I believe the point of the GP post was that the guy wasn't visited for buying a book but for showing up on the anti-terror radar for multiple reasons. Nobody's getting the smackdown for reading Mao, but someone that ticks off too many thing on the "this is what we've seen terrorists do" list is going to get questioned.
That said, there's a fine line between routine checking up and abuse of power by spying on your citizens...
"more often than not would break Winsock completely"
This is by design. Once the spyware reaches critical mass, the safety mechanism kicks in so the spyware can't call home for more. Very repsonsible of the programmers, I'd say.
Game manufacturers stop selling older titles. If I want to purchase one how am I supposed to do that without buying a used title from someone else?
I think the issue is when you walk into the store and see Madden2006 brand new. You pick it up to buy it and the guy at the sales counter says "You know, we have a used copy of Madden2006 right here for $20 less." The manufacturers feel they are getting cheated when the stores try to push the used copy (obviously because there is more profit for the store in the used copy).
This article is very comforting. Over the past year+ maintaining an elementary school's computers, I've learned all of these things, but it's nice to know that they are not unique to my position. It gives me the feeling that, if this is what everyone in support puts up with, I can do it too.
I don't know about you, but I don't remember ever once while watching the three LoTR movies "Wow, those are great effects." I was absolutely able to lose myself in the movies and feel the nostalgia of the books. I wasn't really paying attention to what I was doing, but I bet my mouth was hanging open during 3/4 of it. I felt like I was 5 years old again, watching Star Wars.
I would actually like to see something like this implimented, for traffic and road maintenance reasons, but only under the condition that my GPS ID can never be traced to me or my car.
How about getting your local news team to report that Sony's CDs install spyware on your machine that makes it easy for viruses and hackers to compromise your machine.
Might not work everywhere, but the odds on that seem a lot better odds than a word-of-mouth boycott.
Sophisticated criminals might not care who/where you are, but if there was an easy way to track people, I wouldn't doubt for a second that the government would jump on it.
"the American guy has a good life. There's this belief that for every dollar they lose, the American government will pay them back in some way."
This is not a new thinking. Many crooks try to justify what they are doing by making it seem that they are not hurting anyone, at least not as much as they are.
Of course, this already happens on news websites. I've seen it on CNN.com. Most recently when they referred to New Orleans as Sin City. An hour later it was changed to The Big Easy.
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One more mutation and it could become contagious between DHCP servers!
I realize that is a joke, but the answer is yes. And again and again indefinitely if the *AA have any say.
I believe the point of the GP post was that the guy wasn't visited for buying a book but for showing up on the anti-terror radar for multiple reasons. Nobody's getting the smackdown for reading Mao, but someone that ticks off too many thing on the "this is what we've seen terrorists do" list is going to get questioned.
That said, there's a fine line between routine checking up and abuse of power by spying on your citizens...
Uh. Isn't that the referral system is for? He is, after all, providing easy access to something.
I'm in! Just so long as they have a "Halle-" skin.
"more often than not would break Winsock completely"
This is by design. Once the spyware reaches critical mass, the safety mechanism kicks in so the spyware can't call home for more. Very repsonsible of the programmers, I'd say.
Not all aspiring actors and actresses serve food.
Game manufacturers stop selling older titles. If I want to purchase one how am I supposed to do that without buying a used title from someone else?
I think the issue is when you walk into the store and see Madden2006 brand new. You pick it up to buy it and the guy at the sales counter says "You know, we have a used copy of Madden2006 right here for $20 less." The manufacturers feel they are getting cheated when the stores try to push the used copy (obviously because there is more profit for the store in the used copy).
This article is very comforting. Over the past year+ maintaining an elementary school's computers, I've learned all of these things, but it's nice to know that they are not unique to my position. It gives me the feeling that, if this is what everyone in support puts up with, I can do it too.
Exactly. Perhaps the Wikipedia naysayers should read the second sentence on this page.
I don't know about you, but I don't remember ever once while watching the three LoTR movies "Wow, those are great effects." I was absolutely able to lose myself in the movies and feel the nostalgia of the books. I wasn't really paying attention to what I was doing, but I bet my mouth was hanging open during 3/4 of it. I felt like I was 5 years old again, watching Star Wars.
I think you're just too cynical.
Didn't your mom ever tell you not to give out your personal information on the internet?
I would actually like to see something like this implimented, for traffic and road maintenance reasons, but only under the condition that my GPS ID can never be traced to me or my car.
How about getting your local news team to report that Sony's CDs install spyware on your machine that makes it easy for viruses and hackers to compromise your machine.
Might not work everywhere, but the odds on that seem a lot better odds than a word-of-mouth boycott.
Sophisticated criminals might not care who/where you are, but if there was an easy way to track people, I wouldn't doubt for a second that the government would jump on it.
"I personally consider loading CNN's webpage as amusement. I look at it just to know what other people see and think is "news"."
Well, where do you get your news? Aside from Slashdot, I mean.
I wish I had a mod point for you, sir. Best laugh I've had all day.
"the American guy has a good life. There's this belief that for every dollar they lose, the American government will pay them back in some way."
This is not a new thinking. Many crooks try to justify what they are doing by making it seem that they are not hurting anyone, at least not as much as they are.
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The problem isn't news outlets. It's the fact that none of those Microsoft technologies fit in a credit card sized piece of shiny plastic.
Of course, this already happens on news websites. I've seen it on CNN.com. Most recently when they referred to New Orleans as Sin City. An hour later it was changed to The Big Easy.
My favorite part is the "Republican wisdom" that any news source not Fox, Limbaugh, or Bill Oriely, is "extreme leftist tripe."
Could it not be both? The idea of doing good at the cost of some immediate profit might increase the long-term bottom line.
Well, seeing as they're going head to head with Microsoft, they obviously want the CD's for a more sinister application.
I thought Ingvar Kamprad was the richest man now.