You refused based on principle? WTF? How about just showing the guy the receipt? Or if you wanted to make a point about it, ask him "Why?" and proceed to go into a lengthy discussion on random receipt checking.
It takes just a couple of seconds to flash your receipt. It's not offensive, it's a company trying to protect their assets. They aren't targeting you in particular, they check random people. They're just doing their job.
In my time at BBY, I saw many customers who would time up a salesman for hours at a time, only to buy a barebones eMachine.
These are the same people who will come back a day later to buy a $30 printer, and then the next day come back to bitch out a manager because the printer didn't come with a cable. This usually ends up with the customer getting a discount on the cable (which I admit is marked up very highly).
This customer then returns a month later demanding that a virus be removed from her computer for free, even though they haven't applied any Windows Updates, and such removal is not covered under any factory or extended warranty.
I find that the quality of my poker face decreases when I lose a lot of hands in poker-for-drinks. This further leads to more drinking, which results in an even worse poker face....
In return for rebuilding and troubleshooting a computer for my accountant, he did my taxes for free. I've also had tune-ups done for working on a mechanic's PC.
Usually computer work results in free beer/pop/pizza though.
If Microsoft were to release more source code (legally, not the leaked source from a while back), or if Microsoft approached the Wine team and offered access to portions of the Windows source code, would you accept it? What if it involved an NDA or adding non-GPL portions to Wine?
Finally a response from a teacher, just what I was looking for. First off, I want to clarify that my argument rests with how the schools are run, and not with teachers and professors. You all are doing your best to make sure kids get the education they need.
You raise a very valid point that school is no longer about getting an education but rather as a place for the parents to stick the kids for a day without having to pay daycare. These are the same parents who couldn't care less about how well Bobby does in school, as long as he graduates.
That is what many schools have become. Teachers try their best to get kids interested in learning, but will usually advance them to the next grade even if they fail or have an incomplete for the semester. Schools have been turning out underachievers, who do the very least they can to get by.
The education system in this country is a mess. Sure there's a few bright spots here and there, but for the most part it has fallen apart into arguments of political correctness, violence, and debates over evolution vs. creation.
More school funding is given to non-science activities such as sports, instead of funding a new science lab.
While you are playing MGS, amidst the "love upon a battlefield", there is a definite tone of nuclear disarmament, and you get the sense that the Hideo Kojima didn't much care for defense companies who get big-budget contracts. Any radio calls to Nastasha were always about "We cannot allow nuclear deterrance to be our policy" and "Landmines must be banned throughout the world". A huge portion of the game revolves around gene therapy and cloning.
Was Kojima trying to get a political message out? I think so. Did it affect the game in a negative way? Not really.
I'm all for registering to make TTY calls via websites. While it might be a pain to setup initially, it's the only viable neutral solution (better than having TTY operators drop a call if they 'think' it's a scam)
The problem is scammers are using websites which let you make TTY calls. The source number traces back to a legitimate website used by both the deaf and scammers. Blocking that number will stop the scammers, but also stop deaf people using the service.
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If you were using Debian before Nano was around, that meant you had no Pico to use. Leaving you with the daunting (but powerful) vi or emacs, or the basic and functional joe.
Lots of comments about how this is only a minor setback in the warez scene, and the FBI should be doing more important things, yadda yadda. While that may all be true, anytime warez groups get shutdown is a good thing.
People complain that software companies are using an outdated retail model. Well, thats too bad. It's the way things are these days, and these groups are not helping software companies at all.
Sure the NFOs might say 'Buy the game if you like it!' but how many actually do? People use the mentality "Download for free, play, beat game. Say 'I didn't like it' and claim that since you didn't like it, you wouldn't have bought it anyways, and therefore the company is out no $$" That is part of the reason games cost so much now (that, and dumbass marketing depts)
Anyways, thats my little rant for now. I look forward to more warez scene crackdowns like this.
Cable companies - They are the only donut shop in town, nobody likes them, so they add even more donuts that nobody likes to their menu and triple the price.
The article is pretty light on that point. I think anyone who downloads "UT2K4 Keygen.exe" or "Photoshop Full.exe" knows exactly what they are trying to get, and they know the risks of what they are doing. And therefore, if someone wants to write an app that phones home and tells the companies that someone is trying to use a crack, what's the harm?
We already do. Played SSX3 at all? 7-Up dnl boards, banners, balloons, and other equipment all over the place. This just means it will become even more blatant.
You're referring to the "This file may contain malicious code. You should only open it if you are certain it is from a trusted source." message? The one that pops up when downloading a file/attachment in IE, Outlook, and Outlook Express? The one that all the users just click "OK" on anyways? Yeah...didn't work.
Users click "OK/Yes" on messages just like they click "I Agree" on license agreements. Either that, or the from address is spoofed and they think it's safe to open it.
A 1997 case between Motorola and the National Basketball Association could serve as an example. After Motorola sent basketball scores to its customers' pagers, the NBA sued the company for misappropriating its property. A U.S. Appeals Court, however, ruled against the NBA.
This seems like mostly the same thing. If this thing does get passed, it will probably be overturned quickly by a court.
I am not aware of any playgrounds with speed limits. In this case, you wouldn't need to worry about insurance since you'd be in prison for vehicular manslaughter. Unless the soccer moms killed you before the cops got there (they can be nasty...)
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You refused based on principle? WTF? How about just showing the guy the receipt? Or if you wanted to make a point about it, ask him "Why?" and proceed to go into a lengthy discussion on random receipt checking.
It takes just a couple of seconds to flash your receipt. It's not offensive, it's a company trying to protect their assets. They aren't targeting you in particular, they check random people. They're just doing their job.
In my time at BBY, I saw many customers who would time up a salesman for hours at a time, only to buy a barebones eMachine.
These are the same people who will come back a day later to buy a $30 printer, and then the next day come back to bitch out a manager because the printer didn't come with a cable. This usually ends up with the customer getting a discount on the cable (which I admit is marked up very highly).
This customer then returns a month later demanding that a virus be removed from her computer for free, even though they haven't applied any Windows Updates, and such removal is not covered under any factory or extended warranty.
Click Audio CD when you insert the disc.
Start Audio Juicer
Click Start Rip
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Profit!
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I apologize for my horrid use of the word 'virii', and accept the standard and proper word, 'viruses'.
Must not have had enough coffee when I submitted that...
Allies rolled a 6! Move forward 6 spaces.
Allies land on Omaha Beach, draw a card.
You drew a 'D-Day' card! Axis loses a turn.
I find that the quality of my poker face decreases when I lose a lot of hands in poker-for-drinks. This further leads to more drinking, which results in an even worse poker face....
In return for rebuilding and troubleshooting a computer for my accountant, he did my taxes for free. I've also had tune-ups done for working on a mechanic's PC.
Usually computer work results in free beer/pop/pizza though.
If Microsoft were to release more source code (legally, not the leaked source from a while back), or if Microsoft approached the Wine team and offered access to portions of the Windows source code, would you accept it? What if it involved an NDA or adding non-GPL portions to Wine?
Finally a response from a teacher, just what I was looking for. First off, I want to clarify that my argument rests with how the schools are run, and not with teachers and professors. You all are doing your best to make sure kids get the education they need.
You raise a very valid point that school is no longer about getting an education but rather as a place for the parents to stick the kids for a day without having to pay daycare. These are the same parents who couldn't care less about how well Bobby does in school, as long as he graduates.
That is what many schools have become. Teachers try their best to get kids interested in learning, but will usually advance them to the next grade even if they fail or have an incomplete for the semester. Schools have been turning out underachievers, who do the very least they can to get by.
The education system in this country is a mess. Sure there's a few bright spots here and there, but for the most part it has fallen apart into arguments of political correctness, violence, and debates over evolution vs. creation. More school funding is given to non-science activities such as sports, instead of funding a new science lab.
While you are playing MGS, amidst the "love upon a battlefield", there is a definite tone of nuclear disarmament, and you get the sense that the Hideo Kojima didn't much care for defense companies who get big-budget contracts. Any radio calls to Nastasha were always about "We cannot allow nuclear deterrance to be our policy" and "Landmines must be banned throughout the world". A huge portion of the game revolves around gene therapy and cloning.
Was Kojima trying to get a political message out? I think so. Did it affect the game in a negative way? Not really.
I'm all for registering to make TTY calls via websites. While it might be a pain to setup initially, it's the only viable neutral solution (better than having TTY operators drop a call if they 'think' it's a scam)
The problem is scammers are using websites which let you make TTY calls. The source number traces back to a legitimate website used by both the deaf and scammers. Blocking that number will stop the scammers, but also stop deaf people using the service.
If you were using Debian before Nano was around, that meant you had no Pico to use. Leaving you with the daunting (but powerful) vi or emacs, or the basic and functional joe.
Lots of comments about how this is only a minor setback in the warez scene, and the FBI should be doing more important things, yadda yadda. While that may all be true, anytime warez groups get shutdown is a good thing.
People complain that software companies are using an outdated retail model. Well, thats too bad. It's the way things are these days, and these groups are not helping software companies at all.
Sure the NFOs might say 'Buy the game if you like it!' but how many actually do? People use the mentality "Download for free, play, beat game. Say 'I didn't like it' and claim that since you didn't like it, you wouldn't have bought it anyways, and therefore the company is out no $$" That is part of the reason games cost so much now (that, and dumbass marketing depts)
Anyways, thats my little rant for now. I look forward to more warez scene crackdowns like this.
I hope the editors did a bit of research on this one before having a repeat of a couple years ago
Cable companies - They are the only donut shop in town, nobody likes them, so they add even more donuts that nobody likes to their menu and triple the price.
I wholeheartedly agree and concur.
The article is pretty light on that point. I think anyone who downloads "UT2K4 Keygen.exe" or "Photoshop Full.exe" knows exactly what they are trying to get, and they know the risks of what they are doing. And therefore, if someone wants to write an app that phones home and tells the companies that someone is trying to use a crack, what's the harm?
You might want to take a look at the LinuxBIOS project if you're interested in an unrestricted alternative.
We already do. Played SSX3 at all? 7-Up dnl boards, banners, balloons, and other equipment all over the place. This just means it will become even more blatant.
Users click "OK/Yes" on messages just like they click "I Agree" on license agreements. Either that, or the from address is spoofed and they think it's safe to open it.
This seems like mostly the same thing. If this thing does get passed, it will probably be overturned quickly by a court.
I am not aware of any playgrounds with speed limits. In this case, you wouldn't need to worry about insurance since you'd be in prison for vehicular manslaughter. Unless the soccer moms killed you before the cops got there (they can be nasty...)