In the past three weeks we had several "leaked" eletronics. I think these companies are "leaking" it on purpose. It's a great marketing strategy, and builds a huge momentum waaaaay before your product actually hits the store.
Is President Bush not worried about "blowback", which is what happened when we helped the mujahadeen in Afghanistan when they were fighting the Russian army.
I guess not. Since the USA already is building an oil duct in Afghanistan, what the first war was all about (territory control to transport oil), then we can expect that the interest on that area will increase.
Then you can get a nice firewall or browser plug-in that will block ad images and cookies. The page will look uglier, indeed, but it will save you hours of bandwith.
Oh well, perhaps you won't like the IA on this game, but they can continually improve it until maybe, can replace the player. Even if it doesn't, it's innovation for now, and that we must applaud.
Now imagine if an AI learns how to play the style of the champions, for example, if the CounterStrike champion of your local LAN center is a camper with a sniper or a machine gun, what crate he likes to hide on that map, etc, etc.. Even playing 50% of this, you could effectivily play against "half" of what the world's best player has to offer.
For example, bots could also be created for RTS games. Imagine that you suck against fast players with some race on a particular game. You could download enemies with this playing style, and practice against.
Of course, it won't be the same as the real thing, but for training or for fun, it's a great step.
For his part, Lamo, who's not known for shrinking from controversy , charges the network with a failure of courage. "I can understand where they're coming from," says Lamo, in a telephone interview from somewhere on the East Coast. "But I like to think that in their place I'd take more of a risk.
Somewhere, disguised, with computer parts laying around... It seems like Lamo didn't want to give his location, yet, there were hundreds of ways to finding out.
Why speak of "hackers" like this? Are they still a sub-culture, marginalized?
Then he's wrong. I am from Brazil too, you CAN patent software and algorithmic ideas. It's just that (not that I am aware, at least), a law that has been enforced, or gained media attention over any case.
For example, we do have equivalents of the RIAA and BSA.
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Isn't that how drugs are? The first hit is free....
;-)
That's why we need to plant our weed. And,
That's why we need to code our source.
I think I will start a Freealize campaign
Santos Dumont invented the airplane.
And the wrist watch too! =)
The strangest thing is that a company worth 300 billion dollars is always releasing new version of its software.
If you could "mark" the bees with a substance that could be seen by a radar and automatically launch something to explode the mine.
In the past three weeks we had several "leaked" eletronics. I think these companies are "leaking" it on purpose. It's a great marketing strategy, and builds a huge momentum waaaaay before your product actually hits the store.
Stupid Geeks are trying to overthrow the system.
/. are ways to become more accepted. Some are black and white, some, some, some.
They've lost every battle. Slim is nice, fat is bad.
Guess what, Geek?
Fat is a way of life. Not dark neither light, the system in first place, isn't right.
Laid on
Where's my candy?
Nowhere to be seen. I eat because I like. I lie not because I eat, but because I inhale other's people opinions.
I would rather die creep then die healthy. At least I would taste life.
I haven't grown in decades, so I haven't needed a new pair.
Remove the SPAM filter and it shall grow!
But what if you paint a paintbrush?
It's relative.
Continuing:
deniro: you got a problem?
mathematician: a - 4b * log(x/7) = 0
deniro: oh god
Place: Purgatory
;)
The Objetive: Geek Heaven
The Conditions: Be judged by a jury formed by the great intellects of our history, Michelangelo, Socrates, Lincon, Freud, Newton...
The plot: An analisys of what the dead person did in his life.
The Characters: CEOs of Worldcom and Andersen, RIAA members, corrupt politicians, Bill Gates...
I think this could revive some lost values.
Freud to Bill Gates: Does this picture of a penguin reminds you of your mother?
And what kind of freedom does a dead man enjoy?
You are dead when you lose your freedom.
Is President Bush not worried about "blowback", which is what happened when we helped the mujahadeen in Afghanistan when they were fighting the Russian army.
I guess not. Since the USA already is building an oil duct in Afghanistan, what the first war was all about (territory control to transport oil), then we can expect that the interest on that area will increase.
And with interest, come investitors.
It's capitalism saving the world again!
Liberty is second to life but above all others. What kind of liberty does a dead-man enjoy?
And what kind of life does a man without freedom enjoy?
Then you can get a nice firewall or browser plug-in that will block ad images and cookies. The page will look uglier, indeed, but it will save you hours of bandwith.
Oh well, perhaps you won't like the IA on this game, but they can continually improve it until maybe, can replace the player. Even if it doesn't, it's innovation for now, and that we must applaud.
Now imagine if an AI learns how to play the style of the champions, for example, if the CounterStrike champion of your local LAN center is a camper with a sniper or a machine gun, what crate he likes to hide on that map, etc, etc.. Even playing 50% of this, you could effectivily play against "half" of what the world's best player has to offer.
For example, bots could also be created for RTS games. Imagine that you suck against fast players with some race on a particular game. You could download enemies with this playing style, and practice against.
Of course, it won't be the same as the real thing, but for training or for fun, it's a great step.
But I believe MS loses money on Xbox sales. If people start to pay 200 for it and use it with other purposes, MS might raise the price.
I like ping.
Linux is not about certificates. It's about learning.
Teach your students how to solve any problem, and they will decide if they want a Linux career.
the US currently has the highest ratio of inmates/population in the world
3 million people, or 6% of the male adult population. That's scary, in average 1 of every 20 person you know (or could know) are in jail.
Yeah, but my point is that the media doesn't help. He looked like an international spy where his location is a secret. Doesn't have to be like this..
The media portraits "hackers":
For his part, Lamo, who's not known for shrinking from controversy , charges the network with a failure of courage. "I can understand where they're coming from," says Lamo, in a telephone interview from somewhere on the East Coast. "But I like to think that in their place I'd take more of a risk.
Somewhere, disguised, with computer parts laying around... It seems like Lamo didn't want to give his location, yet, there were hundreds of ways to finding out.
Why speak of "hackers" like this? Are they still a sub-culture, marginalized?
I think they're calling it 'root technology' because of the effect it's going to have on its consumers.
;-)
"You can all su my balls."
Amazing. I've laughed really loud !!!
I don't like to think, or say to others, that the price includes the right to make a copy.
Because If they charge less, does it remove my right to copy? Of course not.
Making a copy, for archival or distribution purposes, is a right on its own.
Then he's wrong. I am from Brazil too, you CAN patent software and algorithmic ideas. It's just that (not that I am aware, at least), a law that has been enforced, or gained media attention over any case.
For example, we do have equivalents of the RIAA and BSA.