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Comment Re:Clock can run in reverse. (Score 0, Flamebait) 696

It did, but not in the way this guy thinks it should have.

I'm "the guy." I just happen to be a user here, too. :)

By law the money needed to go to pay down our public debt first, which is real debt despite this guys claims.

If you read my article you'll find I didn't contradict that. I didn't say the public debt didn't go down, but every single year the intergovernmental debt went up more. If the public debt had gone down more than the intergovernmental debt had gone up, that'd have been something. Unfortunately it wasn't the case.

Comment Re:Mathematically provably secure? (Score 1) 234

There are several "provably secure" computer systems. As in you can demonstrate they fulfil certain mathematical constraints and those constraints are absolute. Then you have to write the code and prove the code, then you have to hope the prover is correct and the hardwareis correct. Nothing is 100%.

As to the randomisation stuff - yes I've got examples, and we've hit the same thing in Linux with randomisation. You get cases where memory scribbles cause a problem only if the layout happens to be a specific variant (especially with stack randomisation). From "either it dies or it works" you get "1 in 10,000 times xyz app blows up". That does make debugging much much harder. Of course a good reply to that is "so improve the debugging tools".

Comment Re:Portland OR (Score 1) 1335



>Who in their right mind visits anouther country to read through books in a bookstore? Worst suggestion EVAR!

I do. But then it is because the books were/are not available in my country. Sure, you can go to amazon.com amazon.jp, amazon.de, amazon.uk, amazon.ca, and order books from those countries.

But how bad books will you buy that way? And in my case, the books I am interested in, are not sold by amazon.*. [ Hulle ken nie die taal nie.]

Wind Under Thy Wings

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Comment Re:A few facts from the article (Score 1) 1072

The question isn't whether it's wrong to sue ANYONE you have a grievance with, the question is if it's right to sue EVERYONE who you only POSSIBLY have a grievance with.

It's like the difference between suing a neighbor who shoots your dog, and suing a neighbor who owns a gun which might result in him someday shooting your dog.
User Journal

Journal Journal: review of things past

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I haven't looked at /. since the last time I wrote an entry here --- which was 4 June. Almost a month ago.

I'm writing 100 word commentaries on the Yijing and Thelemic Tephillah and posting them at 100 words . Since july 2003 is my first month, you'll have to wait till 1 August, to read them. I did some in June, but I started it in mid-month, so you won't see them posted. At least in theory.

Announcements

Journal Journal: ColdFusion Alert!

I know, many people have been puzzled by my sudden disappearance. I've just been busy posting and couldn't think of anything to mumble about. Anyway, here are some updates!
Encryption

Journal Journal: Liber LXV: II: 53

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I am the heart, and Thou the Serpent. Wind thy coils closer about me. So that no light nor bliss may penetrate.

Obviously this verse is about the embrace of the coiled serpent. To prevent it from springing forth.

User Journal

Journal Journal: Skipping Time

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Been neglecting my daily practice.

Still unemployed. Three interviews in three weeks. One call back from a company who had no idea what VOIP was. Job mandates a landline at home. That put an end to that job prospect.

Went to three street fairs/festivals, in the last three weeks. All were smaller than they were last year. All were much more "commercial" than in years past.

Microsoft

Journal Journal: Eeek! I am being assimilated.

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I just found out that there is one item that microsoft makes that I actually like. I did not know that they had it in them.

The item: A font: Lucinda Sans Unicode to be precise. I have it on my linux box, and thought that it was just one of those freebie fonts that everybody gives away.

User Journal

Journal Journal: Owning Google Space

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I just did a search on Google. I don't quite own Wind under Thy Wings, but this post on spamming is at the top of the list. True, there are only two sites indexed with that phrase.

If Google ever indexes this blog, I will own the phrase, as far as Google is concerned.

Cheery thought. Now to go write some more for my book.

Technology

Journal Journal: Neither Faith, nor Belief, nor Acceptance are required 1

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Technology of the mind is what I am writing about. If that confuses you, this is /. --- subject icons do not have to agree with subject contents.

The Method of Science
The Aim of Religion

Motto of The Equinox

Success is thou Proof.
Liber Al Vel Legis

Books

Journal Journal: Chasing Gods Not Our Own 1

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Some years ago, I read the book Chasing Gods not our own. [ I do not remember who the author was.] It is the story of how Europeans systematically destroy African culture. A slightly more academic version of Something of Value by Robert Ruark.

But the two books are not the same. In one, civilization is removed, in the other civilization is replaced. In both, the traditional culture is discounted.

Editorial

Journal Journal: The Fourth Power of the Sphinx

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It has been mentioned to me that one of the "problems" I have in interviews, is that i do not list all my job skills. That a good researcher, picking up my resume, will find education that I omit from the list, job skills I fail to mention, and outside activities that are not even hinted at.

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