MS is hardly anyones fool. what is far more likely is that MS will play the 2 off against each other. Apple's piss weak market share makes them less of a threat, so initally siding wiht them is logical. Next i bet you'll see MS leverage this into a windows mobile version of the iphone. mark my words children....
not really, you have to remmeber he is quoting gas, not AV gas which contains many times more energy again. unless your engine weighs 100 tonnes AV gas beats the piss out of batteries for energy storage.
this is one reason the USA is going down the tubes - the idea that everything needs to tie up court time.
government agents are legally allowed to ask for the teleco's co operation, and the teleco can refuse or provide the info. IF the teleco refuses and the FBI wishs to pursue it and FORCE them to comply, THEN it requires a court order.
people, why is this concept so hard to grasp? every communications contract i've ever seen states clearly they will assist law enforcement, and makes zero promise to protect you from investigation.
there is nothing illegal about a service provider handing over their own data - which is exactly what this is. you don't own the phone records, the phone company does.
there's no law against responding to a request from the FBI of your own accord.
does it suck that society has gotten to the point that no one is willing to stick up for anyone else? yes, but this is not illegal.
the only solution is if you paranoid enough about it, only make encrypted IP phone calls from internet cafes.
if you can milk something infinately, it removes all incentive to create new creative works, completely undermining the whole arguement for copyright in the first place. how does this simple fact fail with law makers?
here is the counter arguement - HD graphics allow you to place details in the game that otherwise would be impossible. translucent walls, fog, 3d sound. they all add to the atmosphere of the game and CAN make a more enjoyable and immersive experience.
having said that, i'm flat out thinking of more then a handfull of games that actually make use of it. that's not a problem with HD however, it's a problem with our current distribution system for gaming, which favours the wrong people.
it was always fear mongering. and the government shouldn't get to pass the buck either - they made the call to make the order, i'm sure they could have gotten independant advice.
1. the 1000 eyes theory on open source is a fallacy. take a look at how many programmers work on an open source project, it's rarely more then a handful and usually only a couple that make the majority of commits.
2. You might want to think twice about claiming giving the chinese access to windows source caused this hack, as it directly contridicts point number 1.
i think it's an indication that just having the code will not protect you. unless your in the business of developing software, having open source is utterly meaningless.
the difference between a free market and "do what ever you want", is that in a free market consumers have a choice. under "do what you want" it's acceptable for business to lie, cheat and force the consumer into buying their product. free market means equal opportunity.
you do realise the idea of free markets is not anarchy, right? it's about allowing businesses to run themselves, not do "what ever they want", there's a subtle difference some people seem to have a mental block with.
wtf has this got to do with "letting the market decide"? your talking about kids braclets, they are hardly in a position to decide anything. I would suggest once the market knows these bracklets are made with a dangerous heavy metal, it will decide. fail.
the wireless ability is probably an expansion card that's removed after testing/servicing. so unhackable in that instance is correct.
All the fuss is really about women who don't want slack jawed TSA agents gawking at their naked image. i can well imagine them creating walls of fame as actors etc go through these machines and they take a snap shot of the screen with their phones.
one solution would be to make all the operators female, even that isn't a perfect solution. really i question the cost effectiveness of this whole fiasco. this isn't going to stop some terrorist smuggling a bomb on a plane that he's shoved up his arse is it?
consumers CAN select the OS that suits them, it just happens that windows is that OS. linux advocates always claim linux can do everything that windows does, so why aren't people leaving windows for linux in droves??
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MS is hardly anyones fool. what is far more likely is that MS will play the 2 off against each other. Apple's piss weak market share makes them less of a threat, so initally siding wiht them is logical. Next i bet you'll see MS leverage this into a windows mobile version of the iphone. mark my words children....
not really, you have to remmeber he is quoting gas, not AV gas which contains many times more energy again. unless your engine weighs 100 tonnes AV gas beats the piss out of batteries for energy storage.
that's the acid test. until then, i refuse to believe it exists.
government agents are legally allowed to ask for the teleco's co operation, and the teleco can refuse or provide the info. IF the teleco refuses and the FBI wishs to pursue it and FORCE them to comply, THEN it requires a court order.
people, why is this concept so hard to grasp? every communications contract i've ever seen states clearly they will assist law enforcement, and makes zero promise to protect you from investigation.
there's no law against responding to a request from the FBI of your own accord.
does it suck that society has gotten to the point that no one is willing to stick up for anyone else? yes, but this is not illegal.
the only solution is if you paranoid enough about it, only make encrypted IP phone calls from internet cafes.
actually i wasn't touching on the meaning of copyright at all, but what it was supposed to achieve.
if you can milk something infinately, it removes all incentive to create new creative works, completely undermining the whole arguement for copyright in the first place. how does this simple fact fail with law makers?
.. they just put the brakes on their popularity
because if it doesn't, using it will be a mistake.
oh and $250/pound is bullshit.
your saying we should only have one line of defence? 1944 called hilter wants you to run his army!!
having said that, i'm flat out thinking of more then a handfull of games that actually make use of it. that's not a problem with HD however, it's a problem with our current distribution system for gaming, which favours the wrong people.
it was always fear mongering. and the government shouldn't get to pass the buck either - they made the call to make the order, i'm sure they could have gotten independant advice.
2. You might want to think twice about claiming giving the chinese access to windows source caused this hack, as it directly contridicts point number 1.
you mean mac's??
i think it's an indication that just having the code will not protect you. unless your in the business of developing software, having open source is utterly meaningless.
try getting into bed with IBM, the darling of the OSS crowd. THEN you'll know what vendor lock in is.
RDP supports 128bit encryption. you fail.
the difference between a free market and "do what ever you want", is that in a free market consumers have a choice. under "do what you want" it's acceptable for business to lie, cheat and force the consumer into buying their product. free market means equal opportunity.
you do realise the idea of free markets is not anarchy, right? it's about allowing businesses to run themselves, not do "what ever they want", there's a subtle difference some people seem to have a mental block with.
wtf has this got to do with "letting the market decide"? your talking about kids braclets, they are hardly in a position to decide anything. I would suggest once the market knows these bracklets are made with a dangerous heavy metal, it will decide. fail.
All the fuss is really about women who don't want slack jawed TSA agents gawking at their naked image. i can well imagine them creating walls of fame as actors etc go through these machines and they take a snap shot of the screen with their phones.
one solution would be to make all the operators female, even that isn't a perfect solution. really i question the cost effectiveness of this whole fiasco. this isn't going to stop some terrorist smuggling a bomb on a plane that he's shoved up his arse is it?
consumers CAN select the OS that suits them, it just happens that windows is that OS. linux advocates always claim linux can do everything that windows does, so why aren't people leaving windows for linux in droves??
one key one was newton's assumption that the effect of gravity was instant.
your move.