"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger."
-- Herman Goering
Um, no. I clear international security in the US, fly to Heathrow, never leaving the secure international area. I'm herded back through a body scanner (shoes x-rayed, again) and bag screen again, (only one carry on allowed, even women's purses have to be stuffed into their other carry on), my (unopened) bottled water is confiscated, odds about 1 in 10 I have to unpack my carry on for a human inspection, present passport and boarding pass, etc. - all to be allowed back into the secure international gate area so I can board my connecting flight. That's what I'm talking about.
Getting up at 4:00 AM or so to watch the first shuttle launch.
Dan Rather, new at the job of anchoring liftoffs, said: (I am not making this up)
"The skies are clear this morning, so we should be seeing some spectacular entrails...."
So the question facing Microsoft when they choose whether to make that offer, is: Would they rather have the $1,000, or the exploit? What responsible company could possibly choose "the $1,000"?
The short answer is that Microsoft just doesn't give a damn. They fix security holes when forced to. If they were a grocer, you'd have to prove to them that you have shit before they'd sell you toilet paper.
I can't agree. The Manhatten Project was special in the speed in which it was developed. The fact that it (slightly) advanced science at the same time was incedental. Again, it was the people in power who collected the cream of the crop scientists to build it - quickly. Perhaps I should have used H-bombs or neutron bombs as an example, as they didn't present the level of challenge that the A-bomb did.
My point remains - "educating" geeks to be socially responsible for what they build or invent doesn't help, as it's hardly ever the geeks who decide what is to be built.
...how you should go about teaching engineers and computer scientists to think about user acceptance and social adoption...
Nonsense. Engineers, computer scientists, hell, tech geeks of any kind build what those in power want them to build. If they don't, we'll find a geek who will. Do you suppose A-bombs, nerve gas, "weaponized" anthrax, etc. came about any other way?
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Quantum computers, sure. Quantum Internet? Drop the crack pipe and back away from the keyboard!
When an eel bites your face, that's a moray.
My God, whoever modded that "troll" wasn't paying attention... errrr, never mind.
Um, no. I clear international security in the US, fly to Heathrow, never leaving the secure international area. I'm herded back through a body scanner (shoes x-rayed, again) and bag screen again, (only one carry on allowed, even women's purses have to be stuffed into their other carry on), my (unopened) bottled water is confiscated, odds about 1 in 10 I have to unpack my carry on for a human inspection, present passport and boarding pass, etc. - all to be allowed back into the secure international gate area so I can board my connecting flight. That's what I'm talking about.
It's already far, far more painful to simply change planes at Heathrow than it is to fly domestically in the US - which isn't any picnic, either.
So is Oklahoma. Unfortunately, he's lost in Nevada.
Getting up at 4:00 AM or so to watch the first shuttle launch.
Dan Rather, new at the job of anchoring liftoffs, said: (I am not making this up)
"The skies are clear this morning, so we should be seeing some spectacular entrails...."
While I'll grant that Dr. McCoy is important to the /. community, I'll submit that titties and beer are sacred.
If it really was a 3D representation of my brain, all you'd see would be tits and code (and maybe some beer).
"Gee Wally, that's a pretty obscure reference in this day and age."
What was the name of that old Dig-it-all labs site that Compaq and later, HP disappeared?
That's because it's still the middle ages in the Islamic world.
Call me when it can run Emacs.
Oh... Only 8Gb RAM. Never mind.
Sorry, what is this arse feed thing which you refer to?
<clack....clack....clack>
"That's a inside giraffe, king me."
I can't agree. The Manhatten Project was special in the speed in which it was developed. The fact that it (slightly) advanced science at the same time was incedental. Again, it was the people in power who collected the cream of the crop scientists to build it - quickly. Perhaps I should have used H-bombs or neutron bombs as an example, as they didn't present the level of challenge that the A-bomb did.
My point remains - "educating" geeks to be socially responsible for what they build or invent doesn't help, as it's hardly ever the geeks who decide what is to be built.
OK, I'll hold my breath, because Microsoft always ships on schedule.
We can't get the Slashdot 'editors' to read the summaries before posting the stories.