but that is just in the short term in the long term, however, they have more constrains on decision which "might" make them "evil" since now they have to worry about market shares and stuff
considering the amount of resource they will use in sf.net, i won't mind them to have project hanging around there. If they have their own server using a different domain name, it is less likely for other people to find the project than having it in sf.net. And would you choose another domain popping up or would you choose project in sf.net that are monitored by thousands of users?
but is this much to do with firefox? or is it because nowadays people just love eye candies (just like me)? if you also compare the graphics improvement, you will know where your processing power went. You also have to consider the amount of functionality increased with current software.
I agree with you up to a certain extend. This is since in reality, they don't know what you are interested in. on the privacy side, if they didn't record the "term I searched for" then it is fine. But I do agree with you since no one knows what they are doing after they get that information from you.
though most users ignore the ads but some users do really click through. It is just like TV advert since they can't force you to watch the advert. They would have a statistics by the time of click through rate i presume and the business would decide
yep, and without physics, we will still be able to do research in biology with our bare hand.
I just want to let you know that Folding@home might be important but not to a point that it is a must. Human can still survive without it. However, other research field do sometimes indirectly benefit, say Folding@Home, because of more tools available for research.
I didn't RTFA but if Folding@Home is doing research on curing diseases then at some point proving GR is more important (they can be done parallel anyway).
Imagine there is a meteroite crashing into earth in 30 years time. Researching in human isn't going to help but GR might possibly do.
This situation is very unlikely but one can always hope:p
I think this is a good move for EU since it does not benefit them at all nor their citizen. US, on the other hand, do benefit even if they (US) passed the law since the M$ is in US itself thus also paying tax to the US.
consider the amount of effort to break the algorithm when compared to the reward, it appears the reward won't be attractive enough for hackers to break it.
It would server great as a bonus in research though
yes. Imagine if there is an equally exploitable hole in both linux and window. One of the OS released a patch and the other didn't. Assuming the administrator is doing his job by updating the OS on, say next day. Which one is more secure, the one that released a patch early or the one releasing late?
An OS is secure or not can only be decided by how fast they patch their system. But whether THAT machine is secure or not will be decided by the admin though.
not sure if you find firefox a real annoyance but in case you want to try out, install a plugin called easy gesture (the pie menu thing with middle mouse click). It really speed up my browsing experience by alot, not to mention closing a tab is a breeze.
only refers to trojan and virus, it doesn't care about hijacker, spywares, adware etc.
In this certificate thing, is it verisign that doesn't care about user's "safety" on the net or is it microsoft that don't bother what verisign does since this is just something to promote that windows are safe?
I would trust program that aren't signed more than signed ones
and combining opinions, I got the following conclusion:
asexual have better efficiency (only require one organism) while sexual reproduction have larger diversity.
Under small population, asexual dominate due to it mutate better while sexual reproduction, even thought it gives more changes to genes, are inefficient.
However in large population, the efficiency of sexual reproduction increases due to the higher population density (higher chance to find a partner) thus efficiency are less of an issue. This lead to sexual reproduction dominate since it gives more changes to genes.
Even though it might bring along both good and bad genes, there are competitions which bring down those bad genes significantly.
That was the old thought. For years now, scientists have been doubting that theory. The work with the digital life has shown that, while it confers more genetic variety, it also allows more genetic damage to collect.
but they have also to consider that there are competitions which takes out most, if not all, of the damage from mutation.
i didn't say their manager are dumb. It is just what a company is for, profit. Adding more functions and writing next version is going to bring direct profit thus is the first thing in their mind. Security fix is behind that in the agenda. Their manager knows what is important for the company and how to earn money thus the are smart managers. Their programmers know how to solve problems thus they are good programmers. However, because having to make profit being the top of priority list, they prefer to spend more resource on throwing out new version rather than trying to make it bug free. This is also where OSS is different from properity software.
I don't think it is necessary for him to owe any options for him to said that. I have alway agree that m$ guys are very creative and smart, no doubt on that. What makes the software appearing in the market in a "not-so-ready" stage are decisions made by management, not because of programmers themselves.
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but that is just in the short term
in the long term, however, they have more constrains on decision which "might" make them "evil" since now they have to worry about market shares and stuff
considering the amount of resource they will use in sf.net, i won't mind them to have project hanging around there. If they have their own server using a different domain name, it is less likely for other people to find the project than having it in sf.net. And would you choose another domain popping up or would you choose project in sf.net that are monitored by thousands of users?
but is this much to do with firefox? or is it because nowadays people just love eye candies (just like me)? if you also compare the graphics improvement, you will know where your processing power went. You also have to consider the amount of functionality increased with current software.
and RIAA whole team in charge of copyright laws
I better go and patent it now
I agree with you up to a certain extend. This is since in reality, they don't know what you are interested in. on the privacy side, if they didn't record the "term I searched for" then it is fine. But I do agree with you since no one knows what they are doing after they get that information from you.
though most users ignore the ads but some users do really click through. It is just like TV advert since they can't force you to watch the advert. They would have a statistics by the time of click through rate i presume and the business would decide
i think it might be some toolbar stuff appearing at the bottom of the screen so adblock might not be able to help
but i could be wrong
yep, and without physics, we will still be able to do research in biology with our bare hand.
I just want to let you know that Folding@home might be important but not to a point that it is a must. Human can still survive without it. However, other research field do sometimes indirectly benefit, say Folding@Home, because of more tools available for research.
I didn't RTFA but if Folding@Home is doing research on curing diseases then at some point proving GR is more important (they can be done parallel anyway).
:p
Imagine there is a meteroite crashing into earth in 30 years time. Researching in human isn't going to help but GR might possibly do.
This situation is very unlikely but one can always hope
I think this is a good move for EU since it does not benefit them at all nor their citizen. US, on the other hand, do benefit even if they (US) passed the law since the M$ is in US itself thus also paying tax to the US.
consider the amount of effort to break the algorithm when compared to the reward, it appears the reward won't be attractive enough for hackers to break it.
It would server great as a bonus in research though
yes. Imagine if there is an equally exploitable hole in both linux and window. One of the OS released a patch and the other didn't. Assuming the administrator is doing his job by updating the OS on, say next day. Which one is more secure, the one that released a patch early or the one releasing late?
An OS is secure or not can only be decided by how fast they patch their system. But whether THAT machine is secure or not will be decided by the admin though.
or check out http://spamgourmet.com/, similar method with more functionality and without the need to setup a server
not sure if you find firefox a real annoyance but in case you want to try out, install a plugin called easy gesture (the pie menu thing with middle mouse click). It really speed up my browsing experience by alot, not to mention closing a tab is a breeze.
Apart from 6680 and 6681
Guess RIAA won't notice this since she didn't make any cash for it
monopoly!!!
or HIV Reduced Virus Edition?
only refers to trojan and virus, it doesn't care about hijacker, spywares, adware etc.
In this certificate thing, is it verisign that doesn't care about user's "safety" on the net or is it microsoft that don't bother what verisign does since this is just something to promote that windows are safe?
I would trust program that aren't signed more than signed ones
and combining opinions, I got the following conclusion:
asexual have better efficiency (only require one organism) while sexual reproduction have larger diversity.
Under small population, asexual dominate due to it mutate better while sexual reproduction, even thought it gives more changes to genes, are inefficient.
However in large population, the efficiency of sexual reproduction increases due to the higher population density (higher chance to find a partner) thus efficiency are less of an issue. This lead to sexual reproduction dominate since it gives more changes to genes.
Even though it might bring along both good and bad genes, there are competitions which bring down those bad genes significantly.
but they have also to consider that there are competitions which takes out most, if not all, of the damage from mutation.
i didn't say their manager are dumb. It is just what a company is for, profit. Adding more functions and writing next version is going to bring direct profit thus is the first thing in their mind. Security fix is behind that in the agenda. Their manager knows what is important for the company and how to earn money thus the are smart managers. Their programmers know how to solve problems thus they are good programmers. However, because having to make profit being the top of priority list, they prefer to spend more resource on throwing out new version rather than trying to make it bug free. This is also where OSS is different from properity software.
to add to my parent, there are web-services such as msn search (advert revenue), hotmail (paid accounts) and such
I don't think it is necessary for him to owe any options for him to said that. I have alway agree that m$ guys are very creative and smart, no doubt on that. What makes the software appearing in the market in a "not-so-ready" stage are decisions made by management, not because of programmers themselves.