Where I work, we have a lot of lexmark printers. The cartridges are very expensive - $150+ for a normal (non-industrial) laser printer. No wonder they want you to buy only their cartridges, because at this price you've exceeded the printer cost after 2-3 new cartridges.
It is worth noting that the lexmark cartridges did seem to last a significant time before needing replacement. I just replaced one and was told that it was running the same cartridge for over 2 years, with about 4000-5000 printouts! Other brand cartridges don't tend to last quite as long, and refills have this annoying problem with getting toner stuck on the roller which requires cleaning.
Of course, for those that prefer the cheaper alternative, Lexmark will probably take a loss of sales if they don't allow users to buy whichever toner they choose. Not to mention the ethics of such practice, as well as possible legality issues
A lot of people have mentioned that DVD-players come with a display-kill setup which will kill the video when driving (although it's easy to disable). Another thing that might be worth mentioning is that a lot of the screens I've seen for DVD, TV, etc in a vehicle are ceiling-mounted and tilted so that only the back and passenger seats can see it properly. There might still be a peripheral-vision distraction though, but it looked like the driver could not at least directly view the screen.
But it's not up to the government to tax the consumer for big-business. In fact that is very, very wrong.
It's also stupid for government to attempt (or succeed in) passing legislation that allows said companies to attack individuals, whether legally or via the previous RIAA-will-hack-you. P2P has an increasing amount of legal uses (distributed computing etc) and not everyone who trades music/video-clips or burns a CD is doing so illegally, as not all content is RIAA copyrighted.
Can I go around killing stupid people because I feel in the long run the human gene pool will benefit by having less of a chance of propgating stupidity within the human species?
Should I go around sueing people just because their product or other's use of said product conflicts with my business model? Should I be able to attack anyone who uses said product, based on the slightest evidence that it is used against me - even if this might not be the case. The RIAA seems to think so.
which the military brass now acknowledges was eye-catching with a pop-up pepper spray
CowboyNeil: Hey Taco... those terrorists are getting really close, should we open up fire with the machine guns? CmdrTaco: Nah 'Neil, let's just use the pepper spray, it worked great on those purse-snatchers back home.
Um yeah... pepper spray is useful, but I can't see it being used in many military situations when a fully-automatic gets the job better and has much more range. Unless they're going for disabling the enemy instead of mortally wounding, but even in that case there are probably things much better than pepper spray, especially considering range.
Oh, and by the way, once you've busted all the "Sopranos" sharers, don't be surprised if you see a drop in new HBO subscriptions, as you've ended up killing off a free, viral marketing channel that most consumer-products companies would have given their right arm for. But hey, it always pays to ignore your marketing staff and let the lawyers run the show, doesn't it?
That about nails it right on the nose, doesn't it. If one doesn't hear/see/notice a product, then a sale is lost. If somebody notices the product, even if it's pirated, but then gets a legal copy or related merchandise, then the company benefits.
It makes me wonder about the attempted increase on taxation of recordable media in Canada. If the media becomes too expensive, what happens to companies like Sony who not only sell the original discs but also recordable media and the devices which use them (mp3-disc players, etc). Killing one's customer base off is rarely a smart move. Of course, how a private industry gains a tax is beyond me anyways
Hopefully this works nicely for those incredibly annoying autodialers as well, since it would be hard to "ask" them who they work for if it's not obvious. For those who've been lucky enough not to experience them, there are systems out which will call you and ask for either voice or keypad input - all the annoyance of getting a business's computerized phone system without even having to make a call.
I'm still wondering what constitutes "allowing" somebody to have my number. The local Blockbuster video store takes phone #'s as an identifier, as does the local mechanic/hardware store.
I don't mind when Blockbuster reminds me I've got an overdue tape, but the mechanic actually had a machine that calls you 1-2 weeks after you've had car service done and asks you to push buttons to indicate your satisfaction. Talk about annoying!
I know that a lot of "matching" sites (as in, for people like slashdot geeks who'll never meet a girl without a PC) use postal code or combined postal/phone-area-code as a geographic identifier. From what I've heard, it's pretty good, you can tell within about 50km or so where a person is at most times
Why would we use longitude/latitude. It's one thing to know that a user is somewhere "nearby" and another to whip out the old GPS and track them down to Lat 34 Long 82. Sounds more like a tool to be abused to me.
Ad-aware spuriously removing these programs however, it's tagging them as evil spam/porn/popup/spyware, telling you about them, and giving you complete choice of what files are deleted.
If it automatically went through and sliced'n'diced apps that would be bad. By giving the users the choice, it's their decision as to what to remove - right down to the registry entries and individual files - and a user has a right to remove whatever he/she damn well wants from a personal computer.
Running an Athlon XP, Duron 1G, K6/2 400 (server) Pentium 120 (router), and have a disconnected P233 (rebuilding). The P120 and K6/2 are always on, since the router takes awhile to load from floppy and the server is online. There are also a switch, router, stereo stuff and various other gadgets that are usually connected.
My girlfriend also has a laptop, but it hibernates nicely
We use about $50-70/mo (Canadian) including all PC's and electric heating. Hot water is supplied.
I couldn't imagine anyone running high-end PC's for server'ing though. The Duron and two linux boxes give off enough heat, so I know there is definate lossage (power to heat).
Alternately, the server room is usually cozy without needed the thermostat turned up - which I count as a plus. In the summer the big concern is o have enough fans that CPU's don't overheat, especially the inefficient duron. It often gets hotter than my Athlon XP, due to a crappy core, and will bug out when it gets too hot.
...a 2002 survey of Internet address buyers, VeriSign found that 87 percent of them were familiar with the name "Network Solutions" and could identify it as a domain name seller, while few recognized the name "VeriSign,"...
A lot of people recognise the name "Osama" too, but that doesn't necessarily come as a positive thing for him when a large portion of those people want him dead.
Verisign should recognise that there is a difference between "famous" and "infamous"... from reading the posting of the slashdot crew here, I think Verisign would be much better off to build a new easy-to-remember untarnished name, rather than resurrecting one dripping with poor opinion and bad history.
It wasn't really an obligatory linux question... it's just that if something seems impossible or somewhatnutty to try then oftimes a linux geek will be the one with a solution. It could have been a windows app too, but linux is more likely - more dedication to forging new frontiers - or possibly a Mac addict.
(Microsoft hates the "Stinker" moniker so much, that it's rebranded Stinker as "Canary" - perhaps unaware of the bird's history as a sacrificial and disposable early warning system for miners. When the Canary dies - you clear out fast).
This from the linked article, it sounds like exactly what this case should be saying to any other phone vendors (or other platforms) dealing with MS. The canary has died (though it's taking MS to court), and it's time for everyone else to clear the building.
Over a year later Microsoft still hasn't got the product ready and is refusing to fix some of the bugs Sendo found. You get the picture?
This, from the company that made windows, and you're surprised? "We'll fix it when we get to it" seems to often be MS's plan, unless the problem becomes public enough to cause them a certain embarrassment if they don't.
Too bad this is going more public with the dying gasps of Sendo. Often it seems the only way to get to MS is to throw a lot of potential bad publicity their way (a little bad publicity does nothing, they've got lots of that already).
I wonder how much these lasers are worth? I bet that if the rented them out to - for example - movie companies, they could get some nice cash inflow. If anything, the porno industry would probably have a great time animating real models/stars into meshes (make Brittney do anything you want, now in 3d!).
How much do these things cost for less industrial versions anyways, I'm surprised the slashgeeks haven't made on that runs on linux (if you have, please send me a link or put it up here).
I think the arguement is that the "nonexistant bullets" didn't causing spouting geysers of blood etc. I'd have to agree that 5-yr-olds shouldn't be playing these games, but that should be the choice of parents/guardians, not the government. I know parents that banned their kids from having toy guns and swords... they just used sticks and other objects + a little imagination instead:-)
But still , it's idiotic to think that video games are the root of violence. You could probably pin movies on being the culprit for a lot of bad language kids pick up, but I've yet to see anyone who grows up to be a serial killer based on playing mortal kombat.
On the other side, it does ring true that existing nutcases may get new twisted ideas... but somebody would probably think it up anyways.
You know what, I played tons of violent games as a kid, and as an adult I'm still much of a pacifist. When blowing my friends into little fragged kibbles, I was fully aware that the game did not depict reality, and I don't think that the bloody bits were overly influencing, except for the occasional "cool, gross!" when somebody got crunshed in a closing door, etc.
That being said, ratings aren't a bad idea. Parents should be aware of hte game content when making purchases for their children, and should make an educated decision based on how easily influenced the child is. Just because somebody is between the ages of (for example) 12-18 doesn't mean that giving them GTA means they're going to immediately feel the urge to go jack cars and blow away real people with a rocket launched.
There are a lot of adults who are probably more unduely influeced by such things than the 16-yr-olds. Personally, I've always found that a good deathmatch is a way to get together with friends and just have fun or even vent frustrations without physical violence.
Wasn't there an article awhile back about not being able to use Apple DVD software without buying their DVD-ROM, or something similar? Now, what happens when I have to buy their software, which came with the DVD-ROM, to allow me to actually use their product.
So, can't crack the player to use on other hardware. Can't get the player unless you buy the player. Can't get a better player unless you pay for upgrade?
Perhaps this doesn't apply, the whole hardware-based burning software thing was a bit confusing anyhow.
Of course the quality sucked, tissue paper like pages
Maybe the text-book was also considered good bathroom-reading material... I could think of some better uses for crappy/useless college textbooks I had if they had been written on tissue-type paper.
This is one area where I would have to agree. There are a lot of from other countries (India, China) who seem to be working phone support, and they really suck.
Before you flame me, listen to my reasoning. These people can be hard workers, and smart, etc, however their grasp of the english language is oftimes poor and their speaking skills or accent atrocious.
Awhile back I was bored and decided to participate in a phone survey. For several questions, I had to have the question restated several times because the accent of the questioner made it very difficult to hear/understand. In addition, she sometimes had difficulty understanding my responses until I reworded them into less complex english.
I have the same problem with tech-support lines for many companies. They tend to hire these out-of-country workers because they're desperate for a job and will work for cheap pay, and completely disregard the lack of speaking skills (which are a necessity for such a position).
Americans should get to keep American jobs, period
I differ slightly in this opinion, and move towards less foreigner-bashing. Competent people should get to keep jobs, not just cheap workers (of which foreigners are often in more abundance in the upper-age groups). I remember that when talking to some techs for the local calling card company, I talked to various few Indian (from India) gentlemen who spoke english very well and with little accent. These gentlemen also were very polite and the phone, and extremely helpful. It also seems to me that accent-wise, Indian males are easier to understand than female, and Chinese females easier to understand than males (due to pitch of voice combined with accent).
So, in other words, don't hire foreigners for jobs because they're cheap and (generally somewhat) smart - unless they can actually speak the language. I'd also say the same for hiring a white guy who couldn't pass an 10th grade grammer course.
Oh, and I'm Canadian, but a lot of the companies I've been in contact with are American - and there's no real big difference anyhow.
"What can I say?" he wrote in an e-mail. "We're undeniably late and we know it. We've switched engines a couple of times, and we've started over a couple of times. We've made some mistakes, and we've learned from them. I'm just glad we're in a position to do those things, and to be able to make the game we want to make, instead of being rushed out the door to meet stock projections.
While a lot of people (myself included) are privately theorizing that this game will never make it out (Duke Nukum, Never), if it ever does arrive I have the feeling it will sell rather quickly. Over 5 years waiting tends to add to the hype, and, as mentioned, they've done a lot of overhauls. I will gladly wait 8 years for a game that turns out really good, rather than have them crank out another lame clone after a few just to meet a deadline and stop the complaints about delay.
That being said, I wonder how the upcoming release of D3 will measure up against a possible DN forever. Which would be better, and/or more anticipated
Ah, the memories of the hidden doom marine in DN3D, will we see a dead duke in D3, or perhaps some jokes about the delay.
As mention previously about the Domain Registry of [Insert Country Here], I worked for a company that fell for this idiocy. I'm wondering what the parent organization is, and if it can be taken down instead of just the DRO-America portion. I think that the DROC (Domain Registry of Canada) was similarly shot down awhile ago, but there are probably a other countries that are letting these idiots continue to operate.
Who actually owns the Domain Registry? Are all subcompanies owned by the American component, or is there a sleazy parent corporation that can be taken out?
It seems that a lot of people are bitching that this shouldn't be under YRO. Personally, I think it's good just so people see, in opposition to those doing good and getting nailed, what real online (or otherwise) crime is like and how one can get fried.
If anything, this is useful just so that similar idiots don't get the idea that they can get away with this. Cracking hardware at home for your own use is one thing, giving out the info so millions can cheat a company out of legitimate profit is another.
This one comes out as Economic Espionage, because the individual stole trade secrets and then published them to the masses. He's not publishing the info to make better use of the product and he didn't even decode the info himself, so what we have is just one dumb kid who thought it would be a good idea to help people steal programming.
It's nice to see the slashdot crowd is quick to point out that this guy is dirty, as it goes to show that many know the difference between crime and getting screwed by big corps.
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Where I work, we have a lot of lexmark printers. The cartridges are very expensive - $150+ for a normal (non-industrial) laser printer. No wonder they want you to buy only their cartridges, because at this price you've exceeded the printer cost after 2-3 new cartridges.
It is worth noting that the lexmark cartridges did seem to last a significant time before needing replacement. I just replaced one and was told that it was running the same cartridge for over 2 years, with about 4000-5000 printouts! Other brand cartridges don't tend to last quite as long, and refills have this annoying problem with getting toner stuck on the roller which requires cleaning.
Of course, for those that prefer the cheaper alternative, Lexmark will probably take a loss of sales if they don't allow users to buy whichever toner they choose. Not to mention the ethics of such practice, as well as possible legality issues
A lot of people have mentioned that DVD-players come with a display-kill setup which will kill the video when driving (although it's easy to disable). Another thing that might be worth mentioning is that a lot of the screens I've seen for DVD, TV, etc in a vehicle are ceiling-mounted and tilted so that only the back and passenger seats can see it properly. There might still be a peripheral-vision distraction though, but it looked like the driver could not at least directly view the screen.
But it's not up to the government to tax the consumer for big-business. In fact that is very, very wrong.
It's also stupid for government to attempt (or succeed in) passing legislation that allows said companies to attack individuals, whether legally or via the previous RIAA-will-hack-you. P2P has an increasing amount of legal uses (distributed computing etc) and not everyone who trades music/video-clips or burns a CD is doing so illegally, as not all content is RIAA copyrighted.
Can I go around killing stupid people because I feel in the long run the human gene pool will benefit by having less of a chance of propgating stupidity within the human species?
Should I go around sueing people just because their product or other's use of said product conflicts with my business model? Should I be able to attack anyone who uses said product, based on the slightest evidence that it is used against me - even if this might not be the case. The RIAA seems to think so.
which the military brass now acknowledges was eye-catching with a pop-up pepper spray
CowboyNeil: Hey Taco... those terrorists are getting really close, should we open up fire with the machine guns?
CmdrTaco: Nah 'Neil, let's just use the pepper spray, it worked great on those purse-snatchers back home.
Um yeah... pepper spray is useful, but I can't see it being used in many military situations when a fully-automatic gets the job better and has much more range. Unless they're going for disabling the enemy instead of mortally wounding, but even in that case there are probably things much better than pepper spray, especially considering range.
Oh, and by the way, once you've busted all the "Sopranos" sharers, don't be surprised if you see a drop in new HBO subscriptions, as you've ended up killing off a free, viral marketing channel that most consumer-products companies would have given their right arm for. But hey, it always pays to ignore your marketing staff and let the lawyers run the show, doesn't it?
That about nails it right on the nose, doesn't it. If one doesn't hear/see/notice a product, then a sale is lost. If somebody notices the product, even if it's pirated, but then gets a legal copy or related merchandise, then the company benefits.
It makes me wonder about the attempted increase on taxation of recordable media in Canada. If the media becomes too expensive, what happens to companies like Sony who not only sell the original discs but also recordable media and the devices which use them (mp3-disc players, etc). Killing one's customer base off is rarely a smart move. Of course, how a private industry gains a tax is beyond me anyways
Hopefully this works nicely for those incredibly annoying autodialers as well, since it would be hard to "ask" them who they work for if it's not obvious. For those who've been lucky enough not to experience them, there are systems out which will call you and ask for either voice or keypad input - all the annoyance of getting a business's computerized phone system without even having to make a call.
I'm still wondering what constitutes "allowing" somebody to have my number. The local Blockbuster video store takes phone #'s as an identifier, as does the local mechanic/hardware store.
I don't mind when Blockbuster reminds me I've got an overdue tape, but the mechanic actually had a machine that calls you 1-2 weeks after you've had car service done and asks you to push buttons to indicate your satisfaction. Talk about annoying!
I know that a lot of "matching" sites (as in, for people like slashdot geeks who'll never meet a girl without a PC) use postal code or combined postal/phone-area-code as a geographic identifier. From what I've heard, it's pretty good, you can tell within about 50km or so where a person is at most times
Why would we use longitude/latitude. It's one thing to know that a user is somewhere "nearby" and another to whip out the old GPS and track them down to Lat 34 Long 82. Sounds more like a tool to be abused to me.
An large upsurge in purchases for large-capacity drives and backup devices, follwed by an even larger government tax on said devices.
Ad-aware spuriously removing these programs however, it's tagging them as evil spam/porn/popup/spyware, telling you about them, and giving you complete choice of what files are deleted.
If it automatically went through and sliced'n'diced apps that would be bad. By giving the users the choice, it's their decision as to what to remove - right down to the registry entries and individual files - and a user has a right to remove whatever he/she damn well wants from a personal computer.
Running an Athlon XP, Duron 1G, K6/2 400 (server) Pentium 120 (router), and have a disconnected P233 (rebuilding). The P120 and K6/2 are always on, since the router takes awhile to load from floppy and the server is online. There are also a switch, router, stereo stuff and various other gadgets that are usually connected.
My girlfriend also has a laptop, but it hibernates nicely
We use about $50-70/mo (Canadian) including all PC's and electric heating. Hot water is supplied.
I couldn't imagine anyone running high-end PC's for server'ing though. The Duron and two linux boxes give off enough heat, so I know there is definate lossage (power to heat).
Alternately, the server room is usually cozy without needed the thermostat turned up - which I count as a plus. In the summer the big concern is o have enough fans that CPU's don't overheat, especially the inefficient duron. It often gets hotter than my Athlon XP, due to a crappy core, and will bug out when it gets too hot.
...a 2002 survey of Internet address buyers, VeriSign found that 87 percent of them were familiar with the name "Network Solutions" and could identify it as a domain name seller, while few recognized the name "VeriSign,"...
A lot of people recognise the name "Osama" too, but that doesn't necessarily come as a positive thing for him when a large portion of those people want him dead.
Verisign should recognise that there is a difference between "famous" and "infamous"... from reading the posting of the slashdot crew here, I think Verisign would be much better off to build a new easy-to-remember untarnished name, rather than resurrecting one dripping with poor opinion and bad history.
It wasn't really an obligatory linux question... it's just that if something seems impossible or somewhatnutty to try then oftimes a linux geek will be the one with a solution. It could have been a windows app too, but linux is more likely - more dedication to forging new frontiers - or possibly a Mac addict.
(Microsoft hates the "Stinker" moniker so much, that it's rebranded Stinker as "Canary" - perhaps unaware of the bird's history as a sacrificial and disposable early warning system for miners. When the Canary dies - you clear out fast).
This from the linked article, it sounds like exactly what this case should be saying to any other phone vendors (or other platforms) dealing with MS. The canary has died (though it's taking MS to court), and it's time for everyone else to clear the building.
Over a year later Microsoft still hasn't got the product ready and is refusing to fix some of the bugs Sendo found. You get the picture?
This, from the company that made windows, and you're surprised? "We'll fix it when we get to it" seems to often be MS's plan, unless the problem becomes public enough to cause them a certain embarrassment if they don't.
Too bad this is going more public with the dying gasps of Sendo. Often it seems the only way to get to MS is to throw a lot of potential bad publicity their way (a little bad publicity does nothing, they've got lots of that already).
could all you Slashdotters *please* hammer Broadcom to improve the openness of documentation/support
Dear Broadcom,
Until such a time as you comply with our documentation/support demands, we will be linking slashdot articles to your primary servers on a daily basis.
Something like that what you're asking for?
I wonder how much these lasers are worth? I bet that if the rented them out to - for example - movie companies, they could get some nice cash inflow. If anything, the porno industry would probably have a great time animating real models/stars into meshes (make Brittney do anything you want, now in 3d!).
How much do these things cost for less industrial versions anyways, I'm surprised the slashgeeks haven't made on that runs on linux (if you have, please send me a link or put it up here).
I think the arguement is that the "nonexistant bullets" didn't causing spouting geysers of blood etc. I'd have to agree that 5-yr-olds shouldn't be playing these games, but that should be the choice of parents/guardians, not the government. I know parents that banned their kids from having toy guns and swords... they just used sticks and other objects + a little imagination instead :-)
But still , it's idiotic to think that video games are the root of violence. You could probably pin movies on being the culprit for a lot of bad language kids pick up, but I've yet to see anyone who grows up to be a serial killer based on playing mortal kombat.
On the other side, it does ring true that existing nutcases may get new twisted ideas... but somebody would probably think it up anyways.
You know what, I played tons of violent games as a kid, and as an adult I'm still much of a pacifist. When blowing my friends into little fragged kibbles, I was fully aware that the game did not depict reality, and I don't think that the bloody bits were overly influencing, except for the occasional "cool, gross!" when somebody got crunshed in a closing door, etc.
That being said, ratings aren't a bad idea. Parents should be aware of hte game content when making purchases for their children, and should make an educated decision based on how easily influenced the child is. Just because somebody is between the ages of (for example) 12-18 doesn't mean that giving them GTA means they're going to immediately feel the urge to go jack cars and blow away real people with a rocket launched.
There are a lot of adults who are probably more unduely influeced by such things than the 16-yr-olds. Personally, I've always found that a good deathmatch is a way to get together with friends and just have fun or even vent frustrations without physical violence.
Wasn't there an article awhile back about not being able to use Apple DVD software without buying their DVD-ROM, or something similar? Now, what happens when I have to buy their software, which came with the DVD-ROM, to allow me to actually use their product.
So, can't crack the player to use on other hardware. Can't get the player unless you buy the player. Can't get a better player unless you pay for upgrade?
Perhaps this doesn't apply, the whole hardware-based burning software thing was a bit confusing anyhow.
Of course the quality sucked, tissue paper like pages
Maybe the text-book was also considered good bathroom-reading material... I could think of some better uses for crappy/useless college textbooks I had if they had been written on tissue-type paper.
A tendancy to have better english speaking skills than other countries where english is not the primary language.
Welcome to tech support, eh! - phorm
their grasp of the english language is shit
This is one area where I would have to agree. There are a lot of from other countries (India, China) who seem to be working phone support, and they really suck.
Before you flame me, listen to my reasoning. These people can be hard workers, and smart, etc, however their grasp of the english language is oftimes poor and their speaking skills or accent atrocious.
Awhile back I was bored and decided to participate in a phone survey. For several questions, I had to have the question restated several times because the accent of the questioner made it very difficult to hear/understand. In addition, she sometimes had difficulty understanding my responses until I reworded them into less complex english.
I have the same problem with tech-support lines for many companies. They tend to hire these out-of-country workers because they're desperate for a job and will work for cheap pay, and completely disregard the lack of speaking skills (which are a necessity for such a position).
Americans should get to keep American jobs, period
I differ slightly in this opinion, and move towards less foreigner-bashing. Competent people should get to keep jobs, not just cheap workers (of which foreigners are often in more abundance in the upper-age groups). I remember that when talking to some techs for the local calling card company, I talked to various few Indian (from India) gentlemen who spoke english very well and with little accent. These gentlemen also were very polite and the phone, and extremely helpful. It also seems to me that accent-wise, Indian males are easier to understand than female, and Chinese females easier to understand than males (due to pitch of voice combined with accent).
So, in other words, don't hire foreigners for jobs because they're cheap and (generally somewhat) smart - unless they can actually speak the language. I'd also say the same for hiring a white guy who couldn't pass an 10th grade grammer course.
Oh, and I'm Canadian, but a lot of the companies I've been in contact with are American - and there's no real big difference anyhow.
"What can I say?" he wrote in an e-mail. "We're undeniably late and we know it. We've switched engines a couple of times, and we've started over a couple of times. We've made some mistakes, and we've learned from them. I'm just glad we're in a position to do those things, and to be able to make the game we want to make, instead of being rushed out the door to meet stock projections.
While a lot of people (myself included) are privately theorizing that this game will never make it out (Duke Nukum, Never), if it ever does arrive I have the feeling it will sell rather quickly. Over 5 years waiting tends to add to the hype, and, as mentioned, they've done a lot of overhauls. I will gladly wait 8 years for a game that turns out really good, rather than have them crank out another lame clone after a few just to meet a deadline and stop the complaints about delay.
That being said, I wonder how the upcoming release of D3 will measure up against a possible DN forever. Which would be better, and/or more anticipated
Ah, the memories of the hidden doom marine in DN3D, will we see a dead duke in D3, or perhaps some jokes about the delay.
As mention previously about the Domain Registry of [Insert Country Here], I worked for a company that fell for this idiocy. I'm wondering what the parent organization is, and if it can be taken down instead of just the DRO-America portion. I think that the DROC (Domain Registry of Canada) was similarly shot down awhile ago, but there are probably a other countries that are letting these idiots continue to operate.
Who actually owns the Domain Registry? Are all subcompanies owned by the American component, or is there a sleazy parent corporation that can be taken out?
It seems that a lot of people are bitching that this shouldn't be under YRO. Personally, I think it's good just so people see, in opposition to those doing good and getting nailed, what real online (or otherwise) crime is like and how one can get fried.
If anything, this is useful just so that similar idiots don't get the idea that they can get away with this. Cracking hardware at home for your own use is one thing, giving out the info so millions can cheat a company out of legitimate profit is another.
This one comes out as Economic Espionage, because the individual stole trade secrets and then published them to the masses. He's not publishing the info to make better use of the product and he didn't even decode the info himself, so what we have is just one dumb kid who thought it would be a good idea to help people steal programming.
It's nice to see the slashdot crowd is quick to point out that this guy is dirty, as it goes to show that many know the difference between crime and getting screwed by big corps.