You're making it sound as if there's actual thought behind whipping up more fear to keep you enslaved.
Fear is not rational.
"Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. Only you can free your mind." - Bob Marley
"There is no spoon."
Right on dude. Keep on preachin'.
Unfortunately, animals in panic will usually not stop to read any other sign but where the rest of the herd is going.....
What we need is a global reset. Anyone found the switch yet?
And I thought GPS for US soldiers was already out of order considering they're currently in Iraq, when Usama Bin Forgotten was last seen in Afghanistan.
"..Are they right? Not really sure myself, but they do make some good points, enough that calls to close discussion and move on to dismantling Western Civilivation in response to a -potential threat- is somewhat rash in my humble opinion..."
And what part of Western Civilization do you deem worth saving? Be honest and state that you're afraid your own life might have to change. I've got news for you; it will change whether you like it or not.
The dollar is at rock bottom prices. All iTunes prices are in dollars and then converted. This is because the U.S. is now faced with the largest deficit since before the second world war. Remember? Right from around when the myth about stock brokers at Wall Street jumping from roofs got started. Well, the U.S. is facing economical meltdown thanks to extremely bad policy and an uneducated (CowboyNeal!?!?) mob of people who continue to support this parasitic (and self-terminating) economy.
No? Don't believe me? OK, ask one of the top ten financial officers in the U.S, see for yourself;
http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=55356
I'm a licensed hypnotherapist. It's awesome, you get to help people and you make $150 an hour. You also develop your spiritual awareness, which leads to all kinds of benefits. Are there spiritual programmers? No? Just wait until my book 'Jesus Was a Buddhist' comes out, you'll understand -EVERYTHING-, including why biology and computer science both have extensive proof of reincarnation in them.
No? Don't believe me? Whatever dude.
Well, yeah, you should be grabbing your consitutional firearms, proclaim your constitutional freedom boldly, and use your constitutional right to march against Washington in what is becoming absurdly apparent as the worlds' largest nation of hipocrites and political suicide-runners.
Do above, or lose your other constitutional rights, then again you don't seem to care and your vote just recently tells us you're fucked anyway.
Yes, I'm trolling but there's a very important message here anyway.
The US is getting fucked anyway. The material and social standard the US once enjoyed is being whittled away, rapidly, by a completely dysfunctional political system wherein only a real 30% of US citizens hold the power in what was supposed to be the world's strongest democracy.
Now, book up the next generation of literate people so that their opinions can be safely monitored and catalogued. Dissention will not be allowed. Long Live "Our Leader", and a big fuck you if you happen to think the US is rotting up from the inside.
I'd like at least one point for having a sack of nuts large enough to not post this anonymously.
Peace out.
And how, pray tell, did you reach this scenario with the crack addict before the game was launched?
Years ago, no one gave a crap if someone bragged about their pirated copies and how uncool it was to pay money to the developers. Since then many of us have gotten jobs and now understand the impact of piracy from a completely different angle. Fortunately, there's sites such as www.ztorm.com that hope to change all that and allow anyone the right to publish their software at whatever profit margins. But the reality is that piracy is a huge problem, and even if it's still as widespread as copying eight-tracks 20 years ago, that doesn't make it cool. It's not cool to be a pirate. It's about as sexy as getting caught masturbating; and from there you can decide for yourself which defensive statement would work. I doubt 'but everyone else is doing it' makes you any less embarassed.
Or perhaps I'm the only one who's changed my mind regarding piracy.
Discerning the Judeo-Christian-Moslem religion (as it is essentially the same), I have to point out that serious research is done on the subject of life after death despite all crazy religious nuts out there (representing a majority of people, actually and most likely includes the current reader).
There's plenty of suggestive material for life after death. Just thought I'd point out, for example, Dr. Ian Stevensons work at http://www.childpastlives.org/stevenson.htm or the numerous other sources.
However, deicidephobia (or in latin; fear of having to kill God or a complete change of belief-structure) is something we all suffer from. It is perhaps humanity's greatest bane that truth must go through the three different stages. I'm sure you know which ones, upheaval, denial and finally complete acceptance. The above mentioned research is actually in stage 2. For some of us, it is leading to stage 3. For others, well, did I say trolldung?
Sorry. I'm a spiritualistic netnerd.
This is what I'd like to call "insightful trolldung".:)
Apparently it's a known problem. It definitely looks like a cool solution. Anyone who's had more experience (such as checking the support page for one) and can give their opinion on this item?
Accidents happen. It is not always someone's fault. This is as true as gravity. However, it is irrelevant whether or not this technology is used to define guilt, that is still up to the court; which is why I don't have much faith in it in the first place, but given the right parameters even a piece of clustered Windows software like the jury might have a better chance of calculating the right result. Since a judge still has to issue a warrant to look at the data, it is preferable to eye-witnesses. I see some benefits, the only real drawback being paranoia.
I mean, if this technology had been around at the time of O.J. Simpsons trial, maybe the court could have given him a speeding ticket.
To Ito or not to Ito.
Okay, I'm done.
Karl Marx (of whom I'm not a fanboy) once said that "Religion is opium for the masses" (which on the other hand I believe is true).
I guess today, The Matrix is opium for the masses.
There are plenty of solutions out there to protecting digital software. Most of them half-assed, I agree. But the thing is this problem is definitely solveable, only that MBA's and VC's are morons and can't tell one workeable solution from one that is not. As in my case.
See: My story
This article almost brings tears to my eyes.
Why?
Well, because 3 years ago me and my partner started working on licensing software that, without revealing too much as I'm still hopeful, could integrate seamlessly with existing digital formats and pretty much guarantee that widespread illegal distribution of software, images, video, anything digital really could be prevented. We had preliminary patents filed, attorneys retained, and a corporation founded. This with money out of our own pockets!
But what happened? All the stupid dotcoms out there buried us! VC guys never looked twice at us because the Internet bubble burst! So our legitimate business model, our _working_ software, and the fact that we had retained one of the foremost security experts (well according to the mob anyway) in the country who vouched for us and our software didn't mean squat! We didn't even get a chance to produce a prototype model that we could then sell!
I still sit on this technology, and I don't know what to do with it. In essence I agree with most of what has been said. This problem can't be fixed through more laws, it can only worsen it. Eventually we'll end up with private information dealt on the black market like it was crack rocks, and there will be plenty of buyers! Instead of focusing on the privacy needs of the customer, focus on the integrity of the software.
So, here I sit, depressed, wasting my talent away working for other people, sitting on what I know is the best damn licensing and software protection system in the world, without a soul to talk to, without a lot of hope that I will ever see it working. People keep forgetting that good software is not written by MBA's. Those nipwits!
Anyway. I couldn't help myself. I had to say something. Sowwy.
-Thomas
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You're making it sound as if there's actual thought behind whipping up more fear to keep you enslaved. Fear is not rational. "Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery. Only you can free your mind." - Bob Marley "There is no spoon."
Right on dude. Keep on preachin'. Unfortunately, animals in panic will usually not stop to read any other sign but where the rest of the herd is going..... What we need is a global reset. Anyone found the switch yet?
And I thought GPS for US soldiers was already out of order considering they're currently in Iraq, when Usama Bin Forgotten was last seen in Afghanistan.
"..Are they right? Not really sure myself, but they do make some good points, enough that calls to close discussion and move on to dismantling Western Civilivation in response to a -potential threat- is somewhat rash in my humble opinion..."
And what part of Western Civilization do you deem worth saving? Be honest and state that you're afraid your own life might have to change. I've got news for you; it will change whether you like it or not.
The dollar is at rock bottom prices. All iTunes prices are in dollars and then converted. This is because the U.S. is now faced with the largest deficit since before the second world war. Remember? Right from around when the myth about stock brokers at Wall Street jumping from roofs got started. Well, the U.S. is facing economical meltdown thanks to extremely bad policy and an uneducated (CowboyNeal!?!?) mob of people who continue to support this parasitic (and self-terminating) economy. No? Don't believe me? OK, ask one of the top ten financial officers in the U.S, see for yourself; http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view .bg?articleid=55356
I'm a licensed hypnotherapist. It's awesome, you get to help people and you make $150 an hour. You also develop your spiritual awareness, which leads to all kinds of benefits. Are there spiritual programmers? No? Just wait until my book 'Jesus Was a Buddhist' comes out, you'll understand -EVERYTHING-, including why biology and computer science both have extensive proof of reincarnation in them. No? Don't believe me? Whatever dude.
Well, yeah, you should be grabbing your consitutional firearms, proclaim your constitutional freedom boldly, and use your constitutional right to march against Washington in what is becoming absurdly apparent as the worlds' largest nation of hipocrites and political suicide-runners. Do above, or lose your other constitutional rights, then again you don't seem to care and your vote just recently tells us you're fucked anyway. Yes, I'm trolling but there's a very important message here anyway. The US is getting fucked anyway. The material and social standard the US once enjoyed is being whittled away, rapidly, by a completely dysfunctional political system wherein only a real 30% of US citizens hold the power in what was supposed to be the world's strongest democracy. Now, book up the next generation of literate people so that their opinions can be safely monitored and catalogued. Dissention will not be allowed. Long Live "Our Leader", and a big fuck you if you happen to think the US is rotting up from the inside. I'd like at least one point for having a sack of nuts large enough to not post this anonymously. Peace out.
And how, pray tell, did you reach this scenario with the crack addict before the game was launched? Years ago, no one gave a crap if someone bragged about their pirated copies and how uncool it was to pay money to the developers. Since then many of us have gotten jobs and now understand the impact of piracy from a completely different angle. Fortunately, there's sites such as www.ztorm.com that hope to change all that and allow anyone the right to publish their software at whatever profit margins. But the reality is that piracy is a huge problem, and even if it's still as widespread as copying eight-tracks 20 years ago, that doesn't make it cool. It's not cool to be a pirate. It's about as sexy as getting caught masturbating; and from there you can decide for yourself which defensive statement would work. I doubt 'but everyone else is doing it' makes you any less embarassed. Or perhaps I'm the only one who's changed my mind regarding piracy.
Discerning the Judeo-Christian-Moslem religion (as it is essentially the same), I have to point out that serious research is done on the subject of life after death despite all crazy religious nuts out there (representing a majority of people, actually and most likely includes the current reader). There's plenty of suggestive material for life after death. Just thought I'd point out, for example, Dr. Ian Stevensons work at http://www.childpastlives.org/stevenson.htm or the numerous other sources. However, deicidephobia (or in latin; fear of having to kill God or a complete change of belief-structure) is something we all suffer from. It is perhaps humanity's greatest bane that truth must go through the three different stages. I'm sure you know which ones, upheaval, denial and finally complete acceptance. The above mentioned research is actually in stage 2. For some of us, it is leading to stage 3. For others, well, did I say trolldung? Sorry. I'm a spiritualistic netnerd. This is what I'd like to call "insightful trolldung". :)
[Link to Gyration support re: receiver problem].
Apparently it's a known problem. It definitely looks like a cool solution. Anyone who's had more experience (such as checking the support page for one) and can give their opinion on this item?
Accidents happen. It is not always someone's fault. This is as true as gravity. However, it is irrelevant whether or not this technology is used to define guilt, that is still up to the court; which is why I don't have much faith in it in the first place, but given the right parameters even a piece of clustered Windows software like the jury might have a better chance of calculating the right result. Since a judge still has to issue a warrant to look at the data, it is preferable to eye-witnesses. I see some benefits, the only real drawback being paranoia. I mean, if this technology had been around at the time of O.J. Simpsons trial, maybe the court could have given him a speeding ticket. To Ito or not to Ito. Okay, I'm done.
Karl Marx (of whom I'm not a fanboy) once said that "Religion is opium for the masses" (which on the other hand I believe is true). I guess today, The Matrix is opium for the masses.
There are plenty of solutions out there to protecting digital software. Most of them half-assed, I agree. But the thing is this problem is definitely solveable, only that MBA's and VC's are morons and can't tell one workeable solution from one that is not. As in my case. See: My story
This article almost brings tears to my eyes. Why? Well, because 3 years ago me and my partner started working on licensing software that, without revealing too much as I'm still hopeful, could integrate seamlessly with existing digital formats and pretty much guarantee that widespread illegal distribution of software, images, video, anything digital really could be prevented. We had preliminary patents filed, attorneys retained, and a corporation founded. This with money out of our own pockets! But what happened? All the stupid dotcoms out there buried us! VC guys never looked twice at us because the Internet bubble burst! So our legitimate business model, our _working_ software, and the fact that we had retained one of the foremost security experts (well according to the mob anyway) in the country who vouched for us and our software didn't mean squat! We didn't even get a chance to produce a prototype model that we could then sell! I still sit on this technology, and I don't know what to do with it. In essence I agree with most of what has been said. This problem can't be fixed through more laws, it can only worsen it. Eventually we'll end up with private information dealt on the black market like it was crack rocks, and there will be plenty of buyers! Instead of focusing on the privacy needs of the customer, focus on the integrity of the software. So, here I sit, depressed, wasting my talent away working for other people, sitting on what I know is the best damn licensing and software protection system in the world, without a soul to talk to, without a lot of hope that I will ever see it working. People keep forgetting that good software is not written by MBA's. Those nipwits! Anyway. I couldn't help myself. I had to say something. Sowwy. -Thomas