Ever since I've installed a host file (http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm) to redirect advertisers to my loopback, I haven't had any malware, spyware, or adware issues. I first started using the host file 5 years ago. With that in mind, I can't say I'm really all that surprised that advertisers would be the source of ad/spy/malware...
Just because they dropped the K nomenclature on one of their software suites hardly means KDE as we know it is going away... I think it's a good move. To be honest, the K in front of every piece of software made it feel... amateurish.
CPS Energy in San Antonio, Texas has also been doing this for a while. About the only thing you get out of it is a programmable thermostat that you can control remotely: http://www.cpsenergy.com/Residential/Rebates/Peak_Saver/index.asp. Not really a bad deal since it ultimately saves the consumer money and the only inconvenience is maybe a 2 degree temperature rise in the house.
I used to go to a charter school that had a 10 weeks on, two weeks off schedule. I can honestly say that not only did I learn more in that school than I did in a public school, but also I was more focused on education. I think a similar system would be beneficial as education isn't really the focus of the kids of America. No education means we have less of a chance against the robot overlords... or even worse: no robot overlords =(.
I can honestly say I downloaded more less-than-legal content on an 1.5mb/s ADSL connection than I ever have on my 25mb/s cable connection. Why? Because I had ADSL back when I was in high school and was dirt broke. $50 bucks for a video game back then seemed more like a rip off than it does now simply because I now have disposable income. Now that I have money, I actually use pay services such as Netflix, Napster, and Steam. It's less of a matter that I want high bandwidth so I can download illegal files faster, it's more so I can download the files I legally purchase faster.
I, for one, welcome the advent of artificial blood. It is my hope that when the robotic overlords take over that they will see me as their brethren, and not as an outdated human. Pumping myself full of artificial blood brings me one step closer to that goal.
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Ever since I've installed a host file (http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm) to redirect advertisers to my loopback, I haven't had any malware, spyware, or adware issues. I first started using the host file 5 years ago. With that in mind, I can't say I'm really all that surprised that advertisers would be the source of ad/spy/malware...
Just because they dropped the K nomenclature on one of their software suites hardly means KDE as we know it is going away... I think it's a good move. To be honest, the K in front of every piece of software made it feel... amateurish.
Just start poking them with a clothing hanger and see where it goes from there.
It was working, but it's dead now. Oh well.
Here ya go: http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2009/10/20/modern-warfare-2-dedicated-server-response.aspx From the article: ""We're just prioritizing the player experience above the modders and the tuners," says West."
CPS Energy in San Antonio, Texas has also been doing this for a while. About the only thing you get out of it is a programmable thermostat that you can control remotely: http://www.cpsenergy.com/Residential/Rebates/Peak_Saver/index.asp. Not really a bad deal since it ultimately saves the consumer money and the only inconvenience is maybe a 2 degree temperature rise in the house.
I used to go to a charter school that had a 10 weeks on, two weeks off schedule. I can honestly say that not only did I learn more in that school than I did in a public school, but also I was more focused on education. I think a similar system would be beneficial as education isn't really the focus of the kids of America. No education means we have less of a chance against the robot overlords... or even worse: no robot overlords =(.
I can honestly say I downloaded more less-than-legal content on an 1.5mb/s ADSL connection than I ever have on my 25mb/s cable connection. Why? Because I had ADSL back when I was in high school and was dirt broke. $50 bucks for a video game back then seemed more like a rip off than it does now simply because I now have disposable income. Now that I have money, I actually use pay services such as Netflix, Napster, and Steam. It's less of a matter that I want high bandwidth so I can download illegal files faster, it's more so I can download the files I legally purchase faster.
Just my $0.02.
I, for one, welcome the advent of artificial blood. It is my hope that when the robotic overlords take over that they will see me as their brethren, and not as an outdated human. Pumping myself full of artificial blood brings me one step closer to that goal.