I wonder what the trade deficit would be if they actually respected our intellectual property and paid the going rate for it instead of stealing it?
Good point. It's also ironic since most of/. would have you believe that piracy isn't stealing, and yet their own lives might be noticeably better if stated countries paid for, instead of pirated, American software.
Yeah, he probably died and no one, not even his wife, knew that he was a closet Linux Geek. They'll be going over his record, find the accounts, and she'll be crying "Oh my God, I never knew. Why didn't he tell me?!?! We could have worked on it TOGETHER!" Only then you realize that his wife was a closet Linux Developer, and actually responsible for a great deal of OS content.
It'd be be like Mr. and Mrs. Smith, but really nerdy.
How the hell am I a "Troll" for this? I can't think of _anything_ I said that could be construed as intentionally or unintentionally offensive. Boring, maybe, but Trollish? WTF?
Where I'm at now, our system of measurements is basically just "I'll get it done today or tomorrow" to "It'll be done by the end of the week." There's simply so many potential obstacles and unaccountable variables that any more precision than that is pointless.
Where I used to work, we worked on a "Point System" where 1 Point was equal to about 1 Programmer-Day, and 8 Points were equal to 8 Programmer Days. Ideally, an 8-Pointer should take one programmer 8 days to complete and two programmers 4 days to complete. Of course, that always fell through. A half-pointer (4 hours) might take me anywhere from 10 minutes to two and a half days.
I'll admit, it's easier to get into an R rated movie as a minor then to rent an M rated game, but I've still been carded in the past. Your statement is simply untrue, or depends on the state from which you are posting.
My statement is _not_ untrue. Re-read it.
It is not a crime to let a three-year-old into an R-rated movie. Movie theaters restrict kids from their audience, yes, but they do it voluntarily in order to adhere to the system of rules set in place by the MPAA. A theater could theoretically let an unchaperoned group of kindergartners into any R-rated movie they wish right in front of a Cop and not be charged with a crime, since it's not against the law. They may lose their license by the MPAA but, again, let me reiterate: they won't be charged with a CRIME.
That's why this is completely different from movie ratings. Movie ratings are an industry standard, and there is literally no legal weight behind them. California's attempts to put legal weight behind Video Game ratings will end in failure, just as it did in Freedman v. Maryland.
espite common belief, they DON'T do the same with movies.
It's not a crime to let a three-year-old into R-Rated movie, or even to let him buy one. It's just against the rules of the movie union guys. It's actually covered under the First Amendment.
So why should it be a crime to sell a kid a violent or sexual game?
Despite common belief, they DON'T do the same with movies.
It's not a crime to let a kid into a three-year-old into R-Rated movie, or even to let him buy one. It's just against the rules of the movie union guys. It's actually covered under the First Amendment.
So why should it be a crime to sell a kid a violent or sexual game?
Above dude is a little cryptic so I'll risk being redundant:
An air gap just means that the computer networks aren't physically connected to each other at all. They exist entirely on separate networks, and the secure one usually isn't connected to any network with computers outside the building, much less on the internet.
No, the movie will be 80 hours long, where the first 79 hours will be the main characters completing meaningless, pointless tasks like collecting rocks or bird feathers and making absolutely no difference in the lives of anyone they encounter, no matter how many of them complete the tasks they are given.
The last hour will consist of them all entering a dungeon while they stand around whaling on a "boss" 300 times bigger than any of them, until he finally dies. The last five minutes is them bickering about who gets the loot, and the final climax is the dice role, after which half of them Guild Quit and the guy who won the loot just goes and sells it to a meat vendor.
Come on...I'd take a "Pan's Labyrinth" or "In Bruges" or "WALL-E" over a "Transformers 1 or 2" or "Batman _____(insert verb here)" or "Warcraft: The Movie".
Did you actually _see_ Batman: The Dark Knight? That's easily the best movie on your list, and one of the best movies in recent years.
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I wonder what the trade deficit would be if they actually respected our intellectual property and paid the going rate for it instead of stealing it?
Good point. It's also ironic since most of /. would have you believe that piracy isn't stealing, and yet their own lives might be noticeably better if stated countries paid for, instead of pirated, American software.
Think about what the economy would look like!
Troll? Stupid mods, that's +5 hilarious.
...It's also larger than the entirety of the United States.
Don't give them any ideas!
Yeah, he probably died and no one, not even his wife, knew that he was a closet Linux Geek. They'll be going over his record, find the accounts, and she'll be crying "Oh my God, I never knew. Why didn't he tell me?!?! We could have worked on it TOGETHER!" Only then you realize that his wife was a closet Linux Developer, and actually responsible for a great deal of OS content.
It'd be be like Mr. and Mrs. Smith, but really nerdy.
Don't worry, I'll sabotage them by tagging all of the scatplay and goatse pictures with things like "Cute Lesbian Teens" or "Vista Troubleshoot Help."
I have a valid excuse to surf porn.
How the hell am I a "Troll" for this? I can't think of _anything_ I said that could be construed as intentionally or unintentionally offensive. Boring, maybe, but Trollish? WTF?
...but then again, I'm a programmer.
Where I'm at now, our system of measurements is basically just "I'll get it done today or tomorrow" to "It'll be done by the end of the week." There's simply so many potential obstacles and unaccountable variables that any more precision than that is pointless.
Where I used to work, we worked on a "Point System" where 1 Point was equal to about 1 Programmer-Day, and 8 Points were equal to 8 Programmer Days. Ideally, an 8-Pointer should take one programmer 8 days to complete and two programmers 4 days to complete. Of course, that always fell through. A half-pointer (4 hours) might take me anywhere from 10 minutes to two and a half days.
I'll admit, it's easier to get into an R rated movie as a minor then to rent an M rated game, but I've still been carded in the past. Your statement is simply untrue, or depends on the state from which you are posting.
My statement is _not_ untrue. Re-read it.
It is not a crime to let a three-year-old into an R-rated movie. Movie theaters restrict kids from their audience, yes, but they do it voluntarily in order to adhere to the system of rules set in place by the MPAA. A theater could theoretically let an unchaperoned group of kindergartners into any R-rated movie they wish right in front of a Cop and not be charged with a crime, since it's not against the law. They may lose their license by the MPAA but, again, let me reiterate: they won't be charged with a CRIME.
That's why this is completely different from movie ratings. Movie ratings are an industry standard, and there is literally no legal weight behind them. California's attempts to put legal weight behind Video Game ratings will end in failure, just as it did in Freedman v. Maryland.
Maybe people who play a LOT of WoW?
I said it's First Amendment issue... which it is.
Respond to my actual points, dammit.
espite common belief, they DON'T do the same with movies.
It's not a crime to let a three-year-old into R-Rated movie, or even to let him buy one. It's just against the rules of the movie union guys. It's actually covered under the First Amendment.
So why should it be a crime to sell a kid a violent or sexual game?
Despite common belief, they DON'T do the same with movies.
It's not a crime to let a kid into a three-year-old into R-Rated movie, or even to let him buy one. It's just against the rules of the movie union guys. It's actually covered under the First Amendment.
So why should it be a crime to sell a kid a violent or sexual game?
...but it is rich in culture.
Can you put the cables through the desk, then under the carpet?
As for your other devices, maybe put a surge protector into a drawer or on a shelf or something to hide them.
If these solutions don't work for you for whatever reason, try consolidating the cables into a vacuum hose or something similar.
Above dude is a little cryptic so I'll risk being redundant:
An air gap just means that the computer networks aren't physically connected to each other at all. They exist entirely on separate networks, and the secure one usually isn't connected to any network with computers outside the building, much less on the internet.
Okay, everyone in my office now knows I'm not working.
Thanks for making me laugh out loud in the middle of a quiet workday.
Watch the Cinematics from Diablo II again... they're more coherent and better written than 90% of movies out there.
No, the movie will be 80 hours long, where the first 79 hours will be the main characters completing meaningless, pointless tasks like collecting rocks or bird feathers and making absolutely no difference in the lives of anyone they encounter, no matter how many of them complete the tasks they are given.
The last hour will consist of them all entering a dungeon while they stand around whaling on a "boss" 300 times bigger than any of them, until he finally dies. The last five minutes is them bickering about who gets the loot, and the final climax is the dice role, after which half of them Guild Quit and the guy who won the loot just goes and sells it to a meat vendor.
Come on...I'd take a "Pan's Labyrinth" or "In Bruges" or "WALL-E" over a "Transformers 1 or 2" or "Batman _____(insert verb here)" or "Warcraft: The Movie".
Did you actually _see_ Batman: The Dark Knight? That's easily the best movie on your list, and one of the best movies in recent years.
After a while, the players are going to need a cure for autism.
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So someone over there would have to play just over 230 hours a month to be paying $15/month.
So in other words, a slow month for those of us who play WoW?
How are VINs (Vehicle Identification Numbers) treated?
Though I guess that would still be more applicable to MAC Addresses than IP Numbers. How are License Plates treated?
Selfish and Materialistic is okay... so long as you are willing to earn it yourself.
In fact, it is GOOD, as it drives the economy.