It is sad that something like "People working for the good of the community" is rarely seen anymore, and lots of research is re-done by different people for nothing.
I read that link and it made me feel quite sad at the poor state that we are in - if we can't personally profit from something, we don't do it.
If only more people (and more industries) would follow the 'data sharing' model. I've no idea when "Living in a Community" ever became "Sucking what we need out of other people" - but its a rubbish system.
All you have to do is grab a game which came out 15 years ago - lets say Doom 2 (which came out 17 years ago), and a game which came out lately - take your pick and compare the graphics. Or compare the (non-existant) physics with the physics of some modern FPS.
Even if you ARE an 'average' consumer who just browses the web (those people exist?) - I'm pretty sure that even flash games have greatly improved.
Why is it so difficult to just wait X days, and then close the account? You know, like other sites-which-don't-want-to-make-money-off-your-personal-information do ?
Connected to the overly-expensive cellular internet?
I don't see much use, especially at the prices you pay for that. Allright maybe if you have one subscription and you want to use your mobile AND your laptop at the same time - but at the price you pay for the connection, is it worth it?
" If you don’t like the FCC’s policies, you are stuck with them unless you leave the United States. If you don’t like your internet service provider’s policies, you can simply switch to another one"
Key difference: Theoretically (lets forget lobbying and bribes) - the government wants what's best for his people. The ISP wants what gets him the most cash. Seriously, Net neutrality is more about "Nobody creates any silly rules" than "Lets oppress the masses!"
I always do that when an account FORCES me to put in a secret question. Unfortunatly if you forgot your password, you're likely to forget your fake-mother's fake-maden name. So kinda defeats the purpose. I speak out of personal experience. I find "secret questions" to not be secret anymore - Pets names are almost always on facebook for example. Kinda useless.
I don't know how the law works in America or Canada, but where I come from, if you admit guilty and claim guilty in court, they don't bother looking at evidence and just slap the punishment on you. Might be different in this case.
Again, you're not claiming that SOMEONE ELSE did it, you're claiming that YOU did it.
Bit of a strawman isn't it?
If I go tell a police officer "I just killed someone", or he overhears you admit that (and you can't prove otherwise) - aren't you admitting to guilt?
The door doesn't swing both ways.
You pleaded guilty in public. It came out of your metaphorical mouth. You basically incriminated yourself of your own free will.
Do you need any more evidence?
Collecting information about how many users are making use of the system is a good idea anyway. Plus Ubuntu is open-source, so if you don't want Canonical to see that you're using it, just disable it or change the code, no biggie.
Someone played Doom. Stop the presses. I played it again two months ago - maybe I should have it published somewhere
I actually prefer old Doom to the weird thing they did with Doom3. I still miss the days when you could play FPSs without needing a mouse.
Apparently cracking proteins is NP-hard as well.
We all knew deep down that P!=NP, but we all secretly hoped it wouldn't. There are so many interesting NP-hard problems around... if only.
DRM never stopped anyone from getting the games they wanted. In fact, all it does is irritate legitamite users who actually go through the trouble of buying the games. I don't see how mentioning DRM makes any difference. Instead of me buying one and handing it over to my friend, I give my friend a link to a torrent. Wow, that caused me a lot of trouble!
I'm positive if there was DRM, the piracy rate would have been higher.
The reason for the percentage being so high is that its an indie game. There's no guarantee you're not paying for rubbish. People will fork out extra money for [AwesomeGame] 2 - even if it does end up being rubbish.
Somehow with the closed policies on 'mobile' (+ non laptop) apple products regarding what software can be run on it - I don't share your optimism. I think if apple gets a proper foothold, we'll be seeing "Exclusive to Apple Only" software very soon.
What I don't understand is the drop in Linux. You can do pretty much the same things you can do on a Linux as on an Apple (with some minor exceptions - and in certain cases you can do far more with a Linux) - also Linux is much cheaper - so I don't really understand what is going on.
Maybe all this marketting has paid off at last?
Its not like the military causing more fuss about these documents will make people more interested and view them. This has never happened before in this history of anything in the world, no-sir-ee.
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It is sad that something like "People working for the good of the community" is rarely seen anymore, and lots of research is re-done by different people for nothing.
I read that link and it made me feel quite sad at the poor state that we are in - if we can't personally profit from something, we don't do it.
If only more people (and more industries) would follow the 'data sharing' model. I've no idea when "Living in a Community" ever became "Sucking what we need out of other people" - but its a rubbish system.
Patent Minefields - helping drive innovation forward!
Uh what?
All you have to do is grab a game which came out 15 years ago - lets say Doom 2 (which came out 17 years ago), and a game which came out lately - take your pick and compare the graphics. Or compare the (non-existant) physics with the physics of some modern FPS.
Even if you ARE an 'average' consumer who just browses the web (those people exist?) - I'm pretty sure that even flash games have greatly improved.
I'm positive that content suppliers will notice this and stop trying to push for 'MORE PIXELS' and instead give better content.
In before "VeryHD tv"
Why is it so difficult to just wait X days, and then close the account? You know, like other sites-which-don't-want-to-make-money-off-your-personal-information do ?
I heard you can get an awesome experience playing racing games.
Connected to the overly-expensive cellular internet?
I don't see much use, especially at the prices you pay for that. Allright maybe if you have one subscription and you want to use your mobile AND your laptop at the same time - but at the price you pay for the connection, is it worth it?
" If you don’t like the FCC’s policies, you are stuck with them unless you leave the United States. If you don’t like your internet service provider’s policies, you can simply switch to another one" Key difference: Theoretically (lets forget lobbying and bribes) - the government wants what's best for his people. The ISP wants what gets him the most cash. Seriously, Net neutrality is more about "Nobody creates any silly rules" than "Lets oppress the masses!"
I always do that when an account FORCES me to put in a secret question. Unfortunatly if you forgot your password, you're likely to forget your fake-mother's fake-maden name. So kinda defeats the purpose. I speak out of personal experience. I find "secret questions" to not be secret anymore - Pets names are almost always on facebook for example. Kinda useless.
And yet I'm positive many have no anti-virus,put lots of interesting information on their facebook or whatever, and click interesting links.
Murder is always a special case.
What about speeding?
I don't know how the law works in America or Canada, but where I come from, if you admit guilty and claim guilty in court, they don't bother looking at evidence and just slap the punishment on you. Might be different in this case. Again, you're not claiming that SOMEONE ELSE did it, you're claiming that YOU did it.
Bit of a strawman isn't it? If I go tell a police officer "I just killed someone", or he overhears you admit that (and you can't prove otherwise) - aren't you admitting to guilt? The door doesn't swing both ways.
You pleaded guilty in public. It came out of your metaphorical mouth. You basically incriminated yourself of your own free will. Do you need any more evidence?
Collecting information about how many users are making use of the system is a good idea anyway. Plus Ubuntu is open-source, so if you don't want Canonical to see that you're using it, just disable it or change the code, no biggie.
Someone played Doom. Stop the presses. I played it again two months ago - maybe I should have it published somewhere I actually prefer old Doom to the weird thing they did with Doom3. I still miss the days when you could play FPSs without needing a mouse.
No, it'll work perfectally for a while, then a patch will make it work horribly and Jobs will go "I told you so!"
Apparently cracking proteins is NP-hard as well. We all knew deep down that P!=NP, but we all secretly hoped it wouldn't. There are so many interesting NP-hard problems around... if only.
Maybe it'll encourage them to really buy the town.
DRM never stopped anyone from getting the games they wanted. In fact, all it does is irritate legitamite users who actually go through the trouble of buying the games. I don't see how mentioning DRM makes any difference. Instead of me buying one and handing it over to my friend, I give my friend a link to a torrent. Wow, that caused me a lot of trouble! I'm positive if there was DRM, the piracy rate would have been higher. The reason for the percentage being so high is that its an indie game. There's no guarantee you're not paying for rubbish. People will fork out extra money for [AwesomeGame] 2 - even if it does end up being rubbish.
Somehow with the closed policies on 'mobile' (+ non laptop) apple products regarding what software can be run on it - I don't share your optimism. I think if apple gets a proper foothold, we'll be seeing "Exclusive to Apple Only" software very soon. What I don't understand is the drop in Linux. You can do pretty much the same things you can do on a Linux as on an Apple (with some minor exceptions - and in certain cases you can do far more with a Linux) - also Linux is much cheaper - so I don't really understand what is going on. Maybe all this marketting has paid off at last?
Its not like the military causing more fuss about these documents will make people more interested and view them. This has never happened before in this history of anything in the world, no-sir-ee.