Actually I take it back. It's still more of a 'working your way around the rules of the system' than actually 'breaking the system' type of exploit, but the potential for serious problem is there.
Turn off Safe-Open and if you question the source of the file (i've always been a tinfoil hat member, but for the rest of you: be more paranoid) view the package contents and look for anything nasty.
This is pretty much the same thing. There have to be 1, 2, 3, etc steps that all have to work, or you can't get the desired result. It's not a reproducable "bug". IMO, this is a kind of 'social engineering' stunt for OSX software (it takes advantage of a mindset more than actually breaking something in OSX).
It was a great game, but the puzzles were seriously difficult to solve without any sort of cheat or reference (I didn't go back with a walkthrough until after 11 Hour came out and I wanted to reminisce). Most of them struck me as if they were planned by the designers mapping out a part of the game on a dart board, then throwing darts at something else to figure out how to solve them. Very little logic sense to puzzles, none of the 'ohhh.. that makes sense' after finally figuring something out.
Case in point (apologies for my hazy memory): the never ending labyrinth that would reset itself once you went the wrong way (but you had no indication that you did something wrong) - that you could only escape if you had the map on the library(?) floor rug, but you couldn't go back and get once you were inside.
Or the puzzle where (iirc) you had to do something with bottles and cans in the kitchen.. I don't remember anything about the puzzle anymore, but still to this day it brings back memories of 'WTF was that puzzle all about?'.
Another great game, but could have been a lot more challenging: Phantasmagoria 1 (the 2nd one just plain sucked).
If you're going to be picky about it, technically usrid0 plagiarized. Slashdot only quotes what's stated by the poster - in this case, usrid0 copied the body text.
I personally took advantage of the promotion - all in all got about 50+/- free songs. I don't drink all that much soda, I had a lot of help from friends/coworkers (they all know me as the lone Powerbook guy among the sea of Dell - since it was Apple's promotion, they figured I was the only person who could use the caps;-) ).
I think one thing that hurt the promotion was the lack of variety in sodas that could win. Pepsi, Diet Pepsi. No Caffiene Free Pepsi, Lemon Pepsi, Vanilla Pepsi, etc. No Mtn Dew (I can safely assume that the 5mil would break 10mil from the Slashdot crowd alone), no Dr Pepper, etc. I prefer Pepsi over Coke so when I was interested in a cola, it was going to be Pepsi. But I know a lot of people who generally like Pepsi products, just not Pepsi.
I'm in the DC area, we had the new bottles pretty quick after the promotion started (largely due to the lardy fatsos in Baltimore w/ a caffiene craze I bet;-)).
The format here doesn't matter. If you have a 128K lossy source, then convert again from that 128K lossy source to a new 128K lossy file, the amount of precision in the new encode can do nothing but drop. Making the new import bitrate higher than the original is a good way of ensuring you don't inadvertantly lose quality simply because bitrates are set too low.
It's not a digital (1::1) copy. It's (in a manner of speaking) an analog copy, and recording to a higher quality medium ensures that nearly nothing is lost in the process.
What do you mean by sticker on top? I've found that CD-Rs with labels (full labels, pressed on?) last MUCH longer than CD-Rs w/o labels. No flaking, top surface is much more resistant to scratches, etc.
In fact, thinking through my CD-R library, I can't think of any labeled CD-Rs that have ever gone bad on me. I can't say the same for labelless/stickerless?
Ok, I actually burst out laughing reading this. My coworkers now consider me quite the odd duck for finding it funny (after explaining what it meant), but oh well, their loss.
Oh, I realize that this is taking place in India, I assumed that the message I posted to had a US-centric POV as the parent that it was responding to was most definitely US-centric. Any unintended confusion, apologies for that..
Except that PlayFair violates/bypasses/decrypts (whatever) an encryption system and doing so *IS ILLEGAL* by way of DMCA et al.. (ethical arguments aside, this is what the law says).
I was starting to think I was the only person who felt this way:)
If you (the rhetorical you) disagree with the terms of the sale, you don't make the purchase. That's all there is to it. You disagree with Apple's DRM, you don't buy the file. There's no rationalizing of why you can do what you want to do after the fact.
iChat AV works with any video firewire device (dv camcorders, dv decks, firewire webcams - there are a few). The limitation you have comes from Apple progressing with technology, not supporting depreciated lesser hardware.
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That's because the original Airport isn't 11g/54mbs - it's 11b. This is only an 11g device.
Actually I take it back. It's still more of a 'working your way around the rules of the system' than actually 'breaking the system' type of exploit, but the potential for serious problem is there.
Turn off Safe-Open and if you question the source of the file (i've always been a tinfoil hat member, but for the rest of you: be more paranoid) view the package contents and look for anything nasty.
$.02
This is pretty much the same thing. There have to be 1, 2, 3, etc steps that all have to work, or you can't get the desired result. It's not a reproducable "bug". IMO, this is a kind of 'social engineering' stunt for OSX software (it takes advantage of a mindset more than actually breaking something in OSX).
$.02
old skool!
And even that's suspect!
I can't remember anyone here ever praising Microsoft for anything ;-)
bwahahaha!
:> )
( and I'm a mac user
"Nerd for the sake of being a nerd" isn't something you comprehend.
Or the war in Iraq ;-)
The 7th Guest
It was a great game, but the puzzles were seriously difficult to solve without any sort of cheat or reference (I didn't go back with a walkthrough until after 11 Hour came out and I wanted to reminisce). Most of them struck me as if they were planned by the designers mapping out a part of the game on a dart board, then throwing darts at something else to figure out how to solve them. Very little logic sense to puzzles, none of the 'ohhh.. that makes sense' after finally figuring something out.
Case in point (apologies for my hazy memory): the never ending labyrinth that would reset itself once you went the wrong way (but you had no indication that you did something wrong) - that you could only escape if you had the map on the library(?) floor rug, but you couldn't go back and get once you were inside.
Or the puzzle where (iirc) you had to do something with bottles and cans in the kitchen.. I don't remember anything about the puzzle anymore, but still to this day it brings back memories of 'WTF was that puzzle all about?'.
Another great game, but could have been a lot more challenging: Phantasmagoria 1 (the 2nd one just plain sucked).
This could be because no-where in the top page source does Google ever have the word 'engine'.
If you're going to be picky about it, technically usrid0 plagiarized. Slashdot only quotes what's stated by the poster - in this case, usrid0 copied the body text.
FUNNY++
;-)
Good old Soviet Union... how boring life would be if not for you
(to the mod)
;-)
I knew someone here would have the same sense of humor
20 goto 10
I personally took advantage of the promotion - all in all got about 50+/- free songs. I don't drink all that much soda, I had a lot of help from friends/coworkers (they all know me as the lone Powerbook guy among the sea of Dell - since it was Apple's promotion, they figured I was the only person who could use the caps ;-) ).
;-)).
I think one thing that hurt the promotion was the lack of variety in sodas that could win. Pepsi, Diet Pepsi. No Caffiene Free Pepsi, Lemon Pepsi, Vanilla Pepsi, etc. No Mtn Dew (I can safely assume that the 5mil would break 10mil from the Slashdot crowd alone), no Dr Pepper, etc. I prefer Pepsi over Coke so when I was interested in a cola, it was going to be Pepsi. But I know a lot of people who generally like Pepsi products, just not Pepsi.
I'm in the DC area, we had the new bottles pretty quick after the promotion started (largely due to the lardy fatsos in Baltimore w/ a caffiene craze I bet
$.02
The format here doesn't matter. If you have a 128K lossy source, then convert again from that 128K lossy source to a new 128K lossy file, the amount of precision in the new encode can do nothing but drop. Making the new import bitrate higher than the original is a good way of ensuring you don't inadvertantly lose quality simply because bitrates are set too low.
It's not a digital (1::1) copy. It's (in a manner of speaking) an analog copy, and recording to a higher quality medium ensures that nearly nothing is lost in the process.
What do you mean by sticker on top? I've found that CD-Rs with labels (full labels, pressed on?) last MUCH longer than CD-Rs w/o labels. No flaking, top surface is much more resistant to scratches, etc.
In fact, thinking through my CD-R library, I can't think of any labeled CD-Rs that have ever gone bad on me. I can't say the same for labelless/stickerless?
Same problem, I lost a bar.
17 PB, Extreme, etc etc
Ok, I actually burst out laughing reading this. My coworkers now consider me quite the odd duck for finding it funny (after explaining what it meant), but oh well, their loss.
Boole to you!
Oh, I realize that this is taking place in India, I assumed that the message I posted to had a US-centric POV as the parent that it was responding to was most definitely US-centric. Any unintended confusion, apologies for that..
Except that PlayFair violates/bypasses/decrypts (whatever) an encryption system and doing so *IS ILLEGAL* by way of DMCA et al.. (ethical arguments aside, this is what the law says).
so I ask again, how is FairPlay legal?
I was starting to think I was the only person who felt this way :)
If you (the rhetorical you) disagree with the terms of the sale, you don't make the purchase. That's all there is to it. You disagree with Apple's DRM, you don't buy the file. There's no rationalizing of why you can do what you want to do after the fact.
Please explain how PlayFair is legal, rather than just assert that it is.
iChat AV works with any video firewire device (dv camcorders, dv decks, firewire webcams - there are a few). The limitation you have comes from Apple progressing with technology, not supporting depreciated lesser hardware.