Canadian Universities still have some general education requirements when talking about getting a BS. Not as stringent as in the US but you still usually need a couple humanities courses mixed in. Other than a few specific courses though, this is mostly represented by general elective credits which you could choose to put into pure comp sci and math if you wished.
It reminds me of the interesting reaction i'm seeing in people i know from a similar ad campaign here in Canada at the moment. Recently Rogers Telecommunications started a campaign targeting young couples with their "Buy two smart phones on our couples/family plans and get a free PS3" campaign. Although i know one who went with it, but for the most part it is making people realize the value that these companies receive from their Long Term Contracts. This is something that most companies would prefer to downplay, and make retention offers or sign up bonuses come across as some grand concession on their part.
People who once never really questioned contracts are going "well damn, if its worth 300$ to them up front is this really something that benefits me more than the cost?"
Kinda nice to see the artificial mindset these companies have set in peoples minds about how "phones are cheap" with the prominent display of contract only prices eroded a bit by their own actions.
What I don't get is, is the benefit to Microsoft possibly worth it in this case? It's hard to quantify the 'hook em young' effect.
At which point, patent trolling within these forms of common distribution setups like the app store becomes a potential cash cow business model for such unethical companies.
How exactly are floods of brute force ssh attempts proof of compromised Linux servers? SSH isn't some magical protocol restricted that is Linux clients only.
Or do you mean the fact that botnets and such are _trying_ to compromise Linux servers, that indicates a large number of compromised linux servers?
Not that it makes the concept any less parasitic its not QUITE that bad here.
Canada's current private copying levies are as follows: $0.24 per unit for Audio Cassette tape (40min or longer), and $0.29 per unit for CD-R, CD-RW, CD-R Audio, CD-RW Audio and MiniDisc. [1]
Odd for a lobbyist to say something like "bring exciting benefits to consumers that outweigh potential harms", which confirms they believe there is a potential for abuses. A statement like that practically begs for someone to ask what these benefits are exactly, that she was able to even make such a statement.
Honestly, this is ridiculous. I don't know if the submitter is some sort of apologist or just really lacking in the history of online gaming but online gaming and online game distribution has been around for about 25 years now give or take, and thats just one example. This would be about EXACTLY as old as the revered plastic grey box in question, give or take a couple if you were living in japan or not.
Different networks and system have been more secure than others this whole time, and the real question is "Why would some companies risk security in the name lower maintenance costs given the number of terrible consequences these days". The PSN outage and data leak raises questions about Sony and their decision making processes, not about the state of digital distribution and online gaming in general.
People talk about how bad the oligopoly in the US is in telecommunications, but it really does take the cake up here in Canada. Oddly, the number of choices is about the same per municipality but the indirect collusion for high pricing and poor quality of service is even worse. People have forgotten the large amount of subsidies that went to the expansion of broadband and cellular coverage and are now being squeezed for terrible service.
Bell and Rogers basically use the same playbook, Shaw is going the same route, and Telus is barely any better (although i must admit they are a little better since they rely on their consumer market a fair bit more than most). Any other provider in canada is reselling lines from one of these and so has been suffering from the same terms of service that they impose on their own accounts.
Sadly, the market in the main is willing to bear it and any time organized attempts at challenging the way things operate disappear with no real outcome. Several class actions came up against carriers between 2004 and 2007, and the only one i've seen succeed was one involving the billing of 911 access fees in the Northwest Territories (in areas that did not HAVE a 911 service). The Telco's are definitely right below the Canadian banking industry in terms of national influence and managing to get their way.
As far as I can see, all Boston College is doing is making sure people are aware that others using their wap can make them look responsible for any infringement as the owner of the wap. This basically reads as "secure your router from others" or as "don't say we didn't warn you if that defense fails", not as "don't use wireless routers at all".
i suppose journalism just isn't fun these days without ignoring context.
The problem with the word entitlement is it has been changed from a context-dependent neutral value word to being a negative-connotation value word regardless of context. Which rather sucks when trying to be precise about things without biasing the reader or listeners opinion due to word choice.
No you're exactly correct. He's relating both phenomena as originating from recent changes in technology in how people can communicate and form groups, not that one caused the other
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Canadian Universities still have some general education requirements when talking about getting a BS. Not as stringent as in the US but you still usually need a couple humanities courses mixed in. Other than a few specific courses though, this is mostly represented by general elective credits which you could choose to put into pure comp sci and math if you wished.
Nah, that joke will only work if there comes a time when Game Developers Lead the Industry again.
It is, however, in the actual government website on the topic =(
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It reminds me of the interesting reaction i'm seeing in people i know from a similar ad campaign here in Canada at the moment. Recently Rogers Telecommunications started a campaign targeting young couples with their "Buy two smart phones on our couples/family plans and get a free PS3" campaign. Although i know one who went with it, but for the most part it is making people realize the value that these companies receive from their Long Term Contracts. This is something that most companies would prefer to downplay, and make retention offers or sign up bonuses come across as some grand concession on their part.
People who once never really questioned contracts are going "well damn, if its worth 300$ to them up front is this really something that benefits me more than the cost?"
Kinda nice to see the artificial mindset these companies have set in peoples minds about how "phones are cheap" with the prominent display of contract only prices eroded a bit by their own actions.
What I don't get is, is the benefit to Microsoft possibly worth it in this case? It's hard to quantify the 'hook em young' effect.
At which point, patent trolling within these forms of common distribution setups like the app store becomes a potential cash cow business model for such unethical companies.
This would NOT be in their best interest at all.
Don't be silly, he wouldn't Submit "Aaargghh", would he.
How exactly are floods of brute force ssh attempts proof of compromised Linux servers? SSH isn't some magical protocol restricted that is Linux clients only.
Or do you mean the fact that botnets and such are _trying_ to compromise Linux servers, that indicates a large number of compromised linux servers?
What stops a museum from having computers set up for people to experience the games
10$ on 'Museum Curators'.
well, it would make more sense to be Sol Cybernetics Corporation anyway
Not that it makes the concept any less parasitic its not QUITE that bad here.
Canada's current private copying levies are as follows: $0.24 per unit for Audio Cassette tape (40min or longer), and $0.29 per unit for CD-R, CD-RW, CD-R Audio, CD-RW Audio and MiniDisc. [1]
It uses a cereal link!
Odd for a lobbyist to say something like "bring exciting benefits to consumers that outweigh potential harms", which confirms they believe there is a potential for abuses. A statement like that practically begs for someone to ask what these benefits are exactly, that she was able to even make such a statement.
don't you mean "agetty off my lawn"?
Ahhh, Mercury.
Sweetest of the transition metals.
Honestly, this is ridiculous. I don't know if the submitter is some sort of apologist or just really lacking in the history of online gaming but online gaming and online game distribution has been around for about 25 years now give or take, and thats just one example. This would be about EXACTLY as old as the revered plastic grey box in question, give or take a couple if you were living in japan or not.
Different networks and system have been more secure than others this whole time, and the real question is "Why would some companies risk security in the name lower maintenance costs given the number of terrible consequences these days". The PSN outage and data leak raises questions about Sony and their decision making processes, not about the state of digital distribution and online gaming in general.
People talk about how bad the oligopoly in the US is in telecommunications, but it really does take the cake up here in Canada. Oddly, the number of choices is about the same per municipality but the indirect collusion for high pricing and poor quality of service is even worse. People have forgotten the large amount of subsidies that went to the expansion of broadband and cellular coverage and are now being squeezed for terrible service.
Bell and Rogers basically use the same playbook, Shaw is going the same route, and Telus is barely any better (although i must admit they are a little better since they rely on their consumer market a fair bit more than most). Any other provider in canada is reselling lines from one of these and so has been suffering from the same terms of service that they impose on their own accounts.
Sadly, the market in the main is willing to bear it and any time organized attempts at challenging the way things operate disappear with no real outcome. Several class actions came up against carriers between 2004 and 2007, and the only one i've seen succeed was one involving the billing of 911 access fees in the Northwest Territories (in areas that did not HAVE a 911 service). The Telco's are definitely right below the Canadian banking industry in terms of national influence and managing to get their way.
Femputer: Have you any idea how it feels to be a Fembot living in a Manbot's Manputer's world?
Don't underestimate them, they hunt in packs!
The reporter uses the exact quotation of
So why is Boston College telling students that simply using a wireless router is a sign of infringement?
in the article itself. The submitter merely latched onto it blindly.
As to your other point i entirely agree.
As far as I can see, all Boston College is doing is making sure people are aware that others using their wap can make them look responsible for any infringement as the owner of the wap. This basically reads as "secure your router from others" or as "don't say we didn't warn you if that defense fails", not as "don't use wireless routers at all".
i suppose journalism just isn't fun these days without ignoring context.
All they had to do was reverse the polarity!
It's so simple!
I got to admit, I laughed.
The problem with the word entitlement is it has been changed from a context-dependent neutral value word to being a negative-connotation value word regardless of context. Which rather sucks when trying to be precise about things without biasing the reader or listeners opinion due to word choice.
God damn it, society!
No you're exactly correct. He's relating both phenomena as originating from recent changes in technology in how people can communicate and form groups, not that one caused the other