User: sds

my questions about the attack

On: More News And Links On Yesterday's Terrorist Attack

Pentagon was hit 40 minutes after the second WTC. Why wasn't it protected by fighter aircraft at the time of the attack? 40 minutes should be enough to get f15 flying!

other questions

Why aren't you guys using CVS?

On: What Happens To -AC (And Other) Kernel Mods?

I remember claims that Linus what "the CVS with brains", but when there are two trees (AC and Linus) it would seem that CVS is a must.
What is holding AC and Linus (aside from having to learn how to use CVS)?

xml+dtd+stylesheet is the way to go!

On: Can XML Replace Proprietary Document Formats?

in short, switching from layout-based formatting to contents-oriented one (using xml/dtd/stylesheets) will allow separating file formats from the editing software, which will solve most of our problems. please see details.

bad news

On: Retina-Scan ATM Machines

In addition to the problems mentioned by others (like changing irises &c), this is bad news because it either reduces interoperability or kills privacy. If I want to use an ATM of another bank, I will not be able to use this iris sacn thing since only my bank has it, or, if they share the DBs, the privacy essentially disappears.

WHY DO ADULTS KILL

On: Why Kids Kill

Well, although I disagree with the tone, I must
concur that when the adults think that the best
way to solve a problem is to perpetrate a naked
aggression against a sovereign state, they
should not be surprised that their children turn
to violence too.

what languages did you code in?

On: American Programmers are Slackers

I use Common Lisp for most of my projects.
See why at http://www.goems.com/~sds/tool.html