that is more due to limitations on NTFS and FAT* than self protection
unix filesystems can delete an in-use file and only physically remove it when it is no longer in use, windows cannot do that. hence having to reboot for so many updates and some configuration changes (such as changing host name)
registry permissions can be modified as well if needed. obviously this is only useful if the keys the game needs access to will not compromise administrative control of the machine.
actually the DMCA allows reverse engineering for hardware compatability, also since this technology doesn't allow unprotecting of itunes purchased media it won't fall under any sort of contributory infringement
also it wouldn't be difficult for companies to release programmable mp3 players which happened to have a flawed security model allowing "pirate" firmware to be loaded that will play itunes music just fine in the event that this is somehow banned in the US
that $350 mp3 player also can watch videos and play games, so it's up there with high end PDA's and digital media players. the big difference is that with apple you also get a nice store to buy stuff for your mp3 player.
/not an apple fan //emusic.com owns itunes in reliability and trustworthiness
there is no problem with 255 choices, 65535 choices, 4294967296 choices, or even 18446744073709551616 choices. trying to put in a smoothe continium will make things uncomfortably close to calculus however, and will likely result in a severe assult with a trout.
if they figure it out, even without write access to the hosts file, they can use a web lookup like whois.sc or network-tools.com too get the IP address they wanted, then paste that into the URL in place of the domain name.
i did this to access AIM Express in highschool years ago.
also some kids will get their hands on a single port NAT to kill many remote administation or logging tools. configure the nat to do it's thing on incoming, and to block all outgoing connections to other machines on the LAN.
you don't have to be a liberal to distrust electronic voting machines. back in 2004 when i was still a republican i didn't trust them, and i was glad we had the ancient mechanical voting machines.
no need to be anonymous, with digital certificates the submitted patches could be verified to come from a single source, without identifying that source
actually your comment makes no sense, the GP makes perfect sense.
selling a product that is worse than an illegal rip-off is a stupid business practice, especially when it is artificially worse than an illegal ripoff.
a court case, the point is that a law could be challenged under the new law then thrown out by the courts as improperly passed
not perfect, but a hell of a lot better than being allowed to add the "rape babies legalization act" to the "continue paying our soldiers act" then screaming at the opposition for wanting to rip off our soldiers
what we really need is a single subject law, so any bill may only refer to one subject, any passed with multiple subjects would be considered void and must pass again as single parts
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that is more due to limitations on NTFS and FAT* than self protection
unix filesystems can delete an in-use file and only physically remove it when it is no longer in use, windows cannot do that. hence having to reboot for so many updates and some configuration changes (such as changing host name)
yes, a pdf linked from slashdot will last a long time...
oh wait it's already gone
registry permissions can be modified as well if needed. obviously this is only useful if the keys the game needs access to will not compromise administrative control of the machine.
that would be difficult to enforce in court, since it's only purpose it to promote anticompetitive behavior
actually the DMCA allows reverse engineering for hardware compatability, also since this technology doesn't allow unprotecting of itunes purchased media it won't fall under any sort of contributory infringement
also it wouldn't be difficult for companies to release programmable mp3 players which happened to have a flawed security model allowing "pirate" firmware to be loaded that will play itunes music just fine in the event that this is somehow banned in the US
that $350 mp3 player also can watch videos and play games, so it's up there with high end PDA's and digital media players. the big difference is that with apple you also get a nice store to buy stuff for your mp3 player.
/not an apple fan
//emusic.com owns itunes in reliability and trustworthiness
there is no problem with 255 choices, 65535 choices, 4294967296 choices, or even 18446744073709551616 choices. trying to put in a smoothe continium will make things uncomfortably close to calculus however, and will likely result in a severe assult with a trout.
if they figure it out, even without write access to the hosts file, they can use a web lookup like whois.sc or network-tools.com too get the IP address they wanted, then paste that into the URL in place of the domain name.
i did this to access AIM Express in highschool years ago.
also some kids will get their hands on a single port NAT to kill many remote administation or logging tools.
configure the nat to do it's thing on incoming, and to block all outgoing connections to other machines on the LAN.
with XP PRofessional you can usually make things work by allowing either the users group or a particular user to write to the application directory
it's definitely not put on a different truck though, because the internet isn't a big truck
you don't have to be a liberal to distrust electronic voting machines. back in 2004 when i was still a republican i didn't trust them, and i was glad we had the ancient mechanical voting machines.
no need to be anonymous, with digital certificates the submitted patches could be verified to come from a single source, without identifying that source
are you high? or just stupid? my point is that their decision is dumb not that it's illegal for them to decide that way
do your banking in a seperate Virtual machine
unfortunately i don't think enough moderators will understand that to get you up to 5-funny
i think they meant suicidal
actually your comment makes no sense, the GP makes perfect sense.
selling a product that is worse than an illegal rip-off is a stupid business practice, especially when it is artificially worse than an illegal ripoff.
they can want real money, but according to the DMCA they can't have it
sony battery? i have to assume the sequel involves painful chemical burns?
KI gold was a steaming piece of crap, and that was sad because KI was an awesome game.
there was no evidence that he was going to.
the whole yellowcake uranium thing was shown to be bull, and the only wmd's were dilapidated ones from 1992
the invasion of iraq has removed Iran's natural enemy, and the emerging dominant group in Iraq is friendly to Iran.
time will show The Shrub's War to be an unmitigated disaster.
a court case, the point is that a law could be challenged under the new law then thrown out by the courts as improperly passed
not perfect, but a hell of a lot better than being allowed to add the "rape babies legalization act" to the "continue paying our soldiers act" then screaming at the opposition for wanting to rip off our soldiers
what we really need is a single subject law, so any bill may only refer to one subject, any passed with multiple subjects would be considered void and must pass again as single parts
screw holes to mount Rack style brackets to conect as many devices as you want to a part of the case strong enough to support that much weight.