The Kashmiris want independence, and the Kashmiri terrorist groups are working to this effect with backing with some Pakistani and some Al Qaeda help.
This is not all too different from the Sikh groups who wanted independence for Punjab in the past.
I never said it was mindless terrorism, but it is terrorism nonetheless. What is surprising to me is the number of Slashdotters who see this as an opportunity to mock Indian tech support, almost as though this was Fark.com
You have to understand that Kashmiris don't associate themselves all that much with India. They side more with Pakistan, but prefer an independent state, like Nepal.
The money generated from Bangalore tends to go to other parts of the country, as Kashmir is quite rich on its own. That is why attacking Bangalore's software companies made little difference to the terrorists.
For one, the BJP is losing power. Also, Bangalore is where a lot of Indian investment is headed. Attacking this would be easiest (New Delhi and Mumbai have large Muslim populations and excellent security).
In the past, they've tried to attack the Parliament, but failed. I guess they wished to try an economic target this time.
If everything will be back-ported to XP and Windows 2003, how does Microsoft plan to make any money off Longhorn, which has cost the company a lot in development time and money?
Do they plan on back-porting the first versions of Avalon, Indigo and WinFS, and then providing feature updates to Longhorn only, forcing customers to update? Or is Longhorn really just XP SP3?
1. click the link at the top with the notice: "You are currently viewing Gmail in basic HTML. Switch to standard view" 2. click the standard link in the text at the bottom: "Gmail view: standard | basic HTML"
It would be, in most cases, however it is still possible to change one's MAC address, so that wouldn't work too well, especially when trying to track technically-knowledgeable types and criminals.
The reason higher-level languages are used is because man-power is more expensive than CPU-power.
If it's easier, and cheaper, to plug blocks together using Java,.NET or whatever, then that's the way companies will go with software. The thing is that if it's not out there, it's not bringing in anything.
I prefer C and Perl over Java and.NET any day, but it's not about preference, or 1337 skillz, or good programming conduct. It's about the bottom-line.
If the anti-patent movement is quelled by a couple of companies donating a few thousand patents to the FOSS movement, then the anti-patent movement is seriously flawed.
In any case, this move is commendable and should be commended by those both pro- and anti-patent.
I don't know how or why you were modded as "Flamebait". Your post is insightful.
There is a different standard on the web, where willful ignorance is forgiven. Obviously not everyone can be an uber-geek, but as with anything out there, using a PC, or going online, requires a little bit of knowledge. If people are not going to pay attention to whatever shows up on their PC, or they're just going to click straight through install wizards, they ought to share some of the blame.
Microsoft doesn't have to build a better browser. It just has to build one that's good enough. It already has the lion's share of the market.
If they build one that's good enough, and whose security model is comparable to Firefox's or Opera's, Alternate browsers will be marginalized again, W3C standards or no W3C standards.
They don't have to. They chose to. However, for Solaris to be considered truly open-source, they must open up development. That is what the grand-parent is trying to say.
But my login is just a result of a simple hex cipher I made up while bored in class. As for the memorization of the said login, Mozilla 1.8b2 takes care of that:P
Rote memorization doesn't work, but the thing is that in Asian universities, we are required to think, after we have spent years learning, or remembering, information.
Then again, there was a survey where many Americans couldn't point out where Iraq or Afghanistan were, even on an Anglo-centric map. More here: Global goofs: U.S. youth can't find Iraq. I guess people generally aren't very good with geography.
Interestingly, Asian education is extremely exam-oriented. We are not forced to do tests daily, or anything of the sort, but we only study material that is related to our syllabus, on which we are examined.
However, the difference as I see it, is that the entire educational structure is planned to teach everything needed to prepare students for tertiary education. As such, the tests are only used to measure a student's performance.
The US education system seems to only have copied the testing procedures of the rest of the world, without understanding how or why it works.
I googled "security", a very highly-valued keyword, on both IE and Mozilla. There is a very clear blue line between the ads and the results.
In fact, this is simply good design. The line does not over-awe the rest of the page, keeping Google's design plain, simple and highly efficient. As for the colors, webmasters are free to use CSS, to make it more apparent. A site I frequent puts Google ads in its own panel. If webmasters cannot follow clean UI designs, how is that Google's fault?
In any case, the grand-grand-parent insinuated that Google fools users, when it is in fact the users who fool themselves. Even in the BBC article, it just mentions that users can't tell the difference, but does not fault either side.
That's the fundamental genius of Google. They've fooled most of their users.
As far as I can see, the text ads appear on the right of the page, under the title "Sponsored Links", and the search results on the left. Honestly, I'm not sure what Google more could do to distinguish text ads from the search results.
If users cannot distinguish between the left and the right, the problem lies between the chair and the keyboard, and not with Google
Rather than having full or partial presentations, it would be more useful to have a repository of content, i.e. a Wiki, covering topics ranging from studies and statistics to info about OSS utilities, distros and tools.
The reason this would be far more useful is because presenters tend to have different presentation styles, and presentations tend to be brief. As such, it would be hard to use the same presentation in different scenarios.
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The Kashmiris want independence, and the Kashmiri terrorist groups are working to this effect with backing with some Pakistani and some Al Qaeda help.
This is not all too different from the Sikh groups who wanted independence for Punjab in the past.
I never said it was mindless terrorism, but it is terrorism nonetheless. What is surprising to me is the number of Slashdotters who see this as an opportunity to mock Indian tech support, almost as though this was Fark.com
You have to understand that Kashmiris don't associate themselves all that much with India. They side more with Pakistan, but prefer an independent state, like Nepal.
The money generated from Bangalore tends to go to other parts of the country, as Kashmir is quite rich on its own. That is why attacking Bangalore's software companies made little difference to the terrorists.
For one, the BJP is losing power. Also, Bangalore is where a lot of Indian investment is headed. Attacking this would be easiest (New Delhi and Mumbai have large Muslim populations and excellent security).
In the past, they've tried to attack the Parliament, but failed. I guess they wished to try an economic target this time.
For the same reason that Al Qaeda attacked the WTC and Pentagon - to make themselves heard.
Terrorism is not about sense or economic benefits.
I'd like to thank the New Delhi police for a job excellently done.
If everything will be back-ported to XP and Windows 2003, how does Microsoft plan to make any money off Longhorn, which has cost the company a lot in development time and money?
Do they plan on back-porting the first versions of Avalon, Indigo and WinFS, and then providing feature updates to Longhorn only, forcing customers to update? Or is Longhorn really just XP SP3?
Not exactly. At the time Netscape was king, the web was just starting to gain some traction. By the time the web caught on, Netscape was quite dead.
The reason Apple's market pressure/share is nothing like Microsoft's is simply because Microsoft started out doing this a lot earlier.
This does not mean that Apple is not becoming like Microsoft.
It does on Mozilla 1.8b2. There are two ways:
1. click the link at the top with the notice: "You are currently viewing Gmail in basic HTML. Switch to standard view"
2. click the standard link in the text at the bottom: "Gmail view: standard | basic HTML"
It would be, in most cases, however it is still possible to change one's MAC address, so that wouldn't work too well, especially when trying to track technically-knowledgeable types and criminals.
If I had a choice? No. But in the world of software, sometimes there is no choice. You are expected to use what the company provides.
The reason higher-level languages are used is because man-power is more expensive than CPU-power.
.NET or whatever, then that's the way companies will go with software. The thing is that if it's not out there, it's not bringing in anything.
.NET any day, but it's not about preference, or 1337 skillz, or good programming conduct. It's about the bottom-line.
If it's easier, and cheaper, to plug blocks together using Java,
I prefer C and Perl over Java and
If the anti-patent movement is quelled by a couple of companies donating a few thousand patents to the FOSS movement, then the anti-patent movement is seriously flawed.
In any case, this move is commendable and should be commended by those both pro- and anti-patent.
BitTorrent is a P2P technology.
I think you mean a decentralized BitTorrent.
I don't know how or why you were modded as "Flamebait". Your post is insightful.
There is a different standard on the web, where willful ignorance is forgiven. Obviously not everyone can be an uber-geek, but as with anything out there, using a PC, or going online, requires a little bit of knowledge. If people are not going to pay attention to whatever shows up on their PC, or they're just going to click straight through install wizards, they ought to share some of the blame.
Case in point: BBSpot posted a satire article about a Nigerian billionaire philanthropist. And while the site clearly states that it is completely satire, Brian Briggs still got emails asking for details about the Nigerian.
Microsoft doesn't have to build a better browser. It just has to build one that's good enough. It already has the lion's share of the market.
If they build one that's good enough, and whose security model is comparable to Firefox's or Opera's, Alternate browsers will be marginalized again, W3C standards or no W3C standards.
They don't have to. They chose to. However, for Solaris to be considered truly open-source, they must open up development. That is what the grand-parent is trying to say.
I am indeed Asian. I'm an Indian in Hong Kong.
:P
But my login is just a result of a simple hex cipher I made up while bored in class. As for the memorization of the said login, Mozilla 1.8b2 takes care of that
Rote memorization doesn't work, but the thing is that in Asian universities, we are required to think, after we have spent years learning, or remembering, information.
Then again, there was a survey where many Americans couldn't point out where Iraq or Afghanistan were, even on an Anglo-centric map. More here: Global goofs: U.S. youth can't find Iraq. I guess people generally aren't very good with geography.
Interestingly, Asian education is extremely exam-oriented. We are not forced to do tests daily, or anything of the sort, but we only study material that is related to our syllabus, on which we are examined.
However, the difference as I see it, is that the entire educational structure is planned to teach everything needed to prepare students for tertiary education. As such, the tests are only used to measure a student's performance.
The US education system seems to only have copied the testing procedures of the rest of the world, without understanding how or why it works.
I googled "security", a very highly-valued keyword, on both IE and Mozilla. There is a very clear blue line between the ads and the results.
In fact, this is simply good design. The line does not over-awe the rest of the page, keeping Google's design plain, simple and highly efficient. As for the colors, webmasters are free to use CSS, to make it more apparent. A site I frequent puts Google ads in its own panel. If webmasters cannot follow clean UI designs, how is that Google's fault?
In any case, the grand-grand-parent insinuated that Google fools users, when it is in fact the users who fool themselves. Even in the BBC article, it just mentions that users can't tell the difference, but does not fault either side.
I wonder if we could use that screenshot and send it to Microsoft, and get $5 for it, because they suggested we uninstall Firefox.
Or perhaps Slashdot is adding a comedy section to their news.
I'd welcome it.
That's the fundamental genius of Google. They've fooled most of their users.
As far as I can see, the text ads appear on the right of the page, under the title "Sponsored Links", and the search results on the left. Honestly, I'm not sure what Google more could do to distinguish text ads from the search results.
If users cannot distinguish between the left and the right, the problem lies between the chair and the keyboard, and not with Google
Rather than having full or partial presentations, it would be more useful to have a repository of content, i.e. a Wiki, covering topics ranging from studies and statistics to info about OSS utilities, distros and tools.
The reason this would be far more useful is because presenters tend to have different presentation styles, and presentations tend to be brief. As such, it would be hard to use the same presentation in different scenarios.
How does that help the victims? There is no way that any company could conceivably recompense all 100,000 victims.