I'm sure they'll find a way to ruin it, just like many other products before that, no matter how nice they may have been in theory (Zune clusterfuck, Courier debacle,...).
Some QR codes can store over 4000 alphanumeric characters. Since these codes are used for other stuff as well (e.g., vCards on convention passes) I'm sure there's an exploit somewhere out there which one could use.
Shouldn't people already have their own opinion on that topic anyway?
In my case, I initially started avoiding Apple products in the pre-iPhone days because I wasn't satisfied with their products (MP3 players without an easily accessible repeat function, overpriced tech for glorified shadow copies, bad memories of the whole Mac OS 9 clusterfuck). After that their business practices just cemented my decision to never buy any Apple products again.
It's not exactly hard to have some fun with school IT nowadays.
During my niece's graduation year their classroom was upgraded with modern computers. Wanna guess how long it took for them to discover that the classroom's web filter didn't apply to systems with an IP above 255 in the respective subnet?
You're probably thinking of that pilot project which wasn't advertised on the main Firefox website but served as a test balloon to see how a competing search engine would fare as the default choice.
If it's anything like the european attempts backed by police unions and the like it's because they could also use these controls for their own means and let their inner Gestapo deams roam free.
They're losing revenue through actual plagiarism (www.overratedchemistrycrap.ru or somesuch). You know, real product piracy. In other words, the topic onto which the MAFIAA scumbags tagged their attempt to control the internet.
It's actually harder to boycott Sony because at first you can only avoid products wearing any Sony brands. But it's a lot harder to boycott anything which includes components related to Sony (batteries, circuitry,...).
At least with GoDaddy the enemy was in plain sight.
Slashdot Mirror
I'm sure they'll find a way to ruin it, just like many other products before that, no matter how nice they may have been in theory (Zune clusterfuck, Courier debacle, ...).
Exactly.
The GoDaddy clusterfuck just taught them to not be stupid enough to connect your company name to it directly.
1.2 billion for a property which they've mostly continued to run into the ground, apart from the patent portfolio?
Some QR codes can store over 4000 alphanumeric characters. Since these codes are used for other stuff as well (e.g., vCards on convention passes) I'm sure there's an exploit somewhere out there which one could use.
Then try to play a few rounds of Daikatana. :p
You forgot Duke Nukem Forever j/k
True, it's not like the discovery of a connection between adenosine receptors and caffeine is that new.
Goatse mirror, for obvious reasons.
21,000 domains left, 20,000 signed up. At best that protest has cost them some petty cash they didn't give a damn about anyway.
Shouldn't people already have their own opinion on that topic anyway?
In my case, I initially started avoiding Apple products in the pre-iPhone days because I wasn't satisfied with their products (MP3 players without an easily accessible repeat function, overpriced tech for glorified shadow copies, bad memories of the whole Mac OS 9 clusterfuck).
After that their business practices just cemented my decision to never buy any Apple products again.
Correction: above 200
I really shouldn't be configuring routers while I'm posting on /.
It's not exactly hard to have some fun with school IT nowadays.
During my niece's graduation year their classroom was upgraded with modern computers. Wanna guess how long it took for them to discover that the classroom's web filter didn't apply to systems with an IP above 255 in the respective subnet?
Kinda late. The Finns already made a documentary on that topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_Exports
It's also in Google's interest because it keeps part of the anti-monopoly cries off their back.
You're probably thinking of that pilot project which wasn't advertised on the main Firefox website but served as a test balloon to see how a competing search engine would fare as the default choice.
Compared to what will happen if there are multiple serious competitors the stuff that happened this year will seem rather tame.
"The majority out there consists of idiots who'll pay more than necessary."
Seems about right.
If it's anything like the european attempts backed by police unions and the like it's because they could also use these controls for their own means and let their inner Gestapo deams roam free.
They're losing revenue through actual plagiarism (www.overratedchemistrycrap.ru or somesuch). You know, real product piracy. In other words, the topic onto which the MAFIAA scumbags tagged their attempt to control the internet.
It's actually harder to boycott Sony because at first you can only avoid products wearing any Sony brands. But it's a lot harder to boycott anything which includes components related to Sony (batteries, circuitry, ...).
At least with GoDaddy the enemy was in plain sight.
It that's going to happen it will become the year of the Apple lawsuits.
They just didn't as the right questions:
1) Does it affect other WebKit browsers (especially Chrome) as well?
2) If not, why should we give a shit?
A kingdom for some mod points!!!
What a novel idea!!!
You're kinda missing the point (by a couple of light years).