Remember that RIAA public service anouncement where zombie warriors would kill an entire family if you downloaded music from the internet? Is that really how far the RIAA would go in their avarice?
After all the time I spend in trying to get the damn bugs OUT of my computer, now the manufacturer it factoring them right in at the start of building my computer:(
Look at me. I'm able to prevent myself from sending out millions of spam email every day. I dare say it's actually quite easy not to send millions of spam emails a day. I almost happens on it's own.
People who willfully and explicitly go out of their way to do a crime, deserve all the jailtime they get, times two.
Unlike Windows wich is secure (XP SP1 box is compromised in 18 min when online), scalable (try running ANY version of windows on more then 2 processors), and has never been forked into multiple flavors (NT, 95/98, ME, XP Home/Pro/Corp).
I wish they'd post some info about the tests themselves. At least what kind of setups they user, where they got the info about vulnerabilities and patches, and so forth..
It's a great system... until it breaks down and you cannot play your game anymore that really doesn't need any access except for authentication..
Search the Slashdot archive, or the Steam forums.. they fucked up in the past and it will happen again, and only the law-abiding consumer is left holding the bag.
Ok, I shall take Prometheun task on me to review all pron. So please snail mail all DVD's and other recordable media to me that contains it. I will send it back after I'm done with it..
One wonders why they didn't take the lessons of the US launch to heart. I mean I read that they didn't expect any problems at all, after the previous fiasco.. I'm sure they had a more realistic view on subscribers this time round...
While I too am OK with getting rid of 'evil' governments, I would like to see diplomatic solutions, and cannot see any reason why the US should be involved. If this is anybody's problem, it's South Korea's, and I'm sure they can get protection from the UN if needed.
My point is, that US's interference is escalating the whole situation. Even I can understand NK's reasoning when being threatened like that by the US. Can you blame them for going for nuclear weapons?
Hell, if _I_ was a country on the other side of the globe, just minding my own business, not invading any other countries (China->Tibet), not being a threat to the US (no ICBM's, cannot reach), not massmurdering my own people.
And then suddenly the US puts me on a black list (axis of 'evil'), I'm damn sure I'd be scrambling for nuclear weapons after seeing that shit with Iraq..
The US has no business 'exporting' democracy to other countries that are no threat to it, when it has so little to export in the first place (free speach zones).
Hmmm I think the benevolent dictator argument is a good one, but you forget one think. As democracy protects us (in principle) against politicians going corrupt after getting elected, so does the GPL protect us from benevolent dictators going bad..
If the 'people' no longer wish to live under the benevolent dictators rule, then they can just pack up the 'country' (=software) and start one of their own. If the rest of the people agree that the dictator has gone corrupt, then they will flock to the new distribution, leaving the old corrupt dictator with nothing to rule over.
So I don't think giving health reports in a changelog is going to have the people up in arms.
- Nice shield you got there - Thanks, however after 5 arrows hit it, it just broke - Ah so 6 arrows is too much for it? - Yup it can't handle six arrow.
Ok, so what did I just discuss? A shield bought at the local gnome shop, or the starwars project?
I think it's a nice idea.. Get the best of both worlds.. Look at the Macintosh.. they got tons of software added to their platform by adopting BSD as their OS.
Sorry, but it only has to be cracked ONCE. Cracking is only useful for the single player stuff anyway, so no re-hacking is needed.
Every online game already has a perfect protection, the CD key. That's why my legal copy of Soldiers of Fortune 2 multi-player binary doesn't even have a CD protection scheme, cause it's useless without a valid CD key anyway..
Oh yes, and has anybody thought about this Steam activation shit's impact on trying to re-sell your game once you grow tired of it?
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Ah, didn't understand the article then :) No need to get mad.
So Hyper-threading means you pay for the license twice? Huzzah for free alternatives :)
So, download MP3's -> lose your mother??
/target RIAA
/spit
/repeat ad infinitum
Remember that RIAA public service anouncement where zombie warriors would kill an entire family if you downloaded music from the internet? Is that really how far the RIAA would go in their avarice?
I'm sorry, but I've got your domains completely blacklisted. So no, not deleting your cookies, just not telling you anything. :)
After all the time I spend in trying to get the damn bugs OUT of my computer, now the manufacturer it factoring them right in at the start of building my computer :(
Euhm no jail? Too harsh?
Look at me. I'm able to prevent myself from sending out millions of spam email every day. I dare say it's actually quite easy not to send millions of spam emails a day. I almost happens on it's own.
People who willfully and explicitly go out of their way to do a crime, deserve all the jailtime they get, times two.
Unlike Windows wich is secure (XP SP1 box is compromised in 18 min when online), scalable (try running ANY version of windows on more then 2 processors), and has never been forked into multiple flavors (NT, 95/98, ME, XP Home/Pro/Corp).
Yawn..
I wish they'd post some info about the tests themselves. At least what kind of setups they user, where they got the info about vulnerabilities and patches, and so forth..
It's a great system... until it breaks down and you cannot play your game anymore that really doesn't need any access except for authentication..
Search the Slashdot archive, or the Steam forums.. they fucked up in the past and it will happen again, and only the law-abiding consumer is left holding the bag.
*Plays his version of HL2 100% offline*
Ok, I shall take Prometheun task on me to review all pron. So please snail mail all DVD's and other recordable media to me that contains it. I will send it back after I'm done with it..
One wonders why they didn't take the lessons of the US launch to heart. I mean I read that they didn't expect any problems at all, after the previous fiasco.. I'm sure they had a more realistic view on subscribers this time round...
Even so, North Korea is not threatening the US.
While I too am OK with getting rid of 'evil' governments, I would like to see diplomatic solutions, and cannot see any reason why the US should be involved. If this is anybody's problem, it's South Korea's, and I'm sure they can get protection from the UN if needed.
My point is, that US's interference is escalating the whole situation. Even I can understand NK's reasoning when being threatened like that by the US. Can you blame them for going for nuclear weapons?
Hell, if _I_ was a country on the other side of the globe, just minding my own business, not invading any other countries (China->Tibet), not being a threat to the US (no ICBM's, cannot reach), not massmurdering my own people.
And then suddenly the US puts me on a black list (axis of 'evil'), I'm damn sure I'd be scrambling for nuclear weapons after seeing that shit with Iraq..
The US has no business 'exporting' democracy to other countries that are no threat to it, when it has so little to export in the first place (free speach zones).
Lynch mob? Lynx mob! :)
And have EA blame the layoffs (despite of higher earnings) on piracy in 3..2..1...
As democracy protects us (in principle)
Yes, it's that "in principle" part which tells you to just stfu 'cuz nothing you say after that means a gosh darn thing.
The 'in principle' is an caveat emptor. Democracy _can_ be perverted, as the GPL can. It's no 100% surefire way, but it's effective most of the time..
Hmmm I think the benevolent dictator argument is a good one, but you forget one think. As democracy protects us (in principle) against politicians going corrupt after getting elected, so does the GPL protect us from benevolent dictators going bad..
If the 'people' no longer wish to live under the benevolent dictators rule, then they can just pack up the 'country' (=software) and start one of their own. If the rest of the people agree that the dictator has gone corrupt, then they will flock to the new distribution, leaving the old corrupt dictator with nothing to rule over.
So I don't think giving health reports in a changelog is going to have the people up in arms.
From what I hear, Blizzard should think about hiring this guy ;)
Where will they get the know-how, once the MPAA and RIAA have reached their ultimate goal of exterminating all reverse-engineers?
I don't see the gray-hair-in-a-knot granny librarian soft-icing her way through the latest Safedisc protection...
- Nice shield you got there
- Thanks, however after 5 arrows hit it, it just broke
- Ah so 6 arrows is too much for it?
- Yup it can't handle six arrow.
Ok, so what did I just discuss? A shield bought at the local gnome shop, or the starwars project?
Searching and AI doesn't help at all..
"Ze goggles! Zey do nothing!"
-- Simpsons
Rember this one?
Censoring The Net With A Hotmail Account
I think Australian ISP's will be very busy for the coming time..
I think it's a nice idea.. Get the best of both worlds.. Look at the Macintosh.. they got tons of software added to their platform by adopting BSD as their OS.
Am I too late with the "I'm fabricating a woman!" comment? :)
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game..Sorry, but it only has to be cracked ONCE. Cracking is only useful for the single player stuff anyway, so no re-hacking is needed.
Every online game already has a perfect protection, the CD key. That's why my legal copy of Soldiers of Fortune 2 multi-player binary doesn't even have a CD protection scheme, cause it's useless without a valid CD key anyway..
Oh yes, and has anybody thought about this Steam activation shit's impact on trying to re-sell your game once you grow tired of it?