On a side note, when the Catholic priest would "transform" wine and bread into the blood and body of Jesus, he would say "Hoc est corpus...". This is the likely origin of the magical spell "hocus pocus".
If most people do not speak Latin, it is in practice a secret language. It were one of the issues that many protestant leaders had with the Catholic Church, as it distanced the public from the contents of Christian faith. Prayers and biblical readings were in Latin, until the Second Vatican Council accepted increased usage of the local language.
You're right, relying on the user for basic security is a pretty stupid security strategy in todays world, where many computer users are functionally illiterate. When it comes to setting up a new computer, I usually download an up-to-date firewall and anti-virus program before reinstalling Windows, and install these programs before connecting to MS Update. If Joe is able to install an OS on his own, Joe should be able to figure out how to install a firewall and anti-virus programs.
They may get paying customers by adding a premium membership, where commercials were removed and speeds were better. If this premium membership also allowed access to a number of full-length movies, series etc, they may have a winner on their hands.
I have a large number documents written on Windows 95 Wordpad, that can't be opened by newer versions of Word (or Wordpad for that matter). Up until I installed OOo, I would have to open the documents in Notepad (!) and manually rearrange the text. With OOo, the documents are displayed as they were back in the day.
The problem is that *other* FF extensions were edited *without* notifying and asking the user. This is a very bad practice, particularly for a security addon, which is heavily dependent on building *trust* with users. A much better way would be to ask users to disable AdBlock Plus on the update site, because it is a reasonable request and, by treating the users as adults, it breeds trust.
According to TFA (check out the comments of Wladimir), the codebase of NoScript is a mess, and the author recommends that one starts from scratch in stead of forking out. JavaScript also does have its uses, most notably it allows for a lot of stuff to be handled clientside, speeding up the user experience and reducing the load on the servers of the website. The FF addon closest to NoScript is NoFlash, but it only blocks flash applications.
The point may not be to build the next big $SUPER_DUPER_OS, but to try out some new ideas and concepts for better and more robust OSs in a very controlled environment. If they get good results, the ideas may be integrated into the kernal of those other OSs, hopefully improving the quality of the OS.
"We applied for a patent for some specific reproductive methods used by humans" said Viagra spokesperson John Smith, "Any enjoyment or kids produced using these methods would be covered by these patents."
When asked on pricing, mr. Smith responded "We expect to present very affordable licences to the general public, shortly."
Thanks for the example. I don't think, I have seen this before
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Google complies with takedown notices, which grants them freedom from liability according to Swedish law (18 para 2002:562).
TPB... oh wait.
Has Google ever complied with a takedown notice on a link to copyrighted content, found with their search engine? They comply on youtube, but that is because they actually host the content, not just a link.
Not only did the expansion packs for Morrowind add lots of extra stuff to do, they also improved on a number of features of the overall game. At least I seem to recall that the Journal became a lot more useful after one of the expansion packs. This is not really possible with the DLCs as the exe would most likely have to be patched for that. But then again... they are patching the Fallout 3 engine to expand the scripting language to handle the new worldspaces.
True, but most people say "China", not "Peoples Republic of China"; or "Germany", not "Federal Republic of Germany". In the real world, the names used by the press and known by the general public are North and South Korea, so it is a bit misleading to just write "Korea".
But RaigetheFury may have a point as games priced at $50-60 prices itself out of the impulse buyers, who might make a purchace if prices were lower. I have no idea if this would be enough to make up for the loss of profits per purchase, though.
I don't think that the DLCs will ever be available for PS3. Bethesda seems to have made a deal with MS, so that DLCs are exclusive to XBox and PC. On the PC, however, Bethesda have released modding tools, and the modding community have made more than 5000 mods (take a look here).
This led to widespread anger in Iraq and particularly Fallujah. As the strength and resolve of the resistance grew, it were able to force the occupation out of Fallujah, and for a time Fallujah were controlled and rebuild by Iraqis. When the US decided to crush the rebellion, the local leaders wrote an appeal to Kofi Annan.
After the assault and massacre at Fallujah, the Iraqi resistance drew one important lesson: Taking control of an area were too dangerous for their families, because of the US onslaught. Thus, they shifted their strategy from large scale uprisings to hit and run tactics.
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On a side note, when the Catholic priest would "transform" wine and bread into the blood and body of Jesus, he would say "Hoc est corpus ...". This is the likely origin of the magical spell "hocus pocus".
If most people do not speak Latin, it is in practice a secret language. It were one of the issues that many protestant leaders had with the Catholic Church, as it distanced the public from the contents of Christian faith. Prayers and biblical readings were in Latin, until the Second Vatican Council accepted increased usage of the local language.
A quick google search found http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_15,_2003_anti-war_protest and http://www.zombietime.com/iraq_war_fifth_anniversary_protest/. If you put your mind to it, I'm sure you can find *a lot* more.
By that definition, the Roman Catholic Church is a cult, as it obscures its rituals by insisting they be held in Latin.
You're right, relying on the user for basic security is a pretty stupid security strategy in todays world, where many computer users are functionally illiterate. When it comes to setting up a new computer, I usually download an up-to-date firewall and anti-virus program before reinstalling Windows, and install these programs before connecting to MS Update. If Joe is able to install an OS on his own, Joe should be able to figure out how to install a firewall and anti-virus programs.
They may get paying customers by adding a premium membership, where commercials were removed and speeds were better. If this premium membership also allowed access to a number of full-length movies, series etc, they may have a winner on their hands.
I have a large number documents written on Windows 95 Wordpad, that can't be opened by newer versions of Word (or Wordpad for that matter). Up until I installed OOo, I would have to open the documents in Notepad (!) and manually rearrange the text. With OOo, the documents are displayed as they were back in the day.
The problem is that *other* FF extensions were edited *without* notifying and asking the user. This is a very bad practice, particularly for a security addon, which is heavily dependent on building *trust* with users. A much better way would be to ask users to disable AdBlock Plus on the update site, because it is a reasonable request and, by treating the users as adults, it breeds trust.
If you want to make sure people are looking at your ads, come up with a mechanism that ensure they are, and make them leave if they aren't.
A more benign way could be to have a big field on top of the page, that respectfully ask visitors to disable AdBlock Plus on this site.
According to TFA (check out the comments of Wladimir), the codebase of NoScript is a mess, and the author recommends that one starts from scratch in stead of forking out. JavaScript also does have its uses, most notably it allows for a lot of stuff to be handled clientside, speeding up the user experience and reducing the load on the servers of the website. The FF addon closest to NoScript is NoFlash, but it only blocks flash applications.
How about a third password that decrypt the non-secret part, but deletes the secret part?
miffo.swe did mention fundamentalist christian-jews-muslims ;-)
The point may not be to build the next big $SUPER_DUPER_OS, but to try out some new ideas and concepts for better and more robust OSs in a very controlled environment. If they get good results, the ideas may be integrated into the kernal of those other OSs, hopefully improving the quality of the OS.
I thought Windows was secure. Why not use that? *cough* *cough*
I thought OpenBSD was secure. Why not use that?
I thought DOS was secure. Why not use that?
I thought stone tablets were secure. Why not use them?
Viagra patended human intercourse.
"We applied for a patent for some specific reproductive methods used by humans" said Viagra spokesperson John Smith, "Any enjoyment or kids produced using these methods would be covered by these patents."
When asked on pricing, mr. Smith responded "We expect to present very affordable licences to the general public, shortly."
In response to a complaint we received under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have removed 1 result(s) from this page. If you wish, you may read the DMCA complaint that caused the removal(s) at ChillingEffects.org.
Google complies with takedown notices, which grants them freedom from liability according to Swedish law (18 para 2002:562). TPB... oh wait.
Has Google ever complied with a takedown notice on a link to copyrighted content, found with their search engine? They comply on youtube, but that is because they actually host the content, not just a link.
people don't die from playing sports for 18 hours a day.
No, they wear out their bodies.
Not only did the expansion packs for Morrowind add lots of extra stuff to do, they also improved on a number of features of the overall game. At least I seem to recall that the Journal became a lot more useful after one of the expansion packs. This is not really possible with the DLCs as the exe would most likely have to be patched for that. But then again ... they are patching the Fallout 3 engine to expand the scripting language to handle the new worldspaces.
True, but most people say "China", not "Peoples Republic of China"; or "Germany", not "Federal Republic of Germany". In the real world, the names used by the press and known by the general public are North and South Korea, so it is a bit misleading to just write "Korea".
But RaigetheFury may have a point as games priced at $50-60 prices itself out of the impulse buyers, who might make a purchace if prices were lower. I have no idea if this would be enough to make up for the loss of profits per purchase, though.
I don't think that the DLCs will ever be available for PS3. Bethesda seems to have made a deal with MS, so that DLCs are exclusive to XBox and PC. On the PC, however, Bethesda have released modding tools, and the modding community have made more than 5000 mods (take a look here).
In case you did not notice: The first link were a Reuters article ;-)
The "insurgents" controlling Fallujah were overwhelmingly local Iraqis, some of which were islamists. Fallujah had for a long time been a center for the resistance to the US occupation, and some of the first larger confrontations between the occupation and the Iraqis happened in Fallujah. You may remember that the citizens of Fallujah demonstrated to get the occupation forces to leave a school, but were fired upon.
This led to widespread anger in Iraq and particularly Fallujah. As the strength and resolve of the resistance grew, it were able to force the occupation out of Fallujah, and for a time Fallujah were controlled and rebuild by Iraqis. When the US decided to crush the rebellion, the local leaders wrote an appeal to Kofi Annan.
After the assault and massacre at Fallujah, the Iraqi resistance drew one important lesson: Taking control of an area were too dangerous for their families, because of the US onslaught. Thus, they shifted their strategy from large scale uprisings to hit and run tactics.
How about the civilians of Falluja? After all, it was their homes that were blown up, their families that were murdered.