Thanks for the Rounders quote, but the whole point of the story is that playing people is probably not as important as "experts" seem to think. If Mr. Moneymaker can just show up and blast through all of the pros, maybe just the mechanics of the game is all it takes. Now granted anyone could probably win given a good enough run of cards, but signs and tell just aren't as important if everyone knows what they are, and knows how to fake them.
What was that? IBM's latest marketing campaign? Next we will hear from you how Microsoft has united the world by bringing us Windows XP. Why do you crawl out of IBM's ass, alright?
What you are not making clear is that they are selling you a product with certain restrictions that have a purpose. They understand that there are certain people out there that will use their connection 24/7, but they also realize that this is not most people. Their network and business model would not be able to cope if it was. If everyone started Wi-Fing his connection, the bandwidth of the provider would start to be used up more per-customer. The business model of the ISP would no long be viable and either rates would go up for all customers or ISP would have to start charging by the byte or hour. ISPs realize that customers do not want to be charged by the byte (or by the hour since it is a supposed always on connection) so they provide unlimited connections and simply overlook the bandwidth hogs. There is a reason for the restrictions, it allows them to sell their product and not 1) have crappy (read: slow) service 2) go bankrupt 3) raise rates.
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Well, what does the legalize in the back of the book say as to copies? I'm sure that if it even allows it, it only allows it for your own personal use. I seriously doubt that this type of trading is allowed.
Don't off topic me too quickly. It is slightly relevant.
Remember back in 1999 and 2000 when companies would pay you to surf the web with on of their ad windows at the bottom? Well a friend of mine and I wrote a little Visual Basic program that would randomly move the mouse to some point on the screen and click. It had a random time movement from anywhere from 20-80 seconds and we restricted where it would move so that it would not hit the start menu and accidentally log you out! I worked great and each of us made a few hundred bucks over a few months using it on a few different computers with different accounts. My friend finally got caught on one of them so we decided to quit, but it sure was an easy way to make some cash.
"you can put my life in jeopardy"
What does that mean? Just by being on the road, I am putting your life in jeopardy. Sure, speeding limits are there for a reason, but that doesn't mean that someone driving 80 in a 70 in minimal traffic is much of a hazard. I fact I feel much more comfortable driving around people going 80 that are keeping a lookout, than the 15 year old learners permit or the 86 year old that can hardly see over the wheel. I've got better things to do than sit on the interstate going 70 when nothing is around. I would hope you have something better to do with your time as well. If you want to live a more jeopardy-free life, stay at home.
There are other reasons for parents to buy their child's first car. The want their children studying to get into better school or playing sports, and not working the graveyard shift at the local 7-11 for $5/h where all kinds of things could happen. And at $5/h, a child probably is not going to get the latest and greatest safety measures on that car. Teenagers don't think of stuff like that.
I have a friend that bought his son a Hummer for his 16th birthday. Granted, they were a very well off family, but many of you would still think this was excessive. As did I. But this was his reasoning. Nothing short of an 18-wheeler or a retaining wall is going to beat this thing in a crash, and it tops out at about 75 going downhill with a gale force wind behind it.
I understand your point that most people appreciate stuff they earned themselves, but realizing that parents understand that you are only young once (and therefore don't want their children flipping burgers during most of it) is not so bad.
Remember Ultima 9. That was in development forever. And look at what we got. One of the worst interfaces known to a 3d game. No wonder no other game has been based on that engine. It just goes to show that longer development time != a better game.
Yes, but what is breaking and entering in the computer age. If I remove the text at the end of a url, is that breaking into a server. What about a port scan? Common legal definitions for current crimes may not be explicit enough for the computer age.
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Thanks for the Rounders quote, but the whole point of the story is that playing people is probably not as important as "experts" seem to think. If Mr. Moneymaker can just show up and blast through all of the pros, maybe just the mechanics of the game is all it takes. Now granted anyone could probably win given a good enough run of cards, but signs and tell just aren't as important if everyone knows what they are, and knows how to fake them.
Good enough for me. Thanks!
That seems a bit high.. Do the GPS satellites really orbit that high?
He probably sits on the front row and asks questions, too.
What was that? IBM's latest marketing campaign? Next we will hear from you how Microsoft has united the world by bringing us Windows XP. Why do you crawl out of IBM's ass, alright?
What you are not making clear is that they are selling you a product with certain restrictions that have a purpose. They understand that there are certain people out there that will use their connection 24/7, but they also realize that this is not most people. Their network and business model would not be able to cope if it was. If everyone started Wi-Fing his connection, the bandwidth of the provider would start to be used up more per-customer. The business model of the ISP would no long be viable and either rates would go up for all customers or ISP would have to start charging by the byte or hour. ISPs realize that customers do not want to be charged by the byte (or by the hour since it is a supposed always on connection) so they provide unlimited connections and simply overlook the bandwidth hogs. There is a reason for the restrictions, it allows them to sell their product and not 1) have crappy (read: slow) service 2) go bankrupt 3) raise rates.
Well, what does the legalize in the back of the book say as to copies? I'm sure that if it even allows it, it only allows it for your own personal use. I seriously doubt that this type of trading is allowed.
Don't off topic me too quickly. It is slightly relevant. Remember back in 1999 and 2000 when companies would pay you to surf the web with on of their ad windows at the bottom? Well a friend of mine and I wrote a little Visual Basic program that would randomly move the mouse to some point on the screen and click. It had a random time movement from anywhere from 20-80 seconds and we restricted where it would move so that it would not hit the start menu and accidentally log you out! I worked great and each of us made a few hundred bucks over a few months using it on a few different computers with different accounts. My friend finally got caught on one of them so we decided to quit, but it sure was an easy way to make some cash.
"you can put my life in jeopardy" What does that mean? Just by being on the road, I am putting your life in jeopardy. Sure, speeding limits are there for a reason, but that doesn't mean that someone driving 80 in a 70 in minimal traffic is much of a hazard. I fact I feel much more comfortable driving around people going 80 that are keeping a lookout, than the 15 year old learners permit or the 86 year old that can hardly see over the wheel. I've got better things to do than sit on the interstate going 70 when nothing is around. I would hope you have something better to do with your time as well. If you want to live a more jeopardy-free life, stay at home.
There are other reasons for parents to buy their child's first car. The want their children studying to get into better school or playing sports, and not working the graveyard shift at the local 7-11 for $5/h where all kinds of things could happen. And at $5/h, a child probably is not going to get the latest and greatest safety measures on that car. Teenagers don't think of stuff like that. I have a friend that bought his son a Hummer for his 16th birthday. Granted, they were a very well off family, but many of you would still think this was excessive. As did I. But this was his reasoning. Nothing short of an 18-wheeler or a retaining wall is going to beat this thing in a crash, and it tops out at about 75 going downhill with a gale force wind behind it. I understand your point that most people appreciate stuff they earned themselves, but realizing that parents understand that you are only young once (and therefore don't want their children flipping burgers during most of it) is not so bad.
Remember Ultima 9. That was in development forever. And look at what we got. One of the worst interfaces known to a 3d game. No wonder no other game has been based on that engine. It just goes to show that longer development time != a better game.
Who really cares about the Dental Party candidate for President? I'm sure glad I don't have to listen to someone who has no chance in a debate.
Acutally, most of the bug fixs that came with Win98SE were already available for free with windows update for win98 users.
Yes, but what is breaking and entering in the computer age. If I remove the text at the end of a url, is that breaking into a server. What about a port scan? Common legal definitions for current crimes may not be explicit enough for the computer age.