It is an attempt to resolve the matter before taking it to court (and is something the courts encourage). Also it sends a nice message to the companies. I'd wager most cell phone companies are banking on the fact that most people will not call to complain since most people's time is worth more than $.15 here and there.
What the attorney had to say was interesting: "You can control what you send out but not what you receive," "And people more fundamentally are fed up with unilateral modifications of the contract." So it's mainly about stealth changes to contracts and BS fees (now if ppl here in the good 'ol US will have a similar epiphany). Be nice if more companies were held accountable for non quid pro quo changes to contracts.
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This is slashdot and I think it's safe to assume he's joking, now the general population though would raise that as a valid question. Just look at the movie "Mission to Mars" (or don't, it blows). Lets just say that if the writers knew a little about physics they would have known that one of the main characters didn't have to die...
After all, if someone was tumbling in space and you accelerated to start to catch up to them, the moment you start to close the gap you are already going faster than them and will close the gap (and even overtake them!) in due time. God, I want that hour and a half of my life back...
SMS is different that, while you can look at who's calling and reject an incoming phone call and let it go to voice-mail if you want to, once someone sends you an SMS, you paid for it whether you wanted it or not, whether you read it or not.
Best thing is, carriers will charge you to send a text message but delivery is *not* guaranteed. Unlike a phone call where you're not charged if the call doesn't connect (most providers that I know).
I understand it may your choice to spend $.15 to $.25 to send a message if you find value in it. Just a lot of people who don't find value in it are nickle and dimed to death with a service that (for all the companies I've had) will not be turned off upon request.
For years I've been recommending Avira to friends, family, and customers. I know when I used it, it was a top notch free anti-virus product, however, I haven't used it in years (been using Linux exclusively now). Can anybody confirm it's still light and effective or has it turned in that time?
"Well Mr. Richards, your qualifications look good, however there is one issue. While doing a background check we came across a video of you as a child receiving a gift. We believe that your inability to control yourself in this circumstance shows weakness for a man in your position, a man who would be subject to bribes from outside influences seeking state secrets. As such, we have decided to go with another canditate. The worst we found on him was a video displaying his singing prowess."
Tier 4 is even becoming dated enough that most people skip it and jump right into Tier 5. You forgot to mention though, that for each tier there are requirements: 1. You need to be geared up to do raids to get you tier 5 gear (raids won't invite people in crap gear) 2. Geared up in this case means full Tier 4 or equivalents. Tier 4 requires you do raid for which you need 5 man dungeon blues. 3. The equivalents are time consuming to get (Doing PvP for those epics, building up a crafting skill, doing and re-doing 5 mans for that rare drop) 4. Getting into a raid is time consuming unless you're in a guild (and often ends up short of the 10 or 25 people you need and falls apart) 5. Getting into a guild is a commitment which will consume a large amount of time on a weekly basis (3 - 5 times a week)
Interesting fact. Before the expansion a friend of mine (the one who got me to try out the game) was proud of himself over all the *work* he put into his character, he was in full epics. So we did the math, we figured out how many months he had been raiding, weeks per month, days per week, 4-6 hours per day. Then we divided these up into the gear that he had attained. Turned out to be 50 hours *per item* he spent doing the same dungeons, over and over again. Note that this is only time doing actual raiding, not counting time farming for raiding materials, repair money, etc.
Yes the game starts out as fun but there's something sinister that turns it into a job you think you're happy to do. That is until you wake up one day and realized you spend 1/3rd of your life for the past 1-3 years doing something that wasn't really fun and made you a worse person that no longer wants to go out, doesn't try new things, etc...
If you waste enough time each day in-game (oh, say 12-14 hours a day), you can get the equivalent of Tier 5 in PvP gear in less than a week. This should be noted that this will net you a few pieces only. A full set will take a *much* longer time. Also for the most part PvP gear is missing a key stat to make it not the best option for PvE (and vice versa). So if you want to enjoy both aspects of the game, you have 2 grinds to do.
A great number of people are stopping their subscriptions with WoW due to how easy it is to "max out" the game Maybe the hard core people, but they are a minority. The main issue is that there isn't alot of content in so far as quests and new dungeons that can be done in a casual manner (and yes I did exhaust all the quests in game with 2 characters - with the exception of a handful of raid only quests).
So once this content is over, what is left? Repetition. After a point in the game, all there is to do is to log in, do your daily quests (same quests every single day), do the same dungeons, do the same raids, do 1 of 4 battlegrounds, etc.
Amen to that. Too many apps distributed in tar.gz format have no instructions with them (or on the website). How hard is it to include the following lines of instructions (preferably near the download link):
1. First you should check your OS repositories to ensure you cannot install this program via that method. Search for: blah 2. If the program is not available in your distro's repositories (or you desire a newer version)
a. Download the following tar.gz file to your HDD
b. Move the downloaded file to the location you wish to install it
c. Open a command window and type:
blah -xyz filname..... 3. To launch the program type "blah"
About your 2nd question though. I would go ahead and select "Bookmarks" -> "Bookmark all tabs" and save them in 1 folder. Then if it works and your session is still there you just need to delete that folder. Else, just go to your bookmarks and right click on the folder you created and select "Open all in tabs".
Slow news day? I think any story about a major threat to our food supply to be a major one, plus it mentions "Banana Scientists"! What is there not to love?
You can read card is suported somewhere. Actually one other issue not addressed by compatibility lists (at least the ones I've seen): Availability.
I was going to purchase two scanners, one for me and one for my student organization. I'm running linux on both PC's so I tried looking up the sane compatibility list to find a good, fully supported scanner I could go and buy knowing I supported a manufacturer that provides good drivers (or at least the documentation necessary for full support). Well I found lots of supported scanners, and one by one I checked online in newegg, office supply stores, etc. All the fully supported were nowhere to be found (outdated models).
I still don't have a scanner. It would help if there were recommended models "That just work (TM)" with linux and people could go out and buy immediately.
I've seen "extent of possible damage" used as a defense effectively. Someone was suing my Grandparents for letting an animal loose which proceeded to eat some corn in a neighbor's field. Well the neighbor was suing for some ungodly amount of money claiming that that quantity of corn (or whatever it was) was consumed by the animal.
My Grandparent's attorney simply asked how many rows of corn were affected, how many plants per row. He did the math and came up that the neighbor was claiming up to 200 pounds of corn per stalk. Needless to say, the judge threw the case out.
Courts don't appreciate someone lying or exaggerating to make their case. Guess he could have argued that the animals couldn't have consumed that much corn in x amount of time too (if the time line were known)
So Meraki then does all it can do at that point, force the HW to only run the special software and try to get back into the market. Well besides tripling the prices of units (which the company is free to do all day), the pushed firmware upgrades that crippled existing units preventing them from being hacked (which is one of the main gripes in the blog).
So if you're a wanted man just remove your RFID, then get a buttload of RFID's made with the same code and implant them on stray dogs and cats everywhere?
Those would be from concentrating so hard right? Or from using eyebrow and other upper facial muscles to exhaustion (which the atari device seems to encourage you to use). If you don't know what I'm talking about just get some sunglasses, stretch the legs open a bit so they're slightly loose, then wear them.
After a while you'll start to feel tension near your ears (tending towards the back of the head), keep this up long enough (with the positive re-inforcement of playing a video game) and you'll come out of your session with one splitting headache.
If you want any other example of gaming leading to accepting great pain, ask anybody that played w/ their SMS or NES controllers for too long!
What I wanna know is 2 things, how effective are the 3D drivers for the onboard Via Video chip. And what repositories is this thing using (How compltete / Up to date are they)? Best thing about Ubuntu are the kickass up to date repositories and snappy package manager (Thanks Debian!). This has Synaptic but not much else is mentioned.
Wikipedia page is sparse at the moment. On the Graphics side, the Via Arena site I just saw:
"XVidtune Tool". "2D", "MPEG2/4 Hardware Acceleration", "Hardware Video Overlay", and "TV Out" including HDTV, DuoView So... can I play Neverball, Warcraft III, etc, on this thing?
Why not take some initiative.You can block the sites, or you can send them what they want! DATA! Send them lots of data, format it like it was sent with the virus and have fun coming up with a random assortment of websites to include in it (sure we could thing of a couple).
So why ignore when you can use up their bandwidth and screw up their database. Just an idea.
Two words you may want to google: "Operation Ajax" . Then read about the Iraq invasion into Iran, look who backed Iraq during the war (starting in '83).
Now how would you feel about a country that orchestrated the overthrow of your democratically elected leader to put in place a monarch just to control the supply of oil from *your* country.
Now how would you feel that after a few decades you overthrow the monarchy (again) and then get invaded by your neighbor. Then when you're making headway and getting your country back under control, that same country that meddled decades earlier and helped depose the leader your parents elected is now supporting the invader! Yes the same invader that is now using chemical weapons against your people.
I love my country, it doesn't mean I have to love her past, nor delude myself into thinking she's perfect. In fact she could use a lot of work right about now.
But nothing beats a native client. And I agree, believe me, I agree, but it's a step. When people can pick up game boxes at their local retailer and see under supported systems "Windows, Mac Os X, and Linux" it will help establish Linux as a credible alternative for gamers. The more people see "runs on linux" or "works well with linux" the more people will be willing to try this Linux thing.
Once we get big enough, then yeah, we'll probably get native clients (or more, lets not forget the Id games), but until then, I'm happy with these steps as small as they are. Now if only hardware manufacturers would put a penguin on the box if it runs in Linux.
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It is an attempt to resolve the matter before taking it to court (and is something the courts encourage). Also it sends a nice message to the companies. I'd wager most cell phone companies are banking on the fact that most people will not call to complain since most people's time is worth more than $.15 here and there.
What the attorney had to say was interesting:
"You can control what you send out but not what you receive," "And people more fundamentally are fed up with unilateral modifications of the contract." So it's mainly about stealth changes to contracts and BS fees (now if ppl here in the good 'ol US will have a similar epiphany). Be nice if more companies were held accountable for non quid pro quo changes to contracts.
This is slashdot and I think it's safe to assume he's joking, now the general population though would raise that as a valid question. Just look at the movie "Mission to Mars" (or don't, it blows). Lets just say that if the writers knew a little about physics they would have known that one of the main characters didn't have to die...
After all, if someone was tumbling in space and you accelerated to start to catch up to them, the moment you start to close the gap you are already going faster than them and will close the gap (and even overtake them!) in due time. God, I want that hour and a half of my life back...
SMS is different that, while you can look at who's calling and reject an incoming phone call and let it go to voice-mail if you want to, once someone sends you an SMS, you paid for it whether you wanted it or not, whether you read it or not.
Best thing is, carriers will charge you to send a text message but delivery is *not* guaranteed. Unlike a phone call where you're not charged if the call doesn't connect (most providers that I know).
I understand it may your choice to spend $ .15 to $ .25 to send a message if you find value in it. Just a lot of people who don't find value in it are nickle and dimed to death with a service that (for all the companies I've had) will not be turned off upon request.
For years I've been recommending Avira to friends, family, and customers. I know when I used it, it was a top notch free anti-virus product, however, I haven't used it in years (been using Linux exclusively now). Can anybody confirm it's still light and effective or has it turned in that time?
"Well Mr. Richards, your qualifications look good, however there is one issue. While doing a background check we came across a video of you as a child receiving a gift. We believe that your inability to control yourself in this circumstance shows weakness for a man in your position, a man who would be subject to bribes from outside influences seeking state secrets. As such, we have decided to go with another canditate. The worst we found on him was a video displaying his singing prowess ."
1. You need to be geared up to do raids to get you tier 5 gear (raids won't invite people in crap gear)
2. Geared up in this case means full Tier 4 or equivalents. Tier 4 requires you do raid for which you need 5 man dungeon blues.
3. The equivalents are time consuming to get (Doing PvP for those epics, building up a crafting skill, doing and re-doing 5 mans for that rare drop)
4. Getting into a raid is time consuming unless you're in a guild (and often ends up short of the 10 or 25 people you need and falls apart)
5. Getting into a guild is a commitment which will consume a large amount of time on a weekly basis (3 - 5 times a week)
Interesting fact. Before the expansion a friend of mine (the one who got me to try out the game) was proud of himself over all the *work* he put into his character, he was in full epics. So we did the math, we figured out how many months he had been raiding, weeks per month, days per week, 4-6 hours per day. Then we divided these up into the gear that he had attained. Turned out to be 50 hours *per item* he spent doing the same dungeons, over and over again. Note that this is only time doing actual raiding, not counting time farming for raiding materials, repair money, etc.
Yes the game starts out as fun but there's something sinister that turns it into a job you think you're happy to do. That is until you wake up one day and realized you spend 1/3rd of your life for the past 1-3 years doing something that wasn't really fun and made you a worse person that no longer wants to go out, doesn't try new things, etc...
If you waste enough time each day in-game (oh, say 12-14 hours a day), you can get the equivalent of Tier 5 in PvP gear in less than a week.This should be noted that this will net you a few pieces only. A full set will take a *much* longer time. Also for the most part PvP gear is missing a key stat to make it not the best option for PvE (and vice versa). So if you want to enjoy both aspects of the game, you have 2 grinds to do. A great number of people are stopping their subscriptions with WoW due to how easy it is to "max out" the game Maybe the hard core people, but they are a minority. The main issue is that there isn't alot of content in so far as quests and new dungeons that can be done in a casual manner (and yes I did exhaust all the quests in game with 2 characters - with the exception of a handful of raid only quests).
So once this content is over, what is left? Repetition. After a point in the game, all there is to do is to log in, do your daily quests (same quests every single day), do the same dungeons, do the same raids, do 1 of 4 battlegrounds, etc.
True, though it would be nice if we could start convincing game developers to use OpenGL and SDL at the very least.
Amen to that. Too many apps distributed in tar.gz format have no instructions with them (or on the website). How hard is it to include the following lines of instructions (preferably near the download link):
1. First you should check your OS repositories to ensure you cannot install this program via that method. Search for: blah
2. If the program is not available in your distro's repositories (or you desire a newer version)
a. Download the following tar.gz file to your HDD
b. Move the downloaded file to the location you wish to install it
c. Open a command window and type:
blah -xyz filname.....
3. To launch the program type "blah"
About your 2nd question though. I would go ahead and select "Bookmarks" -> "Bookmark all tabs" and save them in 1 folder. Then if it works and your session is still there you just need to delete that folder. Else, just go to your bookmarks and right click on the folder you created and select "Open all in tabs".
Don't forget that if someone gets clever and figures a way to get you Europeans your electronic goods sooner and cheaper, they'll be sued to oblivion.
This (and not the CD rootkit fiasco) was the reason I started boycotting Sony products a looong time ago.
Slow news day? I think any story about a major threat to our food supply to be a major one, plus it mentions "Banana Scientists"! What is there not to love?
No, I bet it says: "Nothing to see here" or "Drink more ovaltine"
I was going to purchase two scanners, one for me and one for my student organization. I'm running linux on both PC's so I tried looking up the sane compatibility list to find a good, fully supported scanner I could go and buy knowing I supported a manufacturer that provides good drivers (or at least the documentation necessary for full support). Well I found lots of supported scanners, and one by one I checked online in newegg, office supply stores, etc. All the fully supported were nowhere to be found (outdated models).
I still don't have a scanner. It would help if there were recommended models "That just work (TM)" with linux and people could go out and buy immediately.
I've seen "extent of possible damage" used as a defense effectively. Someone was suing my Grandparents for letting an animal loose which proceeded to eat some corn in a neighbor's field. Well the neighbor was suing for some ungodly amount of money claiming that that quantity of corn (or whatever it was) was consumed by the animal.
My Grandparent's attorney simply asked how many rows of corn were affected, how many plants per row. He did the math and came up that the neighbor was claiming up to 200 pounds of corn per stalk. Needless to say, the judge threw the case out.
Courts don't appreciate someone lying or exaggerating to make their case. Guess he could have argued that the animals couldn't have consumed that much corn in x amount of time too (if the time line were known)
So if you're a wanted man just remove your RFID, then get a buttload of RFID's made with the same code and implant them on stray dogs and cats everywhere?
After a while you'll start to feel tension near your ears (tending towards the back of the head), keep this up long enough (with the positive re-inforcement of playing a video game) and you'll come out of your session with one splitting headache.
If you want any other example of gaming leading to accepting great pain, ask anybody that played w/ their SMS or NES controllers for too long!
Pffft.... don't touch those numbers, you don't want to know where the GP pulled them out of....
Let's look at 2 situations (yes an analogy):
Say a fire destroys your Doctor's office and your Medical Records are destroyed. Oh well, no harm to you.
Say the Dr's Office is Burglarized and *your* medical records are now missing, in the hands of some stranger.
A. Are these the same type of situation to you?
B. Should the Dr's Office notify you and all the affected patient's immediately?
Well the article said he was in a quarry. Maybe someone tried to put out the fire with a boulder?
You're missing the reality TV show possibilities, there's already a sitcom for crying out loud!
Wikipedia page is sparse at the moment. On the Graphics side, the Via Arena site I just saw: "XVidtune Tool". "2D", "MPEG2/4 Hardware Acceleration", "Hardware Video Overlay", and "TV Out" including HDTV, DuoView So... can I play Neverball, Warcraft III, etc, on this thing?
Why not take some initiative.You can block the sites, or you can send them what they want! DATA! Send them lots of data, format it like it was sent with the virus and have fun coming up with a random assortment of websites to include in it (sure we could thing of a couple).
So why ignore when you can use up their bandwidth and screw up their database. Just an idea.
Two words you may want to google: "Operation Ajax" . Then read about the Iraq invasion into Iran, look who backed Iraq during the war (starting in '83).
Now how would you feel about a country that orchestrated the overthrow of your democratically elected leader to put in place a monarch just to control the supply of oil from *your* country.
Now how would you feel that after a few decades you overthrow the monarchy (again) and then get invaded by your neighbor. Then when you're making headway and getting your country back under control, that same country that meddled decades earlier and helped depose the leader your parents elected is now supporting the invader! Yes the same invader that is now using chemical weapons against your people.
I love my country, it doesn't mean I have to love her past, nor delude myself into thinking she's perfect. In fact she could use a lot of work right about now.
Once we get big enough, then yeah, we'll probably get native clients (or more, lets not forget the Id games), but until then, I'm happy with these steps as small as they are. Now if only hardware manufacturers would put a penguin on the box if it runs in Linux.