I imagine if someone was copying the information simply to have it, it wouldn't be a big deal. But the fact is that they're copying it for the purposes of identity theft, which translates to real dollars-and-cents costs for the victims. Copying a CD is not the same thing as copying someone's credit card number, which implies using that number to purchase goods with the stolen information. Your argument is cute but specious.
In the US, the labor market is a buyer's market - there are more people who need work than employers willing to hire them. Because of this employers are able to impose annoying rules on their employees because they know their employees don't have anywhere else to go, since the employee's only recourse is to quit. If people would start wielding this power to their advantage it would benefit everyone.
On the other hand, unfettered internet access is frequently not a good idea, especially for security reasons - people downloading malware, etc.
A) Wait for the game to be released and get it at Wal Mart. B) Preorder the game elsewhere.
So what if they listened to the retard? This is a decision with a net impact of zero. Worst case scenario, you get the game a couple days later because you choose to get it at Wal Mart.
Security companies are objecting, on the grounds that it's a generally accepted practice not to create viruses for any reason.
You mean they aren't already doing this internally? If not... what the hell are they doing all day? If they're just being reactive without testing their software against possible variants then their software isn't really useful. Though frankly I find antivirus software to be a cure worse than the disease. A 1/100 chance I'll get a virus that does bad things to my computer, or a 100% chance that my computer will run like crap due to NAV.
Solution? Backup all my documents (mostly pics) to a dvd monthly and trust my Linux box firewall/router/proxy to keep the bad bits out.
So is there some sort of quota that you want? We must stop at least one serious terrorist attack every two months before it's justified action?
No, my point was that after 5 years of eroding our rights there was only one attempted attack, and the damage done by the response is likely far more dire than the attack that was prevented. Not allowing people to bring things on a commercial flight isn't a violation of their rights, it's common sense. Data mining all communications of North America and Europe (where the 500 million guesstimate came from) is not a logical response to hijacked airliners. More air marshals - and simply locking the cockpit door - would have prevented the WTC and Pentagon attacks.
As for your argument that it's inconvenient not to bring anything on the plane, well, to that I say too bad. The plane itself is a convenience, there are other modes of transportation you're free to explore; nobody's forcing you to fly - you can "opt out" of flying, you can't opt out of the NSA wiretaps.
... and so far one legitimate, serious attack has been prevented. The same attack could likely have been prevented by forcing everyone to check all luggage and allow no carry-ons.
As for governments "warming up" to wiretapping... is it even the case anywhere in the world that the government is reluctant to infringe on the rights of its populace? People don't care anymore, they're fearful and spineless, and are more than willing to give up their rights these days.
I, for one, would rather have a cable running to my mouse than have to worry about changing / recharging its battery. I'm all for a printer using wireless to receive data, even if only for the cost savings on stupid printer cables, which have always been an appalling racket. Wireless transfer of data from a camera is also a nice convenience. But wireless keyboard and mouse have never resonated with me. Maybe when they come with a mini cold fusion reactor inside them so they "just work" and you never have to think about battery life.
This is going to make me sound like quite the old curmudgeon, but...
Playing games with water pistols in a public place, with other people around (who more than likely don't want to be wet by you), is childish and rude. If you want to play with water guns, do it in your back yard or in a field somewhere.
A bit in computer science has a well defined meaning - a binary digit with a value of 1 or 0. What's a "bit" of information in the brain? I don't think we store data digitally...
It sounds like one of the basic assumptions of this article is that the object of ebay is to win. That's an incorrect assumption: the object of eBay is to get what you want at the lowest price you're willing to spend. If you're only willing to spend $25 on an iPod, put in a bid of $25. eBay's proxy bidding will handle the pissant bidders trying to nickel and dime their way up. Eventually one of two things will happen: A) you'll be the high bidder and get the item you want for a price less than or equal to the amount you wanted to pay, or B) someone will outbid you and you won't get the item at the price you want, at which point you can either let it go or re-evaluate the amount you're willing to spend.
People get caught up in the "game" of bidding on eBay which is how you see digital cameras that retail for $299, and sell on Amazon for $240, sell on eBay for $320 -- that's an example I've seen with my own eyes. People are stupid and so sniping is effective.
It's Zonk, and Zonk is apparently a Nintendo fanboi who posts anything even tangentially related to Nintendo, and he's also the worst "editor" on Slashdot since Michael Sims. If you COULD moderate/vote on stories, I'd give Zonk's a -1 default value. I had him blocked for a while but I ended up missing entire days worth stories on Slashdot so I was forced to unblock him.
How many printers do you know that ship today or will be out within a year allow you to send a raw PDF file to it and have it print as is without any kind of client spooling and image degradation? XPS lets you do that.
You make it sound like that's such an awesome feature... who cares? 10 years ago I could drag a PDF to the printer icon in Mac OS and it would print it. Why not just open Acrobat and hit print? I still fail to see how this makes it worthy of a completely new format.
I agree. As much as I agree it's the parent's job to do the parenting, it's not the parent's job to watch the child 24 hours a day (past infancy anyway). Children need some degree of freedom if they are going to develop. The parent needs enough information to make an informed decision about the game, but the parent doesn't need to sit down and play through the entire game in order to decide whether or not it's appropriate for the child. Ratings are one thing, laws enforcing ratings are another.
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How does this differ from the related story about this same product? Just that it's going to be released soon? Or that they included the price?
BTW... $800 plus subscription?????
There's an earthquake every 5 minutes in Queens under the 7 train!
RIAA and MPAA members found lacking new gene...
How many comments yet to be posted can be summarized with simply "put out"?
I imagine if someone was copying the information simply to have it, it wouldn't be a big deal. But the fact is that they're copying it for the purposes of identity theft, which translates to real dollars-and-cents costs for the victims. Copying a CD is not the same thing as copying someone's credit card number, which implies using that number to purchase goods with the stolen information. Your argument is cute but specious.
Should be "Targeted Advertising..."
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In the US, the labor market is a buyer's market - there are more people who need work than employers willing to hire them. Because of this employers are able to impose annoying rules on their employees because they know their employees don't have anywhere else to go, since the employee's only recourse is to quit. If people would start wielding this power to their advantage it would benefit everyone.
On the other hand, unfettered internet access is frequently not a good idea, especially for security reasons - people downloading malware, etc.
Nah, I'm talking about pics I take with my own camera... silly bear.
This seems like such a non-issue. You can...
A) Wait for the game to be released and get it at Wal Mart.
B) Preorder the game elsewhere.
So what if they listened to the retard? This is a decision with a net impact of zero. Worst case scenario, you get the game a couple days later because you choose to get it at Wal Mart.
Security companies are objecting, on the grounds that it's a generally accepted practice not to create viruses for any reason.
You mean they aren't already doing this internally? If not... what the hell are they doing all day? If they're just being reactive without testing their software against possible variants then their software isn't really useful. Though frankly I find antivirus software to be a cure worse than the disease. A 1/100 chance I'll get a virus that does bad things to my computer, or a 100% chance that my computer will run like crap due to NAV.
Solution? Backup all my documents (mostly pics) to a dvd monthly and trust my Linux box firewall/router/proxy to keep the bad bits out.
So is there some sort of quota that you want? We must stop at least one serious terrorist attack every two months before it's justified action?
No, my point was that after 5 years of eroding our rights there was only one attempted attack, and the damage done by the response is likely far more dire than the attack that was prevented. Not allowing people to bring things on a commercial flight isn't a violation of their rights, it's common sense. Data mining all communications of North America and Europe (where the 500 million guesstimate came from) is not a logical response to hijacked airliners. More air marshals - and simply locking the cockpit door - would have prevented the WTC and Pentagon attacks.
As for your argument that it's inconvenient not to bring anything on the plane, well, to that I say too bad. The plane itself is a convenience, there are other modes of transportation you're free to explore; nobody's forcing you to fly - you can "opt out" of flying, you can't opt out of the NSA wiretaps.
... and so far one legitimate, serious attack has been prevented. The same attack could likely have been prevented by forcing everyone to check all luggage and allow no carry-ons.
As for governments "warming up" to wiretapping... is it even the case anywhere in the world that the government is reluctant to infringe on the rights of its populace? People don't care anymore, they're fearful and spineless, and are more than willing to give up their rights these days.
I could care less about your post.
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I, for one, would rather have a cable running to my mouse than have to worry about changing / recharging its battery. I'm all for a printer using wireless to receive data, even if only for the cost savings on stupid printer cables, which have always been an appalling racket. Wireless transfer of data from a camera is also a nice convenience. But wireless keyboard and mouse have never resonated with me. Maybe when they come with a mini cold fusion reactor inside them so they "just work" and you never have to think about battery life.
This is going to make me sound like quite the old curmudgeon, but...
Playing games with water pistols in a public place, with other people around (who more than likely don't want to be wet by you), is childish and rude. If you want to play with water guns, do it in your back yard or in a field somewhere.
A bit in computer science has a well defined meaning - a binary digit with a value of 1 or 0. What's a "bit" of information in the brain? I don't think we store data digitally...
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It sounds like one of the basic assumptions of this article is that the object of ebay is to win. That's an incorrect assumption: the object of eBay is to get what you want at the lowest price you're willing to spend. If you're only willing to spend $25 on an iPod, put in a bid of $25. eBay's proxy bidding will handle the pissant bidders trying to nickel and dime their way up. Eventually one of two things will happen: A) you'll be the high bidder and get the item you want for a price less than or equal to the amount you wanted to pay, or B) someone will outbid you and you won't get the item at the price you want, at which point you can either let it go or re-evaluate the amount you're willing to spend.
People get caught up in the "game" of bidding on eBay which is how you see digital cameras that retail for $299, and sell on Amazon for $240, sell on eBay for $320 -- that's an example I've seen with my own eyes. People are stupid and so sniping is effective.
If the FBI and NSA can track your kids, why shouldn't you be able to? At least when you do it your kids will (ostensibly) know about it.
It's Zonk, and Zonk is apparently a Nintendo fanboi who posts anything even tangentially related to Nintendo, and he's also the worst "editor" on Slashdot since Michael Sims. If you COULD moderate/vote on stories, I'd give Zonk's a -1 default value. I had him blocked for a while but I ended up missing entire days worth stories on Slashdot so I was forced to unblock him.
You make it sound like that's such an awesome feature... who cares? 10 years ago I could drag a PDF to the printer icon in Mac OS and it would print it. Why not just open Acrobat and hit print? I still fail to see how this makes it worthy of a completely new format.
I agree. As much as I agree it's the parent's job to do the parenting, it's not the parent's job to watch the child 24 hours a day (past infancy anyway). Children need some degree of freedom if they are going to develop. The parent needs enough information to make an informed decision about the game, but the parent doesn't need to sit down and play through the entire game in order to decide whether or not it's appropriate for the child. Ratings are one thing, laws enforcing ratings are another.
Funny, I thought the post was written in English...
(Yes I am a dick.)