You're right, but I'd like to point out that my 20 year old Nintendo console still works and I have not lost any of the functionality that I paid for in my games.
These people can no longer play online multiplayer, a feature which they paid for. If the game or console isn't broken then it's reasonable for them to expect that they could continue playing.
In the future an even worse situation will occur now that games need to be authenticated online in order to play even the single player campaign. What will happen then once those servers are taken offline in 5+ years? The business model shifted from buying to renting without us even noticing.
Now most, and eventually all games will have expiration dates. As soon a support dies out then you're outta luck.
Stockpiling weapons only works if you can actually use them. The US has massive amounts of weapons yet the war in Iraq and Afghanistan are still ongoing. Why? Guerilla warfare and the new rules of war.
In WWII both Axis and Allies disregarded civilian casualties and carpet bombed multiple cities in order to win. Today you accidentally shoot 2-3 civies you're court martialed. What good is a missile if your ennemy is hiding amongst civilians which prevents you from using it?
That's just it, it's not common sense that applies in this case. Putting your hand in the deep fryer because it didn't say "caution hot" on it is a common sense issue because everyone knows that food is cooked with heat which can burn. Flashing a price scanner in someone's face is not because most people don't know what it really does or assume that it's safe.
The judge is not a scientist or a price scanner expert and the perceived victim in this case should be allowed to present proof of harm in court. Hopefully the store will defend itself and not settle out of court.
IANAL but as far as I know, there is no jurisprudence on this issue so the Judge did well in letting this go to court (regardless of how stupid it sounds to someone who knows a little about LED price scanners). Once the claim gets debunked by hard facts, this will allow future similar claims to be stopped by Judges from getting to court.
How about Dolph Lundgren with hair extensions? He's Swedish and with a little make-up and a few months of working out I bet he could fit the bill rather well.
A guy doesn't do his job thus wasting taxpayer dollars by playing Farmville and the vote to kick him out was 20-19??? It should have been 38-1! This means that half the people on the council think that it's ok to waste taxpayer money! Wow, nice message you're sending out there...
Before the pot/kettle arguments come in, I'd like to point out that although I am at the office, I finished work 10 mins ago and am not on the clock.
Ok, I really need someone to explain to me why they abosolutely must use videoconferencing on their phone. What's wrong with a laptop? Why does the person you're talking to need to see you so bad that they can't wait for you to get into the office or to your computer?
The only times I've used video conferencing was in board meetings with multiple people attending on each so I don't really see what other uses there are.
Frankly I'd prefer a radio tuner over a camera on my phone/music player. It'd be useful when attending events that have their own broadcasts (F1 and Nascar racing comes to mind).
That'd actually be not too bad of an idea. I know I'd like it if I had a little indicator on my speedometer which indicates what the current speed limit is. Being constantly able to see the speed limit instead of once every kilometer (assuming you even notice those signs) might help.
I think that the rating system could be a wonderful tool for parents.
The problem is that the rating systems should only be there for informational purposes, not to prevent the sale of anything or as a censoring mechanism. Let the developpers make the game that they want then let the consumers make a decision as to whether or not they want to purchase the product by offering them the proper information to do so.
So, they can sell YOUR photo of YOUR dog to a dog food company to use for their advertising? All this without your explicit consent or you getting a cut of the action?
Wow... who needs iStock Photo when you can buy mySpace pics in bulk? Granted the quality/resolution isn't as good but for most online advertising it's enough, a little photoshop and bingo!
Explain me this Mr Sarcastic, what makes the balance beam, pummel horse, etc worthy of being in the olympics but not the pole?
Strawman.
A straw man argument means that I am ignoring key points of yours, which I am not because you did not bring any points. You were totally dismissing this activity for no reason (at least, if you had one you did not mention it) so I was attempting to make you cough it up by mentioning similar activities which already are in the Olympics.
Pole fitness is actually a very good exercise and not only limited to exotic dancers ya know.
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You're right, but I'd like to point out that my 20 year old Nintendo console still works and I have not lost any of the functionality that I paid for in my games.
These people can no longer play online multiplayer, a feature which they paid for. If the game or console isn't broken then it's reasonable for them to expect that they could continue playing.
In the future an even worse situation will occur now that games need to be authenticated online in order to play even the single player campaign. What will happen then once those servers are taken offline in 5+ years? The business model shifted from buying to renting without us even noticing.
Now most, and eventually all games will have expiration dates. As soon a support dies out then you're outta luck.
Stockpiling weapons only works if you can actually use them. The US has massive amounts of weapons yet the war in Iraq and Afghanistan are still ongoing. Why? Guerilla warfare and the new rules of war.
In WWII both Axis and Allies disregarded civilian casualties and carpet bombed multiple cities in order to win. Today you accidentally shoot 2-3 civies you're court martialed. What good is a missile if your ennemy is hiding amongst civilians which prevents you from using it?
If they can find a way to collect it they can have it
*drops dead*
That's just it, it's not common sense that applies in this case. Putting your hand in the deep fryer because it didn't say "caution hot" on it is a common sense issue because everyone knows that food is cooked with heat which can burn. Flashing a price scanner in someone's face is not because most people don't know what it really does or assume that it's safe.
The judge is not a scientist or a price scanner expert and the perceived victim in this case should be allowed to present proof of harm in court. Hopefully the store will defend itself and not settle out of court.
IANAL but as far as I know, there is no jurisprudence on this issue so the Judge did well in letting this go to court (regardless of how stupid it sounds to someone who knows a little about LED price scanners). Once the claim gets debunked by hard facts, this will allow future similar claims to be stopped by Judges from getting to court.
How about Dolph Lundgren with hair extensions? He's Swedish and with a little make-up and a few months of working out I bet he could fit the bill rather well.
The game's name is Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Heavy Metal is a totally different series.
Even the market? Wow. I never knew that.
You must be a GM executive.
A guy doesn't do his job thus wasting taxpayer dollars by playing Farmville and the vote to kick him out was 20-19??? It should have been 38-1! This means that half the people on the council think that it's ok to waste taxpayer money! Wow, nice message you're sending out there...
Before the pot/kettle arguments come in, I'd like to point out that although I am at the office, I finished work 10 mins ago and am not on the clock.
They should get David Duchovny to play Jeff Goldblum, he was awesome in Celebrity Jeopardy on SNL.
I'd add a youtube link but the site's blocked at the office.
Ok, I really need someone to explain to me why they abosolutely must use videoconferencing on their phone. What's wrong with a laptop? Why does the person you're talking to need to see you so bad that they can't wait for you to get into the office or to your computer?
The only times I've used video conferencing was in board meetings with multiple people attending on each so I don't really see what other uses there are.
Frankly I'd prefer a radio tuner over a camera on my phone/music player. It'd be useful when attending events that have their own broadcasts (F1 and Nascar racing comes to mind).
That'd actually be not too bad of an idea. I know I'd like it if I had a little indicator on my speedometer which indicates what the current speed limit is. Being constantly able to see the speed limit instead of once every kilometer (assuming you even notice those signs) might help.
And my cat's breath smells like cat food.
Indeed, then it might actually be worth the 8500$.
I think that the rating system could be a wonderful tool for parents.
The problem is that the rating systems should only be there for informational purposes, not to prevent the sale of anything or as a censoring mechanism. Let the developpers make the game that they want then let the consumers make a decision as to whether or not they want to purchase the product by offering them the proper information to do so.
I have a feeling you should know something about the subject before weighing in.
You sir are hanging out on the wrong internets.
At least the iPhone has a four-digit password to protect it...
Which can be cracked 20 times faster with and ATI card and the ElcomSoft software! l@@k!
http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/10/03/16/1346258/Blazing-Fast-Password-Recovery-With-New-ATI-Cards
Note: Editors, you can wire my slashvertisement cut to the usual account ;)
Will google now pull out of the US?
Yes, they didn't want to get China pregnant, so I suspect that it'd be the same with the US.
So, they can sell YOUR photo of YOUR dog to a dog food company to use for their advertising? All this without your explicit consent or you getting a cut of the action?
Wow... who needs iStock Photo when you can buy mySpace pics in bulk? Granted the quality/resolution isn't as good but for most online advertising it's enough, a little photoshop and bingo!
How useless is this, at any given point there has to be about 50-100 people in Beverly Hills that have the same nose.
Wrong pole chief, that episode was in Alaska which is closer to the North Pole than the South pole mentioned in the story.
Nice try to fit in a pop culture reference though.
When I looked at the numbers, all I could think of was "that wouldn't even come up to a good bonus at Goldman Sachs".
Which ones are the bank robbers again?
Goldman Sachs aren't robbing banks, they're using banks to rob us.
Explain me this Mr Sarcastic, what makes the balance beam, pummel horse, etc worthy of being in the olympics but not the pole?
Strawman.
A straw man argument means that I am ignoring key points of yours, which I am not because you did not bring any points. You were totally dismissing this activity for no reason (at least, if you had one you did not mention it) so I was attempting to make you cough it up by mentioning similar activities which already are in the Olympics.
Pole fitness is actually a very good exercise and not only limited to exotic dancers ya know.
Soisstripping.SoistheWii.Soisskydiving.Soareanynumberofthings.
That is true, but the subject at hand is Pole dancing, not those activities.
Now do you want the bug fixes[...]?
Actually, it was my understanding that it's not a bug that they are fixing but rather a feature that they are adding.
So the question really is: Do you have confidence that the new features are bug free and/or won't cause bugs in the other features?
Would fragging an opponent in a FPS deathmatch get you 25 to life as well?
If you get a streak of frags does that make you a serial murderer?
Explain me this Mr Sarcastic, what makes the balance beam, pummel horse, etc worthy of being in the olympics but not the pole?
Pole fitness is actually a very good exercise and not only limited to exotic dancers ya know.