Do these announcements of security patches not alert hackers and virus authors to capitalize on them? It's alerting criminals to the exact vulnerabilities.
You can bet that it's likely the majority of Windows users have failed to install this patch (and many other patches)
Look at Blaster. Even after the patch was announced and distributed, the worm was still able to infect millions of machines.
... is to make a switch to Mac OS X. It'd be costly to buy all the new hardware and software, however, consider that 99% of security problems would be evaporated in one swift move. That would certainly lessen the cost of security in the long run.
It's fallacious to assume that the current trend of rising numbers for online console gaming accurately represents the maximum potential growth.
Here we have a market that starts from practically nothing to its growth towards a theoretical cap, thanks to the favorable conditions of broadband these days.
They compare it to PC online gaming - something that has had years to mature and is much closer to its theoretical cap. PC online gaming matured at a much slower, more deliberate rate (as does PC hardware in general). By contrast, console gaming has gone from nothing to something in a quick burst.
Question is, what happens when online console gaming hits its limit (and probably much faster)? Will it 'overtake' the PC online gaming scene?
The thing about spammers is that no matter how many proxies, zombie machines, foreign servers and fake addresses they hide behind - at SOME point, there has to be a contact between spam victim and spammer for spam to be an effective money-maker. Spammers try to sell you things - things which require monetary transactions to complete. That's where they are vulnerable. Find out the businesses that profit from spam and go after them. They can't hide forever, especially if they want to sell you something.
The thing about spammers is that no matter how many proxies, zombie machines, foreign servers and fake addresses they hide behind - at SOME point, there has to be a contact between spam victim and spammer for spam to be an effective money-maker. Spammers try to sell you things - things which require monetary transactions to complete. That's where they are vulnerable. Find out the businesses that profit from spam and go after them. They can't hide forever, especially if they want to sell you something.
'Portable Media Center' is indeed a lot more difficult to roll off the tongue than the relatively simple 'iPod'. It needs a shorter name, obviously. PMC?
For a second there, I thought this device would be abbreviated the 'Microsoft PMS'. Coincidence?
... but who controls that money? Robbie Bach gonna plunk down 38 billion to save the dying Xbox? I think the shareholders will be very unimpressed by the Xbox's performance.
Maybe Bill will claim he is the creator of idea idea of a pie-in-the-face. It would make sense since open source is pretty much doing the same thing to his empire.
The argument that the reason PC games look inferior to console games because of the different systems... I don't believe it. The sole reason: PC games are scaleable. High end systems can be cranked up to maximum detail settings. Slower computers can tune them down. Yet PC games on max detail still don't look as good. It's either a general lack of skill on part of PC developers or just that PCs in general are not designed well for games.
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I'm kind of tired of hearing the bleeding-heart Dreamcast fa... err, well, come to think of it, I got a new one myself for $85 including a 2nd controller and memory card. Must have my SC fix. But a DC is not a good investment for console gaming in the long term. The PS2 sounds like the system that will last the longest in this generation.
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This copy protection assumes the CD will know the difference when it's being copied and being played (by the same laser, no less). Ermm....
Ever used a Diebold ATM machine?
*BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP*
i.e. Take your fucking cash, now!!!
*BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP*
i.e. Take your fucking card out of me, now, BITCH!!!
*BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP*
Thank you for banking with AmSouth. Have a nice day.
... these "worms" aren't ever found in APPLES?
God, I love being a Mac user.
Can mailservers automatically reject emails with forged headers? (to the point where it never even shows up in user inboxes)
I never watch TV, and I can't say I regret it. The internet is far more intellectually stimulating (discounting Discovery, History channels, et al)
Do these announcements of security patches not alert hackers and virus authors to capitalize on them? It's alerting criminals to the exact vulnerabilities.
You can bet that it's likely the majority of Windows users have failed to install this patch (and many other patches)
Look at Blaster. Even after the patch was announced and distributed, the worm was still able to infect millions of machines.
... is to make a switch to Mac OS X. It'd be costly to buy all the new hardware and software, however, consider that 99% of security problems would be evaporated in one swift move. That would certainly lessen the cost of security in the long run.
http://www.lowendmac.com/lite/03/0813.html
Does anyone know if this 'Switchback' virus is real or not?
"Dude, you're getting a cell!"
It's fallacious to assume that the current trend of rising numbers for online console gaming accurately represents the maximum potential growth.
Here we have a market that starts from practically nothing to its growth towards a theoretical cap, thanks to the favorable conditions of broadband these days.
They compare it to PC online gaming - something that has had years to mature and is much closer to its theoretical cap. PC online gaming matured at a much slower, more deliberate rate (as does PC hardware in general). By contrast, console gaming has gone from nothing to something in a quick burst.
Question is, what happens when online console gaming hits its limit (and probably much faster)? Will it 'overtake' the PC online gaming scene?
The thing about spammers is that no matter how many proxies, zombie machines, foreign servers and fake addresses they hide behind - at SOME point, there has to be a contact between spam victim and spammer for spam to be an effective money-maker. Spammers try to sell you things - things which require monetary transactions to complete. That's where they are vulnerable. Find out the businesses that profit from spam and go after them. They can't hide forever, especially if they want to sell you something.
The thing about spammers is that no matter how many proxies, zombie machines, foreign servers and fake addresses they hide behind - at SOME point, there has to be a contact between spam victim and spammer for spam to be an effective money-maker. Spammers try to sell you things - things which require monetary transactions to complete. That's where they are vulnerable. Find out the businesses that profit from spam and go after them. They can't hide forever, especially if they want to sell you something.
'Portable Media Center' is indeed a lot more difficult to roll off the tongue than the relatively simple 'iPod'. It needs a shorter name, obviously. PMC?
For a second there, I thought this device would be abbreviated the 'Microsoft PMS'. Coincidence?
NASA finds the answer to the question:
"If a tree falls in the forest while nobody's around, does it make a sound?"
Just so you know,
nVidia graphics card owners using pixel shaders can now use the zoom scope on the pistol and sniper rifle in Halo without the blur glitch occurring.
... but who controls that money? Robbie Bach gonna plunk down 38 billion to save the dying Xbox? I think the shareholders will be very unimpressed by the Xbox's performance.
They can take away my gamepad...
...when they pry it away from my cold, dead fingers...
Use the PS2 Hard drive to store the ROMs and MAME.
Walk around with a porn image displaying on the watch. Innocent passerby would be in for quite a surprise!
Maybe Bill will claim he is the creator of idea idea of a pie-in-the-face. It would make sense since open source is pretty much doing the same thing to his empire.
Don't "misunderestimate" Bush's private internet plans, "hispanically speaking".
If you want GTA3 on Xbox, be ready to wait. It'll be next year.
- You can now hook up a USB ethernet/modem device to a PS2 and play Tony Hawk 3 online.
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- Sony's official modem/ethernet accessory and 40 GB hard drive are both out in Japan.
- You can get a Zip Drive for PS2
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/products/pr
The argument that the reason PC games look inferior to console games because of the different systems... I don't believe it. The sole reason: PC games are scaleable. High end systems can be cranked up to maximum detail settings. Slower computers can tune them down. Yet PC games on max detail still don't look as good. It's either a general lack of skill on part of PC developers or just that PCs in general are not designed well for games.
I'm kind of tired of hearing the bleeding-heart Dreamcast fa... err, well, come to think of it, I got a new one myself for $85 including a 2nd controller and memory card. Must have my SC fix. But a DC is not a good investment for console gaming in the long term. The PS2 sounds like the system that will last the longest in this generation.