Comment Re:I have a better idea (Score 1) 190
Cow with backpack full of gas + electric fence. Get the popcorn.
Comment Re:Waste of money (Score 1) 45
This is a waste of money. There are plans to decommission parts of the ISS in the pretty near future. Why do this for something that's not going to be around all that much longer?
They are required to add a handicapped spot.
Comment Re:Wrong again (Score 3, Insightful) 162
Nobody has to agree to the GPL. However, if you don't agree to it you have no license to the code.
Comment Re: Verdict sound legitimate (Score 1, Insightful) 162
So thieves don't have to give back stolen goods, because that would be cooperating. Interesting legal theory.
Comment Re:I don't get it. (Score 1) 73
I did. They say "it is unclear" meaning they don't know of any way to exploit this in the real world where ECC is used. Their chart gives probability of success AFTER assuming they can flip a bit in a specific key file.
Comment Re:I don't get it. (Score 2) 73
Bull. Try checking facts.
http://googleprojectzero.blogs...
Comment Re:Dumb (Score 1) 140
Functional programming languages like Lisp predate procedural languages and are arguably more efficient, more productive and produce software that is easier to maintain. The reason we use procedural languages is only that they are easier to learn to program. 5GL constraint-based programming seems so special-purpose as to be useless in a general-purpose programming environment. It is in the same class as ExCape - solving the tiny part of problem that doesn't need to be solved, instead of the 90% that is not amenable to its methods. How does it deal with graphics, hardware interface, error recovery, zero-downtime update, remote backup? yeah. Good luck. (Note - all easy in CL). Prolog is the most mature and complete but still not gaining much traction.
Comment Re:Dumb (Score 5, Insightful) 140
Why do people keep trying to automate coding, which I spend less than 10% of my time on? What about:
- - Converting nebulous requests into requirements docs
- - Convincing the "architect" who hasn't coded anything in years that your functional spec is the 21st century way to meet the requirements.
- - Going through countless design reviews on the proper background color of the alert dialog
- - Finding the bug in the vendor-supplied library which is 6 versions behind the current version.
- - Updating the night before release based on the new customer requirement that your manager forgot to tell you about.
Comment Re:I don't get it. (Score 1) 73
Q: Does Amazon EC2 use ECC memory?
In our experience, ECC memory is necessary for server infrastructure, and all the hardware underlying Amazon EC2 uses ECC memory.
Most cloud vendors would not be vulnerable to this hack.
Comment Re:I don't get it. (Score 1) 73
This is not a practical vulnerability in the field. It depends on knowing when a page is de-duped, its physical address, and the DRAM layout. Any address space randomization will defeat it.
Comment Re: And when Trump says the same thing, it's an ou (Score 1) 217
Since the guy you cited voted multiple times under his own name, how would ID have helped?
Comment Re:And when Trump says the same thing, it's an out (Score 2) 217
There's also the issue that the "nominal fee" for the ID used to be called a poll tax. That's unconstitutional, also.
Comment Re:of course (Score 1) 217
The rumor that Snopes has an agenda is false. I checked on Snopes.
Comment Re:Encryption (Score 2) 319
Josh Wolf served 226 days for refusing to give up information.