Simply, you don't understand the situation. They put a link to malware and scams on their site, and encouraged their customers to go there. They sent your user ID and email address of everybody who even looked at it to the scammers, even if the user accepted no offer.
If you have pre-cache turned on, your email and userid was sent even if you never left their site.
Actually using any of the offers, if you were so foolish, would result in malware installations.
You have to question either the competence or the ethics of any company that thought that was a good idea. I'm more prone to question their competence, in this case.
Yeah, I'm thoroughly American... and I think I've heard that name before, but I would have no idea what sport he's associated with.
If you're a sports fan, your friends are probably sports fans, and you end up thinking everybody is. Many aren't, though; to them, sports celebrities are passing trivia, as meaningless and ephemeral as the latest bubble-gum pop musician.
In Oregon, you just can't enter the intersection while red. I believe it's the same in Washington. If it turns red while you're passing through, you're ok. That's the only sensible way to handle it... your state makes you guess?
By 'hostile environment' I meant the whole country. The gunner very well could be a moron, and he very well might deserve some severe punishment for his incompetence.
My point is, though, this sort of stuff will happen when you have tens or hundreds of thousands of troops in a dangerous situation. When you go to war, it needs to be with the realization that this sort of thing WILL happen. It's not because soldiers are eager to kill innocent people; it's due to mistakes, frayed nerves, and poor judgment.
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the iPhone would have the same problem, but it's designed to be used for a couple minutes and then put away in your pocket/purse.
Purse nearly exclusively, it seems.
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I take that you count yourself amongst the unwashed masses, then?
We are all part of the masses. Some of us have a fragile enough ego that we pretend not to be.
They mistook cameras for guns in a hostile environment; I believe that's the official word on the matter. I don't know if it's true or not, but it's not impossible. That doesn't mean it wasn't a mistake, and that it's not a tragedy; but it is an explanation, and a reasonable one. That sort of incident is really inevitable in a military conflict, to some degree.
I think the five or six people that felt they HAD to make a post complaining about it are probably just as stupid, certainly more irritating, and obviously more redundant.
Microsoft's XNA platform is really the only way a hobbyist could get something on a console. They're far friendlier to the amateur developer than Nintendo or Sony.
I think about 2 in 3 people will claim to be 1 of the 40. The 1/3 that know they aren't, and the 1/40 that actually are, will survive. The other... um... 79/120... are a danger to themselves and others.
I kind of agree; flash, java applets, silverlight, can be real nuisances, and it's not really their fault; it's due to a flawed browser paradigm. The client (the web-browser) was designed poorly to handle scripting back in the 90's, and it's been constant headaches ever since. The way the client was designed is innately flawed.
I don't think switching to Python would make anything better. Actionscript, which is basically just modern Javascript, is a decent language... its only real problem is how it's integrated into the browser. If Python had been used in its place, all the cool kids would despise Python.
I have no particular desire to use Silverlight, but it's required for instant netflix streaming. And, honestly, it seems to handle it better than Flash. That's the only place I've ever needed it, but it's a pretty big reason to get it.
The inclusion of Flash doesn't generate any issues that every other browser doesn't have. Since 99% of people end up installing Flash, it's probably just as well to include it. Those people who don't want it are all computer savvy enough to turn it off; for the rest, it's a service to have it included.
MP3 was invented in 1991. I imagine it will be the default standard for at least another decade. Such things tend to be in flux for short periods, then become entrenched for long periods, and I think we're in the period of settling for video. Actually, I think it probably already has.
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Simply, you don't understand the situation. They put a link to malware and scams on their site, and encouraged their customers to go there. They sent your user ID and email address of everybody who even looked at it to the scammers, even if the user accepted no offer.
If you have pre-cache turned on, your email and userid was sent even if you never left their site.
Actually using any of the offers, if you were so foolish, would result in malware installations.
You have to question either the competence or the ethics of any company that thought that was a good idea. I'm more prone to question their competence, in this case.
After all, everyone on slashdot is in the market for a multi million dollar laser.
In our heart of hearts, yes.
It's rap? Thank you, I almost watched it out of idle curiosity.
Yeah, I'm thoroughly American... and I think I've heard that name before, but I would have no idea what sport he's associated with.
If you're a sports fan, your friends are probably sports fans, and you end up thinking everybody is. Many aren't, though; to them, sports celebrities are passing trivia, as meaningless and ephemeral as the latest bubble-gum pop musician.
In Oregon, you just can't enter the intersection while red. I believe it's the same in Washington. If it turns red while you're passing through, you're ok. That's the only sensible way to handle it... your state makes you guess?
By 'hostile environment' I meant the whole country. The gunner very well could be a moron, and he very well might deserve some severe punishment for his incompetence.
My point is, though, this sort of stuff will happen when you have tens or hundreds of thousands of troops in a dangerous situation. When you go to war, it needs to be with the realization that this sort of thing WILL happen. It's not because soldiers are eager to kill innocent people; it's due to mistakes, frayed nerves, and poor judgment.
the iPhone would have the same problem, but it's designed to be used for a couple minutes and then put away in your pocket/purse.
Purse nearly exclusively, it seems.
I take that you count yourself amongst the unwashed masses, then?
We are all part of the masses. Some of us have a fragile enough ego that we pretend not to be.
So, by redefining all the major uses of flash to be 'not browsing', you've found you don't need flash for browsing.
They mistook cameras for guns in a hostile environment; I believe that's the official word on the matter. I don't know if it's true or not, but it's not impossible. That doesn't mean it wasn't a mistake, and that it's not a tragedy; but it is an explanation, and a reasonable one. That sort of incident is really inevitable in a military conflict, to some degree.
"MiB". All the cool kids are doing that now. It feels rebellious, but it's got the official stamp of approval from corporate.
I think the five or six people that felt they HAD to make a post complaining about it are probably just as stupid, certainly more irritating, and obviously more redundant.
I find it reassuring, honestly. I'd rather depend on myself and my neighbors, than the state.
Microsoft's XNA platform is really the only way a hobbyist could get something on a console. They're far friendlier to the amateur developer than Nintendo or Sony.
I'm a conservative libertarian, and I'm eager to mod you down as well.
I think about 2 in 3 people will claim to be 1 of the 40. The 1/3 that know they aren't, and the 1/40 that actually are, will survive. The other... um... 79/120... are a danger to themselves and others.
Probably the greatest invention mankind will make, which has yet to be, will, or could be, essentially pure software: AI
Wouldn't holding a patent on AI be as ethically repulsive as holding a patent on a human being?
You should be required to get at least a bachelor's degree in at least one major science to become a politician.
That would be absolutely terrible. Look at slashdot, if you want to see what a tyranny of the arrogant would be like.
"James Lovelock".
Remember that name; he's an evil person.
I kind of agree; flash, java applets, silverlight, can be real nuisances, and it's not really their fault; it's due to a flawed browser paradigm. The client (the web-browser) was designed poorly to handle scripting back in the 90's, and it's been constant headaches ever since. The way the client was designed is innately flawed.
I don't think switching to Python would make anything better. Actionscript, which is basically just modern Javascript, is a decent language... its only real problem is how it's integrated into the browser. If Python had been used in its place, all the cool kids would despise Python.
Netflix.
I have no particular desire to use Silverlight, but it's required for instant netflix streaming. And, honestly, it seems to handle it better than Flash. That's the only place I've ever needed it, but it's a pretty big reason to get it.
The inclusion of Flash doesn't generate any issues that every other browser doesn't have. Since 99% of people end up installing Flash, it's probably just as well to include it. Those people who don't want it are all computer savvy enough to turn it off; for the rest, it's a service to have it included.
No, anonymity is the first refuge.
That's a much better argument than simply stating "software is math" over and over again.
Unless software is math, in which case no better argument is needed.
MP3 was invented in 1991. I imagine it will be the default standard for at least another decade. Such things tend to be in flux for short periods, then become entrenched for long periods, and I think we're in the period of settling for video. Actually, I think it probably already has.