So, in order to pull this off, you must first already have elevated permissions and the ability to execute arbitrary code. In other words, if you've been compromised, you can be compromised in new and exciting (well, maybe not exciting) ways. Wow, what an earth-shattering revelation!
I just recently finished Glen Cook's Black Company series. It's amazingly good. Dark Fantasy setting about the Black Company, a merchant band. Can't recommend enough.
Guess I got a response.....I wasn't bashing PNG's. I've been a "web-developer" (i shudder at my own title in disgust) for quite some time now. I don't use PNG's. No real reason, I don't spend much time on graphics, more time coding. I know there are a lot of sites out there that also don't use them. I do know they have some spiffy features and advantages over what I would still perceive as the standards, GIF and JPEG. I know they are supported by all major browsers. I was just wondering if anyone had any insight into why they aren't being used more on the web (or maybe they are and I'm just a nitwit). Just trying to explain myself a little as I saw some hostility in some of those replies.
Does anyone really use that format? I haven't heard too much about it lately after it was supposed to be the next greatest format for pictures ever. Anyone out there using them?
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In all honesty, nothing can be judged as far as who's gonna win the console wars at this point....we are simply in the posturing phase....yes...microsoft has a hole to dig out of at this point but it's far from over. Up until now Sony's games have been lackluster, but MGS2 and GT3 and GTA3 are all looking VERY good. They have the advantage of having a strong installed user base and a loyal following from the last round of the console wars, but to put it plainly that doesn't mean squat. The PS2 is not as powerful as the Gamecube or the XBox. Price drops haven't happened, there is still a large portion of the population that is not in the market for a $300 console. That's where Nintendo's advantage starts to creep up. Their price is appealing to a much wider audience and they also have a strong following. Their system is more powerful than the PS2 and they have a strong history of solid in-house games. Their biggest detractors maybe the lack of DVD support and their tendancy to produce more "kiddie-friendly" games (no, i'm not overlooking Bond and Perfect Dark, but if you look at their typical games they are quite often very child-friendly). Nintendo is also very stubborn in it's business model and may not be ready to adapt to a changing landscape of Video-Game players. Microsoft is clearly not the "evil-empire" of video-games. It has a long way to go just to survive, but that's not to say that they don't have anything going for them. The Xbox has perhaps the most powerful hardware of any of the next gen games out there, easy to use development tools and some loyal fans in the gaming world. Microsoft isn't showing their best right now, to think that their launch titles are the best that will ever be for the console is really narrow-sighted. The potential of all the next-gen systems has far from been reached. The true time to judge this round of the console wars will be next holiday season at the earliest. By then, all 3 major developers will have strong installed bases and developers will have a better feel for the potential of all systems. Although, you may be quite right in your assumption that this round of console wars is just a case of MS testing the waters. Microsoft has been itching to merge computers into more and more home appliances and sees the video game industry as the best way to get it's box in living rooms across the country. I would be quite interested to see what other features they incorporate into a much more comprehensive entertainment system in the next generation of console design. But of course, I could just be a rambling idiot with far too much free time on my hands....you be the judge:).
Hmmm....FYI, I ran out during lunch and stopped by both Gamestop and MediaPlay (here in the Rochester, NY AKA Hell on Earth area) Gamestop was only selling them to preorders and they didn't have the DVD controllers in yet, MediaPlay offered to sell me one, but it was in the form an atrocious bundle (I had a preorder w/ EB that I canceled because I decided against a bundle) that consisted of 3 games, a memory card (please tell me what the point is...it's got a hard drive!) and an additional controller. Anyone else have any availability stories?
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Sony seems to think the xbox is going to force them to abandon PS2 sooner than they anticipated....and roll out the PS3...check it out here.
And I was so looking forward to migrating my site to Frontpage. Looks like I'll never be the complete and total MS Whore I've always wanted to be. Drats!
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So, in order to pull this off, you must first already have elevated permissions and the ability to execute arbitrary code. In other words, if you've been compromised, you can be compromised in new and exciting (well, maybe not exciting) ways. Wow, what an earth-shattering revelation!
So apparently the entire movie was replaced with a splash screen?
It's also a rip off of RCA's universal remote designs.
Fortunately there is no correlation between popularity and quality.
That should read mercenary band not merchant band. I'm an idiot.
I just recently finished Glen Cook's Black Company series. It's amazingly good. Dark Fantasy setting about the Black Company, a merchant band. Can't recommend enough.
"The setup resembles an intricate monorail system tuned to millimeter-precision specs."
That's right, a monorail, just like the ones in Ogdenville, North Haverbrook and Brockway!
Taking a page out of the Oracle playbook, a new low, Bill, I commend thee.
This sounds like an example out of the id Software "How not to distribute software" textbook.
Guess I got a response.....I wasn't bashing PNG's. I've been a "web-developer" (i shudder at my own title in disgust) for quite some time now. I don't use PNG's. No real reason, I don't spend much time on graphics, more time coding. I know there are a lot of sites out there that also don't use them. I do know they have some spiffy features and advantages over what I would still perceive as the standards, GIF and JPEG. I know they are supported by all major browsers. I was just wondering if anyone had any insight into why they aren't being used more on the web (or maybe they are and I'm just a nitwit). Just trying to explain myself a little as I saw some hostility in some of those replies.
Does anyone really use that format? I haven't heard too much about it lately after it was supposed to be the next greatest format for pictures ever. Anyone out there using them?
In all honesty, nothing can be judged as far as who's gonna win the console wars at this point....we are simply in the posturing phase....yes...microsoft has a hole to dig out of at this point but it's far from over. Up until now Sony's games have been lackluster, but MGS2 and GT3 and GTA3 are all looking VERY good. They have the advantage of having a strong installed user base and a loyal following from the last round of the console wars, but to put it plainly that doesn't mean squat. The PS2 is not as powerful as the Gamecube or the XBox. Price drops haven't happened, there is still a large portion of the population that is not in the market for a $300 console. That's where Nintendo's advantage starts to creep up. Their price is appealing to a much wider audience and they also have a strong following. Their system is more powerful than the PS2 and they have a strong history of solid in-house games. Their biggest detractors maybe the lack of DVD support and their tendancy to produce more "kiddie-friendly" games (no, i'm not overlooking Bond and Perfect Dark, but if you look at their typical games they are quite often very child-friendly). Nintendo is also very stubborn in it's business model and may not be ready to adapt to a changing landscape of Video-Game players. Microsoft is clearly not the "evil-empire" of video-games. It has a long way to go just to survive, but that's not to say that they don't have anything going for them. The Xbox has perhaps the most powerful hardware of any of the next gen games out there, easy to use development tools and some loyal fans in the gaming world. Microsoft isn't showing their best right now, to think that their launch titles are the best that will ever be for the console is really narrow-sighted. The potential of all the next-gen systems has far from been reached. The true time to judge this round of the console wars will be next holiday season at the earliest. By then, all 3 major developers will have strong installed bases and developers will have a better feel for the potential of all systems. Although, you may be quite right in your assumption that this round of console wars is just a case of MS testing the waters. Microsoft has been itching to merge computers into more and more home appliances and sees the video game industry as the best way to get it's box in living rooms across the country. I would be quite interested to see what other features they incorporate into a much more comprehensive entertainment system in the next generation of console design. But of course, I could just be a rambling idiot with far too much free time on my hands....you be the judge :).
Does this mean gas pumps at CompUSA?
Hmmm....FYI, I ran out during lunch and stopped by both Gamestop and MediaPlay (here in the Rochester, NY AKA Hell on Earth area) Gamestop was only selling them to preorders and they didn't have the DVD controllers in yet, MediaPlay offered to sell me one, but it was in the form an atrocious bundle (I had a preorder w/ EB that I canceled because I decided against a bundle) that consisted of 3 games, a memory card (please tell me what the point is...it's got a hard drive!) and an additional controller. Anyone else have any availability stories?
Sony seems to think the xbox is going to force them to abandon PS2 sooner than they anticipated....and roll out the PS3...check it out here.
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And I was so looking forward to migrating my site to Frontpage. Looks like I'll never be the complete and total MS Whore I've always wanted to be. Drats!