Just like when DVDs started to get popular people had to replace their VCRs with DVD players...
That is a piss-poor analogy. Replacing a physical object with another physical object is one thing. It's fine that VCRs had to be replaced by DVD players; it's a media change. There is nothing different in the media used on illegal versus legal DVD players (unless it's not on the DVD but on some other media like a hard drive). The fact that you have to use a specific operating system to use a standard medium is what is pissing Linux users off. The freedom of choice was taken away from us. The fact that we can't use something we bought any way we choose is the real problem. If I buy a DVD and I have a DVD player in my computer, I better be able to play it, regardless of the OS (as long as their is software available to play it).
Linux users need to give up their technology that doesn't work correctly and use that which does.
As the interviewer points out, the problem is the fact that their isn't any legal software available for Linux that will play DVDs.
It's his job to make sure that there are NOT illegal DVD players for Linux.
No it isn't. It is the FBI, a state's Bureau of Investigations, or even the police. It is not for a normal citizen such as him to police others.
Linux users do not have a God or country given right to watch American Wedding on their Linux box.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but before the DMCA was put into place, there wasn't a law that didn't take away these rights. You don't have to have laws to grant rights just to have that right. Only when a law is written then your priveleges are taken away. If I wanted to smash my own TV then I could as long as it didn't conflict with any existing laws.
I'll be forthcoming. I don't like ads. I don't feel any moral wrongdoings when I block ads. These eyes are mine and I'll be damned if I'm going to be forced -- yes I said forced -- to look at ads that automagically pop up on my screen.
In truth, the only ads I don't block are google ads. Why is that? Text is very easy to read and easy on the eyes compared to those damned flashing, moving ads that are very popular.
You're missing the point. It's not a troll. The burden of proof lies on them. What would make others believe that it is truthful? Pictures can be doctored easily and even video clips. So how would one prove it? I can think of a few things. For one, bring back DNA samples (as someone else already mentioned) and bring back part -- or better yet, all -- of the boat (eventually).
Farewell is an interjection, yes but it can be spelled Fare Well or Farewell, depending on who says so. Perhaps an English lesson is in order. First let's look at the sentence.
An In-depth Look at Firewalls (view article), Zone Alarm 4 did not fair well under the security tests we put it through.
Farewell: Fare can mean several things. None of those meanings apply to the sentence. Let's move onto the correctly used word.
Fairwell: Fair, in the context of the sentence, means Moderately good; acceptable or satisfactory: ex. gave only a fair performance of the play; in fair health. Source - dictionary.com
We have to look at the meaning of well too.
So basically, the article DID use fairwell correctly.
This has to do with NetBSD, which is technical, but this post isn't technical or even user-sided. It's about about NetBSD being granted a trademark. It appears more to be a pride issue, as if they were holding a huge banner that says "we got a trademark for NetBSD" with subliminal childish tauntings.
Mod me as flamebait, but is this really "news for nerds" and more importantly "stuff that matters"?
If I had some mod points I would mod the above post as Insightful rather than some idiot who modded it as Funny. (Htf is that funny?) But instead of I'm replying to it.
Now, to actually explain the Hertz Myth for those mod idiots who don't know insightful rather than funny when they see it. I repeat, this isn't for the most common people here who actually know what this is.
Most consumers in the past bought computers based solely on the (mega && giga)hertz of a system. This was mostly because of the sales reps who advertised. And of course, because we humans tend to think, the higher number the better?
As most of us (should) know, the overall speed of a CPU is not the only determining factor in computer speed. Memory size and speed, motherboard capabilities, FSB speed, video card memory size/speed and gpu speed, and hard drive capacity/bandwidth/speed. Generally speaking, a computer is only as fast as its slowest component.
For example, I recently upgraded my memory and hard drive. The memory didn't need upgrading that much, but my hard drive was a Maxtor 40gb 5400 RPM ATA 66. The real problem with the hard drive is it was faulty; instead of the BIOS seeing it as ATA 66 it sees it as ATA 44, which of course, we all know there is no such standard (No, it wasn't the motherboard causing the problem; I had tried it in several other motherboards). Upgrading my memory and especially my hard drive made a huge difference in performance.
If you want to nitpick, we can pick at your title. A space should be between Fare and well in Farewell.
So it's a typo. Yes, it's a typo. It happens. Sometimes when I'm typing the same thing happens: I hear the sound of the word in my head and associate it with a certain spelling. Sometimes I don't associate in correct context.
The main reason, besides less buggy drivers, is the fact that the company switched from having an OS (Win9x) that would let the applications and drivers have complete control when in use, to actually having the OS manage resources. Of course, it's not simple cut and paste dry like that, but you get the idea. Since running 2k/XP I have come across very very few BSODs, and most of them were the result of me overclocking my computer too much.
It has a reliable track record seeing as there are real timing chains, not timing belts
AFAIK, though IANAAM (<- auto mechanic), while timing chains are more reliable, timing belts can be just as effective and (sometimes) easier to replace. I have a 1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88 and it has a 3.8L V6. It's also front-wheel drive. In such a case, the timing chain attaches to the engine and is covered by other parts of the car. The engine has to be dropped to changed the timing chain, and by dropping the chain the radiator fluid has to be drained and refilled too. As far the timing belt reliability goes, I've seen great-running V8s using a timing belt. Timing belts are cheaper and usually easier to replace. It seems to me that since the 80s timing belts have been used where possible as opposed to timing chains.
Oh and OT, I think DeLoreans without the BTTF mod are ugly.
Let me elaborate: while America is generally seen as the police of the world, this only counts for government and not corporations. Continuing with your post, do you really think the U.S. would invade a country -- let's say Belgium for argument's sake -- because they had a website that contains software to enable home-brew use of a certain feature of a portable game console device?
American corporations -- or any other corporation other in countries for that matter -- can try to police the world, but the DMCA is an American law and does not uphold in Belgium.
FYI... Nintendo of America Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Co., Ltd., which is located in Kyoto, Japan source - http://www.nintendo.com/corp/faq.jsp
Java isn't interpreted in the strictest sense. Some compiling is still needed for the Java VM to interpret it, whereas with JavaScript and VBScript no compiling is needed. You just code and run.
those must be some mighty fine headlights, why not just equip the car with nightvision goggles, it would be cheaper.
Nightvision goggles don't project light for the driver. This problem is two fold: the driver can't see, and people can't see the car (at night). If you're going to get some nightvision goggles, just get them from Jiggle Billy.
C stands for Cranky that the coders were, Objective-C stands for erronous as screams of programmers, C++ stands for the bus with the memory leaks, and D stands for the Death to the Dumbasses.
We still have gold used in currency in the form of the (relatively) new gold dollar coins. Of course, they are only gold plated, and after some circulation the gold wears off to reveal the (copper?).
I doubt you were looking for lyrics on a popular site, unless this site started distributing lyrics. The "Free Access Plugin" or "Content Access Plugin" is for p0rn. It seems they've become rather creative and started using the JavaScript src property (<script src="http://www.xxxtoolbar.com/ist/scripts/prompt. php?recurrence=always&account_id=56715&adid=a10503 87595&event_type=onload"></script>) to call PHP files to launch the prompt to install/cancel the "Content Access Plugin".
Have you checked to see if it's piggy-backing on any extensions? Check in registry editor under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and look under.com and.exe. This link will help you out too. A simple google search brought that up. If you do a search for "shim.exe" on google it finds shim.exe with variable words in front of shim.exe. The program may be duplicating and rewriting itself just like a virus. Thisthis, and this might help too. Of course this site and this site will always help.
Non-techies don't even have this attitude about cars, and why should they?
Quite the contrary. I am a do-it-yourselfer and a techie. I try to make all repairs myself on everything. Case one: I even attempted to do a full engine rebuild on a 1994 Ford Escort, but it failed. The problem didn't lie with me; I didn't make any critical mistakes. What work I couldn't do without the necessary (expensive) tools was done by a machinist; unfortunately, he bored the engine block cylinders unevenly. Each attempt to crank the engine would blow the front main seal and half of the engine oil would leak out onto the concrete floor. Now, I didn't do this by myself; rebuilding an engine is quite an undertaking even if it were a professional mechanic doing it, so I asked my dad to help me. He has rebuilt his 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS on several occasions in the past decade. He also had an engine hoist, which naturally helped a lot.
Case two: About 6 months ago my 1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88 had a transmission fluid leak at the transmission pan seal. At the time, I wasn't sure where the problem was coming from, so I asked my neighbor to look and tell me where it's leaking. The following week, I jacked the car up and proceeded to unbolt the transmission cover/pan. I cleaned the pan, removed the old seal and put a new seal on. All I was armed with was a manual for my car and a few tools.
The main difference between computers and cars: physically, computers are a lot easier to fix. Most of the tools needed to fix a car are physical objects, whereas (usually) the only physical tools needed for a computer is a Phillips screwdriver. Most of the tools are in software form. Generally speaking, cars are physically taxxing where as with computers they are mentally taxxing.
On topic, is this really news? Spyware has already surpassed viruses and trojans as the number one threat to computers, number-wise. Viruses and trojans still do far more damage, though. I work in a tech support call center for cable modem access, and 30-40% of our calls are about spyware and spyware-related problems. Perhaps the most annoying is when the spyware corrupts the winsock.
The point I was trying to get across is -- get your tin foil hat on -- a conspiracy of ATI to make it not work with Nvidia motherboards. Of course they can't enforce this on Windows, since Microsoft would be all over them, but with Linux... you get the idea.
Who pissed in your freakin' cheerios? You should follow your own advice and not "post flamebait comments".
The fact of the matter is, 2-D graphics exist in 3-D games in the form of textures (small pictures covering a 3-D object's facets). 2-D graphic performance and quality is and always will be a deciding factor in the quality of a 3-D game because remember, you can't have 3-D with out adding the third dimension to 2-D.
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I'll be forthcoming. I don't like ads. I don't feel any moral wrongdoings when I block ads. These eyes are mine and I'll be damned if I'm going to be forced -- yes I said forced -- to look at ads that automagically pop up on my screen.
In truth, the only ads I don't block are google ads. Why is that? Text is very easy to read and easy on the eyes compared to those damned flashing, moving ads that are very popular.
Adblock is a extension for Mozilla/Firefox that can block images, javascript, and even flash, among others. Works great.
You're missing the point. It's not a troll. The burden of proof lies on them. What would make others believe that it is truthful? Pictures can be doctored easily and even video clips. So how would one prove it? I can think of a few things. For one, bring back DNA samples (as someone else already mentioned) and bring back part -- or better yet, all -- of the boat (eventually).
Fairwell: Fair, in the context of the sentence, means Moderately good; acceptable or satisfactory: ex. gave only a fair performance of the play; in fair health. Source - dictionary.com We have to look at the meaning of well too. So basically, the article DID use fairwell correctly.
This has to do with NetBSD, which is technical, but this post isn't technical or even user-sided. It's about about NetBSD being granted a trademark. It appears more to be a pride issue, as if they were holding a huge banner that says "we got a trademark for NetBSD" with subliminal childish tauntings.
Mod me as flamebait, but is this really "news for nerds" and more importantly "stuff that matters"?
If I had some mod points I would mod the above post as Insightful rather than some idiot who modded it as Funny. (Htf is that funny?) But instead of I'm replying to it.
Now, to actually explain the Hertz Myth for those mod idiots who don't know insightful rather than funny when they see it. I repeat, this isn't for the most common people here who actually know what this is.
Most consumers in the past bought computers based solely on the (mega && giga)hertz of a system. This was mostly because of the sales reps who advertised. And of course, because we humans tend to think, the higher number the better?
As most of us (should) know, the overall speed of a CPU is not the only determining factor in computer speed. Memory size and speed, motherboard capabilities, FSB speed, video card memory size/speed and gpu speed, and hard drive capacity/bandwidth/speed. Generally speaking, a computer is only as fast as its slowest component.
For example, I recently upgraded my memory and hard drive. The memory didn't need upgrading that much, but my hard drive was a Maxtor 40gb 5400 RPM ATA 66. The real problem with the hard drive is it was faulty; instead of the BIOS seeing it as ATA 66 it sees it as ATA 44, which of course, we all know there is no such standard (No, it wasn't the motherboard causing the problem; I had tried it in several other motherboards). Upgrading my memory and especially my hard drive made a huge difference in performance.
The word you're looking for is humorous.
If you want to nitpick, we can pick at your title. A space should be between Fare and well in Farewell.
So it's a typo. Yes, it's a typo. It happens. Sometimes when I'm typing the same thing happens: I hear the sound of the word in my head and associate it with a certain spelling. Sometimes I don't associate in correct context.
The main reason, besides less buggy drivers, is the fact that the company switched from having an OS (Win9x) that would let the applications and drivers have complete control when in use, to actually having the OS manage resources. Of course, it's not simple cut and paste dry like that, but you get the idea. Since running 2k/XP I have come across very very few BSODs, and most of them were the result of me overclocking my computer too much.
Oh and OT, I think DeLoreans without the BTTF mod are ugly.
Angelina Jolie is ugly. Hackers was an entertaining movie, but as with all entertainment, I did not associate it with reality.
Let me elaborate: while America is generally seen as the police of the world, this only counts for government and not corporations. Continuing with your post, do you really think the U.S. would invade a country -- let's say Belgium for argument's sake -- because they had a website that contains software to enable home-brew use of a certain feature of a portable game console device?
American corporations -- or any other corporation other in countries for that matter -- can try to police the world, but the DMCA is an American law and does not uphold in Belgium.
FYI... Nintendo of America Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Co., Ltd., which is located in Kyoto, Japan source - http://www.nintendo.com/corp/faq.jsp
As far as it reaches the .be domain that stands for Belgium...
No Mac exploits you say?
Java isn't interpreted in the strictest sense. Some compiling is still needed for the Java VM to interpret it, whereas with JavaScript and VBScript no compiling is needed. You just code and run.
Note: don't google for Jiggle Billy.
C stands for Cranky that the coders were, Objective-C stands for erronous as screams of programmers, C++ stands for the bus with the memory leaks, and D stands for the Death to the Dumbasses.
The King is Dead! Long Live the King!
We still have gold used in currency in the form of the (relatively) new gold dollar coins. Of course, they are only gold plated, and after some circulation the gold wears off to reveal the (copper?).
I doubt you were looking for lyrics on a popular site, unless this site started distributing lyrics. The "Free Access Plugin" or "Content Access Plugin" is for p0rn. It seems they've become rather creative and started using the JavaScript src property (<script src="http://www.xxxtoolbar.com/ist/scripts/prompt. php?recurrence=always&account_id=56715&adid=a10503 87595&event_type=onload"></script>) to call PHP files to launch the prompt to install/cancel the "Content Access Plugin".
Have you checked to see if it's piggy-backing on any extensions? Check in registry editor under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and look under .com and .exe. This link will help you out too. A simple google search brought that up. If you do a search for "shim.exe" on google it finds shim.exe with variable words in front of shim.exe. The program may be duplicating and rewriting itself just like a virus. This this, and this might help too. Of course this site and this site will always help.
Quite the contrary. I am a do-it-yourselfer and a techie. I try to make all repairs myself on everything. Case one: I even attempted to do a full engine rebuild on a 1994 Ford Escort, but it failed. The problem didn't lie with me; I didn't make any critical mistakes. What work I couldn't do without the necessary (expensive) tools was done by a machinist; unfortunately, he bored the engine block cylinders unevenly. Each attempt to crank the engine would blow the front main seal and half of the engine oil would leak out onto the concrete floor. Now, I didn't do this by myself; rebuilding an engine is quite an undertaking even if it were a professional mechanic doing it, so I asked my dad to help me. He has rebuilt his 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS on several occasions in the past decade. He also had an engine hoist, which naturally helped a lot.
Case two: About 6 months ago my 1987 Oldsmobile Delta 88 had a transmission fluid leak at the transmission pan seal. At the time, I wasn't sure where the problem was coming from, so I asked my neighbor to look and tell me where it's leaking. The following week, I jacked the car up and proceeded to unbolt the transmission cover/pan. I cleaned the pan, removed the old seal and put a new seal on. All I was armed with was a manual for my car and a few tools.
The main difference between computers and cars: physically, computers are a lot easier to fix. Most of the tools needed to fix a car are physical objects, whereas (usually) the only physical tools needed for a computer is a Phillips screwdriver. Most of the tools are in software form. Generally speaking, cars are physically taxxing where as with computers they are mentally taxxing.
On topic, is this really news? Spyware has already surpassed viruses and trojans as the number one threat to computers, number-wise. Viruses and trojans still do far more damage, though. I work in a tech support call center for cable modem access, and 30-40% of our calls are about spyware and spyware-related problems. Perhaps the most annoying is when the spyware corrupts the winsock.
The point I was trying to get across is -- get your tin foil hat on -- a conspiracy of ATI to make it not work with Nvidia motherboards. Of course they can't enforce this on Windows, since Microsoft would be all over them, but with Linux... you get the idea.
Who pissed in your freakin' cheerios? You should follow your own advice and not "post flamebait comments". The fact of the matter is, 2-D graphics exist in 3-D games in the form of textures (small pictures covering a 3-D object's facets). 2-D graphic performance and quality is and always will be a deciding factor in the quality of a 3-D game because remember, you can't have 3-D with out adding the third dimension to 2-D.