It is an -online- game. You play with others. Your sideloaded older version won't authenticate with the servers. This in itself is a good thing, to prevent older exploited code form communication, and to make sure clients are using the same basic resources and interfaces to any underlying APIs.
How about Ubuntu Touch? Linux core, can run VPN, TOR all the other goodies, and being OSS and linux you are free to investigate code and roll you own solutions on top of it.
>Of course, if I use HTTP, traffic from the VPN provider and the destination can still be obtained, but getting access to a trunk switch or router tends to be a lot harder than compromising an AP in public.
Is this a surprise? We evolved in nature - with trees. Even now, we still do not know how much effect long term presence or absence of many trace compounds has. Whether it is something found in diet, or even in the air, emitted by plant transpiration. To think we do, and have it all under our thumb is simply hubris, and it will bite back.
It is the same procedure congress uses for legislation. Cram as much crap down the voters/customers/plebes throats as possible. When they start to gag and complain, take some of it out. They will be so glad and blinded by the 20% you removed, they won't notice that they still swallowed 80% of the shit.
If anything it seems more like Microsoft is testing the waters to see what they can get away with, if there really is just way too much negative feedback they'll likely losen the restrictions somewhat.
Steam is the most unobtrusive DRM I have seen. It comes the closest to what I would call DRM done right. I personally do not have a problem with DRM if it does not get in the way of my enjoyment of the content and does not break other things or spy on my. Steam fits this bill.
I do have a problem with IP being IP for too long, via excessive patent and copyright laws, but that is a legislative and societal issue, not a DRM or technical one.
It may not be immediate, or even soon, but how long until genotyping is cheap enough, and this is applied to the stored DNA? Then studies are done saying people with xyz expressed genes are n times more likely to offend/rape/be violent, whatever.
After that, how long until pre-screening of fetuses, infants, children is done. Do we then start eugenics programs to get rid of it? Treat the difference medically? Change the environment of these individuals before offense? Lock them away preemptively?
As long as there are penalties for 'losing' key footage. Whether by the officer or higher in the chain of command. Otherwise it becomes a selective evidence tool that is easily biased.
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In reality I agree that what ea did blows, bit having consistent versioning of class clients is important.
Hmm, you live in an apartment with a basement, and a garage? Is perhaps your Mom's basement your apartment?
It is an -online- game. You play with others. Your sideloaded older version won't authenticate with the servers. This in itself is a good thing, to prevent older exploited code form communication, and to make sure clients are using the same basic resources and interfaces to any underlying APIs.
How about Ubuntu Touch? Linux core, can run VPN, TOR all the other goodies, and being OSS and linux you are free to investigate code and roll you own solutions on top of it.
>Of course, if I use HTTP, traffic from the VPN provider and the destination can still be obtained, but getting access to a trunk switch or router tends to be a lot harder than compromising an AP in public.
The NSA has access to those.
Have we sequenced every variant of every species?
Case in point, Monsato make GM crops that resist herbicides. What if the parts they are patenting, have analouges in some other plant in the wild?
Lots and lots of porn.. the last refuge of a bored neckbeard.
....if they had recorded the teardown of Google glass, with another Google glass.
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxjp6mEPzf1qjhons.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spsnQWtsUFM
Pardon me while I pull something out a my ass.
So I get my gerbil back?
Is this a surprise? We evolved in nature - with trees. Even now, we still do not know how much effect long term presence or absence of many trace compounds has. Whether it is something found in diet, or even in the air, emitted by plant transpiration. To think we do, and have it all under our thumb is simply hubris, and it will bite back.
Wish I had this feature the first time I was sent a goatse pic.
But teens who send or receive sexts of themselves and friends are child pornographers.
Sarcasm aside, maybe mauve is named that way because with all the data they collect they can break the populace down to its constituent colors.
It is the same procedure congress uses for legislation. Cram as much crap down the voters/customers/plebes throats as possible. When they start to gag and complain, take some of it out. They will be so glad and blinded by the 20% you removed, they won't notice that they still swallowed 80% of the shit.
If anything it seems more like Microsoft is testing the waters to see what they can get away with, if there really is just way too much negative feedback they'll likely losen the restrictions somewhat.
Kind of like they did with the metro interface?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroplasticity
All animals are created equal. Some are more equal than others.
I do have a problem with IP being IP for too long, via excessive patent and copyright laws, but that is a legislative and societal issue, not a DRM or technical one.
"Think of all the terrorist children!"
The last think I want it the system to detect me fapping and turn the tv to CSPAN and turn all the lights on!
After that, how long until pre-screening of fetuses, infants, children is done. Do we then start eugenics programs to get rid of it? Treat the difference medically? Change the environment of these individuals before offense? Lock them away preemptively?
It -could- happen.
As long as there are penalties for 'losing' key footage. Whether by the officer or higher in the chain of command. Otherwise it becomes a selective evidence tool that is easily biased.
Until someone pays a Russian hacker a bunch of bitcoins to hack in, then uploads a 3d gun model. No one will be laughing then.