When DVD came out it offered a quality boost, but also a convenience boost. VHS had no chapters, and fast forward stunk. One huge benefit was being able to skip around. Where is that kind of new benefit with Blue Ray?
And we will until enough people get upset at the abuses and stand up. Until the average person knows that he is caught in the RIAA net too, he won't care, and nothing will change.
This also applies to encroaching state policies. And yes, they are related.
That basically settles it for me - I won't buy a sony product until things like this stops.
What, the two other rootkits were not enough for you? And yes, the fact that they got away with them is probably the reason that this has them not at all worried.
1. Text message to a friend who has a data plan to upload them for you.
Costs money. A text with a picture does not just count as a text...
2. Text message them to an email address.
Costs money. See above, and e-mail gateway is more.
3. Use the bluetooth capability to directly transfer them to a computer.
Removed by Verizon.
4. Save them to the micro SD memory card (4gigs, $15 dollars) and then use your computer's card reader.
Best option, and still not free. Also, big cards are not seen by all phones. But the best option... And a PITA. My slot is under the battery.
5. Use the data transfer cable to transfer directly to the computer.
None available for my Verizon phone, or my ATT blackbery. (without hacks)
If none of those work then either your cell phone provider sucks, and/or your phone sucks. Replace one or both.
Can't. I live in the US. They all suck, and only get sucky phones.
Which goes back to just getting a phone for what they do best. And getting a netbook for what it does best. (Hit it is not a desktop replacement, but is a much better "smart device" than any phone. Sucks to talk to people with, however.)
Incredibly narrow minded from someone on a tech site. Cellphones aren't just phones anymore. My phone has 5 megapixel camera, opera mini as browser and full Java support. And it's not a high end phone.
I do use it to take pictures (including from political rallies to which I actively take part), SSH to my computer when I need to do something when on the road, check the latest news...
And believe it or not, I don't want anyone to search it without a permission from a court.
And mine has all that as well, but all I use is the phone. All I want is a phone and bluetooth. The camera is useless since taking the pictures off the phone costs money. The net access is similarly castrated. Give me a good phone and a good computer, not a half assed version of both.
Passably depending on the type of encryption, it could be compared to holding it up to the light. But if you have strong encryption, that is reasonable suspicion, right? So just read your e-mail on offshore servers via ssh. That should not draw attention.
Maybe if your political system was proportional instead of based in electoral circles, there wouldn't be the duopoly of two parties that alternate in power with no significant difference between them.
That is only for one position in government. A powerful one, yes, but one that would be limited by a Libertarian congress, for example.
I understand that this is an over-reaction, but if they were sentenced to death and I were an executioner I think I would cheerfully pull the switch to fry their brains.
Sad to say, but me too. I would probably add a gleeful giggle as well.
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When DVD came out it offered a quality boost, but also a convenience boost. VHS had no chapters, and fast forward stunk. One huge benefit was being able to skip around. Where is that kind of new benefit with Blue Ray?
And we will until enough people get upset at the abuses and stand up. Until the average person knows that he is caught in the RIAA net too, he won't care, and nothing will change.
This also applies to encroaching state policies. And yes, they are related.
The "flamebait" mod doesn't annoy me, my karma is solid. It just puzzles me.
That is the nice thing about a long history of good karma. The occasional Bizarre moderations are just amusing. :)
Hmmm.... Can Green Dam run in Wine? :)
That basically settles it for me - I won't buy a sony product until things like this stops.
What, the two other rootkits were not enough for you? And yes, the fact that they got away with them is probably the reason that this has them not at all worried.
I wonder whether the US government will call for a bar on use of Sony within government.
I called for that bar after the CD Rootkit... And then again after the Secure USB rootkit. Now this. I am almost afraid to see how they top it.
No. Pics or it didn't happen.
Sorry... The TSA was "examining" my camera.
Really? Here's the five most common methods:
1. Text message to a friend who has a data plan to upload them for you.
Costs money. A text with a picture does not just count as a text...
2. Text message them to an email address.
Costs money. See above, and e-mail gateway is more.
3. Use the bluetooth capability to directly transfer them to a computer.
Removed by Verizon.
4. Save them to the micro SD memory card (4gigs, $15 dollars) and then use your computer's card reader.
Best option, and still not free. Also, big cards are not seen by all phones. But the best option... And a PITA. My slot is under the battery.
5. Use the data transfer cable to transfer directly to the computer.
None available for my Verizon phone, or my ATT blackbery. (without hacks)
If none of those work then either your cell phone provider sucks, and/or your phone sucks. Replace one or both.
Can't. I live in the US. They all suck, and only get sucky phones.
Which goes back to just getting a phone for what they do best. And getting a netbook for what it does best. (Hit it is not a desktop replacement, but is a much better "smart device" than any phone. Sucks to talk to people with, however.)
Verizon removes the bluetooth file protocol from the phones they sell. Yes, I can hack it... No, I don't care that much.
Yep. And chemical systems do so much better unmonitored...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_Refinery_(BP)#Explosion
But that was just an anomaly...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_disasters
Just so long as it's not a "love pump."
My God! With that, slashdot users could power the universe!
I have mod points, but I already commented to another post. Damn... What a waste.
Incredibly narrow minded from someone on a tech site. Cellphones aren't just phones anymore. My phone has 5 megapixel camera, opera mini as browser and full Java support. And it's not a high end phone.
I do use it to take pictures (including from political rallies to which I actively take part), SSH to my computer when I need to do something when on the road, check the latest news...
And believe it or not, I don't want anyone to search it without a permission from a court.
And mine has all that as well, but all I use is the phone. All I want is a phone and bluetooth. The camera is useless since taking the pictures off the phone costs money. The net access is similarly castrated. Give me a good phone and a good computer, not a half assed version of both.
Actually, my statement was not "in jest" at all. I am still in shock that to him, supporting freedom is "meddling."
Call the White House. Tell Obama to meddle. Get your friends to call as well.
Passably depending on the type of encryption, it could be compared to holding it up to the light. But if you have strong encryption, that is reasonable suspicion, right? So just read your e-mail on offshore servers via ssh. That should not draw attention.
Maybe if your political system was proportional instead of based in electoral circles, there wouldn't be the duopoly of two parties that alternate in power with no significant difference between them.
That is only for one position in government. A powerful one, yes, but one that would be limited by a Libertarian congress, for example.
Just start your e-mails with "I found your address on that site..." and the NSA spam filters will drop it.
Seriously... I can't even read ALL my mail. And if I tried, I would probably be infected with 10 Trojans.
A shipping container, for one.
I understand that this is an over-reaction, but if they were sentenced to death and I were an executioner I think I would cheerfully pull the switch to fry their brains.
Sad to say, but me too. I would probably add a gleeful giggle as well.
Me too... Also, one hand typing (while mousing) is a PITA in a "natural" keyboard.
There is enough junk floating on the oceans that the currents could be ferrous.
Have you read the EULA? It is a nightmare! :)
Do what I did, schedule the update for 3am and you just have to close a window when you come home after school/work.
But he said it came up while gaming. Wouldn't 10:00 am be better?
Avast Antivirus is pretty good too. It's free, but you need to register yearly.
"Free software for home use only"
So my original post still stands. Clamwin is the only free virus software I know you can use on commercial PCs.