I quit Runescape because of how they "handled" the gold problem. As a player for many years, I can tell you there are plenty of other reasons to quit but this was the straw.
Their strategy for fixing most problems is akin to hacking off the body parts of someone who is sick. They just keep hacking until the problem goes away despite the disaster they create in the meantime.
They ripped out an important piece of their foundation, hurting their player base, to "solve" the problem. Still today the game isn't near what it was.
Fail.
They just aren't cool. I see tech stuff all the time that's cool and this just isn't that cool.
I dunno what it is but I don't see interfaces being so weird. Most of the "tuning" he does could be easily done on a nice touch screen with sliders. I don't want to make music by pouring the volume up and down or change the tempo by doing the same.
I don't pick up my turntable and tilt it to increase the pitch. I have a nice handy pitch slider for that. This seems like reinventing the wheel.
Farewell emails? Forget that. Put the match to the bridge and walk away. I will always be hired for how well I perform my task.
This instantly reminded me of a favorite essay by Mark Twight. (http://www.gymjones.com/knowledge.php?id=15)
Particularly:
"Burn the bridge. Nuke the foundation. Back yourself up against a wall. Have an opinion one way or the other, get off the fence and rip it up. Cut yourself off so there is no going back. Once you're committed the truth will come out. You ask about security? What you need is uncertainty. What you need is confusion; something that forces you to reinvent yourself, a whip to drive you harder."
I always, without exception, do my best when I back myself into corner. Way back.
Maybe they *can* actually recover the data BUT they DON'T so that all the criminals believe the hype and go merrily on with their criminal ways believing dd will keep them safe.:O!
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I dunno if you're really interested in finding a meaningful band or rather one that makes you seem clever and geeky but planning a wedding before even asking a girl to marry you is ABSOLUTELY something a geek would do.
Several years ago my brother visted me. He took a few spins on my pc playing one of the Need For Speed games. He wasn't doing so well and got quite pissy from running off the road and getting wrecked my the npc cars.
Later that night we all went out for a few drinks then came back to my apartment and shared a nice blunt. A half hour later he was back on my pc playing Need For Speed. With calm surprise he called me over to watch. He was playing near perfectly, just cruising through the game effortlessly. It was quite funny and interesting.
I've experienced the same effects on many occasions. What is it? Who knows but it's there.
And by active, I don't mean spending 2 hours waiting in line every four years just to push a button or parroting the nonsense heard on the mainstream "news" while standing by the water cooler or forwarding the latest "I'm pissed off about (blank)" spam email.
From the New Hampshire consitution (1784):
Article 10
"Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to reform the old, or establish a new government. The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind."
It's not just that people don't talk like this any more but don't have the balls to act like it either (or are just too addicted to nonsense like American Idol). Being a good American means being responsible for your country; not bending over when an oppressive govt says to.
Like to move to NH and get active? Try www.freestateproject.org
If we could only get prosecutors to be so passionate about the politicians that sell their votes EVERY DAY!
I WILL be calling this office and voicing my opinion.
I try to look ahead...But it's bad enough that Americans have to figure out a way to get the scumbags out of office but how the hell are we to when we have total idiots like these prosecutors in places of authority.
Mr. Aiken, take off your phony patriot pants and start putting my tax dollars to real work by going after the all-too-well-known criminal politicians. Hell no wonder this kid wants to sell his vote. That's the example he knows!
If this kid was actually handed a sentence of 38 years then this story would be absurd enough to be newsworthy. Kids screw up. One of our biggest mistakes is trying to prevent them from doing it and punishing the hell out of them if they do. This leads to a society full of pansies that let corporations and politicians do anything they want.
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I can do it while stoned. Which is how I intend to spend my entire retirement. Until then I'll live in semi-retirement. ;)
...the thieves and vandals who steal data and wreck servers.
THIEVES AND VANDALS.
Not "hackers".
What was done was not hacking. It was vandalism. Plain and simple.
Hackers create. Vandals destroy. Thieves steal.
I'm surprised that this needs to be explained to the Slashdot community.
It doesn't.
When will I be able to watch an event as this live somewhere with play-by-play?
I quit Runescape because of how they "handled" the gold problem. As a player for many years, I can tell you there are plenty of other reasons to quit but this was the straw. Their strategy for fixing most problems is akin to hacking off the body parts of someone who is sick. They just keep hacking until the problem goes away despite the disaster they create in the meantime. They ripped out an important piece of their foundation, hurting their player base, to "solve" the problem. Still today the game isn't near what it was. Fail.
Quit
Do you really think the Fuji one only films baseball fields and golf courses?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYlJ7GTtJfY
"Pouring" on some more warp speed with a siftable!?
They just aren't cool. I see tech stuff all the time that's cool and this just isn't that cool.
I dunno what it is but I don't see interfaces being so weird. Most of the "tuning" he does could be easily done on a nice touch screen with sliders. I don't want to make music by pouring the volume up and down or change the tempo by doing the same.
I don't pick up my turntable and tilt it to increase the pitch. I have a nice handy pitch slider for that. This seems like reinventing the wheel.
This instantly reminded me of a favorite essay by Mark Twight. (http://www.gymjones.com/knowledge.php?id=15)
Particularly:
"Burn the bridge. Nuke the foundation. Back yourself up against a wall. Have an opinion one way or the other, get off the fence and rip it up. Cut yourself off so there is no going back. Once you're committed the truth will come out. You ask about security? What you need is uncertainty. What you need is confusion; something that forces you to reinvent yourself, a whip to drive you harder."
I always, without exception, do my best when I back myself into corner. Way back.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdikjKefIWc
They're all in bed with each other! :O
:O!
Maybe they *can* actually recover the data BUT they DON'T so that all the criminals believe the hype and go merrily on with their criminal ways believing dd will keep them safe.
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I saw this thing in a Hammacher Schlemmer catalog like 10 years ago! Surely there is more impressive tech to cover, even in Idle, than this.
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I dunno if you're really interested in finding a meaningful band or rather one that makes you seem clever and geeky but planning a wedding before even asking a girl to marry you is ABSOLUTELY something a geek would do.
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Several years ago my brother visted me. He took a few spins on my pc playing one of the Need For Speed games. He wasn't doing so well and got quite pissy from running off the road and getting wrecked my the npc cars.
Later that night we all went out for a few drinks then came back to my apartment and shared a nice blunt. A half hour later he was back on my pc playing Need For Speed. With calm surprise he called me over to watch. He was playing near perfectly, just cruising through the game effortlessly. It was quite funny and interesting.
I've experienced the same effects on many occasions. What is it? Who knows but it's there.
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Shouldn't they know for sure that something is amiss before they make raids like this?
I think they are way over the line and will be making a comment here: http://www.marlborough-ma.gov/Gen/comments
Yeah it's comments for the website but hey it's somewhere.
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Scoring only enters my mind when I watch the women's beach volleyball.
Obligatory jokes below.
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From the New Hampshire consitution (1784):
Article 10
"Government being instituted for the common benefit, protection, and security, of the whole community, and not for the private interest or emolument of any one man, family, or class of men; therefore, whenever the ends of government are perverted, and public liberty manifestly endangered, and all other means of redress are ineffectual, the people may, and of right ought to reform the old, or establish a new government. The doctrine of nonresistance against arbitrary power, and oppression, is absurd, slavish, and destructive of the good and happiness of mankind."
It's not just that people don't talk like this any more but don't have the balls to act like it either (or are just too addicted to nonsense like American Idol). Being a good American means being responsible for your country; not bending over when an oppressive govt says to.
Like to move to NH and get active? Try www.freestateproject.org
Does that mean that the people who give the go-ahead to companies to make billions of $$$ by providing the phones and service are right?
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*ouch!* Give it to me *ow!* not that hard! damn...
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I only see blonde, brunette, redhead.
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I WILL be calling this office and voicing my opinion.
I try to look ahead...But it's bad enough that Americans have to figure out a way to get the scumbags out of office but how the hell are we to when we have total idiots like these prosecutors in places of authority.
Mr. Aiken, take off your phony patriot pants and start putting my tax dollars to real work by going after the all-too-well-known criminal politicians. Hell no wonder this kid wants to sell his vote. That's the example he knows!
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The Millenium Falcon isn't the hottest looking thing either but...
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by zero day DBS (Denial By Salt) attack.
Seriously.
If this kid was actually handed a sentence of 38 years then this story would be absurd enough to be newsworthy. Kids screw up. One of our biggest mistakes is trying to prevent them from doing it and punishing the hell out of them if they do. This leads to a society full of pansies that let corporations and politicians do anything they want.
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He should watch his hot dogs more closely because when those ninjas vanish into a puff of smoke someone will need to take the fall.