Parentheses, man! Learn to use them (or if you don't want to learn how to use them, just avoid using them (or (unless you are just trying to be hopelessly recursive (which is not always a bad thing)) (unless (programs-p you 'lisp))).
What is cool about the Web is that it is the most Agile of all release environments. Unlike shrinkwrap software, web software can be changed very easily and universally for all users.
Which means that I as a user can't opt out of an update that breaks functionality I depend on (or just plain old like and want).
[however, how often that happens and how important that is to you... is for you to judge]
and no way do we trust our wonderfully tech-savvy governments or industries to set up and run one.
We have such a thing in Denmark, "Digital signature" (an RSA key pair). It works fine for twiddling your taxes on-line, and other public services, but unsurprisingly I can't use it to login here at slashdot.
Unless all governments agree on at least some kind of interoperability, it won't see widespread use. And East Bumfukistan will probably not have the kind of identity verification you'd want, even though a piece of paper may disagree.
In LaTeX I simply type \alpha, or \beta, or whatever.
Wow, you're doing it the slow and awkward way!
In emacs, auctex, math-minor-mode, hit "backtick a" for \alpha, "backtick b" for \beta, etc.
Or, if you want WYSIWYG on a character-by-character basis*, edit your ~/.XCompose such that "space a" is alpha (not a string, the greek lowercase letter), "space A" is upper-case alpha, etc.
* I think WYSIWYG is a good thing on a character-by-character basis (on some conditions). The difference between "\alpha" and "" is neither one of meaning nor one of formatting; it's only a difference in regards to what you're looking at while you're editing your document.
Now, inputenc might translate [character 0x2124, 0x2124==8484, a Z with a double diagonal line, as you know it from math class]* into "\mathbb{Z}" instead of "\mybb{Z}" where \mybb either does \mathbb or \bf, depending on some other macro (with good reason: \mathbb is a hack around the difficulty of writing bold letters on a blackboard; in typeset print you'd want real bold, except that \mathbb has become fashionable). So be sure that it really is the case that your character-by-character WYSIWYG-ness is only a difference in what you look at, by whatever means necessary.
Large organizations, whether they be political, commercial or otherwise, tend to have the same IT security behaviors (i.e. problems).
They have allegedly
While I don't have a problem believing, it would be really nice to have some hard evidence to show government, proclaiming that it's likely that this particular policy will have these particular implications.
Theory is nice (in particular my theory about human nature and behavior), but hard evidence is even better; as a smartass once said, if you disagree with the theory of gravity, I have a seventh-story window you're welcome to test the alternatives from.
HAHAHAA! Wow, things must really work different on your side of the pond.
Let's try being a little^W^W unrealistically optimistic.
Fixed myself for you;-)
I'm not sure which side of the pond you're on, or which side of the pond you think I'm on, but I don't think my scenario is realistic.
I think it's way unrealistic, and my point is that even if we assume people to be motivated and somewhat able to be diligent, the system will fail due to human nature.
390,000 people will have access to the database, but will have gone through stringent security training.
Let's try being a little optimistic.
Let's say that all 390,000 people take their duties and responsibilities as public servants very seriously. They attend the security training and try to remember everything they're taught.
Fast forward two weeks. They all integrate the security training into their work, and form new habits: "when I open the database, I have to $SECURITY_CONSIDERATION, then click on $SAFE_OPTION and always ask IT if something smells fishy". They form habits.
Fast forward four months. An unexpected situation pops up. They have now forgotten what they learned in security training, relying solely on their new habits which have worked perfectly well so far. They try their best to judge the security implications of their choices in an unknown situation, but they're not computer techies, so they get the answer wrong.
As a result, security is breached.
Anyone wants to defend a more optimistic prediction?
It becomes much more clear that "the profits go to a select few who are friends with various politicians." isn't aligned across the two if you use a fixed-width font;-)
Slashdot Mirror
when we're talking about mutual oral sex between nerds, what's not to love?
len([n for n in nerds if self.gender in n.genders_attracted_to and n.gender in self.genders_attracted_to]) / len(nerds)
In other words, the iPhone is unsuitable for storing your music collection...
Am I asking whether he told me that he did say it, or am I telling you that he asked me to confirm what he said.
Next you're going to teach us about the humorous effects of unintentional-looking irony, right!
Parentheses, man! Learn to use them (or if you don't want to learn how to use them, just avoid using them (or (unless you are just trying to be hopelessly recursive (which is not always a bad thing)) (unless (programs-p you 'lisp))).
(for 'Veggiesama (fix (parent this-post)))
Those responsible for not welcoming the poster who would not welcome those who would welcome our new robotic soldier overlords, have been welcomed.
Damn, it looks like someone stretched out their ass and took a big dump between a bunch of <html> tags.
I can see the slogans: "Havenworks: a work-safe and more subtle goatse"... Or maybe "Two girls one site"
In XKCD-style:
TODO: Insert geek related-sex joke here
Nahh... it doesn't work so well without ass...
What is cool about the Web is that it is the most Agile of all release environments. Unlike shrinkwrap software, web software can be changed very easily and universally for all users.
Which means that I as a user can't opt out of an update that breaks functionality I depend on (or just plain old like and want).
[however, how often that happens and how important that is to you... is for you to judge]
Microsoft wastes more than 26 years worth of productive time per day.
Hah, that's nothing compared to the time spent talking about Microsoft here on slashdot.
no, you're not ;-)
Boy, that sure did make me erupt in laughter. Really, I shouldn't---the OS X users must be fuming and steaming with anger.
(Okay, enough with the volcano jokes...)
Mac OS X Users Vulnerable To Major Lava Flow
What the hell does operating system choice have to do with vulnerability to very high temperatures?
I tried apt-get remove volcano, but there was no such package. It appears I'm screwed too :(
Lalalala, I'm not listen(2)ing! ;-)
I don't know, but I'm glad he didn't open you up and show you where the components are ;-)
and no way do we trust our wonderfully tech-savvy governments or industries to set up and run one.
We have such a thing in Denmark, "Digital signature" (an RSA key pair). It works fine for twiddling your taxes on-line, and other public services, but unsurprisingly I can't use it to login here at slashdot.
Unless all governments agree on at least some kind of interoperability, it won't see widespread use. And East Bumfukistan will probably not have the kind of identity verification you'd want, even though a piece of paper may disagree.
At least Win98 supports the damned printers at Walmart.
Not the one my mom had.
Hey, anecdote + anecdote = statistics, right? ;-)
If you want the Dells and Acers and the mom & pop shops all pushing Linux and supporting it
Oh, so Acer doesn't support the Linux they sell on (at least) one of their netbooks? That's certainly interesting.
In LaTeX I simply type \alpha, or \beta, or whatever.
Wow, you're doing it the slow and awkward way!
In emacs, auctex, math-minor-mode, hit "backtick a" for \alpha, "backtick b" for \beta, etc.
Or, if you want WYSIWYG on a character-by-character basis*, edit your ~/.XCompose such that "space a" is alpha (not a string, the greek lowercase letter), "space A" is upper-case alpha, etc.
* I think WYSIWYG is a good thing on a character-by-character basis (on some conditions). The difference between "\alpha" and "" is neither one of meaning nor one of formatting; it's only a difference in regards to what you're looking at while you're editing your document.
Now, inputenc might translate [character 0x2124, 0x2124==8484, a Z with a double diagonal line, as you know it from math class]* into "\mathbb{Z}" instead of "\mybb{Z}" where \mybb either does \mathbb or \bf, depending on some other macro (with good reason: \mathbb is a hack around the difficulty of writing bold letters on a blackboard; in typeset print you'd want real bold, except that \mathbb has become fashionable). So be sure that it really is the case that your character-by-character WYSIWYG-ness is only a difference in what you look at, by whatever means necessary.
* Stupid frigging slashdot. I want utf-8 :(
The state of the hole afterwords is a problem for the end user.
Please cite your sources!
I happen to know that this phrase was originally found in the Microsoft Human Interface Guidelines.
And improving the web using experience at home is an excellent idea.
How about they improve it by making firefox faster, smaller and less prone to crashes and hangs?
I don't think we need to experimentally compare a fast browser to a slow browser to see which one is best (all else equal).
I want a browser that works Even Better(tm), but I want it to Work Well(tm) first.
If I could, I'd mod you insightful.
Large organizations, whether they be political, commercial or otherwise, tend to have the same IT security behaviors (i.e. problems).
They have allegedly
While I don't have a problem believing, it would be really nice to have some hard evidence to show government, proclaiming that it's likely that this particular policy will have these particular implications.
Theory is nice (in particular my theory about human nature and behavior), but hard evidence is even better; as a smartass once said, if you disagree with the theory of gravity, I have a seventh-story window you're welcome to test the alternatives from.
HAHAHAA! Wow, things must really work different on your side of the pond.
Let's try being a little^W^W unrealistically optimistic.
Fixed myself for you ;-)
I'm not sure which side of the pond you're on, or which side of the pond you think I'm on, but I don't think my scenario is realistic.
I think it's way unrealistic, and my point is that even if we assume people to be motivated and somewhat able to be diligent, the system will fail due to human nature.
390,000 people will have access to the database, but will have gone through stringent security training.
Let's try being a little optimistic.
Let's say that all 390,000 people take their duties and responsibilities as public servants very seriously. They attend the security training and try to remember everything they're taught.
Fast forward two weeks. They all integrate the security training into their work, and form new habits: "when I open the database, I have to $SECURITY_CONSIDERATION, then click on $SAFE_OPTION and always ask IT if something smells fishy". They form habits.
Fast forward four months. An unexpected situation pops up. They have now forgotten what they learned in security training, relying solely on their new habits which have worked perfectly well so far. They try their best to judge the security implications of their choices in an unknown situation, but they're not computer techies, so they get the answer wrong.
As a result, security is breached.
Anyone wants to defend a more optimistic prediction?
Pass the soup, poor voice?
The wonderful telephøne system
Although I have no reason to believe Swedish telephony to be bad, I care much more about their wonderful internetwørking system.
Was it because she believes that premarital sex is a SYN?
It's a very subtle difference.
It becomes much more clear that "the profits go to a select few who are friends with various politicians." isn't aligned across the two if you use a fixed-width font ;-)