If it were up to them, we'd have national ID cards witgh a central database of fingerprints, retina-scans. Phone tapping would simply require they type your name in. Privacy Shmivacy.
I've found that 99% of spam is either from your ISP selling thier email list, or from email addresses given out for signing up for things.
Virtually all spam can be eliminated by using one simple trick.
Get a second email account, use it ONLY for important emails from those who you know aren't going to spam you. Use the first email account for signing up for websites, everything sent here will either be email you know to look for(Signup confirmations) or stuff you don't want to see.
Now assuming you have the second email account from a good source(an isp that doesnt sell your email address), and stick to using the other address for spam-risky situations, spam will be a thing of the past.
Still, instant-messaging is going to end email, the only real advantage to email is the ability to send files to people who aren't online.
So the argument is wether website publishers, or spyware producers get control of my computer?
Don't I have a say in this? Why can't I have control of my own computer!?
The only entity which should have control over a computer is the administrator/user. Not external companies, not advertisers, not the software vendors. The user, and only the user.
It's the kind of people now taking these jobs, who got out of a university with some know-how, but little real interest. They're not hackers or geeks, it's thier job, they don't really care to 'waste' time learning things that aren't thier job, they lack the insatiable interest of the earlier crop of geeks.
Instead of seeing something new and wanting to try it out, learn it, figure out how it works, many now simply ignore it, and stay with what they're familiar with.
It's just the ordinary person replacing the hacker.
One reason aircraft will never be as common as cars, is the maintainance involved. Aircraft must be constantly maintained, whereas cars can be ignored. The other is ease, a bad driver will cause accidents or close calls, a bad pilot can kill many people.
The truth about modern flight is, it's so safe that the only thing that will bring any plane down unsafely is a bad pilot or a catastrophic failure. This is why people don't survive airline crashes. An airliner doesn't crash unless it explodes, or has a major structural failure.
The hardware isnt much of an issue, but cost and training required is.
A single piece of a computer gaming rig - the accelerator card - costs more than an Xbox, and doesn't look nearly as cool, come with a DVD player as a basic feature, or display on a huge TV.
What does it matter the size if the tv if you're playing at NTSC resolutions? I suppose you could spend the thousands of dollars needed on an HDTV for it, but then the cost argument falls flat on it's face.
You're probably right about PC gaming dying, except in the area of online games, and especially any kind of sim game, and it is largely about cost, but more out of ease. Most people can't figure out how to upgrade a computer, nor do they need to. They simply don't care about high resolutions, they're used to the blurriness of TV's and aren't bothered by it.
PC games will never completly die, the PC has a far wider range of uses than consoles, making thier cost justified already. Most people will end up owning PC's, and throwing in a $90 video card, and being able to play any game is prettymuch a nobrainer. It doesnt take a $300 videocard to make a computer a usefull gaming rig. You buy a PC for many things, including games, but the only real use for a console is the games.
EA really is trying to milk every last penny out of UO while they still can.
The $30 pre-leveled characters though, are hardly worth it, and are in no way "average". They're characters which are just out of the newbie stage. Anyone willing to spend $30 on it is a dolt.
The rules are too boring. No fun weapons are allowed.
Dammit, I want explosions, flame throwers, stun guns! Most of battlebots comes down to 1. A robot breaking from bad design. 2. A robot being flipped over in some way. 3. A draw.
Another programmer gets burned out on thier project, big deal. Is the editor in widespread use? A quick search on google doesnt yield anything obvious.
Just another case of a programmer fed up with thier project, angry that he's not making enough money on it. Doesn't look like he's willing to opensource his code either.
The first one, The Fellowship Of the Ring, was also leaked well ahead of time. The copy was a rip of a screening DVD, and was distributed in DVD quality. No reason to believe they couldn't pull it off again.
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If it were up to them, we'd have national ID cards witgh a central database of fingerprints, retina-scans. Phone tapping would simply require they type your name in. Privacy Shmivacy.
It's a good thing they're not in charge.
I've found that 99% of spam is either from your ISP selling thier email list, or from email addresses given out for signing up for things.
Virtually all spam can be eliminated by using one simple trick.
Get a second email account, use it ONLY for important emails from those who you know aren't going to spam you. Use the first email account for signing up for websites, everything sent here will either be email you know to look for(Signup confirmations) or stuff you don't want to see.
Now assuming you have the second email account from a good source(an isp that doesnt sell your email address), and stick to using the other address for spam-risky situations, spam will be a thing of the past.
Still, instant-messaging is going to end email, the only real advantage to email is the ability to send files to people who aren't online.
How about asking someone who isn't going to simply pull answer out of thier ass, and instead ask someone who might know? i.e. a lawywer.
"Hi, I've been threatened with a lawsuit, seeing as how most of you know nothing about the law, I'd like to know what you think I should do?"
You might as well ask a magic 8-ball.
How is glass any more natural of a material than aluminum?
So the argument is wether website publishers, or spyware producers get control of my computer?
Don't I have a say in this? Why can't I have control of my own computer!?
The only entity which should have control over a computer is the administrator/user. Not external companies, not advertisers, not the software vendors. The user, and only the user.
Surely there are other sources besides the new york times, how about links to stories which don't require registation to read?
Yet another post which is being skipped because of the new york times link.
It's the kind of people now taking these jobs, who got out of a university with some know-how, but little real interest. They're not hackers or geeks, it's thier job, they don't really care to 'waste' time learning things that aren't thier job, they lack the insatiable interest of the earlier crop of geeks.
Instead of seeing something new and wanting to try it out, learn it, figure out how it works, many now simply ignore it, and stay with what they're familiar with.
It's just the ordinary person replacing the hacker.
Well it beats the silent "music".
But not by much.
So when can I have my brain removed and bolted directly into my computer?
Who needs holographic displays, or high quality speakers when it's all piped directly into your mind?.
Friendly competetion is a concept Microsoft has never understood.
One reason aircraft will never be as common as cars, is the maintainance involved. Aircraft must be constantly maintained, whereas cars can be ignored. The other is ease, a bad driver will cause accidents or close calls, a bad pilot can kill many people.
The truth about modern flight is, it's so safe that the only thing that will bring any plane down unsafely is a bad pilot or a catastrophic failure. This is why people don't survive airline crashes. An airliner doesn't crash unless it explodes, or has a major structural failure.
The hardware isnt much of an issue, but cost and training required is.
I got one of these just the other day.
I believe shutting down the messenger service will stop them.
A single piece of a computer gaming rig - the accelerator card - costs more than an Xbox, and doesn't look nearly as cool, come with a DVD player as a basic feature, or display on a huge TV.
What does it matter the size if the tv if you're playing at NTSC resolutions? I suppose you could spend the thousands of dollars needed on an HDTV for it, but then the cost argument falls flat on it's face.
You're probably right about PC gaming dying, except in the area of online games, and especially any kind of sim game, and it is largely about cost, but more out of ease. Most people can't figure out how to upgrade a computer, nor do they need to. They simply don't care about high resolutions, they're used to the blurriness of TV's and aren't bothered by it.
PC games will never completly die, the PC has a far wider range of uses than consoles, making thier cost justified already. Most people will end up owning PC's, and throwing in a $90 video card, and being able to play any game is prettymuch a nobrainer. It doesnt take a $300 videocard to make a computer a usefull gaming rig. You buy a PC for many things, including games, but the only real use for a console is the games.
You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy, we must be cautious.
For $30 you can change a characters name!!
EA really is trying to milk every last penny out of UO while they still can.
The $30 pre-leveled characters though, are hardly worth it, and are in no way "average". They're characters which are just out of the newbie stage. Anyone willing to spend $30 on it is a dolt.
BAH. What a waste of money, the clones would just want your money, cause all kinds of problems, etc.
How about permanent residence, and your own module on the ISS?
Daft Punk did the same thing on thier last CD.
The rules are too boring. No fun weapons are allowed.
Dammit, I want explosions, flame throwers, stun guns! Most of battlebots comes down to
1. A robot breaking from bad design.
2. A robot being flipped over in some way.
3. A draw.
There are very few good hits.
First off, how can you get root on windows?
Second, What idiot runs apache as a superuser? If you do, you deserve what you get.
If fingerprint readers can already be easily tricked, why would it be hard to use the same techniques to forge fingerprints on other things?
My guess is that it's for the rights to launch. Just a matter of getting permission from the FAA I think.
it isn't, and according to Maarten, won't be.
Another programmer gets burned out on thier project, big deal. Is the editor in widespread use? A quick search on google doesnt yield anything obvious.
Just another case of a programmer fed up with thier project, angry that he's not making enough money on it. Doesn't look like he's willing to opensource his code either.
Screw him.
The first one, The Fellowship Of the Ring, was also leaked well ahead of time. The copy was a rip of a screening DVD, and was distributed in DVD quality. No reason to believe they couldn't pull it off again.
They're just mixing the great american pastimes of baseball and lawsuits.