I was wondering about that... maybe some sort of weird trick with light wavelengths and changing frequencies? But then you might need some sort of powered glasses to decode, which clashes with my other idea, to whit:
The thing that disturbs me is people walking along the street having full-blown conversations, gesticulating, etc., all with no gadgetry in sight. Is it a hands-free kit, or only schizophrenia? Sometimes I'm too scared to get close enough to tell.:)
Project B: Run unsigned code on an Xbox without any hardware modification
Development of a CD-ROM (image) that makes an unmodified Xbox run any unsigned code from the CD, and can make the Xbox start bootloader code as described in Task 4 (with the Xbox kernel intact) or as in Task 1 (with the Xbox kernel not being used any more).
& "All solutions have to be legal." They don't give jurisdiction, so I assume that applies globally, including the US.
Surely the second method would violate the DMCA, and not qualify for the other half of the money (illegal)?
The legality of the first might depend on what the bug was, I guess... Still I'm sure the legality or lack thereof won't frighten people, there's a roaring trade in PSX modchips despite their grey status.
The Australian Dollar... otherwise known to the inhabitants as the 'Pacific Peso'.:/
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Ah, Comparing Netscape's 7.0 release with their last release which was 4.8 2 weeks ago, you'd have to be pretty dense to only see cosmetic changes. Sure, the UI is redone, but Netscape 7 includes a completely rewritten renderer that supports all the latest standards.
Ever heard of parallel release streams? Netscape had 6.0 (& 6.1, 6.2 etc.) out well before 4.8. So, while 4.8 may have been their 'latest' release, that was only a maintenance release on otherwise outmoded technology.
The renderer in 7.0 is not that different from 6.2.
I'd imagine 3D in Grim Fandango style... even though I'd prefer the 2D (mock 3D) of the original game. If it was good enough for Monkey Island 2, they didn't need to change anything after that.:)
I can't agree more strongly with the LucasArts good games & Star Wars games split.:)
I was just wondering, though -- a Star Wars game in the style of the Indy 3 & 4 adventure games could be quite fun... however it would need to be skewed slightly for comedic value, as the Indy games were compared to the films, and this is probably anathema to LucasArts. Oh well.
Great news about the Sam & Max sequel, though -- I even have a comic book Sam & Max that I found somewhere, and have held on to for all these years. Hearing this really made my day.:)
How do you work that out? Wouldn't they have ensured that they only link to, at most, LGPL'd libraries, not GPL'd ones... and indeed been very careful not to link to anything GPL'd at all?
A possible metric: If you don't leave before you are 35, most places won't take you. Check the EU immigration requirements, and think carefully. Check Canada, and think again. Check New Zealand and Austrailia. [sic]
And just one possible data point -- I'm considering leaving Australia for good over the Government's treatment of immigrants, and the Opposition isn't any better.
Yeah, and I'm going to patent the idea of making stupid jokes about patenting something bleedingly obvious on Slashdot every time the editors post a story like this.
Real people, however, want meaningful domain names.
Those 'real people' can pay a premium for.com. Why should I be restrained from having a domain in.leetTLDthatnoonecanrememembr? 'Meaningfulness' is in the eye of the beholder, nothing more, and unlimited TLDs would at least offer a way around speculators and domain namespace monopolists.
Unless you register the name in all related TLDs. But isn't that what we were trying to get away from?
So add so many TLDs it becomes impossible. If anyone is using your trademarked name in an illegal manner, fight that in the courts, don't pre-empt it through the DNS and mess things up for the rest of us. Yes, this might make it hard to protect ubiquitous names like cars.com -- tough, you shouldn't try to pretend you own a generic word.
Why should I start paying for the show when I get it for free now?
Why does a box of cornflakes cost as much as it does? The marketing budget of the company that makes it. In other words, the people who buy the advertised products fund 'free-to-air' TV, and the stations and the advertisers (hope to) make a profit out of this.
Now, tell me that you've never bought a branded and advertised product and... I won't believe you.
Huh? How does that qualify as commercial-free? And what about the logos on the shirts, on the boards along the sidelines, and projected next to the goals using CGI by the television companies?
I guess my standards are somewhat higher than Visa's. But then, I'd prefer to go back to the days when sport wasn't a business.:(
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Yes, you're right, YANAL. Neither am I, but that only applies to trademarks.
"Right son, you're nicked."
News for nerds... well, those with a positive but misguided image of their bodies, anyway. :)
I was wondering about that... maybe some sort of weird trick with light wavelengths and changing frequencies? But then you might need some sort of powered glasses to decode, which clashes with my other idea, to whit:
:)
What about polarized contact lenses?
That statistic explains a lot.
I think I'll be taking up a hermitage soon...
The thing that disturbs me is people walking along the street having full-blown conversations, gesticulating, etc., all with no gadgetry in sight. Is it a hands-free kit, or only schizophrenia? Sometimes I'm too scared to get close enough to tell. :)
"I'm seeing falling pieces of metal, not falling blocks."
I'm guessing the word 'trusted' here doesn't apply to the customer?
</tongue_in_cheek>
Still, give them ten years and the only places you will be able to do this will be China, North Korea et. al.
Actually, part two specifies unsigned code must run without hardware mods; thus brute-forcing a key is not an option.
From the site:
& "All solutions have to be legal." They don't give jurisdiction, so I assume that applies globally, including the US.
Surely the second method would violate the DMCA, and not qualify for the other half of the money (illegal)?
The legality of the first might depend on what the bug was, I guess... Still I'm sure the legality or lack thereof won't frighten people, there's a roaring trade in PSX modchips despite their grey status.
Can I play on the slippery slope when you're finished with it?
Not that it's sound business strategy or anything.
Actions that are sound business practices for normal businesses may well be illegal for those that have been found to be monopolies.
Just a reminder that Microsoft is a special case, in that sense.
The Australian Dollar... otherwise known to the inhabitants as the 'Pacific Peso'. :/
Ah, Comparing Netscape's 7.0 release with their last release which was 4.8 2 weeks ago, you'd have to be pretty dense to only see cosmetic changes. Sure, the UI is redone, but Netscape 7 includes a completely rewritten renderer that supports all the latest standards.
Ever heard of parallel release streams? Netscape had 6.0 (& 6.1, 6.2 etc.) out well before 4.8. So, while 4.8 may have been their 'latest' release, that was only a maintenance release on otherwise outmoded technology.
The renderer in 7.0 is not that different from 6.2.
I'd imagine 3D in Grim Fandango style... even though I'd prefer the 2D (mock 3D) of the original game. If it was good enough for Monkey Island 2, they didn't need to change anything after that. :)
Sequel to DotT? Don't you mean 'Maniac Mansion III'? :)
I can't agree more strongly with the LucasArts good games & Star Wars games split. :)
:)
I was just wondering, though -- a Star Wars game in the style of the Indy 3 & 4 adventure games could be quite fun... however it would need to be skewed slightly for comedic value, as the Indy games were compared to the films, and this is probably anathema to LucasArts. Oh well.
Great news about the Sam & Max sequel, though -- I even have a comic book Sam & Max that I found somewhere, and have held on to for all these years. Hearing this really made my day.
Hey, how else are we going to encourage sales of hardware and keep the industry on its feet? :)
How do you work that out? Wouldn't they have ensured that they only link to, at most, LGPL'd libraries, not GPL'd ones... and indeed been very careful not to link to anything GPL'd at all?
A possible metric:
If you don't leave before you are 35, most places won't take you. Check the EU immigration requirements, and think carefully. Check Canada, and think again. Check New Zealand and Austrailia. [sic]
And just one possible data point -- I'm considering leaving Australia for good over the Government's treatment of immigrants, and the Opposition isn't any better.
Yeah, and I'm going to patent the idea of making stupid jokes about patenting something bleedingly obvious on Slashdot every time the editors post a story like this.
Give it a rest, people.
*PLONK*
Real people, however, want meaningful domain names.
.com. Why should I be restrained from having a domain in .leetTLDthatnoonecanrememembr? 'Meaningfulness' is in the eye of the beholder, nothing more, and unlimited TLDs would at least offer a way around speculators and domain namespace monopolists.
Those 'real people' can pay a premium for
Unless you register the name in all related TLDs. But isn't that what we were trying to get away from?
So add so many TLDs it becomes impossible. If anyone is using your trademarked name in an illegal manner, fight that in the courts, don't pre-empt it through the DNS and mess things up for the rest of us. Yes, this might make it hard to protect ubiquitous names like cars.com -- tough, you shouldn't try to pretend you own a generic word.
Why should I start paying for the show when I get it for free now?
Why does a box of cornflakes cost as much as it does? The marketing budget of the company that makes it. In other words, the people who buy the advertised products fund 'free-to-air' TV, and the stations and the advertisers (hope to) make a profit out of this.
Now, tell me that you've never bought a branded and advertised product and... I won't believe you.
a very small percentage of the television watching market that wants to see Mike Tyson chew someones ear off.
Hey, maybe that can be the next step into the reality TV mire. You thought it couldn't get worse than Anna Nicole Smith? Think again.
It's "The Mike Tyson Show"!
Huh? How does that qualify as commercial-free? And what about the logos on the shirts, on the boards along the sidelines, and projected next to the goals using CGI by the television companies?
:(
I guess my standards are somewhat higher than Visa's. But then, I'd prefer to go back to the days when sport wasn't a business.