these assholes need to get the hint that we dont like ANY advertising. because it's intrusive, annoying, and all someone has to do is put spyware in one of their ads or a trojan and then your computer is fucked.
then most people in that case need to sue the advertiser.
online advertising is a joke in most cases.
only online advertising I've seen is google. and people argue that google is monopolizing.. this may be true to an extent, but they're doing it the right way by offering us services we like and want, and do it right.
if these ads are more like adsense, then I dont see a problem, if they're huge flashing images, or javascript tricks that throw an iage over your screen and wont go away no matter how much you try to rid of it... then I say it's lawsuit time.
2 possibilities: gnome and kde can beat windows to the punch and put in features that surpass longhorn or..... Longhorn's interface pisses people off too much, and they crave a more traditional interface. (which I personally hate myself)
if all else fails, make an enlightenment clone that would be more windows user friendly, and with some badass themes... but really, most windows users dont care about the interface as much as software compatibility, they want their programs to work. they're often afraid of alternatives.
etc.. it's a complicated debate that often starts a flamewar and I dont wanna go there.
there are bound to be hotspots outside the park, all a pedophile stalker has to do is crack into the system from the outside, or even from the inside using a PDA, and then get a ticket, or just find the kid if already inside, rip off the bracelette and take off with the kid.
looking at how pedophiles will go to get what they want, (remember the guy foubnd pantsless in his car searching for hotspots to download child porn?) this system could be abused, and hell, the pedophile could even work in the damn park, and could use the official system to keep tracks on lost kids himself.
I seriously have found myself saying "YOU GOD DAMN PIECE OF SHIT, TURN ON!" (my computer has problems booting back up after shutting down, hence why I keep it on)
but I think really, people do that with cars and other things they're pissed off at.
now people who think they'll hurt their computer's feeings if they go out on a date are sad...
people who think their computer tells them to hurt themselves and others is plain scary.
I'm putting my kids into private education when I have kids and they're old enough to go to school, and if any private schools endorse this shit, bam, they're going to a school that doesnt endorset his shit
this is basically a move to make kids report their parents, friends, or themselves for anything, even if it isnt illega, as long as it's something the MPAA can use against them.
"oh yeah, my daddy records tv shows to tape! and he recorded a few movies off of HBO one time!" next thing you know that kid's father is getting sued, the entire family is out on the street, except him, he will also probably be in jail for breaking "copyright law"
he has a decent point. the fact things are overpriced will lead to pirating, because the pirates will either be able to offer it for free, or for a lower cost. pirates are competition for the companies they pirate from, illegal, yes, but competition nonetheless.
and companies also would like something like this done to legal competitors as well, kinda sad. but still, the parent has a good point.
hmmm, this might sound funny, but in seriousness, couldnt a criminal just equip himself with a super soaker and spray the officer down then fire on him since this stuff is water soluble?
that the fact microsoft is suddnely letting people know more about this, saying they'll up security, etc think it's a sham so when longhorn comes out on a palladium DRM locked system, and it's announced it's more secure than ever, people will flock to that, or at least, what they hope?
anyone think this is due to outsourcing besides me?
just after cisco started utsourcing, their products have become faulty, sure, the programmers in india are pretty smart, but most are quickly trained amatuers who are usually new to coding secure applications. anyone else think this may be the case?
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you, my friend, need a patch for a life.
these assholes need to get the hint that we dont like ANY advertising. because it's intrusive, annoying, and all someone has to do is put spyware in one of their ads or a trojan and then your computer is fucked.
then most people in that case need to sue the advertiser.
online advertising is a joke in most cases.
only online advertising I've seen is google.
and people argue that google is monopolizing.. this may be true to an extent, but they're doing it the right way by offering us services we like and want, and do it right.
if these ads are more like adsense, then I dont see a problem, if they're huge flashing images, or javascript tricks that throw an iage over your screen and wont go away no matter how much you try to rid of it... then I say it's lawsuit time.
Get your patch for MacOSX here.
oh and here..
oh and here.. and here...oh and over there!
this state got some common sense.
I live in california, and I'm glad to see this over all the stupid changes and moves this state has done over the past few decades.
2 possibilities:
gnome and kde can beat windows to the punch and put in features that surpass longhorn
or.....
Longhorn's interface pisses people off too much, and they crave a more traditional interface. (which I personally hate myself)
if all else fails, make an enlightenment clone that would be more windows user friendly, and with some badass themes...
but really, most windows users dont care about the interface as much as software compatibility, they want their programs to work. they're often afraid of alternatives.
etc.. it's a complicated debate that often starts a flamewar and I dont wanna go there.
that the politicians will only be using this as a way to get online, not actually use it for networking for private documents.
well for the majority of that group, at least al the country's criminals will all be in one spot (including the politicians)
there are bound to be hotspots outside the park, all a pedophile stalker has to do is crack into the system from the outside, or even from the inside using a PDA, and then get a ticket, or just find the kid if already inside, rip off the bracelette and take off with the kid.
looking at how pedophiles will go to get what they want, (remember the guy foubnd pantsless in his car searching for hotspots to download child porn?) this system could be abused, and hell, the pedophile could even work in the damn park, and could use the official system to keep tracks on lost kids himself.
I seriously have found myself saying "YOU GOD DAMN PIECE OF SHIT, TURN ON!" (my computer has problems booting back up after shutting down, hence why I keep it on)
but I think really, people do that with cars and other things they're pissed off at.
now people who think they'll hurt their computer's feeings if they go out on a date are sad...
people who think their computer tells them to hurt themselves and others is plain scary.
I'm putting my kids into private education when I have kids and they're old enough to go to school, and if any private schools endorse this shit, bam, they're going to a school that doesnt endorset his shit
this is basically a move to make kids report their parents, friends, or themselves for anything, even if it isnt illega, as long as it's something the MPAA can use against them.
"oh yeah, my daddy records tv shows to tape! and he recorded a few movies off of HBO one time!"
next thing you know that kid's father is getting sued, the entire family is out on the street, except him, he will also probably be in jail for breaking "copyright law"
welcome to a new age of fear.
he has a decent point.
the fact things are overpriced will lead to pirating, because the pirates will either be able to offer it for free, or for a lower cost.
pirates are competition for the companies they pirate from, illegal, yes, but competition nonetheless.
and companies also would like something like this done to legal competitors as well, kinda sad. but still, the parent has a good point.
the metroid movie might be decent..
would be cool if they had the game music done by the guy who did the metroid prime music. that would fucking own.
especially the ridley theme.
dude, I wanna see ridley. and he better have his theme.
hmmm, this might sound funny, but in seriousness, couldnt a criminal just equip himself with a super soaker and spray the officer down then fire on him since this stuff is water soluble?
we're simply running out of silicon based alien life forms to kill.
isnt opensource communism?
I say we kill the opposition and take control my comrades!
A system never truly dies, as long as there's initiative for fans/consumers to keep using it though the company behind it abandoned it years ago.
I could actually port sonic cd if I wanted to, I just wonder about the legality of it though...
hmm, in a while, their slashdot error correction will fail as well. mmmyes.
how did it get score:5, Troll?
that the fact microsoft is suddnely letting people know more about this, saying they'll up security, etc think it's a sham so when longhorn comes out on a palladium DRM locked system, and it's announced it's more secure than ever, people will flock to that, or at least, what they hope?
I get dibs on the letter F!
yeah, a large crate takes a long time to burn whilst an inbox can be cleared in a few seconds.
anyone think this is due to outsourcing besides me?
just after cisco started utsourcing, their products have become faulty, sure, the programmers in india are pretty smart, but most are quickly trained amatuers who are usually new to coding secure applications. anyone else think this may be the case?
in about a year, SUN will be doing exactly what sco has been doing?
they say "the 5 major music companies discussed"
arent they acting like a trust? monopolizing the marketing, then banding together to get the most money for themselves by abusing the consumers...
I thought that was highly illegal according to several anti-trust laws...
still apple's fault..
because they should have reviewed and remedied the code beforehand.