Wait for LibreOffice to be released a stable build and then leave OpenOffice behind. Until then you'll just have to use it and keep in mind that the only thing Oracle did for OO was buy Sun, they didn't write any of the code.
Android has a security vulnerability? A security hole in the browser lets a malicious website infect the phone? Isn't this very similar to a problem my iPhone had just a few months ago? Yeah, it's a different method of infection and the levels of access aren't the same (I believe the iPhone could be totally rooted by this) but the fact remains that these devices aren't 100% secure.
Is this type of thing news? Only in the sense that it serves as a reminder to those who will listen that you have to be careful about what you do with your phone/computer/etc.
...and the quality has to be questionable at best.
Hmmmm... Is that a fact? I haven't seen it up close, so I wouldn't know...
Did you watch the video? It took them 46:38:12 to put up 15 stories which means they're not pouring any concrete between floors in a 15 story hotel, no pausing for things to settle and no pausing for any inspections. The finish work isn't the 'quality' I'd be worried about.
I strongly disagree with every point you've made, but I guess that's the point isn't it? We're making debt an addiction and never letting anyone get better.
The US needs to change its financial industry's philosophy of squeezing every penny out of its own people rather than increasing the productivity out of its real investments. People are not their investment, they are their junkies.
Six days to build that? They aren't including clearing the land, prepping the site or digging & pouring the foundation... and the quality has to be questionable at best. I wouldn't want NO rebuild using that approach or the next strong wind just might destroy it again - no water required.
I read that article and I think maybe they're trying to solve the wrong problem. Rather than training more priests to perform exorcisms maybe they need to stop looking for demons in everything.
Could it be that the free market on the Internet actually tends toward monopolies?
Free markets lead to successful companies. This is the same as in any other industry. Yes, the internet makes it very easy to just 'go with the flow' and follow the leader in a specific category but new companies and new leaders emerge regularly.
Just like with every other industry, if you sit back and watch it go by you'll see companies come and go. If you want to change things you've got to participate. The next "big thing" is in someone's basement or garage or spare room right now.
If we're not willing to us a "no holds barred" approach to attacking the spam bot issue, well, you better just get used to more and more spam.
I'm working on crossing a Predator Drone with traceroute. Right now it's more like 'Tron' meets the 'A-Team' but it's still in the development phase. I'll let you know when I'm ready to test it;-)
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Not trolling, but is Java really worth the fight at this point? Years ago it had the promise of the 'programming panacea' but now it's just another programming language. Yes, it's deeply ingrained in the internet and server landscapes, but that isn't going to change if Oracle wants to start charging fees for integration with their middleware and for some advanced utilities.
The mobile/embedded world is a different animal but Google certainly has something in the works to dodge the Android uses Java mess. Once Google releases a new VM that avoids the Java comparisons the rest of the mobile/embedded world will transition to it and leave Oracle holding an empty bag.
It won't be easy but look at how far Android developers have come in the short time Android has been available. Google isn't flawless but they won't want to pay any licensing and they'd rather spend the cash on developing an alternative.
So phones won't work on different networks and in the US we've got carriers who purposely use it for 'network based lock in'. I'm not sure why we put up with it... we wouldn't tolerate buying a Chevy and only being able to go to a Shell gas station because of it. Breaking up Ma Bell wasn't the best idea our friends in DC ever had.
I think it may be Oracle that's left "twisting in the wind". Google is a huge target, but suing several dozen developers instead is probably not going to be nearly as easy or lucrative.
Does it have to be lucrative or just effective at preventing anyone from using it without a licensing fee?
I wonder how Oracle will go suing Android integrators in Korea, Taiwan and China?
I'm sure they're big enough to have an overseas law firm rack up the billable hours. I wonder if they'll go after the US or European distributors of Android products? Or even the developers of Android apps?
Are you saying writing an app for the iPhone that only farts and makes other 'bodily noises' doesn't have any inherent value? Then you're sure not going to like "Chili Cheese's Raunchy Ringtone Collection". Best ringtones around (even better when they're combined with 'vibrate' mode).
It's a solved game. There's a known winning strategy. What's the fun in that?
Not to mention it probably took a crap load of hours just trying to shave a few seconds off the process by revamping the cube-solving algorithms. There's no net gain by running this thousands of times just to try to break even. Why not try to get the people who staff my local drive thrus to put down their Androids so they can serve us faster. Now that would be an achievement.
It is pretty cool that they can do this. I wonder if they can program it to knock the cube out of the human's hands?
I give my clients a simple process to create 'strong' passwords out of normal words or phrases (preferably 10+ chars) that makes them easy to remember. It's not foolproof but it does give them a much better chance against the "123456" password mentality.
You can change your password as often as you like, but if you don't use a strong password then you're always going to be at risk of a brute force hack or be a victim of the 'over the shoulder' spy.
We need a "Major Player" summit of the largest technology companies. They can all get together, argue over who gets to sit in which chair, what they'll have for lunch (or brunch if they're feeling really ornery) and then have a knockdown-dragout fight over who's giant projector to use during the meetings. That should keep the suits and lawyers busy so the engineers back in the labs can actually get some work done.
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Wait for LibreOffice to be released a stable build and then leave OpenOffice behind. Until then you'll just have to use it and keep in mind that the only thing Oracle did for OO was buy Sun, they didn't write any of the code.
How about they switch over to IPv6 and then lease their existing v4 blocks to the highest bidder?
Android has a security vulnerability? A security hole in the browser lets a malicious website infect the phone? Isn't this very similar to a problem my iPhone had just a few months ago? Yeah, it's a different method of infection and the levels of access aren't the same (I believe the iPhone could be totally rooted by this) but the fact remains that these devices aren't 100% secure.
Is this type of thing news? Only in the sense that it serves as a reminder to those who will listen that you have to be careful about what you do with your phone/computer/etc.
Hmmmm... Is that a fact? I haven't seen it up close, so I wouldn't know...
Did you watch the video? It took them 46:38:12 to put up 15 stories which means they're not pouring any concrete between floors in a 15 story hotel, no pausing for things to settle and no pausing for any inspections. The finish work isn't the 'quality' I'd be worried about.
I strongly disagree with every point you've made, but I guess that's the point isn't it? We're making debt an addiction and never letting anyone get better.
The US needs to change its financial industry's philosophy of squeezing every penny out of its own people rather than increasing the productivity out of its real investments. People are not their investment, they are their junkies.
Six days to build that? They aren't including clearing the land, prepping the site or digging & pouring the foundation ... and the quality has to be questionable at best. I wouldn't want NO rebuild using that approach or the next strong wind just might destroy it again - no water required.
I read that article and I think maybe they're trying to solve the wrong problem. Rather than training more priests to perform exorcisms maybe they need to stop looking for demons in everything.
Could it be that the free market on the Internet actually tends toward monopolies?
Free markets lead to successful companies. This is the same as in any other industry. Yes, the internet makes it very easy to just 'go with the flow' and follow the leader in a specific category but new companies and new leaders emerge regularly.
Just like with every other industry, if you sit back and watch it go by you'll see companies come and go. If you want to change things you've got to participate. The next "big thing" is in someone's basement or garage or spare room right now.
If we're not willing to us a "no holds barred" approach to attacking the spam bot issue, well, you better just get used to more and more spam.
I'm working on crossing a Predator Drone with traceroute. Right now it's more like 'Tron' meets the 'A-Team' but it's still in the development phase. I'll let you know when I'm ready to test it ;-)
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Hard to read? Disjointed? Mentally uncomfortable? Sounds like it could fit right in here on /. ;-)
Making Linux easier for the masses is always a good thing.
+1 obvious, but it's as simple as this to make something more popular. The easier it is to use the more people who will use it.
Not trolling, but is Java really worth the fight at this point? Years ago it had the promise of the 'programming panacea' but now it's just another programming language. Yes, it's deeply ingrained in the internet and server landscapes, but that isn't going to change if Oracle wants to start charging fees for integration with their middleware and for some advanced utilities.
The mobile/embedded world is a different animal but Google certainly has something in the works to dodge the Android uses Java mess. Once Google releases a new VM that avoids the Java comparisons the rest of the mobile/embedded world will transition to it and leave Oracle holding an empty bag.
It won't be easy but look at how far Android developers have come in the short time Android has been available. Google isn't flawless but they won't want to pay any licensing and they'd rather spend the cash on developing an alternative.
So phones won't work on different networks and in the US we've got carriers who purposely use it for 'network based lock in'. I'm not sure why we put up with it ... we wouldn't tolerate buying a Chevy and only being able to go to a Shell gas station because of it. Breaking up Ma Bell wasn't the best idea our friends in DC ever had.
I think it may be Oracle that's left "twisting in the wind". Google is a huge target, but suing several dozen developers instead is probably not going to be nearly as easy or lucrative.
Does it have to be lucrative or just effective at preventing anyone from using it without a licensing fee?
I wonder how Oracle will go suing Android integrators in Korea, Taiwan and China?
I'm sure they're big enough to have an overseas law firm rack up the billable hours. I wonder if they'll go after the US or European distributors of Android products? Or even the developers of Android apps?
Are you saying writing an app for the iPhone that only farts and makes other 'bodily noises' doesn't have any inherent value? Then you're sure not going to like "Chili Cheese's Raunchy Ringtone Collection". Best ringtones around (even better when they're combined with 'vibrate' mode).
It's a solved game. There's a known winning strategy. What's the fun in that?
Not to mention it probably took a crap load of hours just trying to shave a few seconds off the process by revamping the cube-solving algorithms. There's no net gain by running this thousands of times just to try to break even. Why not try to get the people who staff my local drive thrus to put down their Androids so they can serve us faster. Now that would be an achievement.
It is pretty cool that they can do this. I wonder if they can program it to knock the cube out of the human's hands?
Joking about killing a writer whose views you don't agree with? Surely they teach you not to do that in their "Politics: Good Manners 101" class.
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I give my clients a simple process to create 'strong' passwords out of normal words or phrases (preferably 10+ chars) that makes them easy to remember. It's not foolproof but it does give them a much better chance against the "123456" password mentality.
You can change your password as often as you like, but if you don't use a strong password then you're always going to be at risk of a brute force hack or be a victim of the 'over the shoulder' spy.
Is it an iPhone? If it's not an iPhone why would I want it? I want the one with the bigger GBs and the WiFis.
Here you go with the GB's and the WiFi's.
We need a "Major Player" summit of the largest technology companies. They can all get together, argue over who gets to sit in which chair, what they'll have for lunch (or brunch if they're feeling really ornery) and then have a knockdown-dragout fight over who's giant projector to use during the meetings. That should keep the suits and lawyers busy so the engineers back in the labs can actually get some work done.
I love to see these guys fail.
It failed? I thought it was a big success? Maybe they should have built a few more??