I doubt they'll outright block the sites, but rather notify the sites and in the meantime warn users while the sites still contain malicious content. I thought that's what they already did and this was a step further?
| Wouldn't it be far better to have safer browsers than to shut out (as many people or their organizations will do) 10% of the web?
Yes, but there's nothing Google can do about that.
Google does not yet make a web browser that can out-marketshare Internet Explorer.
Good point. It would be neat if there was an extension that would use Google's site safety check and disabled scripting, flash, etc if the current site was flagged. That way the content could still be there, the sections of the internet wouldn't be cordoned off and people would be safer.
Websites from people or organizations accidently distributing viruses are probably not the most insightful or useful websites anyway. Probably not, but if it really is 10% that's a huge chunk of the net. Of course, is this 10% of pages, sites, pages with unique content, etc, etc? And, if it is a free hosting site or something along those lines, perhaps the content creator really has no control over what banners, etc are displayed... Perhaps they should just use Google Pages.;)
I have found Google's badware warning on sites that did have useful content.
| Wouldn't it be far better to have safer browsers than to shut out (as many people or their organizations will do) 10% of the web?
No. Because that will impact Google's ability to monetize their intellectual property through certification / exception schemes.
be blocked?
It found that the code was often contained in those parts of the website not designed or controlled by the website owner, such as banner adverts and widgets. Wouldn't it be far better to have safer browsers than to shut out (as many people or their organizations will do) 10% of the web?
The familiar gameplay mechanics of previous Super Mario games were all but pushed aside so that the GameCube's fluid-rendering capabilities could be showcased fully [in Super Mario Sunshine], and as a result many gamers found it to be a disappointing addition to the series. Interesting. I thought it was a really fun game with lots of interesting and novel bits, especially compared to Super Mario 64. Plus, I loved the 'clean the pollution' theme. Maybe it was just hoping it would get my kids to clean their rooms better though!:)
But, think of the Court TV shows! What would bored people watch at 2 PM? Seriously though, I agree with your intent. The current legal system seems setup almost purposefully to be unjust.
Scientific research conducted by Walker Reading Technologies, a small Minnesota startup that has been studying our ability to read for the last ten years, has concluded that the natural field of focus for our eyes is circular, so our eyes view the printed page as if we're peering through a straw.
And a very bad-behaving straw at that, because not only do our eyes feed our brain the words we're reading, they're also uploading characters and words from the two sentences above and below the line we're reading. Every time we read block text, we're forcing our brain to a wage a constant subconscious battle with itself to filter and discard the superfluous inputs.
Reading is a novel form of playing back spoken communication. The bottle neck of reading comprehension is not seeing the words, but translating them into the thoughts they correspond to in the correct context. By seeing the words before and after, the understanding of the text's context is improved. This is also why it can be useful to very quickly skim or scan a text before reading it in more detail.
Thanks for you reply (and thanks to the others that replied.) It sounds like it is mostly the story for you; is that correct? This is interesting since it's a different storyline each game. It sounds similar to when you really like an author and whichever book or short story of their's you read, you can count on liking it.
What is the special appeal of Final Fantasy? I've played half a dozen of them (and watched the two CGI movies,) none of them to completion (although I've watched friends beat them) and I just don't understand what people love about them. I recognize the games have many great qualities, like beautiful graphics, addictive gameplay and so on, but I don't understand what makes them so unique to many folk. Is it a prior love of anime? Deep familarity with the story? I'd like to know.
MRT and Bluebeat said the failure to use an available copyright protection solution contravenes the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which prohibits the manufacture of any product or technology designed to circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a copyrighted work or protects the rights of copyright owners.
They said a failure to comply with the cease and desist order could result in in a federal court injunction and/or the imposition of statutory damages of 200-2,500 usd per product distributed or sold. I, for one, am shocked to see DRM laws being used by frivilous lawsuits. This certainly is a first!
From the article:
Our final verdict on the charges leveled at the Wii? While Bach's statement that the Wii is graphically underpowered compared to the first Xbox wasn't quite a bulls-eye, it's so darned close to the mark--technically speaking--that we've got to compliment him on his aim. The question, then, is how much will developers be able to squeeze out of the less-flexible Wii hardware? For all the talk about how important graphic power is, it seems like there is a whole class of pundit that doesn't care whether there is anything interesting or innovative in the graphics to begin with. Super Mario Sunshine is a good example of a game that looked wonderful due to utilizing the special qualities of the Game Cube innovatively (notably with water.) The developers that the Wii's supposed lack of power most negatively affects are those that doing a cheap and quick port from one console to another without making it suit the console. With the originality of the Wii's controllers this is exacerbated considerably.
Sometimes when gaming companies decry the lack of graphics or CPU power on a machine, it brings to mind amateur musicians blaming their mistakes on their 1000 dollar instruments. Like ASCII art, 4k demos, handheld hacking and more, using a machine's limitations resourcefully can be a powerful test of creativity.
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But, think of the Court TV shows! What would bored people watch at 2 PM? Seriously though, I agree with your intent. The current legal system seems setup almost purposefully to be unjust.
Thanks for you reply (and thanks to the others that replied.) It sounds like it is mostly the story for you; is that correct? This is interesting since it's a different storyline each game. It sounds similar to when you really like an author and whichever book or short story of their's you read, you can count on liking it.
What is the special appeal of Final Fantasy? I've played half a dozen of them (and watched the two CGI movies,) none of them to completion (although I've watched friends beat them) and I just don't understand what people love about them. I recognize the games have many great qualities, like beautiful graphics, addictive gameplay and so on, but I don't understand what makes them so unique to many folk. Is it a prior love of anime? Deep familarity with the story? I'd like to know.