Isn't it only common sense to use a product that targets you?
Apparently not. Or at least that sort of sense isn't common around here, since the main product targetting these people is Windows and they are criticized for choosing to use it.
I'm not sure, but I think the firewall will block inbound and outbound. This is important because you don't want software sending data somewhether without your consent. Making you aware when data is being sent from your computer is an important part of blocking spyware. Still, it's pretty easy to deal with because it pops up the firewall dialog and asks you if you want to allow data to be sent (and you can say to always allow it for this application).
The same thing heappened with the "mission to mars" that Bush wanted. I forget the details, but it was something like the cost was $.7B so the media would refer to it as $1B since it's a round number.
Yes, but if Joe Sixpack buys a new computer next year, it will already be installed for him. Sure some people will still be running stock XP five years from now, just as some people now are still running stock 98. But still, their numbers will decrease as new computers are purchased and old ones are retired.
I think I'm slightly dyslexic because everytime I see that name out of the corner of my eye (elsehwere on the comments page) I think it says "turbotax". Very odd.
I disagree. You make black and white distinctions. We're fuzzier.
Fuzzy freedoms are not freedoms. I need to know for sure that I can speak my mind without facing penalties. Otherwise, you have the chilling effect that others are discussing. Even though the specific statement I want to make may be legal, I am still stopped from making it by the fear that it may get me into legal trouble, so it might as well be illegal.
I didn't try to read through this whole thing, but it starts of as "quoting" me as saying something I never even came close to saying and then attacking me for it. Seems that's the sort of thing mod points were invented to deal with.
I'm impressed with myself that I managed to read far enough down to find this comment before I went blind from the horrible horrible "IT" color scheme. Does slashdot have some vendetta against the IT world?
Is this true? I assumed that with component cables, the ps2 could do progressive scan for dvd's. I know that with those cables it can for games (at least, the few games that support it), so I don't see why it wouldn't for dvd's. But I use an actual dvd player (which does have progressive scan), so I never bothered investigating the dvd capabilities of my ps2.
The 4MB size of the complete Mozilla browser is smaller than many of Microsoft's IE updates have been.
This becomes less true, though, when Firefox requires you to download the 4 mb browser an infinite number of times. Which seems to be what it wants, since when I start 0.9.3 it tells me that a new critical update is available and that update turns out to be... 0.9.1. (And of course, if I install that and launch it, it will tell me that a new update is available...).
Two points - if someone "could care less", it means they have some amount of caring, which is probably not what you meant.
Yes, this is a strange thing called "sarcasm". Sometimes people actually say the opposite of what they mean, and there are some common English phrases that use this technique. For example when people say "big deal," they typically mean that something is not, in fact, a big deal. Similarly, the expression "I could care less about..." is in common usuage meaning that one is actually incapable of caring any less than they currently do (i.e., they don't care at all). I know these sort of linguistic quirks may seem odd to you now, but I'm sure with time you will get used to them. I hope you enjoy your stay on the planet Earth.
What you say is pretty true. For example, I don't care too much for sports games or rpg's, so great games of that type don't help me much. I bought the original nfl 2k (for dreamcast), and while it was indeed good, I didn't play much of it. (On the other hand, I loved both prince of persia and grand theft auto, so I guess we have pretty different tastes).
However, it has been my experience that the people who buy a nintendo console are very frequently the kind of people who enjoy the kinds of games that nintendo makes, which means they will truly appreciate the great games on the gamecube, even if (for example) many dedicated pc gamers who would never buy a gamecube would hate those games.
So I'd prefer more games- because it means I will have a better chance of finding games that *I* like.
But when we are talking about consoles that have been out for a few years, I don't have to take chances and play the numbers. I can look at what games are actually available and which of those are of a type that appeal to me. If one console has more "great" games, but they aren't games I care about, I won't buy it, even though without any other information the console with more great games is of course more likely to have games I want to play.
NO mention of a blogging feature. It specifically states that it is "an online community website designed for friends"
You say that it doesn't mention a blog and that quote some marketing speak that sounds exactly like a description of a blog. Odd. (See, it say here that it's not a car, it's an "advanced automotive vehicle designed for transportation". No mention of cars at all.)
I've never understand the position that a platform needs to have hundreds of great games. If it merely has, say, twenty truly great games, that would provide me with hundreds of hours of great game play which would more than justify the cost of the system, so what's the problem? Why do so many people perfer a platform with tons of mediocre games (playstation) that you aren't going to play anyway? Why don't you come back in a few years after you've played through all of the great gc games and then tell us if the system is "lacking"?
People already do make a living finding flaws in microsoft products. They are software testers and microsoft employs plenty of them. I'm sure they are making more than the equivalent of $500/ per bug.
Students there will be paying for RIAA music whether or not they listen to it
Because their university has chosen to buy (actually rent) the music for them. That's not extortion. At least not anymore than the fact that "they are paying for the books the school buys for the library whether or not they read any of them" is extortion to the publishing industry. Schools buy lots of things for students and it gets paid for by student tuition.
if Apple don't eventually sue Real, or do and lose, this means that it will be a legal confirmation that "converting" DRM information from one format to another is not circumvention, and thus legal
How could one private company choosing not to sue another be "legal confirmation" that something is allowed under US law? Do you think you and I could set up little shell companies, do stuff to each other, and then not sue each other over it to "prove" that the things we did are thus legal?
In the spymac case, "damage" was certainly done. He sent unsolicited mail to 10,000 people. The mail was to inform them that people could send them unsolicited mail. He is doing something undesirable to them to show that it could be done, just like the punch in the face.
He didn't just "report the problem". He also sent spam to 10,000 people. If he just showed the list of email addresses to the site admins, no one would complain and I would agree that they "should thank him". But he abused that list of email addresses by sending people unsolicited mail. That's spam and that's abuse.
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Apparently not. Or at least that sort of sense isn't common around here, since the main product targetting these people is Windows and they are criticized for choosing to use it.
I'm not sure, but I think the firewall will block inbound and outbound. This is important because you don't want software sending data somewhether without your consent. Making you aware when data is being sent from your computer is an important part of blocking spyware. Still, it's pretty easy to deal with because it pops up the firewall dialog and asks you if you want to allow data to be sent (and you can say to always allow it for this application).
The same thing heappened with the "mission to mars" that Bush wanted. I forget the details, but it was something like the cost was $.7B so the media would refer to it as $1B since it's a round number.
Prostitution is definitely legal in Reno. No, that's not from personal experience.
Neither did I, since I was stuck in that endless line to get in. Fucking ridiculous.
Prostitution is illegal in Las Vegas.
Yes, but if Joe Sixpack buys a new computer next year, it will already be installed for him. Sure some people will still be running stock XP five years from now, just as some people now are still running stock 98. But still, their numbers will decrease as new computers are purchased and old ones are retired.
I think I'm slightly dyslexic because everytime I see that name out of the corner of my eye (elsehwere on the comments page) I think it says "turbotax". Very odd.
Fuzzy freedoms are not freedoms. I need to know for sure that I can speak my mind without facing penalties. Otherwise, you have the chilling effect that others are discussing. Even though the specific statement I want to make may be legal, I am still stopped from making it by the fear that it may get me into legal trouble, so it might as well be illegal.
FYI, Server 2003 has always let you have multiple (more than two) users logged in at once.
I didn't try to read through this whole thing, but it starts of as "quoting" me as saying something I never even came close to saying and then attacking me for it. Seems that's the sort of thing mod points were invented to deal with.
I'm impressed with myself that I managed to read far enough down to find this comment before I went blind from the horrible horrible "IT" color scheme. Does slashdot have some vendetta against the IT world?
Is this true? I assumed that with component cables, the ps2 could do progressive scan for dvd's. I know that with those cables it can for games (at least, the few games that support it), so I don't see why it wouldn't for dvd's. But I use an actual dvd player (which does have progressive scan), so I never bothered investigating the dvd capabilities of my ps2.
This becomes less true, though, when Firefox requires you to download the 4 mb browser an infinite number of times. Which seems to be what it wants, since when I start 0.9.3 it tells me that a new critical update is available and that update turns out to be... 0.9.1. (And of course, if I install that and launch it, it will tell me that a new update is available...).
Yes, this is a strange thing called "sarcasm". Sometimes people actually say the opposite of what they mean, and there are some common English phrases that use this technique. For example when people say "big deal," they typically mean that something is not, in fact, a big deal. Similarly, the expression "I could care less about
However, it has been my experience that the people who buy a nintendo console are very frequently the kind of people who enjoy the kinds of games that nintendo makes, which means they will truly appreciate the great games on the gamecube, even if (for example) many dedicated pc gamers who would never buy a gamecube would hate those games.
But when we are talking about consoles that have been out for a few years, I don't have to take chances and play the numbers. I can look at what games are actually available and which of those are of a type that appeal to me. If one console has more "great" games, but they aren't games I care about, I won't buy it, even though without any other information the console with more great games is of course more likely to have games I want to play.
You say that it doesn't mention a blog and that quote some marketing speak that sounds exactly like a description of a blog. Odd. (See, it say here that it's not a car, it's an "advanced automotive vehicle designed for transportation". No mention of cars at all.)
I've never understand the position that a platform needs to have hundreds of great games. If it merely has, say, twenty truly great games, that would provide me with hundreds of hours of great game play which would more than justify the cost of the system, so what's the problem? Why do so many people perfer a platform with tons of mediocre games (playstation) that you aren't going to play anyway? Why don't you come back in a few years after you've played through all of the great gc games and then tell us if the system is "lacking"?
People already do make a living finding flaws in microsoft products. They are software testers and microsoft employs plenty of them. I'm sure they are making more than the equivalent of $500/ per bug.
A simple linear model reveals that a minimum requirement for id's next game after doom 3 will be graphics card with 5d-acceleration.
Because their university has chosen to buy (actually rent) the music for them. That's not extortion. At least not anymore than the fact that "they are paying for the books the school buys for the library whether or not they read any of them" is extortion to the publishing industry. Schools buy lots of things for students and it gets paid for by student tuition.
This post wasn't nearly so exciting as the subject line led me to expect.
How could one private company choosing not to sue another be "legal confirmation" that something is allowed under US law? Do you think you and I could set up little shell companies, do stuff to each other, and then not sue each other over it to "prove" that the things we did are thus legal?
In the spymac case, "damage" was certainly done. He sent unsolicited mail to 10,000 people. The mail was to inform them that people could send them unsolicited mail. He is doing something undesirable to them to show that it could be done, just like the punch in the face.
He didn't just "report the problem". He also sent spam to 10,000 people. If he just showed the list of email addresses to the site admins, no one would complain and I would agree that they "should thank him". But he abused that list of email addresses by sending people unsolicited mail. That's spam and that's abuse.