@theCalcaholic *slowly blinks* yeah... Ok. The NSA may pay a 'reputable' auditor off. The KGB, MI5, and Lord knows what other agencies of nefarious agenda may be doing the same. For every balance we attempt to impose, there's a check to counter it. Humans... To shreds to us all...

Now, unless you are a 1337 haxor, or a G-man with top secret data... Well, taking the word of, say, the top three to five digital security auditor organizations should leave you in relatively safe hands. One of them may... MAY... Be a shill for the NSA, but probably not all of them.

@theCalcaholic Again, it's a matter of reputation. Security minded individuals are kinda the tech equivalent of survivalists. If an audit is "purchased", as you suggest, and that fact is revealed, no security expert worth their salt will ever trust that organization's audits ever again. I don't think the short term money would be worth that risk to such an organization.

Does that mean your suggestion is impossible? Not at all. Humans are stupid. That said, I don't believe it happens as often as would be feared.

Just my opinion, of course.

@MrJimmy first... Yes. There are always people that look at the source first. That said, as far as "secure" software goes... There are organizations who build a reputation on testing and verifying the security of various systems and software. Usually, if they say the security is legit, then it's probably damn legit.

Why open vs closed in this case? While these professionals test both, they can crawl through the open source with a fine tooth comb to see if there is any underhanded things going on. They most likely can't with closed source.

In the end, though, as long as you do your due diligence to the best of your technical skills or, at least take the word of a group that's at the top of their game, you should be fine.

@HRT-713 I'm not going to lie... The math behind machine learning is... A bear! Looking at the math for a simple feed forward neutral network nearly gave me a nose bleed. You're looking at learning calculus... Which can be quite a task at your level (hell, it's a task at any level). You can still learn it. The internet is an amazing place for all of the learning material you need... You just need to take the time to look, listen, and learn.

That said, if you can already read python (or any computer language with a neutral network program libraries) look at existing source code. See how others are achieving the results you're looking for. Start small, though. You have plenty of time. You're not going to create the world's first true AI in a week... Hell, you will be very hard pressed to program a NN that can play Mario in that amount of time. Start with small things. Understand how they work. Replicate them for yourself. Experiment.

All together, it'll click! Eventually!

If it's something your interested in, then definitely go and study it yourself. There's no rule that says you must wait for your school to teach you.

I've been running Steam in Arch pretty much the moment it came out. Sadly, that was so long ago, I don't have any tips for you, sorry. I just know it works.

Well... Draw a tree from the dirt up AND down and you'll see it looks almost exactly the same both ways. Just look at the Irish Tree of Life! Hehe

Tell that teacher his comp sci education is suffering an ID-10-T error and should leave the room.

@Yuval This might seem odd, but... There is no "best" thing to learn. You should not learn the most popular tools simply because they're popular or because people like or love them. Likewise, you should not avoid tools because others do not like them.

Learn what YOU find FUN! That's very important! There is a LOT to learn in the tech world... Nobody can learn it all... So do what's fun for you!

... NodeJS is awesome!

*sniff* I miss Bob... He could BASIC like a bad ass!

What was Bob doing on the computer, BTW? Did people have to freaking write the computer boot loader every time there was a power out?

@spacem the time frame isn't mandatory. Realistically, as the sole person who codes, and maintains the set of databases, my bosses have little choice but to take my word as to it's limitations and the complications involved when modifying it.

Thankfully, most of them also respect me enough to know I don't bullshit them about these complications, and, in turn, I always try to see if there are things I can do to meet their goals...

Still, though, there's always those times when they seriously seem to say "we need magic. You can do magic. Do the magic as soon as possible."

*Let sigh*

Depends on what's more important to you; the pride, and work, of building a system all your own, or getting the web site you want up and running

@RiderExMachina I sit corrected

... Ultimately, while GNUs people and the Linux kernel people had the same spirit, the core of their ideologies conflicted, so while they share each other's work, they are two separate entities.

I may have some details wrong. I read about this a long while ago.

I think you might be a little confused with that history. As I understand it, the GNU project did start before Linux and it did rebuild a number of the applications that were common in Unix... And these applications were (and still can be) used in Unix.

However, the GNU never finished their actual operating system (or kernel). Linus Torvald (sp?) appeared on the scene with this little hobby project of his. He was trying to write a Unix clone... The project took off.

GNU and Linux came together when the Linux kernel matured enough for use, but the system needed utility applications. GNU had those applications and they were open source (technically, GNU started what we think of as open source, I think). As such, Linux started using GNU tools. Likewise, GNU started using the Linux kernel.

There is a GNU Linux, but it exists in the same vain as Ubuntu Linux. GNU Linux is a distribution...

Aaaaactually... I read the latest wine version has improvements specifically for GTA V... So, with a little elbow grease...

No no, that's a feature! Notice how they were crafty enough not to give a unit? That way, if you complain they can just say "sir, the message clearly stated "1"... day"

You decided to use Windows at all.

@stackodev please... Please no... I don't even suggest Walmart enter the server hosting space.

I've never had to work for clients in that way, but, if their original request was in writing and you fulfilled that the first time, I'd tell them to bugger off... Perhaps even sue them if the money and time was substantial.

The program being in the dominate position in that exchange.

Let me put your fears to rest... Your demo WILL break. Murphy's Law demands it. 😁

I do, but only for really short scripts typed out in a simple text editor.

@runfrodorun a win of technicality 😋

I say developers need to stop supporting IE until Microsoft decides to start supporting web standards better... And without introducing alternatives specific to IE

The word you were looking for was... plethora

Actually... That whole interaction sounds like me with my own personal projects.

Me: Yes! This code is awesome! I'm the best! Can't wait to show the world!!

Me (5 sec later): I think I'm going to completely rewrite this

My first born with be named Wolverine!
"What if you have a girl?"
Wolverine!

That's cool, I'm a self respecting developer... I use spaces! *Runs for cover*