For what it's worth, I have never had an issue with GFWL. Maybe I'm the lucky one, or maybe all the people who do have problems are the loudest. I don't really have a point, I'm just throwing that out there.
Don't know about adblock, but some thing like Noscript exists for Chrome in the form of NotScripts. I think it uses HTML5 trickery somehow to get it working.
The only "hack" I can recall him coming up with was that if found if you solder a special device onto the motherboard and activated at the right moment, you could sometimes access a tiny bit of hypervisor memory from OtherOS. I don't know if he ever fully released that information or not, but it's not important - it went nowhere, fail0verflow cracked it before he did anything more. That was the "work done by others"; it's not really relevant, because with the information fail0verflow had already released any idiot could have found the master keys, he was just the first and loudest. The only reason people remember him as the one who cracked the PS3 is because of the legions of loud, annoying Sony fanboys crying out for his blood - being evidently stupid, most of took the "shoot the messenger" approach.
I'm not exactly defending him, taking people's money then giving up on the case was kind of a dick thing to do. But IMHO he didn't do anything wrong from a hacking standpoint.
I'm all out of mod points, so all I can do is make a post agreeing with you. Human nature never changes; the only difference between the natives of today and the natives of hundreds of years ago is that now they're surrounded by (relatively) rich white people they can exploit. Just like the white people exploited the natives when they were conquering the Americas.
People are the same, no matter where or when you go. We exploit things, the environment, even other people. Always have, always will.
There's also this version, the only difference being that it has a password hard-coded into it so you don't need to futz around with configuration files to get it working. It does open up a security hole in that web sites could theoretically allow web sites to read your NotScripts settings, but I don't really care that a website might find out I have google-analytics.com blocked.
Thanks to NoScript (well, NotScripts for me on Chrome) you don't even need an ad blocker. I don't mind ads, they pay for what I'm reading. But every ad service around seems to feel the need to insert them on the client side, which means allowing them to run their scripts in my browser. Which is not happening. If you can't handle them server-side, I'm not going to see them.
Oh, and if they're being blocked because the ad is a flash animation, you can just bite my shiny metal ass.
Unlike CRTs, LCDs have never given me eyestrain. It seems to me a more likely cause is flicker, which LCDs don't have. This is why people would look for higher-frequency monitors if they could; an 85Hz monitor would be easier on the eyes than a 60Hz monitor.
This only works if you have a powerful computer, though. You'll also need to download an ISO to emulate; you can make a disc image yourself, but unless you have a Wii (which would make this pointless) you need a certain model of DVD drive (that you likely don't have) to rip it.
In fact, until FF X2 there were none that even took place in the same universe as any of the other entries.
Wrong. Square Enix themselves have said all the games take place in the same universe. The best you can offer is that they take place on different "planets" but they're all in the same world and to a degree the same continuity, according to Square Enix themselves.
Even if that's true, which I doubt, the worlds in all the different games bear no resemblance to each other whatsoever, so Square threw out this idea long ago.
even those generally have different mechanics and game play.
Also untrue. They all use the same basic JRPG mechanic of random battles, healing items (with the same name), summons (all using the same names), and magic (again, all the same names). Take someone who played Final Fantasy, and they'll have no problem picking up Final Fantasy 10 - the game play is basically identical.
(Of course, take anyone, and they'll have no problem with 12 or 13 - those games HAVE no game play, the games literally play themselves.)
Apparently you've never actually played a Final Fantasy game. Go play FF5 or FF8 and try this again later.
I don't know how far you're willing to get into it, but if you can get the Homebrew Channel and/or BootMii on you Wii you could use them to back up your data. If nothing else, BootMii can image the flash memory in your Wii and you can restore it to its former state at any time.
Don't be silly. True experts use butterflies, released at the exact right moment to deflect cosmic rays coming in from space, intersecting the network cable and modifying the bits traveling through the router to the desired HTML.
IIRC, this is how the idea of microwave ovens came about - high power radar dishes (which operate in the microwave spectrum) were literally cooking birds to death that roosted in front of the dishes - and they roosted there because the air was nice and warm...
They tested this on Mythbusters, strapping a chicken carcass to front of a high-powered radar dish. After several hours, the chicken was still the same temperature as when they started. So even high-powered microwaves won't necessarily hurt you.
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http://xkcd.com/145/
For what it's worth, I have never had an issue with GFWL. Maybe I'm the lucky one, or maybe all the people who do have problems are the loudest. I don't really have a point, I'm just throwing that out there.
Be sure to tip the steak and try the waitress!
Don't know about adblock, but some thing like Noscript exists for Chrome in the form of NotScripts. I think it uses HTML5 trickery somehow to get it working.
The only "hack" I can recall him coming up with was that if found if you solder a special device onto the motherboard and activated at the right moment, you could sometimes access a tiny bit of hypervisor memory from OtherOS. I don't know if he ever fully released that information or not, but it's not important - it went nowhere, fail0verflow cracked it before he did anything more. That was the "work done by others"; it's not really relevant, because with the information fail0verflow had already released any idiot could have found the master keys, he was just the first and loudest. The only reason people remember him as the one who cracked the PS3 is because of the legions of loud, annoying Sony fanboys crying out for his blood - being evidently stupid, most of took the "shoot the messenger" approach.
I'm not exactly defending him, taking people's money then giving up on the case was kind of a dick thing to do. But IMHO he didn't do anything wrong from a hacking standpoint.
Sounds like SOMEONE has lost a few ships...
Ah, USB: The only rectangular connector that takes three tries to insert properly.
Double whoosh?
The trolls are having a field day in this thread...
You mean he's not? I thought that was how the stuff got on the sidewalks to begin with...
I'm all out of mod points, so all I can do is make a post agreeing with you. Human nature never changes; the only difference between the natives of today and the natives of hundreds of years ago is that now they're surrounded by (relatively) rich white people they can exploit. Just like the white people exploited the natives when they were conquering the Americas.
People are the same, no matter where or when you go. We exploit things, the environment, even other people. Always have, always will.
...Unless your browser doesn't support MP3. Firefox, and (I think) Opera for example.
1. Invoke Godwin's Law
2. Compare Hitler to a car somehow
3. ????
4. Profit!
Been here in NW Washington for several months now.
Chromium is the open-source version of Chrome. I don't know what exactly is different, except Chromium doesn't have Google's tracking code in it.
There's also this version, the only difference being that it has a password hard-coded into it so you don't need to futz around with configuration files to get it working. It does open up a security hole in that web sites could theoretically allow web sites to read your NotScripts settings, but I don't really care that a website might find out I have google-analytics.com blocked.
Thanks to NoScript (well, NotScripts for me on Chrome) you don't even need an ad blocker. I don't mind ads, they pay for what I'm reading. But every ad service around seems to feel the need to insert them on the client side, which means allowing them to run their scripts in my browser. Which is not happening. If you can't handle them server-side, I'm not going to see them.
Oh, and if they're being blocked because the ad is a flash animation, you can just bite my shiny metal ass.
Unlike CRTs, LCDs have never given me eyestrain. It seems to me a more likely cause is flicker, which LCDs don't have. This is why people would look for higher-frequency monitors if they could; an 85Hz monitor would be easier on the eyes than a 60Hz monitor.
Wow, I've been doing 3DS hacking for years!
Call me back when someone roots the thing.
I was thinking about this one: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2001/11/28/
PA sure loves them some controller jokes.
This only works if you have a powerful computer, though. You'll also need to download an ISO to emulate; you can make a disc image yourself, but unless you have a Wii (which would make this pointless) you need a certain model of DVD drive (that you likely don't have) to rip it.
In fact, until FF X2 there were none that even took place in the same universe as any of the other entries.
Wrong. Square Enix themselves have said all the games take place in the same universe. The best you can offer is that they take place on different "planets" but they're all in the same world and to a degree the same continuity, according to Square Enix themselves.
Even if that's true, which I doubt, the worlds in all the different games bear no resemblance to each other whatsoever, so Square threw out this idea long ago.
even those generally have different mechanics and game play.
Also untrue. They all use the same basic JRPG mechanic of random battles, healing items (with the same name), summons (all using the same names), and magic (again, all the same names). Take someone who played Final Fantasy, and they'll have no problem picking up Final Fantasy 10 - the game play is basically identical.
(Of course, take anyone, and they'll have no problem with 12 or 13 - those games HAVE no game play, the games literally play themselves.)
Apparently you've never actually played a Final Fantasy game. Go play FF5 or FF8 and try this again later.
I don't know how far you're willing to get into it, but if you can get the Homebrew Channel and/or BootMii on you Wii you could use them to back up your data. If nothing else, BootMii can image the flash memory in your Wii and you can restore it to its former state at any time.
Don't be silly. True experts use butterflies, released at the exact right moment to deflect cosmic rays coming in from space, intersecting the network cable and modifying the bits traveling through the router to the desired HTML.
IIRC, this is how the idea of microwave ovens came about - high power radar dishes (which operate in the microwave spectrum) were literally cooking birds to death that roosted in front of the dishes - and they roosted there because the air was nice and warm...
They tested this on Mythbusters, strapping a chicken carcass to front of a high-powered radar dish. After several hours, the chicken was still the same temperature as when they started. So even high-powered microwaves won't necessarily hurt you.
But please, don't do it from his lawn. He has strong feelings about young people there.