Script kiddies have been around since the AOL days. Hell, I myself got a juvenile laugh out of punters (remember those? God, the AIM clients were so terrible back then) and other "progs".
Pardon me, sir. I believe you're referring to progz. They were quite 31337.
See, that's the thing. The "big picture" really doesn't matter if you screw everything up from the beginning. Morons thought it'd be cool to rebel and not vote for either of the two parties who would inevitably win, and the "greater" of the two evils ended up in the office for the better part of a decade. Was Gore perfect? Nope. Was Bush perfect? Not a chance in hell, but this society will only accept two prominent parties. As much as you don't want to admit it, that is not going to change because you're throwing a worthless vote down the drain so you can elect Bob Barr. Look at the numbers -- votes to third-parties are actually DECREASING over the last two decades, meaning our ignorant country is getting accustomed to voting between a giant douche and a turd sandwich.
I never said that either candidate is ideal for me or anyone else, because, well, they're not. But in reality, this is a country of 330 million people, and you're not going to be able to implement the same type of ideal multi-party system as a country of 6 million. Get over it, vote for the one who sucks the least, and be happy with it.
Please, enlighten me. Say you're in New Hampshire (where it's a literal deadheat -- McCain is only up.1% in the polls over Obama) and you're at the voting booth. Are you seriously saying that, instead of picking Obama or McCain (which would have a big impact over which candidate wins the state), you'd rather go with Bob Barr, Nader, or Mickey Mouse?
If you're in Texas or California, sure, feel free to throw away your vote on a third party. But if you don't understand how much it could impact your life, you might want to rethink the idea. After all, tens of thousands of Gore-leaning Floridians voted for their favorite third-party candidate in 2000 -- let's thank them for choosing third parties instead of one of the two who would actually WIN.
Please, enlighten me. Say you're in New Hampshire (where it's a literal deadheat -- McCain is only up.1% in the polls over Obama) and you're at the voting booth. Are you seriously saying that, instead of picking Obama or McCain (which would have a big impact over which candidate wins the state), you'd rather go with Bob Barr, Nader, or Mickey Mouse?
If you're in Texas or California, sure, feel free to throw away your vote on a third party. But if you don't understand how much it could impact your life, you might want to rethink the idea.
This idea is popular in Russia, as a lot of people want to avoid theaters. Since demand breeds supply, this created a lot of pirates who took video cameras into the theaters and recorded high-quality video and sold it on the street to this type of customer. This prompted the industry to release certain movies in DVD-quality shortly after it hits theaters, to combat this piracy and to make a few extra bucks for the movie companies.
Unfortunately for them, most of these DVD-quality videos are acquired and synced to English audio (most are released with Russian dubbing) and released on the internet. They're referred to as R5s (as in, Region 5, with which Russia is associated) and are almost identical to the DVD which will be released months later.
Personally, I think that's a horrible idea. The people who don't want to see it now will likely catch it in a few months when it's available for rental/purchase. Putting it on DVD at the same time as its theatrical release will not only encourage more piracy, it will likely deter a lot of additional theater revenue. ("Why spend $30 for my wife and me to see it once at the theater when Frank can burn me a copy of it for $5"?)
As a former IU student -- I graduated in December -- I must say that Indiana really doesn't do much to help the RIAA. They get a notice that you're pirating an insane amount of illegal music, they cut you off the network, tell you that you're infected with a virus, then ask you to format your computer. All you do is email them back in 24 hours, say you've complied, and they restore your access and go back to normal. They don't verify you've actually done this; they'll just take your word for it.
This happened to me three times when I lived on campus freshman year, and probably 1/3rd of my dorm floor received similar notices throughout the year. The university will comply just enough to shut the RIAA up, but they won't go out of your way to make sure you're making every possible effort to listen to the RIAA. That's not their job. I'm glad big universities like IU aren't putting up with the MAFIAA's crap.
A crime has already been committed, sure, but that doesn't mean you're committing a crime by looking at the pictures. If I watch a snuff film, will I get charged for homicide? If I look at a video of a dog getting beaten, will the police arrest me for animal cruelty?
As a recent college grad (read: pirate), I'm amazed by the percentage of people still using crap like LimeWire and eMule. I would've guessed most people have evolved to uTorrent at this point.
But, when you need to download a copy of "Achy Breaky Heart", I guess LimeWire is, sadly, your best option.
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I thought cicadas weren't due back until 2021?
HVDs, with the size of a DVD and a storage capacity of 6TB, would like to speak with you.
Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays.
Now they'll create freaking anti-sharks to attach these to.
I can easily carry it in my satchel
You're not fooling anyone. It's a purse.
You live in Yakutat, Alaska?
It can finally stand up by itself.
Two-dimensional, eh? One more than usual.
You think you have it bad? I live in Australia. Every page redirects to www.australia.gov.au/propaganda
You think you have it bad? I don't even have the internets, you insensitive clod!
Script kiddies have been around since the AOL days. Hell, I myself got a juvenile laugh out of punters (remember those? God, the AIM clients were so terrible back then) and other "progs".
Pardon me, sir. I believe you're referring to progz. They were quite 31337.
See, that's the thing. The "big picture" really doesn't matter if you screw everything up from the beginning. Morons thought it'd be cool to rebel and not vote for either of the two parties who would inevitably win, and the "greater" of the two evils ended up in the office for the better part of a decade. Was Gore perfect? Nope. Was Bush perfect? Not a chance in hell, but this society will only accept two prominent parties. As much as you don't want to admit it, that is not going to change because you're throwing a worthless vote down the drain so you can elect Bob Barr. Look at the numbers -- votes to third-parties are actually DECREASING over the last two decades, meaning our ignorant country is getting accustomed to voting between a giant douche and a turd sandwich.
I never said that either candidate is ideal for me or anyone else, because, well, they're not. But in reality, this is a country of 330 million people, and you're not going to be able to implement the same type of ideal multi-party system as a country of 6 million. Get over it, vote for the one who sucks the least, and be happy with it.
Thanks for eight years of Bush. Please take your complimentary welfare check and American flag lapel.
Please, enlighten me. Say you're in New Hampshire (where it's a literal deadheat -- McCain is only up .1% in the polls over Obama) and you're at the voting booth. Are you seriously saying that, instead of picking Obama or McCain (which would have a big impact over which candidate wins the state), you'd rather go with Bob Barr, Nader, or Mickey Mouse?
If you're in Texas or California, sure, feel free to throw away your vote on a third party. But if you don't understand how much it could impact your life, you might want to rethink the idea. After all, tens of thousands of Gore-leaning Floridians voted for their favorite third-party candidate in 2000 -- let's thank them for choosing third parties instead of one of the two who would actually WIN.
Please, enlighten me. Say you're in New Hampshire (where it's a literal deadheat -- McCain is only up .1% in the polls over Obama) and you're at the voting booth. Are you seriously saying that, instead of picking Obama or McCain (which would have a big impact over which candidate wins the state), you'd rather go with Bob Barr, Nader, or Mickey Mouse?
If you're in Texas or California, sure, feel free to throw away your vote on a third party. But if you don't understand how much it could impact your life, you might want to rethink the idea.
"Has the LHC Destroyed Thee, Arth?" Who is Arth, and what did he do to piss off the LHC?
This idea is popular in Russia, as a lot of people want to avoid theaters. Since demand breeds supply, this created a lot of pirates who took video cameras into the theaters and recorded high-quality video and sold it on the street to this type of customer. This prompted the industry to release certain movies in DVD-quality shortly after it hits theaters, to combat this piracy and to make a few extra bucks for the movie companies. Unfortunately for them, most of these DVD-quality videos are acquired and synced to English audio (most are released with Russian dubbing) and released on the internet. They're referred to as R5s (as in, Region 5, with which Russia is associated) and are almost identical to the DVD which will be released months later. Personally, I think that's a horrible idea. The people who don't want to see it now will likely catch it in a few months when it's available for rental/purchase. Putting it on DVD at the same time as its theatrical release will not only encourage more piracy, it will likely deter a lot of additional theater revenue. ("Why spend $30 for my wife and me to see it once at the theater when Frank can burn me a copy of it for $5"?)
Wrong. That's a telecine. A telesync is simply a cam with direct line audio.
Those are just synonyms, right?
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As a former IU student -- I graduated in December -- I must say that Indiana really doesn't do much to help the RIAA. They get a notice that you're pirating an insane amount of illegal music, they cut you off the network, tell you that you're infected with a virus, then ask you to format your computer. All you do is email them back in 24 hours, say you've complied, and they restore your access and go back to normal. They don't verify you've actually done this; they'll just take your word for it. This happened to me three times when I lived on campus freshman year, and probably 1/3rd of my dorm floor received similar notices throughout the year. The university will comply just enough to shut the RIAA up, but they won't go out of your way to make sure you're making every possible effort to listen to the RIAA. That's not their job. I'm glad big universities like IU aren't putting up with the MAFIAA's crap.
They're already selling these online. Just check the box next to "I certify I'm a cop. Seriously, I am." and it's all yours for $19.95.
A crime has already been committed, sure, but that doesn't mean you're committing a crime by looking at the pictures. If I watch a snuff film, will I get charged for homicide? If I look at a video of a dog getting beaten, will the police arrest me for animal cruelty?
There is no meteor. Then you'll see, that it is not the meteor that ends existence, it is only yourself.
25% more bandwidth, not 20%. And to think, the original poster was worried that the article had to explain how math works.
As a recent college grad (read: pirate), I'm amazed by the percentage of people still using crap like LimeWire and eMule. I would've guessed most people have evolved to uTorrent at this point. But, when you need to download a copy of "Achy Breaky Heart", I guess LimeWire is, sadly, your best option.