Wow. I know that eventally, all Slashdot threads wind up in a Bush-bash. But this is the first case I've seen that goes straight there! (That is, without Bush or the government being the subject of the story.)
I was thinking along the same lines, but something that measured the time between clicking the 'post comment' button and the 'submit comment' click. If the time was under a certain threshold, the message would be flagged. ("Hold on, cowboy!") Of course, all the bot has to do is slow down a bit, but that would be a good thing. It could be used as a second line of defense after the CAPTCHA.
You could even get fancier, using JavaScript (well, AJAX in general), to filter out the bots. But of course, that wouldn't work for some peoples who have JS off...
Like a lot of things, this is one problem that cries out "Something must be done! This is something; therefore, it must be done."
It's easy to look at the communication failures on 9/11 and recognize we need a better way of doing things. And it seems like a fairly simple problem that can be solved by a neat, tidy bureaucratic process. But as the example of the warehouse full of refigerators shows, it's really not that simple.
If it really was that mission critical you'd have a second dual-diverse line.
Amateurs.
I wasn't fishing for snide comments!
South, the only person likely to read that as snide is you.
Ah, the famous civility and grace of the I.T. professional on display once again!
I think it is snide, his point notwithstanding. The AC could have made his point without the 'amateurs' remark. Whether true or not, it's just plain rude.
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Sorry, but your better translation provides little comfort, particularly the part you emphasized. If anything, this sounds more threatening that 'wiping them off the map.'
Say the lab has my wife's frozen embryos stored there. Say maybe we have no chance of conceiving again. Sorry, "friend.":)
Or again, say a night club is burning down (Great White venue*). I might save my friend even over several strangers. Maybe. It just all depends on finer circumstances.
Well, we 'take' 2 weeks (or 1 week, or whatever) a year. We do not 'get' 2 weeks a year. Americans can arrange their vacation vs. work time quite easily. As a nation, though, our cultural habits come down to preferring about 2 weeks per year.
Of course, us backwards wierdo liberal faggy Europeans get 6 weeks holiday.
Wow, who pays for that?
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Something to consider, that I don't see get much play (maybe because it's almost a moot point):
For what we think of as wars, this one was over relatively quickly. I am talking about the fall of Baghdad and the dismemberment of the Iraqi army. That part went swimmingly... from the Coalition point of view, anyway.
Our present difficulties arise from challenges that are different than conventional warfare. At first, we were an occupying force unable or unwilling to deal with the insurgency. That has over time morphed and melded into a nascent civil war between Islamic sects. It's like having your foot holding down the head of a cobra that will surely bite you (or someone else) if you let up, but you don't want to kill the snake either. This situation has little to do with what our fighting men can or can't do. It's a political/sociological mess.
For developers, or those who otherwise sit at the keyboard and monitor for long stretches, don't underestimate the importance of getting up to do a few stretches every once in a while.
Once I sat in front of Visio, concentrating on state diagrams for a loong time. (I was just learning how to use Visio.) When I finally got up, my mouse arm was wracked in pain. I had sat there for hours, sans break, without realizing it.
I am anxious to see these laptops in action. I have heard a lot of criticism that rather than laptops, the poor children of the world need clean water and nutritious food first. This is, of course, true. But such criticism supposes that all the poor are living in mud and filth. Not true - some have their basic needs somewhat met, and perhaps education is next on the list of needs.
... but I will not let my fear of losing karma stifle my right to free expression.
I for one believe this particular program is good, necessary, and in line with the Constitution, so it's not a matter of "security vs. freedom" for me. This ruling is just the start of a legal battle that will likely go to the Supreme Court.
I for one do not want to see the program go. We have foiled terroist attacks and cells within the US for 5 years now. How much is due to things like this NSA program, I don't know.
Ebay has a solid revenue stream. They collect money on every item posted for sale. They started making money right away. (I'm talking in absolute terms, not when they climbed out of the red.)
YouTube's revenue stream, currently, is advertising, which does not provide enough to make it profitable on its own yet (I believe). They are burning through cash, apparently waiting for their business plan to descend from on high.
Make no mistake - YouTube is fun, and I love it. I just hope they find a way to stay in business for the long run.
Even if someone at Reuters had the same political agenda as the photographer, he should have had the good sense to deny that picture because the photoshopping was so obvious.
Your observation here reminded me of my thought when I first saw the doctored image. Let's assume (and I do say assume) that the purpose of the photograph is to make the damage inflicted by Israel to look worse than it is. If this is true, not only does our photoshopper have no skill with the program, he/she is also pretty dumb in general. First, the ruin depicted in the doctored photo is only slightly "worse." (Of course, it looks more silly than serious.) Second, it's hard to come up with worse images than the bodies found in that apartment building.
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Wow. I know that eventally, all Slashdot threads wind up in a Bush-bash. But this is the first case I've seen that goes straight there! (That is, without Bush or the government being the subject of the story.)
I was thinking along the same lines, but something that measured the time between clicking the 'post comment' button and the 'submit comment' click. If the time was under a certain threshold, the message would be flagged. ("Hold on, cowboy!") Of course, all the bot has to do is slow down a bit, but that would be a good thing. It could be used as a second line of defense after the CAPTCHA.
You could even get fancier, using JavaScript (well, AJAX in general), to filter out the bots. But of course, that wouldn't work for some peoples who have JS off...
Like a lot of things, this is one problem that cries out "Something must be done! This is something; therefore, it must be done."
It's easy to look at the communication failures on 9/11 and recognize we need a better way of doing things. And it seems like a fairly simple problem that can be solved by a neat, tidy bureaucratic process. But as the example of the warehouse full of refigerators shows, it's really not that simple.
Ah, the famous civility and grace of the I.T. professional on display once again!
I think it is snide, his point notwithstanding. The AC could have made his point without the 'amateurs' remark. Whether true or not, it's just plain rude.
DUFF? All I can say is: WOO-HOO!
As an American, I am in favor of invading Iran to steal their nuclear power plants, as the US is sorely lacking this natural resource.
Sorry, but your better translation provides little comfort, particularly the part you emphasized. If anything, this sounds more threatening that 'wiping them off the map.'
I know you meant to be sarcastic, but 'little' broken is correct.
And Iraq had flouted and broken UN sanctions for years. Imagine the worlds surprise when the US actually wanted to make them answer for it!
But I'm sure the sanctions against Iran will work much better...
You get today's gold star. Unfortunately, the circumstances that would encourage the US to fight in the style you talk about are dire indeed.
Hezbollah (Hizbullah?) crossed into Israel and kidnapped two Israeli soldiers.
"Nail 'im up, I say! Nail some sense into 'im!!"
It really is an "out there" example.
Say the lab has my wife's frozen embryos stored there. Say maybe we have no chance of conceiving again. Sorry, "friend." :)
Or again, say a night club is burning down (Great White venue*). I might save my friend even over several strangers. Maybe. It just all depends on finer circumstances.
* What? Too soon?
Well, we 'take' 2 weeks (or 1 week, or whatever) a year. We do not 'get' 2 weeks a year. Americans can arrange their vacation vs. work time quite easily. As a nation, though, our cultural habits come down to preferring about 2 weeks per year.
Wow, who pays for that?
Something to consider, that I don't see get much play (maybe because it's almost a moot point):
For what we think of as wars, this one was over relatively quickly. I am talking about the fall of Baghdad and the dismemberment of the Iraqi army. That part went swimmingly... from the Coalition point of view, anyway.
Our present difficulties arise from challenges that are different than conventional warfare. At first, we were an occupying force unable or unwilling to deal with the insurgency. That has over time morphed and melded into a nascent civil war between Islamic sects. It's like having your foot holding down the head of a cobra that will surely bite you (or someone else) if you let up, but you don't want to kill the snake either. This situation has little to do with what our fighting men can or can't do. It's a political/sociological mess.
For developers, or those who otherwise sit at the keyboard and monitor for long stretches, don't underestimate the importance of getting up to do a few stretches every once in a while.
Once I sat in front of Visio, concentrating on state diagrams for a loong time. (I was just learning how to use Visio.) When I finally got up, my mouse arm was wracked in pain. I had sat there for hours, sans break, without realizing it.
I know it's an unpopular opinion. I almost didn't post it, but I did not want to feel like I had been intimidated into silence.
I am anxious to see these laptops in action. I have heard a lot of criticism that rather than laptops, the poor children of the world need clean water and nutritious food first. This is, of course, true. But such criticism supposes that all the poor are living in mud and filth. Not true - some have their basic needs somewhat met, and perhaps education is next on the list of needs.
... but I will not let my fear of losing karma stifle my right to free expression.
I for one believe this particular program is good, necessary, and in line with the Constitution, so it's not a matter of "security vs. freedom" for me. This ruling is just the start of a legal battle that will likely go to the Supreme Court.
I for one do not want to see the program go. We have foiled terroist attacks and cells within the US for 5 years now. How much is due to things like this NSA program, I don't know.
18? You're on the right track. I would prefer that no one under 34 have them. I think that's reasonable.
Cool! Now I can get started on my warp engine!
Yours, Zephram Cochrane
Ebay has a solid revenue stream. They collect money on every item posted for sale. They started making money right away. (I'm talking in absolute terms, not when they climbed out of the red.)
YouTube's revenue stream, currently, is advertising, which does not provide enough to make it profitable on its own yet (I believe). They are burning through cash, apparently waiting for their business plan to descend from on high.
Make no mistake - YouTube is fun, and I love it. I just hope they find a way to stay in business for the long run.
To make the internet more reliable and secure, maybe we could have a whole bunch of centralized servers, all spread out.
Hey, you forgot one!
...3 days later... Okay, I'm back :\
The overly-sensitive: What?! Mod me as Troll?! That's it, I'm outta here!
(Okay, it was me)