Comment Re:ahh, the "singularity"... (Score 1) 830
Two fists, one John.
Comment That's not the problem. (Score 1) 279
We've got too many - not too few. But if he intends to reduce it to one, I'm all for it.
Comment Re:What If I never click adverts anyway? (Score 1) 299
News for nerds. Stuff that matters?
Comment Re:What If I never click adverts anyway? (Score 1) 299
You and my dad. Whenever my sister or I are home and open his soap cupboard, we say, "Me retirement soap!"
Comment Re:If you feed the troll, you get to keep it (Score 1) 450
Not even releasing it only on cd will keep it from being a major hit, so long as it's any good, thanks to the internets.
Comment Android (Score 1) 704
It's a simple as the old programs, but it's streamlined by the decades of improvement we have had in between.
Once you have explained Object Oriented Programming to him, the rest would be a doddle for a fresh young mind.
Comment Re:Hypocritical (Score 1) 686
Keep in mind, there are only so many workplaces where a "wide stance" is openly tolerated. Us VPs have to stick together on this.
The State of Ruby VMs — Ruby Renaissance 89
igrigorik writes "In the short span of just a couple of years, the Ruby VM space has evolved to more than just a handful of choices: MRI, JRuby, IronRuby, MacRuby, Rubinius, MagLev, REE and BlueRuby. Four of these VMs will hit 1.0 status in the upcoming year and will open up entirely new possibilities for the language — Mac apps via MacRuby, Ruby in the browser via Silverlight, object persistence via Smalltalk VM, and so forth. This article takes a detailed look at the past year, the progress of each project, and where the community is heading. It's an exciting time to be a Rubyist."
New Attack Fells Internet Explorer 202
alphadogg writes "Attack code has been identified that could be used to break into a PC running older versions of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. The code was posted Friday to the Bugtraq mailing list by an unidentified hacker. According to security vendor Symantec, the code does not always work properly, but it could be used to install unauthorized software on a victim's computer."
Comment Remove itunes? (Score 2, Insightful) 570
Finally, a good idea from microsoft.
Oh, wait, they expect us to muddle along with the windows media player instead. Pot, kettle, frying pan, fire.
Comment I'm impressed. (Score 1) 267
They didn't fill it with mounds of brochures, trialware or aol cds. It's a big step in the right direction. And, as far as I can tell, no EULA on the party favour pack. Kudos where due, guys.
Submission + - Goldman Sach's Quant Source Code Stolen (denninger.net)
sserendipity writes: "Software for Goldman Sach's quantitive trading system had been stolen and may have fallen into "wrong" hands.
"While most in the United States were celebrating the Fourth of July holiday, a Russian immigrant living in New Jersey was being held on federal charges of stealing secret computer trading codes from a major New York-based financial institution. Authorities did not identify the firm, but sources say that institution is none other than Goldman Sachs.
The charges, if proven, are significant because the codes that the accused, Sergey Aleynikov, tried to steal are the secret sauce to Goldman's automated stock and commodities trading business. Federal authorities contend the computer codes and related-trading files that Aleynikov uploaded to a German-based website help this major financial institution generate millions of dollars in profits each year."
Goldman Sach is responsible for most of the computerized trading in the market, which, in turn comprises 48.7% of all trading — almost half, so this software, is extremely valuable, not only in it's own right, but in order to pre-empt Goldman Sach's activity in the market."
"While most in the United States were celebrating the Fourth of July holiday, a Russian immigrant living in New Jersey was being held on federal charges of stealing secret computer trading codes from a major New York-based financial institution. Authorities did not identify the firm, but sources say that institution is none other than Goldman Sachs.
The charges, if proven, are significant because the codes that the accused, Sergey Aleynikov, tried to steal are the secret sauce to Goldman's automated stock and commodities trading business. Federal authorities contend the computer codes and related-trading files that Aleynikov uploaded to a German-based website help this major financial institution generate millions of dollars in profits each year."
Goldman Sach is responsible for most of the computerized trading in the market, which, in turn comprises 48.7% of all trading — almost half, so this software, is extremely valuable, not only in it's own right, but in order to pre-empt Goldman Sach's activity in the market."
Comment Re:The Internet is a model train set (Score 1) 498
The internet provides.
