True enough, and with the proper amount of obfuscation you can get your product to market before anyone takes the time to translate your gobbledygook code back into something THEY can modify and market:)
It's underhanded, but then again, it's business.
As long as they're not actually screwing anyone over in the end, it doesn't sound as bad as some might make it out to be.
Safe for another month or two. Until some whackjob one-in-a-million loonytunes hears God speaking to him from his TV or monitor and goes on a rampage. Then it starts all over again.
Although I don't usually watch network TV (the box is there for PS2 and DVD watching) I happened to catch one of those John Stossel news reports on bullying on the playground. I can see why kids want to strike back. Bullying looks like it's a LOT worse than when I was a kid (and that was hell)... and it's not because kids are really any more vicious, or teachers are any more dumb... What they neglected to mention during the report is that the overcrowding of classrooms and playgrounds means you have a dozen duty teachers trying to track 1200+ kids at once. It makes for a lot more kids getting away with tormenting each other. Is that the cause? I don't know, but I spent a lot of time wishing I could make the 6 foot, 200 pound grade six kid explode when I was in elementary school. (Now he's got no teeth, and a considerably lower IQ... so I win)
People will shove the blame around where they can, that's for certain. Even the parents who love their children dearly don't spend enough time nurturing them because society says you both have to work long hours for shit money to provide your kids with stuff they don't need. Forego the luxuries sometime, and go outside and play ball together. Or build a fort. Hug your kid, and ask them what's going on in their life.
But I'm preaching to the choir here. You guys know the score, maybe it's time other people tuned in to the game.
I have no problem putting up with the ads. But do I ever click on them? Almost never. So seeing what CPMs are these days,/. wouldn't see a lot of cash for my perusal of the site as a free user.
So you'll be getting my money. Damn you. Damn you to hell!:)
Too bad it was South Korea they routed it through. If it was North Korea we could get the press to jump all over his ties to a country with nasty human rights issues. You know they'd love that. It sells papers.
I guess I'll sue the internet too. I blame it for my huge porn collection, my endless wasted hours playing Rocket Arena or the MMORPG flavor of the week. I blame it for letting those pesky Chinese seek a voice in the international community despite the heavy handedness of their government. I mean how dare they speak up about their government in a free speech medium! Hell, I blame AL GORE for inventing it!
Mr. Gore, if you're reading this, I'm sure we can reach an amicable settlement. Please have your checkbook ready.
(Note for those who cannot detect irony, sarcasm, humor or anything else without getting offended: The remark about the Chinese is actually NOT meant to insult the general populace. Thank you, drive through.)
(Note about the note: It seems these days you can't say anything without a disclaimer for the people who take everything literally these days. Blah.)
Sigh. I miss the old days of playing Galactic Warzone. It wasn't widely played, but it blew Tradewars away completely.
Does anyone remember a game called Omega as well? It was like Ultima with ASCII graphics, where you could traverse the actual world, not just the dungeons. One of the coolest (and most frustrating features) was that after the sun went down, the ghosts of the monsters you killed came looking for you again.
We realize that all attempts to combat piracy are futile. We put these schemes in place more to frustrate legitimate users than to stop determined people from copying our software.
Actually, they put those measures in place to attempt to delay the distribution of a working warez version for as long as they possibly can. The majority of sales for most games occur in the first couple of months, and then it slows to a trickle. Just because Blizzard tends to move units in considerably more volume and over a longer period of time does not invalidate their desire to profit from their work during the most critical sales period.
Gamasutra has a feature on the copy protection for Spyro the Dragon. It's a good read, but you have to sign up (free) to read it.
Would sniffing packets be counter to the DMCA? I'm no coder, but I would assume that you could find most of the information you need to send and receive in the packets if you analyze it long enough. Can someone in the know elaborate on how they did it, and why it's counter to the DMCA?
It's nice that we don't have that dumbass law up here (Canuck land), but then US lawmakers have no problems foisting such laws against friendly countries, so really none of us are safe.
I can't remember if it was in Hacker Crackdown or The Cuckoo's Egg, where they talked about how one of the hackers was busted for illegal use of electricity. By running processes on the remote machine he was running up their electrical bill just a little bit more, but it was enough under the law to nail him. I think this case referenced occured in Britain. I'm not sure if it would apply in Canada or the US. Damn it's been so long since I read those books. Anyway, if you catch someone leeching, the option to prosecute should be there, because they ARE stealing from you in one form or another when using your computer without permission.
Yeah, these things are going to be all over the place in large factories. They're smaller and easier to park then golf carts, and probably more cost efficient in the end.
I wonder how long before we see them on Carrier decks as well. You'd just have to lock it down so it doesn't get blown off the deck by an afterburner:)
blah, missed a word...
should read:
"Attacking someone who doesn't want to be your enemy is a pretty damn good way of making them into another enemy. "
Slashdot Mirror
True enough, and with the proper amount of obfuscation you can get your product to market before anyone takes the time to translate your gobbledygook code back into something THEY can modify and market :)
It's underhanded, but then again, it's business.
As long as they're not actually screwing anyone over in the end, it doesn't sound as bad as some might make it out to be.
I love that quote... but it wasn't a Nintendo employee... it was a comedian. Does anyone remember which one?
*Whew*
Safe for another month or two. Until some whackjob one-in-a-million loonytunes hears God speaking to him from his TV or monitor and goes on a rampage. Then it starts all over again.
Although I don't usually watch network TV (the box is there for PS2 and DVD watching) I happened to catch one of those John Stossel news reports on bullying on the playground. I can see why kids want to strike back. Bullying looks like it's a LOT worse than when I was a kid (and that was hell)... and it's not because kids are really any more vicious, or teachers are any more dumb... What they neglected to mention during the report is that the overcrowding of classrooms and playgrounds means you have a dozen duty teachers trying to track 1200+ kids at once. It makes for a lot more kids getting away with tormenting each other. Is that the cause? I don't know, but I spent a lot of time wishing I could make the 6 foot, 200 pound grade six kid explode when I was in elementary school. (Now he's got no teeth, and a considerably lower IQ... so I win)
People will shove the blame around where they can, that's for certain. Even the parents who love their children dearly don't spend enough time nurturing them because society says you both have to work long hours for shit money to provide your kids with stuff they don't need. Forego the luxuries sometime, and go outside and play ball together. Or build a fort. Hug your kid, and ask them what's going on in their life.
But I'm preaching to the choir here. You guys know the score, maybe it's time other people tuned in to the game.
Wow, this is the most insane amount of moderation i've ever seen to a post. :)
Sounds like John Nash's computer :)
and promptly converts them to EMF emissions. :)
Wrap that rascal! Where's the shielding?
I have no problem putting up with the ads. But do I ever click on them? Almost never. So seeing what CPMs are these days, /. wouldn't see a lot of cash for my perusal of the site as a free user.
:)
So you'll be getting my money. Damn you. Damn you to hell!
Too bad it was South Korea they routed it through. If it was North Korea we could get the press to jump all over his ties to a country with nasty human rights issues. You know they'd love that. It sells papers.
Funny this should be announced right after those ex-Dynamix guys released PornStar3D.
:)
Maybe the government wants to invest in buying them a better engine
So true, I'm gonna need a bigger apartment.
I guess I'll sue the internet too.
I blame it for my huge porn collection, my endless wasted hours playing Rocket Arena or the MMORPG flavor of the week.
I blame it for letting those pesky Chinese seek a voice in the international community despite the heavy handedness of their government. I mean how dare they speak up about their government in a free speech medium!
Hell, I blame AL GORE for inventing it!
Mr. Gore, if you're reading this, I'm sure we can reach an amicable settlement. Please have your checkbook ready.
(Note for those who cannot detect irony, sarcasm, humor or anything else without getting offended: The remark about the Chinese is actually NOT meant to insult the general populace. Thank you, drive through.)
(Note about the note: It seems these days you can't say anything without a disclaimer for the people who take everything literally these days. Blah.)
Sigh. I miss the old days of playing Galactic Warzone. It wasn't widely played, but it blew Tradewars away completely.
:)
Does anyone remember a game called Omega as well? It was like Ultima with ASCII graphics, where you could traverse the actual world, not just the dungeons. One of the coolest (and most frustrating features) was that after the sun went down, the ghosts of the monsters you killed came looking for you again.
Now THAT was gameplay
We realize that all attempts to combat piracy are futile. We put these schemes in place more to frustrate legitimate users than to stop determined people from copying our software.
Actually, they put those measures in place to attempt to delay the distribution of a working warez version for as long as they possibly can. The majority of sales for most games occur in the first couple of months, and then it slows to a trickle. Just because Blizzard tends to move units in considerably more volume and over a longer period of time does not invalidate their desire to profit from their work during the most critical sales period.
Gamasutra has a feature on the copy protection for Spyro the Dragon. It's a good read, but you have to sign up (free) to read it.
Sorry, I meant on a cell. My bad.
Has anyone looked at using this procedure on talk show guests and politicians? That's Nobel Prize material there.
Anyone who does telephone banking with their credit card company?
Lions 1 - Christians 0
:)
Oh wait, it was Jeff Goldblum and Eric Stoltz running away shrieking like little girls. :)
:)
"Drink deep of the plasma springs, or drink not at all." - Seth Brundle (quoting someone else probably)
Would sniffing packets be counter to the DMCA?
I'm no coder, but I would assume that you could find most of the information you need to send and receive in the packets if you analyze it long enough. Can someone in the know elaborate on how they did it, and why it's counter to the DMCA?
It's nice that we don't have that dumbass law up here (Canuck land), but then US lawmakers have no problems foisting such laws against friendly countries, so really none of us are safe.
sigh. look back to the dartboard hacking story, and get a sense of humor.
Because some people appear to moderate with darts :)
:)
"Oh, I hit flamebait! Time to mod this one down!"
hehe
I can't remember if it was in Hacker Crackdown or The Cuckoo's Egg, where they talked about how one of the hackers was busted for illegal use of electricity. By running processes on the remote machine he was running up their electrical bill just a little bit more, but it was enough under the law to nail him. I think this case referenced occured in Britain. I'm not sure if it would apply in Canada or the US.
Damn it's been so long since I read those books. Anyway, if you catch someone leeching, the option to prosecute should be there, because they ARE stealing from you in one form or another when using your computer without permission.
Yeah, these things are going to be all over the place in large factories. They're smaller and easier to park then golf carts, and probably more cost efficient in the end.
:)
I wonder how long before we see them on Carrier decks as well. You'd just have to lock it down so it doesn't get blown off the deck by an afterburner
I guess you haven't tried Tantric pumping. It charges you up for hours at a time.
Yes, but you kill the aggressor.
Afghani civilians starving in the numbers of 500,000+ were never the aggressor.
What does letting them starve achieve? Sure there's relief being sent it, but it's waaay below what is needed there.
So they're worth less than our North American lives?
blah, missed a word...
should read:
"Attacking someone who doesn't want to be your enemy is a pretty damn good way of making them into another enemy. "