efficient and don't produce CO2.
But then what happens when a country like Iran (or say, Cuba) decides that they should be able to do the same thing? Why not, they don't want to miss out on all the nuclear goodness, who's to say the US has the right to do it and they don't? After all, there is only one country that has actually used nuclear weapons in wartime.
Unfortunately, all that breeder goodness is also great for producing weapons material, and the US doesn't like the idea of less-than-friendly-to-the-US countries having the means to produce weapons material.
What's the practical solution to that problem?
The subsidies are a temporary measure that serve to kick-start the build-out of the infrastructure to support a new market in the face of opposing forces, such as cheap coal or subsidized nuclear.
IMHO, "free" markets are not always the most efficient way to achieve change, especially when there is a large capital barrier to entry.
Whoops, I just realized that tidal isn't solar, my bad, it's lunar. Nuclear is solar, just not from our current star, so in that sense I guess tidal could be construed as solar, but that's a bit of a stretch.
Like Dr. Sagan said, "We are star stuff"...
Just to expand on that a little, we have to accept that there is no silver bullet that is going to give us a single source of renewable energy (yes, I know that it is ultimately all solar). The sun only shines during the day. The wind doesn't blow consistently. Every renewable source has strengths and weaknesses
But, if you can come up with enough ten-percent solutions, you can get there eventually, with the added benefit of distributed generation.
Heck, Germany is already up to 14.5 percent renewable sources, and it isn't particularly sunny or windy there.
Change isn't cheap or easy, but it will be necessary to move to the next level of civilization.
Posting to undo accidental incorrect mod....