What the fuck? Your reading comprehension is terrible. How the hell do you confuse "I have a shortcut to Wikipedia" with "I think Wikipedia is an authoritative source and use it exclusively when looking for information"? Did I say it was the only search I use? You're just making shit up.
It's so stupid I wouldn't even respond except some dimwit moderated your comment Insightful. WTF?
To translate a word, I type Ctrl-L and then "dict someword" ENTER.
For Wikipedia I have "wiki sometopic" and "wikie sometopic" for the English Wikipedia.
You are nowhere near lazy enough. 'w' => Wikipedia, 'g' => Google search, "gi" => Google image search, 'f' => Flickr, 'd' => dictionary,...
But yeah, shortcuts or keyword searches are the way to go.
The problem wasn't entirely integer overflow. From the description here it sounds like they had a foreign key index using a different data type than the row it referenced. It shouldn't even be possible to do that.
You're missing the point. It doesn't matter if you're lying. The point is that you're not turning over the keys, and not turning over the keys when requested is against the law.
Interesting. Tell that to Flickr, Facebook, Wikipedia, Google, Nokia and YouTube. Or, how about Slashdot and Digg - capable of bringing down moderately sized web sites with the click of a million mice?
Yeah, but none of those are very important. If a transaction fails when you're updating your Facebook profile, nobody gives a shit. I mean look at what happened to Slashdot when it got 24 million posts.
I would bet money that none of those companies use MySQL for their paycheck processing software.
I don't dislike MySQL, but I wouldn't consider it an "enterprise RDBMS".
So you are saying that real IT professionals just sit there and stare at C level decision makers when they are asked about how the latest buzzword is going to change the field?
No. When asked, the "real IT professional" explains that "Web 2.0" is nothing but hype and buzzwords based on technology that's been around for over a decade. A "buzzword merchant", as the parent post called it, will explain how "Web 2.0" is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
There is a reason that these buzzwords exist.
Yep. Buzzwords (in general) exist so that people can sell over-hyped bullshit to idiots. Which is exactly what you're advocating.
Think of it as an additional layer of abstraction for C level decision makers. The nicest part is that most of the buzz concepts are vague enough that a talented IT professional can actually make them mean whatever they want.
Yeah... it could be just about anything. Which is why it's bullshit.
You don't call the local police because the local police are only allowed to investigate crimes within their jurisdiction. Unless the caller was in your county, they would need to know where he's from so they can call the police department there and open a joint investigation.
LOL! You don't even know where the caller is, though. Maybe it's a big national crime scam, or maybe it's just your next door neighbor fucking with you. Report it to the police, and if they find it's outside of their jurisdiction, ask them to pass it up to the next level. Jumping straight to calling the FBI is just silly.
It's $300k before the FBI gets involved. The OP is an idiot, and should have contacted his local police or state bureau of investigation. Believe it or not, not everything is a federal problem. You wouldn't call the FBI if your car was vandalized, or if your neighbors were fighting really loud, so why would you call them for this?
If the local people get enough calls about it, they'll route it to the FBI when it gets over $300k.
"Won't need batteries" may be a bit of an exageration, but even if the new tech only increases time between required charges a bit, it seems like a win to me.
I don't mean to rain on your parade, but 10 years ago was right in the middle of the dot com boom, when if you could power on a computer, you could probably get an IT job.
Unfortunately, with the economy the way it is right now, nobody is hiring without a degree unless the person has significant "professional" experience. Lacking that experience, you're shit out of luck without a degree. Hell, even with a degree it's difficult to find a job without experience.
He could try going the startup route, but that's difficult without experience. "I don't have references, but I've networked my mom's basement" usually doesn't cut it.
I'm sure it's theoretically possible to start out without a degree right now, but he'd make his life 1000x easier by just getting the degree.
Because it saves time writing code and "standardizes" common functinality (like a Chess board abstraction). Both of those are indirect ways of saying CPAN makes complicated problems easier to solve. The whole point of writing software is to solve problems, and CPAN makes it easier. Why reinvent the wheel, even if it is only 60 lines of Python?
Also: CPAN can automatically grab dependencies, so I'm not really sure what you're whining about in your second sentence.
I know there may be people out there who don't have any Windows licenses, but I think those are few and far between. Especially those who can also afford games from Valve.
Yeah, because Linux is for poor people. LOL
I must have half a dozen unused Windows licenses here, because whenever I buy a computer, I get one, no matter whether I then blow the OS away and install Linux.
Just because you're stupid enough to buy Windows when you're not going to use it, doesn't mean other people are.
The difference is that a university exam or a job interview is something you voluntarily participate in. In this case GreenPeace is demanding information and crying when Apple tells them to get lost.
Though I do see GreenPeace's point. If you're going to brag about being "green", you should be willing to provide information backing that up.
I'm no expert on the Olympics, but don't they occur every 4 years?
Maybe they could solve their efficiency problems by not buying new shit every time? Hard to imagine it sees very much wear and tear when it's being used 2 weeks every 4 years.
Why? Would you spend your own money on something if you knew you could have somebody else buy it for you?
All they have to say is "But GM and Ford and Citigroup and A.G. Edwards and... are getting government money for big projects like this. We really need it, otherwise we may have to do lay offs to save up the money." And then our idiot "representatives" will act like it's the end of the world and start throwing money.
We're basically fucked now that big corporations know the government will print money for them.
The fact that robots do exactly what you tell them to is precisely why they're dangerous. If you have 1 maniacal individual order a platoon of soldiers to slaughter a village, the individual human soldiers may refuse to follow the order. If that same individual has a platoon of robots instead, the villagers are dead as soon as the order is issued.
Your argument merely pushes the ethical decision making process up a level. The problem you're describing isn't that we're removing the soldier's ability to break orders. The problem is that some psycho wants to use the soldiers to destroy a village.
Cars do exactly what they're told to do also. In theory, somebody could turn the wheel and tell their to plow through a side walk full of children. The problem in that situation isn't the car, it's the person driving it. Same thing with the robot soldiers.
If the agreement lets everybody use everybody else's IP, you'd eventually end up in a situation where even if the IP reverted back to its original owners, you'd end up in a situation where nobody can really sue anybody without opening themselves up to several countersuits. Almost a "mutually assured destruction" kind of scenario.
Technically companies with more patents would have a bit of an advantage, but I think it'd still be cheaper to form a new patent shelter company than start suing people.
It also depends on not allowing patent trolls into the group.
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What the fuck? Your reading comprehension is terrible. How the hell do you confuse "I have a shortcut to Wikipedia" with "I think Wikipedia is an authoritative source and use it exclusively when looking for information"? Did I say it was the only search I use? You're just making shit up.
It's so stupid I wouldn't even respond except some dimwit moderated your comment Insightful. WTF?
That a pretty bold statement given that the business model hasn't actually been tested yet.
You are nowhere near lazy enough. 'w' => Wikipedia, 'g' => Google search, "gi" => Google image search, 'f' => Flickr, 'd' => dictionary, ...
But yeah, shortcuts or keyword searches are the way to go.
No, it means the government now has another million dollars with which to look for and prosecute COPPA violations.
Maybe you should RTFA where the guy specifically says he's only going to go after companies using the symbols to make money.
The problem wasn't entirely integer overflow. From the description here it sounds like they had a foreign key index using a different data type than the row it referenced. It shouldn't even be possible to do that.
You're missing the point. It doesn't matter if you're lying. The point is that you're not turning over the keys, and not turning over the keys when requested is against the law.
Yeah, but none of those are very important. If a transaction fails when you're updating your Facebook profile, nobody gives a shit. I mean look at what happened to Slashdot when it got 24 million posts.
I would bet money that none of those companies use MySQL for their paycheck processing software.
I don't dislike MySQL, but I wouldn't consider it an "enterprise RDBMS".
No. When asked, the "real IT professional" explains that "Web 2.0" is nothing but hype and buzzwords based on technology that's been around for over a decade. A "buzzword merchant", as the parent post called it, will explain how "Web 2.0" is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Yep. Buzzwords (in general) exist so that people can sell over-hyped bullshit to idiots. Which is exactly what you're advocating.
Yeah... it could be just about anything. Which is why it's bullshit.
LOL! You don't even know where the caller is, though. Maybe it's a big national crime scam, or maybe it's just your next door neighbor fucking with you. Report it to the police, and if they find it's outside of their jurisdiction, ask them to pass it up to the next level. Jumping straight to calling the FBI is just silly.
Sigh.
It's $300k before the FBI gets involved. The OP is an idiot, and should have contacted his local police or state bureau of investigation. Believe it or not, not everything is a federal problem. You wouldn't call the FBI if your car was vandalized, or if your neighbors were fighting really loud, so why would you call them for this?
If the local people get enough calls about it, they'll route it to the FBI when it gets over $300k.
Moore's law states that the number of transistors on a chip will double every two years. By definition it's a hardware problem.
Obviously, utilizing those transistors is a software problem, but Moore's law doesn't say anything about that.
The article sucks. The author seems to know FP about as well as he knows Moore's law.
"Won't need batteries" may be a bit of an exageration, but even if the new tech only increases time between required charges a bit, it seems like a win to me.
See? If you had actually been using lynx, you wouldn't have clicked the wrong button.
I guess that about settles it. Lynx is superior.
I don't mean to rain on your parade, but 10 years ago was right in the middle of the dot com boom, when if you could power on a computer, you could probably get an IT job.
Unfortunately, with the economy the way it is right now, nobody is hiring without a degree unless the person has significant "professional" experience. Lacking that experience, you're shit out of luck without a degree. Hell, even with a degree it's difficult to find a job without experience.
He could try going the startup route, but that's difficult without experience. "I don't have references, but I've networked my mom's basement" usually doesn't cut it.
I'm sure it's theoretically possible to start out without a degree right now, but he'd make his life 1000x easier by just getting the degree.
Because it saves time writing code and "standardizes" common functinality (like a Chess board abstraction). Both of those are indirect ways of saying CPAN makes complicated problems easier to solve. The whole point of writing software is to solve problems, and CPAN makes it easier. Why reinvent the wheel, even if it is only 60 lines of Python?
Also: CPAN can automatically grab dependencies, so I'm not really sure what you're whining about in your second sentence.
Yeah, because Linux is for poor people. LOL
Just because you're stupid enough to buy Windows when you're not going to use it, doesn't mean other people are.
How is that a problem? Boycott the next game too...
The difference is that a university exam or a job interview is something you voluntarily participate in. In this case GreenPeace is demanding information and crying when Apple tells them to get lost.
Though I do see GreenPeace's point. If you're going to brag about being "green", you should be willing to provide information backing that up.
Here's an idea: Don't buy the fucking game. Problem solved.
I'm no expert on the Olympics, but don't they occur every 4 years?
Maybe they could solve their efficiency problems by not buying new shit every time? Hard to imagine it sees very much wear and tear when it's being used 2 weeks every 4 years.
Why? Would you spend your own money on something if you knew you could have somebody else buy it for you?
All they have to say is "But GM and Ford and Citigroup and A.G. Edwards and ... are getting government money for big projects like this. We really need it, otherwise we may have to do lay offs to save up the money." And then our idiot "representatives" will act like it's the end of the world and start throwing money.
We're basically fucked now that big corporations know the government will print money for them.
Your argument merely pushes the ethical decision making process up a level. The problem you're describing isn't that we're removing the soldier's ability to break orders. The problem is that some psycho wants to use the soldiers to destroy a village.
Cars do exactly what they're told to do also. In theory, somebody could turn the wheel and tell their to plow through a side walk full of children. The problem in that situation isn't the car, it's the person driving it. Same thing with the robot soldiers.
Says who?
I'm not sure that's true.
If the agreement lets everybody use everybody else's IP, you'd eventually end up in a situation where even if the IP reverted back to its original owners, you'd end up in a situation where nobody can really sue anybody without opening themselves up to several countersuits. Almost a "mutually assured destruction" kind of scenario.
Technically companies with more patents would have a bit of an advantage, but I think it'd still be cheaper to form a new patent shelter company than start suing people.
It also depends on not allowing patent trolls into the group.