The problem isn't Android. The wireless tether apps were removed from the Market. There are already plenty of alternative markets.
If you're saying that Android should support wireless tether out of the box, and that we need a fork of it in order to do that, that's also nonsense. The carriers wouldn't allow their phones to ship with that OS, and without them you won't be able to pay the people working on the fork. You'll have a handful of people doing it in their spare time and they'll only be able to support 1 or 2 devices, not the entire spectrum. (This is like CyanogenMOD, by the way).
This hasn't been news for 30+ years. Parallel programming is hard for a multitude of well-known technical reasons, this is nothing new. Another major reason is that the human brain is no good at parallel programming; again, nothing new. I say let's either try to solve the problems or move on.
...after the first argument made, about the car rental agency. Anyone who has studied law knows that, at least in the US, the rental agency WOULD be a legitimate defendant. What if they leased the car to someone without a licence? They've essentially armed someone with a dangerous weapon. There are plenty of reasons like this that would make the agency potentially liable, and the law pretty much has it worked out. While nothing's perfect, this math major either needs to expand his expertise or to kindly be quiet.
Yeah, if the next Call of Duty game was a third-person platformer or something there would be an uproar... BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE CALL OF DUTY. It would be some other game with the name slapped on. That has nothing at all to do with genres limiting games. If you make a different game, call it a different name. That way names are actually useful information, y'know? Remember how language is for conveying meaning? Jeez.
Keeping the money would be a dick move, he should return it. But anyone who says they'd take Sony on one-on-one and end up with insane legal fees is either a liar or an idiot.
I pirated everything -- literally every game I ever played on my PC -- until I discovered Steam. Convenience and cheapness all in one, and what Steam has in the way of DRM is very subtle (apart from games that come with SecuROM or whatever, not Valve's fault).
"Reasonably priced"? If it were reasonably priced, then music label execs and popular artists would be paid reasonably, not extravagantly. If I paid for all the music I listen to, I would be several thousand dollars in debt. And I don't listen to half as much music as most people I know.
Wow, are you kidding? Those people protesting funerals hate everyone. They are evil. They're just using Jesus as an excuse to hate people (which is nonsense given that, if the Bible is to be believed, Jesus was all about love).
This will be tossed out instantly. #1: Where does the amount come from? #2: This random idiot can't sue on behalf of "society" or whatever the hell he's doing. The government, or possibly victims if any violence did occur, would have to do that. #3: I'd bet the farm that there's no proof. #4: Is not blocking hate speech a crime/tort? I don't think so.
This is not the problem with IP tracking. In most instances the ISP will have logs linking IPs to customers, and people can be easily traced.
The real problem is that AN IP IS NOT A PERSON. You cannot trace a person through an ISP (except through strong circumstantial evidence such as someone using their email account from that IP). If all the info you have is that someone/something at IP 12.34.56.78 downloaded kiddie porn, that's no evidence at all. Was it the suspect? Was it a family member or friend? Was it some random on the street who cracked the WEP key or accessed an open network? You have no idea and you never will unless you can find 1) evidence on a computer and 2) evidence that the suspect was using said computer at the time.
I applaud Time Warner's forward-thinking attitude. Now, if only the cable channels would realize that they have a huge market to tap instead of racing to "protect" their increasingly irrelevant delivery method...
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The problem isn't Android. The wireless tether apps were removed from the Market. There are already plenty of alternative markets. If you're saying that Android should support wireless tether out of the box, and that we need a fork of it in order to do that, that's also nonsense. The carriers wouldn't allow their phones to ship with that OS, and without them you won't be able to pay the people working on the fork. You'll have a handful of people doing it in their spare time and they'll only be able to support 1 or 2 devices, not the entire spectrum. (This is like CyanogenMOD, by the way).
This hasn't been news for 30+ years. Parallel programming is hard for a multitude of well-known technical reasons, this is nothing new. Another major reason is that the human brain is no good at parallel programming; again, nothing new. I say let's either try to solve the problems or move on.
You sound knowledgeable. Perhaps you should service them!
stupid.
Nope, it's verifiably stupid. Nothing to see here folks, move along
...after the first argument made, about the car rental agency. Anyone who has studied law knows that, at least in the US, the rental agency WOULD be a legitimate defendant. What if they leased the car to someone without a licence? They've essentially armed someone with a dangerous weapon. There are plenty of reasons like this that would make the agency potentially liable, and the law pretty much has it worked out. While nothing's perfect, this math major either needs to expand his expertise or to kindly be quiet.
Yeah, if the next Call of Duty game was a third-person platformer or something there would be an uproar ... BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE CALL OF DUTY. It would be some other game with the name slapped on. That has nothing at all to do with genres limiting games. If you make a different game, call it a different name. That way names are actually useful information, y'know? Remember how language is for conveying meaning? Jeez.
Keeping the money would be a dick move, he should return it. But anyone who says they'd take Sony on one-on-one and end up with insane legal fees is either a liar or an idiot.
It's actually one of the most simple rules. Vowel sounds are preceded by "an", consonant sounds are preceded by "a". No exceptions.
I pirated everything -- literally every game I ever played on my PC -- until I discovered Steam. Convenience and cheapness all in one, and what Steam has in the way of DRM is very subtle (apart from games that come with SecuROM or whatever, not Valve's fault).
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Heard of AJAX? You don't need to refresh your Facebook feed.
Then shut up.
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"Reasonably priced"? If it were reasonably priced, then music label execs and popular artists would be paid reasonably, not extravagantly. If I paid for all the music I listen to, I would be several thousand dollars in debt. And I don't listen to half as much music as most people I know.
Provide a good argument why taking Algebra II suddenly makes you win at life, and I'll listen to you. Otherwise shut up.
Wow, are you kidding? Those people protesting funerals hate everyone. They are evil. They're just using Jesus as an excuse to hate people (which is nonsense given that, if the Bible is to be believed, Jesus was all about love).
WOOSH
This will be tossed out instantly. #1: Where does the amount come from? #2: This random idiot can't sue on behalf of "society" or whatever the hell he's doing. The government, or possibly victims if any violence did occur, would have to do that. #3: I'd bet the farm that there's no proof. #4: Is not blocking hate speech a crime/tort? I don't think so.
Exactly!
There's nothing wrong with using a Mac. Ever heard of Windows and how it runs on Intel Macs? OSX is not synonymous with the hardware.
This is not the problem with IP tracking. In most instances the ISP will have logs linking IPs to customers, and people can be easily traced. The real problem is that AN IP IS NOT A PERSON. You cannot trace a person through an ISP (except through strong circumstantial evidence such as someone using their email account from that IP). If all the info you have is that someone/something at IP 12.34.56.78 downloaded kiddie porn, that's no evidence at all. Was it the suspect? Was it a family member or friend? Was it some random on the street who cracked the WEP key or accessed an open network? You have no idea and you never will unless you can find 1) evidence on a computer and 2) evidence that the suspect was using said computer at the time.
I applaud Time Warner's forward-thinking attitude. Now, if only the cable channels would realize that they have a huge market to tap instead of racing to "protect" their increasingly irrelevant delivery method ...