The article clearly states:
There are three possible explanation for this weird result from Internet Explorer:
1.
Microsoft cheated by optimizing Internet Explorer 9 solely to ace the SunSpider Bechmark. To me, this seems like the best explanation.
2.
Microsoft engineers working on Internet Explorer 9 could have been using the SunSpider Benchmark and unintentionally over-optimized the JavaScript engine for the SunSpider Benchmark. This seems very unlikely to me.
3.
A third option (suggested in Hacker News) might be that this is an actual bug and adding these trivial codes disaligns cache tables and such throwing off the performance entirely. If this is the reason, it raises a serious question about the robustness of the engine.
So, what proof do we have that Microsoft actually cheated?
It remains unclear whether the redirection was intentional, the report says, but it demonstrates that it is possible for malicious actors to seize control of the Internet and redirect traffic.
On April 8, according to Web security specialists, a small Chinese Internet service provider published a set of instructions under the Border Gateway Protocol, that directed Web traffic from about 37,000 networks to route itself via computer servers in China.
The list was republished by China Telecom and briefly propagated itself across the global Web, which works on a trust system, with each server updating its routing instructions based on data provided by others in the network.
What the hell is a 'trust system' anyway? Is that part of the Border Gateway Protocol?
Maybe someone needs to take a closer look at this 'trust system.'
The second prong requires Internet providers to dramatically re-work their networks to allow for real-time surveillance. The bill sets out detailed capability requirements that will eventually apply to all Canadian Internet providers. These include the power to intercept communications, to isolate the communications to a particular individual, and to engage in multiple simultaneous interceptions.
OUCH!
So who is Big Brother NOW? And what's the difference between this and tapping your phone and intercepting your mail?
The thumbnail-sized camera will be affixed to his head through a piercing-like attachment, his NYU colleagues say.
Not the same.
And why is this 'STUFF THAT MATTERS' because it really doesn't matter. You could have the same result by wearing a headband with a camera attached to it.
This successful mission conclusion is of critical importance to not only science but also the well-being of our civilization.
Hayabusa has proven that we can send a probe to an asteroid, dock with it, overcome all the odds and return a sample of dust back to Earth. On a global scale, our understanding of asteroids has just been enhanced, helping us better understand these potentially hazardous space rocks, ultimately aiding our ability to deal with them should a "big one" be aimed right at us.
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Someone has been watching wayyy too much 'Armageddon'
"I didn't much care for my classes, though. I slept late and spent the afternoons working on my own material. Then a funny thing happened. Here I was, begging anybody in authority to take my work seriously. But my classmates did. They saw my abilities and my abundance of free time. They saw a value that the university did not.
It turned out that my lazy, Xanax-snorting, Miller-swilling classmates were thrilled to pay me to write their papers. And I was thrilled to take their money. Imagine you are crumbling under the weight of university-issued parking tickets and self-doubt when a frat boy offers you cash to write about Plato. Doing that job was a no-brainer. Word of my services spread quickly, especially through the fraternities. Soon I was receiving calls from strangers who wanted to commission my work. I was a writer!"
And that's how capitalism works, friends. From the smallest college to the largest corporation, cheating is profitable.
Legal cheating the way of big business in the US and all over the world. Just look at how businesses avoid paying taxes with off-shore locations, lobby for de-regulation, hire illegals, and use corporate espionage to further their relentless pursuit of profits. So what makes this guy any worse than any business in how they bend and break the rules? He just learned how to work the system for his own profit, just like every other big business.
"Users will be able to set up primary inboxes which only display communications they definitely want to see, while leaving low-priority messages, spam, and all the other noise typical to email in an inbox they check less frequently."
In other words, you will now be able to get to see just what you want and eliminate all the noise, spam and crap you never ever wanted to see in the first place...wasn't that the reason we signed up for social networking to begin with?
To me, facebook is admitting that their service is so flooded with crap that they now need a built-in crap filter to make it useful again.
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2010 Geek IQ Test
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· Score: 5, Funny
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Is this part of the test? Am I supposed to figure out how to make their servers display the text of the test for me? If so, I failed BIG TIME.
As I discuss in the book, Steve Jobs has the charisma, vision and instincts of every great information emperor. The man who helped create the personal computer 40 years ago is probably the leading candidate to help exterminate it. His vision has an undeniable appeal, but he wants too much control.
Is this supposed to be a revelation that a omnipotent, profitable monopoly like Apple is too controlling?
"I've talked to many students who realize that art can be part of computing; that creativity can be part of computing; that they can merge their interests in art and science. They think of computing as a very fulfilling pursuit."
That SOUNDS nice, but most people won't make the money that Pixar does. Nothing is more fulfilling than having the opportunity to EVEN find a job that pays a decent wage. Pixar might be more of a geek mecca if average geeks could actually get a job there.
I am sure it will be coming out, but the coolest thing to do would be to make immersible sports games where your body controls the motions of the player and you get a workout in return.
Baseball would probably be the easiest to start with.
"The central issue in writing federal privacy legislation is whether the Internet industry's efforts to police its own behavior has been effective enough."
Apparently they can't even recognize their own behavior, let alone police themselves.
Slashdot Mirror
Now we know the simple formula for attracting large data centers.
Anyone else going to follow NC's lead?
Thanks, I really don't know so I appreciate all the responses :)
No, Bing.com already has that title.
...Win7 Aero does not like Slashdot. ;(
The article clearly states:
There are three possible explanation for this weird result from Internet Explorer:
1. Microsoft cheated by optimizing Internet Explorer 9 solely to ace the SunSpider Bechmark. To me, this seems like the best explanation.
2. Microsoft engineers working on Internet Explorer 9 could have been using the SunSpider Benchmark and unintentionally over-optimized the JavaScript engine for the SunSpider Benchmark. This seems very unlikely to me.
3. A third option (suggested in Hacker News) might be that this is an actual bug and adding these trivial codes disaligns cache tables and such throwing off the performance entirely. If this is the reason, it raises a serious question about the robustness of the engine.
So, what proof do we have that Microsoft actually cheated?
What is this? 1990?
It remains unclear whether the redirection was intentional, the report says, but it demonstrates that it is possible for malicious actors to seize control of the Internet and redirect traffic.
On April 8, according to Web security specialists, a small Chinese Internet service provider published a set of instructions under the Border Gateway Protocol, that directed Web traffic from about 37,000 networks to route itself via computer servers in China.
The list was republished by China Telecom and briefly propagated itself across the global Web, which works on a trust system, with each server updating its routing instructions based on data provided by others in the network.
What the hell is a 'trust system' anyway? Is that part of the Border Gateway Protocol?
Maybe someone needs to take a closer look at this 'trust system.'
Safe Mode is all I run nowadays.
I am just too scared to 'Start Windows Normally'
HE DIDN'T RESPECT THEIR PRIVACY? INCONCEIVABLE!
You keep using that word 'privacy.' I do not think it means what you think it means.
The second prong requires Internet providers to dramatically re-work their networks to allow for real-time surveillance. The bill sets out detailed capability requirements that will eventually apply to all Canadian Internet providers. These include the power to intercept communications, to isolate the communications to a particular individual, and to engage in multiple simultaneous interceptions.
OUCH!
So who is Big Brother NOW? And what's the difference between this and tapping your phone and intercepting your mail?
Just busting on all the hype and BS from Apple
The thumbnail-sized camera will be affixed to his head through a piercing-like attachment, his NYU colleagues say.
Not the same.
And why is this 'STUFF THAT MATTERS' because it really doesn't matter. You could have the same result by wearing a headband with a camera attached to it.
Why would anyone give iTunes and Apple and the Beatles for that matter any more money?
I have already owned these as albums, tapes and CDs and I am NOT buying them again.
This successful mission conclusion is of critical importance to not only science but also the well-being of our civilization.
Hayabusa has proven that we can send a probe to an asteroid, dock with it, overcome all the odds and return a sample of dust back to Earth. On a global scale, our understanding of asteroids has just been enhanced, helping us better understand these potentially hazardous space rocks, ultimately aiding our ability to deal with them should a "big one" be aimed right at us.
-------
Someone has been watching wayyy too much 'Armageddon'
"I didn't much care for my classes, though. I slept late and spent the afternoons working on my own material. Then a funny thing happened. Here I was, begging anybody in authority to take my work seriously. But my classmates did. They saw my abilities and my abundance of free time. They saw a value that the university did not. It turned out that my lazy, Xanax-snorting, Miller-swilling classmates were thrilled to pay me to write their papers. And I was thrilled to take their money. Imagine you are crumbling under the weight of university-issued parking tickets and self-doubt when a frat boy offers you cash to write about Plato. Doing that job was a no-brainer. Word of my services spread quickly, especially through the fraternities. Soon I was receiving calls from strangers who wanted to commission my work. I was a writer!"
And that's how capitalism works, friends. From the smallest college to the largest corporation, cheating is profitable.
Legal cheating the way of big business in the US and all over the world. Just look at how businesses avoid paying taxes with off-shore locations, lobby for de-regulation, hire illegals, and use corporate espionage to further their relentless pursuit of profits. So what makes this guy any worse than any business in how they bend and break the rules? He just learned how to work the system for his own profit, just like every other big business.
Oh so a little notificaiton every time someone plays Farmville, Mafia Wars of some other bs app isn't crap?
"Users will be able to set up primary inboxes which only display communications they definitely want to see, while leaving low-priority messages, spam, and all the other noise typical to email in an inbox they check less frequently."
In other words, you will now be able to get to see just what you want and eliminate all the noise, spam and crap you never ever wanted to see in the first place...wasn't that the reason we signed up for social networking to begin with?
To me, facebook is admitting that their service is so flooded with crap that they now need a built-in crap filter to make it useful again.
There was a problem starting the Quiz. Please try again later.
Is this part of the test? Am I supposed to figure out how to make their servers display the text of the test for me? If so, I failed BIG TIME.
What worries you about Apple?
As I discuss in the book, Steve Jobs has the charisma, vision and instincts of every great information emperor. The man who helped create the personal computer 40 years ago is probably the leading candidate to help exterminate it. His vision has an undeniable appeal, but he wants too much control.
Is this supposed to be a revelation that a omnipotent, profitable monopoly like Apple is too controlling?
"...humans must begin colonizing another planet as a hedge against a catastrophe on Earth."
Funny, Martians said they must exterminate all humans on Earth as a hedge against a catastrophe on Mars.
Actual sales versus paper sales...Microsoft is a huge profitable corporation so WHO CARES?
"I've talked to many students who realize that art can be part of computing; that creativity can be part of computing; that they can merge their interests in art and science. They think of computing as a very fulfilling pursuit."
That SOUNDS nice, but most people won't make the money that Pixar does. Nothing is more fulfilling than having the opportunity to EVEN find a job that pays a decent wage. Pixar might be more of a geek mecca if average geeks could actually get a job there.
I am sure it will be coming out, but the coolest thing to do would be to make immersible sports games where your body controls the motions of the player and you get a workout in return.
Baseball would probably be the easiest to start with.
Football IS GOD in some parts of the country
"The central issue in writing federal privacy legislation is whether the Internet industry's efforts to police its own behavior has been effective enough."
Apparently they can't even recognize their own behavior, let alone police themselves.