You're ignoring that there are better content delivery systems these days. Years ago you almost NEEDED to pirate if you wanted a digital copy (especially if you weren't a techie), these days you can buy from many online stores, DRMed or DRM free.
I'd say you're putting the cart before the horse. Piracy has dropped because there's more choice for legal avenues. It's not that pirates have been busted therefore buy more legit downloads.
Unfortunately the very nature of communications is a war of control. If it's not wrestling the control from governments, it's about controlling users.
AT&T are well known for blanket bans, especially when it comes from reverse NDR attacks. The idea of having low cost human infrastructure working on one of the worlds largest commercial networks is one of the silliest ideas around.
The only people with any sort of expertise seem to be pushed out with redundancies, etc, by the upper management, and all you're left with is lackies getting paid enough to keep them working, but not enough to make them excel and executives that care more about golf. This pretty much makes any real network security or decent policy impossible.
While I don't like what's happening, I can understand it. It's all about the cheapest near sighted avenue. The accountants and executives only see short term benefits of actions like this. They're unaware that the impact both on brand and network performance is far more of a negative impact to revenue than any single DDoS can have.
Pretty much AT&T need to clean their act, network and image up or they'll end up in an irrecoverable position.
Indeed, I'm loathed to admit it, but Windows 7 is great for gaming.
Out of the box, my graphics card, sounds card, motherboard controllers, etc were found by the OS, my CPU wasn't... but the "find drivers online" stuff worked. The graphics drivers worked flawlessly without the actual drivers being downloaded from Nvidia, I did grab them though for the control panel.
TF2 runs great, apart from the odd glitch (though I suspect that's an issue with Steam/HL2 rather than 7). Other games run smooth, so it seems like a hit.
This is exactly what I was going to suggest. SSH usually runs fine, or using CTRL+ALT+Backspace... if X crashes you won't be able to CTRL+ALT+FX I'm pretty sure.
I've only ever had Linux hard lock when I've been testing out early alpha stuff on a sandbox (used to be an old machine, now it's just a VM).
If you can't bring it back and you're not doing something stupid then it's probably hardware, so you might want to run some diags.
I don't know about that one. WoW's graphics are so dated that I was running WoW maxed out and it didn't skip a beat.
Meanwhile, other games such as LOTRO and even AoC look great. I'd say Aion is closer to these games as far as graphical quality. I've been following the development of this game for some time, and the videos don't really seem to do it justice. Check out some screenshots and you'll change your mind.
Also, your opinion isn't humble, it's more of a forceful opinion. You're stating that a game that hasn't been released and you've only seen a low quality video of is of lesser quality than an already established MMO. Nothing humble about that.
These guys were on a TV show called "The New Inventors" on ABC here in Australia. The functionality becomes limited at about 5 layers, at least that's what they said. The main concern is the size of the board, then again, you can use the board as the chassis without a worry with this tech.
It was interesting, but I don't see it in it's current form moving us ahead leaps and bounds. It's years from becoming usable I'd suspect.
Maybe that was the case 5 or so years ago, but I can read my LCDs both at work (Dell 19") and at home (Samsung 24") from distance and from quite good angles. I'd suggest getting an eye test, and not just for long or short sightedness. You might have a degenerative condition that can be solved with laser therapy.
In all seriousness, there is no reason to use a CRT in this day and age. The size, energy efficiency, contrast ratios, etc, of CRT monitors makes for a less than practical display.
I stopped playing after TBC and recently re-reged to see what changes had been made in WotLK (new account too). I've found it stupidly easy. I'm almost unable to finish quests before they go grey. My highest level char is now 50 after 2 weeks, with over 500g. It's almost stupid now.
The game sucks because it's too easy, absolutely no challenge and filled with emo kids and arrogant wankers who play all day.
The issue with WoW is that it's become too big to keep the game interesting.
The issue with the statistics quoted is that they are talking about players and not actual discs. Sony did a wonderful boost on it's own figures by giving away PS3s with Bravia TVs last year. The only mention of discs is a stand alone value rather than a comparative value.
When you think about it, people like myself have large DVD video collections (legit ones), the last thing we care about doing is upgrading our collection to a new format tied to a company that has a long history of screwing it's customers (not consumers). Just look at BetaMAX and UMD.
This seems to be what happens when you introduce greed into a system. If education was free and universities were more specialised it may reduce this, still, the greed factor will always affect the system.
Maybe I'm too altruistic and this clouds my judgment of others, but I'd like to think that if there was equality of education there'd be less chance of greed in the system.
I'd give up now, unfortunately the whole embryonic stem cell debate brings out the religious right who ignore studies. They seem use strawman arguments to try to push their own agenda.
The rest of us who do actually read studies and support embryonic stem cells know what you're getting at.
I bet these religious nuts don't even realise how much embryonic material (not just stem cells) are used in science. In fact, one of my friends when working in a neuroscience institution was quite frank with the fact she used aborted human embryos in her research. They keep it low key to stop the religious nuts from protesting or doing something destructive to the labs.
It seems the most ill informed people in the world would prefer to see adults die rather than an aborted embryo be used for research.
Indeed, usually only 2x single pairs, hardly enough to be usable at all for any sort of Ethernet network.
Anyone who's stupid enough to start fucking with the copper in their house should be aware that they actually don't own the copper. I know here in Australia, if you touch that copper, even though it's inside your house, you are liable for quite hefty fines from ACMA (Australian Communication & Media Authority). There's also the issue that if you have destroyed the line to the telco's joint out the front you will have to drop between $5 000 and $20 000 from your house price (depending on the distance & local contractor rates) to have a new lead-in installed. Although I doubt you are actually not connected to the joint out the front, telcos usually won't do that unless they need the pair you're sitting on, they like to keep in-place services for future customers. So now you've got a set of 50v live wires that you want to play with? Not exactly dangerous, but I wouldn't be plugging anything into it that's not approved for telecoms use in your country. If you do disconnect this, it goes back to vandalism of telecommunications equipment, hefty fines, etc.
All in all this is one of the most monumentally stupid things I've heard of someone wanting to do. Leave well enough alone and install some Cat-V/Cat-VI cabling (I'd recommend Cat-VI so you can run a gbps network). It will improve, rather than degrade, your house price and you don't end up with huge fines.
I think you've missed the point. These people are asking to use his laptop in class. If I'm not using my machine at home I don't expect some random I barely know to rock up and ask to use it. Why should it be any different at university/collage/school?
It really is a case of people learning to deal with either not having the tool or getting their own (fuck off or harden the fuck up).
Turning this into a "socialise with physical beings" debate is very silly, kind of like telling someone who doesn't want to lend a pen out to spend more time with their lecturer.
Honestly, if they need to use it that much why have they not bought their own?
A laptop costs almost nothing compared to most art supplies, if they complain they don't have the cash... ask them how much they paid for their last photo enlargements? In this day and age not having a laptop is like not having a pen. Sure, once in a while when you forget the tool it's cool to borrow, but not having one and always using others is not acceptable.
One thing I usually find most annoying from art students is the attitude that "art supplies" are more important than the tools they use to learn with. I feel it's more about being able to say "I spent $500 making that artwork, respect it!" than actually creating art. Then again, maybe I'm either too cynical, or my priorities are different.
I've been unemployed for extended periods of time (years), but haven't been without a computer since I was 16 (I bought my first computer myself too) - I'm 29 now. I've always considered being connected with the world at large as a vital part of being human, others don't, then again, why are they asking to borrow your laptop?
Goes back to telling them to fuck off... or harden the fuck up. Which ever is more appropriate.
I too am an Aussie, and I find the notion of fingerprinting innocents a gross violation of human rights. It seems the typical response to not wanting to be printed is "if you have nothing to hide you won't mind".
Well, my response is "if I am innocent then why am I being treated like a criminal"?
I know this conversation will go nowhere due to the hard line Americans hijacking it and defending the police state they live in. None are so jaded as the people who fully accept giving up their liberties and rights for the sake of "security"... no, I'm not going to do the full quote, but you get the picture.
I suppose we should all burn our passports and submit ourselves to chipping? Fingerprinting is not and never will be a valid form of identifying innocent civilians. The only people in my country that get fingerprinted are people who are charged with a crime, not innocent people entering the country (or, now as a newer article shows, leaving the country).
Gee, that doesn't sound like a police state at all.
What kind of brainlessness is this which asserts that "fingerprinting" == "making sure you are who you say you are"?
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I don't know about that one.
You're ignoring that there are better content delivery systems these days. Years ago you almost NEEDED to pirate if you wanted a digital copy (especially if you weren't a techie), these days you can buy from many online stores, DRMed or DRM free.
I'd say you're putting the cart before the horse. Piracy has dropped because there's more choice for legal avenues. It's not that pirates have been busted therefore buy more legit downloads.
Unfortunately the very nature of communications is a war of control. If it's not wrestling the control from governments, it's about controlling users.
AT&T are well known for blanket bans, especially when it comes from reverse NDR attacks. The idea of having low cost human infrastructure working on one of the worlds largest commercial networks is one of the silliest ideas around.
The only people with any sort of expertise seem to be pushed out with redundancies, etc, by the upper management, and all you're left with is lackies getting paid enough to keep them working, but not enough to make them excel and executives that care more about golf. This pretty much makes any real network security or decent policy impossible.
While I don't like what's happening, I can understand it. It's all about the cheapest near sighted avenue. The accountants and executives only see short term benefits of actions like this. They're unaware that the impact both on brand and network performance is far more of a negative impact to revenue than any single DDoS can have.
Pretty much AT&T need to clean their act, network and image up or they'll end up in an irrecoverable position.
Windows XP...
Indeed, I'm loathed to admit it, but Windows 7 is great for gaming.
Out of the box, my graphics card, sounds card, motherboard controllers, etc were found by the OS, my CPU wasn't... but the "find drivers online" stuff worked. The graphics drivers worked flawlessly without the actual drivers being downloaded from Nvidia, I did grab them though for the control panel.
TF2 runs great, apart from the odd glitch (though I suspect that's an issue with Steam/HL2 rather than 7). Other games run smooth, so it seems like a hit.
Ahhh, actually, no.
It's old growth forests that go into books. No matter how much you replant, these trees aren't coming back in a hurry.
Tree farms are used for the wood not wood chips.
So your theory is flawed.
"A little lower and a lot softer" - Zapp Brannigan
I've been doing this for years... except replace knock on door with polite text document on desktop and you'll see what I'm saying.
Seriously though, if a house or BUSINESS has unsecured wireless, that's the least of their worries.
This is exactly what I was going to suggest. SSH usually runs fine, or using CTRL+ALT+Backspace... if X crashes you won't be able to CTRL+ALT+FX I'm pretty sure.
I've only ever had Linux hard lock when I've been testing out early alpha stuff on a sandbox (used to be an old machine, now it's just a VM).
If you can't bring it back and you're not doing something stupid then it's probably hardware, so you might want to run some diags.
I don't know about that one. WoW's graphics are so dated that I was running WoW maxed out and it didn't skip a beat.
Meanwhile, other games such as LOTRO and even AoC look great. I'd say Aion is closer to these games as far as graphical quality. I've been following the development of this game for some time, and the videos don't really seem to do it justice. Check out some screenshots and you'll change your mind.
Also, your opinion isn't humble, it's more of a forceful opinion. You're stating that a game that hasn't been released and you've only seen a low quality video of is of lesser quality than an already established MMO. Nothing humble about that.
These guys were on a TV show called "The New Inventors" on ABC here in Australia. The functionality becomes limited at about 5 layers, at least that's what they said. The main concern is the size of the board, then again, you can use the board as the chassis without a worry with this tech.
It was interesting, but I don't see it in it's current form moving us ahead leaps and bounds. It's years from becoming usable I'd suspect.
Maybe that was the case 5 or so years ago, but I can read my LCDs both at work (Dell 19") and at home (Samsung 24") from distance and from quite good angles. I'd suggest getting an eye test, and not just for long or short sightedness. You might have a degenerative condition that can be solved with laser therapy.
In all seriousness, there is no reason to use a CRT in this day and age. The size, energy efficiency, contrast ratios, etc, of CRT monitors makes for a less than practical display.
I wouldn't even see it as a hassle, it's no different to what you'd do on a nokia or any other phone, except you need to change the file extension.
I dunno about that one.
I stopped playing after TBC and recently re-reged to see what changes had been made in WotLK (new account too). I've found it stupidly easy. I'm almost unable to finish quests before they go grey. My highest level char is now 50 after 2 weeks, with over 500g. It's almost stupid now.
The game sucks because it's too easy, absolutely no challenge and filled with emo kids and arrogant wankers who play all day.
The issue with WoW is that it's become too big to keep the game interesting.
Indeed, I know of a government institution that just invested in a 7 loader tape library (read room).
Tapes are not dead, and anyone who ignores their worth ends up paying the price.
Glad you're not the only one who saw this.
The issue with the statistics quoted is that they are talking about players and not actual discs. Sony did a wonderful boost on it's own figures by giving away PS3s with Bravia TVs last year. The only mention of discs is a stand alone value rather than a comparative value.
When you think about it, people like myself have large DVD video collections (legit ones), the last thing we care about doing is upgrading our collection to a new format tied to a company that has a long history of screwing it's customers (not consumers). Just look at BetaMAX and UMD.
My kingdom for mod points....
This seems to be what happens when you introduce greed into a system. If education was free and universities were more specialised it may reduce this, still, the greed factor will always affect the system.
Maybe I'm too altruistic and this clouds my judgment of others, but I'd like to think that if there was equality of education there'd be less chance of greed in the system.
I'd give up now, unfortunately the whole embryonic stem cell debate brings out the religious right who ignore studies. They seem use strawman arguments to try to push their own agenda.
The rest of us who do actually read studies and support embryonic stem cells know what you're getting at.
I bet these religious nuts don't even realise how much embryonic material (not just stem cells) are used in science. In fact, one of my friends when working in a neuroscience institution was quite frank with the fact she used aborted human embryos in her research. They keep it low key to stop the religious nuts from protesting or doing something destructive to the labs.
It seems the most ill informed people in the world would prefer to see adults die rather than an aborted embryo be used for research.
I don't know what's funnier, your comment or the +4 Informative.
Only on slashdot.
Indeed, usually only 2x single pairs, hardly enough to be usable at all for any sort of Ethernet network.
Anyone who's stupid enough to start fucking with the copper in their house should be aware that they actually don't own the copper. I know here in Australia, if you touch that copper, even though it's inside your house, you are liable for quite hefty fines from ACMA (Australian Communication & Media Authority). There's also the issue that if you have destroyed the line to the telco's joint out the front you will have to drop between $5 000 and $20 000 from your house price (depending on the distance & local contractor rates) to have a new lead-in installed. Although I doubt you are actually not connected to the joint out the front, telcos usually won't do that unless they need the pair you're sitting on, they like to keep in-place services for future customers. So now you've got a set of 50v live wires that you want to play with? Not exactly dangerous, but I wouldn't be plugging anything into it that's not approved for telecoms use in your country. If you do disconnect this, it goes back to vandalism of telecommunications equipment, hefty fines, etc.
All in all this is one of the most monumentally stupid things I've heard of someone wanting to do. Leave well enough alone and install some Cat-V/Cat-VI cabling (I'd recommend Cat-VI so you can run a gbps network). It will improve, rather than degrade, your house price and you don't end up with huge fines.
I think you've missed the point. These people are asking to use his laptop in class. If I'm not using my machine at home I don't expect some random I barely know to rock up and ask to use it. Why should it be any different at university/collage/school?
It really is a case of people learning to deal with either not having the tool or getting their own (fuck off or harden the fuck up).
Turning this into a "socialise with physical beings" debate is very silly, kind of like telling someone who doesn't want to lend a pen out to spend more time with their lecturer.
Or tell them to go fuck themselves.
Honestly, if they need to use it that much why have they not bought their own?
A laptop costs almost nothing compared to most art supplies, if they complain they don't have the cash... ask them how much they paid for their last photo enlargements? In this day and age not having a laptop is like not having a pen. Sure, once in a while when you forget the tool it's cool to borrow, but not having one and always using others is not acceptable.
One thing I usually find most annoying from art students is the attitude that "art supplies" are more important than the tools they use to learn with. I feel it's more about being able to say "I spent $500 making that artwork, respect it!" than actually creating art. Then again, maybe I'm either too cynical, or my priorities are different.
I've been unemployed for extended periods of time (years), but haven't been without a computer since I was 16 (I bought my first computer myself too) - I'm 29 now. I've always considered being connected with the world at large as a vital part of being human, others don't, then again, why are they asking to borrow your laptop?
Goes back to telling them to fuck off... or harden the fuck up. Which ever is more appropriate.
This is exactly my point.
I too am an Aussie, and I find the notion of fingerprinting innocents a gross violation of human rights. It seems the typical response to not wanting to be printed is "if you have nothing to hide you won't mind".
Well, my response is "if I am innocent then why am I being treated like a criminal"?
I know this conversation will go nowhere due to the hard line Americans hijacking it and defending the police state they live in. None are so jaded as the people who fully accept giving up their liberties and rights for the sake of "security"... no, I'm not going to do the full quote, but you get the picture.
level-headed conservatives!
Isn't that an oxymoron?
So photographs are no longer valid?
I suppose we should all burn our passports and submit ourselves to chipping? Fingerprinting is not and never will be a valid form of identifying innocent civilians. The only people in my country that get fingerprinted are people who are charged with a crime, not innocent people entering the country (or, now as a newer article shows, leaving the country).
Gee, that doesn't sound like a police state at all.
What kind of brainlessness is this which asserts that "fingerprinting" == "making sure you are who you say you are"?