It boggles my mind that today's youth operate under the principle of, "Hey, sure! I'll run anything from anywhere without having the foggiest idea what it actually does, and I'll put all my personal details online for scripts to harvest".
I think you just about summed it up right there. Not just "youth", but consider the total number of people who own computers, then consider the proportion of these people who really know *anything about computers.
Let me demonstrate for you the average person on Facebook: User: "A survey that will tell me which Muppet Baby I would be if I was a Muppet Baby? Yes, please." Facebook: "Do you want to allow this application access to your personal information?" User: "Yes, I do want to find out which Muppet Baby I would be if I was a Muppet Baby. Allow." Survey says: You are Fozzie Bear: you display a clear disregard for the security of your personal data with an untrusted third-party. Wocka wocka!"
I finally got Sprint to lock my account so no subscriptions can be added without me explicitly calling up Sprint to request they authorize it---which should be the default.
I agree 100%. It kills me to see how many scam "services" are predicated on automatically-billed monthly charges to your cell phone. Especially if you have kids, e.g. "cool! I get a free* ringtone just for sending a text to 55555?"
"In the past few weeks, through our national hotline, we have collected hundreds of names of suspected terrorists, and I'm proud to say that most of the calls have come from high school and college students nationwide. In fact, we received over 475 calls alone regarding this man: M'Balz Es-Hari."
"The cable... has the theoretical capacity of 7.68 Tbps, but will be set at a capacity of about 4.8 Tbps (supposedly equivalent to about 75 million simultaneous phone calls) during its initial use."
We've come a long way from copper telegraph lines.
I'm in the same boat: we gave up cable a while back to save money. I used to end up watching a lot of stuff on Hulu even when I had cable because it was more convenient, i.e. I don't have to be up every night until midnight to watch the Daily Show. I, personally, would pay a reasonable subscription price if I had to, if they gave up certain perks, like no ads and episodes posted the night the show airs or at least early the next morning.
Can somebody please explain to me why it is apparently illegal to simply receive or observe a performance that violates a copyright? I was of the impression that only the distributing party would be liable.
Maybe I'm just a weaksauce n00b, but I also find SC to be too big and too fast. The resource curve seems a little too steep, and eventually I'm just not able to utilize it efficiently. SC is built for really dynamic and dramatic conflicts on a scale that makes TA look like a backyard snowball fight.
These are all reasons that really made me cut back on playing SC. Other than UseMapSettings games and playing with friends, you have to be strung out on meth to keep up with some of these people. I really used to enjoy the long, epic games where you really needed to strategize to get anywhere. The Zerg-rush 2-minute wins made me want to turn the game off.
I have to say that DRM is one of the reasons that modern PC games bug me. I don't like having to jump through hoops to prove that I rightfully own the software and am licensed to use it. I remember when the biggest annoyance was that you had to have the serial number and the disk present to play the game.
I re-installed a copy of StarCraft the other day and I have to say that it was nice to only have to enter the CD key. No need to hook up a network connection or make a phone call to activate, and I don't get made to feel like a pirate just because I want to continue to play the game after upgrading my operating system or PC components.
I guess that's one of the reasons that console gaming will always be popular. There's something comforting about owning a physical copy of a game that I can continue to play on any compatible console, even if I replace the console.
Here in Florida we took our dog out on the beach once and within 20 minutes a local police officer had showed up after receiving "numerous complaints from residents". Basically, the shore is bordered with miles of condos with bored elders who have nothing better to do with their time than call the PD when they see something they don't like.
My dad has been an officer here for almost 30 years and once worked a homicide case where a guy was killed on this same section of the beach... and nobody reported a dead body in the sand until the next day. As my dad used to say, "if only the guy had a dog with him when he died."
I have a Bank of America account and, to be honest, my experience with their customer service has been average at best; what keeps me a customer is the quality of their web management.
SiteKey-like authentication should be the industry norm. I have to prove who I am to access my account, they should also have to prove to me who they are if they want my info. It just makes sense. Granted, I did read a study that showed that a well-crafted phishing site asking for a standard login/password was still fairly effective. That's not to say that SiteKey isn't a good idea, but that education is still half the battle.
Disclosure: I've previously had accounts with WaMu (now Chase), Wachovia, and a local credit union. Customer service has been meh no matter the bank, but BoA by far has had the best web site. IANACSA (Computer Security Analyst), but I do play one on the internet.
I think the reason that WinMo 6.5 is being criticized as heavily is because they're pretending this is anything other than a maintenance release. They've long since been developing WinMo 7, so most of their development resources are going to be in getting 7 out the door as soon as possible. I'm sure 6.5 is a solid improvement over 6.1 in many respects, but it's really just a Service Pack in the grand scheme of things.
The FCC had nothing to do with it. Buffalo was/is being sued over an alleged 802.11 patent violation and an injunction was filed that prevented the sale of applicable LAN products in the United States.
Once again, Jack Thompson attempts to sweep the concerns of the people under the rug. Why won't Jack Thompson respond to rumors that Jack Thompson raped and murdered a young girl in 1990? Is he afraid of the truth coming out?
Unlike the XBox 360 / PS3 they have no way to "force" you to take the update.
Could you clarify that statement? I own a PS3 and have never been forced to update. I've gotten nag notifications that updates are available, but in order to actually complete an update I have to use System Update.
I know when v3.0 was released I held out for a while because of all the news stories about losing "Other OS" support. I waited, did some research, and updated when I decided that it was safe and beneficial.
Ever heard of ink cartridges? Printers are much cheaper than they could be because they assume they'll make the money back with expensive ink cartridge replacements. For the longest time, if you bought a new computer they would practically throw printers at you.
Well clearly one of these things is a serious crime against property and deserves punishment. For the other, you'll have to find yourself new neighbors.
It seems to me that what Cyanogen is doing is pretty much the exact same thing that modern Linux distros do: they leave out the proprietary bits to stay legal, but make it easy for the end user to add them back in. For example, I go and install Fedora, but want to be able to play mp3 files or use MS fonts, so I enable the "unofficial" repository and game on.
Like, totally! Stupid car companies ceasing production on a 15-year old platform with a high cost of production and very few sales. It's only fitting that you bring up the NSX in an article about a computer case that costs $700 but is only moderately cool.
Very cool design but $700 is a deal breaker. The first case that I ever bought was on the cheap end and worked alright, then I upgraded to a Lian Li. Much more expensive than a generic but worth the difference in quality. This case, however, is too far past the optimum point on a price/quality curve to be anything other than a show-piece.
I only stopped using a CRT a couple of years ago. While I'm definitely happy to be rid of the bulk and glare, it was only recently that affordable mainstream LCD monitors caught up to my old 22" CRT in terms of resolution.
I was unfortunate enough to have to watch this movie. Let me just say that Ben Affleck and this movie were made for one another. I can't imagine any other actor as a better fit for the role.
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Apple is currently working on technology to inscribe a EULA on the inside of the peel.
I'll call it truly intelligent when the computer can design its own algorithms. In the meantime, following an if/then tree is pretty weak AI.
It boggles my mind that today's youth operate under the principle of, "Hey, sure! I'll run anything from anywhere without having the foggiest idea what it actually does, and I'll put all my personal details online for scripts to harvest".
I think you just about summed it up right there. Not just "youth", but consider the total number of people who own computers, then consider the proportion of these people who really know *anything about computers.
Let me demonstrate for you the average person on Facebook:
User: "A survey that will tell me which Muppet Baby I would be if I was a Muppet Baby? Yes, please."
Facebook: "Do you want to allow this application access to your personal information?"
User: "Yes, I do want to find out which Muppet Baby I would be if I was a Muppet Baby. Allow."
Survey says: You are Fozzie Bear: you display a clear disregard for the security of your personal data with an untrusted third-party. Wocka wocka!"
I finally got Sprint to lock my account so no subscriptions can be added without me explicitly calling up Sprint to request they authorize it---which should be the default.
I agree 100%. It kills me to see how many scam "services" are predicated on automatically-billed monthly charges to your cell phone. Especially if you have kids, e.g. "cool! I get a free* ringtone just for sending a text to 55555?"
"In the past few weeks, through our national hotline, we have collected hundreds of names of suspected terrorists, and I'm proud to say that most of the calls have come from high school and college students nationwide. In fact, we received over 475 calls alone regarding this man: M'Balz Es-Hari."
"The cable ... has the theoretical capacity of 7.68 Tbps, but will be set at a capacity of about 4.8 Tbps (supposedly equivalent to about 75 million simultaneous phone calls) during its initial use."
We've come a long way from copper telegraph lines.
Game Boy > Game Boy Pocket > Game Boy Color
Game Boy Advance > Game Boy Advance SP > Game Boy Micro
DS > DS Lite > DSi
I'm in the same boat: we gave up cable a while back to save money. I used to end up watching a lot of stuff on Hulu even when I had cable because it was more convenient, i.e. I don't have to be up every night until midnight to watch the Daily Show. I, personally, would pay a reasonable subscription price if I had to, if they gave up certain perks, like no ads and episodes posted the night the show airs or at least early the next morning.
Can somebody please explain to me why it is apparently illegal to simply receive or observe a performance that violates a copyright? I was of the impression that only the distributing party would be liable.
Maybe I'm just a weaksauce n00b, but I also find SC to be too big and too fast. The resource curve seems a little too steep, and eventually I'm just not able to utilize it efficiently. SC is built for really dynamic and dramatic conflicts on a scale that makes TA look like a backyard snowball fight.
These are all reasons that really made me cut back on playing SC. Other than UseMapSettings games and playing with friends, you have to be strung out on meth to keep up with some of these people. I really used to enjoy the long, epic games where you really needed to strategize to get anywhere. The Zerg-rush 2-minute wins made me want to turn the game off.
I have to say that DRM is one of the reasons that modern PC games bug me. I don't like having to jump through hoops to prove that I rightfully own the software and am licensed to use it. I remember when the biggest annoyance was that you had to have the serial number and the disk present to play the game.
I re-installed a copy of StarCraft the other day and I have to say that it was nice to only have to enter the CD key. No need to hook up a network connection or make a phone call to activate, and I don't get made to feel like a pirate just because I want to continue to play the game after upgrading my operating system or PC components.
I guess that's one of the reasons that console gaming will always be popular. There's something comforting about owning a physical copy of a game that I can continue to play on any compatible console, even if I replace the console.
Here in Florida we took our dog out on the beach once and within 20 minutes a local police officer had showed up after receiving "numerous complaints from residents". Basically, the shore is bordered with miles of condos with bored elders who have nothing better to do with their time than call the PD when they see something they don't like.
My dad has been an officer here for almost 30 years and once worked a homicide case where a guy was killed on this same section of the beach ... and nobody reported a dead body in the sand until the next day. As my dad used to say, "if only the guy had a dog with him when he died."
A land deformation game named BallMer? I see we've moved from chair-throwing straight to the fat jokes.
I have a Bank of America account and, to be honest, my experience with their customer service has been average at best; what keeps me a customer is the quality of their web management.
SiteKey-like authentication should be the industry norm. I have to prove who I am to access my account, they should also have to prove to me who they are if they want my info. It just makes sense. Granted, I did read a study that showed that a well-crafted phishing site asking for a standard login/password was still fairly effective. That's not to say that SiteKey isn't a good idea, but that education is still half the battle.
Disclosure: I've previously had accounts with WaMu (now Chase), Wachovia, and a local credit union. Customer service has been meh no matter the bank, but BoA by far has had the best web site. IANACSA (Computer Security Analyst), but I do play one on the internet.
I think the reason that WinMo 6.5 is being criticized as heavily is because they're pretending this is anything other than a maintenance release. They've long since been developing WinMo 7, so most of their development resources are going to be in getting 7 out the door as soon as possible. I'm sure 6.5 is a solid improvement over 6.1 in many respects, but it's really just a Service Pack in the grand scheme of things.
The FCC had nothing to do with it. Buffalo was/is being sued over an alleged 802.11 patent violation and an injunction was filed that prevented the sale of applicable LAN products in the United States.
Once again, Jack Thompson attempts to sweep the concerns of the people under the rug. Why won't Jack Thompson respond to rumors that Jack Thompson raped and murdered a young girl in 1990? Is he afraid of the truth coming out?
/playingwithfire
Unlike the XBox 360 / PS3 they have no way to "force" you to take the update.
Could you clarify that statement? I own a PS3 and have never been forced to update. I've gotten nag notifications that updates are available, but in order to actually complete an update I have to use System Update.
I know when v3.0 was released I held out for a while because of all the news stories about losing "Other OS" support. I waited, did some research, and updated when I decided that it was safe and beneficial.
Ever heard of ink cartridges? Printers are much cheaper than they could be because they assume they'll make the money back with expensive ink cartridge replacements. For the longest time, if you bought a new computer they would practically throw printers at you.
Well clearly one of these things is a serious crime against property and deserves punishment. For the other, you'll have to find yourself new neighbors.
It seems to me that what Cyanogen is doing is pretty much the exact same thing that modern Linux distros do: they leave out the proprietary bits to stay legal, but make it easy for the end user to add them back in. For example, I go and install Fedora, but want to be able to play mp3 files or use MS fonts, so I enable the "unofficial" repository and game on.
Like, totally! Stupid car companies ceasing production on a 15-year old platform with a high cost of production and very few sales. It's only fitting that you bring up the NSX in an article about a computer case that costs $700 but is only moderately cool.
Very cool design but $700 is a deal breaker. The first case that I ever bought was on the cheap end and worked alright, then I upgraded to a Lian Li. Much more expensive than a generic but worth the difference in quality. This case, however, is too far past the optimum point on a price/quality curve to be anything other than a show-piece.
I only stopped using a CRT a couple of years ago. While I'm definitely happy to be rid of the bulk and glare, it was only recently that affordable mainstream LCD monitors caught up to my old 22" CRT in terms of resolution.
I was unfortunate enough to have to watch this movie. Let me just say that Ben Affleck and this movie were made for one another. I can't imagine any other actor as a better fit for the role.