Furthermore: if for example you collect a list of IPs and bring them to some law enforcement agency, how do you prove (!) that you didn't make the list of IPs and times up?
If the ISP was willing to co-operate, they'd be able to confirm that the user on the IP address was actively torrenting at that time. Seems like iiNet really aren't willing to co-operate in this situation. Whether that's a good or bad thing is left as an exercise for the reader - I don't live in Australia so I don't give a flying one.
Ah, OK. I was thinking of the situation we had with MediaDefender, where they reported infringing users to the relevant ISP with a view to having them punished in some way (cut off, throttled, whatever). Not where the ISPs themselves police traffic.
You don't have to decrypt anything to figure out the IP address of a peer offering a particular torrent file. The BitTorrent client wouldn't be able to work if it didn't have a list of peer IP addresses.
Don't be a twerp. If you use a BitTorrrent client, you can find out the IP address of the peers offering a particular Torrent over the network. If those IP addresses belong to an iiNet customer, then you can record the time, torrent and IP address from the safety of your own home without having to do any further sneaky investigation. You personally wouldn't be able to tie up that IP address to a particular user but I'm pretty sure the ISP would have a log which could make that connection. If they didn't have a log, it'd be a pretty shoddy operation.
If I know that my six-sided die isn't loaded, I'll get a specific number on average one out of six rolls. Two rolls of the die produces 1/6 x 1/6 = 1/36. For n rolls of the die, I get (1/6) multiplied by itself n times, or (1/6) to the nth power. That number becomes small very quickly. The more rolls of the die, the less likely it is that some particular sequence will come up. It's the first thing to know in any game of chance. Don't ever bet serious money if that isn't obvious.
Because my impression is that "profit on raw hardware" as quoted ad nauseum has referred solely to the cost of components as purchased from manufacturers of the consoles.
Nintendo charges more for a retail console than it does to manufacture and distribute it. On my planet, that usually means profit-generating. I don't know anyone who's satisfied with a single Wiimote / Nunchuck combo, either - more profit. Wii Fit Balance Board ? Profit ! The Wii console itself is just the centre of a hardware-consuming monster.
The portable range from the original model Gameboy through to DSi ? Every single one sold at a profit.
Gamecube ? Oh yeah, that'd be sold at a profit too.
In fact, it is legal to make a backup copy, or more accurately, a "working copy" for use at the desk, then put the original disk into storage for safekeeping. This helps to protect against theft, amongst other things. Someone steals my disk, I just go to storage, make a new "working copy", and put the original back where it belongs. In storage. This is part of reasonable use.
Not in the UK, unfortunately. There is no 'fair use' exemption to infringement over here.
Run as a limited user, locked down. You'd be surprised how safe you'll be.
I'm glad it's not me who posted this. I'm a broken record to all my Windows-using friends (which basically means all my friends), telling them how easy it is to set up a stable Windows install. Limited User Accounts on XP have been keeping me virus-free for nearly three years, now. No third-party AV, no third-party firewalls.
InB4 "but how can you tell you're not infected ?". I'm a Windows developer and have been for 15 years. I know how to discover suspicious activity. AV products offer little protection against zero-day exploits and can give you a false sense of security.
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- Bring on some form Anonymous End Point to BT
Yeah, let me know how that works out for ya (The BT client software needs to know the IP addresses of where to find the file parts).
Furthermore: if for example you collect a list of IPs and bring them to some law enforcement agency, how do you prove (!) that you didn't make the list of IPs and times up?
If the ISP was willing to co-operate, they'd be able to confirm that the user on the IP address was actively torrenting at that time. Seems like iiNet really aren't willing to co-operate in this situation. Whether that's a good or bad thing is left as an exercise for the reader - I don't live in Australia so I don't give a flying one.
"the wrist rest rubs on my wrists wrong".
Was the wrong rubbing wrist rest made of red leather, yellow leather ?
Ah, OK. I was thinking of the situation we had with MediaDefender, where they reported infringing users to the relevant ISP with a view to having them punished in some way (cut off, throttled, whatever). Not where the ISPs themselves police traffic.
To paraphrase Scott Adams; "You don't want someone to design a nuclear power plant which just looks like it'll keep the radiation in".
You don't have to decrypt anything to figure out the IP address of a peer offering a particular torrent file. The BitTorrent client wouldn't be able to work if it didn't have a list of peer IP addresses.
Don't be a twerp. If you use a BitTorrrent client, you can find out the IP address of the peers offering a particular Torrent over the network. If those IP addresses belong to an iiNet customer, then you can record the time, torrent and IP address from the safety of your own home without having to do any further sneaky investigation. You personally wouldn't be able to tie up that IP address to a particular user but I'm pretty sure the ISP would have a log which could make that connection. If they didn't have a log, it'd be a pretty shoddy operation.
If I know that my six-sided die isn't loaded, I'll get a specific number on average one out of six rolls. Two rolls of the die produces 1/6 x 1/6 = 1/36. For n rolls of the die, I get (1/6) multiplied by itself n times, or (1/6) to the nth power. That number becomes small very quickly. The more rolls of the die, the less likely it is that some particular sequence will come up. It's the first thing to know in any game of chance. Don't ever bet serious money if that isn't obvious.
Wow, just wow.
Point Percy at the porcelain.
Don't worry scrote! There are plenty of 'tards out there living really kick ass lives. My first wife was 'tarded. She's a pilot now.
I'm also consistent in liking the taste of peanut butter
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Eh ? I agree wholeheartedly that your comment doesn't even begin to make sense.
How long until you can have your own, remote-controlled army of fruit flies?
Do they let gay flies into the army these days ?
Better not to face temptation than to have to overcome it.
Actively resisting temptation builds moral fibre.
Because my impression is that "profit on raw hardware" as quoted ad nauseum has referred solely to the cost of components as purchased from manufacturers of the consoles.
Nintendo charges more for a retail console than it does to manufacture and distribute it. On my planet, that usually means profit-generating. I don't know anyone who's satisfied with a single Wiimote / Nunchuck combo, either - more profit. Wii Fit Balance Board ? Profit ! The Wii console itself is just the centre of a hardware-consuming monster.
The portable range from the original model Gameboy through to DSi ? Every single one sold at a profit.
Gamecube ? Oh yeah, that'd be sold at a profit too.
N64 ? SNES ? NES ? Yup, profit - kerching !
I'm beginning to detect a pattern.
An AC modded +3 Insightful for spouting nonsense ? Wow, just....wow !
Nintendo has always made a profit on its raw hardware.
Thanks for that. I didn't know they were based in Cupertino.
In fact, it is legal to make a backup copy, or more accurately, a "working copy" for use at the desk, then put the original disk into storage for safekeeping. This helps to protect against theft, amongst other things. Someone steals my disk, I just go to storage, make a new "working copy", and put the original back where it belongs. In storage. This is part of reasonable use.
Not in the UK, unfortunately. There is no 'fair use' exemption to infringement over here.
Sup Dawg ?! I heard you like bein' clean so I put a malware in yo malware so you could disinfect while you disinfect.
Run as a limited user, locked down. You'd be surprised how safe you'll be.
I'm glad it's not me who posted this. I'm a broken record to all my Windows-using friends (which basically means all my friends), telling them how easy it is to set up a stable Windows install. Limited User Accounts on XP have been keeping me virus-free for nearly three years, now. No third-party AV, no third-party firewalls.
InB4 "but how can you tell you're not infected ?". I'm a Windows developer and have been for 15 years. I know how to discover suspicious activity. AV products offer little protection against zero-day exploits and can give you a false sense of security.
I used my Wiimote and Classic Controller to play Super Mario 64.
I'm sure you can do some napkin math
F*** the napkin !
but he gets in and out quickest
Maybe that's why the chicks avoid him.
First real LOL of the day. How can I ever thank you, BAG ?
help her win that germanium contest....
An old lady manufactures semiconductors at home to win contests ? Impressive ! She should be on /.