So, is this the kind of offering sthis company is bringing us to? Whatever happened to just plain markup (you know, without ridiculous shit) and letting the lawyers deal with legal issues?
So, any bets on how many hours it will take to "crack it" ?
---DRM can be open, most cryptographic algorithms are open, and they seem to be doing just fine.
Absolutely wrong.
You have Public Key Crypto on one side with GPG as the prime open-source implementation. You communicate to somebody else and can guarantee documents are not tampered with. If you're trusted, you have complete control over YOUR content. Fair.
Then you have DRM, a PKI system in which you are the receiver and the attacker. They give you the key to decode and the cyphertext (and you watch/listen) to the plaintext. It is NOT an encryption system, but instead is a content control system. NOT GOOD.
I dont like this "non-standard analysis".. Math should give same results no matter which way you do them. Whether it's an alternating series, infinite series, or a set number, they should give same results.
Lets say we completely toss Conways ides aside. Lets go back in time. Before calculus, before most modern mathematics. Let us go back to The Elements.
Def 1: A point is that which has no part. Def 3: The ends of a line are points. Def 4: A straight line is a line which lies evenly with the points on itself.
Lest to say, a traditional Euclidean line would never end, but we believe Def 3 reffers to a line segment, which does have 2 endpoints.
Now, we can take a line segment (0) ______________ (1) and label the beginning as 0 and the end as 1. This we shall call 1 unit.
We know that 0 is the start of a point, and 1 is the end-point. As defined by def 4, all the points on the line segment are equadistant from the points next to it.
There are an infinite amount of points in a line, but each point is some distance from its neighbor, albeit infinitely small. To say one point is the same as a point next to it is illogical. From that conclusion, it could be said there is no distance from 0 to 1, because they all are the same point. We know, from visuallizing that this is an erranous answer. Simple observation shows that false.
---For example, if somebody stores a spare key under the doormat in case they are locked out of the house, then they are relying on security through obscurity."
I understand what is traditionally means, but what difference does it make if it's 1 doormat or 10^10 of them? You're still relying on secrecy and obfusication to get people who you want to have permission to get it, and keep out all others.
Interesting what I read about.999(infinity) being equal to 1 .
I saw this same thing from another perspective though, which does go against what you show.
1: First, let us define a number that is transfinitely large. Lets call this number A. It has...9999999 forever.
2: Now that we have infinitely large number A, let us take an inverse of said number. We now have 1/A .
3: 1/A represents an infitessimal number. This number is the smallest number greater than 0 . John Conway, inventor of Surreal Numbers, deems this number called Iota. Iota represents a single point in a line graph depicting numbers.
4: Since Iota is a value, and that value is exactly one point, (1 - Iota) equals.999999(infinity). (.999(infinity) - iota) would then lead to.9999(infinity)8 .
If you have a 1024 bit key, an attacker has a 1/(2^1024) chance to find your key in 1 guess. Its 1 pidgeonhole in a really large matrix.
How is that much different than lining up a crazy amount of "If you do this when this is this at this" variables that roughly equal to the domain of chance of 2^1024?
For example, say I have a small Linux device that I compiled for root only (wifi mesh point). I dont want others to easily find this device, so first I turn it into a brouter and only certain IP's to contact it. I then bind say... Telnet to a certain port. SSH is a pita for small devices that rfequire good performance, and telnet is an easy proto to deal with. I Proceed to use a portknocking system in which you have to UDP Ping 5 ports in succession in 10 seconds for the telnetd open up for 1 connection. I could also use a simple password list to change passwds for root whenever its run.
I just described a whole shitload of obfusication, but can anybody tell me the probability of breaking that? I have a feeling is quite high.
Hey, sorry the response is a bit late (We dont have internet connection at our newly constructed house, but alas.) Thanks much for the response.
STill, the game is verrry cool;) Its crazy whats coming out of indie studios now (thinking of Darwinia, which I did buy), though like I said, really bad for me to buy now since Im starting college soon.
Well, if I have enough money after Christmas (hehe, aint I funny?) and get good grades in college, Ill take a drop and meebe do a purchase;) Ill need another fun game after I master Dokutsu Monogatari... (well, when I can beat hell.. just look for the game, like megaman, metroid and mario all in 1).
Bad analogy. The US interstate system is really straight and nice roads (well, where I drive). I could easily handle 100 MPH and drive safely. "Lil ol granny who cranes her neck above steering wheel" can barely do 60 due to: reduced reaction time, vision trouble, possible mental defects(not retarded, but things like visual-spacial problems), and unsure of road.
This sounds realllly sappy, but if drivers were a lot less rude too, it would help safety. You know, things like not tailgating, recklessly speeding AROUND other vehicles, "last one through" on chang(ed/ing) red lights, driving super-slow to "sightsee".
I dont live in Europe, nor have I drove there (been there when I was young), but I do know abut the states (I live in Indiana).
A lot of accidents around here are not human to human crashes, but instead human to deer. Country roads and back roads are a lot better in that regard, as you go slower because of curves, smaller roads, and more possible road hazards (fallen trees, and animals in road). On the highways (not the interstates, mind you) the speeds are from 55 MPH to 60 MPH (around 90 KPH).
Ive had 2 accidents in the last 4 years due to 1 reason: Deer. People tailgate like mad on the highways and interstates, but on highways, there are no fences detering animals from the road. When you're doing 55 MPH and a deer runs across the road, you just cant stop. If you slam on the breaks, well.. you get rear ended. And yes, thats his fault, but getting badly injured doesnt take "fault" into consideration. Fault is for later, when you "get out of the vehicle". And in our area, the stats I got from my sherrif friend was there's at least a deer wreak every night during hunting season.
And the other wreaks I see are in town. Not high speed (well... shouldnt be high speed) but fender benders and t-bones from idiots who run red lights. A lot could be reduced by roundabouts instead of "intersections" from my experience in Rhode Island. Seems the Europeans got that one right.
I saw your website about that new game. Like others, I read that EULA;P This is just a few comments. BTW, I like the freebie version, but im going back to college and dont need another time-eater;)
- Installing The Software on multiple machines (including in the same residence) allowing simultaneous use with only a single license is not permitted. If a mechanism exists to stop simultaneous use of The Software on these machines (eg. physical access), and You are willing to be responsible for this mechanism, then such installation is allowed.
Kinda sucks. Makes perfect sence, but I remember that old game Total Annihilation in which you could play 2 player on 1 "license", and 10 player on 3 licenses. Reallly cool for lan parties, in that we had 3 or 4 (actually) legit copies going around the room so we could all play. Still, it was on trust that you dont break copyright.. They just planned for lan parties.
- You may perform public distribution of Created Content so long as such distribution is free of charge and You place no restrictions on the initial distribution or subsequent redistribution of the Created Content or on the use of the Created Content with The Software.
Gah! Now, I know where you're going on this (charging for internet downloads and other nasty stuff), but I do like the way GPL does this: allow for charge for media. Yeah, cd's are dirt cheap but still costs. Allowing a 1$ (erm, I see you're in Austrailia so...;) or equalavalent would be nice.
Well, other than that, keep up the good work;)
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---Look, we as a society have set boundaries for things that we as a society consider to be "unsuitable" for children. Children are not given drivers licenses, allowed to enter into contracts, and cannot legally give consent for sex. Perhaps you'd like to extend that to 10 year olds as well? My point about the booze was that a 10 year old cannot go to the liquor store and make a purchase on their own.
Actually, children (15 and up) can get drivers licenses. They do cosign with an adult though, but nonetheless, are given legal rights for such. Also, "children" can consent to sex, as long as the state has posted statutory rape laws with certain ages. In Indiana (where Im from) that age is 16. 16 and above can consent.
---Seriously, be reasonable. I know plenty of 12 year olds. I come from a very large family. While I don't have spycam's on them 24-7, I'm pretty sure that they're not having Clinton sex or any other kind of sex. Most of them still think the opposite sex is "gross" or "has cooties". I'd say you might want to find a better neighborhood to live in if the 12 year olds are getting busy. Perhaps you should move out of what ever backwoods place you live in since the "old enough bleed, old enough to breed" philosophy seems to be in force.
Easy for you to say. Try driving by that high school when they let out. Many of them look lke 20 year olds by the way they develop. Along with that, what do you expect from the way they dress? I even had a cousin who was recently in middle school.. She said the biggest thing around school was herpes in the mouth. Turns out kids of this generation do not equate vaginal sex with oral sex. One of the very bad things from that are rather nasty viral mouth infections.
That school was bad enough that it actually made the newspaper. Similar stories are around here too (1 hour south of Indianapolis). And thanks to forcing sexual (and drug DARE prop.) talks on kids at such an early age stimulates them to want it.
---While I do agree that if you are old enough to be drafted, you ought to be old enough to drink. Frankly, I think that the legal age of responsibility ought to be raised to 21. No voting, no draft, no drinking, until that age. You obviously aren't old enough to recall when the drinking age was 18. The drinking age was raised because of the number of alcohol related deaths among those 18-21. A large number of them were from alcohol poisoning. The draft age was also originally 21 but was lowered during the Vietnam war because the Fed's ran out of 21 year olds. I find the fact that it's never been raised back up to be a bit disturbing.
I very much agree with this. All I want is a standard that once you hit a certain age, you're it. Other than limits like becoming a congresscritter, senator or president, you should have absolutely full rights of a citizen. None of this half-assed "can die for country, but cant drink" crap.
---My personal opinion is that if you think you're old enough to commit an adult crime like rape, armed robbery, murder, etc. then you're old enough to be tried as an adult. I don't know about where you live, but that's generally how it works here in Texas. We don't try 10 year olds as an adult for swiping a Snicker's bar from the 7-11. We will try a 10 year old as an adult for something like pre-meditated murder, though.
I believe in Indiana, it's about the same. We also fry bad people too, though not as much. I do think the 1000'th will be one of ours. Though my problem is you should never be treated as an adult unless you have the full rights of an adult. When you're a child, you are taught from all around you. Tells me that severe remediation should be used instead until they become an adult. Now, when they rape/murder a passerby in a side alley at night, fry the fucker. Im not for throwing somebody away, but sometimes, thats exactly what is needed. Texas got that right. I just dont agree when they should be dumped.
---In all seriousness, I wouldn't want a kid like that in my neighborhood. If you li
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---Penn (from Penn & Teller) said it best, "You do not have the right not to be offended." I'm an adult and as an adult, I expect that there will be things that are available to me that are not available to children. We have a whole host of them that we as a society have deemed unsuitable. The include things like booze, porn, and cigarettes just to name the three most notable examples.
---While I'm not a big proponent of any of these three, I think that they should be available for the adults who wish to indulge. Are they suitable for kids? No. Would I give any of the above to an eight year old? No.
I absolutely DO NOT agree with you. First, the 3 products you mentioned do not have a good age limit on them. Thanks to USDOT and Congress, they have made very state the limit to drink 21, which is UNFAIR to us citizens. I can fight for this goddamned country and get bullets in my head and knifed along my throat in the military, but how dare I drink a drop of beer. As a note, I first started "drinking" at 6. Yes, it was one of those small port glasses filled 1/4 of the way (very little, but with our supper). That never killed me.
Next, smoking... Most kids who smoke already have smoker parents who they steal cigs off of and cant smell their kids cig smell. Wow. If they want a shorter life, well, fuck em. Not my problem. You can thank those parents.
Wow, porn... You know what the biggest "thing" to do in middle school is? Any guess? It aint sex, as Bill Clinton put it. Yeah, oral sex. 12 year olds in middle school do this.. Now tell me that a few pics of Playboy would hurt em... Screw that, take them to an art museum and show them the many pictures and portraits of nudes. They evidently didnt think the human body was "bad". Pictures dont give veneral diseases.
Still, my biggest beef is how courts try so many people as an adults. If they were GODDAMNED ADULTS, they'd have the same rights as adults. Surprise, they dont! Since they want to try kids as young as 10 as adults, I want drinking, porn, smoking, and voting rights extended to that age. There's been young leaders of whole nations who've died younger than our "citizenship" age.
---Nothing like having good critical reading skills, eh?
I have read the Constitution, along with other political documents, and know well what the Constitution says as well as what the founders were beliving at the time when it was wrote. The Federalist papers make well the thoughts of the founders. "Publius" was rather well rounded in his... no, their beliefs.
---Of course, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're thinking something along the lines of "but the government is the people!" Well, indeed that's true, which is why all revolutions can also be described as civil wars. The difference in terminology is just a description of which side won.
Thats not what I was alluding to. People, these days are soo apathetic, they hardly even can call a congresscritter, senator, or even town mayor on much of any issue. The only exceptions to this are the NIMBY's, and ony when it is THEIR back yeard. Just look around.. can you see your neighbors pick up guns and fight our government and our military? I know I cant see that happen.
The only thing people in this day and age would fight over is who gets to watch the next episode of Survivor or CSI.
First to the poster who said "dont buy garbage", it was a gift from my girlfriend, so taking it back was hard...
As to you about renaming the files, well, the device bootstrapped and scanned all the mp3s and wma's. While booting, it hits the bad names and crashes.
The USB disk was accessable AFTER booting of the RCA Lyra.
So, no renaming for you.
Other than crashing on a "bad file name", it wasnt that bad, but no memory slot (I then got one with a memcard slot).
Dont do stupid stuff with your hardware that makes it crap out if you copy a "bad file name" onto it.
I had a dumb-as-shit problem with the RCA (real crappy audio) Lyra. I had some non-English file names, which every OS handles, as does any usb media.
Unlike every other MP3 player, this one CRASHES on reading the filename. I called RCA's helpline about getting it not to crash. They said "Take it back, we dont know how to help with that".
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So, is this the kind of offering sthis company is bringing us to? Whatever happened to just plain markup (you know, without ridiculous shit) and letting the lawyers deal with legal issues?
So, any bets on how many hours it will take to "crack it" ?
---DRM can be open, most cryptographic algorithms are open, and they seem to be doing just fine.
Absolutely wrong.
You have Public Key Crypto on one side with GPG as the prime open-source implementation. You communicate to somebody else and can guarantee documents are not tampered with. If you're trusted, you have complete control over YOUR content. Fair.
Then you have DRM, a PKI system in which you are the receiver and the attacker. They give you the key to decode and the cyphertext (and you watch/listen) to the plaintext. It is NOT an encryption system, but instead is a content control system. NOT GOOD.
I've got a MP3 player Im selling.
Starting bid:
100 Mee-eeelion dollars! (diamond rio)\
Guess what? I can set the price at anything I want. What matters is if the fucktard pays it. Heh heh
I dont like this "non-standard analysis".. Math should give same results no matter which way you do them. Whether it's an alternating series, infinite series, or a set number, they should give same results.
Lets say we completely toss Conways ides aside. Lets go back in time. Before calculus, before most modern mathematics. Let us go back to The Elements.
Def 1: A point is that which has no part.
Def 3: The ends of a line are points.
Def 4: A straight line is a line which lies evenly with the points on itself.
Lest to say, a traditional Euclidean line would never end, but we believe Def 3 reffers to a line segment, which does have 2 endpoints.
Now, we can take a line segment (0) ______________ (1) and label the beginning as 0 and the end as 1. This we shall call 1 unit.
We know that 0 is the start of a point, and 1 is the end-point. As defined by def 4, all the points on the line segment are equadistant from the points next to it.
There are an infinite amount of points in a line, but each point is some distance from its neighbor, albeit infinitely small. To say one point is the same as a point next to it is illogical. From that conclusion, it could be said there is no distance from 0 to 1, because they all are the same point. We know, from visuallizing that this is an erranous answer. Simple observation shows that false.
Well...?
---For example, if somebody stores a spare key under the doormat in case they are locked out of the house, then they are relying on security through obscurity."
I understand what is traditionally means, but what difference does it make if it's 1 doormat or 10^10 of them? You're still relying on secrecy and obfusication to get people who you want to have permission to get it, and keep out all others.
Interesting what I read about .999(infinity) being equal to 1 .
...9999999 forever.
.999999(infinity). (.999(infinity) - iota) would then lead to .9999(infinity)8 .
I saw this same thing from another perspective though, which does go against what you show.
1: First, let us define a number that is transfinitely large. Lets call this number A. It has
2: Now that we have infinitely large number A, let us take an inverse of said number. We now have 1/A .
3: 1/A represents an infitessimal number. This number is the smallest number greater than 0 . John Conway, inventor of Surreal Numbers, deems this number called Iota. Iota represents a single point in a line graph depicting numbers.
4: Since Iota is a value, and that value is exactly one point, (1 - Iota) equals
Of course it is.
If you have a 1024 bit key, an attacker has a 1/(2^1024) chance to find your key in 1 guess. Its 1 pidgeonhole in a really large matrix.
How is that much different than lining up a crazy amount of "If you do this when this is this at this" variables that roughly equal to the domain of chance of 2^1024?
For example, say I have a small Linux device that I compiled for root only (wifi mesh point). I dont want others to easily find this device, so first I turn it into a brouter and only certain IP's to contact it. I then bind say... Telnet to a certain port. SSH is a pita for small devices that rfequire good performance, and telnet is an easy proto to deal with. I Proceed to use a portknocking system in which you have to UDP Ping 5 ports in succession in 10 seconds for the telnetd open up for 1 connection. I could also use a simple password list to change passwds for root whenever its run.
I just described a whole shitload of obfusication, but can anybody tell me the probability of breaking that? I have a feeling is quite high.
Who gives a shit about breasts? There's plenty of gamer guys who have em.
heh heh heh. what a mess.
I guess thats a boobie trap ;P
Hey, sorry the response is a bit late (We dont have internet connection at our newly constructed house, but alas.) Thanks much for the response.
;) Its crazy whats coming out of indie studios now (thinking of Darwinia, which I did buy), though like I said, really bad for me to buy now since Im starting college soon.
;) Ill need another fun game after I master Dokutsu Monogatari... (well, when I can beat hell.. just look for the game, like megaman, metroid and mario all in 1).
STill, the game is verrry cool
Well, if I have enough money after Christmas (hehe, aint I funny?) and get good grades in college, Ill take a drop and meebe do a purchase
All the best.
I really think it's "cute" how you only see their eyes and the top of their head above the steering wheel...
As if they shrunk 3 feet or something and are sitting on a pillow.
Bad analogy. The US interstate system is really straight and nice roads (well, where I drive). I could easily handle 100 MPH and drive safely. "Lil ol granny who cranes her neck above steering wheel" can barely do 60 due to: reduced reaction time, vision trouble, possible mental defects(not retarded, but things like visual-spacial problems), and unsure of road.
This sounds realllly sappy, but if drivers were a lot less rude too, it would help safety. You know, things like not tailgating, recklessly speeding AROUND other vehicles, "last one through" on chang(ed/ing) red lights, driving super-slow to "sightsee".
I dont live in Europe, nor have I drove there (been there when I was young), but I do know abut the states (I live in Indiana).
A lot of accidents around here are not human to human crashes, but instead human to deer. Country roads and back roads are a lot better in that regard, as you go slower because of curves, smaller roads, and more possible road hazards (fallen trees, and animals in road). On the highways (not the interstates, mind you) the speeds are from 55 MPH to 60 MPH (around 90 KPH).
Ive had 2 accidents in the last 4 years due to 1 reason: Deer. People tailgate like mad on the highways and interstates, but on highways, there are no fences detering animals from the road. When you're doing 55 MPH and a deer runs across the road, you just cant stop. If you slam on the breaks, well.. you get rear ended. And yes, thats his fault, but getting badly injured doesnt take "fault" into consideration. Fault is for later, when you "get out of the vehicle". And in our area, the stats I got from my sherrif friend was there's at least a deer wreak every night during hunting season.
And the other wreaks I see are in town. Not high speed (well... shouldnt be high speed) but fender benders and t-bones from idiots who run red lights. A lot could be reduced by roundabouts instead of "intersections" from my experience in Rhode Island. Seems the Europeans got that one right.
I saw your website about that new game. Like others, I read that EULA ;P This is just a few comments. BTW, I like the freebie version, but im going back to college and dont need another time-eater ;)
;) or equalavalent would be nice.
;)
- Installing The Software on multiple machines (including in the same residence) allowing simultaneous use with only a single license is not permitted. If a mechanism exists to stop simultaneous use of The Software on these machines (eg. physical access), and You are willing to be responsible for this mechanism, then such installation is allowed.
Kinda sucks. Makes perfect sence, but I remember that old game Total Annihilation in which you could play 2 player on 1 "license", and 10 player on 3 licenses. Reallly cool for lan parties, in that we had 3 or 4 (actually) legit copies going around the room so we could all play. Still, it was on trust that you dont break copyright.. They just planned for lan parties.
- You may perform public distribution of Created Content so long as such distribution is free of charge and You place no restrictions on the initial distribution or subsequent redistribution of the Created Content or on the use of the Created Content with The Software.
Gah! Now, I know where you're going on this (charging for internet downloads and other nasty stuff), but I do like the way GPL does this: allow for charge for media. Yeah, cd's are dirt cheap but still costs. Allowing a 1$ (erm, I see you're in Austrailia so...
Well, other than that, keep up the good work
---Look, we as a society have set boundaries for things that we as a society consider to be "unsuitable" for children. Children are not given drivers licenses, allowed to enter into contracts, and cannot legally give consent for sex. Perhaps you'd like to extend that to 10 year olds as well? My point about the booze was that a 10 year old cannot go to the liquor store and make a purchase on their own.
Actually, children (15 and up) can get drivers licenses. They do cosign with an adult though, but nonetheless, are given legal rights for such. Also, "children" can consent to sex, as long as the state has posted statutory rape laws with certain ages. In Indiana (where Im from) that age is 16. 16 and above can consent.
---Seriously, be reasonable. I know plenty of 12 year olds. I come from a very large family. While I don't have spycam's on them 24-7, I'm pretty sure that they're not having Clinton sex or any other kind of sex. Most of them still think the opposite sex is "gross" or "has cooties". I'd say you might want to find a better neighborhood to live in if the 12 year olds are getting busy. Perhaps you should move out of what ever backwoods place you live in since the "old enough bleed, old enough to breed" philosophy seems to be in force.
Easy for you to say. Try driving by that high school when they let out. Many of them look lke 20 year olds by the way they develop. Along with that, what do you expect from the way they dress? I even had a cousin who was recently in middle school.. She said the biggest thing around school was herpes in the mouth. Turns out kids of this generation do not equate vaginal sex with oral sex. One of the very bad things from that are rather nasty viral mouth infections.
That school was bad enough that it actually made the newspaper. Similar stories are around here too (1 hour south of Indianapolis). And thanks to forcing sexual (and drug DARE prop.) talks on kids at such an early age stimulates them to want it.
---While I do agree that if you are old enough to be drafted, you ought to be old enough to drink. Frankly, I think that the legal age of responsibility ought to be raised to 21. No voting, no draft, no drinking, until that age. You obviously aren't old enough to recall when the drinking age was 18. The drinking age was raised because of the number of alcohol related deaths among those 18-21. A large number of them were from alcohol poisoning. The draft age was also originally 21 but was lowered during the Vietnam war because the Fed's ran out of 21 year olds. I find the fact that it's never been raised back up to be a bit disturbing.
I very much agree with this. All I want is a standard that once you hit a certain age, you're it. Other than limits like becoming a congresscritter, senator or president, you should have absolutely full rights of a citizen. None of this half-assed "can die for country, but cant drink" crap.
---My personal opinion is that if you think you're old enough to commit an adult crime like rape, armed robbery, murder, etc. then you're old enough to be tried as an adult. I don't know about where you live, but that's generally how it works here in Texas. We don't try 10 year olds as an adult for swiping a Snicker's bar from the 7-11. We will try a 10 year old as an adult for something like pre-meditated murder, though.
I believe in Indiana, it's about the same. We also fry bad people too, though not as much. I do think the 1000'th will be one of ours. Though my problem is you should never be treated as an adult unless you have the full rights of an adult. When you're a child, you are taught from all around you. Tells me that severe remediation should be used instead until they become an adult. Now, when they rape/murder a passerby in a side alley at night, fry the fucker. Im not for throwing somebody away, but sometimes, thats exactly what is needed. Texas got that right. I just dont agree when they should be dumped.
---In all seriousness, I wouldn't want a kid like that in my neighborhood. If you li
---Penn (from Penn & Teller) said it best, "You do not have the right not to be offended." I'm an adult and as an adult, I expect that there will be things that are available to me that are not available to children. We have a whole host of them that we as a society have deemed unsuitable. The include things like booze, porn, and cigarettes just to name the three most notable examples.
.. You know what the biggest "thing" to do in middle school is? Any guess? It aint sex, as Bill Clinton put it. Yeah, oral sex. 12 year olds in middle school do this.. Now tell me that a few pics of Playboy would hurt em... Screw that, take them to an art museum and show them the many pictures and portraits of nudes. They evidently didnt think the human body was "bad". Pictures dont give veneral diseases.
---While I'm not a big proponent of any of these three, I think that they should be available for the adults who wish to indulge. Are they suitable for kids? No. Would I give any of the above to an eight year old? No.
I absolutely DO NOT agree with you. First, the 3 products you mentioned do not have a good age limit on them. Thanks to USDOT and Congress, they have made very state the limit to drink 21, which is UNFAIR to us citizens. I can fight for this goddamned country and get bullets in my head and knifed along my throat in the military, but how dare I drink a drop of beer. As a note, I first started "drinking" at 6. Yes, it was one of those small port glasses filled 1/4 of the way (very little, but with our supper). That never killed me.
Next, smoking... Most kids who smoke already have smoker parents who they steal cigs off of and cant smell their kids cig smell. Wow. If they want a shorter life, well, fuck em. Not my problem. You can thank those parents.
Wow, porn.
Still, my biggest beef is how courts try so many people as an adults. If they were GODDAMNED ADULTS, they'd have the same rights as adults. Surprise, they dont! Since they want to try kids as young as 10 as adults, I want drinking, porn, smoking, and voting rights extended to that age. There's been young leaders of whole nations who've died younger than our "citizenship" age.
Wow, about time we see some sanity..
I really hate anti-sex and anti-body religious prudes that think "fyrrre and brimstone to helllll" is absolutely appropriate.
he responds: "Cant say, it'd break my NDA"
---Nothing like having good critical reading skills, eh?
I have read the Constitution, along with other political documents, and know well what the Constitution says as well as what the founders were beliving at the time when it was wrote. The Federalist papers make well the thoughts of the founders. "Publius" was rather well rounded in his... no, their beliefs.
---Of course, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're thinking something along the lines of "but the government is the people!" Well, indeed that's true, which is why all revolutions can also be described as civil wars. The difference in terminology is just a description of which side won.
Thats not what I was alluding to. People, these days are soo apathetic, they hardly even can call a congresscritter, senator, or even town mayor on much of any issue. The only exceptions to this are the NIMBY's, and ony when it is THEIR back yeard. Just look around.. can you see your neighbors pick up guns and fight our government and our military? I know I cant see that happen.
The only thing people in this day and age would fight over is who gets to watch the next episode of Survivor or CSI.
"fight against any entity who threatens our freedom, even if that entity is the government itself"
Who would fight?
Thats when you say
"I guess you dont wanna work for a stupid guy. Bye."
In a nutshell.
Hows about trying that command out first.. You know, the one that takes input from urandom and writes OVER your hard drive...
First to the poster who said "dont buy garbage", it was a gift from my girlfriend, so taking it back was hard...
As to you about renaming the files, well, the device bootstrapped and scanned all the mp3s and wma's. While booting, it hits the bad names and crashes.
The USB disk was accessable AFTER booting of the RCA Lyra.
So, no renaming for you.
Other than crashing on a "bad file name", it wasnt that bad, but no memory slot (I then got one with a memcard slot).
Dont do stupid stuff with your hardware that makes it crap out if you copy a "bad file name" onto it.
I had a dumb-as-shit problem with the RCA (real crappy audio) Lyra. I had some non-English file names, which every OS handles, as does any usb media.
Unlike every other MP3 player, this one CRASHES on reading the filename. I called RCA's helpline about getting it not to crash. They said "Take it back, we dont know how to help with that".