Interesting choice of country. I work for one of the world's largest companies, and we host a significant portion of our EMEA-based processing out of Warsaw.
Do you have any justification for thinking that a Poland-based datacentre may be any less reliable than one in London or New York?
Just because the OS requires a 64-bit processor, doesn't mean that 32-bit apps won't run in a virtual machine environment, much the way that 16-bit apps run in the wowexec VM on Microsoft's current 32-bit OSs.
The problem with [Insert MMORPG Here] is that there's nothing to do after level [Insert Max Level]. There's only [Blah] in the entire game and the [Blah] of it isn't all that great. Once you've done it, though, that's it. There's nothing else, other than running lower-level missions.
The game has many novel features. First, every single NPC in the game has its own life cycle including eating meals, working, sleeping, idle activities (note that I said idle activities, not just idle actions such as those in Far Cry). This enhances the 'immersion' factor, which was a VERY big part of Morrowind. Oblivion takes place over a fairly large amount of land (the # of sq. mi. is at Oblivion's website), has a weather system, open-endedness that Morrowind had (feels a lot like Fallout in the sense that you have lots of stuff to do other than the 'main quest').
All of that was in Ultima VII, ten years ago.
What you're actually saying is that they've done impressive things with the graphics - whoopdedoo.
Back to what you were saying, if you have a system that could cause damage or whatever, then you start by writing your output routines, and you create rules to govern the machine (i.e. outputs A and B can't come on at the same time, or output C can't exceed this value). Then you write another module that monitors the inputs AND outputs looking for fault conditions that shuts down the machine if you do anything dangerous. Only this part of the code needs to be signed off by an engineer. Typically it's simple code, and easy to prove correct, with peer review. Then you write other modules that essentially make requests through the safety checks to do anything. You don't have to review the complex other code so much, because your output stage should catch any mistakes.
Unfortunately, what's missing there is the process for validating your decision-making criteria. You wrote the rules ("Output C cannot exceed this value"), and you coded for these rules, and you haven't mentioned anyone signing off or quality checking these criteria. Requirements definition and validation is an utterly vital part of any software project.
People should switch to GNU/Linux because they value their freedom, not because there's more apps, or because the TCO is lower.
People shouldn't use Linux because it offers them more as an OS? Idealism is the only valid reason for switching to Linux? Sorry, but that's a retarded point of view.
The point is that the CVV2 number is printed on the card, but not held electronically. This means that card copying/skimming will not allow someone to create a copy that has the CVV2 number.
It's time to realise that the word "Service" in the phrase "Denial of Service" has nothing to do with services on a machine. Service is being used in the same context as it would if you were getting service in a restaurant.
Without France the US may not have existed but then you Yanks find it convenient to forget this just because they wouldn't kiss your ass over the unnecessary war in Iraq.
Actually it was people like Thomas Paine, an American, who inspired revolutionaries in both the US and France
I think the GP was probably referring to LaFayette.
Not quite. Agnosticism is the fundamental belief that it is impossible to know, one way or the other, whether there is or is not any form of divine being.
However, you are right in that atheism requires an article of faith, whereas agnosticism does not.
In a terrorist organizations stable of bombbuilders, gurillas, and the like, they have room for a PR flack?
Absolutely. That's the point of terrorism. The point of this attack is not to kill a couple of hundred people. The point is to strike terror into the hearts of a couple of million people. Claiming responsibility and making threats are a key part of that.
The Government switches off mobiles in London automatically in any state of emergency (terror-related or otherwise) to keep the spectrum free for the emergency services.
"The Government" has no ability to shut off mobiles. The networks have reprioritised to allow calls by or to the emergency services priority over other calls. This can have the effect of preventing access by other users.
None of the networks were turned off. Priorities were shifted so that usage by the emergency services and people calling 999 were given priority. Lower priority calls were allowed to be bumped off.
While I quite agree with what you say, it's not really any different to the practice of charging a TV licence fee in the UK.
The analogue TV signal is broadcast unencrypted across the nation, yet I am forced to pay an annual charge for it if I have equipment capable of receiving and displaying the signal.
My firm removes the USB storage drivers from all workstation builds, blocks access to gmail/hotmail etc, does not allow workstations with CD/DVD burners, and any external CD/DVD burners require logged usage and to be locked away when not in use.
No-one has the rights to install any encryption software on their workstations, and all mailboxes are backup up and kept for many years.
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Oh, the irony of that is just superb.
Yes you can - just be an OEM.
Interesting choice of country. I work for one of the world's largest companies, and we host a significant portion of our EMEA-based processing out of Warsaw.
Do you have any justification for thinking that a Poland-based datacentre may be any less reliable than one in London or New York?
Just because the OS requires a 64-bit processor, doesn't mean that 32-bit apps won't run in a virtual machine environment, much the way that 16-bit apps run in the wowexec VM on Microsoft's current 32-bit OSs.
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The problem with [Insert MMORPG Here] is that there's nothing to do after level [Insert Max Level]. There's only [Blah] in the entire game and the [Blah] of it isn't all that great. Once you've done it, though, that's it. There's nothing else, other than running lower-level missions.
What you're actually saying is that they've done impressive things with the graphics - whoopdedoo.
Not a bug. Bad specification and bad design.
People shouldn't use Linux because it offers them more as an OS? Idealism is the only valid reason for switching to Linux?
Sorry, but that's a retarded point of view.
The point is that the CVV2 number is printed on the card, but not held electronically. This means that card copying/skimming will not allow someone to create a copy that has the CVV2 number.
It's time to realise that the word "Service" in the phrase "Denial of Service" has nothing to do with services on a machine. Service is being used in the same context as it would if you were getting service in a restaurant.
Microsoft's new anti-virus/anti-spyware should be called "Windows XP SP3" and it should be free. We didn't pay for software that almost works.
Riiiight - so they could then get their tits sued off by all the security firms for anti-competitive bundling of free products?
Like the Harrier GR7, you mean?
Not quite. Agnosticism is the fundamental belief that it is impossible to know, one way or the other, whether there is or is not any form of divine being.
However, you are right in that atheism requires an article of faith, whereas agnosticism does not.
Terminal services for administration is a free component included with W2K & W2K3 server. There are also RDP clients available for linux.
Absolutely. That's the point of terrorism. The point of this attack is not to kill a couple of hundred people. The point is to strike terror into the hearts of a couple of million people. Claiming responsibility and making threats are a key part of that.
Also, PR = recruitment = more bombbuilders.
"The Government" has no ability to shut off mobiles. The networks have reprioritised to allow calls by or to the emergency services priority over other calls. This can have the effect of preventing access by other users.
None of the networks were turned off. Priorities were shifted so that usage by the emergency services and people calling 999 were given priority. Lower priority calls were allowed to be bumped off.
It is more likely that the one on the bus was intended for a tube station, but exploded early. It is not believed that the bus was a specific target.
While I quite agree with what you say, it's not really any different to the practice of charging a TV licence fee in the UK.
The analogue TV signal is broadcast unencrypted across the nation, yet I am forced to pay an annual charge for it if I have equipment capable of receiving and displaying the signal.
How? Unless she's on legal aid, surely she'll have to pay court costs if she loses?
My firm removes the USB storage drivers from all workstation builds, blocks access to gmail/hotmail etc, does not allow workstations with CD/DVD burners, and any external CD/DVD burners require logged usage and to be locked away when not in use.
No-one has the rights to install any encryption software on their workstations, and all mailboxes are backup up and kept for many years.
That's what regulators do for you.