I run WoW via Wine (Ubuntu-GG) - not exactly 100% sure it'll matter much, but in reality, I suppose since I'm not running wine as root... there isn't _much_ to worry about.
I think the "sellout" part of those hackers is actually the part that grew up and realized (real - as mentioned above)hacking is not a way to support a family - and it will always be a hobby. As it should be, no?
Oh, I very much agree with you on all counts. Personally, I'd rather gamble with physical human interaction. Though, in this day and age of identity theft... if your online bookmaker wants to break your "e-knees" I suppose he will forgo the baseball bat and instead choose straight identity theft.:P
Well, being that the planet is (generally speaking) a sphere... you'll only really need at max, a D length piece of cable, no?:P What else are all of those holes to China I dug as a child good for?
what is the big deal with banning online gambling?
Because, I think, that there is no governing body (pun intended, I guess) in regards to how the random number generators, decks, and whatnot are setup. Meaning, can you really trust where you are playing? Any more than a brick & mortar place you gamble?
In terms of the internet: Why not just stay offline or off of sites like that? It's quite simple, no? And there still exist letters, email, and other methods of communication with past friends. The way I feel about it, if they are still friends today, they've kept communication lines open past highschool/college/etc.
So you're implying that someone capable of getting into college, and receiving a scholarship, or other financial aid will lose their entire career options for all possible schools? And you're also implying that their entire salary for 40 years should be the fine?
No. I'm implying that it would be a good starting point for a jury to look into. Higher or lower, depending on the defense and information given to the jury. They, after all, should decide the final sentence. 250k sounds like a good amount, too, to start. Personally, I think 20 years in prison would be just fine. I was unable to afford college, and got turned down for a lot of student loans. I'm working fine now, basically self taught - come to find out, I learn well that way. However, I still look back sometimes and wish I already had the college degree - something now, with a family, is very hard to get. Especially in my specific situation.
If I had found out that I was _turned down_ and my spot taken by someone who cheated... I would feel _personally cheated_ out of that time in college, let alone everything else that comes with it.
The assumption that the stolen spot will take a legit spot from someone who *really could use it* should be the standard starting point in any case like this.
I don't normally feed the trolls, but why this was modded 4 is beyond me. Read the post above this one, that expounds on the logical issues surrounding this idea. If the falsified grades pushed someone *valid* out of financial aid... what does that say to the person who is now illegally getting financial aid? They are _stealing_ from the person who should have it.
Personally, I say plot the estimated amount of financial aid someone is missing out on because of a fake grade; add in the amount of _salary_ someone in the major chosen by the faker, times 40 years of employment... and then, add in the amount of money spent in court, college employee salary, and such... make that the person's fine, along with a jail sentence as if they stole that much cash from a till somewhere, and then ask a jury what they think of the requested sentence.
I wonder how well it would fare with Gutsy? How often is gOS updated?
I think this is good for say, Grandma, who will only want to get online and read her email and send a million forwards. Throw edubuntu on it and maybe it will be a good platform for children, as well.
Did you wait a few moments for him to leave the store - meet him outside, and politely both a) thank him for his service to our country and b) tell him you will buy him the medicine, for him?
Nothing says you can't buy it and give it to someone else, it's not like it's alcohol by-proxy.
He didn't mention it, but he could have been living with a nasty girl... some of us here know what those are like - and the 115 was easily worth more than hearing her bitch for another month.:P
I was being facetious, indeed. Going with the idea that government drive FUD usually would have us believe that file sharing == copyright infringement - and that the _only_ method of sharing illegal files is via bittorrent... so the "source" in this picture, is not a source, per se, but an ideology.
Phew. That was a lot of rambling on my part for a bit of sarcasm. Thanks for the replies, though!
or the Microsoft executives responsible will start going away.
When and where has this happened before? Microsoft has enough shareholder power to say, "tough. this is the way we are going." And enough pull with Uncle Sam to say "It's better for [national] security if you use Vista."
(Being that it's probably *easier* for Sam to get into your personal pc!)
What is keeping the person releasing this patch from saying the same thing patches on Linux say? "Use at your own risk." Honestly, I think the real concern here is trust. You may not trust Microsoft, but will you trust a 3rd party changing an integral part of an already-leaky OS?
If SWAT has to be sent, assumptions are made about the chain-of-command (that it is a legit request) - and the S in SWAT kind of states that they will bust in, take everyone out by the wrists, and ask names later.
Otherwise, two officers get a warrant, knock on your door, and ask you to come out nicely....hopefully. That isn't to deny the obvious fact that people get roughed up, both with normal arrests and SWAT arrests.
I cleaned up a pool of blood that was on the road, about a month ago. The kid in his tricked out Honda Civic wasn't wearing his seat-belt and, on residential roads, at 3am... decided 80 was an ok speed. He hit a suv, pushed his head into the windshield, and that was that. Think he lived, but was probably in a lot of pain.
Are future upgrades mentioned in the warranty information? The package manager / auto-update icon in Ubuntu will tell you when updates are available - for everything from Wine to HP drivers. Was that disabled when Dell sent the machine to you? I suspect you have a very good point here - will Ubuntu tell you, "Hey upgrade me," and in doing so, will you void your warranty? I suspect if you called someone, you would get a canned answer.
Windows will not "auto update" from XP to Vista... so maybe Ubuntu's package manager won't "auto update" from Feisty to Gutsy, too.
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I run WoW via Wine (Ubuntu-GG) - not exactly 100% sure it'll matter much, but in reality, I suppose since I'm not running wine as root... there isn't _much_ to worry about.
I think the "sellout" part of those hackers is actually the part that grew up and realized (real - as mentioned above)hacking is not a way to support a family - and it will always be a hobby. As it should be, no?
Oh, I very much agree with you on all counts. Personally, I'd rather gamble with physical human interaction. Though, in this day and age of identity theft... if your online bookmaker wants to break your "e-knees" I suppose he will forgo the baseball bat and instead choose straight identity theft. :P
Well, being that the planet is (generally speaking) a sphere... you'll only really need at max, a D length piece of cable, no? :P What else are all of those holes to China I dug as a child good for?
what is the big deal with banning online gambling?
Because, I think, that there is no governing body (pun intended, I guess) in regards to how the random number generators, decks, and whatnot are setup. Meaning, can you really trust where you are playing? Any more than a brick & mortar place you gamble?
Has anyone thought about putting data-centers in upper Canada / arctic regions? Just (honestly) curious.
In terms of the internet: Why not just stay offline or off of sites like that? It's quite simple, no? And there still exist letters, email, and other methods of communication with past friends. The way I feel about it, if they are still friends today, they've kept communication lines open past highschool/college/etc.
So you're implying that someone capable of getting into college, and receiving a scholarship, or other financial aid will lose their entire career options for all possible schools? And you're also implying that their entire salary for 40 years should be the fine?
No. I'm implying that it would be a good starting point for a jury to look into. Higher or lower, depending on the defense and information given to the jury. They, after all, should decide the final sentence. 250k sounds like a good amount, too, to start. Personally, I think 20 years in prison would be just fine. I was unable to afford college, and got turned down for a lot of student loans. I'm working fine now, basically self taught - come to find out, I learn well that way. However, I still look back sometimes and wish I already had the college degree - something now, with a family, is very hard to get. Especially in my specific situation.
If I had found out that I was _turned down_ and my spot taken by someone who cheated... I would feel _personally cheated_ out of that time in college, let alone everything else that comes with it.
The assumption that the stolen spot will take a legit spot from someone who *really could use it* should be the standard starting point in any case like this.
I don't normally feed the trolls, but why this was modded 4 is beyond me. Read the post above this one, that expounds on the logical issues surrounding this idea. If the falsified grades pushed someone *valid* out of financial aid... what does that say to the person who is now illegally getting financial aid? They are _stealing_ from the person who should have it.
Personally, I say plot the estimated amount of financial aid someone is missing out on because of a fake grade; add in the amount of _salary_ someone in the major chosen by the faker, times 40 years of employment... and then, add in the amount of money spent in court, college employee salary, and such... make that the person's fine, along with a jail sentence as if they stole that much cash from a till somewhere, and then ask a jury what they think of the requested sentence.
Did anyone else think of that shrimp video where it's running on the treadmill to the Yakety Sax music?
I wonder how well it would fare with Gutsy? How often is gOS updated?
I think this is good for say, Grandma, who will only want to get online and read her email and send a million forwards. Throw edubuntu on it and maybe it will be a good platform for children, as well.
Did you wait a few moments for him to leave the store - meet him outside, and politely both a) thank him for his service to our country and b) tell him you will buy him the medicine, for him?
Nothing says you can't buy it and give it to someone else, it's not like it's alcohol by-proxy.
Where is this really happening? (Besides in print, here.)
He didn't mention it, but he could have been living with a nasty girl... some of us here know what those are like - and the 115 was easily worth more than hearing her bitch for another month. :P
Well, at least they didn't realize they could do it in perl and then give perl the bad name...
I was being facetious, indeed. Going with the idea that government drive FUD usually would have us believe that file sharing == copyright infringement - and that the _only_ method of sharing illegal files is via bittorrent... so the "source" in this picture, is not a source, per se, but an ideology.
Phew. That was a lot of rambling on my part for a bit of sarcasm. Thanks for the replies, though!
I know... but this one type of data comes from only, really, one source: "OMGCOPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT!!1" So, really, it's NN, no? :P
And that's why I don't own any payphones! :P
or the Microsoft executives responsible will start going away.
When and where has this happened before? Microsoft has enough shareholder power to say, "tough. this is the way we are going." And enough pull with Uncle Sam to say "It's better for [national] security if you use Vista."
(Being that it's probably *easier* for Sam to get into your personal pc!)
What is keeping the person releasing this patch from saying the same thing patches on Linux say? "Use at your own risk." Honestly, I think the real concern here is trust. You may not trust Microsoft, but will you trust a 3rd party changing an integral part of an already-leaky OS?
If SWAT has to be sent, assumptions are made about the chain-of-command (that it is a legit request) - and the S in SWAT kind of states that they will bust in, take everyone out by the wrists, and ask names later.
...hopefully. That isn't to deny the obvious fact that people get roughed up, both with normal arrests and SWAT arrests.
Otherwise, two officers get a warrant, knock on your door, and ask you to come out nicely.
The point was that 80mph on a residential road is not safe. The SUV he hit was pushed the distance between two telephone poles.
I cleaned up a pool of blood that was on the road, about a month ago. The kid in his tricked out Honda Civic wasn't wearing his seat-belt and, on residential roads, at 3am... decided 80 was an ok speed. He hit a suv, pushed his head into the windshield, and that was that. Think he lived, but was probably in a lot of pain.
You've got to wonder if it is the AV software, scanning each file as it is copied, that is having the issues...
Are future upgrades mentioned in the warranty information? The package manager / auto-update icon in Ubuntu will tell you when updates are available - for everything from Wine to HP drivers. Was that disabled when Dell sent the machine to you? I suspect you have a very good point here - will Ubuntu tell you, "Hey upgrade me," and in doing so, will you void your warranty? I suspect if you called someone, you would get a canned answer.
Windows will not "auto update" from XP to Vista... so maybe Ubuntu's package manager won't "auto update" from Feisty to Gutsy, too.