I suspect a large (ok, maybe not that large) section of pirated downloads would disappear if they only distributed the same bloody content in a lawful, paid-for manner over the internet themselves!
Perhaps I'm only speaking for myself, but I hate having to wait 4 months for the latest hollywood blockbuster to open in the theaters here in Sweden, then wait another 4 months for it to appear on an (overpriced DVD), then waiting another 4 months for the price to drop to reasonable levels. If I could pay $20 to download the movie legally after a few days of its release, I would gladly do so!
Of course this doesn't justify piracy in any shape or form, but if the industry would only realize that half the downloading is about convenience, maybe we could get somewhere?
From TFA: As a result of this experience, I have put a small.txt file on my devices with my name and address, and I figure an address label on the outside can't hurt either.
I know someone placed fairly high up in the security department of a major international company, and this is exactly what their employees have strict orders NOT to do. They even go so far as to recommend you don't have any visible identification tags on your luggage.
Tags mean you can be identified, and if you carry around a flashdrive clearly marked with your name and company in for example an airport, the odds that someone will spot you are quite high. If this someone has been hired from a rival firm, odds are this someone will try to steal it.
This may sound like too much James Bond, but the fact is that corporate espionage is bigger than ever, and it becomes more and more important to protect every ounce of information you might have.
Also, no identification tags means all your pr0n can't be traced back to you.
Did you happend to read the comment a few pages up about building the exact same thing from Gateway? What do you call the $500 extra if it's not a premium? Or is the paint coat worth that much to you?
Reminds me of the game 'The Great Giana Sisters'. The biggest selling game that was never officially released.:)
I seem to remember that the game was released for the C64 and the Amiga, then pulled back like a week later from the shelves since Nintendo threatend a lawsuit. If I'm not mistaked it was sold in some countries, not sure which though.
You can always get one here. And no, I'm not affiliated with them in any way, just found them when we discussed purchasing a component of this type or build one ourselves.
So in other words, you left the whole system running at 100%, turned on every light you could find, left the stereo blasting Christina Augilera at highest volume and didn't lock up? That would have showed them!:)
I agree completely with your analysis of how Tolkien invented first the world, and then the story.
Nowdays I get so annoyed that every fantasy author has to invent his own cultures, languages and other drivel when it is obivous they have no real knowledge of it. They just wrote a cool story and then had to fill about 600 extra pages with complete drivel and strange pronounciations. It's like most of them assume that since Tolkien did it, I have to as well otherwise it's not fantasy.
We had a similar incident in Sweden a couple of years ago, with a privately created online Scrabble(tm) game. He also got a C&D letter (from Mattel, I think they own the UK rights?) but in his case I think it was enough to change the name. The bad news is he started charging people to play it:/ Fortunately, a few months later the free version surfaced and now I'm happily wasting lots of time juggling letters.
give students a 1 gigabit per second Ethernet connection...
Oh boy, this is gonna be fun. Hopefully the medical students watching surgery in real time wont bother too much about the constant reboots because of kiddies running 31337 DDOS attacks at each other.... /Smuffe
Strange review. It starts off trying to win people over to the Unix world from MS by talking security, then launches into a tutorial of Evolution, and finally give the open source model a thumbs up. If there was a point in all of this, I must have missed it.
You'd be surprised who many lusers are trying to do just that;D If these things become a viable market alternative, tech support need to develop a whole new category of questions! /Smuffe
How about using file extensions? There are 25*25*25 = 15625 TLA's available, so there is no chance of running out of space. Drawback: could be confusing....
Anyway, I'm using smurfs, but then I only have about 2 boxes at the moment;D
Fellowship of the Rings shows how it should have been done, with careful attention to detail and a great respect for the books and the fans. Episode I was all about selling Darth Maul action figures.
Come on! Careful attention to detail? What detail? Certainly not the books. There are so many changes made I almost walked out of the theater after an hour the first time I saw it. I agree its a great movie, but I don't agree it has that kind of detail. /Smuffe
The balloon will never be travelling anywhere near fast enought for any of this to occur.
Are you sure? Once some big bird/767/marsian with raygun hit that thing, it will come down like Hermes on Speed and hit the pavement. At least IMHO.;D
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So Bill Gates typed "exit" and (wow!) the prompt closed...
The article didn't say the prompt closed, it just states he typed "exit". I am quite sure he wouldn't test the reliability by actually pressing enter. I know I wouldn't...:D
/Smuffe
A Microsoft security hole?
Anonymous M$ exec1: We're hacked? Again?
M$ techie: No, we're not hacked. The MDRM v2 is hacked. We... (is interrupted)
Anonymous M$ exec2: We're hacked! Didn't the hacker read our last bulletin on that? It's wrong to post exploits we don't know about. It's almost against the law! Or rather, it should be!
Anonymous M$ exec1:Good idea. I'll give our lawyers a call! I'm sure its in the DCMA somewhere. Thats why we invented it, remember?
Does this mean its time for another disastermovie with something about to hit the earth and we have to fire/blow/drill it to dust before the counter reaches zero OR am I just excited for nothing? /Smuffe
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I suspect a large (ok, maybe not that large) section of pirated downloads would disappear if they only distributed the same bloody content in a lawful, paid-for manner over the internet themselves!
Perhaps I'm only speaking for myself, but I hate having to wait 4 months for the latest hollywood blockbuster to open in the theaters here in Sweden, then wait another 4 months for it to appear on an (overpriced DVD), then waiting another 4 months for the price to drop to reasonable levels. If I could pay $20 to download the movie legally after a few days of its release, I would gladly do so!
Of course this doesn't justify piracy in any shape or form, but if the industry would only realize that half the downloading is about convenience, maybe we could get somewhere?
From TFA: As a result of this experience, I have put a small .txt file on my devices with my name and address, and I figure an address label on the outside can't hurt either.
I know someone placed fairly high up in the security department of a major international company, and this is exactly what their employees have strict orders NOT to do. They even go so far as to recommend you don't have any visible identification tags on your luggage.
Tags mean you can be identified, and if you carry around a flashdrive clearly marked with your name and company in for example an airport, the odds that someone will spot you are quite high. If this someone has been hired from a rival firm, odds are this someone will try to steal it.
This may sound like too much James Bond, but the fact is that corporate espionage is bigger than ever, and it becomes more and more important to protect every ounce of information you might have.
Also, no identification tags means all your pr0n can't be traced back to you.
They said ALL XP login scripts had been posting the notice for over a week, I had been given "plenty" of warning!
"Nonsense. All Plans for the new intergalactic highway has been posted at your nearest Solar System for 100 years."
I am not a number, I refuse to be ...
Really? I would have figured you for 1337...
Show me ONE virus, Trojan etc. for the Amiga in the recent years... Oh, wait, never mind...
Did you happend to read the comment a few pages up about building the exact same thing from Gateway? What do you call the $500 extra if it's not a premium? Or is the paint coat worth that much to you?
Actually, 10 000 000... 17 is not prime since it's divisible by 9 (and 3).
No word yet on the 10 000... 13 one
Reminds me of the game 'The Great Giana Sisters'. The biggest selling game that was never officially released. :)
I seem to remember that the game was released for the C64 and the Amiga, then pulled back like a week later from the shelves since Nintendo threatend a lawsuit. If I'm not mistaked it was sold in some countries, not sure which though.
Was a blast to play though...
You can always get one here. And no, I'm not affiliated with them in any way, just found them when we discussed purchasing a component of this type or build one ourselves.
So in other words, you left the whole system running at 100%, turned on every light you could find, left the stereo blasting Christina Augilera at highest volume and didn't lock up? That would have showed them! :)
>If you want to censor something, go after the important stuff, like how to build nuclear bombs in a weekend with spare parts.
You wouldn't happend to have a link do you? Been itching for something to do during the holidays...
I agree completely with your analysis of how Tolkien invented first the world, and then the story.
Nowdays I get so annoyed that every fantasy author has to invent his own cultures, languages and other drivel when it is obivous they have no real knowledge of it. They just wrote a cool story and then had to fill about 600 extra pages with complete drivel and strange pronounciations. It's like most of them assume that since Tolkien did it, I have to as well otherwise it's not fantasy.
I agree.
I think Despair says it best:
Irresponsibility (Despair.com)
We had a similar incident in Sweden a couple of years ago, with a privately created online Scrabble(tm) game. He also got a C&D letter (from Mattel, I think they own the UK rights?) but in his case I think it was enough to change the name. The bad news is he started charging people to play it :/ Fortunately, a few months later the free version surfaced and now I'm happily wasting lots of time juggling letters.
give students a 1 gigabit per second Ethernet connection...
/Smuffe
Oh boy, this is gonna be fun. Hopefully the medical students watching surgery in real time wont bother too much about the constant reboots because of kiddies running 31337 DDOS attacks at each other....
Strange review. It starts off trying to win people over to the Unix world from MS by talking security, then launches into a tutorial of Evolution, and finally give the open source model a thumbs up. If there was a point in all of this, I must have missed it.
what, am I going to put it through a fax machine?
;D
You'd be surprised who many lusers are trying to do just that
If these things become a viable market alternative, tech support need to develop a whole new category of questions!
/Smuffe
How about using file extensions? There are 25*25*25 = 15625 TLA's available, so there is no chance of running out of space. Drawback: could be
;D
confusing....
Anyway, I'm using smurfs, but then I only have about 2 boxes at the moment
/Smuffe
Fellowship of the Rings shows how it should have been done, with careful attention to detail and a great respect for the books and the fans. Episode I was all about selling Darth Maul action figures.
Come on!
Careful attention to detail? What detail? Certainly not the books. There are so many changes made I almost walked out of the theater after an hour the first time I saw it. I agree its a great movie, but I don't agree it has that kind of detail.
/Smuffe
It's the crack. Stop using that shit! Its bad for your health, and can cause serious damage and addiction!
/Smuffe
The balloon will never be travelling anywhere near fast enought for any of this to occur. ;D
Are you sure? Once some big bird/767/marsian with raygun hit that thing, it will come down like Hermes on Speed and hit the pavement. At least IMHO.
So Bill Gates typed "exit" and (wow!) the prompt closed... :D
The article didn't say the prompt closed, it just states he typed "exit". I am quite sure he wouldn't test the reliability by actually pressing enter. I know I wouldn't...
/Smuffe
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
/Smuffe
A Microsoft security hole?
Anonymous M$ exec1: We're hacked? Again?
M$ techie: No, we're not hacked. The MDRM v2 is hacked. We... (is interrupted)
Anonymous M$ exec2: We're hacked! Didn't the hacker read our last bulletin on that? It's wrong to post exploits we don't know about. It's almost against the law! Or rather, it should be!
Anonymous M$ exec1:Good idea. I'll give our lawyers a call! I'm sure its in the DCMA somewhere. Thats why we invented it, remember?
/Smuffe
Does this mean its time for another disastermovie with something about to hit the earth and we have to fire/blow/drill it to dust before the counter reaches zero OR am I just excited for nothing?
/Smuffe