With a bit of social eng its fairly easy to get what I know as a billing telephone number (BTN) and calling party number changed simply by calling the local telco. I honestly don't know enough about telephone systems to know if we're talking about the same thing, I've just dealt with these things managing our Cisco voip setup at work.
"Besides programming from CBS, the NBA and Charlie Rose, the list of other video material that will be sold through Google includes: old episodes from "I Love Lucy," "The Twilight Zone," and "The Brady Bunch;" music videos from Sony BMG; and historic video from Getty Images." There is a bit of fuss over a new form of DRM, but It certainly isn't mandatory on the distributors end.
I'm so happy about the twilight zone episodes I dont know what to think!~
It was a mathematical inevitability, eventually one of the google rumors on slashdot would come true:P
I actually went browsing the iTunes video section, and it was sadly pretty bare. If these guys had a clue, they'd offer up twilight zone episodes; I'd blow my paycheck in a week. All in all, though, I'm pretty stoked.
As a Vonage user, I've wondered what kind of problems I might run into, but last week, I began to feel anxious and my heart began to pound / chest pains... I asked a friend to call 911.
There was a 1-2 second delay and I could tell that my friend had been transfered, but within minutes medics were at my house. I'm not sure what kind of system they use, but here in St Louis it works.
On a lighter note, the medics didn't find anything wrong with me, and I've chalked it up to stress / coffee;).
"So why is this interesting? Because their test methods reflect Windows internals, not Unix kernel design. There are better, faster, ways of doing these things in Unix, but these guys - among the best and brightest programmers working at Microsoft- either didn't know or didn't care."
So, Windows still loses at times when using what seems to be a biased (or simply uninformed) testing method? Loelz.
One of the reasons I enjoy WoW so much is that certain things can't be (well, would be very very difficult, along the lines of paying someone to drag you through a 40 man raid instance) obtained by a person of your play type.
Almost all high end equipment is Bind on Pickup (It cannot be transfered to another character) which preserves the status symbolism of these items, and so in that regard I could care less if the person next to me has a few tradable Bind on equip epic peices.
What is bothersome, however, is the culture that people like you create. Hundreds of farmers (generally chinese players that share accounts and work in shifts killing for profit) overrun areas, and in a world of limited space, prevent "normal" players from enjoying the game.
It also has negative effects on the in game economy (at least for the sellers, a strong analogy could be made to outsourcing overseas)
I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you are unable to achieve satisfaction via in game mechanics, you need to find another game.
I'll leave you with something to think about, though... You can reach level 8 in a few hours. Pick mining and herbalism as your 2 tradeskills, and sell your wares on the auction house. Within a week, playing a minimal amount each day, you will have at least 20 gold. Use this gold to buy low and sell high. I'll even give you a freebie example. High level resistance rings often sell for 2-3 gold. Some of them can easily be resold for 10-12g. With the introduction of BWL, shadow rings took a price hike (which is rather pointless, as they arent that usefull, but the buyer need not know that:). Nature resist is now becoming valuable, but are often seen at the previously mentioned low prices. With a keen eye, an understanding of the game economy, and player needs, it would be very easy to make fast cash. There is no excuse to buy in game currency with real world funds. NONE.
John Koenig, principal of Riseforth, a consulting service for software vendors, said many software developers and end users are attracted to a different kind of free. "They have the ability to do what they want with it: Put it anywhere you want, change it if you want -- and sell it if you want, in a lot of cases," he said.
"Linux users need some iconic way to know that they've really fsck'ed up the their computer. Then they can be satified when they haven't seen it in a while."
Having played on the test server for a bit, I can tell you that the battlegrounds are a BLAST.
The 10v10 CTF are a blast (especially as a rogue) and the 40vs40 maps are seriously epic, with quests that can turn the tides of battle.
They allow you to upgrade the levels of npc defenders, summon epic mobs (around MC trash difficulty) etc. Reminds me of the ToB, DoTA maps I loved on battle.net.
Good stuff!
Get a god damn decent guild. Im not exactly slamming your post, but JC!
I play on elune, and we hit something epic once a week. To dismiss ony, MC, etc as boring make me sad in pants:(
I play a rouge *SIC* and i have tons of god damn fun. Its really the best MMO ive ever played. Its funny. Its smart. It even has [Moist Towlettes]. As far as im concered, its the best game evar.
I've played both Daoc and WoW, and i simply cant believe anything you've said here. My experiences in both games focused on raid level content.
"There is no situation where concerted group effort is required as all fucktards can easily succeed in the grouping game."
Ever been to molten core, or taking scholomance as it was intended (with a single group?)
I play with a dedicated group of people, and with 40 of us we still had trouble killing some of the least difficult bosses in MC. I had a blast. If you're seeing a lack of high end content, you might consider organizing a raid.
Been working on this awhile :)
on
Decrypting Kryptos
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· Score: 2, Interesting
I got into the project about a year ago, and I can tell you that we (Yahoo Kryptos group) have some brilliant people trying just about everything imaginable.
I cant tell you how much time i've spent in the middle of the night arranging the letters in x,y grids... and even more bizzare.
I reconstructed the statue in 3D Studio Max so that i could tinker with the idea of folding the statue on itself, etc. One of the vigenere keywords in an earlier section hints at the reuse of the message, so its just an angle i've been tinkering with. http://www.storm-seeker.com/kryptos.jpg
If anyone would like a copy of the max files to tinker with, shoot me an email at storPIZZAmseeker@gmail.com minus food:)
A good, yet poor example! Keanu actually bought the entire stunt crew a harley for each worker, citing that in his lifetime he could never spend the money he had.
You know, those stuntmen that actually "make it happen"
Bill Gates, however... manages to donate slightly less from the B and M gates foundation than it earns in interest.
If you had ever enjoyed a game of this nature, you would understand that the cost of the game, the monthly fee, and any expansions are a BARGAIN. WoW is the best / most fun mmo ive ever played, and well worth the costs incured. If you're having trouble justifying the cost of the game, dont play.... as for me, ill be having a blast (and spending much less than i would at the bar or the movies).
The point is that millions of gamers will be left in the cold when they realize the game they just bought is a painful paperweight. Remember, not *everyone* gets online.
Just want to point out that when Ashcroft ran for office in missouri, he lost to a DEAD GUY.
And yes, I voted for the dead guy.
Living in missouri, it was actually the last time i felt that my vote had actually counted.
This is entirely understandable, but a lot of people were very satisfied with SS audio. I cannot understand why they would disband the SS audio team instead of moving into the pci audio arena. After all, my voodoo 2 was manufactured by creative:).
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With a bit of social eng its fairly easy to get what I know as a billing telephone number (BTN) and calling party number changed simply by calling the local telco.
I honestly don't know enough about telephone systems to know if we're talking about the same thing, I've just dealt with these things managing our Cisco voip setup at work.
Anyone that manages a VoIP setup can fool simple caller ID, I'll be impressed with something that can fool ANI.
More information about CLI @ http://www.ainslie.org.uk/callerid/cli_faq.htm
Wow, I actually RTFA.
"Besides programming from CBS, the NBA and Charlie Rose, the list of other video material that will be sold through Google includes: old episodes from "I Love Lucy," "The Twilight Zone," and "The Brady Bunch;" music videos from Sony BMG; and historic video from Getty Images."
There is a bit of fuss over a new form of DRM, but It certainly isn't mandatory on the distributors end.
I'm so happy about the twilight zone episodes I dont know what to think!~
It was a mathematical inevitability, eventually one of the google rumors on slashdot would come true :P
I actually went browsing the iTunes video section, and it was sadly pretty bare. If these guys had a clue, they'd offer up twilight zone episodes; I'd blow my paycheck in a week. All in all, though, I'm pretty stoked.
As a Vonage user, I've wondered what kind of problems I might run into, but last week, I began to feel anxious and my heart began to pound / chest pains... I asked a friend to call 911.
;).
There was a 1-2 second delay and I could tell that my friend had been transfered, but within minutes medics were at my house. I'm not sure what kind of system they use, but here in St Louis it works.
On a lighter note, the medics didn't find anything wrong with me, and I've chalked it up to stress / coffee
From TFA...
"So why is this interesting? Because their test methods reflect Windows internals, not Unix kernel design. There are better, faster, ways of doing these things in Unix, but these guys - among the best and brightest programmers working at Microsoft- either didn't know or didn't care."
So, Windows still loses at times when using what seems to be a biased (or simply uninformed) testing method? Loelz.
I cant remember, which one of those lets me play World of Warcraft?
One of the reasons I enjoy WoW so much is that certain things can't be (well, would be very very difficult, along the lines of paying someone to drag you through a 40 man raid instance) obtained by a person of your play type.
:). Nature resist is now becoming valuable, but are often seen at the previously mentioned low prices. With a keen eye, an understanding of the game economy, and player needs, it would be very easy to make fast cash. There is no excuse to buy in game currency with real world funds. NONE.
Almost all high end equipment is Bind on Pickup (It cannot be transfered to another character) which preserves the status symbolism of these items, and so in that regard I could care less if the person next to me has a few tradable Bind on equip epic peices.
What is bothersome, however, is the culture that people like you create. Hundreds of farmers (generally chinese players that share accounts and work in shifts killing for profit) overrun areas, and in a world of limited space, prevent "normal" players from enjoying the game.
It also has negative effects on the in game economy (at least for the sellers, a strong analogy could be made to outsourcing overseas)
I guess what I'm trying to say is that if you are unable to achieve satisfaction via in game mechanics, you need to find another game.
I'll leave you with something to think about, though... You can reach level 8 in a few hours. Pick mining and herbalism as your 2 tradeskills, and sell your wares on the auction house. Within a week, playing a minimal amount each day, you will have at least 20 gold. Use this gold to buy low and sell high.
I'll even give you a freebie example. High level resistance rings often sell for 2-3 gold. Some of them can easily be resold for 10-12g. With the introduction of BWL, shadow rings took a price hike (which is rather pointless, as they arent that usefull, but the buyer need not know that
Enjoy
Malcorin
Elune
They have not, however, dropped the ball when it comes to gaming.
I wonder why nintendo does so well with all these "failures"?
Not if it requires a Windows PC to work.
I downloaded a track, and thought it sucked.
And I still have 10 bucks in my wallet.
Something is amiss here....
John Koenig, principal of Riseforth, a consulting service for software vendors, said many software developers and end users are attracted to a different kind of free. "They have the ability to do what they want with it: Put it anywhere you want, change it if you want -- and sell it if you want, in a lot of cases," he said.
Like, whoa!
"Linux users need some iconic way to know that they've really fsck'ed up the their computer. Then they can be satified when they haven't seen it in a while."
:P
Im voting for the Lindows logo
Having played on the test server for a bit, I can tell you that the battlegrounds are a BLAST.
The 10v10 CTF are a blast (especially as a rogue) and the 40vs40 maps are seriously epic, with quests that can turn the tides of battle.
They allow you to upgrade the levels of npc defenders, summon epic mobs (around MC trash difficulty) etc. Reminds me of the ToB, DoTA maps I loved on battle.net. Good stuff!
Hope its ready for an epic battle! http://www.hcn.zaq.ne.jp/cabic508/rsf/frame1.html
Get a god damn decent guild. Im not exactly slamming your post, but JC!
:(
I play on elune, and we hit something epic once a week. To dismiss ony, MC, etc as boring make me sad in pants
I play a rouge *SIC* and i have tons of god damn fun. Its really the best MMO ive ever played. Its funny. Its smart. It even has [Moist Towlettes]. As far as im concered, its the best game evar.
And ive played a lot of these.
I've played both Daoc and WoW, and i simply cant believe anything you've said here. My experiences in both games focused on raid level content.
"There is no situation where concerted group effort is required as all fucktards can easily succeed in the grouping game."
Ever been to molten core, or taking scholomance as it was intended (with a single group?)
I play with a dedicated group of people, and with 40 of us we still had trouble killing some of the least difficult bosses in MC. I had a blast.
If you're seeing a lack of high end content, you might consider organizing a raid.
I got into the project about a year ago, and I can tell you that we (Yahoo Kryptos group) have some brilliant people trying just about everything imaginable. :)
I cant tell you how much time i've spent in the middle of the night arranging the letters in x,y grids... and even more bizzare.
I reconstructed the statue in 3D Studio Max so that i could tinker with the idea of folding the statue on itself, etc. One of the vigenere keywords in an earlier section hints at the reuse of the message, so its just an angle i've been tinkering with.
http://www.storm-seeker.com/kryptos.jpg
If anyone would like a copy of the max files to tinker with, shoot me an email at storPIZZAmseeker@gmail.com minus food
A good, yet poor example!
Keanu actually bought the entire stunt crew a harley for each worker, citing that in his lifetime he could never spend the money he had.
You know, those stuntmen that actually "make it happen"
Bill Gates, however... manages to donate slightly less from the B and M gates foundation than it earns in interest.
betamax is dead. Sort of. :P
Nothing else to see here, move along
If you had ever enjoyed a game of this nature, you would understand that the cost of the game, the monthly fee, and any expansions are a BARGAIN. WoW is the best / most fun mmo ive ever played, and well worth the costs incured. If you're having trouble justifying the cost of the game, dont play.... as for me, ill be having a blast (and spending much less than i would at the bar or the movies).
The point is that millions of gamers will be left in the cold when they realize the game they just bought is a painful paperweight.
Remember, not *everyone* gets online.
Just want to point out that when Ashcroft ran for office in missouri, he lost to a DEAD GUY.
And yes, I voted for the dead guy.
Living in missouri, it was actually the last time i felt that my vote had actually counted.
This is entirely understandable, but a lot of people were very satisfied with SS audio. :).
I cannot understand why they would disband the SS audio team instead of moving into the pci audio arena.
After all, my voodoo 2 was manufactured by creative
The color scheme is also a bit more tolerable than some slashdot sections, which is a big plus :)