The money has to get to these people somehow. Follow it, and you find the crook.
Exactly, good advice!
Like girlintraining states, you only need to hack to the Visa merchant account to know what bank account it belongs to, then hack the bank to know who is the owner of that account and get his bank statements to know what is being done with it. After you furiously raid the persons home you discover the old lady is a money mule and has wired the money overseas. Now you only need to take a flight to Kazakhstan and go talk with the local banks about it, just to find out that some alcoholic cashed it out for $10 and gave it to some man he doesn't remember.
Damn right. And European Law sides very closely with customers.
All it would require is a concerted combined effort by EU PS3 owners getting refunds for the retailers (who have to legally make the refund) to sue Sony, and force the Linux option back into the EU fat PS3 firmware.
Consumer Protection Laws FTW.
Just for anyone interested (I was), the law cited is:
The owner cited European law Directive 1999/44/EC — which states that goods must (1) comply with the description given by the seller and possess the same qualities and characteristics as other similar goods, and (2) be fit for the purpose which the consumer requires them and which was made known to the seller at the time of purchase. How many other European PS3 owners will follow suit?
I'll be asking for a refund from GameStop as I also were required to remove the portion to be able to buy new games.
Uh, isn't that pretty much making the game (ignoring the over-simplifying). It doesn't make sense for everyone to code their awesome physics engine for every game but use PhysX and the same for graphics rendering, sound systems and so on. I'm actually kind of surprised so many companies still do make their own engines. Just check out DICE's sound environment in BF: Bad Company 2 - it's amazing.
Just for note, I don't think every 1 piece of pirated material is a lost sale. But I do think that a lot of people are pirating just because they can. No, you will never get everyone of them a paying customer. But as long as the casual people (maybe 90% who would buy the product if they couldn't pirate it) it's a lot better. Those who pirate just to have it, who don't buy anything or who don't have money for it, those you cannot convert.
Randy Amanda Flowers needs 10 sex sessions a day after the slip-up.
And now the slightest of vibrations, from mobile phones to food processors, turns her on.
Oh wait a minute.. there's this gem.
Hopefully one day I’ll find a superstud who can satisfy me.
Ah now I understand... The old I-want-sex-all-the-time trick to get men.
Too bad for her that almost every girl loves sex. I also rather date the women that are more discreet about it and act like a nice girl. They usually also tend to be the widlest regarding sex. From my teenager years and until now I've always loved cute and nice girls, and it was a real surprise to how open and playful they were. 69, hanging naked and touching and having sex every once in a while and having a remote controlled vibrator in their pants when we were outside - no problem.
The ash cloud hit my city a few hours ago (Sweden). Other than the airports closed (and I don't understand why), nothing out of ordinary is going on. Sky a far away is a little bit more yellowish, nothing more. It also doesn't affect breathing as even normal street dust is more dangerous.
Once the machine is rooted or has malware on it that has gained admin/root/kernel access, your best bet is to shut it down, take your documents and reinstall the system. You cannot know where it hides, no matter how knowledgeable you think you are. But you can still save your documents and not reveal banking data or passwords and similar.
You need the newest microsoft patch that - because of the rootkit and the.dll files it has damaged - will BSOD your system? Somehow someone turned this news into an rant and like it's a bad thing to really make sure the windows update should be able to patch things before proceeding.
But it also applies to piracy too. PC games are 90% pirated. I can bet there is a lot of movies and tv piracy and a lot more MP3 piracy. That causes billion dollars losses and not just in US, but everywhere in the world.
Actually, if you look at it purely in monetary terms, piracy is probably a bigger problem in the United States than terrorism. Obviously, piracy rarely kills anyone, but in terms of murder, terrorism is not as significant a driver of tragedy in America as the US government would like you to think.
If you remember from all those piracy and P2P stories, most people say that police should rather be investigating real crimes like murder, rape and terrorism. Spam and piracy are both crimes, but I would think that most people think to those the same way. They're inconvenience or money lost, but they don't hurt people. If we go by monetary terms, I think piracy is a lot bigger problem.
Lets re-word the GP too...
They use whatever resources are needed to track down and bust the kidnappers, however long it takes. We need that kind of will in the fight against piracy. It is expensive at first, but less expensive as people get out of the business [and P2P sites and networks closed].
MS is probably the most catchy one, but the factory produces and packages hardware for a lot more USA companies too:
KYE factory in China, which manufactures computer mice and webcams for Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Samsung, Best Buy, Foxconn, Acer, Logitech, ASUS and other US companies.
These companies should move their factories to US or EU. But it's cheaper there and this is one of the reasons why. As long as it's cheaper, they don't care about ethics.
I don't need the same capabilities on every single electronic device I own.
But they have the same capabilities. They are not like your microwave. All the capability is built-in. It's just that Apple locks you out from using your device and restricts you to their App Store so they can milk even more money from you.
33K is closer and at the rate its going down, is selling 1000 units a day of a product with this kind of hype really that good? Mobile phones and computers are sold over many millions a day.
It's only interesting that just today, along with this news announcement, was the first time when we (as in Europeans) even heard about it or when EU operators even announced iPad coming and its release dates.
Yes, there really was no announcement on release date before Apple said they will be delaying it. Marketing at its finest.
Bar the name of the operator and the countries mentioned, the Orange and O2 statements are exactly the same as Vodafone's. So written by Apple, then, and cut and pasted by the carriers.
Can't leave any marketing aspects to be ruined by other companies eh?
And the last interesting point - iPad sales dropped down to ~10% after first day sales.
Some curious 12 year old tests a port-scanner he found from a forum and thought it was cool to be geeky and like the cool hacker kids. USA detects it as a "cyberattack" and bombs the house he and his sisters and parents live at. Justified? Some curious 12 year old tests a port-scanner he found from a forum and thought it was cool to be geeky and like the cool hacker kids. USA detects it as a "cyberattack" and bombs the house the proxy he used at is and the family that lives there. Justified? Some curious 12 year old tests a port-scanner he found from a forum and thought it was cool to be geeky and like the cool hacker kids. USA detects it as a "cyberattack" and shutdowns all the internet connections to the country. Justified? Some curious 12 year old tests a port-scanner he found from a forum and thought it was cool to be geeky and like the cool hacker kids. USA detects it as a "cyberattack" and shutdowns all the domains in the country (ICANN). Justified?
There's so many ways it can go wrong and so little ways it can go right. It's no wonder that US tries to keep ICANN to themselves, even while EU keeps asking to give the control to UN or independent body...
But what if not? Just because it hasn't caused problems before? Would it be fair justice to ignore this persons claims and later find out they were true? Then we would have a slashdot story where everyone would say that the judge was biased and asshole because he didn't accept the case.
One should only be banned from making court cases directly by himself/herself if he continually abuses court (like the anti-violent game lawyer). Otherwise he/she should be heard and try to show the proof - not just directly ignore it.
Slashdot Mirror
Best part of the summary:
HP states that in foreign nations 'it is common to engage in business practices that are prohibited by laws and regulations.'
I guess many US companies think the same way, based on their acting.. It's common, or is it the best way to make money?
The money has to get to these people somehow. Follow it, and you find the crook.
Exactly, good advice!
Like girlintraining states, you only need to hack to the Visa merchant account to know what bank account it belongs to, then hack the bank to know who is the owner of that account and get his bank statements to know what is being done with it. After you furiously raid the persons home you discover the old lady is a money mule and has wired the money overseas. Now you only need to take a flight to Kazakhstan and go talk with the local banks about it, just to find out that some alcoholic cashed it out for $10 and gave it to some man he doesn't remember.
As always, great tip, girlintraining.
Damn right. And European Law sides very closely with customers.
All it would require is a concerted combined effort by EU PS3 owners getting refunds for the retailers (who have to legally make the refund) to sue Sony, and force the Linux option back into the EU fat PS3 firmware.
Consumer Protection Laws FTW.
Just for anyone interested (I was), the law cited is:
The owner cited European law Directive 1999/44/EC — which states that goods must (1) comply with the description given by the seller and possess the same qualities and characteristics as other similar goods, and (2) be fit for the purpose which the consumer requires them and which was made known to the seller at the time of purchase. How many other European PS3 owners will follow suit?
I'll be asking for a refund from GameStop as I also were required to remove the portion to be able to buy new games.
Uh, isn't that pretty much making the game (ignoring the over-simplifying). It doesn't make sense for everyone to code their awesome physics engine for every game but use PhysX and the same for graphics rendering, sound systems and so on. I'm actually kind of surprised so many companies still do make their own engines. Just check out DICE's sound environment in BF: Bad Company 2 - it's amazing.
The engine is not what you play. The game is.
Just for note, I don't think every 1 piece of pirated material is a lost sale. But I do think that a lot of people are pirating just because they can. No, you will never get everyone of them a paying customer. But as long as the casual people (maybe 90% who would buy the product if they couldn't pirate it) it's a lot better. Those who pirate just to have it, who don't buy anything or who don't have money for it, those you cannot convert.
Microsoft isn't a police. They are legally liable if they intentionally damage computer systems.
Maybe because, well, just read the "news".
Randy Amanda Flowers needs 10 sex sessions a day after the slip-up.
And now the slightest of vibrations, from mobile phones to food processors, turns her on.
Oh wait a minute.. there's this gem.
Hopefully one day I’ll find a superstud who can satisfy me.
Ah now I understand... The old I-want-sex-all-the-time trick to get men.
Too bad for her that almost every girl loves sex. I also rather date the women that are more discreet about it and act like a nice girl. They usually also tend to be the widlest regarding sex. From my teenager years and until now I've always loved cute and nice girls, and it was a real surprise to how open and playful they were. 69, hanging naked and touching and having sex every once in a while and having a remote controlled vibrator in their pants when we were outside - no problem.
I think she is just looking for a guy.
I wouldn't count Apple fans ordering them overseas as "worldwide success"
The ash cloud hit my city a few hours ago (Sweden). Other than the airports closed (and I don't understand why), nothing out of ordinary is going on. Sky a far away is a little bit more yellowish, nothing more. It also doesn't affect breathing as even normal street dust is more dangerous.
Uh, what are you trying to say?
Once the machine is rooted or has malware on it that has gained admin/root/kernel access, your best bet is to shut it down, take your documents and reinstall the system. You cannot know where it hides, no matter how knowledgeable you think you are. But you can still save your documents and not reveal banking data or passwords and similar.
You need the newest microsoft patch that - because of the rootkit and the .dll files it has damaged - will BSOD your system? Somehow someone turned this news into an rant and like it's a bad thing to really make sure the windows update should be able to patch things before proceeding.
I recall slashdotters complaining that they didn't do CRC check or similar (they do, but the rootkit gave 'real' value and it was worthless).
Now they're doing the right thing and we get news how they refuse to patch the systems which .dll files have been damaged? Welcome to slashdot.
Yeah but like, what:
Apple's iPad is proving to be popular everywhere — except Israel.
It's only released in the US. How can it prove to be popular everywhere already?
But it also applies to piracy too. PC games are 90% pirated. I can bet there is a lot of movies and tv piracy and a lot more MP3 piracy. That causes billion dollars losses and not just in US, but everywhere in the world.
That didn't seem to create any problems making Patriot Act.
Actually, if you look at it purely in monetary terms, piracy is probably a bigger problem in the United States than terrorism. Obviously, piracy rarely kills anyone, but in terms of murder, terrorism is not as significant a driver of tragedy in America as the US government would like you to think.
If you remember from all those piracy and P2P stories, most people say that police should rather be investigating real crimes like murder, rape and terrorism. Spam and piracy are both crimes, but I would think that most people think to those the same way. They're inconvenience or money lost, but they don't hurt people. If we go by monetary terms, I think piracy is a lot bigger problem.
Lets re-word the GP too...
They use whatever resources are needed to track down and bust the kidnappers, however long it takes. We need that kind of will in the fight against piracy. It is expensive at first, but less expensive as people get out of the business [and P2P sites and networks closed].
MS is probably the most catchy one, but the factory produces and packages hardware for a lot more USA companies too:
KYE factory in China, which manufactures computer mice and webcams for Microsoft, Hewlett Packard, Samsung, Best Buy, Foxconn, Acer, Logitech, ASUS and other US companies.
Earlier also Apple products were done by child labor at many factories.
These companies should move their factories to US or EU. But it's cheaper there and this is one of the reasons why. As long as it's cheaper, they don't care about ethics.
I wouldn't mind a Midtown Madness where you can drive around the whole world, even if the textures don't look as good.
I don't need the same capabilities on every single electronic device I own.
But they have the same capabilities. They are not like your microwave. All the capability is built-in. It's just that Apple locks you out from using your device and restricts you to their App Store so they can milk even more money from you.
Your math fails.
300 + 4 * 500 = 600 000
33K is closer and at the rate its going down, is selling 1000 units a day of a product with this kind of hype really that good? Mobile phones and computers are sold over many millions a day.
It's only interesting that just today, along with this news announcement, was the first time when we (as in Europeans) even heard about it or when EU operators even announced iPad coming and its release dates.
Yes, there really was no announcement on release date before Apple said they will be delaying it. Marketing at its finest.
Another interesting aspect; Those UK operators were also all send the same basic marketing template they used in their press releases today.
Bar the name of the operator and the countries mentioned, the Orange and O2 statements are exactly the same as Vodafone's. So written by Apple, then, and cut and pasted by the carriers.
Can't leave any marketing aspects to be ruined by other companies eh?
And the last interesting point - iPad sales dropped down to ~10% after first day sales.
Apple - PR and Advertising.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_slope
Some curious 12 year old tests a port-scanner he found from a forum and thought it was cool to be geeky and like the cool hacker kids. USA detects it as a "cyberattack" and bombs the house he and his sisters and parents live at. Justified?
Some curious 12 year old tests a port-scanner he found from a forum and thought it was cool to be geeky and like the cool hacker kids. USA detects it as a "cyberattack" and bombs the house the proxy he used at is and the family that lives there. Justified?
Some curious 12 year old tests a port-scanner he found from a forum and thought it was cool to be geeky and like the cool hacker kids. USA detects it as a "cyberattack" and shutdowns all the internet connections to the country. Justified?
Some curious 12 year old tests a port-scanner he found from a forum and thought it was cool to be geeky and like the cool hacker kids. USA detects it as a "cyberattack" and shutdowns all the domains in the country (ICANN). Justified?
There's so many ways it can go wrong and so little ways it can go right. It's no wonder that US tries to keep ICANN to themselves, even while EU keeps asking to give the control to UN or independent body...
If someone loses the case, isn't he required to pay for all the costs involved?
Disclaimer: I also believe it's a bullshit cause
But what if not? Just because it hasn't caused problems before? Would it be fair justice to ignore this persons claims and later find out they were true? Then we would have a slashdot story where everyone would say that the judge was biased and asshole because he didn't accept the case.
One should only be banned from making court cases directly by himself/herself if he continually abuses court (like the anti-violent game lawyer). Otherwise he/she should be heard and try to show the proof - not just directly ignore it.