As a pilot of small planes, the thought of the collision itself really sucks and seems inevitable. Even a small bird can take out an engine, windshield or even a wing on a wood and fabric plane. A couple cameras on a drone will never give a drone pilot the same visibility and situational awareness as a real pilot and many small planes don't have transponders
They caught him red-handed dropping off documents. They watched him for something like 4 months before making the arrest. The Feds made sure they had adequate proof before arresting the man. Technically, I suppose the law says he was arrested on "suspicion" of espionage but the facts are that he left a papertrail, they caught him dropping off the goods, they have proof of his payment and the awaiting account in Moscow.
One thing/. DID overlook is that he didn't SPY for 15 years, he just worked for the FBI for 15 years. If he had been spying for Moscow that entire time, I would hope he would have made more than just $1.4 mil for selling out his country.
If you want to fight for free speech, start with fighting against things like trying to force the Boy Scouts to accept athiests and homosexuals---even if you think they should. Because you never know if you might be the next target of some government official or special interest group who does not like the way you think
Why shouldn't the Boy Scouts be forced to accept everyone? They state that homosexuals (don't know about the atheists) are not "moral" and are not good role models for young boys. To me, that sounds like a huge shout-out proclaiming, "We don't approve of you or your lifestyle and therefore we will exclude you and make sure that our children look down upon you as well."
It seems to me that this promotes hate on both sides.
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It's not actually a markup language, despite the "ML" in XML. It's just a template.
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As pointed out in other replies, those numbers don't do much to prove what I assume was meant to be your point.
However, something you're definitely overlooking is the fact that Windows is a more popular/attractive/trendy target for hackers.
I have extensively used Unix, Aix, Linux, NT and Win2k as workstations and I've found that none of them are exceedingly robust or stable. A faulty app with invalid data is just as likely to bring down a Linux machine as it is one running Win2k. Each OS has its weak points, whether it's clustering, stress, multi-tasking, support, or something simple like features and ease-of-use.
The fact of the matter is that Linux can't yet compete with the big dogs Sun and IBM but it's getting there. The biggest problem with Linux as customers see it is support. The issue facing a customer who is contemplating using Linux is "what if I want the feature Foo in the future? Who do I go to in order to get this implemented?" There is little to no accountability and that's something most companies need.
And now Microsoft is on their "five 9's" kick which appears to be a big commitment to stability on their systems and may even dispell current thinking on the inherent instability of Windows in general. I think about 100 million users on Hotmail demonstrate its stability quite well.
On reflection, this post may seem a bit biased toward big business, but the truth is that as far as most companies are concerned, Linux just isn't feasible, yet.
First off, it's probably worth noting that what your company charges and what you get paid are two totally different numbers.
Secondly, as has been mentioned before, cost of living is a major factor. $50 may not seem like a whole lot in the USA, but that's a week's salary in some countries.
On the other hand, when you get tired of it and can't dedicate the necessary time to taking care of your pet, the parts can be recycled and reused... plus you don't have a dead dog on your hands when it dies of negligence or the guilt associated with having put a pet to sleep once the novelty of owning the pet wears off.
The GPL & LGPL make it very difficult for IBM developers to work with both LINUX & AIX. I think it's great that they're expanding into the LINUX arena, but as was demonstrated by SUN recently, anytime a company tries to break into the community with some open source program, all the open source geeks pounce on them, claiming their entire OS/Life's Blood is now free. The number of lawyers needed by any company that wants to make money off licenses but also wants to get involved in Open Source just sickens me.
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You're absolutely correct. Sony cut the number in half (from 1 million to 500,000) for the US.
Interestingly, Sony isn't the only company lately to have problems supplying the demand for their product; every company seems to be having supply problems lately.
Let's all blame mobile phones.
How many times have you heard that if man were meant to fly, he would have been born with wings? Well he does and he isn't. But if the Wright brothers had taken heed, where would you be living now?
You really have to wonder about books or articles like this. It reminds me of that forward we've all received innumerable times that contains statements made by important people concerning the future that turned out to be utterly wrong. The patent office claiming that everything that could be invented had already been by 1900. Impossibility of flight. No two snowflakes the same. Computers will never catch on. You'll fall off if you try to sail around the world.
Sure, at the present, computers are limited by human capabilities and resources. But why should that prevent people in the future from attempting what seems impossible now?
I certainly would never allow someone to tell me something is impossible just because he can't wrap his brain around it the right way.
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It's a small company but have absolutely stellar encryption and archiving products and good service. http://www.proofpoint.com/products/privacy/email-encryption.php
As a pilot of small planes, the thought of the collision itself really sucks and seems inevitable. Even a small bird can take out an engine, windshield or even a wing on a wood and fabric plane. A couple cameras on a drone will never give a drone pilot the same visibility and situational awareness as a real pilot and many small planes don't have transponders
Exactly. Where are the numbers about the drop in claims in the months before the new release?
But seriously, Good GOD! 15 years of spying only to make something like $600,000! How much would you need to face the death sentence?
One thing /. DID overlook is that he didn't SPY for 15 years, he just worked for the FBI for 15 years. If he had been spying for Moscow that entire time, I would hope he would have made more than just $1.4 mil for selling out his country.
Why shouldn't the Boy Scouts be forced to accept everyone? They state that homosexuals (don't know about the atheists) are not "moral" and are not good role models for young boys. To me, that sounds like a huge shout-out proclaiming, "We don't approve of you or your lifestyle and therefore we will exclude you and make sure that our children look down upon you as well."
It seems to me that this promotes hate on both sides.
It's not actually a markup language, despite the "ML" in XML. It's just a template.
As pointed out in other replies, those numbers don't do much to prove what I assume was meant to be your point.
However, something you're definitely overlooking is the fact that Windows is a more popular/attractive/trendy target for hackers.
I have extensively used Unix, Aix, Linux, NT and Win2k as workstations and I've found that none of them are exceedingly robust or stable. A faulty app with invalid data is just as likely to bring down a Linux machine as it is one running Win2k. Each OS has its weak points, whether it's clustering, stress, multi-tasking, support, or something simple like features and ease-of-use.
The fact of the matter is that Linux can't yet compete with the big dogs Sun and IBM but it's getting there. The biggest problem with Linux as customers see it is support. The issue facing a customer who is contemplating using Linux is "what if I want the feature Foo in the future? Who do I go to in order to get this implemented?" There is little to no accountability and that's something most companies need.
And now Microsoft is on their "five 9's" kick which appears to be a big commitment to stability on their systems and may even dispell current thinking on the inherent instability of Windows in general. I think about 100 million users on Hotmail demonstrate its stability quite well.On reflection, this post may seem a bit biased toward big business, but the truth is that as far as most companies are concerned, Linux just isn't feasible, yet.
First off, it's probably worth noting that what your company charges and what you get paid are two totally different numbers. Secondly, as has been mentioned before, cost of living is a major factor. $50 may not seem like a whole lot in the USA, but that's a week's salary in some countries.
On the other hand, when you get tired of it and can't dedicate the necessary time to taking care of your pet, the parts can be recycled and reused... plus you don't have a dead dog on your hands when it dies of negligence or the guilt associated with having put a pet to sleep once the novelty of owning the pet wears off.
The GPL & LGPL make it very difficult for IBM developers to work with both LINUX & AIX. I think it's great that they're expanding into the LINUX arena, but as was demonstrated by SUN recently, anytime a company tries to break into the community with some open source program, all the open source geeks pounce on them, claiming their entire OS/Life's Blood is now free. The number of lawyers needed by any company that wants to make money off licenses but also wants to get involved in Open Source just sickens me.
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You, you and you: panic. The rest of you, come with me.
You're absolutely correct. Sony cut the number in half (from 1 million to 500,000) for the US.
Interestingly, Sony isn't the only company lately to have problems supplying the demand for their product; every company seems to be having supply problems lately.
Let's all blame mobile phones.
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How many times have you heard that if man were meant to fly, he would have been born with wings? Well he does and he isn't. But if the Wright brothers had taken heed, where would you be living now?
You really have to wonder about books or articles like this. It reminds me of that forward we've all received innumerable times that contains statements made by important people concerning the future that turned out to be utterly wrong. The patent office claiming that everything that could be invented had already been by 1900. Impossibility of flight. No two snowflakes the same. Computers will never catch on. You'll fall off if you try to sail around the world.
Sure, at the present, computers are limited by human capabilities and resources. But why should that prevent people in the future from attempting what seems impossible now?
I certainly would never allow someone to tell me something is impossible just because he can't wrap his brain around it the right way.