They're really surprised that a U.S. government report is based on corporate whoring rather than empirical evidence and analysis? Wow, Canadians really ARE naive.
Not at all. They're just smart enough not to put "America are dicks regarding copyright. Fuck their legislation!" into a medium where it might be leaked to the press.
Why stop there? I could fire up a second computer and use one for AC, commenting one for moderating!
At what point does the level of inconvenience become too much? Two different browsers open for the same website is in and of itself an idiotic situation to put people in.
A surge protector is fine for those situations, and much cheaper. What a UPS offers, often in addition to surge protection, is mitigation of brownouts (drop in power below normal level) and blackouts (total loss of power). You can pick up units for £40 from online retailers which will suit a home user just fine.
The first guy to chuck his iPad at the opposition when he would usually have been waving his papers, going "RARRaarararrrrarararararar", will demonstrate the idiocy of the idea.
Computing and IT aren't the same thing, though. In computing, you did logic, sorting, programming fundamentals etc. In IT you did mail merges, formatting word processing documents, and played Chocks Away on the Acorn Arc, if you were lucky.
I did my IT GCSE in 1999, and came out with an E at the end of it. I hadn't done any coursework at all, as it was just to mind-numbingly painful to dumb down my thinking to give the answer they wanted. The course seriously needed updating.
I'm a network manager in local government now. Goes to show how appropriate what they taught was to the real world.
"More stories about the latest X Factor series and how BigMacs make you fat, thanks. This is a little too depressing for me." says the rest of the world.
Portal? That game where the psychopathic robot end boss tries to kill you by pumping a nerve toxin into the facility, having stated that the first bit blown off it was a module installed to stop it from pumping a lethal nerve gas into the facility?
Where you defeat the boss by using portal mechanics to direct its own explosive munitions back at itself?
Where you are frequently set upon by static turret pods with automatic weapons?
That game where you have to drop the only item your character is supposed to have an emotional attachment to into an incinerator?
Where you are almost burned alive by aforementioned psychopathic AI?
But wait, yeah... You don't get a gun, so it's totally not violent.
You're missing the point; This is A Good Thing. Next time Sony dick things up, they won't be able to have some lawyer package the lot up into one neat and tidy lawsuit Sony can unleash their hounds on. They'll have to send representatives to Every. Single. Customer. Who. Sues. Sony. In. Small. Claims. Court. Or. Accept. Default. Judgement.
Win for the consumer, if only he'd get off his ass, hire a lawyer for an hour, and file a suit himself.
I use a Dr Web LiveCD. That cleans out a hefty chunk of the rubbish people manage to infest their machine with.
Saying that, I've found no better antivirus tool than NOD32. I've not tried loading it on a BartPE LiveCD, but it's tempting. If I can make that a bootable USB stick, all the better.
It is the same in the UK. You have a right to legal representation during interview while under arrest, and you can (and should) remain silent until that point. The "...fail to mention when questioned..." part is to prevent fabrication of an alibi while on bail. If you are released pending trial, you have time to talk to others to bring about a story to cover yourself, which you would then present at trial. Obviously this is A Bad Thing, so they changed the spiel.
I've not read the article (in true Slashdot fashion), but I'm taking issue with the statement "An early hobbyist computer, the Altair 8800 sits right near the Cray-1 supercomputer of the same era" from the stub. Really? Is that meant to be insightful? They're from the same era, so the same research has been done to get both to the same point. The Cray has many more CPUs of the same generation as the Altair, so uses a lot more power. Am I supposed to be surprised by this?
Either way, I don't really see an application for this "law" other than as benchmarking progress. Neat trend to notice, but not exactly useful.
Exactly. I could be sat here saying all manner of atrocious things about the person, family, their pets etc. However, I'm more than likely not even in the same country. They can just ignore me!
If you come face to face with said person on a daily basis, e.g. School together, workplace etc then there exists already legislation covering harassment and improper conduct. If not? Accept that someone somewhere else is a dick and move on.
If they get enough evidence to justify questioning someone as a suspect or person if interest and that person isn't smart enough to shut the fuck up until they have a lawyer to do the talking for them, the authorities will probably get all they need to continue prosecution from there. "Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law" is not a concept unique to the United States.
However in the UK, it's more a case of "Anything you say will be used against you in a court of law, and anything you don't say may harm your defence".
The right to remain silent can be used to make "adverse inferences", unlike the US. So unfortunately "shut the fuck up" doesn't always work too well.
Incorrect. In the US, your testimony counts as evidence for the prosecution, hearsay for the defence. Anything you say can be used against you in America, never for you. In the UK, your testimony has equal weight for both prosecution and defence. ("Anything you say can be used as evidence.") If you bring up some mitigating evidence during trial which you should have mentioned during questioning, that can cause issues for your defence ("It may harm your defence if you fail to mention, when questioned, something which you later rely on in court.")
In any case, your appropriate response to being placed under arrest is "I'm sorry, Officer. I do not understand the legal consequences involved in being under arrest. I will need to speak to a solicitor before I can answer any of your questions." If it's a minor offence, you can probably get advice over the phone. If it's serious, insist that they be present for interview.
Just set the rules that if you kill a civilian it will either immediately or eventually negatively impact your game. e.g. some time later in the game when you are found out, your player is executed for murder. But then, the AI would have to figure out whether it was accidental (usually forgivable in the fog of war) or intentional.
The AI getting it wrong would just make the game more realistic. It's not like there are no innocent people in prison or on death row.
So you're saying that something I do one, maybe two hours prior in the game, maybe even yesterday before quitting for the night, should result in instant and unavoidable death for me later in the game? No, I think not.
I might accept a Stalker-esque ending change, i.e. Kill civilians in front of press, get a Court's Marshall ending, but killing civilians needs to be a consequence that is absolutely avoidable to allow gamers to make the choice.
So you're telling me this will be an FPS based in the near-future with morally ambivalent scientifically enhanced soldiers treking around an urban environment?
Gee, I wonder which recent successful game release could have spurred you into entering that market segment.
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I'm willing to bet that this post was modded up by shill accounts. No way am I downloading a file from such a shady looking domain.
They're really surprised that a U.S. government report is based on corporate whoring rather than empirical evidence and analysis? Wow, Canadians really ARE naive.
Not at all. They're just smart enough not to put "America are dicks regarding copyright. Fuck their legislation!" into a medium where it might be leaked to the press.
... Tomorrow HTC, Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, LG...
Soulskill = timothy = kdawson?
= All slashdot editors?
Why stop there? I could fire up a second computer and use one for AC, commenting one for moderating!
At what point does the level of inconvenience become too much? Two different browsers open for the same website is in and of itself an idiotic situation to put people in.
A surge protector is fine for those situations, and much cheaper. What a UPS offers, often in addition to surge protection, is mitigation of brownouts (drop in power below normal level) and blackouts (total loss of power). You can pick up units for £40 from online retailers which will suit a home user just fine.
The first guy to chuck his iPad at the opposition when he would usually have been waving his papers, going "RARRaarararrrrarararararar", will demonstrate the idiocy of the idea.
I posted above, checking the AC box after moderating. Moderation was withdrawn. It appears you have to log out to comment after moderating.
I won't bother moderating again.
Or that you don't know who ... Ken Thompson [is].
Isn't he that lawyer who ended up suing Facebook because user called him a knob for wanting to ban violent video games?
I jest!
Computing and IT aren't the same thing, though. In computing, you did logic, sorting, programming fundamentals etc. In IT you did mail merges, formatting word processing documents, and played Chocks Away on the Acorn Arc, if you were lucky.
I did my IT GCSE in 1999, and came out with an E at the end of it. I hadn't done any coursework at all, as it was just to mind-numbingly painful to dumb down my thinking to give the answer they wanted. The course seriously needed updating.
I'm a network manager in local government now. Goes to show how appropriate what they taught was to the real world.
For those who don't know, The Daily Mail is The Onion with a strong right-wing slant. Only less amusing.
It's somewhere between "ranting homeless person with a bottle of mouthwash in his guts" and "politician expenses claims" in believability.
"More stories about the latest X Factor series and how BigMacs make you fat, thanks. This is a little too depressing for me." says the rest of the world.
Portal? That game where the psychopathic robot end boss tries to kill you by pumping a nerve toxin into the facility, having stated that the first bit blown off it was a module installed to stop it from pumping a lethal nerve gas into the facility?
Where you defeat the boss by using portal mechanics to direct its own explosive munitions back at itself?
Where you are frequently set upon by static turret pods with automatic weapons?
That game where you have to drop the only item your character is supposed to have an emotional attachment to into an incinerator?
Where you are almost burned alive by aforementioned psychopathic AI?
But wait, yeah... You don't get a gun, so it's totally not violent.
Those 2% are the only ones who would bother sue anyway. They should be the ones to benefit.
It is introduced, and then you have 30 days to opt out.
Did you not read the post you replied to?
You're missing the point; This is A Good Thing. Next time Sony dick things up, they won't be able to have some lawyer package the lot up into one neat and tidy lawsuit Sony can unleash their hounds on. They'll have to send representatives to Every. Single. Customer. Who. Sues. Sony. In. Small. Claims. Court. Or. Accept. Default. Judgement.
Win for the consumer, if only he'd get off his ass, hire a lawyer for an hour, and file a suit himself.
No lawsuit required. In the UK, this would almost certainly fall foul of the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contract Regulations.
Null and void, man!
I use a Dr Web LiveCD. That cleans out a hefty chunk of the rubbish people manage to infest their machine with.
Saying that, I've found no better antivirus tool than NOD32. I've not tried loading it on a BartPE LiveCD, but it's tempting. If I can make that a bootable USB stick, all the better.
It is the same in the UK. You have a right to legal representation during interview while under arrest, and you can (and should) remain silent until that point. The "...fail to mention when questioned..." part is to prevent fabrication of an alibi while on bail. If you are released pending trial, you have time to talk to others to bring about a story to cover yourself, which you would then present at trial. Obviously this is A Bad Thing, so they changed the spiel.
I've not read the article (in true Slashdot fashion), but I'm taking issue with the statement "An early hobbyist computer, the Altair 8800 sits right near the Cray-1 supercomputer of the same era" from the stub. Really? Is that meant to be insightful? They're from the same era, so the same research has been done to get both to the same point. The Cray has many more CPUs of the same generation as the Altair, so uses a lot more power. Am I supposed to be surprised by this?
Either way, I don't really see an application for this "law" other than as benchmarking progress. Neat trend to notice, but not exactly useful.
Exactly. I could be sat here saying all manner of atrocious things about the person, family, their pets etc. However, I'm more than likely not even in the same country. They can just ignore me!
If you come face to face with said person on a daily basis, e.g. School together, workplace etc then there exists already legislation covering harassment and improper conduct. If not? Accept that someone somewhere else is a dick and move on.
If they get enough evidence to justify questioning someone as a suspect or person if interest and that person isn't smart enough to shut the fuck up until they have a lawyer to do the talking for them, the authorities will probably get all they need to continue prosecution from there. "Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law" is not a concept unique to the United States.
However in the UK, it's more a case of "Anything you say will be used against you in a court of law, and anything you don't say may harm your defence". The right to remain silent can be used to make "adverse inferences", unlike the US. So unfortunately "shut the fuck up" doesn't always work too well.
Incorrect. In the US, your testimony counts as evidence for the prosecution, hearsay for the defence. Anything you say can be used against you in America, never for you. In the UK, your testimony has equal weight for both prosecution and defence. ("Anything you say can be used as evidence.") If you bring up some mitigating evidence during trial which you should have mentioned during questioning, that can cause issues for your defence ("It may harm your defence if you fail to mention, when questioned, something which you later rely on in court.")
In any case, your appropriate response to being placed under arrest is "I'm sorry, Officer. I do not understand the legal consequences involved in being under arrest. I will need to speak to a solicitor before I can answer any of your questions." If it's a minor offence, you can probably get advice over the phone. If it's serious, insist that they be present for interview.
Just set the rules that if you kill a civilian it will either immediately or eventually negatively impact your game. e.g. some time later in the game when you are found out, your player is executed for murder. But then, the AI would have to figure out whether it was accidental (usually forgivable in the fog of war) or intentional.
The AI getting it wrong would just make the game more realistic. It's not like there are no innocent people in prison or on death row.
So you're saying that something I do one, maybe two hours prior in the game, maybe even yesterday before quitting for the night, should result in instant and unavoidable death for me later in the game? No, I think not.
I might accept a Stalker-esque ending change, i.e. Kill civilians in front of press, get a Court's Marshall ending, but killing civilians needs to be a consequence that is absolutely avoidable to allow gamers to make the choice.
So you're telling me this will be an FPS based in the near-future with morally ambivalent scientifically enhanced soldiers treking around an urban environment?
Gee, I wonder which recent successful game release could have spurred you into entering that market segment.