Well, i guess I wasn't very clear seeing as i got modded +5 Funny and also judging by your response...
I've been working with computers for a while, I haven't done much recently due to unfortunate situations in my life. What I meant was this kid is cracking the DVD encryption, writing WMV codecs and the like...way beyond what my skill level ever was. I really am impressed.
(People like my parents who have trouble with using their digital cable box are the ones who say "computer genius", btw..I'm not award-winning or anything, by any means.)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you place something on a publicly accessable webserver and take no action to prevent it from being found by the likes of direct linkers or search spiders, I think that should be considered negelgent on your part.
"What crap! Those images are copyrighted and no one should be touching them!" you might say...Well, the bank doesn't leave money on a pile in the middle of the lobby, they keep it in the vault now don't they? You can check the HTTP Referer, you can make a robots.txt, and in fact many porn sites do this. I can't believe someone would actually try to sue because they don't know how to configure their own equipment, or they where too lazy to do things properly, especially in a case like this.
However, I do like finding the porn sites with the samples numbered sequentially and not blocked from direct loading at all so you can just change the 01.jpg to an 02.jpg....03.jpg....oh yea 04.jpg AHEM I mean that's just bad business. Indeed.
"[T]his court finds it difficult to conclude that the acquisition of internal computer signals that constitute part of the process of preparing a message for transmission would violate the Act."
So, not only is it better to be able to spy on people's transmissions without a warrant, the best way to do it is before you're sure if they actually ever SENT it or not...
...boy, I can sure think of a few e-mails I'm really glad I "X'd" out of instead of sending...
I hope if this holds up, courts in he future will at least be sure to demand that a warrant be issued to search the rest of the computer to confirm if any of this information actually WAS sent, or if it was just saved and not acted apon.
Perhaps laws on bugging devices should be applied in this case as opposed to wiretapping? That would make more sense, I can't hide microphones in your house and listen to your conversations, but if I did, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be considered "wiretapping".
Last night my roomate and a bunch of people from the ajoining appartment went and stood in line at the mall for a few hours before the release just so they could have it back by as soon after midnight as they could get rung up at the store. I must say I haven't played much Halo but I was impressed at the improvements I did notice, and, goddamn, the levels are absolutely MASSIVE in that game!
Seriously though, insects are the future for food production, man, these things called chickens and cows are just so old world and not efficient, I mean look, it takes years for a cow to reproduce into a new cow thats ready for slaughter, yet 10000 grasshoppers can be made quickly and yeild 10x more protein per kilo and you dont get 100 kilos of shit either.
That's like saying wine is inefficient because you need to let it ferment. Some things in life just take time.
Why don't you invent a machine that makes a megawatt of electricity from that 100 kilos of shit? Suddenly, years of shitting sounds like a great idea.
This is really hillarious, especially the fact that Stewart barely does anything funny at all, he's dead serious the whole time. Both the guys on Crossfire are trying to get him riled up and shut him down and they do an absolutely miserable job, and he ends up even calling the guy in the bowtie a dick!
Apparently you'll be satisfied when we colonize Uranus.:-P
You know, because walking on Neptune is so critical for the continuation of our species.
Yes, establishing our species somewhere else besides this one piece of rock (read: single point of failure) is pretty important. Not that I hope it's true, but what if we really ARE the only life in the Universe? Seeing as the instinctive goal of every living thing is to survive at least long enough to reproduce more life, don't you think it's a good idea? I'd say once life has evolved to the point of being intelligent enough to escape the confines of its own planet and move about the vaccum of space almost freely, that is one giant leap for evolution, mankind, and all life as we know/don't know it.
So did the Amiga. You make money by selling stuff - having a bunch of lame fan boys trying to justify the fact they they paid hand over fist for what is basically a jumped up, over-priced walkman means nothing. In a few years time the iPod will simply be remembered as one of the first HD based music playback devices - not the cheapest, largest or whatever.
I smell a troll. First off, Apple has way more supporters than a few "lame fan boys", I know people who DISPISE all of Apple's other products who are fans of the iPod, the kind of people who would beat you down for being a Mac user. Face it: It has caught on.
Funny too, how you used the term "Walkman" in describing the iPod...The Sony Walkman was the first popular portable cassette player, and "Walkman" has actually become synonymous with "portable cassette player", just like "Discman" for portable CD players, or "Kleenex" for facial tissue.
Besides, this newest "iPod Killer" from Virgin (of all places) looks like an overgrown Tamogatchi. If it doesn't LOOK well build, everyone will assume it isn't.
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Well, i guess I wasn't very clear seeing as i got modded +5 Funny and also judging by your response...
I've been working with computers for a while, I haven't done much recently due to unfortunate situations in my life. What I meant was this kid is cracking the DVD encryption, writing WMV codecs and the like...way beyond what my skill level ever was. I really am impressed.
(People like my parents who have trouble with using their digital cable box are the ones who say "computer genius", btw..I'm not award-winning or anything, by any means.)
It's people like DVD Jon who make me feel like a total sham everytime someone calls me a "computer genius". What's he got for us next?
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you place something on a publicly accessable webserver and take no action to prevent it from being found by the likes of direct linkers or search spiders, I think that should be considered negelgent on your part.
"What crap! Those images are copyrighted and no one should be touching them!" you might say...Well, the bank doesn't leave money on a pile in the middle of the lobby, they keep it in the vault now don't they? You can check the HTTP Referer, you can make a robots.txt, and in fact many porn sites do this. I can't believe someone would actually try to sue because they don't know how to configure their own equipment, or they where too lazy to do things properly, especially in a case like this.
However, I do like finding the porn sites with the samples numbered sequentially and not blocked from direct loading at all so you can just change the 01.jpg to an 02.jpg....03.jpg....oh yea 04.jpg AHEM I mean that's just bad business. Indeed.
......05.jpg......
...boy, I can sure think of a few e-mails I'm really glad I "X'd" out of instead of sending...
I hope if this holds up, courts in he future will at least be sure to demand that a warrant be issued to search the rest of the computer to confirm if any of this information actually WAS sent, or if it was just saved and not acted apon.
Perhaps laws on bugging devices should be applied in this case as opposed to wiretapping? That would make more sense, I can't hide microphones in your house and listen to your conversations, but if I did, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be considered "wiretapping".
Cool, so instead of making Americans happy with the country they live in, let's make it less safe and more restrictive.
Now, wen you buy assault weapons, the government can find out behind your back and investigate you for terrorist activities
...and if you're friend doesn't happen to have internet access, just play frisbee.
...where is that patent on the numbers 1 and 0, Microsoft?
Last night my roomate and a bunch of people from the ajoining appartment went and stood in line at the mall for a few hours before the release just so they could have it back by as soon after midnight as they could get rung up at the store. I must say I haven't played much Halo but I was impressed at the improvements I did notice, and, goddamn, the levels are absolutely MASSIVE in that game!
Why don't you invent a machine that makes a megawatt of electricity from that 100 kilos of shit? Suddenly, years of shitting sounds like a great idea.
I think the X-Box and certainly a Mac are both runing a much more sophisticated OS than both the Game Boy Color or the TI-85
...a beowulf cluster of these!
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This is a great way to get technology into the hands of those who wouldn't normally be able to afford it.
No, seriously, do you think they'll be equiped with GPS trackers in case of theft?
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This is really hillarious, especially the fact that Stewart barely does anything funny at all, he's dead serious the whole time. Both the guys on Crossfire are trying to get him riled up and shut him down and they do an absolutely miserable job, and he ends up even calling the guy in the bowtie a dick!
Jon Stewart is my hero.
Apparently you'll be satisfied when we colonize Uranus.
But... how long is a day at that speed?
Funny too, how you used the term "Walkman" in describing the iPod...The Sony Walkman was the first popular portable cassette player, and "Walkman" has actually become synonymous with "portable cassette player", just like "Discman" for portable CD players, or "Kleenex" for facial tissue.
Besides, this newest "iPod Killer" from Virgin (of all places) looks like an overgrown Tamogatchi. If it doesn't LOOK well build, everyone will assume it isn't.
Oh damn, I got served like a Chalupa! (TM) that shit, son!
...I guess that means while I won't spend much at the Taco Bell drive-thru, I'll get nailed on the royalty payments about 2-3 hours later!
*rimshot*