Some of us get integrated sound and have never had to buy a sound card (and no, i'm not 16, I just inherited a sound card years ago and it worked until AC97 became standard on new mobos)
I have to agree. My 2 or 3 PCs are on a continual SLOOOW upgrade path where the stragglers fall off the back-end and into a friend or family-members PC to make it better. It's a symbiotic relationship as they need me to upgrade their old-n-busted as time passes and it affords me an excuse to go out and get new-hotness.
When a MAJOR over-haul is required, I'll usually look into what is coming around the corner and try to get yesterday's State-of-the-Art that I feel is most-likely in step with coming changes. You win some (chose DDR over RAMBUS) and you lose some (T-Bird board wasn't AthlonXP compatible)
If money is not the determining factor, I'll upgrade my Mobo with my CPU (always nice to recycle RAM, tho, when possible)
My friends and I discussed this and we determined that any one of us would be better equipped to pull a trigger on someone in a tense situation than if we had not played hours of FPS games. That doesn't mean that I would HIT what I was aiming at, but we all agreed that exposure to virtual situations would make it easier to pull the trigger on a person in a real situation...
Having said that, I DON'T think any of us would be able to deal with the psychological impact of actually shooting a person in the real world any better (or worse) than someone who has never played a FPS. Very NON-scientific, but it's my opinion anyway. . .
I got my wife hooked on Medal of Honor, and she's not been the same since. She now has her own PC so she can game whenever she wants... She's pretty good, too!
She killed her fitty men before the Nazzies machine-gunned her shins...
The majority of files I see on P2P is illegal, but consider that you only see what you are LOOKING FOR. I doubt the **AA people log in and search for OSS. They probably search for "DVD" and then say "Look! Look at all the pirated DVDs on P2P!!!"
As far as xyz%, it's got to be made up. Trust percentages to support the arguement of the person citing them...
heehee
To further draw on your Bugs Bunny simile ("in the role of" = as/like in my book), this guy really is a stinker. . .
I bet he would have given up on this and it would have died a quiet death if his opponents/enemies had not made such a big stink over it. It would seem that he gets more pleasure from rubbing Minsky's nose in it than he would have EVER gotten by people taking it seriously and maybe actually WINNING it...
Nobody hates Bugs Bunny, but picture yourself as Elmer Fudd and THEN how do you like him???;)
I've met (and work with) people who would not be able to conceive of a computer that chats with you. They would assume the weird answers were from a weird person and wander off in the same manner as they usually would...
I guess this Turing Test proves that the "intelligence" of the computer can only be judged by reviewing the intelligence of the User???
I would hardly call Cartoon Network obscure. Everyone with basic cable has heard of them, and those of us with non-food-stamp cable get it without exception. . .
I still can't believe that people are continued to be shocked and appalled by Lucas' next moves. He's gonna do what he wants with his legacy, and we're stuck with the choice of watching or ignoring. My PERSONAL philosophy is that it's pretty cool if you don't try to take it so very literally (and dissect it with an electron microscope).
E.G. Go get Ep 1 and Ep2, smoke a HUGE fatty and tell me it wasn't cool... They have LIGHTSABERS! C'mon. . . (PS - I'm an adult, not a 12-yr-old fanboy)
That's funny, because that's the advice I would have given my 12-yr-old self: "Only Suckers Get Caught".
I hope to teach my children that someday, along with "reasonable doubt", "burden of proof" and all the other rules you'll need to know to succeed in business and politics...;)
I wish my 30 year old self had sent my 28 year old self an email saying the same thing... Luckily, I got it around the time it was 1/2-way loaded
(mental note: look at $$$$exyGal's journal when I get home)
It depends on who is counting the "financial damages". If they determine that they could have done that $2.3 million deal during the hour that you defaced their website, the elusive "they" would happily express their damages as $2.3M to watch the suspect (electronic terrorist) rot away in a P.M.I.T.A.-prison
I wish I had an easy answer instead of just more doubt / cynicism, but I think the harsher sentences should be reserved for potential/actual harm to humans and physical structures.
BTW - My/. Karma sucks, which is ironic as I am comfortable with my REAL karma. I'm afraid of Mods...
Didn't you see Enemy of the State???
Jack Black and his van can track your every movement via satellites that can see thru solid concrete... How easy would it be for him and KG to rattle off your credit card #s and track an email to the exact phone jack you plugged your modem into???
Denial ain't just a river in Egypt...
He hit the nail right on the head. It's a matter of personal choice that you continue accepting the owners' conditions in exchange for your paycheck(s). If I am being treated as a child, I will address the situation and walk if we can't come to a reasonable compromise.
You can NEVER justify using P2P software (and considerable bandwidth) at work without an employer's approval. You're asking for it!!! Might as well hit the pr0n links while you're at it...
and I suppose, by your "argument" (read: Grammatical Nit-Pitpicking) there's no way this type of thing could be used to stifle free speach....
IRREGARDLESS (you like that, don't you Grammar Nazi?), we are all entitled to an opinion, as well as the right to express that opinion (however unpopular)
If only there were a way to do away with the evil without blatantly treading into unConstitutional waters... Unfortunately, there are plenty of Legislators who are salivating at the chance to use this precedent for their own agendas. I doubt this decision will be upheld, and as far as YOU know, I'm a fancy-pants Law-Talkin guy...
If it were at MY job:
"Let'sh shee... I enjoy shnowboarding, polo, jetshkis and windshurfing, I have an AA, JD, PhD and DDS, and my cell number is 867-5309"
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Some of us get integrated sound and have never had to buy a sound card (and no, i'm not 16, I just inherited a sound card years ago and it worked until AC97 became standard on new mobos)
I have to agree. My 2 or 3 PCs are on a continual SLOOOW upgrade path where the stragglers fall off the back-end and into a friend or family-members PC to make it better. It's a symbiotic relationship as they need me to upgrade their old-n-busted as time passes and it affords me an excuse to go out and get new-hotness. When a MAJOR over-haul is required, I'll usually look into what is coming around the corner and try to get yesterday's State-of-the-Art that I feel is most-likely in step with coming changes. You win some (chose DDR over RAMBUS) and you lose some (T-Bird board wasn't AthlonXP compatible) If money is not the determining factor, I'll upgrade my Mobo with my CPU (always nice to recycle RAM, tho, when possible)
My friends and I discussed this and we determined that any one of us would be better equipped to pull a trigger on someone in a tense situation than if we had not played hours of FPS games. That doesn't mean that I would HIT what I was aiming at, but we all agreed that exposure to virtual situations would make it easier to pull the trigger on a person in a real situation... Having said that, I DON'T think any of us would be able to deal with the psychological impact of actually shooting a person in the real world any better (or worse) than someone who has never played a FPS. Very NON-scientific, but it's my opinion anyway. . .
I got my wife hooked on Medal of Honor, and she's not been the same since. She now has her own PC so she can game whenever she wants... She's pretty good, too! She killed her fitty men before the Nazzies machine-gunned her shins...
The majority of files I see on P2P is illegal, but consider that you only see what you are LOOKING FOR. I doubt the **AA people log in and search for OSS. They probably search for "DVD" and then say "Look! Look at all the pirated DVDs on P2P!!!" As far as xyz%, it's got to be made up. Trust percentages to support the arguement of the person citing them...
heehee To further draw on your Bugs Bunny simile ("in the role of" = as/like in my book), this guy really is a stinker. . . I bet he would have given up on this and it would have died a quiet death if his opponents/enemies had not made such a big stink over it. It would seem that he gets more pleasure from rubbing Minsky's nose in it than he would have EVER gotten by people taking it seriously and maybe actually WINNING it... Nobody hates Bugs Bunny, but picture yourself as Elmer Fudd and THEN how do you like him??? ;)
I've met (and work with) people who would not be able to conceive of a computer that chats with you. They would assume the weird answers were from a weird person and wander off in the same manner as they usually would... I guess this Turing Test proves that the "intelligence" of the computer can only be judged by reviewing the intelligence of the User???
Anonymous Troll ...and I work for a corporation, so I know! :P
Read much Mario Puzo? "The Last Don", anyone???
I would hardly call Cartoon Network obscure. Everyone with basic cable has heard of them, and those of us with non-food-stamp cable get it without exception. . . I still can't believe that people are continued to be shocked and appalled by Lucas' next moves. He's gonna do what he wants with his legacy, and we're stuck with the choice of watching or ignoring. My PERSONAL philosophy is that it's pretty cool if you don't try to take it so very literally (and dissect it with an electron microscope). E.G. Go get Ep 1 and Ep2, smoke a HUGE fatty and tell me it wasn't cool... They have LIGHTSABERS! C'mon. . . (PS - I'm an adult, not a 12-yr-old fanboy)
Waitaminute... you're not Baloo914! You're Pete Townsend in disguise!!! commence to karma-killin...
That's funny, because that's the advice I would have given my 12-yr-old self: "Only Suckers Get Caught". I hope to teach my children that someday, along with "reasonable doubt", "burden of proof" and all the other rules you'll need to know to succeed in business and politics... ;)
I wish my 30 year old self had sent my 28 year old self an email saying the same thing... Luckily, I got it around the time it was 1/2-way loaded (mental note: look at $$$$exyGal's journal when I get home)
It depends on who is counting the "financial damages". If they determine that they could have done that $2.3 million deal during the hour that you defaced their website, the elusive "they" would happily express their damages as $2.3M to watch the suspect (electronic terrorist) rot away in a P.M.I.T.A.-prison
/. Karma sucks, which is ironic as I am comfortable with my REAL karma. I'm afraid of Mods...
I wish I had an easy answer instead of just more doubt / cynicism, but I think the harsher sentences should be reserved for potential/actual harm to humans and physical structures.
BTW - My
Didn't you see Enemy of the State??? Jack Black and his van can track your every movement via satellites that can see thru solid concrete... How easy would it be for him and KG to rattle off your credit card #s and track an email to the exact phone jack you plugged your modem into??? Denial ain't just a river in Egypt...
He hit the nail right on the head. It's a matter of personal choice that you continue accepting the owners' conditions in exchange for your paycheck(s). If I am being treated as a child, I will address the situation and walk if we can't come to a reasonable compromise. You can NEVER justify using P2P software (and considerable bandwidth) at work without an employer's approval. You're asking for it!!! Might as well hit the pr0n links while you're at it...
Exactly... I was having fun with his taking an off-hand statement very literally...
and I suppose, by your "argument" (read: Grammatical Nit-Pitpicking) there's no way this type of thing could be used to stifle free speach.... IRREGARDLESS (you like that, don't you Grammar Nazi?), we are all entitled to an opinion, as well as the right to express that opinion (however unpopular)
If only there were a way to do away with the evil without blatantly treading into unConstitutional waters... Unfortunately, there are plenty of Legislators who are salivating at the chance to use this precedent for their own agendas. I doubt this decision will be upheld, and as far as YOU know, I'm a fancy-pants Law-Talkin guy...
If it were at MY job: "Let'sh shee... I enjoy shnowboarding, polo, jetshkis and windshurfing, I have an AA, JD, PhD and DDS, and my cell number is 867-5309"