I remember reading about a possible vulnerability in winamp and windows media player with mp3s. (I believe it was something to do with a malformed header). This was fixed ages ago... I can't remember all the details about it, but it was the first time I'd ever led credibility to the fact that media could cause a buffer overflow/exploit.
I think however, that what they mean by the threat of viruses from downloading mp3s is that the websites you can go to could be malicious, and perhaps get in through browser vulnerabilities?
That's why I believe the success of the itunes music store is a double edged sword... it's good because it tells the RIAA that they CAN change their business model to our brave new world, and succeed.
The problem is, it also shows them that a lot of people WILL put up with their crazy DRM schemes in order to get they music they love.
This is why I will not use the itunes music store, and with the levy on blank media in my country (Canada), I feel free to download as much music as I can for free... hell I've already been convicted and paid the fine anyways.
I do however want an ipod.. because of the levy, I feel justified in downloading, which means generic mp3s, and I can use the ipod for my tunes. Once again doing the "wrong thing" is the better way. (serial keys, dongles, online authentication, CSS, DRM, etc... all make it harder for the person WHO WILL PAY for their software/music/movies to use it the way they like.)
Guilty until proven innocent? What planet has this?
I don't think cops should be able to "jack you up" on the street randomly... to me this isn't far off from Nazi-Germany's "Your papers, please!".
I've been harassed by the police a lot when I was younger... granted some times I was trouble, like a lot of young adults/teens.
I don't look at all like your average 'nerd' (I hate the term geek). I work out a lot (although I'm out of shape because I am recovering from a very bad injury), and am heavily tattooed. Because of this cops used to like trying to give me trouble whenever they saw me, even years after I grew up and started behaving.
There's no way in my mind that a cop should be able to stop someone and ask for their ID just because of the way they look.
Coincidently, this reminds me of something I been thinking of... you always hear about how "nerds look" and that they're geeky and stuff. Now I do know of some people who fit this description, but honestly, the best computer people I know are more like me then the stereotype. My group of friends are tattooed, like to work on cars, or woodworking...etc. We also like to kick back with a few beers at the local pubs, and have no problems getting women.
Of course, we all have regular women problems, but they by no means think of us as geeks.
>> I can see a cop walking down the street asking people for their national ID card (which, on an aside, I prey will at least be difficult to counterfeit), and at least I wouldn't complain too much.
You one of those people who think it's alright for the police to harass the citizens then?
The idiots come out whenever the xbox (new or old) is mentioned.
I personally love my xbox (1) as ugly as it is. XBox Media Center, and the emulators for it make it one wicked litte transportable tv-centric box.
Once in awhile I even run Damn Small Linux on it with a usb keyboard/mouse.
The joystick (s-controller) is (IMO) the best one I've ever used.
I try to stay away from MS products, as I don't agree with a lot of their business decisions, but I got this thing for super cheap with a dead dvd-rom. It's dead-ass simple to mod, and there's a lot of really good homebrew stuff for it.
It's a great media machine.. even if the braindead MS tried to make it limited (I can't believe they didn't come out with their own XMBC.. the one crap product they released which needed an XP Media Center box was retarded).
I've never played any madden games, and Halo 1 & 2 pretty much bored me.
Oh yes, and I have a number of BSD and Linux boxes, so I guess I must be a traitor.
a lot of people might not know what receiver or cd player they're listening to at your house, but they sure will know if you're playing an xbox (1).
This thing looks different which will attract your guests wondering "Hmmm... what's this?"
P.S. I hate the new look... I don't much like apples look either... would rather have it look like a high end yamaha receiver... some of those are gosh darn nice to look at.
"taking" implites that you have their item, and they do not. If I "take" an apple from you, you no longer have that apple. It's closer to plagarism then theft.
Now I now you can say "he took that code from pearpc", but this is simply not correct... he copied it.
While I get tired of/. arguments about this sort of thing, I really agree with those who say it isn't stealing, and it shouldn't be labelled as such.
Just because it's in every day usage, doesn't mean it's correct.
dupes don't bother me, and the trolls... well I know what I was getting myself into.
But yeah, this pushing of your ideals on the rest of us is bullshit.. even if I agree with you about sport hunting. (you want to hunt for food/clothing, that's a different story).
I don't really think a 3D GUI would help much in 3d modelling and CAD stuff, which I have done both... sure the viewports are in 3d, but having the windows and stuff be 3d wouldn't do much.
Then it might be nice for those of us who don't maximize everything... can have a layered desktop... using the mouse scroll wheel for depth. Of course, the mouse wheel might have to be smoother then current ones to work better.
Who knows... only time will tell, but the current 3D GUI's looking like they'd be useful only for "oh neat" factors.
I believe it is the parents job to try and raise their kids as best as possible.. but what if your child is say 13, considered old enough to stay on their own for short periods.
They buy the game because they can, and play it when you're not home?
I mean, I was 8 when my dad would rent me R-rated horror movies, and I played any video game I wanted (granted they weren't realtistic).
I was mature enough in that respect* to watch them... I didn't get nightmares, and I knew the blood/gore was only hollywood magic. My parents never minded if I saw the odd boob/bum either... altho I don' think they'd approve of pornography,
While I agree 8 is a bit young. I think it just matters on your kid... I mean, maturity is not equal at age 8 or 35, or almost 60 for chrissakes (DAD!)
* admittedly I was very immature in other respects.
I was including deadbolts in there, which actually, I find a bit easier since they don't move (whereas the knob has play in it)... the basic a 5 pin tumbler locks. I should also add that these locks were NOT NEW... that makes a major difference.
now picking a commercial lock... yeah... real tough I agree.
padlocks I briefly tried, but my home made tools were too large for them, plus I didn't know the configuration anyways.
I've never tried a mechanized one, but in my youth I really wanted one:)
as for torsion wrenches, or tension bars as I know them, I once actually used a picture hanger piece (remember the two screw dealies with the "teeth-like" things on them for adjusting the level) to open an apartment deadbolt (yes, it was my house... I used to forget/lost my keys all the time. Altho I do find it easier with a long tension bars with some flexibility/play in it.
I haven't picked a lock in about five years tho, so maybe newer ones are better.
Lock picking is easy and takes very little time.... I can generally do a common house look in less then 5 minutes (learned from a file on the internet.. locked myself out once, and spent at least an hour trying until it finally clicked). I'm no expert, so I'd imagine others are quicker.
What gets me is they use ONE pick... sorry... you need a tension bar as well.
Incidently, if you're looking to make picks... a SMALL RING keychain straitened out and bent just right works great. For the tension bar, hell just grind down a steak knife or metal prong off a rake and bend it.
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I remember reading about a possible vulnerability in winamp and windows media player with mp3s. (I believe it was something to do with a malformed header). This was fixed ages ago... I can't remember all the details about it, but it was the first time I'd ever led credibility to the fact that media could cause a buffer overflow/exploit.
I think however, that what they mean by the threat of viruses from downloading mp3s is that the websites you can go to could be malicious, and perhaps get in through browser vulnerabilities?
That's why I believe the success of the itunes music store is a double edged sword... it's good because it tells the RIAA that they CAN change their business model to our brave new world, and succeed.
The problem is, it also shows them that a lot of people WILL put up with their crazy DRM schemes in order to get they music they love.
This is why I will not use the itunes music store, and with the levy on blank media in my country (Canada), I feel free to download as much music as I can for free... hell I've already been convicted and paid the fine anyways.
I do however want an ipod.. because of the levy, I feel justified in downloading, which means generic mp3s, and I can use the ipod for my tunes. Once again doing the "wrong thing" is the better way. (serial keys, dongles, online authentication, CSS, DRM, etc... all make it harder for the person WHO WILL PAY for their software/music/movies to use it the way they like.)
Guilty until proven innocent? What planet has this?
I don't think cops should be able to "jack you up" on the street randomly... to me this isn't far off from Nazi-Germany's "Your papers, please!".
I've been harassed by the police a lot when I was younger... granted some times I was trouble, like a lot of young adults/teens.
I don't look at all like your average 'nerd' (I hate the term geek). I work out a lot (although I'm out of shape because I am recovering from a very bad injury), and am heavily tattooed. Because of this cops used to like trying to give me trouble whenever they saw me, even years after I grew up and started behaving.
There's no way in my mind that a cop should be able to stop someone and ask for their ID just because of the way they look.
Coincidently, this reminds me of something I been thinking of... you always hear about how "nerds look" and that they're geeky and stuff. Now I do know of some people who fit this description, but honestly, the best computer people I know are more like me then the stereotype. My group of friends are tattooed, like to work on cars, or woodworking...etc. We also like to kick back with a few beers at the local pubs, and have no problems getting women.
Of course, we all have regular women problems, but they by no means think of us as geeks.
I suppose it's the same reason I'm setting up network bootable terminals in my house (combination LTSP and win2003 TSC), which I really don't need...
because we can?
>> I can see a cop walking down the street asking people for their national ID card (which, on an aside, I prey will at least be difficult to counterfeit), and at least I wouldn't complain too much.
You one of those people who think it's alright for the police to harass the citizens then?
Whatever happened to just cause?
The idiots come out whenever the xbox (new or old) is mentioned.
I personally love my xbox (1) as ugly as it is. XBox Media Center, and the emulators for it make it one wicked litte transportable tv-centric box.
Once in awhile I even run Damn Small Linux on it with a usb keyboard/mouse.
The joystick (s-controller) is (IMO) the best one I've ever used.
I try to stay away from MS products, as I don't agree with a lot of their business decisions, but I got this thing for super cheap with a dead dvd-rom. It's dead-ass simple to mod, and there's a lot of really good homebrew stuff for it.
It's a great media machine.. even if the braindead MS tried to make it limited (I can't believe they didn't come out with their own XMBC.. the one crap product they released which needed an XP Media Center box was retarded).
I've never played any madden games, and Halo 1 & 2 pretty much bored me.
Oh yes, and I have a number of BSD and Linux boxes, so I guess I must be a traitor.
i agree... I liked Xbox Xenon... thought it rang nice.
XBox 360 sounds like a cheesy leftover from the 80's.
I think they do this to make it stand out.
a lot of people might not know what receiver or cd player they're listening to at your house, but they sure will know if you're playing an xbox (1).
This thing looks different which will attract your guests wondering "Hmmm... what's this?"
P.S. I hate the new look... I don't much like apples look either... would rather have it look like a high end yamaha receiver... some of those are gosh darn nice to look at.
do you come every time you see a macintosh?
karma be fucked.
"taking" implites that you have their item, and they do not. If I "take" an apple from you, you no longer have that apple. It's closer to plagarism then theft.
/. arguments about this sort of thing, I really agree with those who say it isn't stealing, and it shouldn't be labelled as such.
Now I now you can say "he took that code from pearpc", but this is simply not correct... he copied it.
While I get tired of
Just because it's in every day usage, doesn't mean it's correct.
wrestle a dear?!
jesus... they won't even let you toss a dwarf.
I generally don't bitch about slashdot..
dupes don't bother me, and the trolls... well I know what I was getting myself into.
But yeah, this pushing of your ideals on the rest of us is bullshit.. even if I agree with you about sport hunting. (you want to hunt for food/clothing, that's a different story).
Headlines with political bias should be edited.
I don't really think a 3D GUI would help much in 3d modelling and CAD stuff, which I have done both... sure the viewports are in 3d, but having the windows and stuff be 3d wouldn't do much.
Then it might be nice for those of us who don't maximize everything... can have a layered desktop... using the mouse scroll wheel for depth. Of course, the mouse wheel might have to be smoother then current ones to work better.
Who knows... only time will tell, but the current 3D GUI's looking like they'd be useful only for "oh neat" factors.
you're no dummy, I've read your posts.
you know damn well what it implied.
I believe it is the parents job to try and raise their kids as best as possible.. but what if your child is say 13, considered old enough to stay on their own for short periods.
They buy the game because they can, and play it when you're not home?
I don't know how I feel about this.
I mean, I was 8 when my dad would rent me R-rated horror movies, and I played any video game I wanted (granted they weren't realtistic).
I was mature enough in that respect* to watch them... I didn't get nightmares, and I knew the blood/gore was only hollywood magic. My parents never minded if I saw the odd boob/bum either... altho I don' think they'd approve of pornography,
While I agree 8 is a bit young. I think it just matters on your kid... I mean, maturity is not equal at age 8 or 35, or almost 60 for chrissakes (DAD!)
* admittedly I was very immature in other respects.
now that's a bad plan.
who the hell would I send to get my smokes and gin?
>> hey're not doing it out of the goodness of their hearts, and if there are any companies successful enough, they will buy them.
if I was looking to make money, and cared not for moral obligations... MS buying my company would probably be one thing I could hope for.
-- cue The Simpsons "Bill Gate" quote.
If this were true, xome of the xbox projects wouldn't exist, including the INCREDIBLE Xbox Media Center. (and the really cool dashboard).
Of course, you might just say that if microsoft had added these features (should have) then it wouldn't be necessary.
what code was that? /me thinks Bubble Bobble but I could be wrong.
I was including deadbolts in there, which actually, I find a bit easier since they don't move (whereas the knob has play in it)... the basic a 5 pin tumbler locks. I should also add that these locks were NOT NEW... that makes a major difference.
:)
now picking a commercial lock... yeah... real tough I agree.
padlocks I briefly tried, but my home made tools were too large for them, plus I didn't know the configuration anyways.
I've never tried a mechanized one, but in my youth I really wanted one
as for torsion wrenches, or tension bars as I know them, I once actually used a picture hanger piece (remember the two screw dealies with the "teeth-like" things on them for adjusting the level) to open an apartment deadbolt (yes, it was my house... I used to forget/lost my keys all the time. Altho I do find it easier with a long tension bars with some flexibility/play in it.
I haven't picked a lock in about five years tho, so maybe newer ones are better.
cool, thanx for the link.
Lock picking is easy and takes very little time.... I can generally do a common house look in less then 5 minutes (learned from a file on the internet.. locked myself out once, and spent at least an hour trying until it finally clicked). I'm no expert, so I'd imagine others are quicker.
What gets me is they use ONE pick... sorry... you need a tension bar as well.
Incidently, if you're looking to make picks... a SMALL RING keychain straitened out and bent just right works great. For the tension bar, hell just grind down a steak knife or metal prong off a rake and bend it.
yes it was for osx, I'm pretty sure that you could see I implied that.
Anyways.. actually it was something like "The Power of Unix with the ease of a Mac" or something **I think**.
I remember I was wondering how they got to use the unix name.
There WERE macintosh ads that proclaimed it to be unix when it first came out. I remember even seeing a billboard which said it was unix.
On a side note... anyone else sick of this guy proclaiming to speak for apple yet seeming to have no credentials?
Is this an Apple PR account? Somehow I doubt it... as I said before.. probably a nobody at apple who has the parts to try and speak for them.
There are modchips for the gamecube now, you have to take the lid off your cube to fit a standard dvd tho.
There are even companies making alternative lids to fit standard dvds
** note: you can only use so much of the standard dvd to do this (what is it 1.5 gigs), as the drive heads still only go so far.