Shouldn't they be testing the radiation output from these machines at regular intervals to make sure they're safe?
(as opposed to just checking them when the public needs "reassuring")
In the past, the TSA has failed to properly monitor and ensure the safety of X-ray devices used on luggage. A 2008 report by the worker safety arm of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the TSA and its maintenance contractors had failed to detect when baggage X-ray machines emitted radiation beyond what regulations allowed. They also failed to take action when some machines had missing or disabled safety features, the report shows.
Oh, wait, that's right. For the most part, they're incompetent, or just don't care.
The least they could do while subjecting people to discomfort and harm is ensure that they're keeping damage to a minimum. Assholes.
If everybody in the future plans on selling micro-games with abysmal graphics, then maybe. There's really not that many situations that I can see where developing for a web browser would be more advantageous than developing a game for a native OS architecture, whether it be for a console (xbox, PS3, etc.) or computer (Mac, Windows, etc.). Even for mobile devices, if you design for a browser, what does that leave you with? Native application SDKs exist for android, iOS, and the like, which I'm sure provide better performance capabilities for rendering and whatnot than Flash or something yet-to-be-developed. That leaves ChromeOS, which I assume will use HTML5 or Flash. But, if the day it comes, it would be glorious to see Black Ops playing in a browser tab. Call me skeptical, but I just don't see this really make a dent in the hardcore-gaming market.
It definitely would. And you're usually required to describe all felonies committed in the last 5-10 year period. Can't remember the exact time frame, but having your name changed doesn't relinquish a felon's obligation to declare his status when applying for jobs when explicitly requested.
darkComet (aka darkComet-RAT) is the name of a remote administration tool, which BlackHoleRAT's control functionality is derived from. The trojan is actually called BlackHoleRAT, but regardless, here's an article link.
And, while I'm going, the distortion of the term "trojan" is starting to test my patience. A trojan horse is a piece of software that is deceptive in nature, one which appears to perform a desirable function, but, in fact, steals information or harms the system its occupying. This application, darkComet-RAT, is referred to as a trojan itself all over the web in news articles relating to this beta of "BlackHoleRAT," which is NOT the case. darkComet-RAT is a legit remote administration tool, similiar in functionality to VNC, and should be treated as such.
I understand this butchering of the acronym "RAT," between its use as "Remote Administration Tool" and "Remote Access Trojan" may be confusing, as with all acronyms that use the same letters, but please, for the love of god, do some damn fact checking, and this would be less likely to happen.
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You're certainly not the only one, and your words were rather kind, considering some of the other criticism I've read.
But not if this cure is going to cost an arm and a leg. I wonder if many health insurance plans would cover it.
Shouldn't they be testing the radiation output from these machines at regular intervals to make sure they're safe?
(as opposed to just checking them when the public needs "reassuring")
In the past, the TSA has failed to properly monitor and ensure the safety of X-ray devices used on luggage. A 2008 report by the worker safety arm of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the TSA and its maintenance contractors had failed to detect when baggage X-ray machines emitted radiation beyond what regulations allowed. They also failed to take action when some machines had missing or disabled safety features, the report shows.
Oh, wait, that's right. For the most part, they're incompetent, or just don't care.
The least they could do while subjecting people to discomfort and harm is ensure that they're keeping damage to a minimum. Assholes.
True, but I doubt everybody who visited the 404'd site redeemed only one code..
They might not ban people, but you can bet they'll be voiding some of those points.
I doubt it'll be hard for Microsoft to figure out who redeemed an excessively large number of these codes.
Generally speaking bacterial who waste energy on producing fuel for us humans tend to be pretty fragile and finicky.
I'd like to see you try to stay alive in high concentrations of any fuel capable of being produced by bacteria.
If everybody in the future plans on selling micro-games with abysmal graphics, then maybe. There's really not that many situations that I can see where developing for a web browser would be more advantageous than developing a game for a native OS architecture, whether it be for a console (xbox, PS3, etc.) or computer (Mac, Windows, etc.). Even for mobile devices, if you design for a browser, what does that leave you with? Native application SDKs exist for android, iOS, and the like, which I'm sure provide better performance capabilities for rendering and whatnot than Flash or something yet-to-be-developed. That leaves ChromeOS, which I assume will use HTML5 or Flash. But, if the day it comes, it would be glorious to see Black Ops playing in a browser tab. Call me skeptical, but I just don't see this really make a dent in the hardcore-gaming market.
I blame Hulu and Netflix.
This isn't all that different from when Seagate bought Maxtor. Back then, after the sale, Seagate controlled 44% of the market, compared to nearly 50 percent market share which this deal has bestowed upon Western Digital.
I really hope SCEA crashes and burns. I personally won't ever support their products again.
Standards? What are those?
It definitely would. And you're usually required to describe all felonies committed in the last 5-10 year period. Can't remember the exact time frame, but having your name changed doesn't relinquish a felon's obligation to declare his status when applying for jobs when explicitly requested.
When anyone thought of the operating system, they thought of Linus.
As a casual linux user, I believe it to still be the case, regardless of what your fluff might say.
Everything is for sale..
Let's all wait for the general population to whore themselves out further.
We are Borg. You will be assimilated.
darkComet (aka darkComet-RAT) is the name of a remote administration tool, which BlackHoleRAT's control functionality is derived from. The trojan is actually called BlackHoleRAT, but regardless, here's an article link.
And, while I'm going, the distortion of the term "trojan" is starting to test my patience. A trojan horse is a piece of software that is deceptive in nature, one which appears to perform a desirable function, but, in fact, steals information or harms the system its occupying. This application, darkComet-RAT, is referred to as a trojan itself all over the web in news articles relating to this beta of "BlackHoleRAT," which is NOT the case. darkComet-RAT is a legit remote administration tool, similiar in functionality to VNC, and should be treated as such.
I understand this butchering of the acronym "RAT," between its use as "Remote Administration Tool" and "Remote Access Trojan" may be confusing, as with all acronyms that use the same letters, but please, for the love of god, do some damn fact checking, and this would be less likely to happen.
Grumble grumble grumble.
It's not like they didn't have the existing hardware and infrastructure for a huge firewall or something.
At least, I wouldn't then have to clean it.
Apparently, the filter won't allow me to repeat Tolkien's name more than a few times in a row.
Filter error: Too much repetition
Didn't know slashdot caved, too.
The bad news is that the tech industry has to compete more with itself which means its scrambling over a smaller total of dollars available.
I think the industries need a wake-up call, to some extent. I find it remarkable how they expect people to keep buying and buying.
Just because technology gets older does not always make it obsolete, although electronic manufacturers try very hard to make it so.
ms hired a pr company to build up some buzz
Careful now, that's a registered trademark ;)
I could've guessed that easy.
If it failed to launch, I don't see how it would be the final launch, considering there are some things on there that NEED to get to ISS.
Yes, but you'll have to refer to Nash theory in order for everybody in your group to get one in the first place.
Oh, dear. I hope it's not running on Windows (and instead on some dedicated *nix server). We'd be setting ourselves up for a doosie.