And the worst part is it's not the linux dev's fault if hardware gets more usage in a proprietary OS that's willing to pay enough for specs that the OEM's can stick it to the free guys.
The problem is that the spammers are not part of the government, ergo, the only actual *people* with access to that massive cyberforce are precicsely the ones that would only use it for nefarious purposes. It's just as if a bunch of bank robbers raided the SWAT armory.
Of course, the failure and/or refusal of said government to intervene may itself speak volumes.
Call me an oddball, but I rather like knowing what my hardware's up to.
Furthermore, having a "Loading" screen to remind you that you're still in the real world gives you time to take a short break, take a piss, get a snack, etc...
There's no such thing as painlessly harvesting flesh from an animal. Either they feel it anyway, or they become crippled, or otherwise. Besides, it's damage that needs to heal.
Pick an apple, you don't hurt the tree.
The main quality IMHO about plants is that you can eat them without hurting them.
I feel I should point out that the 4th amendment isn't meant so much to protect the rights of the accused, but rather, to punish the government and keep it in line when it conducts prosecutions.
The two are close, but not the same.
For instance, if you have a habit of stealing, and you get hit by a burglar and your hot goods get nicked, the government can still go after you for stealing, even though it didn't get the evidence through a warrant.
This is why, even though Palin's (or whoever it was)'s emails were hacked and snooped, she didn't get to keep them a secret even after they were ILLEGALLY hacked.
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How is this going to handle SecuROM?
Unfortunately derived works apply in patents as well as in copyright.
You cannot invent a car if someone has a patent on tires
And the worst part is it's not the linux dev's fault if hardware gets more usage in a proprietary OS that's willing to pay enough for specs that the OEM's can stick it to the free guys.
When that happens, call animal control and have their precious dog impounded and euthanized.
Filesharing and botnet operation are hardly equally evil.
The problem is that the spammers are not part of the government, ergo, the only actual *people* with access to that massive cyberforce are precicsely the ones that would only use it for nefarious purposes. It's just as if a bunch of bank robbers raided the SWAT armory.
Of course, the failure and/or refusal of said government to intervene may itself speak volumes.
So they voted John kerry style?
Never said I was happy with it.
I know.
I'd rather have an honest loading screen than a cheesy workaround though.
The matter IS closed PRECISELY because the guy's ex-boss said so.
That's part of being the BOSS.
So let it be written, so let it be done.
Having externalities in the hardware cause in-game effects is IMHO a cheese.
It's as bad as having a loading screen, just with the wall breakage going the other direction.
Game doesn't break into reality, so reality shouldn't break into game.
That would assume the bot had an uninstall function.
I doubt a computer hijacker would make it easy for a botnet to be removed, let alone let it be able to uninstall itself.
Doesn't really surprise me after that massive burst of traffic to russia.
Probably the botnet fleeing a sinking ship so to speak.
I'd like to wring the neck of whoever let mccolo bail.
Personally I would rather have loading screens.
Call me an oddball, but I rather like knowing what my hardware's up to.
Furthermore, having a "Loading" screen to remind you that you're still in the real world gives you time to take a short break, take a piss, get a snack, etc...
I would think that a modest fee would be loads cheaper than the standard settlement.
They have to get revenue SOMEWHERE to both feed the payroll and get the patents.
I see nothing wrong with this.
If the RIAA has taught us anything it's that you can be sued into oblivion no matter what.
actually, both are valid.
And saying "to not" sorta implies they're going out of their way to debunk you.
It could still count as harassment and system resource abuse.
What would you rather have instead of loading screens?
Expect the devs to be such good engineers that they are not needed in the first place?
Have the game FREEZE while data gets loaded?
Hardware has it's limitations.
Yes
There's no such thing as painlessly harvesting flesh from an animal. Either they feel it anyway, or they become crippled, or otherwise. Besides, it's damage that needs to heal.
Pick an apple, you don't hurt the tree.
The main quality IMHO about plants is that you can eat them without hurting them.
I'd consider the guys who DDoS'ed blue frog awhile ago to be trolls of the "Might makes Right" type.
I feel I should point out that the 4th amendment isn't meant so much to protect the rights of the accused, but rather, to punish the government and keep it in line when it conducts prosecutions.
The two are close, but not the same.
For instance, if you have a habit of stealing, and you get hit by a burglar and your hot goods get nicked, the government can still go after you for stealing, even though it didn't get the evidence through a warrant.
This is why, even though Palin's (or whoever it was)'s emails were hacked and snooped, she didn't get to keep them a secret even after they were ILLEGALLY hacked.
I did say, that there's a shitload that can go wrong.
It goes without saying that a spotty civil rights record on the government doing the tagging is one of them.
If only the RIAA understood that...