When I was still an hourly employee we used an electronic timecard--you couldn't "clock in" until the computer was booted and ready. Usually took a really long time...30 minutes in total. You didn't even have the option until your machine was booted and workable...God forbid you have issues starting up.
PHP is just as vulnerable to SQL injection as ASP...I think he was speaking in generic terms.
The problem isn't in the scripting engine. The problem is bad code. You can put a bad developer in front of system you want, and he'll still write bad code.
Why in the world does Adobe Acrobat include a Javascript engine in the first place?
Why add a structured programming language to a document? HTML is different since it's being used as a new platform for applications...but a PDF file?
Maybe I'm missing something. Have any of you ever used Javascript in a PDF document (other than when you're trying to access a remote machine)?
The problem isn't that the code is built solely for Windows...there are lots of projects that are considered open source that are built for a single operating system. The issue is that the license expressly forbids developers to port the code to any other OS.
Call it what you will, but that ain't open source.
Sure, COBOL can do that, but it's like creating a skyscraper using solely Medieval techniques. You might be able to do it, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea.
Why is this modded as funny? As a Pidgin user, I'd LOVE to see someone fix the crapstorm that is their poor excuse for a Jabber client. If you've got the ability, do it...it would make a lot of people happy.
After all, isn't this what the Open Source ethic is all about?
*:(yeah, I read the PR bs about 300 new features - so are you happy about the ability to spellcheck in Danish now? Did it change your life that you can now install in Polish or Russian?)
Anyone leaving Redmond for the search leader is a threat. Not because they'll scurry around collecting company secrets -- as if Google's interested in Microsoft's '90s-era technologies. Departing employees, however, might tell other 'Softies how much better Google is. If an employee is leaving for Amazon.com or another second-tier employer whichdoesn't make Microsoft so paranoid, they'll probably serve out the traditional two weeks of unproductive wrapping up.
Is it just me or is this totally wild, baseless speculation? They provide no source to back this up...who's to say they're not doing it for a different reason?
They help re-ideate workflow paradigms to achieve a secure, interoperable, and synergetic enterprise framework to enhance cross-platform, next-generation outside-the-box collaberation.
It's not only good for parents. It's also good for those of us who have busy schedules and short attention spans...set the timer to 1 hour, play away, and no risk of losing track of the clock. I learned this with WoW.
Yep, Nupedia was something like this, but I think that nupedia had a few key differences (disclaimer: I did not RTFA...this is Slashdot, after all). Nupedia had a strict peer review and wasn't based off of wikipedia at all...Veropedia sounds like a fact-checked version of a Wikipedia page. I don't really see what the point is, though...people don't go to wikipedia for verifiable, peer-reviewed information. I highly doubt any derivative is going to be up to snuff for academic research.
The call was seen as coming directly from the house. I'm not saying that everything about the situation was hunky-dory, but if the call was true, then they'd want to respond ASAP.
The druggy was (supposedly) already shooting people, heavily armed, and high. Ten times out of ten, rationality doesn't work. The first order of business is to save the lives of potential victims...many times, that means a swift disarmament.
This boy intentionally caused a highly trained urban assault squad to burst into an innocent family's home under false pretenses that there was a murder in progress. They had been told by the "prankster" that there was someone with a live firearm inside the house--someone who had already supposedly shot the "prankster" and his sister. This was more than "just a prank"....the people in the house are VERY lucky that nobody was hurt.
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When I was still an hourly employee we used an electronic timecard--you couldn't "clock in" until the computer was booted and ready. Usually took a really long time...30 minutes in total. You didn't even have the option until your machine was booted and workable...God forbid you have issues starting up.
Microsoft.
PHP is just as vulnerable to SQL injection as ASP...I think he was speaking in generic terms.
The problem isn't in the scripting engine. The problem is bad code. You can put a bad developer in front of system you want, and he'll still write bad code.
Why in the world does Adobe Acrobat include a Javascript engine in the first place? Why add a structured programming language to a document? HTML is different since it's being used as a new platform for applications...but a PDF file? Maybe I'm missing something. Have any of you ever used Javascript in a PDF document (other than when you're trying to access a remote machine)?
Yep. The DMCA passed with a unanimous vote in the senate. Senator McCain voted for it...hope he enjoys seeing his policies in action.
You can play chess with one hand on the mouse (or occasionally used to move pieces on the board, if you wanted) and the other hand down your pants.
You must REALLY like chess...
And I thought I enjoyed intellectual pursuits.
He posted AC, so I don't think he'll get a karma bonus anyway...
The problem isn't that the code is built solely for Windows...there are lots of projects that are considered open source that are built for a single operating system. The issue is that the license expressly forbids developers to port the code to any other OS.
Call it what you will, but that ain't open source.
So?
Sure, COBOL can do that, but it's like creating a skyscraper using solely Medieval techniques. You might be able to do it, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea.
Technically AIDS never killed anyone. It weakens the immune system and lets a disease like the common cold drop the killing blow.
Why is this modded as funny? As a Pidgin user, I'd LOVE to see someone fix the crapstorm that is their poor excuse for a Jabber client. If you've got the ability, do it...it would make a lot of people happy.
After all, isn't this what the Open Source ethic is all about?
This will protect people who might have otherwise met and dated a person from NJ.
They help re-ideate workflow paradigms to achieve a secure, interoperable, and synergetic enterprise framework to enhance cross-platform, next-generation outside-the-box collaberation.
Duh.
It's not only good for parents. It's also good for those of us who have busy schedules and short attention spans...set the timer to 1 hour, play away, and no risk of losing track of the clock. I learned this with WoW.
You do realize that it is illegal for a publically traded company not to serve the interests of its shareholders, right?
Think before you type. Think.
I knew this idea sounded familiar....
Yep, Nupedia was something like this, but I think that nupedia had a few key differences (disclaimer: I did not RTFA...this is Slashdot, after all). Nupedia had a strict peer review and wasn't based off of wikipedia at all...Veropedia sounds like a fact-checked version of a Wikipedia page. I don't really see what the point is, though...people don't go to wikipedia for verifiable, peer-reviewed information. I highly doubt any derivative is going to be up to snuff for academic research.
If there was ever a better argument for censorship and DRM......
Agreed, they're annoying...but Viacom's gotta make money somehow. Better this than commercials, I'd say.
Kinda demonstrates the case against p2p file transfers...
The call was seen as coming directly from the house. I'm not saying that everything about the situation was hunky-dory, but if the call was true, then they'd want to respond ASAP.
Like what?
The druggy was (supposedly) already shooting people, heavily armed, and high. Ten times out of ten, rationality doesn't work. The first order of business is to save the lives of potential victims...many times, that means a swift disarmament.
"just a prank"?
This boy intentionally caused a highly trained urban assault squad to burst into an innocent family's home under false pretenses that there was a murder in progress. They had been told by the "prankster" that there was someone with a live firearm inside the house--someone who had already supposedly shot the "prankster" and his sister. This was more than "just a prank"....the people in the house are VERY lucky that nobody was hurt.
Why is it flawed logic? Maybe he SHOULD avoid Dell if he so disagrees with the current US policies as well.