Any web developer knows that ranking algorithms are fickle. Sometimes sites come out ranked well, sometimes not. Work on improving your content, and use word of mouth or advertising or whatever to get your name out there. This lawsuit is just going to waste everybody's time and money (except the lawyers', of course).
This is Slashdot, a geek site. Of course the submitter could just go to the store and buy some books, but where's the fun in that? Maybe just wants to see if it's possible to do it himself.
What about hackable devices in general - how do you find gadgets that let you tinker with their software?
As far as hardware hackability goes, I've always been impressed with the WRT54G/GS/GL routers. They run an embedded version of Linux (except the WRT54G/GS version 5), so you can do some pretty cool stuff with them by using third-party firmware.
True, there's a 99% chance the thief didn't know how important the laptop was or how to get the data off. But that means there's a 1% chance that some guy copied an important government database. I just hope it was encrypted.
OK, maybe I phrased my post incorrectly. If you want to buy a new OS and use it, more power to you! I just don't think SkyOS would have a wide audience (except maybe in the OS dev community).
But that's just the point. People who would use a non-Windows system tend to be a bit smarter (computer-wise). I doubt they'd want to spend money on a system that's incompatable with Windows and Linux.
I think they rely on two things: 1) Software almost always sucks to some degree 2) People are excellent at finding new ways to break "rock-solid" software
You know, the whole "make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot" type thing.
Indeed. You can find a little more information on their website. Because putting a link to the company in the article summary would just make things too easy for people, right?
So it scans application log files for errors and then helps people find fixes for them? (I think, TFA was a bit light on details.) News for nerds, maybe. Stuff that matters, definitely not.
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Any web developer knows that ranking algorithms are fickle. Sometimes sites come out ranked well, sometimes not. Work on improving your content, and use word of mouth or advertising or whatever to get your name out there. This lawsuit is just going to waste everybody's time and money (except the lawyers', of course).
Two wrongs don't make a right. (Now, two Wrights can make an airplane, but that's another story.)
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Its rarely ever wrong.
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I'm shore your pleased two no
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(Shamelessly stolen from, umm, who wrote this again?)
This is Slashdot, a geek site. Of course the submitter could just go to the store and buy some books, but where's the fun in that? Maybe just wants to see if it's possible to do it himself.
And that license can be suspended or revoked if you do something wrong. If you need a license for something, it's a privilege, not a right.
Heh, I never thought of that. I guess it couldn't tell the difference.
You don't. You do need a license to run Windows on that computer, though. (Yeah, it sucks, but it's true.)
Amen to that! Maybe someday Microsoft will realize that WGA doesn't prevent piracy; it's just another thing to annoy legitimate users.
OK, I guess that's not going to happen anytime soon. Oh well, I can dream, right?
Oh. My. God. Would it be that much work for the editors to check the date of something before posting a story about it?
OMG! There are 108 winners! The whole list must be cursed! The numbers are bad!
(If you don't understand my sig, you won't understand this post.)
Nope, sorry. All products released from now till 2007 must be crap. You may begin releasing good products in 2007. Thank you.
True, there's a 99% chance the thief didn't know how important the laptop was or how to get the data off. But that means there's a 1% chance that some guy copied an important government database. I just hope it was encrypted.
I know what you mean. Let's just hope whoever stole the laptop wasn't computer savvy.
Or using a system that doesn't even touch the last accessed date in the first place.
OK, maybe I phrased my post incorrectly. If you want to buy a new OS and use it, more power to you! I just don't think SkyOS would have a wide audience (except maybe in the OS dev community).
But that's just the point. People who would use a non-Windows system tend to be a bit smarter (computer-wise). I doubt they'd want to spend money on a system that's incompatable with Windows and Linux.
I agree, I guess I shouldn't turn down karma, but my post sure wasn't insightful.
Don't worry, the article is almost as bad as the summary. You didn't miss much by not RTFAing.
I think they rely on two things:
1) Software almost always sucks to some degree
2) People are excellent at finding new ways to break "rock-solid" software
You know, the whole "make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot" type thing.
Don't you mean HTTP referers? :)
Indeed. You can find a little more information on their website. Because putting a link to the company in the article summary would just make things too easy for people, right?
So it scans application log files for errors and then helps people find fixes for them? (I think, TFA was a bit light on details.) News for nerds, maybe. Stuff that matters, definitely not.
You nanotube racist! Nanotubes should not be "sorted". The should be treated and respected as equals.