require all electronic voting machines to be open source, and invite all software developers around the world to peer review the code. When that majoriy agrees that a system is secure, then it's ready for use.
... and when it's pronounced secure etc. - burn it to a ROM and disable any access to it which doesn't require at least a crowbar.
After the vote, have the machine print out the total.
Even in the Broken Window Fallacy ("Broken Windows" is not a fallacy, BTW), one person is making money and profiting from the whole situation - the glazier.
The fallacy is in assuming that it is generally good if kids break windows.
Nothing wrong in assuming that the glazier will profit from it.
Microsoft's negligent software practices did create work; if they suddenly started producing secure operating systems (a hypohetical example), most businesses which rely on endless support calls would be wiped out.
Of course, some would adapt and re-orient themselves to a new niche, but some would not.
All in all, GP is not at all wrong when claiming Microsoft's crappy programming puts bread on his table; he's the glazier.
stop using vi, vim, Emacs, pico, nano, joe, and echo and instead just come up with a standard editor and use just that. Fuck, all those editors are installable on a bunch of different platforms. All these different text editors are just fragmenting the userbase just because of differences of opinion in some small part of the program.
I concur.
We should let those pesky Emacs users know, once and for all, that vi(m) is the standard editor.
On a more serious note, this is, I feel, much ado about nothing.
IceWeasel is Firefox; the browser by any other name etc. etc.
Besides, I'm typing this in a Powermantis...
Oh and down with those assholes that use lynx, w3m, Opera, Netscape, and Mozilla. They ruin the Internet.
I thought people who design IE-only sites ruined the Internet... live and learn, eh?
...it would be more accurate to refer to it as "heat" since all fiber optic network devices pretty much operate at invisible infrared wavelengths.
Which gives me an excellent idea, even if I say so myself.
What do you mean, "light energy"? Here, look at this plugged-in-at-the-other-end optical cable... can you see anything? Any light?
Look again, I'm sure you'll see it eventually...
If I understood the situation correctly, Google bought YouTube - among other things - to prevent others from buying it and gaining (more) advantage in the field.
Furthermore, it is not the first product they've bought either.
One thing's for sure, I'm not upgrading the XP I have here for gaming purposes to Vista.
It's Jabba the Hutt of operating systems.
I mean, how many GiBs does a default install consume? 12? 20? And that just for a spiffy interface, Notepad, Paint and Solitaire?
"Under SPP, which debuts in Windows Vista and Longhorn Server, Microsoft software that is found not to be genuine will warn the user and eventually go into a Reduced Functionality Mode (RFM) until it is activated with a product key."
So, basically, you're saying that Microsoft's software is turning into Shareware.
The Sun doesn't print news stories, it prints mainly the made up kind, interspersed with pictures of breasts. Occasionally they get lucky and print a made up story *about* breasts.
Well, this sounds like about the best newspaper in the world.
Would there be PROFIT!!!11 if I started one in Croatia? *makes a note*
Even more accurately, GATTACA - it's a DNA sequence.
Besides, no company would select ruthless, greedy, back-stabbing S.O.B.s. They'd select determined, task-oriented people.
Explaining the distinction - or lack thereof - is left as an exercise for the student.
Frankly, I think I'd sooner believe horoscope than that kind of genetic screening. It's the devil I know.
Of course, I don't think that money as such (or the desire for it) is encoded in our genes... but the greed, the lust for power... if they can be spotted in one's genes...
I'm not sure I'd like that, actually... imagine a world in which your job interview relies on your gene scan.
And if your personality doesn't fit the company... well, you're screwed.
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As much as you joke, with all the patenting of the parts of the human genome, we'll have to see whether we'll be allowed to reproduce at all without breaking someone's patent...
We might be looking at some Genome Rights Management in the not-so-distant future...
Funny, that... I've maintained that humans should not be allowed to reproduce until they prove they're capable of taking care of the children, but this is getting too far even for me.
Are the rich and famous really different from the rest of us, down in their genes?
Hmmm... is there a gene (or a set of genes) responsible for, say, the desire to make huge amounts of money?
Or are there actual genes which determine how much introverted or extroverted a person is?
Of course, I don't think the rich and the famous are substantially different from the rest of you, but still... it's a valid question.
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... and when it's pronounced secure etc. - burn it to a ROM and disable any access to it which doesn't require at least a crowbar.
After the vote, have the machine print out the total.
Customers don't need that kind of guidelines.
Even in the Broken Window Fallacy ("Broken Windows" is not a fallacy, BTW), one person is making money and profiting from the whole situation - the glazier.
The fallacy is in assuming that it is generally good if kids break windows.
Nothing wrong in assuming that the glazier will profit from it.
Microsoft's negligent software practices did create work; if they suddenly started producing secure operating systems (a hypohetical example), most businesses which rely on endless support calls would be wiped out.
Of course, some would adapt and re-orient themselves to a new niche, but some would not.
All in all, GP is not at all wrong when claiming Microsoft's crappy programming puts bread on his table; he's the glazier.
+1, Burn.
I concur.
We should let those pesky Emacs users know, once and for all, that vi(m) is the standard editor.
On a more serious note, this is, I feel, much ado about nothing.
IceWeasel is Firefox; the browser by any other name etc. etc.
Besides, I'm typing this in a Powermantis...
I thought people who design IE-only sites ruined the Internet... live and learn, eh?
Which gives me an excellent idea, even if I say so myself.
What do you mean, "light energy"? Here, look at this plugged-in-at-the-other-end optical cable... can you see anything? Any light?
Look again, I'm sure you'll see it eventually...
I've seen it spelled like that.
If I'm wrong, I thank you for the information.
If I understood the situation correctly, Google bought YouTube - among other things - to prevent others from buying it and gaining (more) advantage in the field.
Furthermore, it is not the first product they've bought either.
I'll take it XP wasn't installed on it, then... it takes more reboots just to install it.
Why do I feel I'll play them in CeDeGa?
One thing's for sure, I'm not upgrading the XP I have here for gaming purposes to Vista.
It's Jabba the Hutt of operating systems.
I mean, how many GiBs does a default install consume? 12? 20? And that just for a spiffy interface, Notepad, Paint and Solitaire?
You mean... no net neutrality?
Knowing my mother... I think she'd buy a license just to see what happened to Ballmer when he tried anything with my grandmother.
I'd make popcorn and sell tickets.
So, basically, you're saying that Microsoft's software is turning into Shareware.
Crippleware, to be more accurate.
How... fitting.
In Vista, it is not a feature. It's an essential capability. (must... resist... saying... bug...)
It wouldn't sell at all without it.
And there is still Wine. And CeDeGa for gamers.
Have you seen Microsoft asking the question?
Do you think they care? It's the Next Big Thing(TM), so the world will have to adjust.
Or not, as it may prove... like MSN replacing Internet.
Well, this sounds like about the best newspaper in the world.
Would there be PROFIT!!!11 if I started one in Croatia? *makes a note*
Actually, that was the GP's point.
Truthful politicians are about as common as Yeti: they are the stuff of legends, not reality.
First of all, it's Gattaca, not Gattica.
Even more accurately, GATTACA - it's a DNA sequence.
Besides, no company would select ruthless, greedy, back-stabbing S.O.B.s. They'd select determined, task-oriented people.
Explaining the distinction - or lack thereof - is left as an exercise for the student.
Frankly, I think I'd sooner believe horoscope than that kind of genetic screening. It's the devil I know.
I stand corrected.
Or should I say "hvala na ispravku".
Of course, I don't think that money as such (or the desire for it) is encoded in our genes... but the greed, the lust for power... if they can be spotted in one's genes...
I'm not sure I'd like that, actually... imagine a world in which your job interview relies on your gene scan.
And if your personality doesn't fit the company... well, you're screwed.
Like... an X-Prize for an X-wife?
The first batch costs $10,000 apiece. The second only costs $1,000 apiece.
By that logic, you only need to wait 40 days and you'll have your genome decoded for mere $10.
If it can't be seen in your genes, are you really born with it?
As much as you joke, with all the patenting of the parts of the human genome, we'll have to see whether we'll be allowed to reproduce at all without breaking someone's patent...
We might be looking at some Genome Rights Management in the not-so-distant future...
Funny, that... I've maintained that humans should not be allowed to reproduce until they prove they're capable of taking care of the children, but this is getting too far even for me.
Hmmm... is there a gene (or a set of genes) responsible for, say, the desire to make huge amounts of money?
Or are there actual genes which determine how much introverted or extroverted a person is?
Of course, I don't think the rich and the famous are substantially different from the rest of you, but still... it's a valid question.