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I think this isn't so much about the search engine proper as well as Google's image server which indeed downloads images from all over the web and later returns those when queried about images for a given subject. These aren't usually (at least when I last used it) fitted with …

If that's so then there's a severe problem with network security in most companies. I'd even go as far as to say that if that number is correct then just about EVERY machine outside the financial and insurance sector (and possibly a small part of the IT sector) is infested, …

Well said Cat, especially that last part about Google in their license voiding any restrictions they place upon themselves in that license by stating they can change the license at will without the user having the right to reject that changed license.

I'd not be surprised if you're going to see a next version of Google talk (and desktop) that integrate advertising. Once they're used be a lot of people, those can be silently pushed into peoples' computers. Write an IM, and the other side gets relevant ads to go with it …

I agree with benna that I don't like the idea of Google having access (at their discretion) to everything on my harddisk. While they may not at the moment do so, there's nothing to prevent them from turning this thing into the biggest piece of spyware in existence and marketing …

Whenever and whereever you are you always represent your company, if you name your company (that's one reason I never name my company except when I'm on company business, just my line of work). It's the same with customers. NEVER name customers outside the company except in the most generic …

"The real benefit of multi-core processors will really only arrive when ALL computing applications make use of the available hardware resources in a fundamental load sharing environment" Of course, I was talking about the initial phase in which we find ourselves now rather than the ultimate outcome which will be …

Strangely the most violent opponents of porn are communists. Where in the US people look at you strange maybe when they see you with a porn mag, in the USSR it would get you arrested and sent to jail or a "reeducation" camp for several years (and they classed swimsuit …

Of course this shows only one side in the story. The real drive behind multicore processors is NOT the games industry (though gamers, being tech junks almost by nature, will pick them up and then complain they're not giving the magnificent performance boosts they expected. "I'm not getting twice the …

And so the reason Microsoft has not reacted is because they proacted by releasing an update that closes this hole they themselves reported at the time they reported it. If people choose to neglect their security updates (for whatever software they use, not just Windows but your precious MacOS as …

And as usual the world falls all over Microsoft for "not fixing" something they themselves reported AND fixed months ago.

I've the same one I think benna, the Cordless desktop Pro (I don't use the horrible mouse that comes with it but the keyboard is brilliant). At home I now use a Microsoft Natural Keyboard, also good though I find the decision to remove the insert key as a separate …

Well said Benna. I've downloaded FF about a dozen times so far for 3 computers. On only one of those is it the main browser, on the others it's used for limited compatibility testing only (which shows quite clearly that FF web standards compliance is rather poor, especially when it …

Google should respect intellectual property and NOT scan anything unless they've been given explicit permission. Who do they think they are to expect to have a carte blanche to break copyright laws unless told explicitly (and for every title) that they're not supposed to do so? If I did what …

why call him a bastard? He gives the homeless some money in exchange for them doing what they do anyway: walking around town aimlessly all day. "Homelessness needs to be eradicated with social programs, government assistance, and other forms of economic improvement" No, they need to be eradicated by giving …

"I also hope that various cell phone companies continue to sell dumb cell phones. I just want to make phone calls on mine. Doesn't even need to feature a color display -- my ears cannot appreciate 32-bit colors." Well said. I've selected my current phone based on size only, I …

"Even if microsoft could detect with certainty which copies of windows are pirated, it would be irresponsible of them to block those copies from recieving updates. It is detremental to the internet as a whole when people can easily build up botnets ranging in the tens to hundrends of thousands …

I think the whole grounding is a kneejerk reaction to please the media and congress rather than having any real safety reasons. It's almost certain that shuttles have always been hit by flying debris to some extent, and the damage was extremely minor (shuttles have made it back safely with …

Welcome to free competition at last. You always want free markets, now you have them.

WOW, a no-button mouse :) What'll they think of next?

This case is especially galling as the game was already marketed and rated as being for adults only. For the target market the scenes (which indeed can only be accessed by using an unsupported and possibly illegal (copyright violations?) crack created by a third party) depict nothing any law prohibits …

Just another cheap shot by someone with a probably failing company to make a quick buck out of the company name before folding or selling the operation? Is there in fact any word that isn't yet in use by someone somewhere for something?

For years people complained that Microsoft released new versions too quickly. Now they're going slow and they're criticised for not releasing them often enough... They were criticised for putting too much into the OS (to the point where some governments forced them to offer stripped down versions). Now they release …

Or just use java.util.LinkedList :) One should always prefer standard library classes first, existing stable 3rd party libraries second, and only implement one's own version as a last resort for production systems.

AspectJ isn't so much a new language as an addon API to an existing language. Designing an entirely new language is indeed a very tough task. You should first try to make interpreters and compilers for some existing languages, then start writing and revising a design document for your own …

[B]1. Work for more than a week on a personal (unpaid) project, during all waking hours.[/B] That would be 24/7 for several days on end... [B]2. Gain a more than unhealthy addiction to coffee, and a vampiric aversion to daylight and human contact (ok, maybe I'm not so proud of …

utter failure, it came up with Beyonce despite me specifying black hair as a requirement (kid's got brown hair bleached blonde).

ah, it's that time of year again. About right, few weeks before the Christmas vacation... P.S. posting in all caps is unlikely to get you more help. In fact it's extremely annoying and I won't read any post written that way. P.P.S. read the posting guidelines. We're not here to …

hmm, late indeed. And next time go outside the basement when taking sunset shots, that concrete wall isn't photogenic :)

Microsoft will send you (if it works with Windows as it does with some of their other products) replacement media at some cost (S&H) if you can prove you have a license. In case of an OEM license though you may have to go through your hardware provider (if you …

I've seen sigs get way out of hand. On one forum there were people with sigs that were almost a screenfull (at 1024x768) of images and a page of text (for about 500k of data for the sig alone). They'd then post 10 or so replies in a thread, each …

Remember that doing what you intend could well be viewed as data theft and/or a violation of the terms of service of the site. You are effectively bypassing whatever mechanism the site has (usually sponsorship through advertising) in ripping the information. Before you bring any such service live be sure …

I've never heard of this server. Is it secure enough? Most non-professional servers are riddled with holes allowing people to break into your machine and install all kinds of backdoors (the first of which usually is using it to host illegal material like child porn which could get you into …

You can easily help yourself by doing your own homework, and trying to learn something instead of sitting back waiting for others to do it all for you.

In the Netherlands there's been a movement by banks to get rid of cash for years now. They have now outfitted every bankcard to be a chipcard (as well as a traditional magnetic strip swipecard), and installed machines where one can transfer money from your bankaccount onto the chip. Payment …

A nice handy help for doing network thingies from Java is Apache Commons Net (and/or Apache Commons HttpClient).

The perfect solution is summary execution of anyone helping them knowingly... As it is nobody gets punished for helping or being an illegal immigrant, so lots of people give them all kinds of things. They get jobs (the few illegals that want to work that is, most just want to …

yes there is. But you'd need permission from the owners to use it on your own site/intranet/whatever anyway so easiest way is to contact them and ask if you may use it and if they'd be so kind to send you a copy if you may.

the problem is with your class, it won't compile. If you say it will compile with the Sun compiler and not the Eclipse compiler that problem is either caused by an error in the Sun compiler (extremely unlikely), an error in the Eclipse compiler (more likely), or an error in …

paste your code inside code tags instead of attaching the sourcefiles. M Makes it a lot easier for everyone to see what you're talking about. And posting your assignment verbatim doesn't help either (but at least you're honest stating it's a school assignment ;)). Now for a bit of help …

you could just use a search engine... There is tons of documentation about Struts, and even more about Oracle and JDBC. I can't believe you read through all of that and still couldn't figure it out.

Microsoft keeps supporting an OS until there's at least 2 new versions. NT went out of support only after the introduction of XP Pro for example. That's corporate policy at Microsoft, valid for all their products (except obviously games, which don't have a replacement product, and products where the entire …

You don't need the screen to use the camera (if it's a halfway decent camera). In fact using a camera screen for things other than reviewing pictures after you make them is to be discouraged.

no, we're not going to do your homework for you.

Africa used to be a jungle gym. Then it dried up and became a dirt road. That caused animals to become fast runners rather than good climbers, which is why we now have lions and zebras there rather than sloths and treefrogs :)

Write a parser to turn the input into a regular expression and run that on the dataset.

Think and be consistent. Think so you don't make more bloody stupid mistakes than cannot be avoided (and there's enough of those because of poor specs and incomplete understanding of the problem domain) and be consistent so it doesn't look like garbage. Documentation is important too but I'd rather have …

Head First Design Patterns Head First Software Development (more about the business processes involved in a software project) Head First Object Oriented Analysis and Design all published by O'Reilly. There are tons more books out there, but these are fun to read as well as informative and instructive ;) Sun …

Not unless you use JNI to drive a DLL which calls whatever service your machine has running to measure the CPU temperature. There may be 3rd party libraries doing at least some of the coding for you.

This isn't Java :) Anyway, what are you trying to do?