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Blu-Ray To Punish Users for Modifying Hardware
datemenatalie writes "As reported on Engadget, consumers should expect punishment for tinkering with their Blu-ray players, as many have done with current DVD players, for instance to remove regional coding. The new, Internet-connected and secure players will report any "hack" and the device can be disabled remotely. As the article asks, "Are they talking about PVP-OPM techniques and rejected HDMI keys, or something else far more sinister? Because apparently "A hacked player is any player that is doing something it's not supposed to do," which open to a pretty fair amount of interpretation--most of which egregious.""
Get real! The linked article in the parent is nothing but ranting. There are no solutions presented or fixes for the existing system. Those complaining about the response must have expected all those troops, trucks, helicopters, and supplies to be prestaged somewhere and ready to roll minutes after the storm passed. The reality is that such operations require an assesment of what is needed, staging of those resources, and then execution on the plan. It is a horrible disaster, but the Monday morning quarterbacking by the media and other pundits is beyond ridiculous. I really feel for those people that were trapped in the city with out power or other supplies. I can understand at least a little of what they went through having lived through three direct hurricane hits last year. By no means was what I experienced even a fraction of what New Orleans is going through. But even here there were people in the neighborhood that were going around screaming that their power was not on.
So stop pointing fingers at everyone else and take some responsiblity. No one else is going to help you in such situations. Plan in advance what to do and have supplies on hand to last for several days or a week.