Share price isn't the only requirement for listing. There is also a minimum market cap, which I think is $5M. Not sure what's holding SCO's value above that now.
Postini is probably now wondering about the gigantic DDOS attack on their web server.
I use mimedefang, which filters.exe by default, but allows.zip. Hard to block this one since they can just change the password to change its signature.
I recently suggested to my boss that instead of mailing me web pages that he wants me to look at, he mail me links to the web pages, but I don't think that I got through to him.
Advertisers don't actually care whether you view the ads. They care that you buy their product. For the advertiser, it is better that you block their site (so they don't pay for the click) then if you filter out the content in your browser or view the ad and don't buy.
"to develop and demonstrate the feasibility of secure, high-quality, low-bandwidth, real-time, full-duplex (two-way) digital voice communications over packet-switched computer communications networks"
Everything else in the patent (like using standard telephones at the ends) is pretty obvious.
The PSTN started converting from analog/mechanical to ESS in the '60s. Since then every long distance call is carried partly in analog and partly over digital networks like T1 lines.
So if you spend an hour justifying the second monitor, what happened to your savings?
At my company, the number was 5X salary, because engineering was 20% of the company budget. We didn't work on anything unless the expected payoff was at least 5X the cost of development (and usually a lot more).
Why should the price go up? Every cost in the computer industry is going down. Look at $/GB of storage or $/MIPS CPU or $/MBPS network, for examples. Also, have you ever heard of economies of scale? As the number of domains skyrockets, the cost per domain to administer should be falling through the floor.
The problem with monopolies is that they have no incentive to become more efficient.
Some OS are so stupid as to perform an action based on file extension, but not to show what the extension is in the file browser. So double-clicking on the name "Trent's New Song" might be expected to launch RealPlayer, but in fact, if the full filename is "Trent's New Song.exe" it could cause an unintended effect.
You must be thinking of hornets which will sting you if they are having a bad day. As far as I know, hornets never have a good day. I kept a big paper wasp as a pet. You can pick them up and let them walk around on your hand. Just don't mess with their nest.
Personally, I don't kill bees or wasps, they are benign insects. When one lands on my desk I open a window and toss it outside.
If you want to raise animals humanely and slaughter them humanely and eat them there is nothing preventing you from doing so. But if you want the convenience to buy meat prepackaged in plastic wrap in supermarkets, then don't be surprised if the animals are used in the cheapest possible way to provide it. It's your time and labor that is being saved. Don't blame anyone else.
"Unlimited Data Plans and Features (such as NationalAccess, BroadbandAccess, Push to Talk, and certain VZEmail services) may ONLY be used with wireless devices for the following purposes: (i) Internet browsing; (ii) email; and (iii) intranet access (including access to corporate intranets, email, and individual productivity applications like customer relationship management, sales force, and field service automation). The Unlimited Data Plans and Features MAY NOT be used for any other purpose. Examples of prohibited uses include, without limitation, the following: (i) continuous uploading, downloading or streaming of audio or video programming or games; (ii) server devices or host computer applications, including, but not limited to, Web camera posts or broadcasts, automatic data feeds, automated machine-to-machine connections or peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing; or (iii) as a substitute or backup for private lines or dedicated data connections. This means, by way of example only, that checking email, surfing the Internet, downloading legally acquired songs, and/or visiting corporate intranets is permitted, but downloading movies using P2P file sharing services and/or redirecting television signals for viewing on laptops is prohibited. A person engaged in prohibited uses, continuously for one hour, could typically use 100 to 200 MBs, or, if engaged in prohibited uses for 10 hours a day, 7 days a week, could use more than 5 GBs in a month."
4 is a number. 4.0 is an approximation which is not guaranteed to be equal to anything. Why would a mathematician expect them to be equal? No engineer does. Lisp has rationals if you want to do exact arithmetic on non-integers. Floating point arithmetic is only exact by accident.
The whole reason there are fake Paypal schemes is people thinking "If I had a dollar from every fool using Paypal I would be rich".
Unfortunately, someone needs to trot out the anti-spam checklist now:
(X) It will stop spam for two weeks and then we'll be stuck with it (X) Ideas similar to this are easy to come up with, yet none have ever been shown practical
Seriously, the probability is based on area, not distance. This debris came down within the same 30 or so square miles as the plane and its noteworthy.
Calculate the debris flux (debris strikes / unit area / day) Number of planes in the sky at any time Area of a plane (assume to be much larger than debris) Integrate over area of the Earth Should show small probability of a plane being hit. My wild guess, since I'm too lazy to do it is once every million years.
The danger to ground-based structures should be many orders of magnitude higher due to greater area, but I don't see too many news items about houses demolished by space debris.
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I've eaten in the Hempstead cafeteria. They definitely have WMDs.
Share price isn't the only requirement for listing. There is also a minimum market cap, which I think is $5M. Not sure what's holding SCO's value above that now.
Postini is probably now wondering about the gigantic DDOS attack on their web server.
.exe by default, but allows .zip. Hard to block this one since they can just change the password to change its signature.
I use mimedefang, which filters
I recently suggested to my boss that instead of mailing me web pages that he wants me to look at, he mail me links to the web pages, but I don't think that I got through to him.
I tried downloading "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison, but I got "He's So Fine" by the Chiffons instead.
Of course, anyone who really doesn't like GPL3 for some reason is free to fork gcc, emacs, etc. and maintain their own GPL2 versions.
Advertisers don't actually care whether you view the ads. They care that you buy their product. For the advertiser, it is better that you block their site (so they don't pay for the click) then if you filter out the content in your browser or view the ad and don't buy.
Network Voice Protocol was demonstrated in 1973 and standardized as RFC 741 in 1976. Stated goal:
"to develop and demonstrate the feasibility of secure, high-quality, low-bandwidth, real-time, full-duplex (two-way) digital voice communications over packet-switched computer communications networks"
Everything else in the patent (like using standard telephones at the ends) is pretty obvious.
The PSTN started converting from analog/mechanical to ESS in the '60s. Since then every long distance call is carried partly in analog and partly over digital networks like T1 lines.
So if you spend an hour justifying the second monitor, what happened to your savings?
At my company, the number was 5X salary, because engineering was 20% of the company budget. We didn't work on anything unless the expected payoff was at least 5X the cost of development (and usually a lot more).
Why should the price go up? Every cost in the computer industry is going down. Look at $/GB of storage or $/MIPS CPU or $/MBPS network, for examples. Also, have you ever heard of economies of scale? As the number of domains skyrockets, the cost per domain to administer should be falling through the floor.
The problem with monopolies is that they have no incentive to become more efficient.
"I would guess that they could have settled early on and not incurred quite as much cost."
SCO initially claimed $1 billion in damages (later increased) and the loss of IBM's Unix license. You think they should have settled?
No magic is required.
Some OS are so stupid as to perform an action based on file extension, but not to show what the extension is in the file browser. So double-clicking on the name "Trent's New Song" might be expected to launch RealPlayer, but in fact, if the full filename is "Trent's New Song.exe" it could cause an unintended effect.
You must be thinking of hornets which will sting you if they are having a bad day. As far as I know, hornets never have a good day. I kept a big paper wasp as a pet. You can pick them up and let them walk around on your hand. Just don't mess with their nest.
What large body of evidence? The only scientific attempt that I know of at measuring the soul came up positive.
Personally, I don't kill bees or wasps, they are benign insects. When one lands on my desk I open a window and toss it outside.
If you want to raise animals humanely and slaughter them humanely and eat them there is nothing preventing you from doing so. But if you want the convenience to buy meat prepackaged in plastic wrap in supermarkets, then don't be surprised if the animals are used in the cheapest possible way to provide it. It's your time and labor that is being saved. Don't blame anyone else.
5GB is the upper limit. Here's the TOS:
"Unlimited Data Plans and Features (such as NationalAccess, BroadbandAccess, Push to Talk, and certain VZEmail services) may ONLY be used with wireless devices for the following purposes: (i) Internet browsing; (ii) email; and (iii) intranet access (including access to corporate intranets, email, and individual productivity applications like customer relationship management, sales force, and field service automation). The Unlimited Data Plans and Features MAY NOT be used for any other purpose. Examples of prohibited uses include, without limitation, the following: (i) continuous uploading, downloading or streaming of audio or video programming or games; (ii) server devices or host computer applications, including, but not limited to, Web camera posts or broadcasts, automatic data feeds, automated machine-to-machine connections or peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing; or (iii) as a substitute or backup for private lines or dedicated data connections. This means, by way of example only, that checking email, surfing the Internet, downloading legally acquired songs, and/or visiting corporate intranets is permitted, but downloading movies using P2P file sharing services and/or redirecting television signals for viewing on laptops is prohibited. A person engaged in prohibited uses, continuously for one hour, could typically use 100 to 200 MBs, or, if engaged in prohibited uses for 10 hours a day, 7 days a week, could use more than 5 GBs in a month."
...and now that the link is fixed, we find out that the article is, well, lame.
"What the hell are we supposed to use man? Harsh language?"
-- Frost, Aliens
4 is a number. 4.0 is an approximation which is not guaranteed to be equal to anything. Why would a mathematician expect them to be equal? No engineer does. Lisp has rationals if you want to do exact arithmetic on non-integers. Floating point arithmetic is only exact by accident.
"So you tell me, what will we get for our million dollars?"
5,662nd place
Then it better learn to bypass the hosts file.
Unfortunately, someone needs to trot out the anti-spam checklist now:
Are you sure it isn't more like borrowing your air filter and then putting it back with dirt and leaves on it?
Airline ticket + flight insurance.
Seriously, the probability is based on area, not distance. This debris came down within the same 30 or so square miles as the plane and its noteworthy.
Calculate the debris flux (debris strikes / unit area / day)
Number of planes in the sky at any time
Area of a plane (assume to be much larger than debris)
Integrate over area of the Earth
Should show small probability of a plane being hit. My wild guess, since I'm too lazy to do it is once every million years.
The danger to ground-based structures should be many orders of magnitude higher due to greater area, but I don't see too many news items about houses demolished by space debris.