It's about damn time this was implemented... It should have happened with the PS2, though. Anyway, I'm done with consoles - too short of a lifespan. Too limited in what it can do. I've moved on to PC, and I hope that's the way more people start to go - especially now that there are a few solid options for controllers.
PS: The article calls out Xbox Live as the "First Successful Multiplayer Network for Consoles" but I remember playing some pretty hefty games of Quake, UT, and Phantasy Star Online on my Dreamcast. That being said, maybe they're referring to the fact that XBL has more of a social side and hub interface to it, where multiplayer gaming on the Dreamcast was akin to using Gamespy on PC.
"Amazon is pleased to announce the latest in cutting-edge security: Dick Pic Authentication/Tit Pic Authentication (DPA/TPA). To access your account, simply snap a quick shot of your junk/tits!"
I don't understand the gripe here... don't most phones come with a bunch of software? And what's stopping users from just picking a different browser from Play? If Yandex is so upset over the unfair competition, why don't they build their own phones and OS?
Incorrect. They only offer this if you live in the US. I have a Google Play Music All Access subscription in Canada. $10/mo gives me the music and a 10% discount in the app store. That's it.
It's not "Security last" it's "Let's treat users like they're not fucking idiots."
In order for this malware to infect your phone, you'll have to download an APK from a shoddy site, enable 3rd party package installations, and completely disregard the warning message.
When an average guy steals money, he gets fined more than what he stole AND jail time... but when a corporation steals money, they get fined a fraction of what they stole and a slap on the wrist? America - what an amazing country.
Plot twist: The genomes they lack are the ones that keep the rest of us from wanting to marry our siblings and cousins. Could this be the beginning of the end?
Well, I'm Canadian, and that's what I grew up with. I can confirm that at least up until 2008, I had all of those channels. Also for a while I could get channel 3 to come in... it was called VR.
The guy had the gun and killed the people... how much more proof do they need? The phone didn't have anything to do with killing people. Why do they need in?
Can we just completely scrap encryption already? I'm excited to see all of the government secrets leak out into public, and all of the lives ruined by medical and financial records seeping out into the public. By the time these fucking morons see the problem, it'll be way too late. The unfortunate side is the number of innocent civilians that will be screwed over dry and hard.
They're offering up these cheap packages, but they're mostly channels that nobody cares much about... and a lot of them do air broadcasts that you can (or at least used to be able to) pick up with an antenna. The pathetic thing is that once the government started to force everything to go digital, people using antennas started losing a lot of channels they once had access to... That's something the government should prevented.
We may have this ability... I didn't realize that was a thing. But you still would not be able to find the piece of paper that you dropped into the box to prove that your vote was counted. Hell, for all you know, the entire batch of pieces of paper you're looking at could have been pre-filled and pre-sealed, and everything you actually wrote on was just sent to the incinerator. That's a pretty extreme and far fetched example, but with there being no way to verify your vote, it's 100% plausible.
We use paper ballots here in Canada... we fill it out, drop it in a box, and that's the last we ever see of it. I can't trust that my Government that's already been busted in voter scandals isn't also fudging votes and keeping it hush-hush. I'd like to see the raw data representation to show that my vote is correct, and that the official stats match the data dumps.
This is why Voting needs some sort of ID system to allow you to track your vote. Each year a new hash should be given to each person, which should remain valid until a few weeks after the election. You should be able to log in and see that your vote was correctly registered and counted. I'm pretty sure people will be quick to flock to social media if their hash result doesn't match who they voted for.
What the hell happened to the UK? They've gone from a seemingly respectable place to a landmass governed by the dumbest fucking people in existence... or maybe they've always been that dumb, but the internet is allowing the stupidity to be relayed in real-time and unforgotten?
People: Hey guys, we're sinking!
Government: Let's pump more water into the boat!
Are you fucking dumb? The solution isn't to pump more water into the boat... you've gotta drill holes in the bottom of the boat so that all the water flowing into the boat has a way to escape. Stop thinking like an American, and start thinking more like the UK.
We always hear stories of computers being able to calculate many things faster than humans. Plus, if the building has a connected network of sensors that feed to the robot, it may actually know something the humans don't. Maybe the primary and secondary routes are too far gone for escape, but the robot can pick up a safe alternative. The humans following the robot would know something was up, but may have faith that the robot is thinking 5 moves ahead and being fed a whole wealth of sensory data that a human could never know.
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It's about damn time this was implemented... It should have happened with the PS2, though. Anyway, I'm done with consoles - too short of a lifespan. Too limited in what it can do. I've moved on to PC, and I hope that's the way more people start to go - especially now that there are a few solid options for controllers. PS: The article calls out Xbox Live as the "First Successful Multiplayer Network for Consoles" but I remember playing some pretty hefty games of Quake, UT, and Phantasy Star Online on my Dreamcast. That being said, maybe they're referring to the fact that XBL has more of a social side and hub interface to it, where multiplayer gaming on the Dreamcast was akin to using Gamespy on PC.
Wouldn't it be a better move for them to find a way to quash Hillary's campaign? In a Sanders VS Trump position, would Trump stand a chance?
"Amazon is pleased to announce the latest in cutting-edge security: Dick Pic Authentication/Tit Pic Authentication (DPA/TPA). To access your account, simply snap a quick shot of your junk/tits!"
I don't understand the gripe here... don't most phones come with a bunch of software? And what's stopping users from just picking a different browser from Play? If Yandex is so upset over the unfair competition, why don't they build their own phones and OS?
Incorrect. They only offer this if you live in the US. I have a Google Play Music All Access subscription in Canada. $10/mo gives me the music and a 10% discount in the app store. That's it.
It's not "Security last" it's "Let's treat users like they're not fucking idiots." In order for this malware to infect your phone, you'll have to download an APK from a shoddy site, enable 3rd party package installations, and completely disregard the warning message.
How are they suspended, but not using system resources?
Avatar: The Last Dronebender
When an average guy steals money, he gets fined more than what he stole AND jail time... but when a corporation steals money, they get fined a fraction of what they stole and a slap on the wrist? America - what an amazing country.
Plot twist: The genomes they lack are the ones that keep the rest of us from wanting to marry our siblings and cousins. Could this be the beginning of the end?
That's true. My cottage further north had Chex and Global.
Well, I'm Canadian, and that's what I grew up with. I can confirm that at least up until 2008, I had all of those channels. Also for a while I could get channel 3 to come in... it was called VR.
The guy had the gun and killed the people... how much more proof do they need? The phone didn't have anything to do with killing people. Why do they need in?
Can we just completely scrap encryption already? I'm excited to see all of the government secrets leak out into public, and all of the lives ruined by medical and financial records seeping out into the public. By the time these fucking morons see the problem, it'll be way too late. The unfortunate side is the number of innocent civilians that will be screwed over dry and hard.
Rogers pack is practically what I grew up with for free with an antenna...
-ABC
-CBS
-NBC
-CBC
-CTV
-PBS
-TVO
-Some French channel I never watched
-Fox
-CHCH
-WB
-City
They're offering up these cheap packages, but they're mostly channels that nobody cares much about... and a lot of them do air broadcasts that you can (or at least used to be able to) pick up with an antenna. The pathetic thing is that once the government started to force everything to go digital, people using antennas started losing a lot of channels they once had access to... That's something the government should prevented.
What's everybody got against Groupon? Do they count as advertising when you have to go to them to see what they have to offer?
We may have this ability... I didn't realize that was a thing. But you still would not be able to find the piece of paper that you dropped into the box to prove that your vote was counted. Hell, for all you know, the entire batch of pieces of paper you're looking at could have been pre-filled and pre-sealed, and everything you actually wrote on was just sent to the incinerator. That's a pretty extreme and far fetched example, but with there being no way to verify your vote, it's 100% plausible.
We use paper ballots here in Canada... we fill it out, drop it in a box, and that's the last we ever see of it. I can't trust that my Government that's already been busted in voter scandals isn't also fudging votes and keeping it hush-hush. I'd like to see the raw data representation to show that my vote is correct, and that the official stats match the data dumps.
This is why Voting needs some sort of ID system to allow you to track your vote. Each year a new hash should be given to each person, which should remain valid until a few weeks after the election. You should be able to log in and see that your vote was correctly registered and counted. I'm pretty sure people will be quick to flock to social media if their hash result doesn't match who they voted for.
If you're on their network, it's fair game.
What the hell happened to the UK? They've gone from a seemingly respectable place to a landmass governed by the dumbest fucking people in existence... or maybe they've always been that dumb, but the internet is allowing the stupidity to be relayed in real-time and unforgotten?
This bit here made me laugh way too fucking hard. Thanks damn_registrars - you've made my gloomy Tuesday a bit brighter :)
Are you fucking dumb? The solution isn't to pump more water into the boat... you've gotta drill holes in the bottom of the boat so that all the water flowing into the boat has a way to escape. Stop thinking like an American, and start thinking more like the UK.
We always hear stories of computers being able to calculate many things faster than humans. Plus, if the building has a connected network of sensors that feed to the robot, it may actually know something the humans don't. Maybe the primary and secondary routes are too far gone for escape, but the robot can pick up a safe alternative. The humans following the robot would know something was up, but may have faith that the robot is thinking 5 moves ahead and being fed a whole wealth of sensory data that a human could never know.