I realise that the post is probably a troll. With that in mind, I'm still going to reply.:)
Do you think being blind to that which God has created and set in motion is faith? To deny the existance of evolution and natural selection is to deny one of the most grand parts of God's creation. If anyone has been misled, it is you; for you have thrown out those things that are clearly evidenced in the world that God created. God wants you to have faith, but God certainly does not want one to dismiss what they can see and feel. Do you not believe that God is capable of creating a system where the most desirable traits are passed on and emphasised, and the least desirable are phased out?
It is my belief that this particular Anonymous Coward is a member of the Kansas Board of Education.:)
o/~ So tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699! o/~
Perhaps content providers have been bilked into believing that DeCSS will prevent their DVD's from being pirated. I know that if it were not for the multiple articles on slashdot, I would most likely not know what I now do about the role DeCSS really plays in DVD discs.
Unfortuantly, many people look to the mainstream media for accurate reporting. They expect stories to be well researched. It is unfortunate that many times, this is not true when technology is involved. It seems that there is widespread technical ignorance in the media.
The mainsteam media needs an incentive to increase the accuracy and the objectivity of their technology reporting. I would suggest that reporters talk to groups that can provide some very informative counterbalance to their stories.
However, as long as people suck up what is currently reported as gospel, the media will have no incentive to change. That's because their biggest incentive is the allmighty dollar, and they get that from advertising.
Of course, that's why I rely on Slashdot and it's readers to provide counterspin.
Either way, it's a problem that is going to have to be addressed. In anybody is interested, a once very popular networked game that had cheating troubles, netrek, solved it by compiling official, or "Blessed" binaries for different platforms. Using RSA encryption, they would encrypt a bunch of different client keys using an encryption algorythm. Upon connection with a server that had client checking enabled, the server would request client verification. I'm sure you could find more detailed information at The Netrek Homepage at www.netrek.org. (Now that's a site I'd like to see slashdotted. It ain't Quake, but you win through "Genocide," or taking over all the enemie's planets.:) )
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Better a damn troll then a Lurking Grue. :)
Wait a second.... don't you mean that NSI gave control of all related domains to the person with the most money?
I start to confuse people when I get a really bad headache. So I think I should be getting royalties for Psyduck. :)
Do you think being blind to that which God has created and set in motion is faith? To deny the existance of evolution and natural selection is to deny one of the most grand parts of God's creation. If anyone has been misled, it is you; for you have thrown out those things that are clearly evidenced in the world that God created. God wants you to have faith, but God certainly does not want one to dismiss what they can see and feel. Do you not believe that God is capable of creating a system where the most desirable traits are passed on and emphasised, and the least desirable are phased out?
It is my belief that this particular Anonymous Coward is a member of the Kansas Board of Education. :)
o/~ So tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699! o/~
Did anyone call to find out who is at that number? Hmmm..... phone numbers being slashdotted. There's a concept. ;-)
Unfortuantly, many people look to the mainstream media for accurate reporting. They expect stories to be well researched. It is unfortunate that many times, this is not true when technology is involved. It seems that there is widespread technical ignorance in the media.
The mainsteam media needs an incentive to increase the accuracy and the objectivity of their technology reporting. I would suggest that reporters talk to groups that can provide some very informative counterbalance to their stories.
However, as long as people suck up what is currently reported as gospel, the media will have no incentive to change. That's because their biggest incentive is the allmighty dollar, and they get that from advertising.
Of course, that's why I rely on Slashdot and it's readers to provide counterspin.
Who really cares as long as cheating is out of reach for the common script kiddie?
Either way, it's a problem that is going to have to be addressed. In anybody is interested, a once very popular networked game that had cheating troubles, netrek, solved it by compiling official, or "Blessed" binaries for different platforms. Using RSA encryption, they would encrypt a bunch of different client keys using an encryption algorythm. Upon connection with a server that had client checking enabled, the server would request client verification. I'm sure you could find more detailed information at The Netrek Homepage at www.netrek.org. (Now that's a site I'd like to see slashdotted. It ain't Quake, but you win through "Genocide," or taking over all the enemie's planets. :) )