You're wrong. Originally, there was no plans to include a GPU in the PS3. But Sony then realized that the Cell wasn't able to push enough polygons on its own, so they partnered up with nVidia to get the additional GPU power.
No, only the ones that you use frequently. Access to a password file, however, gives the hacker all your passwords, even the ones you haven't used for a few years.
Nobody has yet mentioned the strongest reason why this is dangerous: Keyloggers. A malicious hacker captures your master password as you enter it, and suddenly every password you have is compromised.
They might be talking about something different than what you're imagining. One kind of "hash spoofing" might be a p2p client that claims to have a certain file (identified by the hash), but when another client connects, it just gets sent a stream of garbage.
On the other hand, they might be talking about real hash spoofing. Kazaa, for example, only hashes a fraction of the file (atleast it used to), so it would be quite easy to spoof anhash there.
SOME reason? Might NOT be true? Read the goddamn wikipedia entry about Orcolony! There's no doubt it's connected to Microsoft and the new Xbox, since the site several times have revealed pictures of the new console as rewards for solving the challenges. Also, astroturfing is not the same as viral marketing, which is what Ourcolony actually is.
Why should he duck? It's not like anybody that likes EA reads here. The managers aren't nerdy enough to be here, and the developers... Well, would you dare read slashdot if you worked with EA?
It is useful enough for web passwords or other places where brute force attacks are out of the question. (Granted, the owners of the site where you use the password could do a brute force attack, but then again they might just grab the password in plaintext instead.)
I'm not talking about law. I'm talking about copyright holders - you know, RIAA, MPAA and the likes? They want to stop you from making backups in any form.
The law doesn't matter. What use is an allowance when technical restrictions hinder you from using it?
RULE #2 SEE RULE#1...and half of the point in most DRM solutions is that the consumer CAN'T make backups. Because in copyright-holder-speak, backups are bad.
Just because ITMS lets you do it doesn't mean anybody else will.
Actually it only captures eveyone in your faction, at the time you are logged in. Which means that from a statician's point of view, esp when they don't track the time or date each census was run, the data is about as useful as a dancing frog that's recently lost both legs.
That shouldn't matter, really. The Census mod records the most vital variable, the character name. Since those names are unique, it doesn't matter if you only see those who's logged on. The census website counts all unique names, and that is the number you see reported.
Opera might have another motive too, the company is located Norway, a country where we have the letters æ, ø and å. Not supporting their own country's alphabet might be considered a bit offensive.
(Though personally, I would prefer something like the XP SP2 popup blocker - a bar or something that shows up, alerting you to the fact that the URL you're visiting has unicode letters.)
That means, a lot of times, you aren't in the queues of the people in your queue and vice versa. Therefore, there's no way to use tit-for-tat - you're either missing the tit or the tat.
Though, if you want Bittorent-like functionality, there is an option somewhere to enable Horde downloading in emule - this should possibly work better for you.
(Was written before I realized the comment talked about a Microsoft game. My point still stands - it's the Game Publisher Microsoft that's at fault, not the Operating System Developer Microsoft.)
In Microsoft's defence, this isn't their fault. It is perfectly possible to run games under a restricted user account, if you give up one feature.
Copy protection.
The reason nearly every game needs administrator access is that the game publishers' "nifty" protection tricks need to hook into the more advanced features of the CD-ROM drivers.
But of course, no major publisher will ever consider removing that "feature" to give users more flexibility.
This is the wrong discussion for talking about legal uses with p2p. Remember, the creation of eXeem is a direct consequence of the copyright holders shutting down certain torrent sites.
For legal purposes, though, the original BitTorrent software is still just as useful as before. People that distribute Linux ISOs or game demos don't need eXeem. For them, the software is a solution to something that never was a problem in the first place.
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You're wrong. Originally, there was no plans to include a GPU in the PS3. But Sony then realized that the Cell wasn't able to push enough polygons on its own, so they partnered up with nVidia to get the additional GPU power.
Well, the MTV show was pure concentrated shit.
No, only the ones that you use frequently. Access to a password file, however, gives the hacker all your passwords, even the ones you haven't used for a few years.
Nobody has yet mentioned the strongest reason why this is dangerous: Keyloggers. A malicious hacker captures your master password as you enter it, and suddenly every password you have is compromised.
They might be talking about something different than what you're imagining. One kind of "hash spoofing" might be a p2p client that claims to have a certain file (identified by the hash), but when another client connects, it just gets sent a stream of garbage.
On the other hand, they might be talking about real hash spoofing. Kazaa, for example, only hashes a fraction of the file (atleast it used to), so it would be quite easy to spoof anhash there.
Do it the Nintendo way: Purple!
Typo, the link got swallowed: wikipedia entry
SOME reason? Might NOT be true? Read the goddamn wikipedia entry about Orcolony!
There's no doubt it's connected to Microsoft and the new Xbox, since the site several times have revealed pictures of the new console as rewards for solving the challenges. Also, astroturfing is not the same as viral marketing, which is what Ourcolony actually is.
Over here in 2005, however, the serial cable is called a 'network cable', and there already are modchips that lets you use normal DVDRs on a Gamecube.
Flawed argument, since the evilness of that man's actions outweigh his good actions.
Consider if Superman raped and murdered little children, but saved the whole world now and then, would you call him good or evil?
But Amazon didn't have that DVD available until the start of this year. Would you put up with a several-month delay just to stay legit?
Why should he duck? It's not like anybody that likes EA reads here. The managers aren't nerdy enough to be here, and the developers... Well, would you dare read slashdot if you worked with EA?
The "Criminal Rating" makes the game HARDER. Therefore, every serious player will try hard to keep that rating LOW.
Try again.
It is useful enough for web passwords or other places where brute force attacks are out of the question. (Granted, the owners of the site where you use the password could do a brute force attack, but then again they might just grab the password in plaintext instead.)
I'm not talking about law. I'm talking about copyright holders - you know, RIAA, MPAA and the likes? They want to stop you from making backups in any form.
The law doesn't matter. What use is an allowance when technical restrictions hinder you from using it?
RULE #1 BACK-UP
...and half of the point in most DRM solutions is that the consumer CAN'T make backups. Because in copyright-holder-speak, backups are bad.
RULE #2 SEE RULE#1
Just because ITMS lets you do it doesn't mean anybody else will.
The lack of vowels and pronouncability is the difference. If you use the name "Hylldrim" instead, you're in the clear.
Actually it only captures eveyone in your faction, at the time you are logged in. Which means that from a statician's point of view, esp when they don't track the time or date each census was run, the data is about as useful as a dancing frog that's recently lost both legs.
That shouldn't matter, really. The Census mod records the most vital variable, the character name. Since those names are unique, it doesn't matter if you only see those who's logged on. The census website counts all unique names, and that is the number you see reported.
Opera might have another motive too, the company is located Norway, a country where we have the letters æ, ø and å. Not supporting their own country's alphabet might be considered a bit offensive.
(Though personally, I would prefer something like the XP SP2 popup blocker - a bar or something that shows up, alerting you to the fact that the URL you're visiting has unicode letters.)
Because ED2K is multi-file.
That means, a lot of times, you aren't in the queues of the people in your queue and vice versa. Therefore, there's no way to use tit-for-tat - you're either missing the tit or the tat.
Though, if you want Bittorent-like functionality, there is an option somewhere to enable Horde downloading in emule - this should possibly work better for you.
(Was written before I realized the comment talked about a Microsoft game. My point still stands - it's the Game Publisher Microsoft that's at fault, not the Operating System Developer Microsoft.)
In Microsoft's defence, this isn't their fault. It is perfectly possible to run games under a restricted user account, if you give up one feature.
Copy protection.
The reason nearly every game needs administrator access is that the game publishers' "nifty" protection tricks need to hook into the more advanced features of the CD-ROM drivers.
But of course, no major publisher will ever consider removing that "feature" to give users more flexibility.
This might work.
Until a machine at Microsoft gets infected.
This is the wrong discussion for talking about legal uses with p2p. Remember, the creation of eXeem is a direct consequence of the copyright holders shutting down certain torrent sites.
For legal purposes, though, the original BitTorrent software is still just as useful as before. People that distribute Linux ISOs or game demos don't need eXeem. For them, the software is a solution to something that never was a problem in the first place.
You mean, back in 2005? Battle.net is STILL free.
World of Warcraft is not part of it.
Doesn't matter, funny moderations don't give karma anymore..