Pirating cable TV is not at all analagous to this situation, because the accused were paying for the service. They were authorized to use the provider's bandwidth. The question is just how much bandwidth they were entitled to based on what they payed. If the provider wanted to establish a limit on that, they should have done so in the service contract, not hardware that is rightfully under the customers' control.
Weight and fragility are the main things you should be concerned about. You do not want, for instance, to carry a box that contains all the books from a bookshelf. Put some large, heavy, unbreakable things in the bottom of each box, then a layer of soft, fluffy things (e.g., clothes, blankets), then some light, moderately fragile things like telephones, CDs, clock radios, etc. Extremely fragile things should get their own boxes with lots of padding. When I moved a few months ago, I did it mostly this way. The only things I moved "spatially" were from the bathroom, since there were lots of things that could leak. Otherwise, I wouldn't reccommend it, since the things you will still need during the move out process are probably intersperesed with things you could live without for any length of time.
If I invented an unbreakable cipher, I'd get a story about it placed in a highly visible news forum, but reveal none of the details. Then wait for the NSA to contact me to convince me not to make it public. Negotiate for as much money as possible. Of course, you'll need a time-delayed system that will distribute the algorithm unless you intervene at regular intervals (to ensure your safety.) Better yet, just bluff that such a system exists, since if it really exists, they'd know when they found it.
According to the developers of Shadowbane, there are bug fixes in Jaguar that make the game's OpenGL performance much smoother. Probably a lot of other little things too.
I'd be happy for Apple to keep their gee-whiz $100 itunes update to themselves and just release the bug fixes.
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If you're looking for a MMOG that gets it right, look at Shadowbane. (http://shadowbane.ubisoft.com/) Your typical MMOG is like Disney World, you go there, have fun, but have no impact on the place besides giving them money, and all the other people just get in the way. If there's a plot, it turns out the same whether you're there or not. In Shadowbane, you make the plot while building your kingdom Machiavelli-style, then coming after anyone you don't like with ballistas and trebuchets. That sure beats camping monsters, whether or not the monsters come from some big franchise like Star Wars or Final Fantasy.
I have visions of holy wars over the True Date of Towel Day. It just so happens I'm writing an essay right now largely dealing with the conflict in the 7th century over the proper date of Easter. I want someone centuries from now to write about the social movements spawned from the works of Douglas Adams.
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Pirating cable TV is not at all analagous to this situation, because the accused were paying for the service. They were authorized to use the provider's bandwidth. The question is just how much bandwidth they were entitled to based on what they payed. If the provider wanted to establish a limit on that, they should have done so in the service contract, not hardware that is rightfully under the customers' control.
Weight and fragility are the main things you should be concerned about. You do not want, for instance, to carry a box that contains all the books from a bookshelf. Put some large, heavy, unbreakable things in the bottom of each box, then a layer of soft, fluffy things (e.g., clothes, blankets), then some light, moderately fragile things like telephones, CDs, clock radios, etc. Extremely fragile things should get their own boxes with lots of padding. When I moved a few months ago, I did it mostly this way. The only things I moved "spatially" were from the bathroom, since there were lots of things that could leak. Otherwise, I wouldn't reccommend it, since the things you will still need during the move out process are probably intersperesed with things you could live without for any length of time.
If I invented an unbreakable cipher, I'd get a story about it placed in a highly visible news forum, but reveal none of the details. Then wait for the NSA to contact me to convince me not to make it public. Negotiate for as much money as possible. Of course, you'll need a time-delayed system that will distribute the algorithm unless you intervene at regular intervals (to ensure your safety.) Better yet, just bluff that such a system exists, since if it really exists, they'd know when they found it.
Do it now, not later. Later you WILL have more to do, even if you think you won't. Once you start trying to play catch-up, it's probably too late.
According to the developers of Shadowbane, there are bug fixes in Jaguar that make the game's OpenGL performance much smoother. Probably a lot of other little things too.
I'd be happy for Apple to keep their gee-whiz $100 itunes update to themselves and just release the bug fixes.
If you're looking for a MMOG that gets it right, look at Shadowbane. (http://shadowbane.ubisoft.com/) Your typical MMOG is like Disney World, you go there, have fun, but have no impact on the place besides giving them money, and all the other people just get in the way. If there's a plot, it turns out the same whether you're there or not. In Shadowbane, you make the plot while building your kingdom Machiavelli-style, then coming after anyone you don't like with ballistas and trebuchets. That sure beats camping monsters, whether or not the monsters come from some big franchise like Star Wars or Final Fantasy.
I have visions of holy wars over the True Date of Towel Day. It just so happens I'm writing an essay right now largely dealing with the conflict in the 7th century over the proper date of Easter. I want someone centuries from now to write about the social movements spawned from the works of Douglas Adams.