I mention this because the examples you gave seem perfect to prove my point. Is the fact that "calling in SWAT teams gets people killed" the fault of the prankster, or the SWAT teams? If innocent people shoot at SWAT team members, could they simply be trigger-happy gun owners? Granted that many gun-owners are responsible and informed, but are they all?
Yes, you are playing the devil's advocate. The difference between this and other pranks is that this will likely result in someone getting hurt.
Its not a question of who did what in the end. Its a question of who is responsible for starting the whole mess.
Since you're playing devil's advocate, grant me the leeway to use an analogy. If I yell fire in public area, and people get trampled by others, its not my fault because the people that were stampeding caused the injuries, even though I incited the stampede.
Since everyone is asking if there is proof that CC even had the computers:
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http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_5727158
"I think they were out of date before (Marks) even decided to buy them," Basalto said. "Every one of them was obsolete; they were absolutely useless."
Where the computers ended up also is a mystery. Basalto recalls that some were installed in schools, but some sat in warehouses, possibly never turned on.
The district tried to return some of the computers, said Ruth Vedovelli, West Contra Costa school district's current finance chief. IBM refused to take them back, leading to a years-long fight that also included battles over the actual cost.
Negotiations often got ugly, with Fred Stewart, the state trustee appointed to oversee the district's finances after it went into debt in 1990, often getting into shouting matches with IBM representatives, says Herb Cole, Marks' successor.
"He said, 'We can't pay you, so if you want them, come and get them,'" Cole said, adding that Stewart threatened to put the computers on the curb. "He was tough as nails with them at the time."
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So the computers were received.
Judging from the timing, its no surprise that the computers were obsolete with a few years. How many schools bought top of the line machines trying to stay on par with obsolecense back in the late 80s?
Figure 2 or more years of bickering back and forth with IBM, hitting bankruptcy, the systems taking up needed space in a warehouse, begging for money from the state, etc. The computers were probably put up for auction when they went into bankruptcy. Or donated to take a deduction / contribution somewhere. Or just flat out disposed / gotten rid of to get rid of the storage cost.
It'll only be a matter of time before someone figures out a way to steal MS Vista IDs and resell them. Then your computer won't work, and you'll have to prove to Microsoft that you do actually own it.
The article is more vaguely about console games than PC games.
His comparisions between film and console video games is very flawed. Anyone can grab a camera, and edit the video. All the hardware is readily available. Same as with music.
Take a console game, and its big bucks to get the development, and then the deployment.
PC games are completely different as there is not as much overhead, as compared to consoles, with development and distribution.
But have companies like EA lost their creativity. Oh yeah.
When an economy does good, people look to invest. Its simple economics. "The New Economy" was pure BS. I knew it when peopler were talking it up. I was debating my best friend's dad, and he is very knowledgeable and more financially wise than I. But I warned him that investors would demand their dollars back in earnings. And I was right.
There are more and more people buying homes today. This is in part to really good interest rates and people having more money. Real estate is a limited good, you can't get more property short of building up or urban redevelopment.
As more and more baby boomers retire, either we stack them up in condos, and they sell their property, or there is going to be a shortage for a long while.
In the 80s, Anchorage, Alaska went through a massive real estate boom due to the pipeline construction in the late 70s. People had money, and bought homes. Market was sky high.
People tried to get in on the boom, without realizing the bust was bound to happen. There just wasn't enough jobs and money flowing in to keep people employeed. As the jobs and money slowed, people couldn't afford their houses. By the mid 80s the market started falling, and we busted big.
The first signs of a real estate bust are going to be the amount of money and job stability. As long as the economy isn't contacting back on itself, the real estate market will be there. When people start losing jobs, and you see businesses pulling out of your area, you know its going to happen.
Sustained growth means a sustained market.
Are property values out of alignment with reality? Factor in limited supply and massive demand, and that's why its screwed up as it is.
Hold on Mr. Bad Guy while I pick this up, and if I give myself a hernia, will you call my doctor.
Rifles for long range, shotguns for close up, and a handgun as backup.
What If scenarios get you thinking. No one ever wants it to happen, but those that are prepared have a better likelihood of knowing what they will do.
The US Supreme Court has already ruled the police are not responsible for your safety. They are responsible for the public's safety. That's the other reason we practice What Ifs.
Actually its 60k RPM, not quite 1M. But still very fast and very impressive, especially since it won't melt the barrel.
Plus a firearm that fired that fast will be classified as full auto, meaning it falls under a different classification, meaning the price goes through the roof, plus licensing tax etc.
The anti 2nd Amendment states won't allow a firearm this fast. So it'll still be a single shot pistol with really cool technology involved.
The bloody thing beeps when you shoot and talks to you when you disengage the safety. The last thing I want is the bad guy knowing that I've got a gun, but now he knows where to spray bullets. Incidentally, that would ruin a lot of movies.
Puts holes in paper. What range? What does the bullet do through ballistic gelatin? Whats the penetration? BBs will put holes in paper too.
Meant to give police and special forces a powerful technological advantage? Ok, so how well does the system work when wet? With gloves? How much energy will it transfer to the target? And why do our specialists want more technology?
7 shot barrel that needs to be changed on a reload. What's bigger to carry, a 7 shot barrel, or a 7 round mag? How do you reload the barrel? Do you have to buy a new barrel, or can you put your "bullets" in it.
Metalstorm is the only one building reload barrels because they have to have it calibrated just right. This reminds me of blackpowder muskets. Insert wad, pour black powder, insert ball... etc.
Can you point out where it says if it jams, it can be cleared by the next bullet? Their reference to jams, is about fail to feed or eject jams. This is an obstructed barrel.
If one of these were to jam in this sense, I think you'd have the same problem you have when a regular pistol fails like this. You have an obstruction in the barrel. If the ignited propellent cannot clear the obstruction, there is only one direction its going to go, and that's back at the shooter. Depending on the pressure, instead of one bullet in the chamber, now I have 5 (1 jammed in the barrel, 1 having been fired to clear the barrel) bullets left.
No doubt the technology is in its infancy and has much potential. But its got a very long way to go before its mass market ready.
So when will we start blaming stuff on Halo 2???
Someone should do something really stupid then sue Micrsoft. The downside would be losing Red vs Blue.
This is one reason why manufacturers of nondefective products should be protected from frivolous lawsuits.
In some states, the value of the stolen property determines whether it is a felony or misdemeanor, which equates to the punishment.
So yes, value may be a factor.
This isn't theft against one individual, this is theft on several thousand people. Although it is one entry point there are several victims.
Each victim could in turn sue for damages. It would probably result in a class action lawsuit against the indviduals.
Seeing as how this is America, the victims would sue Lowes instead because Lowes actually has money, whereas the actual perpetrators are held to a lower standard.
On the other hand, if no damages were inflicted on the customers, then the only entity who can file the lawsuit for damages would be Lowes.
Then again, I'm not a lawyer... I just spend too much time with them.
When MS releases patches, they are often security fixes. As in, if you don't run this security patch, your machine will be exploited by this very nasty virus, and its your fault.
There are no rules to a gunfight!!! Hero's usually end up dead.
Han / Indy didn't stay alive cause he fought fair. He stayed alive cause he fought smart. If a guy wants to kill you with his giant sword and is obviously better trained with it than you, only a fool would drop the gun, pick up a sword and engage in sword play.
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Cause all companies have employees like Google's, so it must be the right thing to do.
Yes, you are playing the devil's advocate. The difference between this and other pranks is that this will likely result in someone getting hurt.
Its not a question of who did what in the end. Its a question of who is responsible for starting the whole mess.
Since you're playing devil's advocate, grant me the leeway to use an analogy. If I yell fire in public area, and people get trampled by others, its not my fault because the people that were stampeding caused the injuries, even though I incited the stampede.
Does that make sense?
Since everyone is asking if there is proof that CC even had the computers: ----------------- http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_5727158 "I think they were out of date before (Marks) even decided to buy them," Basalto said. "Every one of them was obsolete; they were absolutely useless." Where the computers ended up also is a mystery. Basalto recalls that some were installed in schools, but some sat in warehouses, possibly never turned on. The district tried to return some of the computers, said Ruth Vedovelli, West Contra Costa school district's current finance chief. IBM refused to take them back, leading to a years-long fight that also included battles over the actual cost. Negotiations often got ugly, with Fred Stewart, the state trustee appointed to oversee the district's finances after it went into debt in 1990, often getting into shouting matches with IBM representatives, says Herb Cole, Marks' successor. "He said, 'We can't pay you, so if you want them, come and get them,'" Cole said, adding that Stewart threatened to put the computers on the curb. "He was tough as nails with them at the time." ----------------- So the computers were received. Judging from the timing, its no surprise that the computers were obsolete with a few years. How many schools bought top of the line machines trying to stay on par with obsolecense back in the late 80s? Figure 2 or more years of bickering back and forth with IBM, hitting bankruptcy, the systems taking up needed space in a warehouse, begging for money from the state, etc. The computers were probably put up for auction when they went into bankruptcy. Or donated to take a deduction / contribution somewhere. Or just flat out disposed / gotten rid of to get rid of the storage cost.
Brilliant!!!
The article is more vaguely about console games than PC games. His comparisions between film and console video games is very flawed. Anyone can grab a camera, and edit the video. All the hardware is readily available. Same as with music. Take a console game, and its big bucks to get the development, and then the deployment. PC games are completely different as there is not as much overhead, as compared to consoles, with development and distribution. But have companies like EA lost their creativity. Oh yeah.
Wait... you mean the AI will BSOD?
The only reason the movie industry doesn't go after organized crime is they are already in bed with them. They got an offer they couldn't refuse.
As I recall, aren't they arresting people for this?
Lasers + Planes = JAIL
Honestly your honor, I was trying to hit the moon.
7 players at the same time... thats going to be tiny displays for each person. Too confusing.
Sure beats taking them to court.
Consoles seldom crash as their hardware is very specific. Accessories usually are licensed products from the console manufacturer.
There are less random variables in a console than computers or cars.
I may not have had a console reboot, but I've had games wig out on me, usually because I did stuff that wasn't thought do-able.
There are more and more people buying homes today. This is in part to really good interest rates and people having more money. Real estate is a limited good, you can't get more property short of building up or urban redevelopment.
As more and more baby boomers retire, either we stack them up in condos, and they sell their property, or there is going to be a shortage for a long while.
In the 80s, Anchorage, Alaska went through a massive real estate boom due to the pipeline construction in the late 70s. People had money, and bought homes. Market was sky high.
People tried to get in on the boom, without realizing the bust was bound to happen. There just wasn't enough jobs and money flowing in to keep people employeed. As the jobs and money slowed, people couldn't afford their houses. By the mid 80s the market started falling, and we busted big.
The first signs of a real estate bust are going to be the amount of money and job stability. As long as the economy isn't contacting back on itself, the real estate market will be there. When people start losing jobs, and you see businesses pulling out of your area, you know its going to happen.
Sustained growth means a sustained market.
Are property values out of alignment with reality? Factor in limited supply and massive demand, and that's why its screwed up as it is.
When was the last time high schools taught ethics courses, especially in regards to computers?
Looking over the patent process, its a login process. They patented the login process!!!
It looks like drop in to me. http://global.shuttle.com/Product/Barebone/SN25P.a sp
Use the quotes: MSN returns 9003 records. Google returns 20k.
Search results for Remote will include:
between sofa cushion
next to telephone
bathroom
refridgerator
freezer
Hold on Mr. Bad Guy while I pick this up, and if I give myself a hernia, will you call my doctor.
Rifles for long range, shotguns for close up, and a handgun as backup.
What If scenarios get you thinking. No one ever wants it to happen, but those that are prepared have a better likelihood of knowing what they will do.
The US Supreme Court has already ruled the police are not responsible for your safety. They are responsible for the public's safety. That's the other reason we practice What Ifs.
Plus a firearm that fired that fast will be classified as full auto, meaning it falls under a different classification, meaning the price goes through the roof, plus licensing tax etc.
The anti 2nd Amendment states won't allow a firearm this fast. So it'll still be a single shot pistol with really cool technology involved.
The bloody thing beeps when you shoot and talks to you when you disengage the safety. The last thing I want is the bad guy knowing that I've got a gun, but now he knows where to spray bullets. Incidentally, that would ruin a lot of movies.
Puts holes in paper. What range? What does the bullet do through ballistic gelatin? Whats the penetration? BBs will put holes in paper too.
Meant to give police and special forces a powerful technological advantage? Ok, so how well does the system work when wet? With gloves? How much energy will it transfer to the target? And why do our specialists want more technology?
7 shot barrel that needs to be changed on a reload. What's bigger to carry, a 7 shot barrel, or a 7 round mag? How do you reload the barrel? Do you have to buy a new barrel, or can you put your "bullets" in it.
Metalstorm is the only one building reload barrels because they have to have it calibrated just right. This reminds me of blackpowder muskets. Insert wad, pour black powder, insert ball... etc.
Can you point out where it says if it jams, it can be cleared by the next bullet? Their reference to jams, is about fail to feed or eject jams. This is an obstructed barrel.
If one of these were to jam in this sense, I think you'd have the same problem you have when a regular pistol fails like this. You have an obstruction in the barrel. If the ignited propellent cannot clear the obstruction, there is only one direction its going to go, and that's back at the shooter. Depending on the pressure, instead of one bullet in the chamber, now I have 5 (1 jammed in the barrel, 1 having been fired to clear the barrel) bullets left.
No doubt the technology is in its infancy and has much potential. But its got a very long way to go before its mass market ready.
So when will we start blaming stuff on Halo 2??? Someone should do something really stupid then sue Micrsoft. The downside would be losing Red vs Blue. This is one reason why manufacturers of nondefective products should be protected from frivolous lawsuits.
In some states, the value of the stolen property determines whether it is a felony or misdemeanor, which equates to the punishment. So yes, value may be a factor. This isn't theft against one individual, this is theft on several thousand people. Although it is one entry point there are several victims. Each victim could in turn sue for damages. It would probably result in a class action lawsuit against the indviduals. Seeing as how this is America, the victims would sue Lowes instead because Lowes actually has money, whereas the actual perpetrators are held to a lower standard. On the other hand, if no damages were inflicted on the customers, then the only entity who can file the lawsuit for damages would be Lowes. Then again, I'm not a lawyer... I just spend too much time with them.
When MS releases patches, they are often security fixes. As in, if you don't run this security patch, your machine will be exploited by this very nasty virus, and its your fault.
But wasn't one of the greatest things to do in a park was to wander around on your own, and play hide and go seek with your parents...
There are no rules to a gunfight!!! Hero's usually end up dead. Han / Indy didn't stay alive cause he fought fair. He stayed alive cause he fought smart. If a guy wants to kill you with his giant sword and is obviously better trained with it than you, only a fool would drop the gun, pick up a sword and engage in sword play.
I read the Star Wars books too. There's one in the Rouge Squadron series of an Ewok pilot... YUB YUB!!!