They should turn the acronym around and call it "OS:TUD". That would avoid most of the issues with the existing name, yet still communicate the same information.
Ethanol won't solve the problem because it takes huge inputs of oil to produce the fertilizers to produce the corn or whatever you're using to make the ethanol. It actually ends up being a net loss. Not to mention the fact that oil is used for lots of things (drugs, plastics) for which ethanol can't be used as a replacement.
I give out my "real" email address to close friends and family *only*.
This is the weakness in your system... you're relying on your "close friends and family" not being stupid enough to plug your email address into a "mail this article to a friend" form on some random website, or sending you an e-card through some website that harvests spam. Perhaps all of your friends and family are smarter than that, but it only needs to happen once to compromise your address.
I was on Q-Link, and then on the PC-Link beta, so I can answer your question.
When Commodore's fortunes started to slide, Quantum decided they needed to move to a new platform, so they started creating new services in cooperation with other computer companies. Hence, the Tandy PC-Link, and also Apple-Link.
IIRC, the Tandy deal was originally called Tandy-Link(?) in beta, but when the Tandy-Quantum deal fell through, they rebranded as PC-Link and went ahead without Tandy.
Anyway, both of those services never took off the way Q-Link did, so Quantum got smart and created one uber service for both Apple and PC: America Online.
So, Quantum was responsible for PC-Link and Apple-Link, and both of them could be considered the "missing links" between Q-Link and AOL.
Greg Egan is a coder who writes SF. People sometimes complain that it's too technical, but the Slashdot crowd should enjoy it. In particular, I can recommend Permutation City and Schild's Ladder for big helpings of cyberspacey goodness.
On the http://openid.net/ page, it suggests that untrusted websites might popup a login dialog for your own trusted server. That would open a huge hole for man-in-the-middle attacks based on the various browser "url hiding" vulnerabilities. The fact that that behavior is suggested as canonical seems unwise.
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You forgot "backhoes".
other than work, chores, eating, and sleeping, everything you do in life is a "waste of time"
:->
So, is "sex" is a waste of time, or is it a chore?
They should turn the acronym around and call it "OS:TUD". That would avoid most of the issues with the existing name, yet still communicate the same information.
"Dark" doesn't mean dumb, it means unknown.
Gosh! I wonder why the Dark Ages are so unknown? Could it be that people stopped writing things down?
From TFA: "And some say latching on to a controversial topic is a cheap way to get buzz. Of a 2002 project involving marijuana muffins..."
Hmm... using "marijuana muffins" to get a cheap buzz?
Now there's a novel idea...
Ethanol won't solve the problem because it takes huge inputs of oil to produce the fertilizers to produce the corn or whatever you're using to make the ethanol. It actually ends up being a net loss. Not to mention the fact that oil is used for lots of things (drugs, plastics) for which ethanol can't be used as a replacement.
I give out my "real" email address to close friends and family *only*.
This is the weakness in your system... you're relying on your "close friends and family" not being stupid enough to plug your email address into a "mail this article to a friend" form on some random website, or sending you an e-card through some website that harvests spam. Perhaps all of your friends and family are smarter than that, but it only needs to happen once to compromise your address.
Sunglasses.
I was on Q-Link, and then on the PC-Link beta, so I can answer your question.
When Commodore's fortunes started to slide, Quantum decided they needed to move to a new platform, so they started creating new services in cooperation with other computer companies. Hence, the Tandy PC-Link, and also Apple-Link.
IIRC, the Tandy deal was originally called Tandy-Link(?) in beta, but when the Tandy-Quantum deal fell through, they rebranded as PC-Link and went ahead without Tandy.
Anyway, both of those services never took off the way Q-Link did, so Quantum got smart and created one uber service for both Apple and PC: America Online.
So, Quantum was responsible for PC-Link and Apple-Link, and both of them could be considered the "missing links" between Q-Link and AOL.
Greg Egan is a coder who writes SF. People sometimes complain that it's too technical, but the Slashdot crowd should enjoy it. In particular, I can recommend Permutation City and Schild's Ladder for big helpings of cyberspacey goodness.
On the http://openid.net/ page, it suggests that untrusted websites might popup a login dialog for your own trusted server. That would open a huge hole for man-in-the-middle attacks based on the various browser "url hiding" vulnerabilities. The fact that that behavior is suggested as canonical seems unwise.