Ok - Ballmer's a nut job sure, but is he saying anything absolutely, quantifiably wrong or deceitful Absolutely, quantifiably wrong? No. Deceitful, maybe. If Google has announced this technology, which has been only rumors for a very long time, you can probably bet that it's more than 'just talk.' Google probably has some code and maybe a prototype. Of course, since Google haven't shown anything, quantifiably, it is just talk.
But he definitely overstates Microsoft's success on the mobile platform. Microsoft, is at best, a bit player on the global stage with Symbian currently dominating.
I guess Symbian will become another in the great long list to underestimate Google. Yeah, they should just ask Microsoft what happens when you underestimate Google. I mean, besides the broken chairs and a crazed CEO shouting epithets and obscenities at them.
If google says they are going to do it and they have the skills and the deep pockets needed to do it: so why not plan on it and have product in place to protect your own company from it? Exactly. Google has the some of the most brilliant minds in computing science and engineering working for them, and they can afford it. Call Google what you will, but if they want to do something, by the Gods, they've got the resources and talent to pull it off.
The US might not have a law to limit free speech, but in reality it seems the free speech of journalists is more limited than in europe. Give an example. There aren't any laws, other than slander and libel, specifically on the books in the U.S. limiting the free speech of journalists. Protection of sources, reporter's privelege, whatever -- these are decided on a case-by-case basis in the U.S., as is true for most of Europe.
Also people who do it, where it becomes publicly known (even if said in what was thought to be a private conversation) will often be punished for it by being fired or the like. That's part of living in a free society -- it's your right to say what you want, but it's my right to fire your ass if I don't like what you say, especially when it violates an established company policy.
No, we don't outlaw chemical formulae. Only bomb-making instructions that specifically mention how to break the law, i.e., to make a pipe-bomb, do a, b and c. Publishing the chemical formula for cyclonite, OTOH, is not a violation of the law.
Say what you want about the U.S., but we don't outlaw 'hate speech' here. We have outlawed bomb-making instructions since 1997 (Thanks, Diane Feinstein!), but only those with that give instructions for the purposes of violating federal law. You can still read about the basic chemistry, and for that you just need to go to your local library or read any of a number of articles publicly available on the Internet.
So - the kettle/pot comments are appropriate considering the subject matter. And before you go much further condemning Yahoo - Check your belongings. How much of it says "Made in China"?
Yeah, except you can't buy anything that isn't made in China unless a) you are very rich, and b) you can even find an equivalent item not made in China.
I guarantee every last one of you reading this right now has something sitting right in front of you that was made, at least in part, in China or by Chinese companies. Otherwise you wouldn't be reading this right now. (Hint, it's the device your web browser is running on).
Are AV companies even the appropriate resource for dealing with phishing scams? Why don't we just teach people some common sense or something? Phishing is a user education problem, not a problem to be attacked by antivirus tools.
The reason they used the wacky GNU Java is that Sun's licensing made it hard to include their Java on free distros. Hence the reason for the existence of Blackdown: it was created specifically to allow the free distros to include a Sun-compatible JRE and JDK.
I imagine with Java going Open Source, the need for Blackdown will end.
From what I've seen, they are standard, off-the-shelf Intel boards with EFI and some DRM stuff enabled in the firmware to tie OS X to the Apple boards.
I'm curious if you have any basis for this Yes. I tried it. Their high-end products are nice. Their low-end products, inherited from some company they bought out, are crap. Their low-end stuff doesn't have true multipathing and it's a royal PITA to setup and configure. The stuff will go down if you sneeze on it. Sorry, but for my money, I'll take EqualLogic any day over low-end EMC.
The big challenge is going to be getting NetBEUI to work between all those locations. Errrmmmm...NetBEUI isn't routeab....oh, I get it, you were making a funny.
Here. Let me try:
Another big challenge will be trying to get Bob working on their desktops!
I must have slipped into a parallel universe or something because it's starting to look like Java might finally make it's way onto the Linux platform in a useable way. Java has been available and has worked well on the Linux platform for years. The main problem in trying to deploy Java on most Linux distros is that the more popular distros started putting GNU Java and GNU Classpath as the default Java VM and classpath on Linux. Sun's Java has been available in binary form for as long I've been using Linux (I started using Linux in 1994). I'm not sure when they started offering source, but it's been available, too, and things like Blackdown have been based on it for a long, long time.
And there are plenty of nice Java apps and environments on Linux -- Eclipse is one of the big ones, obviously. The bottom line is that gcj/gij gave Java on Linux a bad name because standard Java apps and programming examples never have worked on it right. Install Sun's JRE/JDK or Blackdown, and you'll find that Java works great on Linux.
But who's gonna wanna develop a hardware- and software-based solution from pieces called 'BugModules'? I mean, if I'm a developer, do I want to use something that has 'BUG' right in the name? That doesn't instill any confidence in the product, if you ask me...
I think almost nobody takes EMC**2's low-end iSCSI storage very seriously. I think most people using EMC**2 hardware are doing so because EMC**2 has a reputation as a high-end player. Their low-end iSCSI implementation is a LOT more expensive than other offerings from smaller, more nimble companies like EqualLogic. If I'm shooting for the low-end hardware, I might as well get the best price I can, no?
You're right. The grandparent might be wondering what happened to his brilliant legal career, but I'm not.
Bottom line -- it doesn't matter why he did it, it only matters what he did. We don't go easier on defendants who murder someone because they were only trying to keep everyone from finding out about their secret extramarital love affair.
OTOH, we do go easier on defendants who steal a $100,000 car to go joyriding. Technically, they could be charged with grand theft auto, but because joyriders generally return the car from whence it came, we call it a misdemeanor and give them a little community service instead of 15 years in prison.
There are complex legal issues that need to be sorted out and dealt with when it comes to computer criminal statues, especially becuause they are so new. On one hand, kids who break into a system just to prove they can should get an easier sentence, just like the joyriders, IMHO. OTOH, changing grades, while juvenile, is breaking into a system for purposes of committing fraud. It's technically no different than the guy who breaks into a computer system to produce a fake id or to alter financial records.
Public policy on criminal penalties usually boils down to legislatures and jurists deciding severity based on the amount of damage to society.
The real question is -- is the kid who changed grades damaging society as much as the guy who breaks in to the bank computer to transfer $1 million into his personal account, a few cents at a time over the next 10 years?
Stay in tech for 20 years, or more, and see how you keep up. Myself, I've done pretty well. I've done IT for nearly 20 years now and I have to say I've stayed up on most of the trends.
As for programming -- well, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Sure, there's Java and.NET and cool interpreted languages like Python and Perl now and distributed computing and major improvements in parallel processing and such, but then again, the death of C has been predicted for decades, but guess what? It's still alive and kicking, nearly 40 years after its initial creation by K&R. The biggest problems facing developers have pretty much always been management wanting more features, while at the same time pushing a tighter schedule and giving out tighter and tighter budgets. Of couse, when an immoveable object meets and irresitable force... well, something's gotta give, right?
So, anyway, I think keeping up is not all that difficult for someone skilled in the art who truly groks it. But what do I know? I refuse to see exactly how cool Ruby on Rails is.:)
But that's different. Apple isn't Evil(tm) and Steve Jobs is a Demigod(tm). The iPhone is an innovative product that will revolutionize the world! Thanks to Jobs' powerful vision, we will all live in one happy Apple Utopia(tm)!
Am I getting the MacFanboySlashdotGroupThink(tm) thing right, guys?
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But he definitely overstates Microsoft's success on the mobile platform. Microsoft, is at best, a bit player on the global stage with Symbian currently dominating.
Isn't that what ReiserFS plugins are for? Speaking of reiserfs, namesys.com seems to be down, otherwise, I'd like to the document.
No, we don't outlaw chemical formulae. Only bomb-making instructions that specifically mention how to break the law, i.e., to make a pipe-bomb, do a, b and c. Publishing the chemical formula for cyclonite, OTOH, is not a violation of the law.
Say what you want about the U.S., but we don't outlaw 'hate speech' here. We have outlawed bomb-making instructions since 1997 (Thanks, Diane Feinstein!), but only those with that give instructions for the purposes of violating federal law. You can still read about the basic chemistry, and for that you just need to go to your local library or read any of a number of articles publicly available on the Internet.
See also this article from Wired. Wired also ran this article, which teaches you how to try this for yourself.
Yeah, except you can't buy anything that isn't made in China unless a) you are very rich, and b) you can even find an equivalent item not made in China.
I guarantee every last one of you reading this right now has something sitting right in front of you that was made, at least in part, in China or by Chinese companies. Otherwise you wouldn't be reading this right now. (Hint, it's the device your web browser is running on).
Are AV companies even the appropriate resource for dealing with phishing scams? Why don't we just teach people some common sense or something? Phishing is a user education problem, not a problem to be attacked by antivirus tools.
Foxconn is one of the manufacturers that makes the mobos for the iPod, I believe.
I imagine with Java going Open Source, the need for Blackdown will end.
From what I've seen, they are standard, off-the-shelf Intel boards with EFI and some DRM stuff enabled in the firmware to tie OS X to the Apple boards.
I'll believe it when I see a flashy-looking tablet PC with an apple with-a-bite-out of it logo on it.
Seriously, when has Apple worked with Asus in the past anyway? Apple uses Intel boards for all of their PCs.
Here. Let me try:
Another big challenge will be trying to get Bob working on their desktops!
There, did I nail it?
And there are plenty of nice Java apps and environments on Linux -- Eclipse is one of the big ones, obviously. The bottom line is that gcj/gij gave Java on Linux a bad name because standard Java apps and programming examples never have worked on it right. Install Sun's JRE/JDK or Blackdown, and you'll find that Java works great on Linux.
Or ... Bugzilla!
Oh, wait....
I mean...imagine going to your customer and saying "Yeah, and we built it outta BUGS!!!!"
But who's gonna wanna develop a hardware- and software-based solution from pieces called 'BugModules'? I mean, if I'm a developer, do I want to use something that has 'BUG' right in the name? That doesn't instill any confidence in the product, if you ask me...
I think almost nobody takes EMC**2's low-end iSCSI storage very seriously. I think most people using EMC**2 hardware are doing so because EMC**2 has a reputation as a high-end player. Their low-end iSCSI implementation is a LOT more expensive than other offerings from smaller, more nimble companies like EqualLogic. If I'm shooting for the low-end hardware, I might as well get the best price I can, no?
You're right. The grandparent might be wondering what happened to his brilliant legal career, but I'm not.
Bottom line -- it doesn't matter why he did it, it only matters what he did. We don't go easier on defendants who murder someone because they were only trying to keep everyone from finding out about their secret extramarital love affair.
OTOH, we do go easier on defendants who steal a $100,000 car to go joyriding. Technically, they could be charged with grand theft auto, but because joyriders generally return the car from whence it came, we call it a misdemeanor and give them a little community service instead of 15 years in prison.
There are complex legal issues that need to be sorted out and dealt with when it comes to computer criminal statues, especially becuause they are so new. On one hand, kids who break into a system just to prove they can should get an easier sentence, just like the joyriders, IMHO. OTOH, changing grades, while juvenile, is breaking into a system for purposes of committing fraud. It's technically no different than the guy who breaks into a computer system to produce a fake id or to alter financial records.
Public policy on criminal penalties usually boils down to legislatures and jurists deciding severity based on the amount of damage to society.
The real question is -- is the kid who changed grades damaging society as much as the guy who breaks in to the bank computer to transfer $1 million into his personal account, a few cents at a time over the next 10 years?
As for programming -- well, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Sure, there's Java and
So, anyway, I think keeping up is not all that difficult for someone skilled in the art who truly groks it. But what do I know? I refuse to see exactly how cool Ruby on Rails is.
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But that's different. Apple isn't Evil(tm) and Steve Jobs is a Demigod(tm). The iPhone is an innovative product that will revolutionize the world! Thanks to Jobs' powerful vision, we will all live in one happy Apple Utopia(tm)!
Am I getting the MacFanboySlashdotGroupThink(tm) thing right, guys?