Those assholes really need to think about who they are hurting with this crap. It is the users, like me. I've got a substantial amount of PS3 games, both from PSN and retail. I just want to use them in peace without veing harassed by cyber-terrorists!
I thought the same thing. The objective for that movie wa to split it into two pieces with an explosion that woul deflect both pieces away from a collision course with Earth.
If you read the sections of the US Code which contain the first sale doctrine, you'd notice that it was actually written precisely with this in mind. At least such is my interpretation of the sections.
I'd be curious to know if you can see the interpretation that I took from reading those sections. I'm not a lawyer, nor an American, but when I was looking to find what the American legal situation was like, that's what I found.
They could choose to "not tolerate it" by hunting animals and eating what they kill. They might not do so legally, but it seems this will probably be an option.
The BBC Microcomputer (by Acorn) had much the same advantage in UK schools. It didn't really seem to help them out as much in the home market as it apparently did Apple, but it must have been nice to have a captive audience.
Your experience of Archos is totally different than mine. Admittedly my experience is with a newer model, and the one you were using was not an Android tablet, but the newer Archos models are pleasingly full-featured. They also come with either 8 or 16 GB internal storage, a Micro SD card, and at least one model has an optional 250 GB hard drive.
Excuse me? I would hope everyone would be just as outraged if a person tried to grab their regular glasses, assuming they wear them. It would be an assault.
I suppose you're free to make the attempt. You will however have your case thrown out at the earliest possible stage. The First Amendment to the US Constitution only protects your right to freedom of speech against government interference.
I'm posting this again because I forgot that I was using HTML formatting in the editor and it ate my paragraphs. A wall of text is no damned good.
I used to operate my XBOX as a media centre. It really was very good. These days there's a lot of HD content though, which is why I've switched away from it. As for homebrew on the XBOX 360, I don't know for sure but I suspect there's a lot less of a scene.
The console is already suitable to use as a media centre. It won't handle MKV files, but it will work for a lot of other things. There's also an official channel for homebrew now, in the form of XBOX Live Indie Games. Anyone can sign up, pay the fee and self-publish their games. You can charge people to download them, I expect it's possible to make a tidy profit.
If I was buying a console to serve as a media center I'd go for a PS3. Even with all the bad press they get, it's got a lot of good media features. It plays Blu-Ray, it talks to DLNA media servers... you can even set your server (on your PC) to transcode files that the PS3 wouldn't otherwise be able to play.
None of those features require modification or any kind of a jailbreak. They are just part of what are offered by the console's respective manufacturers.
I used to operate my XBOX as a media centre. It really was very good. These days there's a lot of HD content though, which is why I've switched away from it.
As for homebrew on the XBOX 360, I don't know for sure but I suspect there's a lot less of a scene. The console is already suitable to use as a media centre. It won't handle MKV files, but it will work for a lot of other things.
There's also an official channel for homebrew now, in the form of XBOX Live Indie Games. Anyone can sign up, pay the fee and self-publish their games. You can charge people to download them, I expect it's possible to make a tidy profit.
If I was buying a console to serve as a media center I'd go for a PS3. Even with all the bad press they get, it's got a lot of good media features. It plays Blu-Ray, it talks to DLNA media servers... you can even set your server (on your PC) to transcode files that the PS3 wouldn't otherwise be able to play.
None of those features require modification or any kind of a jailbreak. They are just part of what are offered by the console's respective manufacturers.
Playing pirated games isn't 100% of the use of a modchip either, depending on the system. As is currently being discussed in another branch of this thread, the XBOX (not 360) made a lovely media player when modded.
To be fair though I'd have to admit that playing pirated games is the primary use for a modchip in many cases. I'm not really here to argue the point with you in any determined way.
No more 'quixotic' than most of the things Apple do to secure their devices, if you ask me. They take the position that they are entitled to total control over the platform. I'm willing to be that if Jaibreaking your IOS device required a hardware mod, Apple would go after the suppliers.
Please note the comment I was making a reply to. Someone speculated that Sony don't object to modchips if you don't go online. I offered an alternate perspective, since it seems to me they object to modchips in all cases. I wasn't really asking why.
I could be wrong but I don't think it works on modern hard drives. I'm pretty sure it's a matter of capacity. Larger drives for whatever reason don't like LILO very much, or it doesn't like them. Someone else would need to explain the details.
GRUB has been standard for yeeeeaaaars, though. Since the last time I used Linux, which is not recent.
They always tried to shut down vendors of modchips during the PS2 era. They often succeeded too. Many of the retailers from back then were stomped under the Sony jackboot. There wasn't any online to speak of back then, and they still maintained that modchipping was a criminal act.
Correct me if I'm wrong but in the US is it not possible to visit a doctor and be given a prescription while being unable to afford to fill it at domestic prices?
One thing that puts me off arcade machines both now and in the past is the way that your first credit won't last long. Your second won't last much longer. Eventually by the time you've pumped a decent amount of cash into the machine you have a chance to get good at it, but not at first.
Those who have experience might well be able to last for quite some time on a single credit but those first few credits required to learn the game will bring down the average.
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Those assholes really need to think about who they are hurting with this crap. It is the users, like me. I've got a substantial amount of PS3 games, both from PSN and retail. I just want to use them in peace without veing harassed by cyber-terrorists!
I thought the same thing. The objective for that movie wa to split it into two pieces with an explosion that woul deflect both pieces away from a collision course with Earth.
If you read the sections of the US Code which contain the first sale doctrine, you'd notice that it was actually written precisely with this in mind. At least such is my interpretation of the sections.
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/106
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/109
I'd be curious to know if you can see the interpretation that I took from reading those sections. I'm not a lawyer, nor an American, but when I was looking to find what the American legal situation was like, that's what I found.
How much less for a comparable steak and sides at home, though?
They could choose to "not tolerate it" by hunting animals and eating what they kill. They might not do so legally, but it seems this will probably be an option.
The BBC Microcomputer (by Acorn) had much the same advantage in UK schools. It didn't really seem to help them out as much in the home market as it apparently did Apple, but it must have been nice to have a captive audience.
Your experience of Archos is totally different than mine. Admittedly my experience is with a newer model, and the one you were using was not an Android tablet, but the newer Archos models are pleasingly full-featured. They also come with either 8 or 16 GB internal storage, a Micro SD card, and at least one model has an optional 250 GB hard drive.
"And you can't tint your front or rear windows legally."
Are you thinking of car windows? It's the only way this comment makes any sense to me.
Excuse me? I would hope everyone would be just as outraged if a person tried to grab their regular glasses, assuming they wear them. It would be an assault.
On Netflix Instant, or on DVD? It's not on NF Instant in the UK, but then our selection is different than (inferior to) yours.
It is my understanding that some people tolerate it. I am not aware that anyone who does not profit from it specifically likes it.
I've seen one, but it was about two decades ago...
It is not optional on ARM. At least not for those manufacturers going for the coveted seal of approval.
I suppose you're free to make the attempt. You will however have your case thrown out at the earliest possible stage. The First Amendment to the US Constitution only protects your right to freedom of speech against government interference.
I'm posting this again because I forgot that I was using HTML formatting in the editor and it ate my paragraphs. A wall of text is no damned good.
I used to operate my XBOX as a media centre. It really was very good. These days there's a lot of HD content though, which is why I've switched away from it. As for homebrew on the XBOX 360, I don't know for sure but I suspect there's a lot less of a scene.
The console is already suitable to use as a media centre. It won't handle MKV files, but it will work for a lot of other things. There's also an official channel for homebrew now, in the form of XBOX Live Indie Games. Anyone can sign up, pay the fee and self-publish their games. You can charge people to download them, I expect it's possible to make a tidy profit.
If I was buying a console to serve as a media center I'd go for a PS3. Even with all the bad press they get, it's got a lot of good media features. It plays Blu-Ray, it talks to DLNA media servers... you can even set your server (on your PC) to transcode files that the PS3 wouldn't otherwise be able to play.
None of those features require modification or any kind of a jailbreak. They are just part of what are offered by the console's respective manufacturers.
I used to operate my XBOX as a media centre. It really was very good. These days there's a lot of HD content though, which is why I've switched away from it. As for homebrew on the XBOX 360, I don't know for sure but I suspect there's a lot less of a scene. The console is already suitable to use as a media centre. It won't handle MKV files, but it will work for a lot of other things. There's also an official channel for homebrew now, in the form of XBOX Live Indie Games. Anyone can sign up, pay the fee and self-publish their games. You can charge people to download them, I expect it's possible to make a tidy profit. If I was buying a console to serve as a media center I'd go for a PS3. Even with all the bad press they get, it's got a lot of good media features. It plays Blu-Ray, it talks to DLNA media servers... you can even set your server (on your PC) to transcode files that the PS3 wouldn't otherwise be able to play. None of those features require modification or any kind of a jailbreak. They are just part of what are offered by the console's respective manufacturers.
Playing pirated games isn't 100% of the use of a modchip either, depending on the system. As is currently being discussed in another branch of this thread, the XBOX (not 360) made a lovely media player when modded.
To be fair though I'd have to admit that playing pirated games is the primary use for a modchip in many cases. I'm not really here to argue the point with you in any determined way.
No more 'quixotic' than most of the things Apple do to secure their devices, if you ask me. They take the position that they are entitled to total control over the platform. I'm willing to be that if Jaibreaking your IOS device required a hardware mod, Apple would go after the suppliers.
Please note the comment I was making a reply to. Someone speculated that Sony don't object to modchips if you don't go online. I offered an alternate perspective, since it seems to me they object to modchips in all cases. I wasn't really asking why.
I could be wrong but I don't think it works on modern hard drives. I'm pretty sure it's a matter of capacity. Larger drives for whatever reason don't like LILO very much, or it doesn't like them. Someone else would need to explain the details. GRUB has been standard for yeeeeaaaars, though. Since the last time I used Linux, which is not recent.
They always tried to shut down vendors of modchips during the PS2 era. They often succeeded too. Many of the retailers from back then were stomped under the Sony jackboot. There wasn't any online to speak of back then, and they still maintained that modchipping was a criminal act.
Correct me if I'm wrong but in the US is it not possible to visit a doctor and be given a prescription while being unable to afford to fill it at domestic prices?
The BBC channels have no adverts.
One thing that puts me off arcade machines both now and in the past is the way that your first credit won't last long. Your second won't last much longer. Eventually by the time you've pumped a decent amount of cash into the machine you have a chance to get good at it, but not at first.
Those who have experience might well be able to last for quite some time on a single credit but those first few credits required to learn the game will bring down the average.
Christ did not teach or know (during his mortal life) any of the books which were written after his ascension. Should they also be disregarded?