Echoes my sentiments exactly
"The whole domain name problem could have been solved in a way that would have eliminated strife over domain allocation." Maybe your next entry should explain how.
While I'm willing to slag MS on Windows Vista, beating down the little guy, etc... One area I will give Mr. Gates his due is in the donating department. He's perhaps the greatest philanthropist of our time!! When was the last time YOUR Fortune 500 CEO gave $100 Million to fight HIV.
I don't think the head of Cisco Systems (for one example of a really really un-poor person) has given nearly that much (unless it's in soft money): http://www.newsmeat.com/ceo_political_donations/Jo hn_Chambers.php
http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/winvista_5231. asp
I'm personally anxiously awaiting to see what deformations the.NET framework has received in this process. I must say the screenshot for mediaplayer doesn't excite me at all. http://www.winsupersite.com/images/reviews/vista_c tp2_01.jpg as it looks just as bloated as the one I'm using now. How much do you care about being able to view the album covers? My music is all mix cd's anyway. I think translucent eye candy will be nice but not that big of a deal. The "Mobility" center doesn't seem to offer anything new from what I read. Just a new name/packaging. ActiveX opt-in is nice for grandma and grandpa, but most people have that setting now I'd imagine. Oh and I like the part about power management from the review. "Though the actual power management states--Sleep, Hibernation, and so on--haven't changed in this build, Microsoft tells me that it has improved the reliability of these states." So in other words its not as flakey, trust us. Independent volume control.. Now theres a feature I've been waiting for.. zzzz
Okay I don't like either of these terms for hackers with morals.. Lets think of something new:
-Deeks (decent geeks?)
-Prerds (Principled Nerds?)
-Fairackers (fair hackers?)
Also remember that the term hacker is not always seen as negative in of itself:
From: http://www.smoothwall.net/support/glossary.html
"A highly proficient computer programmer who seeks to gain unauthorised access to systems without malicious intent."
What are your percentages looking like on *your* web site ? Statcounter is telling me almost 40% are using some flavor of Firefox lately... Safari is on the rise too!
I don't see the killer demand or application for this? Reading slashdot while on the can?? Although this is pretty cool to stare at: http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn4602 -- an old story and pic
But there is already something called an Oboe.
A doublereed, soprano range instrument with a conical bore (slightly expanding diameter from reed to bell). It has a nasal, but mellow and poignant, tone. Honestly though I don't see how Lindows + DVD + reverse engineering = profit?!
I kind of like "gmail" better than googlemail..
What would be even better, is if you could easily be logged into gmail twice on the same browser (multiple people using same computer), without having to *shudder* use IE for the 2nd instance.
"customized content".. and also their definition of "personal information"
Are my emails "personal information" (on gmail) ?
Is customized content basically the same as google adsense ads or whatever the thingies are called?
Where else would Google receiver personal information? Companies they've overtaken?
I just don't remember giving Google much more then my traffic over the years..
Before: Take children to Mcdonalds and put them in the bouncy ball room for 10 mins, before giving children Big Mac combo.
Now: Take children to Mcdonalds and give them Big Mac combo, then let them surf..
The world is slowly getting so fat it's going to spin out of orbit..
She must have long since set the record for "Most money of my husbands that I've given away" award. I guess she's still pretty well off, not dining on Mr. Noodles & water by any means.
The # of encrypted networks here in Eastern Canada are greatly outnumbered by the # of wideopen networks. This is a cool piece of news.. Nice way to start the day:)
I find the only Audio books that have any effect on me are the instructional kind. For instance, learning a new language such as through the Pimsleur series. I would be interested in knowing if anyone actually prefers the audio format to traditional page flipping. In terms of going MP3, wouldn't the author have saved a lot in fees by going OGG, or is acceptance too much of a concern?
Sorry, not trying to troll.. Just seems there is a lot more of this "proof of exploit" type code being posted these days then say back in 1996..
Thanks for the detailed reply! I would guess the naysayers would say OSS projects are leaving themselves open to hack-attempts by scores more developers, due to the open nature.. But I guess I can see how this is counterbalanced by the more code review you refer to..
Why are there so many nice hackers in the world? Willing to spend their time finding exploits, post them, and even a "safe" example. Do they take pride in helping the surfing community? Why don't they just hijack the world's browsers and make us choose between "Yes" and "Okay" on their PayPal deposit sites?
Where are the evil hackers, or have they all converted, scared about stiff http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4249780.stm penalties?
Hope it takes off.. Here's a free story idea.. A short story written from the perspective of an Ethernet Frame. Would be no doubt scary, but also educational.
How well does "Markovian discrimination" work in practice? It sounds fascinating, but what is the false-positive rate that can be expected on average?? Geez from dealing with spammers to working with the crap DiamondTouch, Yerazunis is a real glutton for punishment:)
for someone from a psychology background to run a study of MSN attention interruptions.. Sometimes I feel like MSN is (helping me) by keeping me happy sitting at my desk. Other times I'm thinking, wow do I really need my mom's advice at the moment. A straight up between subjects design with a control group working on a task for a week, and the other group having their MSN going for the task.
"and Google's design philosophy is based on end-user loyalty - not money."
Wow, I figured it was all based on dollars..
Next time there is a MS story posted, be sure to note how MS brings clarity into the world http://www.microsoft.com/
Slashdot Mirror
Echoes my sentiments exactly
"The whole domain name problem could have been solved in a way that would have eliminated strife over domain allocation." Maybe your next entry should explain how.
While I'm willing to slag MS on Windows Vista, beating down the little guy, etc... One area I will give Mr. Gates his due is in the donating department. He's perhaps the greatest philanthropist of our time!! When was the last time YOUR Fortune 500 CEO gave $100 Million to fight HIV.o hn_Chambers.php
I don't think the head of Cisco Systems (for one example of a really really un-poor person) has given nearly that much (unless it's in soft money):
http://www.newsmeat.com/ceo_political_donations/J
http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/winvista_5231. asp .NET framework has received in this process. I must say the screenshot for mediaplayer doesn't excite me at all. c tp2_01.jpg as it looks just as bloated as the one I'm using now. How much do you care about being able to view the album covers? My music is all mix cd's anyway.
I'm personally anxiously awaiting to see what deformations the
http://www.winsupersite.com/images/reviews/vista_
I think translucent eye candy will be nice but not that big of a deal. The "Mobility" center doesn't seem to offer anything new from what I read. Just a new name/packaging. ActiveX opt-in is nice for grandma and grandpa, but most people have that setting now I'd imagine. Oh and I like the part about power management from the review. "Though the actual power management states--Sleep, Hibernation, and so on--haven't changed in this build, Microsoft tells me that it has improved the reliability of these states." So in other words its not as flakey, trust us. Independent volume control.. Now theres a feature I've been waiting for.. zzzz
Okay I don't like either of these terms for hackers with morals.. Lets think of something new:
-Deeks (decent geeks?)
-Prerds (Principled Nerds?)
-Fairackers (fair hackers?)
Also remember that the term hacker is not always seen as negative in of itself: From: http://www.smoothwall.net/support/glossary.html "A highly proficient computer programmer who seeks to gain unauthorised access to systems without malicious intent."
What are your percentages looking like on *your* web site ? Statcounter is telling me almost 40% are using some flavor of Firefox lately... Safari is on the rise too!
I don't see the killer demand or application for this? Reading slashdot while on the can?? Although this is pretty cool to stare at:
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn4602 -- an old story and pic
But there is already something called an Oboe.
A doublereed, soprano range instrument with a conical bore (slightly expanding diameter from reed to bell). It has a nasal, but mellow and poignant, tone.
Honestly though I don't see how Lindows + DVD + reverse engineering = profit?!
I kind of like "gmail" better than googlemail.. What would be even better, is if you could easily be logged into gmail twice on the same browser (multiple people using same computer), without having to *shudder* use IE for the 2nd instance.
"customized content".. and also their definition of "personal information"
Are my emails "personal information" (on gmail) ?
Is customized content basically the same as google adsense ads or whatever the thingies are called?
Where else would Google receiver personal information? Companies they've overtaken?
I just don't remember giving Google much more then my traffic over the years..
Before: Take children to Mcdonalds and put them in the bouncy ball room for 10 mins, before giving children Big Mac combo.
Now: Take children to Mcdonalds and give them Big Mac combo, then let them surf..
The world is slowly getting so fat it's going to spin out of orbit..
She must have long since set the record for "Most money of my husbands that I've given away" award.
I guess she's still pretty well off, not dining on Mr. Noodles & water by any means.
Seen here:
http://www.worldwidearmor.com/#transparentArmor
GE Advanced Materials also make some form of transparent armor.
oh and why is this in the hardware section? :)
The # of encrypted networks here in Eastern Canada are greatly outnumbered by the # of wideopen networks. This is a cool piece of news.. Nice way to start the day :)
well you've convinced me
*goes off to find some free (as in free parking) audiobooks to listen to on the run today*
I find the only Audio books that have any effect on me are the instructional kind. For instance, learning a new language such as through the Pimsleur series.
I would be interested in knowing if anyone actually prefers the audio format to traditional page flipping.
In terms of going MP3, wouldn't the author have saved a lot in fees by going OGG, or is acceptance too much of a concern?
Iglassware.. now there is a fun Masters thesis :)
Sorry, not trying to troll.. Just seems there is a lot more of this "proof of exploit" type code being posted these days then say back in 1996..
Thanks for the detailed reply! I would guess the naysayers would say OSS projects are leaving themselves open to hack-attempts by scores more developers, due to the open nature.. But I guess I can see how this is counterbalanced by the more code review you refer to..
Why are there so many nice hackers in the world? Willing to spend their time finding exploits, post them, and even a "safe" example. Do they take pride in helping the surfing community? Why don't they just hijack the world's browsers and make us choose between "Yes" and "Okay" on their PayPal deposit sites?
Where are the evil hackers, or have they all converted, scared about stiff http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4249780.stm penalties?
Hope it takes off.. Here's a free story idea.. A short story written from the perspective of an Ethernet Frame. Would be no doubt scary, but also educational.
How well does "Markovian discrimination" work in practice? It sounds fascinating, but what is the false-positive rate that can be expected on average?? :)
Geez from dealing with spammers to working with the crap DiamondTouch, Yerazunis is a real glutton for punishment
So I can just load this on my cruzer sandisk usb drive, and check my email whenever I'm near a working USB port??
It's such a pleasure developing for KDE.. I hope this gives the developers a boost in visibility and confidence if nothing else.
for someone from a psychology background to run a study of MSN attention interruptions.. Sometimes I feel like MSN is (helping me) by keeping me happy sitting at my desk.
Other times I'm thinking, wow do I really need my mom's advice at the moment.
A straight up between subjects design with a control group working on a task for a week, and the other group having their MSN going for the task.
"and Google's design philosophy is based on end-user loyalty - not money."
Wow, I figured it was all based on dollars..
Next time there is a MS story posted, be sure to note how MS brings clarity into the world
http://www.microsoft.com/