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A car that slows you down

A car that slows you downIdiotsWhat are these idiots going to say the first time their system decides that the speed limit on the highway is 30 km/h, and the driver is unable to get up to a safe speed? Sure, drivers make mistakes, but at least they can sometimes...

Tags: corrolary, speed limit

Discussion threads 2006-05-24

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No retail channel for laptop Linux

No retail channel for laptop LinuxPlease do not forgetthat many of the reviews posted online at Wal-Mart their disatisfaction with the system.Yes these were in most cases "newbies" but the point:That unless the person is very sure of what they are buying, in the end if they dislike it, they...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, laptop computer, Linux, netbook, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

Blogs, wikis, and Web 2.0 as the next application platform

My previous post discussed how IBM is planning to use Web 2.0 software like wikis as a foundation upon which to build so-called situational software. These are instant applications which can be assembled just-in-time and not created from scratch from the rich pallette of services and feeds...

Tags: Web, Web 2.0, Wiki

Blog posts 2006-06-20

The four most common Unix security mistakes

The four most common Unix security mistakesGood listCertainly agree about the first item. The last report I read from a "white hat" security firm brought in to check a company against a determined attack used keystroke logging from Windows clients to gain access to the Sun servers.I see your 4...

Tags: Operating systems, Servers, Unix, server, operating system, Unix Admin

Discussion threads 2006-02-08

Sprint shouldn't sue Vonage: they should buy them

Sprint shouldn't sue Vonage: they should buy themThe first casualtyAs Vonage grabs landline VoIP business, the WiMAX Steamroller is poised to take all of the cellphone business. Sprint is faced with the adapt or die conundrum (with the sue, sue, sue corrolary).If Sprint buys VonageThey are losing this customer. ...

Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telecom & Utilities, Sprint Communications, Vonage Holdings Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-10-05

The art of programming

The art of programmingArt or science?I am not denying that well written code could in some way be aesthetically pleasing or for that matter that successful artists and engineers share a similar intense dedication to mastering their craft. I do however think that programming is a scientific and mathematical discipline...

Tags: Principia Mathematica, programming

Discussion threads 2005-06-27