Instead, punish the FBI, by punishing the FBI. Fire their asses... out of a cannon. Maybe aimed at a country they'd feel more comfortable in, like North Korea or Iran.
It's not that disclosure is wrong, it's just that it's wrong at that stage of the game -- they would have lost nothing by trying to cooperate with D-Link and only disclosing if those lesser steps failed (or took too long).
They would have lost time. Any time you wait for the vendor to address the issue (at their leisure) is time the black hats are exploiting the vulnerability freely. Announce the vulnerability immediately so those affected can take measures to limit their exposure. That is responsible disclosure.
Here I thought it was already based on Wine. In any case, Wine has come a very long way in recent years, so hopefully they'll be able to get something usable out of this. I'll be looking forward to giving it a try in another 11 years.
the graphics suck balls so much it's unbelievable - mostly due to the low resolution.
That is unbelievable. RE4 on the gamecube was gorgeous (and still is). There's more to looking good than lines of resolution. Honestly, a game like Xenogears with low resolution textures, but fantastic architecture and cinematography is more beautiful than some generic pixel pusher.
You're not a gamer, you're just a graphics whore. Individually rendered blades of grass have nothing to do with gameplay. Not that graphics aren't appealing, I just got a nice graphics card. Well worth it, but I still spend a lot of time on my PS2 (and SNES).
However, there ARE people out there who practice irresponsible dissent, and their sole purpose is to disrupt the lives of everyone in order to make a point which most find irrational. I am all for these people getting shut down, so long as those who are responsible and do not infringe on the liberty of others are left in peace.
The question is, who gets to decide which is which? It would be very easy for a government engaged in an unjust war to label peace protesters as "irresponsible dissenters" and have them shut up.
Displaying an image on a computer screen is in no way novel, nor has it been for decades. Just because there's a CCD hooked up to the computer doesn't make it any more novel. There was a Supreme Court ruling a couple years ago on the obviousness test. In that decision Kennedy wrote "The results of ordinary innovation are not the subject of exclusive rights under the patent laws." This is an entirely ordinary innovation.
Yep, busy hands. When I'm reading a paper offline, I use a pencil. Either point at what I'm reading, or tap it repeatedly against something convenient. Figure it keeps that part of my brain from bothering the part that needs to concentrate.
None whatsoever, which is the point. If they actually believed that this service was something people actually wanted, they'd lose nothing by going opt-in. But, as few people would actually choose to have their clipboard tracked, there's a massive disincentive to going opt-in. I'd just like to hear an employee spin that in a way that doesn't sound unethical.
I have a habit of repeatedly selecting and deselecting text as I read it. I probably selected the story blurb here 10 times while reading it. It would be hard for them to mine that data for anything useful. Not that I run strange javascript anyway.
I've seen a couple 3d movies in the past year at separate theaters. In neither case did I buy glasses. Just picked them up at the entrance, and dropped them off at the exit. The 3d movie was a little more expensive than its 2d counterpart though, maybe that's what you're complaining about.
encrypted data doesn't travel across the web as quickly as unencrypted data.
Why on earth would that be? Routers don't know whether your data is encrypted or not. The one difference I can think of is that encrypted data can't be compressed. But that wouldn't have any effect on latency, just throughput. And that can be taken care of by compressing the data before you encrypt it anyway.
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The French have a word for this: it's called a 'congé solidaire' (holiday in solidarity?)
You could call it a 'soliday'.
Any action game is not an RPG. Because you are playing a role, what matters is the skill of the character, not the skill of the player.
The first is the creep of RPG elements into other genres. I've certainly noticed this myself, and there are a few obvious manifestations
And then there's the creep of action elements into RPGs. Where's my turn based combat?
Turn by turn combat used to be the RPG mainstay, but for many people, it is too slow a method of resolving conflict.
Then maybe they shouldn't play RPGs. An RPG with real time combat is an action-adventure game.
Instead, punish the FBI, by punishing the FBI. Fire their asses... out of a cannon. Maybe aimed at a country they'd feel more comfortable in, like North Korea or Iran.
It's not that disclosure is wrong, it's just that it's wrong at that stage of the game -- they would have lost nothing by trying to cooperate with D-Link and only disclosing if those lesser steps failed (or took too long).
They would have lost time. Any time you wait for the vendor to address the issue (at their leisure) is time the black hats are exploiting the vulnerability freely. Announce the vulnerability immediately so those affected can take measures to limit their exposure. That is responsible disclosure.
Here I thought it was already based on Wine. In any case, Wine has come a very long way in recent years, so hopefully they'll be able to get something usable out of this. I'll be looking forward to giving it a try in another 11 years.
And we did a series of tests.
Were they properly blinded? If not, they mean nothing.
Sure that will work for Nintendo. But what about other corporations?
Engadget Mobile's very own Chris Ziegler led a silent protest during the awards ceremony
So what then, did he vibrate?
the graphics suck balls so much it's unbelievable - mostly due to the low resolution.
That is unbelievable. RE4 on the gamecube was gorgeous (and still is). There's more to looking good than lines of resolution. Honestly, a game like Xenogears with low resolution textures, but fantastic architecture and cinematography is more beautiful than some generic pixel pusher.
Translucency and fog have been used to great effect on previous gen consoles. Hell, on the N64 it seems like there's nothing but fog. :)
You're not a gamer, you're just a graphics whore. Individually rendered blades of grass have nothing to do with gameplay. Not that graphics aren't appealing, I just got a nice graphics card. Well worth it, but I still spend a lot of time on my PS2 (and SNES).
However, there ARE people out there who practice irresponsible dissent, and their sole purpose is to disrupt the lives of everyone in order to make a point which most find irrational. I am all for these people getting shut down, so long as those who are responsible and do not infringe on the liberty of others are left in peace.
The question is, who gets to decide which is which? It would be very easy for a government engaged in an unjust war to label peace protesters as "irresponsible dissenters" and have them shut up.
Displaying an image on a computer screen is in no way novel, nor has it been for decades. Just because there's a CCD hooked up to the computer doesn't make it any more novel. There was a Supreme Court ruling a couple years ago on the obviousness test. In that decision Kennedy wrote "The results of ordinary innovation are not the subject of exclusive rights under the patent laws." This is an entirely ordinary innovation.
Cheaper than litigating, probably.
Obvious patent is obviously invalid.
Yep, busy hands. When I'm reading a paper offline, I use a pencil. Either point at what I'm reading, or tap it repeatedly against something convenient. Figure it keeps that part of my brain from bothering the part that needs to concentrate.
What incentive do they have to make it an opt in?
None whatsoever, which is the point. If they actually believed that this service was something people actually wanted, they'd lose nothing by going opt-in. But, as few people would actually choose to have their clipboard tracked, there's a massive disincentive to going opt-in. I'd just like to hear an employee spin that in a way that doesn't sound unethical.
God damn I hate those Fn keys.
I can't believe this is being repeated on slashdot of all places. Does nobody capitalize their constants anymore??
Just hit gUiw in vim. No need for capslock.
we are tracking the content, not the user.
And when the content is personally identifiable?
We are currently working on a global opt out
Why not an opt in?
I have a habit of repeatedly selecting and deselecting text as I read it. I probably selected the story blurb here 10 times while reading it. It would be hard for them to mine that data for anything useful. Not that I run strange javascript anyway.
I've seen a couple 3d movies in the past year at separate theaters. In neither case did I buy glasses. Just picked them up at the entrance, and dropped them off at the exit. The 3d movie was a little more expensive than its 2d counterpart though, maybe that's what you're complaining about.
encrypted data doesn't travel across the web as quickly as unencrypted data.
Why on earth would that be? Routers don't know whether your data is encrypted or not. The one difference I can think of is that encrypted data can't be compressed. But that wouldn't have any effect on latency, just throughput. And that can be taken care of by compressing the data before you encrypt it anyway.