Out of curiosity, what makes expensive shoes better than cheap shoes? I don't think I've ever spent more than $30-40 on a pair of shoes... As far as I can tell, expensive shoes just get you a label.
Not necessarily just a label. We all have different feet with different needs, and for you, a $30-40 pair of shoes might just be what you need to survive comfortably. For others, higher-priced shoes offer better support for their foot shape. I have very high arches, and need a shoe that supports my foot properly; the two most expensive pairs of shoes I own are also the best for my feet. Comparatively, the relatively cheap $100 pair of fashion sneakers I bought cause knee and hip trouble and shooting pains in my gut - no kidding! - if I wear them without a pair of expensive orthopedic supports.
You could help solve this problem by sending an anonymous letter to the principal/dean of your school, along with the people in charge of IT. Make sure that carbon copy goes to your local school superintendent and maybe even your state/provincial gov't representative.
Write a detailed document that describes all of the security issues you found, including clear examples and steps to reproduce the unwanted behaviour. Also a good idea is to include clear explanations of how and/or why these security problems are insignificant. Print it all out at an Internet cafe or at home - NOT at school - and then put it in the mail. Wait a week and then send an anonymous letter to your school's newspaper/newsletter describing in general terms how the systems in place are not secure an no action has been taken to correct the serious problems, even after the people in charge were alerted.
You could even leave an opening for them to contact you through a throwaway email account. If you are a minor, it might also be a very good idea to discuss this in confidence with your parents or another adult that you can trust. If you wish to discuss the item openly with the school, perhaps talk to a lawyer first to ensure that your rights are protected.
Posting anonymously here and whining about how the administration of your school is incompetent helps no-one.
I don't really know the details, but it goes something like this:
Ubisoft is a big gaming company based in France
Ubisoft sets up shop in big, modern Montreal because of the language and a favourable exchange
Everybody else follows suit
???
Profit!
We like our games up here, but I don't think there is really anything "special" about the scene up in Canada. Unless, of course, you believe everything Gabe and Tychosay...
Good or bad, security based on hiding location information of fixed, publicly known structures is obsolete.
I don't think "obsolete" is the right word. May I suggest "stupid" or "laughable" as possible replacements?
Point taken. There are no graphic card options for the iMacs. On the plus side, however, I've never even heard of "Crysis" so I don't feel the least bit out of luck. Hooray for ignorance!
I might be a bit out of touch with what's new and hot in gaming hardware, but are the new iMacs (for example) really that bad? I would think that they've got to be enough, especially for casual gamers like myself. My new iMac 20" with 4GB of RAM runs Call of Duty 2 at max resolution (but not max quality graphics options) just fine. I don't care if it has tri-linear-max-bump-shaded-whatzits; it looks good enough for me. Are modern games so bad that they aren't worth playing without maximum graphic effects?
What happens next? Nothing. Don't disable the software, don't handicap the software, and for chrissakes don't you dare email me to tell me I'm pirating your software. Even if it's true, I don't want to hear it and I sure as hell will not do anything about it.
What might be appropriate is a simple email once every six months thanking each customer for their purchase of X number of licenses, and asking them to please get in touch if they have any questions at all. Make sure to prominently display the emails and phone numbers for sales and support. If you suspect someone might be pirating your software in a big way, include a special one-time offer to expand their licenses and/or support for a very good price. But don't suggest that they're pirating; it will be viewed as insulting and invasive even if it's true.
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The buckets are then assigned premium based on the risk factor. Viola.
Thank you for your post; it was interesting.
I just wanted to point out an error I see often (I'm not picking on you): the word is voilà, or simply voila. The viola is an instrument...
The Economist recently had an article about this study as well.
The theme to Hockey Night in Canada is no longer licensed for use by the CBC, and therefore is no longer the theme to Hockey Night in Canada. :(
Out of curiosity, what makes expensive shoes better than cheap shoes? I don't think I've ever spent more than $30-40 on a pair of shoes... As far as I can tell, expensive shoes just get you a label.
Not necessarily just a label. We all have different feet with different needs, and for you, a $30-40 pair of shoes might just be what you need to survive comfortably. For others, higher-priced shoes offer better support for their foot shape. I have very high arches, and need a shoe that supports my foot properly; the two most expensive pairs of shoes I own are also the best for my feet. Comparatively, the relatively cheap $100 pair of fashion sneakers I bought cause knee and hip trouble and shooting pains in my gut - no kidding! - if I wear them without a pair of expensive orthopedic supports.
Thank you!
Could you please tell us who the C, N, and J companies are? I'm not hip enough to identify them by just the first letter, you insensitive clod!
You could help solve this problem by sending an anonymous letter to the principal/dean of your school, along with the people in charge of IT. Make sure that carbon copy goes to your local school superintendent and maybe even your state/provincial gov't representative.
Write a detailed document that describes all of the security issues you found, including clear examples and steps to reproduce the unwanted behaviour. Also a good idea is to include clear explanations of how and/or why these security problems are insignificant. Print it all out at an Internet cafe or at home - NOT at school - and then put it in the mail. Wait a week and then send an anonymous letter to your school's newspaper/newsletter describing in general terms how the systems in place are not secure an no action has been taken to correct the serious problems, even after the people in charge were alerted.
You could even leave an opening for them to contact you through a throwaway email account. If you are a minor, it might also be a very good idea to discuss this in confidence with your parents or another adult that you can trust. If you wish to discuss the item openly with the school, perhaps talk to a lawyer first to ensure that your rights are protected.
Posting anonymously here and whining about how the administration of your school is incompetent helps no-one.
Yeah, no kidding. I recently snagged an XBox for $30 with a few games. You could also get a NEW PS2 console for $130 from BestBuy. Is it that hard?
- Ubisoft is a big gaming company based in France
- Ubisoft sets up shop in big, modern Montreal because of the language and a favourable exchange
- Everybody else follows suit
- ???
- Profit!
We like our games up here, but I don't think there is really anything "special" about the scene up in Canada. Unless, of course, you believe everything Gabe and Tycho say...I don't think "obsolete" is the right word. May I suggest "stupid" or "laughable" as possible replacements?
At first I thought it was just a poorly-written summary, but now I realise that this guy is serious. WTF indeed.
Point taken. There are no graphic card options for the iMacs. On the plus side, however, I've never even heard of "Crysis" so I don't feel the least bit out of luck. Hooray for ignorance!
I might be a bit out of touch with what's new and hot in gaming hardware, but are the new iMacs (for example) really that bad? I would think that they've got to be enough, especially for casual gamers like myself. My new iMac 20" with 4GB of RAM runs Call of Duty 2 at max resolution (but not max quality graphics options) just fine. I don't care if it has tri-linear-max-bump-shaded-whatzits; it looks good enough for me. Are modern games so bad that they aren't worth playing without maximum graphic effects?
What happens next? Nothing. Don't disable the software, don't handicap the software, and for chrissakes don't you dare email me to tell me I'm pirating your software. Even if it's true, I don't want to hear it and I sure as hell will not do anything about it.
What might be appropriate is a simple email once every six months thanking each customer for their purchase of X number of licenses, and asking them to please get in touch if they have any questions at all. Make sure to prominently display the emails and phone numbers for sales and support. If you suspect someone might be pirating your software in a big way, include a special one-time offer to expand their licenses and/or support for a very good price. But don't suggest that they're pirating; it will be viewed as insulting and invasive even if it's true.