And you wouldn't know about the poor a security/reliability record of such companies since you aren't an expert in those fields (I presume)...
Nope. Which is why I (like any other sensible person) do research before buying. You don't have to be an expert to check up on a product or service before buying it.
Look at how much of a market share Ford lost after that scandle.
I give up. How much? As far as I can tell, the Explorer is as popular as ever.
Yes 100% know about apple but none of them think of it as a viable option to windows. Because they would have to buy a different computer.
Unless their computer is over ten years old, they knew about Apple BEFORE it they bought their current PC. Give it up. By your reasoning, no one would have switched to Windows in the first place.
I'm not sure in this case, but the first thing I would try is to open up msconfig and disable any references to MSN IM in Autoexec.bat and Startup. This is what I did to get rid of RealPlayer, until someone pointed out that there was an option to delete it in the app itself. (I guess the real lesson is to scour the Options in the app to see if there is a simpler way.)
Let MicroSoft AND XP/Passport users learn the hard way. No one with any common sense would register sensitive data with Passport, and those that do are due for a valuable lesson.
Worst case scenario: this gets cracked big time, and suddenly everyone is hip to M$'s lack of attention to security.
I can understand nowadays when people say there's no clear winner among operating systems
Who, outside of this forum, is saying THAT? Granted, OSX and Linux are superlative operating systems. Nonetheless, Windows is still the clear winner for the average user who wants to surf the web, work up a few documents and play games.
Come to think of it, this happened on a regular basis with my PS1. Particularly while playing Driver. Most annoying, but easy to fix. Heck, I've pretty much gotten over it.
f it's hanging/BSODing now, do you REALLY think anyone's going to buy off on it?
If XBox is where the games are, yes. Console gamers aren't used to crashes, but they are also not the types to settle for less popular games running on a more stable system. They will just learn to put up with re-boots, like they got used to buying a new Sega system every 18 months to play the latest games.
They do. Or at least, they did. Remember the PS1? There was even an external cooling system you could buy (Game Ice?). The problem was eventually fixed.
Somehow, advertising is not effective online unless it generates an immediate responce.
This was another one of the spurious claims of the internet revolution. Instant responses to ads and detailed information on the ad clickers (and viewers) were to be had by all.
On that unrelated note, I have it on relatively good authority that the reason for high box office prices is that the theaters are getting shafted by the studios. Basically, they need to pass on the shaft to the viewrs in the form of high ticket and concession prices. (This may be BS, I don't know for sure. On the other hand, I have no problem believing that Disney, Sony etc. are responsible.)
Because having something to hide is not the same as being a criminal. I'm sure you can think of a few things that someone may want to keep private, other than evidence of their involvement in a crime. There are many things besides breaking the law that can get you singled out for harrassment and persecution in this country.
I think it's pretty obvious that the difference lies in the "path of usage."
As I recall, the CueCat's path of usage didn't generate any direct revenue for the manufacturer at all, no matter how many people used it for it's intended puepose. Moreover, the "path of usage" held absolutely no appeal to consumers, whereas many people use disposable cameras.
The fact remains that the average person here OR in Japan, isn't going to waste their time hacking these things. Let's remeber that these are the same people who already buy disposable cameras, even though durable ones with better features are dirt cheap. These people will more than make up for a few curious hackers.
...as long as you do it in a perfectly dark room. IIRC there is no rewind mechanism, so all the film is out of the roll.
Actually, the film is unwound when you buy it. As you "advance" it, it is actually wound back into the canister. This was the case with a Kodak that I took apart years ago.
This would leave you with the problem of getting the new film into the camera, but (I assume) this would not be a problem for the average photographer used to developing their own film. As it happens, the already employ "perfectly dark room(s)" (called Dark Rooms, funnily enough). For something like this though, they would probably use a special bag or some other kind of smaller scale enclosure.
Of course, it wouldn't be worth the bother, which was the point I was making in the first place.
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And you wouldn't know about the poor a security/reliability record of such companies since you aren't an expert in those fields (I presume)...
Nope. Which is why I (like any other sensible person) do research before buying. You don't have to be an expert to check up on a product or service before buying it.
Look at how much of a market share Ford lost after that scandle.
I give up. How much? As far as I can tell, the Explorer is as popular as ever.
Yes 100% know about apple but none of them think of it as a viable option to windows. Because they would have to buy a different computer.
Unless their computer is over ten years old, they knew about Apple BEFORE it they bought their current PC. Give it up. By your reasoning, no one would have switched to Windows in the first place.
I hope your morgage advisor, bank manager, car sales man, plumber, electician and doctor all have the same attitude as you.
Caveat emptor. I wouldn't use any of the above if they had as poor a security/reliability record as Microsoft.
If Ford does a crappy job people will go elseware. That is why they don't, they know they have to do a good job.
Oh really? Ford Explorere & Firestone
95% of computer users out there have never heard of Linux guys. Sad but true. Therefore Microsoft is a Monopoly and needs to be broken up.
Perhaps, but 100% have known about Apple for over a decade.
I don't really care if someone gets my password for passport. Big rip, i'll just change it.
And what if they change it and lock you out of your own account?
the general public is too stupid to know any better
A classic case of projection, if ever there was one.
That is, if one CAN run msconfig in XP!
I'm not sure in this case, but the first thing I would try is to open up msconfig and disable any references to MSN IM in Autoexec.bat and Startup. This is what I did to get rid of RealPlayer, until someone pointed out that there was an option to delete it in the app itself. (I guess the real lesson is to scour the Options in the app to see if there is a simpler way.)
Let MicroSoft AND XP/Passport users learn the hard way. No one with any common sense would register sensitive data with Passport, and those that do are due for a valuable lesson.
Worst case scenario: this gets cracked big time, and suddenly everyone is hip to M$'s lack of attention to security.
I can understand nowadays when people say there's no clear winner among operating systems
Who, outside of this forum, is saying THAT? Granted, OSX and Linux are superlative operating systems. Nonetheless, Windows is still the clear winner for the average user who wants to surf the web, work up a few documents and play games.
Come to think of it, this happened on a regular basis with my PS1. Particularly while playing Driver. Most annoying, but easy to fix. Heck, I've pretty much gotten over it.
f it's hanging/BSODing now, do you REALLY think anyone's going to buy off on it?
If XBox is where the games are, yes. Console gamers aren't used to crashes, but they are also not the types to settle for less popular games running on a more stable system. They will just learn to put up with re-boots, like they got used to buying a new Sega system every 18 months to play the latest games.
Then again, Dreamcast is a WindowsCE device
You are rediculously[sic] mistaken. For it's time, it wasn't all that shitty.
My Dreamcast has managed to produce a black screen with a little error code in the top left corner. Happened to a friend of mine to.
I say if the X-box is crashing this much it's pretty much DOA already. .
They do. Or at least, they did. Remember the PS1? There was even an external cooling system you could buy (Game Ice?). The problem was eventually fixed.
This could be their very own Newton.
Better yet, their very own Jaguar 64. (Or possible 32X?)
. . .before every one of these is diabled by some local twit?
Somehow, advertising is not effective online unless it generates an immediate responce.
This was another one of the spurious claims of the internet revolution. Instant responses to ads and detailed information on the ad clickers (and viewers) were to be had by all.
On that unrelated note, I have it on relatively good authority that the reason for high box office prices is that the theaters are getting shafted by the studios. Basically, they need to pass on the shaft to the viewrs in the form of high ticket and concession prices. (This may be BS, I don't know for sure. On the other hand, I have no problem believing that Disney, Sony etc. are responsible.)
Because having something to hide is not the same as being a criminal. I'm sure you can think of a few things that someone may want to keep private, other than evidence of their involvement in a crime. There are many things besides breaking the law that can get you singled out for harrassment and persecution in this country.
They can tap whatever they want. Can they PROVE, based on a few packets, who is sending the information?
Without stronger security/authentication in general, this will be useless for the purposes of stopping actual criminals.
Saying "Intel kills Consumer Electornics" might freak some people out.
Phew!. The first thing I thought was, "THEY'LL NEVER TAKE AWAY MY TI SPEAK-AND-SPELL!!!!"
Same thing you've BEEN doing with it, I reckon.
That is, unless you were only using it as a way to remember which company to buy consumer electronics from.
hmm.. i think my m and k keys are switched.. damn qwerty hehe
Or possibly:
hkk.. i thinm ky k and m meys are switched.. dakn qwerty hehe
Wasn't a troll, actually.
My mistake.
Where's the difference between the two?
I think it's pretty obvious that the difference lies in the "path of usage."
As I recall, the CueCat's path of usage didn't generate any direct revenue for the manufacturer at all, no matter how many people used it for it's intended puepose. Moreover, the "path of usage" held absolutely no appeal to consumers, whereas many people use disposable cameras.
The fact remains that the average person here OR in Japan, isn't going to waste their time hacking these things. Let's remeber that these are the same people who already buy disposable cameras, even though durable ones with better features are dirt cheap. These people will more than make up for a few curious hackers.
...as long as you do it in a perfectly dark room. IIRC there is no rewind mechanism, so all the film is out of the roll.
Actually, the film is unwound when you buy it. As you "advance" it, it is actually wound back into the canister. This was the case with a Kodak that I took apart years ago.
This would leave you with the problem of getting the new film into the camera, but (I assume) this would not be a problem for the average photographer used to developing their own film. As it happens, the already employ "perfectly dark room(s)" (called Dark Rooms, funnily enough). For something like this though, they would probably use a special bag or some other kind of smaller scale enclosure.
Of course, it wouldn't be worth the bother, which was the point I was making in the first place.