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People on Slashdot are smart? Maybe a few of us (okay, "them") are. Mostly, people on Slashdot are geeky. If you want to mingle with people with high IQs, then try Menza.
I was pretty good at Urban Terror, and my abilities were endlessly chalked up to "cheats" by my victims. I could never enjoy my wins, and they couldn't enjoy their loss or learn from it, because the game was saturated by cheaters).
I always feel that it is quite a complement when I'm accused of cheating, when I know that I am not cheating. My standard reply is that "I'm not cheating, I just suck less than you"...
For a short while I ran a dedicated Halo (PC) server. If I could tell that someone was using some type of cheat, like an aimbot, or a speed-hack, I would ban them. I did not, however, ban people that just took advantage of the game's vulnerabilities, like being able to get pushed through a wall by a vehicle. I figure that if the unchanged game allows you to do it using no extra software, then it's just part of the game.
I've finally taken action about the situation and cancelled my XBLive subscription. If I had the time I would get back into PC gaming, with dedicated hosts and all.
While you may not need to pay a subscription fee for many online PC games, like Halo, cheating is still a problem, perhaps even more prevalent on PC games than it is on console games.
Belgium certainly produces excellent chocolates. They also produce fine lace.
On the list so far: Beer, chocolates, waffles, pedophiles, lace... oh, and lets not forget Brussels sprouts, although there, I think they just call them sprouts. And weren't fries invented there? Fries with mayonnaise.... mmmmmm...
Google caches those pages and offers them for free with their own ads added. Plain and simple copyright violation, no arguing around it.
So whenever Google caches a news page it is a copyright violation? Hmmm....will Google have to stop caching any websites?
I think Google shouldn't make any deals to pay this news source, but simply exclude them from any references on any of Google's offerings, that would ensure that there are no copyright violations.
What does NOT work is to screen telemarketers with Caller ID
We are on the national and state do not call lists, which has indeed eliminated a large majority of the calls. The calls I still get are generally from some place that I "have a business relationship with", meaning, I bought something there once and wrote a check or something so they have my phone number. I also use Caller ID to screen these calls, and yes, they will call numerous times before they give up. It seems to me that telephones, now-a-days, should be sophisticated enough for me to program them to not ring if the caller ID shows one of the IDs that I don't want to answer, and perhaps to give them a different outgoing message than my normal "You have reached... leave a message after the beep." Do phones like that exist?
Okay, let me correct that. In the original Han shot first. In the 1997 Special Edition version, Greedo shoots at Han and misses, and then Han shoots him. In the 2004 Special Edition version, Han and Greedo shoot almost simultaneously, but Greedo still shoots first. Glad we cleared that up.
What we got was a new storyline with han shooting first.
Ummm, in the original, Han shot first. In the 2004 version Greedo shoots at Han and misses, without explanation, from point blank range, and then Han shoots him. More politically correct for a good-guy to shoot in self defense.
From: http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/17/aclu.nsa/ "Bush and other administration officials contend his constitutional powers as commander in chief as well as a congressional resolution passed in the wake of the terrorist attacks provide the legal authority for the no-warrant surveillance."
So assuming that the Supreme court rules that this warrantless wiretapping is unconstitutional, what will happen? The various agencies presently doing the wiretapping will do it where it is legal. They will simply do it from overseas, wire-tapping incoming calls rather than outgoing calls, but all the same calls will be monitored. This will of course cost a great deal more than doing it from the U.S., and like everything done by the government, it will be paid for by the taxpayer.
No, it just is a dangerous practice to be able to claim that national security (or anything else whatsoever) trumps the Constitution. Full Stop. No qualifying statements are required.
The administration's understanding is that what is being done is constitutional, not that they believe that national security trumps the Constitution.
The only exceptions to this are a few countries like England and Australia, which most Americans think of a funny sidekicks to Uncle Sam, as long as they know their place and don't start getting uppity. Or countries like Sweden, Norway, etc. who most Americans never think of at all, and would never remember if asked to name all the countries in the world
Lets not forget Canada.
And we Americans do think of Sweden and Norway, they have bikini teams and tall blonde people and saunas and reindeer and snow and stuff... Aren't Sweden and Norway the same place?
So they can copy the encrypted data, so what?
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Okay, so lets say a terrorist reads your passport RFID chip as you walk by, and makes a copy of the encrypted data on the chip. How does the terrorist use this to gain access to some country so he can blow himself up?
In the USA the passport jacket will have a metal lining so that the RFID cannot be read when the passport is closed.
Sorry, a minivan has even more room inside it for a soccer team than an SUV. Plus it's got lower bumpers (friendlier to others when you crash into their cars) and is goes by stricter car emissions standards rather than those for trucks. It's greener, safer for others (as well as yourself, they don't tip over as much as SUVs), and has more room.
A minivan can have every vehicle feature and comfort an SUV can. If style is being ungreen and dangerous to others, that's an ugly style.
And other SUVs come with big enough engines to tow a large boat, or a loaded horse trailer, or with the capacity to carry a load of paving bricks along with that soccer team. And real 4 wheel drive, and enough room to carry a table saw, etc. If minivans do have all the features of SUVs, then everyone would purchase them instead of SUVs, but in reality, SUVs are highly popular and there are reasons for it.
99.5 % of them are owened by soccer moms and men who need to overcompensate for something
Ahh, so you own an SUV do you. It couldn't be that taking a soccer team in three cars is less economical than in one SUV could it? Peoples choices in purchasing vehicles have a large variety of differing motivations. Some people do feel that their vehicle presents an image that represents them. SUVs are popular because they have the features people desire. I personally drive a Subaru, hardly an SUV, but I do it because I like the four wheel drive combined with reliability. Some purchase larger vehicles because they feel safer. Your motivation for purchasing your vehicles may have something to do with overcompensating for something, but I think most people just want specific features, comfort, and styling.
it would be easy to assume that the listed countries are using RFID because it's useful in some way, but as far as I know it's not.
It is more difficult to forge a counterfit RFID enabled passport. Also, when you are going through an RFID equiped entry point, they don't have to type in all your information, thus speeding up the process.
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Shows how smart I am... that should be "Mensa".
People on Slashdot are smart? Maybe a few of us (okay, "them") are. Mostly, people on Slashdot are geeky. If you want to mingle with people with high IQs, then try Menza.
Should that be a "cheap hooker?"
Yes, and Whi Xang is the WX.
I like breasts!
I always feel that it is quite a complement when I'm accused of cheating, when I know that I am not cheating. My standard reply is that "I'm not cheating, I just suck less than you"...
For a short while I ran a dedicated Halo (PC) server. If I could tell that someone was using some type of cheat, like an aimbot, or a speed-hack, I would ban them. I did not, however, ban people that just took advantage of the game's vulnerabilities, like being able to get pushed through a wall by a vehicle. I figure that if the unchanged game allows you to do it using no extra software, then it's just part of the game.
While you may not need to pay a subscription fee for many online PC games, like Halo, cheating is still a problem, perhaps even more prevalent on PC games than it is on console games.
That would be the Manikin Piss.
Belgium certainly produces excellent chocolates. They also produce fine lace. On the list so far: Beer, chocolates, waffles, pedophiles, lace... oh, and lets not forget Brussels sprouts, although there, I think they just call them sprouts. And weren't fries invented there? Fries with mayonnaise.... mmmmmm...
So whenever Google caches a news page it is a copyright violation? Hmmm....will Google have to stop caching any websites?
I think Google shouldn't make any deals to pay this news source, but simply exclude them from any references on any of Google's offerings, that would ensure that there are no copyright violations.
We are on the national and state do not call lists, which has indeed eliminated a large majority of the calls. The calls I still get are generally from some place that I "have a business relationship with", meaning, I bought something there once and wrote a check or something so they have my phone number. I also use Caller ID to screen these calls, and yes, they will call numerous times before they give up. It seems to me that telephones, now-a-days, should be sophisticated enough for me to program them to not ring if the caller ID shows one of the IDs that I don't want to answer, and perhaps to give them a different outgoing message than my normal "You have reached... leave a message after the beep." Do phones like that exist?
Okay, let me correct that. In the original Han shot first. In the 1997 Special Edition version, Greedo shoots at Han and misses, and then Han shoots him. In the 2004 Special Edition version, Han and Greedo shoot almost simultaneously, but Greedo still shoots first. Glad we cleared that up.
Ummm, in the original, Han shot first. In the 2004 version Greedo shoots at Han and misses, without explanation, from point blank range, and then Han shoots him. More politically correct for a good-guy to shoot in self defense.
From: http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/17/aclu.nsa/
"Bush and other administration officials contend his constitutional powers as commander in chief as well as a congressional resolution passed in the wake of the terrorist attacks provide the legal authority for the no-warrant surveillance."
So assuming that the Supreme court rules that this warrantless wiretapping is unconstitutional, what will happen? The various agencies presently doing the wiretapping will do it where it is legal. They will simply do it from overseas, wire-tapping incoming calls rather than outgoing calls, but all the same calls will be monitored. This will of course cost a great deal more than doing it from the U.S., and like everything done by the government, it will be paid for by the taxpayer.
Strangely enough, conservatives occasionally drink cappuccino and eat Bree, err... Brie. Well... both.
The administration's understanding is that what is being done is constitutional, not that they believe that national security trumps the Constitution.
Do either of you have credible references telling us exactly what the U.S. Government is doing with regards to wire tapping?
Lets not forget Canada.
And we Americans do think of Sweden and Norway, they have bikini teams and tall blonde people and saunas and reindeer and snow and stuff... Aren't Sweden and Norway the same place?
In the USA the passport jacket will have a metal lining so that the RFID cannot be read when the passport is closed.
I believe they were using the term "antisocial" as its second definition in the dictionary:
From the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=antisocia l
2 : hostile or harmful to organized society; especially : being or marked by behavior deviating sharply from the social norm
Sorry, according to the EPA, my http://www.epa.gov/emissweb/E-SUBARU-Forester-01.h tm Subaru Forester has a higher gas mileage rating than any of http://www.epa.gov/emissweb/mnvn-06.htm these 55 minivans... and a hybrid Ford Escape does even better.
And other SUVs come with big enough engines to tow a large boat, or a loaded horse trailer, or with the capacity to carry a load of paving bricks along with that soccer team. And real 4 wheel drive, and enough room to carry a table saw, etc. If minivans do have all the features of SUVs, then everyone would purchase them instead of SUVs, but in reality, SUVs are highly popular and there are reasons for it.
Wouldn't the rigid car be even less likely to have it's "rigid passenger egg" crumpled or penetrated?
So when you are driving a rigid car, just make sure you crash into nice soft crumply cars, and not solid barriers or other rigid cars.
Ahh, so you own an SUV do you. It couldn't be that taking a soccer team in three cars is less economical than in one SUV could it? Peoples choices in purchasing vehicles have a large variety of differing motivations. Some people do feel that their vehicle presents an image that represents them. SUVs are popular because they have the features people desire. I personally drive a Subaru, hardly an SUV, but I do it because I like the four wheel drive combined with reliability. Some purchase larger vehicles because they feel safer. Your motivation for purchasing your vehicles may have something to do with overcompensating for something, but I think most people just want specific features, comfort, and styling.
It is more difficult to forge a counterfit RFID enabled passport. Also, when you are going through an RFID equiped entry point, they don't have to type in all your information, thus speeding up the process.
What would be the point? By the time they can do this, the individual the information applies to will be long gone.