sorry to bring up an offtopic rant, but again classic slashdot is in offline mode, and I actually have to use slashdot beta to post this.
FUCK BETA. IF YOUR USERS DONT LIKE YOUR DESCISIONS, THEN OVERTHINK THEM. EVEN WINDOWS 10 HAS A STARTMENU AGAIN. DICE YOU CAN DECIDE WHETHER YOU ARE WORSE THAN MS OR BETTER.
dude A registered sex.com
dude B fucked girl @ registry company of dude A and used further tricks to get sex.com
dude B made millions with the domain name
dudes C and D founded google, resulting in loss of "random visitors"
dude A got sex.com back from B through court descision, demanded $64 million
dude B didn't pay, fled to mexico, was turned over, spent time in prison, still didnt pay until today
Its the other way round:
http://youtu.be/GWQh_DmDLKQ?t=...
true.
Linux would certainly rise the entry level for malware writers, which would make malware writing a less promising market.
as most viruses and trojans today are written for windows.
Yes please, require 10 certifications until you can connect a router to the internet. Best is the build is signed, and the user's access to the system is restricted, otherwise they can install malware because of infected computers. Of course every single of those 10 certifications needs money, but everybody can pay 1.000.000$ for releasing a build, so thats no problem. With government certifications, it would be ensured that insecure and uncertified router firmwares like dd-wrt are forbidden, which is good for users because of security and companies because then they can deliver an even better experience to their customers.
s/other
FTFY
Of course applets are dead, but Loconut1389 has mentioned them.
Modern web sites shouldn't rely on Java plugins. There is only one native scripting language for the web, and that's js.
replied to undo accidental moderatoin.
GoogleMaps will never have a sane license for their maps. When you edit google maps, you perhaps improve their map. But its their map then, not yours anymore. OSM map is everyone's. You instantly have access to all kinds of map data -- google maps will never be as good as OSM here. Want to generate a power grid of europe? if you have the knowledge, its just a command away.
"Engineering without management is art." -- Jeff Johnson
