It's okay, we'll all go take pictures of their corporate HQ or something.
Seriously, though, this is bullshit. I was (am) honestly proud to be a member of a community that was raising over $3,000 PER HOUR to help the hurricane victims, and Paypal couldn't be arsed to spend 10 seconds looking into the issue instead of just shutting it down. They're notoriously hard to communicate with as well, so this is just going to put further delays on things.
I don't know how much of a privacy issue it is if they just look at your data and then say "okay, which of these ads I have would be useful to this person?". It's not like they're selling your information to other parties, they're just using it as a reference.
If even that still irritates you, Google is doing that far worse with GMail targetting ads based on e-mail content.
Anyway, if you're THAT concerned about privacy, you wouldn't have given them your information in the first place, hm?
Blah, forget that scientific mumbo-jumbo nonsense. I want to see what happens when it hits something. Shit, they could put it on pay-per-view and make a mint.
The problem that I experienced with Morrowind was that it was TOO open plot-wise. Sure, just exploring around was nice, but even after playing the game into the double-digit hours, I still really had no idea what was going on. It felt like the whole game was fetch-quests.
Spyware is usually user-installed (usually disguised as or alongside of a useful program). Any operating system where users are allowed to install software is vulnerable to spyware.
So... don't get a feature-filled phone? Last time I checked, there were plenty of base-model phones out there that only send and receive calls, and maybe have a calculator as well.
You may not want a camera, bluetooth, web browsing, MP3 ringtones, etc, but there are lots of people out there that want and use these features.
... of course Apple is selling more music. The iPod is, by far, the most popular MP3 player available, and it doesn't support WMA files, rendering the other services useless for iPod owners.
If anything, it would be harder for your everyday Joe Schmoe to copy the DRMed files. Nowadays, copying a CD is as easy as putting the CD in the drive and pressing the "copy CD" button on your burning software. Breaking DRM would require actually seeking out and downloading a new piece of software.
Moderation in EVERYTHING is key. Caffeine will keep you awake, too much and you get addicted. Nutmeg tastes good, too much and you start hallucinating. Too much of a good thing is NEVER beneficial....
This article could have been posted when Earth came out
"What if this life on Earth is nothing special? What if everyone is mainly wrong? What if trilobites and amoebas are Earth's biological apex. Most planets would be content with that, but Earth isn't supposed to be like most planets. But what if they are?"
What? Getting pictures off of a digital camera is insanely easy on Windows.
Step 1: Plug in USB cable to camera and computer. Step 2: Turn on camera. Step 3: Watch Windows auto-detect camera and ask you what you want to do with the pictures on it.
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It's okay, we'll all go take pictures of their corporate HQ or something.
Seriously, though, this is bullshit. I was (am) honestly proud to be a member of a community that was raising over $3,000 PER HOUR to help the hurricane victims, and Paypal couldn't be arsed to spend 10 seconds looking into the issue instead of just shutting it down. They're notoriously hard to communicate with as well, so this is just going to put further delays on things.
Thanks, Paypal, and a big Fuck You.
I don't know how much of a privacy issue it is if they just look at your data and then say "okay, which of these ads I have would be useful to this person?". It's not like they're selling your information to other parties, they're just using it as a reference.
If even that still irritates you, Google is doing that far worse with GMail targetting ads based on e-mail content.
Anyway, if you're THAT concerned about privacy, you wouldn't have given them your information in the first place, hm?
Blah, forget that scientific mumbo-jumbo nonsense. I want to see what happens when it hits something. Shit, they could put it on pay-per-view and make a mint.
The problem that I experienced with Morrowind was that it was TOO open plot-wise. Sure, just exploring around was nice, but even after playing the game into the double-digit hours, I still really had no idea what was going on. It felt like the whole game was fetch-quests.
Spyware is usually user-installed (usually disguised as or alongside of a useful program). Any operating system where users are allowed to install software is vulnerable to spyware.
So... don't get a feature-filled phone? Last time I checked, there were plenty of base-model phones out there that only send and receive calls, and maybe have a calculator as well.
You may not want a camera, bluetooth, web browsing, MP3 ringtones, etc, but there are lots of people out there that want and use these features.
I feel the same way. The only game that's actually felt "fresh" to me in a long time has been Psychonauts.
Reviews are great. Definitely check it out.
Just when you thought people couldn't get any geekier, somebody has to build a better geek.
Oh come on, it's nearly impossible to find the URL history! Ctrl-H is a very, very complex cracking method.
Now we just have to watch out for mice that don't regenerate, they just generate tissue. Hulking, super-intelligent mice, anyone?
... of course Apple is selling more music. The iPod is, by far, the most popular MP3 player available, and it doesn't support WMA files, rendering the other services useless for iPod owners.
Oh, but if you have TOO too much, it kills you.
The thought of a bunch of clove-laden hams picking up debris is quite amusing.
If anything, it would be harder for your everyday Joe Schmoe to copy the DRMed files. Nowadays, copying a CD is as easy as putting the CD in the drive and pressing the "copy CD" button on your burning software. Breaking DRM would require actually seeking out and downloading a new piece of software.
Moderation in EVERYTHING is key. Caffeine will keep you awake, too much and you get addicted. Nutmeg tastes good, too much and you start hallucinating. Too much of a good thing is NEVER beneficial. ...
Except sex, that is.
This article could have been posted when Earth came out
"What if this life on Earth is nothing special? What if everyone is mainly wrong? What if trilobites and amoebas are Earth's biological apex. Most planets would be content with that, but Earth isn't supposed to be like most planets. But what if they are?"
No way man, that would NEVER work.
Anandtech has a great article going over the Cell as well.
Probably isn't quite as in-depth, though.
Incidentally, "pig game" came back with a pretty amusing game: http://www.stupid.com/games/feedthepig/
Well, there goes the bird population in countries with paranoid leadership.
I think I love you.
Okay, changes have been made to it, but the outcome is still the same. Why does this matter, then?
What? Getting pictures off of a digital camera is insanely easy on Windows.
Step 1: Plug in USB cable to camera and computer.
Step 2: Turn on camera.
Step 3: Watch Windows auto-detect camera and ask you what you want to do with the pictures on it.
It doesn't get much easier than that.
We need to get that edited to "WAS being sold until we got to it."
However, unless you're some kind of super-stud, the manufacturing process for lenses is much, much faster when making multiple.