Posting anonymously for reasons that are soon to be obvious.
Huh? I'm sorry, this isn't obvious at all. Is it because you made a pro-windows post and think you're going to get modded down? From what I've seen in my time here, well-thought-out posts that defend any OS seldom get modded down. Occasionally you'll get one or two downmods from zealots, but those will generally be corrected by later mods.
(I won't get into the silliness of posting anonymously to protect a fictitious karma number in the first place...
In Windows XP: Control Panel -> Add Remove Programs -> Add/Remove Windows Components -> uncheck Internet Explorer
That's been there as long as I can remember. Obviously it won't remove the underlying components but then - I wouldn't expect it to. I also wouldn't expect Windows 7 to do so, since the underlying components server to form the foundation of the windows HTML rendering that many, many third party applications depend on.
Looking at the video, I'm guessing that it's not supposed to be particularly practical - more likely just having some fun. The hamster can't even see where it's going - they're basically using it as a not-really-random direction generator.
It seems to me that the majority of patent trolling that occurs today is tied to business processes and algorithms. Since these are very easy to put into service, the proposal to require them to be in use before granting a patent won't address the one area where patent reform is most needed.
And if you think "it makes sense", consider this:... WHERE x > 0 OR x <= 0
If x is NULL, that statement will evaluate to NULL, and then be treated as false-like, and the row will not be returned. However, there is no possible value of x such that the statement will be false.
If x is NULL, the statement evaluates to false. This isn't "false-like"; NULL is the state of not having a value. Comparing a non-value to/any/ value of or range of values is logically false: X is neither LTE 0 nor is it GT 0; a non-value has no relation to the value 0.
While you can use it to derive a true/false value, NULL is not a (in the RDBMS context) value at all. Would you say in mathematics "empty set" makes no logical sense?
One exists and one doesn't. If you have a Foo&, you're guaranteed that it refers to an actual Foo object. You can't declare "Foo& foo;" without binding it to an instantiated object.
Not as correct as you might think.
void myFooinator(Foo & foo)
{
foo.doSomething();
}
main()
{
Foo * pFoo = NULL;
myFooinator(*pFoo);
)
That's a null reference, and it is legal. Try it and see.
In C++, a reference can not be null because it is nonsense to have an alias name for something that doesn't exist.
Yes and no. int * p = 0; int & r = *p; . Perfectly legal and now your reference (r) is null in practice. You can still do "r++" because the "alias name" is valid, but you'll core dump because it's a reference to an invalid memory location.
You can rent a physical good, like a disk or a cartridge, but you can't rent information.
Not so sure about that. You pay to see a broadway show one time only. Similarly you pay to see a concert, or a movie in the theater. All of these are more or less forms of renting information - it just so happens that those examples are presented in analog form instead of digital.
I suppose it comes down to perspective. The providers of content think you're renting entertainment. You think you're buying bits. There's a bit of truth to both.
Unfortunately the bankruptcy officials may consider it part of the company's assets, to potentially be sold to pay off creditors.
Not only that, but IP ownership is rarely clear in these cases. It's very unlikely that they don't have full ownership to the source, and gutting out the stuff they don't own may cost them more hours than they have.
LOL. Thanks for letting people know you have no clue about operating system design.
Maybe you should do a bit of reading? Parts (though not all) of the JavaOS kernel are implemented in java. In concept, this predates Singularity by many years.
And nice how you ignored jnode; that pure java OS implementation was officially begin in 2003 (same year as Singularity) but had its origins in a project that dated to before 2003.
I'd suggest you take a intro level course before you open your mouth on this topic.
But hey, feel free to put another foot in your mouth.....
I can see how you'd ignore it though, as acknowledging it would mean you had no opportunity to vomit out insults at strangers on the intarwebs. Maybe once you get out of school, you'll develop some real-world research skills?
Microsoft's new OS Singularity is a research project that is testing a complete new operating system paradigm. Running all managed code, singularity is designed to be a super-stable OS
True... but who's going to want to get that 2009 Genetic Selection technique when it was found harmful, and only the 2032 Genetic Selection technique is really safe for your child?
Conroy expanded the list to block Adult R18+ and X18+ web sites, and this week said it would also block sites depicting drug use, crime, sex, cruelty, violence or "revolting and abhorrent phenomena" that "offend against the standards of morality". Last week an anti-abortion website was added to the blacklist, and Conroy said he was considering expanding the blacklist to 10,000 sites and beyond."
He wants to block all of that content and has narrowed it down to a mere 10,000 sites? Conroy's depth of knowledge in this field is simply stunning! Next, he'll find the only five or six sites on the web that depict bestiality!
It isn't cheap today. Ten years from now the $25 morning after pill will come with a programmer* that lets you say "only abort the possible pregnancy if it is not going to result in a blue haired boy with long legs".
If it gets to be that cheap, then that's a huge step in the right direction. Based on what the drug companies today get away with in the field of critical-care drugs, I rather strongly doubt we'll see inexpensive/elective/ genetic selection procedures for a long time to come, if ever.
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Best way to prevent these is to disable the PDF plugin that allows for automatically opening documents in the browser.
Posting anonymously for reasons that are soon to be obvious.
Huh? I'm sorry, this isn't obvious at all. Is it because you made a pro-windows post and think you're going to get modded down? From what I've seen in my time here, well-thought-out posts that defend any OS seldom get modded down. Occasionally you'll get one or two downmods from zealots, but those will generally be corrected by later mods.
(I won't get into the silliness of posting anonymously to protect a fictitious karma number in the first place...
That's been there as long as I can remember. Obviously it won't remove the underlying components but then - I wouldn't expect it to. I also wouldn't expect Windows 7 to do so, since the underlying components server to form the foundation of the windows HTML rendering that many, many third party applications depend on.
The most common use of virtualization is running Exchange.
Wait, what? Where's this from?
Hah, well played.
Looking at the video, I'm guessing that it's not supposed to be particularly practical - more likely just having some fun. The hamster can't even see where it's going - they're basically using it as a not-really-random direction generator.
It seems to me that the majority of patent trolling that occurs today is tied to business processes and algorithms. Since these are very easy to put into service, the proposal to require them to be in use before granting a patent won't address the one area where patent reform is most needed.
(posting anonymously for obvious reasons)
Me too!
You guessed it!
Interesting find - that seems to have been added in the 2008 standard? I was only able to get a hold of the 2006 spec, and there's no such section.
And if you think "it makes sense", consider this: ... WHERE x > 0 OR x <= 0
If x is NULL, that statement will evaluate to NULL, and then be treated as false-like, and the row will not be returned. However, there is no possible value of x such that the statement will be false.
If x is NULL, the statement evaluates to false. This isn't "false-like"; NULL is the state of not having a value. Comparing a non-value to /any/ value of or range of values is logically false: X is neither LTE 0 nor is it GT 0; a non-value has no relation to the value 0.
While you can use it to derive a true/false value, NULL is not a (in the RDBMS context) value at all. Would you say in mathematics "empty set" makes no logical sense?
One exists and one doesn't. If you have a Foo&, you're guaranteed that it refers to an actual Foo object. You can't declare "Foo& foo;" without binding it to an instantiated object.
Not as correct as you might think.
void myFooinator(Foo & foo)
{
foo.doSomething();
}
main()
{
Foo * pFoo = NULL;
myFooinator(*pFoo);
)
That's a null reference, and it is legal. Try it and see.
In C++, a reference can not be null because it is nonsense to have an alias name for something that doesn't exist.
Yes and no. int * p = 0; int & r = *p; . Perfectly legal and now your reference (r) is null in practice. You can still do "r++" because the "alias name" is valid, but you'll core dump because it's a reference to an invalid memory location.
Because otherwise it'd be digg ;)
You can rent a physical good, like a disk or a cartridge, but you can't rent information.
Not so sure about that. You pay to see a broadway show one time only. Similarly you pay to see a concert, or a movie in the theater. All of these are more or less forms of renting information - it just so happens that those examples are presented in analog form instead of digital.
I suppose it comes down to perspective. The providers of content think you're renting entertainment. You think you're buying bits. There's a bit of truth to both.
My real name happens to be Frosty Pist. Slashdot shall be hearing from my lawyers - for the tone of your post was quite derogatory and I am offended.
What matters is that the opinion... should be in agreement with mine
So I've noticed
Or that it be contrary to yours, in which case it is also likely to be correct.
Ai, it buuuurrrrrns....
Unfortunately the bankruptcy officials may consider it part of the company's assets, to potentially be sold to pay off creditors.
Not only that, but IP ownership is rarely clear in these cases. It's very unlikely that they don't have full ownership to the source, and gutting out the stuff they don't own may cost them more hours than they have.
What matters is that the opinion... should be in agreement with mine
So I've noticed :D
LOL. Thanks for letting people know you have no clue about operating system design.
Maybe you should do a bit of reading? Parts (though not all) of the JavaOS kernel are implemented in java. In concept, this predates Singularity by many years.
And nice how you ignored jnode; that pure java OS implementation was officially begin in 2003 (same year as Singularity) but had its origins in a project that dated to before 2003.
I'd suggest you take a intro level course before you open your mouth on this topic. But hey, feel free to put another foot in your mouth.....
I can see how you'd ignore it though, as acknowledging it would mean you had no opportunity to vomit out insults at strangers on the intarwebs. Maybe once you get out of school, you'll develop some real-world research skills?
Aw, poop. Now you've got me doing it too.
Microsoft's new OS Singularity is a research project that is testing a complete new operating system paradigm. Running all managed code, singularity is designed to be a super-stable OS
'cause nobody ever thought to create(2003) one of those (1996) before...
That seems like a different point than you were originally making; this aspect of it I agree with.
True... but who's going to want to get that 2009 Genetic Selection technique when it was found harmful, and only the 2032 Genetic Selection technique is really safe for your child?
Conroy expanded the list to block Adult R18+ and X18+ web sites, and this week said it would also block sites depicting drug use, crime, sex, cruelty, violence or "revolting and abhorrent phenomena" that "offend against the standards of morality". Last week an anti-abortion website was added to the blacklist, and Conroy said he was considering expanding the blacklist to 10,000 sites and beyond."
He wants to block all of that content and has narrowed it down to a mere 10,000 sites? Conroy's depth of knowledge in this field is simply stunning! Next, he'll find the only five or six sites on the web that depict bestiality!
It isn't cheap today. Ten years from now the $25 morning after pill will come with a programmer* that lets you say "only abort the possible pregnancy if it is not going to result in a blue haired boy with long legs".
If it gets to be that cheap, then that's a huge step in the right direction. Based on what the drug companies today get away with in the field of critical-care drugs, I rather strongly doubt we'll see inexpensive /elective/ genetic selection procedures for a long time to come, if ever.