We recently found that one of our Web sites was exploited to gain unauthorized access to some of our online systems. We instantly took steps to close off this access, investigate the incident and begin restoring the integrity of any compromised systems.
During this process, we learned that data had been illegally accessed from our account database, including user names, email addresses and encrypted passwords. Please note that no personal payment information is stored with Ubisoft, meaning your debit/credit card information was safe from this intrusion.
Not bad. I like the idea of using Bluetooth. On the other hand, I keep mine always off to save battery. And to keep it from lighting up when I'm at Applebee's, even though they swear they disconnected their Bluetooth marketing device.
Though you might still need a subwoofer hooked up for that to sound right. But since that's less for the ears and more for feeling, that should work just fine.
I have what I consider to be the decent range - it costs more than $1,000. And I'm not paying for audiophile level quality - just better than basic.
TV - $500 or more for a decent sized screen. Probably more if you want it to look good. Blu-Ray player - down to $60 now. Audio receiver is about $150 if you find the right brand/model, but usually $200. Subwoofer is near $100. Center channel is important, so that's another 100. And then you have another 4 speakers to buy for 5.1 - and the decent ones start at around $50/speaker. Then there's the speaker wire and other cabling. So you're looking at $12-1300 at the absolute minimum. Probably more.
A theater-in-a-box set is NOT decent. It's barely above poor.
Crying babies really shouldn't be at any movie. I went to see Monsters University yesterday. The movie was loud. The baby in the row right behind us was clearly terrified almost constantly by all of the noise. Every 5 minutes one of them took the baby into the hall for a minute, and then came right back in. It was just plain annoying.
If you can find an actual real theater go to that by all means. Things to look for? Red velvet curtains beside the screen, a balcony, decor from the 50s, one screen only, and an usher. If you can find a movie joint like that, go there.
Last time I did that, I got a headache. First, the lens was scratched to bits and the movie was out of focus. Add to that the 72Hz flicker, and scratches on the film and I'm done.
I have no nostalgia for film projection - give me 4K digital projection. 3D is optional. It's edited in digital anyway - why format shift it to something inferior?
Move out of the city. I live in the St. Louis Metro East (Illinois side) and tickets are $7.50 on weekday evenings at the local AMC. Saturday mornings, tickets are $5 before noon. And this is in a 12 screen theater.
Not necessarily non-technical. At the very least - what about a signal that forces all phones into vibrate mode? Non-intrusive, can be opted out of, but would at least silence accidental ringers.
I live in the midwest with the appropriate midwest accent and I rarely have trouble understanding voicemails I receive. But here's a great voicemail I got from my wife last month:
Hey it's me. I just wanted to remind you to get some friends. I need that for your check, why you're out bye bye
Here's one from a couple years ago:
Hey check it me, does not Texas. Go. And also I don't know. I'll talk to you later. Bye. I love you, Mom.
I'd vote against encrypting a hard drive. Video files don't look suspicious, but an encrypted volume sure does. Really, having a copy of your legally purchased DVD's isn't illegal here. Making them is. Since you weren't under the DMCA when you made the copies you'd technically be in the clear here, as backup copies are legal in themselves.
When is California going after World of Warcraft? Bitcoin may be the only "serious" virtual currency, but just as much "fake' money is flowing through online games.
When the major ISP's built their network, they needed to connect to each other. Rather than bill each other, they created peering arrangements where they would route each other's traffic for free - to mutual benefit. If you're an end-user on an ISP then you have to pay for your bandwidth because you don't own any backbone/fiber routes. You have nothing of value to trade. If the Internet are the highways, your connection is a side street downtown and you pay to get on the highway. They are trying to turn an open highway into a toll road because road maintenance suddenly got more expensive than they wanted. Traffic will find an alternate route, but it's really more of a mess than correcting the real bottleneck.
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It's a good thing that everyone's on unlimited data plans in the U.S.
Any time ads are added to a purchased program or device post-purchase, you can expect a big backlash.
Does it still count as pedophilia?
Speaking of Ubisoft - 4 minutes ago:
Dear Member,
We recently found that one of our Web sites was exploited to gain unauthorized access to some of our online systems. We instantly took steps to close off this access, investigate the incident and begin restoring the integrity of any compromised systems.
During this process, we learned that data had been illegally accessed from our account database, including user names, email addresses and encrypted passwords. Please note that no personal payment information is stored with Ubisoft, meaning your debit/credit card information was safe from this intrusion.
What about all the fatal buggy crashes before that? On second thought, it was probably not a good idea to give the horses alcohol in the first place.
Not bad. I like the idea of using Bluetooth. On the other hand, I keep mine always off to save battery. And to keep it from lighting up when I'm at Applebee's, even though they swear they disconnected their Bluetooth marketing device.
Or get a good 5.1 headphone system:
http://www.amazon.com/Zalman-ZM-RS6F-surround-sound-headphones/dp/B0001OYMFO
Though you might still need a subwoofer hooked up for that to sound right. But since that's less for the ears and more for feeling, that should work just fine.
Incremental cost is under $1,000. That doesn't mean it's cheap. It's still more than half that.
I have what I consider to be the decent range - it costs more than $1,000. And I'm not paying for audiophile level quality - just better than basic.
TV - $500 or more for a decent sized screen. Probably more if you want it to look good. Blu-Ray player - down to $60 now. Audio receiver is about $150 if you find the right brand/model, but usually $200. Subwoofer is near $100. Center channel is important, so that's another 100. And then you have another 4 speakers to buy for 5.1 - and the decent ones start at around $50/speaker. Then there's the speaker wire and other cabling. So you're looking at $12-1300 at the absolute minimum. Probably more.
A theater-in-a-box set is NOT decent. It's barely above poor.
If I'm paying $6 for a fountain drink, I'm drinking ALL of it!
And this is why iPhones should have a removable battery.
Crying babies really shouldn't be at any movie. I went to see Monsters University yesterday. The movie was loud. The baby in the row right behind us was clearly terrified almost constantly by all of the noise. Every 5 minutes one of them took the baby into the hall for a minute, and then came right back in. It was just plain annoying.
If you can find an actual real theater go to that by all means. Things to look for? Red velvet curtains beside the screen, a balcony, decor from the 50s, one screen only, and an usher. If you can find a movie joint like that, go there.
Last time I did that, I got a headache. First, the lens was scratched to bits and the movie was out of focus. Add to that the 72Hz flicker, and scratches on the film and I'm done.
I have no nostalgia for film projection - give me 4K digital projection. 3D is optional. It's edited in digital anyway - why format shift it to something inferior?
Don't have a 4K TV yet. Can I borrow yours?
Move out of the city. I live in the St. Louis Metro East (Illinois side) and tickets are $7.50 on weekday evenings at the local AMC. Saturday mornings, tickets are $5 before noon. And this is in a 12 screen theater.
That's why theaters serve popcorn - makes a nice projectile reminder.
Not necessarily non-technical. At the very least - what about a signal that forces all phones into vibrate mode? Non-intrusive, can be opted out of, but would at least silence accidental ringers.
I wouldn't turn it down. Should be a good laugh.
I live in the midwest with the appropriate midwest accent and I rarely have trouble understanding voicemails I receive. But here's a great voicemail I got from my wife last month:
Hey it's me. I just wanted to remind you to get some friends. I need that for your check, why you're out bye bye
Here's one from a couple years ago:
Hey check it me, does not Texas. Go. And also I don't know. I'll talk to you later. Bye. I love you, Mom.
If he didn't look like a professional or have an occupation that required encryption that may still be a red flag these days.
explosives instead of batteries? I thought that the batteries exploded often enough without our help.
I'd vote against encrypting a hard drive. Video files don't look suspicious, but an encrypted volume sure does. Really, having a copy of your legally purchased DVD's isn't illegal here. Making them is. Since you weren't under the DMCA when you made the copies you'd technically be in the clear here, as backup copies are legal in themselves.
Scanned and OCR'ed, but it's all images.
When is California going after World of Warcraft? Bitcoin may be the only "serious" virtual currency, but just as much "fake' money is flowing through online games.
When the major ISP's built their network, they needed to connect to each other. Rather than bill each other, they created peering arrangements where they would route each other's traffic for free - to mutual benefit. If you're an end-user on an ISP then you have to pay for your bandwidth because you don't own any backbone/fiber routes. You have nothing of value to trade. If the Internet are the highways, your connection is a side street downtown and you pay to get on the highway. They are trying to turn an open highway into a toll road because road maintenance suddenly got more expensive than they wanted. Traffic will find an alternate route, but it's really more of a mess than correcting the real bottleneck.